After a month, the glamor of being the number one student in the Yunning District faded. Many people wanted to see Chu Yunfan, Yunning District’s number one student, become a joke. The matter of whether Chu Yunfan would dare enter Zone 2 became a hot topic of discussion amongst the students.
In reality, these elites and geniuses who displayed their pride before ordinary people were just a group of teenagers. They were gossipy just like the next person. All kinds of ridicule and rumors continued to spread. Chu Yunfan did not seem to care and just continued training.
However, different topics cropped up all the time and changed rapidly. In just a few days, the crowd’s attention shifted from Chu Yunfan to Tang Siyu. The girl who had skyrocketed, killing her way through the elites of Calm Ocean City, became the new focus of many young people because of her outstanding appearance.
She had attracted the attention of many after entering Zone 2. She was the center of attention no matter where she went. Tang Siyu had just entered Zone 2 when she issued challenges to several experts from various schools. This caused an enormous uproar.
She had challenged people who had entered Zone 2 at least half a month earlier than her. That was more than enough time to widen the gap between them, especially since the cultivation conditions in Zone 2 were far better than that in Zone 1
This matter immediately replaced the issue of whether Chu Yunfan would enter Zone 2. It became the most crucial topic of everyone’s after-dinner discussions. Coincidentally, the people Tang Siyu had challenged were the ones who had slandered Chu Yunfan fiercely. They constantly spouted nonsense and declared that they would come and challenge Chu Yunfan if he were to enter Zone 2.
No one expected Tang Siyu to defeat those who wantonly attacked Chu Yunfan single-handedly. Her reputation soared, and the people who had previously vowed to deal with Chu Yunfan no longer dared to speak arrogantly after being defeated by her.
After defeating several Energy Refinement Stage experts in succession, Tang Siyu only said indifferently, “You guys better be able to defeat me if you even think of spouting nonsense again.”
After that, Chu Yunfan became the center of everyone’s conversation again. But this time, it was because Tang Siyu had made his reputation soar among the elites. No one knew who he was in the past, but not anymore.
Chu Yunfan continuously shuttled through the open area. Not a single monster could get close to him. At that time, his Heaven’s Thunder Saber Technique, which was at the peak of the Impeccable Stage, burst with unimaginable power. The monsters fell one after another, unable to defend against Chu Yunfan and his saber.
Chu Yunfan’s strength was one level higher than those in the same stage, and he had already reached the peak of the first level of the Energy Refinement Stage. Compared to half a month ago, he was only a step away from achieving level two of the Energy Refinement Stage.
Initially, for half a month, his improvement had not been as fast. Fortunately, after consuming two Qi Condensing Pills, his cultivation speed increased exponentially. He had concocted a total of ten Qi Condensing Pills back then. He gave three each to Tang Siyu and Gao Hongzhi, leaving four for himself. Its effects were more significant since he had consumed several of them. Tang Siyu could catch up and beat up those elite students who had entered Zone 2 by using the indispensable Qi Condensing Pills.
Slash!
Chu Yunfan killed the last monster with a slash of his saber, ending the monster swarm. He heaved a sigh of relief and consumed a bottle of energy elixir to recover his strength. Under the effects of the Emperor Method, his True Energy recovered rapidly.
‘After two days, I’ll take another Qi Condensing Pill. Breaking through to the second level of the Energy Refinement Stage will be smooth sailing!’ Chu Yunfan thought to himself.
His cultivation speed had improved by leaps and bounds in the past half month. His combat strength was now comparable to the third level of the Energy Refinement Stage, even though he was only at level one. There was a significant chance of him passing when he went to Federation University.
However, this was not enough for him. He now only met the minimum qualifications to enter Federation University. There were too many other candidates even though he was stronger than most of them.
Although Chu Yunfan dedicated most of his time to training, he also paid attention to things that happened in the outside world. The rumors about him were unpleasant to hear, but he was not bothered. Although it was better to cultivate in Zone 2, no one would bother him in Zone 1.
He did not lack the essential training in the gravity chamber because he had the weighted suit. He did not lack things that others did. Tang Siyu had issued challenges on his behalf when she entered Zone 2. How would he not know about this? Many speculated about the relationship between Tang Siyu and Chu Yunfan.
“I’ll enter Zone 2 since you’re all looking forward to me doing so,” Chu Yunfan sneered.
He knew many wanted to see him make a fool of himself. They thought that he would disappear in a blink of an eye and that he was not worthy of being Yunning District’s number one student. He was unwilling to pay attention to these rumors and was not angry. He had already completed his relentless training. The only thing left was for him to ascend into level two of the Energy Refinement Stage. So what if he entered Zone 2?
Suddenly, a plump yet tall figure ran over from afar.
“Yunfan, something bad has happened!”
Who was this person, if not Gao Hongzhi?
“What happened?” Chu Yunfan asked.
“Someone kidnapped Siyu!” Gao Hongzhi replied.
“What? Who kidnapped her? Doesn’t the army care about this?”
Chu Yunfan became anxious. He thought of the Monster Cult. It would be big trouble if it were them. He had to find a way to contact Xue Bailong, even if he were exposed.
“It’s those guys from Calm Ocean City’s No.1 High. I just received the news. Two students from Calm Ocean City’s No. 1 high took Tang Siyu away by force this morning,” Gao Hongzhi said while panting.