Gao Wu: My setting is above yours.

Chapter 4 Is your melon guaranteed to be ripe?

The awakening ceremony at Yunjin No. 3 Middle School lasted for seven days before all the entries of the more than three thousand students were awakened.

Xia Ming, on the other hand, continued to cultivate in the cultivation room for the past seven days.

With the addition of the following two weekend days, I finally managed to integrate my [Taiyin] into the cultivation method.

Over these nine days, with each cycle of cultivation, the true energy in his dantian increased by one wisp of Taiyin true energy.

Now, the Yin True Qi in the Dantian is basically half and half ordinary True Qi.

His most proficient technique, the Dragon Subduing Palm, was originally designed for a powerful and forceful style.

Now, when the Taiyin True Qi is used to unleash its power, it is actually releasing more Yin energy!

Xia Ming practiced for a whole morning, and the entire training room became as cool as if it were filled with ice.

Now possessing over 500 units of spiritual power, Xia Ming is fully capable of introspecting himself and seeing many things he couldn't see before.

Sea of ​​Consciousness!

This is currently the area with the most surging energy in Xia Ming's body, even deeper than the true qi in his dantian.

Above the sea of ​​consciousness, there floated a faint mark, not words, but its meaning could be read by probing with spiritual power.

"Negative!"

Besides these, there are a few other marks, but they are only vaguely outlined and seem to be unactivated.

"It seems that each mark corresponds to a major characteristic. This 'Yin' corresponds to the extreme cold attribute of Taiyin. However, judging from its appearance, it's probably not even 1% activated yet."

"I don't know what attributes the other marks correspond to."

Xia Ming ended his seclusion and prepared to go out.

Today is Monday. The previous week, due to the awakening ceremony, the school was basically in a state of partial suspension.

All the students who awakened their special attributes, like Xia Ming, were refining the attributes within their bodies.

Xia Ming looked at his third "talent attribute" and did not choose to inscribe it.

It's different from occupational and trait entries.

Talent attributes are incredibly diverse, with virtually unlimited potential.

Everyone who awakens their talent attribute has essentially gained their own unique cheat code.

Not only do they possess powerful immediate combat capabilities, but they can also be upgraded continuously.

For example, "Qilin Arm", "Wind God Leg", "Ten Thousand Poison Hand", and "X-ray Vision".

However, this is not something that can be easily carved.

Writing it too weak is not worthwhile, writing it too strong makes it nonexistent.

Unlike [Taiyin] and [Fashen], which are obviously the strongest and can be simply written down, [these are not] not like [Taiyin] and [Fashen].

Therefore, Xia Ming decided to look up some information before inscribing the talent entries.

After leaving the training room, Xia Ming returned to the classroom.

The Awakening Day has passed, and the pillars in Awakening Plaza have lost their luster.

It will be another three years before it lights up again.

Although the people from out of town had left, the discussion continued.

However, this time the focus of the discussion shifted to Ye Wen.

As the only student in the entire school to awaken two T1-level entries, he has also been favored by various universities.

Getting into the martial arts university is a done deal.

It all depends on which university he ultimately chooses.

But then another topic comes up.

Who is stronger, Xia Ming or Ye Wen?

Although everyone in the classroom was whispering, with Xia Ming's current mental strength, finding out the information was as easy for him as finding a film in his previous life.

"Hey, I think Xia Ming is stronger. After all, he's already at the late Yellow Rank and has cultivated true qi, while Ye Wen is still at the stage of using internal energy."

"But that little bit of true energy didn't make a difference at the Yellow Rank. Ye Wen has improved both his speed and his resistance to blows. I'm optimistic about Ye Wen."

"I really want to see them fight."

In the past, Xia Ming would have simply ignored it, but today, he was itching to do the same.

"It's time to test my current combat skills."

Just then, my deskmate Yu Liang entered the classroom with breakfast.

One for myself, and one for Xia Ming.

He handed the breakfast to Xia Ming, his expression somewhat serious.

"Hey, Xia Ming, I just found something out, but I'm not sure if I should tell you."

