In the tavern of the Spirit Master Association, someone glanced at the television hanging from the ceiling with some confusion and said, "Why hasn't that kid been beaten out by the family scions yet?"

"Could it be that he ran away because he couldn't win?"

"Maybe, but running away won't help in the end. If you fight passively, the jade token will automatically declare you lost."

Just as people were discussing, a figure suddenly appeared under the banner. Obviously, it was a candidate who triggered the life-saving spiritual artifact and was teleported out of the secret realm. His exquisite clothing was full of scorch marks from fire, and his face was blackened with smoke, his eyes bulging with disbelief, as if unable to accept being eliminated.

Someone raised a beer, pointed at the TV with the other hand, and laughed heartily, "Look, this guy looks like a dog by the roadside."

Another person shook his head in agreement and said, "I really don't know what's so hard to accept. Winning and losing are normal, right? If you can't handle this mindset, what kind of Combat Spirit Master can you be?"

"Huh?"

Suddenly, someone squinted, carefully examining the candidate's face, and suddenly gasped, "That's the young master of the Huai Family!"

In an instant, the noisy tavern was as though the mute button had been pressed, falling into silence.

And then, a stone cast a thousand ripples.

"What?!!"

"How is that possible?!"

"Are you sure you didn't mistake him for someone else?!"

"There's no mistake, it's definitely him!"

Seeing how lively it was, the bartender hurriedly manipulated the remote control, zooming in on the leaderboard at the top of the banner.

[First place: Lin Guang·22198 points]

[Second place: Jiang Xinyue·11451 points]

[Third place: Wang Feng·9433 points]

[Fourth place: Hua Chengtian·4533 points]

"Damn...for real? Could it be a bug?"

"This is the specially made Tier Five spiritual artifact by the Education Bureau. Even if you have a bug in your brain, it wouldn't have a bug."

"So, this kid really did beat the family scion? Didn't he use some external methods, like ganging up or something?"

"Even so, so what? A victor is a king, a loser is a bandit. The Huai kid just didn't notice the ambush was waiting for him!"

"Old Li, zoom the camera to the bottom!"

The bartender hurriedly switched the camera to the bottom of the banner.

[11,997th place: Mei Shili·41 points]

[11,998th place: Huai Shouren·0 points]

After a moment of silence, the tavern erupted into roaring laughter.

"Hahahahaha, even the illustrious family has its day!"

"0 points, this is 0 points! Has there ever been a zero in the family's decades of history?"

"The duel rule was only introduced this year. Never before, even the worst students wouldn't end up with zero points."

"To be surpassed by a commoner is one thing, but to not see your own strength and dare to gamble with all your points is truly laughable!"

"Old Wen, you promised to buy drinks, right? You're not going to renege, are you?"

The burly man who bet with Fu Fuyou strained to form a smile uglier than crying, gritting his teeth, and slammed the table, saying, "Old Li, give everyone here a round of [Crimson Mist]!"

"Boss is generous!"

"Brother Wen, your foresight is impressive!"

Fu Fuyou's eyes glimmered with unparalleled brilliance.

Decades ago, Director Hua Bo was the same, defeating the top geniuses from the three great families in the joint exams, triumphing all the way, never meeting a rival.

Could it be that Zhen Sheng City is about to welcome a second commoner genius?

...

"Won, won, won, won!!!"

In the principal's office of the Experimental School, a crow perched on the bird stand flapped its wings excitedly, tilting its head back and shouting.

Standing by the window and looking skyward, Liu Feifan sighed, "Alas, still lost... Oh well, the league in two years is the real—huh???"

Finally realizing, he whipped around, his eyes flashing brightly as he dropped into his chair, burying his head in front of the turned display monitor, carefully examining the rankings on the banner.

[First place: Lin Guang.]

He looked like a goose being throttled, "Er—"

"Ha...hahaha...hahahaha!!!"

After being stunned for a while, Liu Feifan finally came to his senses, leaping from his chair with excitement, punching the air, causing the button on his dress pants to pop off, but he didn't care at all, his face flushed:

"Won!"

That bird-like Spirit Beast, which looked like a parrot, was at a loss, finally ceased pretending to be a dim-witted bird, opening its mouth to speak fluently in human language—a magnetic and hoarse mature woman's voice: "Liu Feifan, you might as well just bury that reaction time somewhere; I really wonder how I managed to slay that Tier Five Demon Race with you back in the day..."

"*Yue Yun Fenghua*, don't ruin the mood at a time like this!"

The principal turned his head again, beginning to laugh foolishly:

"Our Experimental Middle School has truly let a golden phoenix fly!!!"

...

Seeing his great-grandson defeated, Huai Richeng's face was steel-blue.

"To think he really lost..."

"All things considered, the Huai kid's Long River Chant was already wielded competently, seemingly having at least incorporated four Two-Star Spirit Patterns and six One-Star Spirit Patterns. This child named Lin Guang actually managed to forcibly win by relying on his foundation?"

"No, I think the Huai kid was somewhat hard-pressed. I'm afraid the reason he managed such a degree of [Long River Chant] was because he carried spiritual artifacts that enhanced mental stability and facilitated mystical technique usage."

"In any case, Lin Guang, with a commoner's status, indeed defeated the genius that the family focused on training... Could it be, another Hua Bo is emerging in Zhen Sheng City?"

"He is not to be underestimated."

The Spirit Masters from the three great families discussed animatedly.

However, their heated discussion could not affect the dialogue between the two True Men.

Even Huai Shouren losing all his points meant almost nothing to them.

What they cared about was what they saw in Lin Guang.

Huai Risheng exhaled, sighing:

"Counting the True Meaning of Explosion Fist, I discerned a total of three Inheritances... and they all seem to be the True Intent Implantation type that occupy very little Sea of Spirit capacity. Just who is he?"

Kong Guofeng looked at Lin Guang, his gaze filled with an undeniable satisfaction and admiration, stating calmly: "His teacher, your Huai family isn't unfamiliar with, is it?"

"Hmm?"

Huai Risheng slightly hesitated—a True Man finds it hard to forget something, quickly combining this matter with Lin Guang's background and Zhen Sheng Experimental School—slightly frowning: "Oh... could it be her?"

"No wonder my cousin's great-grandson got ahead of himself."

Aside from avenging the Flame Turtle Secret Realm, perhaps he also aimed to please his cousin Huai Shoucheng.

Huai Shoucheng, a genius of the family, had the additional advantage of carrying Spiritual Artifacts that enhance mental stability, facilitating the use of Mystical Techniques.

This kind of genius from a wealthy family wanted to become an apprentice of an attractive senior researcher from our school but met with rejection.

Later on, it was discovered that Lin Guang, rather than being discouraged, had not only defeated the family genius but also became a disciple under the senior researcher.

Seeing this, Kong Guofeng's face faintly showed some displeasure, but he remained calm and said: "His teacher is not unfamiliar to your Huai Family."

Huai Risheng nodded, a smile appearing on his face: "Interesting, interesting. It wasn't in vain that I took a look that year."

Has Zhen Sheng City ushered in its second commoner genius?

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