In the Chen Family's training grounds, two figures were engaged in a fierce confrontation.
Lin Yun, holding his Tang Saber, clashed with Chen Xi's dual daggers.
They had grown up together, both practicing martial arts since childhood, and often sparred with each other. However, after they started practicing cultivation methods in their third year of high school, Lin Yun gradually fell behind Chen Xi's pace. By the time Chen Xi reached First Stage Advanced, Lin Yun was still at First Stage Beginner, rendering their spars completely meaningless. After the college entrance examination, they sparred again, and both rediscovered the fun they used to have.
At this moment, Chen Xi had already undergone transformation, her movements incredibly agile. Her dual daggers launched a rapid series of attacks around Lin Yun. The intense activity made her small face flush, her fluffy pointed ears perked upwards, and her ponytail and cat tail swayed left and right with her movements.
Their figures crossed again, and Chen Xi's tail swung past Lin Yun's face. Lin Yun reached out his free left hand and perfectly grasped it. Feeling the fluffy tail in his hand, a strange thought suddenly popped into his head: Where exactly did this tail grow from after Chen Xi transformed? Thus, as if possessed, he lifted the tail in his hand and lowered his head to look under her skirt!!
"Ah!!" Chen Xi's already flushed face turned even more crimson! In her panic, she twisted sideways and kicked out her fair, slender leg, accurately striking the dazed Lin Yun on the head!
"Bang!" Lin Yun instantly fell back onto the ground. It was only then he realized: this was a girl's skirt!! Before he could react, Chen Xi had already straddled him. Her fair, small fist "bang"-ed again, giving him a black eye!
Lin Yun inwardly chuckled bitterly, covering his face with his hands. "So this is why Chen Xi always wears short skirts? Can you poke holes in the safety pants inside?"
Just then, "Ding-a-ling~ Ding-a-ling~".
The phone rang.
"Hmph~" Chen Xi, her cheeks flushed, got up huffily. Lin Yun, as if granted a great pardon, immediately scrambled to his feet. Avoiding her gaze, he walked to the wall and picked up his phone from the counter.
"Hello, hello~" Li Xuekai's somewhat excited voice came through the phone: "Lin Yun, the admissions teachers from the Four Great Universities have arrived at the school. Hurry over here!"
"They came in person?"
"Yes, the Directors of Admissions from the Four Great Universities arrived almost one after another. They are all at the school right now!"
"Oh, okay!"
As soon as he hung up, Chen Xi's phone on the counter also rang. Lin Yun casually picked it up and handed it to Chen Xi. Chen Xi glared at him again, pouting, and took the phone.
"Hello."
"Yes, Teacher!"
"Oh, okay!"
"Then I'll head straight to Third Middle School."
"Alright."
... Lin Yun listened to her talk on the phone, naturally aware that Chen Xi was also a target for the special recruitment of the Four Great Universities. He spoke with a slight nervousness: "The admissions teachers from the Four Great Universities are at Third Middle School now. Shall we go together?" Chen Xi, having reverted from her transformation, turned and walked towards the exit: "Let's go!"
When they arrived at the entrance of the Chen family's house, Chen Xi saw the black eye on Lin Yun's face and couldn't help but let out a "pfft" of laughter. She slightly tiptoed and reached out to touch it.
"Ouch!"
"Don't touch it, it hurts, it hurts!" Chen Xi immediately retracted her hand: "You deserve it!"
Lin Yun gave a wry smile. Why had he acted so foolishly back then? Now he had to meet the four admissions directors with a black eye. But he really did deserve it!
"I'll blow on it for you!"
"Okay!"
... When the two entered the meeting room of Third Middle School, they saw eight people seated inside. On the left were Bao Butong and Li Xuekai. On the far right were Principal Tang Junming of First Middle School and Chen Xi's homeroom teacher, Zhang Daoming. In the center sat three men and one woman exuding powerful auras. Just sitting there, they exuded an intangible pressure. All four pairs of eyes were now fixed on the two newcomers.
Bao Butong looked at Lin Yun and Chen Xi: "Come, let me introduce you. This is Cai Xin, the Director of Admissions for Jingdu University of Abilities." The slightly overweight man on the far left nodded slightly at them. Bao Butong pointed towards the second person on the left: "This is Guo Chang, the Director of Admissions for Hua Dong Supernatural University." He then gestured towards the only woman among the four: "This is Tang Hua, the Director of Admissions for Huanan University of Abilities." Tang Hua offered a gentle smile and waved at them. Bao Butong continued the introduction of the last person: "And this is Li Bo, the Director of Admissions for Zhongyuan University of Abilities."
"Hello, teachers!" Lin Yun and Chen Xi greeted them together.
At this time, Cai Xin looked at his three counterparts and spoke first: "Let's go one by one. Each of us will state our conditions. We will fully respect the students' choices." Seeing the other three nod slightly, Cai Xin refocused his gaze on Lin Yun and Chen Xi: "Then let's start with our top scorer." "Lin Yun, our Jingdu University of Abilities is willing to offer the highest S-rank special recruitment! Additionally, upon your enrollment, we will provide an extra 100,000 credits!" S-rank special recruitment not only includes full tuition waiver, but also fixed scholarships and credits each academic year. It also offers benefits such as free access to cultivation methods and extremely high freedom of choice! It's basically the status of a student but with the treatment of a teacher! And on top of all that, an additional 100,000 credits! Credits essentially represent cultivation resources. The resources that can be exchanged for 100,000 credits are not something that can be bought even with ten million! The other three directors couldn't help but secretly marvel at Jingdu University of Abilities's generosity upon hearing Cai Xin's offer! Truly worthy of their wealth and power! But thinking about it carefully, it made sense. The four principals and teachers from First and Third Middle School, however, were instantly unsettled! S-rank special recruitment + 100,000 credits! S-rank special recruitment is rarely offered by the Four Great Universities, with one issued on average every few years! Even A-rank special recruitment is only offered to a select few outstanding provincial top scorers! The scholarship, considered the least valuable aspect of S-rank special recruitment, is higher than a principal's annual salary! Not to mention all the other benefits. And on top of that, an additional 100,000 credits! They would sell themselves and still couldn't afford the resources that 100,000 credits could exchange for! They couldn't help but secretly sigh, truly, talent is the most valuable! At the same time, they were astonished by the immense resources possessed by the Four Great Universities. For just one student, they were able to make such a huge investment!
Guo Chang took a deep breath and followed with his offer: "We at Hua Dong Supernatural University also offer S-rank special recruitment. Additionally, the spirit skills you require during your studies will be provided by the school, and you can personally select them from our spirit skill library!" One spirit skill can be learned for each stage, and their prices are difficult to pinpoint accurately, depending only on suitability. Guo Chang's additional offer is the ability to "personally select" from the spirit skill library! Graduates from the Four Great Universities are generally at the fourth-order. Excluding the one first-order spirit skill Lin Yun has already learned, he can normally choose three more. The value of these three spirit skills is immeasurable! From this perspective, Hua Dong Supernatural University's sincerity is even greater than Jingdu University of Abilities!