Xia Ming took the soy milk and steamed buns, inserted the straw, and remained calm.

"Oh? Then I won't say."

Yu Liang: ...

He felt a lump in his throat.

"Oh, I feel so choked up if I don't say anything."

"Old Xia, you've been cheated on?"

Xia Ming raised an eyebrow: "Cuckolded? I don't even have a girlfriend, so how could I be cheated on?"

Yu Liang leaned closer. "You mean Cui Yu? Hasn't she been following you around like a shadow these past few years? When I came here this morning, I saw her walking side by side with Ye Wen, holding hands!"

"Sigh... I know you've always ignored that scheming woman, but what others don't know is that they say you've even lost to Ye Wen when it comes to women."

"I know you don't care, you're kidding, does our Young Master Xia lack girls chasing after him? But..."

Before Yu Liang could finish speaking, he noticed that Xia Ming suddenly stood up.

"What?! Is that even possible?! That's outrageous!"

"Fine, Ye Wen, if I don't avenge this, I, Xia Ming, swear I'm not a man."

Yu Liang was completely bewildered.

That's not right.

In his memory, Xia Ming had never had a good impression of Cui Yu.

In his words, although this woman wasn't particularly outstanding, she was adept at providing emotional value.

Over the past few years, he has been very happy to flatter Xia Ming.

It adds a bit of fun to the otherwise monotonous cultivation journey.

But Xia Ming knew that Cui Yu's purpose was nothing more than coveting his family's resources and hoping to gain some benefits for himself.

Therefore, their relationship was limited to walking together for a few minutes after school.

Or, when going to school, bring Xia Ming a breakfast.

Even when Xia Ming was tired from practicing boxing and lay down on a bench, Cui Yu would come over and give him a shoulder and neck massage.

Xia Ming naturally didn't want to owe her a favor, so he would give her some living expenses from time to time.

Even if they're not actually boyfriend and girlfriend, it's still fine to be ordinary friends.

But Xia Ming's angry outburst just now left Yu Liang completely baffled.

"Could it be that feelings have developed over time?"

He followed Xia Ming out of the classroom.

It wasn't time for class yet, and there were still quite a few people in the hallway.

Xia Ming clenched his fist at this moment.

"I was just worried about not having a place to practice."

There are very few people in the entire school who can beat Xia Ming.

Besides Xia Ming, there are two other Yellow Rank players.

But they are all teachers in schools.

Besides, many teachers are not even as capable as their students.

This is also a common phenomenon in universities nowadays.

After all, the spiritual energy had been revived for eleven years.

Many teachers missed out on the spiritual revival during their adolescence, or just barely caught the tail end of it.

The year the spiritual energy revived, Xia Ming and the other senior high school students were basically seven or eight years old.

His physical fitness has improved by leaps and bounds.

When he turned thirteen, the country also relied on fragments of ancient relics and current experience.

A relatively scientific "Small Heavenly Circuit Breathing Technique" has been developed.

It can be said that Xia Ming's generation was fortunate to have lived in a good era.

When laying the foundation, we encountered the best resources.

With a more solid foundation, subsequent cultivation will naturally be faster.

Aside from the two Yellow-Rank teachers, only Ye Wen, who has awakened the [Warrior] and [Shaoyang] attributes, is capable of fighting Xia Ming in the current situation.

"It's like a perfect pillow when you're sleepy."

Although the school has a dedicated martial arts arena.

However, that thing requires wearing a full set of protective gear, and there are many teachers watching, so it will be stopped if there is even the slightest mistake.

It's better to be direct in private.

However, if I were to rush in and beat Ye Wen up, things would be difficult to resolve.

Although the principal and his father were like brothers, Xia Ming didn't want to be seen as someone who had connections.

We still need to find a pretext.

Intentional injury and excessive injury.

The difference between the two is huge.

Just like a TV series that Xia Ming watched in his previous life.

Even though they were clearly going to attack someone, they still politely asked, "Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?"

It's all just about creating conflict.