Chapter 88: His Fortune Soared

“Sincerity gathers the masses!”

“Jiang Xincheng, I love you! I want to marry you!”

“I am Tan Jingya, the faculty belle from Tianhai Art University. Let’s date, okay? Jiang Xincheng, you’re so manly!”

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This time, those cheering for Jiang Xincheng were not just students from the College of Computer Management and Science, but the entire student body of Tianhai University, along with students from Tianhai Art University.

Even thousands of media reporters and representatives from various major organizations could not help but leap to their feet, clapping and shouting encouragement for Jiang Xincheng. Among them was the Centurion from the Flourishing Tang Empire, who was responsible for recruiting new members.

If the Centurion had merely been extremely impressed and hoped Jiang Xincheng would join the Flourishing Tang Empire when he became the Chief Student of the freshman class, now, at this moment, the Centurion was burning with impatience to bring Jiang Xincheng into the Flourishing Tang Empire and make him a Guardian Deity of the Shenxia Alliance.

How could the Flourishing Tang Empire let such a Peerless Genius slip away? Missing him would not be Jiang Xincheng’s loss, but the empire’s. Such a Pride of Heaven only appeared once in several years; he must not be allowed to escape.

At this moment, the Centurion from the Flourishing Tang Empire had firmly decided: he must recruit Jiang Xincheng under the empire’s banner and make him one of their own.

If the representative from the Flourishing Tang Empire felt this way, the representatives from other major organizations felt even more strongly.

“Such a Pride of Heaven—even if it costs ten times the price, we at the Zhengyuan Group must bring him into our ranks. With merely Late Tendon Training Stage strength, he managed to defeat an opponent across a major realm and three minor stages. Such terrifying combat power is simply unbelievable. If we could have him lead our Primordial Warrior division and train our Primordial Warriors, our group’s influence would surely soar.”

“That’s right. The fist technique and footwork Jiang Xincheng displayed were clearly very special. Moreover, his combat experience and innate talent are top-notch, enabling him to fight across realms. His value is no longer just about himself; the cultivation methods, fist techniques, and footwork he possesses are the truly valuable things.”

“Tianhai University truly produces outstanding talent. I was already amazed that a student had reached the Cloud Condensation Realm, but I never expected there would also be such a super-genius capable of fighting across stages. This year’s All-School Martial Examination at Tianhai University is truly an unprecedented spectacle.”

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It wasn’t just the audience present at the scene; countless viewers across Jinguo Province who were watching the live broadcast were also stunned by Jiang Xincheng’s exceptionally strong combat prowess. They could not help but spring to their feet, staring dumbfounded at Jiang Xincheng on the platform who had defeated the sophomore Chief Student, unable to speak for a long time.

This was the era of universal cultivation. The widespread practice of the Primordial Ultimate Art and the Primordial Force permeating the world allowed all Earthlings to cultivate Primordial Force, differing only in the speed of their progress.

What remained unchanged was that almost everyone practiced the Primordial Ultimate Art, and no one knew Primordial Force combat skills. Therefore, everyone understood how difficult it was to fight across stages.

Fighting across one minor stage was already something people would talk about with relish, let alone Jiang Xincheng now crossing three minor stages and one major realm to defeat the sophomore Chief Student, Xiao Yuan.

Such combat power was utterly terrifying, compelling everyone to rise and witness the birth of a brilliant star.

The teacher serving as the referee stood frozen, seemingly having forgotten the match. Only several minutes later, startled by the noise from the stands, did the referee snap back to reality and announce Jiang Xincheng’s victory in this challenge tournament.

“P-Please, student Jiang Xincheng, do you wish to continue challenging? If you do, will you start the next challenge immediately, or after resting for an hour?” the referee teacher asked, stammering, his face still showing clear signs of shock.

Jiang Xincheng smiled and said, “I’ll challenge now. I want to challenge the junior Chief Student, Shi Ling.”

Again, he directly challenged the junior Chief Student instead of proceeding from lower to higher. Yet, none of the audience found this surprising, because the junior Chief Student Shi Ling’s strength was only at the Bone Forging Late Stage, not much higher than Xiao Yuan’s.

Since Jiang Xincheng dared to challenge Xiao Yuan right away, challenging Shi Ling was even less of a concern.

The outcome of the battle went without saying. Although Shi Ling was slightly stronger than Xiao Yuan, it wasn’t by much. Moreover, Shi Ling excelled in head-on clashes, which couldn’t match Jiang Xincheng’s agility and finesse. Consequently, Shi Ling was led in circles and defeated even more miserably than Xiao Yuan.

In just half an hour, Jiang Xincheng once again fought across stages, defeated Shi Ling, and became the new junior Chief Student.

From the two challenge tournaments, Xiao Yuan contributed one hundred thousand Credit Points to Jiang Xincheng, while Shi Ling contributed two hundred thousand Credit Points. Adding the one hundred thousand Credit Points he received for becoming the freshman Chief Student, Jiang Xincheng earned a total of four hundred thousand Credit Points from the All-School Martial Examination. Combined with the six hundred thousand Credit Points he had acquired earlier, Jiang Xincheng now possessed one million Credit Points.

With so many Credit Points, Jiang Xincheng could buy a three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment in Tianhai City. This showed that the stronger one’s abilities, the higher the income, and the easier it became to make money.

After defeating the junior Chief Student Shi Ling, Jiang Xincheng’s soaring popularity left everyone in the stands dumbfounded. He became the most dazzling star in the entire stadium.

Li Haiying stared blankly at Jiang Xincheng, who was basking in glory on the platform. A turmoil of emotions churned in her heart, making her almost unable to speak. Finally, all these feelings converged into two words.

Regret.

Heart-wrenching regret. Agonizing regret. In just two or three months, that boyfriend who had doted on and loved her, whom she had discarded as worthless, had undergone a most magnificent transformation. He had become the most dazzling star in all of Tianhai University, with boundless future prospects and a brilliant destiny already set.

Compared to the current Jiang Xincheng, Liu Ping was utterly a complete ugly duckling. But she? She was blind, mistaking a phoenix for a common chicken, dropping the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed, picking up Liu Ping, such a huge waste, and Liu Ping treated her so poorly.

“I heard some corporations have already offered Jiang Xincheng a job with an annual salary of one hundred million, and it’s not tiring at all—he just needs to focus on cultivating. Jiang Xincheng is really amazing. Why didn’t we notice such a super high-potential stock before? It’s such a pity.”

“Don’t feel sorry. Haven’t you heard? They say Jiang Xincheng had a girlfriend a few months ago. Unfortunately, that girlfriend was attracted to a rich second-generation heir worth a few million, so she threw herself at him and cruelly dumped Jiang Xincheng. If we’re talking about pity, his ex-girlfriend is the one who should be pitied the most.”

“Ha, really? His ex-girlfriend is that ridiculous? She dumped Jiang Xincheng, a super genius with an annual salary over a hundred million, for a rich second-gen worth a few million? Is his ex-girlfriend out of her mind? Haha.”

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