After Zhao Mu finished filling out the form, the rest of the classmates had arrived one after another.
Among them were Li Zixuan and Zhou Haoyu, who had previously sought cooperation with Zhao Mu, hoping to achieve good results together in the Entrance Trial.
After the two finished their forms and asked about Zhao Mu's plans, they were relieved to learn that he intended to participate in the Entrance Trial.
"Next, we old classmates must support each other and strive to pass the Entrance Trial!"
Li Zixuan raised his fist, adopting an inspiring and determined posture.
Teacher Xu clapped his hands: "Alright, I have received the forms submitted by everyone. For the remaining time, please say your farewells to the classmates around you."
His tone carried a hint of melancholy.
"Perhaps today will be the last time you ever gather in your lives."
Many people immediately had tears well up in their eyes.
Having been classmates for twelve years, many of them shared sincere friendships, and there were even a few couples in the same class.
But upon graduation, none of the couples lasted, and those close friends were also about to embark on different paths.
Many people hugged each other, crying loudly and reluctantly saying goodbye.
Zhao Mu asked Teacher Xu if there was anything else; if not, he planned to return home. Time was short, and he had no leisure to indulge in sentimentality here, intending instead to go back and continue improving his skill proficiency.
Just as he was about to walk out of the school gate, Shen Moran's voice came from behind him.
"Zhao Mu!"
Zhao Mu stopped, turned around, and showed no expression on his Face.
"Is something the matter?"
Shen Moran pursed her lips and walked up to him under the gaze of classmates who were watching the show.
Her Face carried a hint of pity. "I heard from Teacher Xu that you're going to participate in the Qingfeng Camp Entrance Trial?"
"Give up! For your sake, I specifically asked around. The Qingfeng Camp Entrance Trial is very dangerous, the disability rate is extremely high, and there is even the possibility of death."
"With your E-rank talent, you simply cannot compete with the C-rank Geniuses from all over Lujiang City. Not to mention that many of them are children of the powerful who possess excellent equipment and inherited Exclusive Combat Techniques."
She smiled and said understandingly: "I asked someone to pull some strings for you. Go retrieve that form now and fill out a Military Application Form instead. I will have someone arrange for you to be placed in the Logistics Department, so you can safely survive until you retire five years from now."
"Although it will be difficult for you to achieve great things in this life, being an honest and steady ordinary person is also a form of happiness."
Shen Moran's Face was full of concern—a kind of condescending pity that wasn't deliberately shown but emanated from her eyes.
At this time, many people were leaving school, and quite a few classmates from class three gathered around to watch the excitement.
Seeing this, Wang Qing and the others instantly felt jealous and started shouting loudly.
"Zhao Mu is so lucky! He found a powerful ex-girlfriend, and now he can still live off her!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, relying on his ex-girlfriend, he can even use connections to become a shrinking turtle. How great!"
Zhao Mu looked at Shen Moran in front of him, his peripheral vision taking in Wang Qing and the others.
He originally didn't want to waste time on these clowns.
But now, these guys were genuinely making him angry.
Zhao Mu smiled faintly at Shen Moran and said, "Wait for me for a moment."
While Shen Moran looked astonished, Zhao Mu put down his backpack and spoke flatly to Wang Qing and the others:
"You should know that we have graduated now and are no longer students of Yuwu Middle School, right?"
The few people exchanged glances and said cheekily, "So what?"
Zhao Mu nodded.
"It's nothing. It's just that as students of Yuwu Middle School, fighting is prohibited, or it violates school rules and discipline."
"But now, since none of us are students anymore, I guess we don't have to abide by them."
He crooked his finger at Wang Qing and the three others, a dangerous look appearing in his eyes.
"You blind fools! Today, I'm going to teach you a harsh lesson!"
In the Xuanfeng Empire, martial arts are paramount, and competitions between Ability Users are very common.
At the school gate, a large number of students gathered to watch the excitement, and Zhao Mu challenging Wang Qing and the three instantly caused many people to cheer him on.
"Holy crap, isn't that Zhao Mu, the former Genius from class one? Is he going to fight someone?"
"But he's just an E-rank Awakener, a mediocre person with Battle Rank 1. The guys opposite him are C-rank outstanding talents! Isn't he looking for death?"
"Maybe being dumped by Shen Moran stimulated him."
"Tsk tsk tsk, overestimating himself. People like this love courting death. He deserves whatever beating he gets."
...Shen Moran froze for a moment, then frowned and scolded him displeasedly: "Zhao Mu, stop messing around! I'm doing this for your own good, don't cause trouble at a time like this."
"Besides, you are only E-rank. What do you have to fight against those C-ranks?"
Shen Moran is a B-rank Awakener, with an Awakening Combat Level 9.
Therefore, she clearly understood how huge the differences in subsequent growth progress would be due to the gap in talent.
The gap between B-rank and C-rank is already huge, and between C-rank and E-rank, there is an even greater chasm.
Zhao Mu glanced indifferently at Shen Moran and said with a half-smile, "This is my business, and it has nothing to do with you. Besides, what standing do you have to manage me now?"
Zhao Mu choked Shen Moran up, and she snorted angrily: "You're just stubbornly trying to save Face. Don't blame me if you get beaten and I don't help you."
She angrily stepped back a few paces, indicating she would no longer interfere with Zhao Mu's affairs.
In her view, Zhao Mu would soon realize his foolishness and beg her to step in and save him.
But Zhao Mu didn't spare her another glance; he simply narrowed his eyes, gripping his right hand with his left and beginning to stretch his wrists.
"You guys, are you coming up one by one, or all at once?"
His finger pointed sequentially at Wang Qing, Chen Mingming, and Sun Wei.
Immediately, jeering sounds came from the crowd, everyone encouraging Wang Qing and the others to fight Zhao Mu.
Spectators are never afraid of trouble escalating, and they were happy to see Zhao Mu, the former school number one, get beaten into a dog on the spot!
The crowd parted, and Shao Han walked over, surrounded by a group of lackeys, watching Zhao Mu with a half-smile while crossing his arms.
"Sun Wei, focus up, don't lose Face! Let him see the strength of your C-rank talent!"
"Beat him hard! Why is an E-rank acting so arrogant here?"
Sun Wei was a square-faced, flat-topped young man. He twisted his neck and walked out, staring at Zhao Mu with a look of ridicule.
The crowd automatically backed away, leaving a large open space for them.
"Zhao Mu, you asked for this beating! Don't blame me if you end up crippled."
Sun Wei, Combat Level 3, C-rank Talent User.
Zhao Mu glanced at Wang Qing and Chen Mingming behind him. "Are you sure you don't want to come together?"
Sun Wei roared angrily: "Zhao Mu, who are you trying to fool? Do you still think you're the Genius from back then? Now you're just a pathetic E-rank! I hate your guts the most; I've wanted to beat you up for a long time!"
As he spoke, a burst of searing Spiritual Power immediately emerged from his body, and a crimson phantom enveloped his surface, raising the surrounding temperature slightly.
"Combat Level 3 fighting Combat Level 1, Zhao Mu is finished!"
Wang Qing said with a sneer.
Shen Moran frowned and thought to herself: "A lesson will do him good, letting him know that a person should be pragmatic and not just blindly show off."
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