Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

Chapter 005 One Man Against All

During the 20-minute break between classes, Shen Bai walked around the playground two or three times with An Li and Bai Qingqing, gaining 171 love rivals.

This data is still growing rapidly.

Shen Bai immediately understood that the beautiful female classmate named An Li was the school beauty of Jiangbei No. 1 High School.

The school beauty must have many admirers.

This is just a short walk around the playground. Once more people find out, the number of rivals for love today will probably exceed 200!

Back in the classroom, Bai Qingqing blushed slightly, lowered her head, and quickly walked back to her seat, while Shen Bai nonchalantly returned to his seat in the last row.

"What did that bastard do to Qingqing?!"

Qian Kai felt like his eyes were about to spit fire. Looking at Bai Qingqing's youthful and infatuated appearance, he felt like he was being cuckolded.

In the entire Class 3-2, who didn't know that Bai Qingqing was their target? Who dared to openly compete with them?

[Ding! Your rival Qian Kai's jealousy level has reached 100. You can extract one of his abilities.]

[Please choose one of the following three abilities from your rival, Qian Kai.]

[Ability 1: Mastery Level of Tai Zhen Sword Technique]

[Skill 2: Basic Alchemy Knowledge]

[Skill 3: Basic Knowledge of Talismans]

[Note: The host can only draw abilities from rivals who are stronger than themselves, and each rival can be drawn a maximum of three times.]

"Did you manage to squeeze every last penny out of the promotion so quickly?"

Shen Bai raised an eyebrow, a smile involuntarily playing on his lips. Afraid of being seen by his teachers and classmates, he quickly lowered his head, silently chanting, "Choose Ability One."

With another mastery-level martial arts technique, my college entrance exam score steadily increased by another 10 points. In total, just by using Qian Kai, my total college entrance exam score increased by 40 points!

What does this mean?

He trampled tens of thousands of test takers under his feet!

In the first mock exam, Shen Bai scored 361 in the written exam and 320 in the martial arts exam, for a total of 681 points. This score is enough to get into a third-tier Taoist academy, but it's still 39 points short of last year's admission score for a second-tier academy.

Now that he has successively obtained the advanced level of "Luohan Fist", the perfect level of "Mighty Vajra Leg", and the advanced level of "Taizhen Sword Technique", Shen Bai is very confident that he can score more than 720 points in the mock exam.

With half a year left until the college entrance examination, if Shen Bai can raise his cultivation level by one level to reach the seventh level of the Acquired Realm in the remaining six months, then his total score can reach over 770 points!

Originally, with Shen Bai's grades, he could only get into a local third-tier Dao Academy. Now, with his grades, if he works harder, he can break into the top fifty of the hundred Dao Academys!

The difference between a local third-tier Taoist temple and the top fifty of the top 100 Taoist temples is like heaven and earth!

In just one morning, Shen Bai's future underwent a dramatic change.

……

The Xuan Yuan Empire has two great holy academies and a hundred great academies.

The two sacred academies are Qingbei Dao Academy and Longhu Dao Academy. These two sacred academies represent the highest level of education in the Xuanyuan Empire. Legend has it that each of them has a supreme being in the Tribulation Transcending stage living in seclusion.

The level of the Hundred Great Dao Academies varies. Generally, they will have a Nascent Soul Ancestor presiding over them, or at the very least, a Nascent Soul Grandmaster to maintain their prestige.

Compared to the numerous sects in other countries, the Xuan Yuan Empire's academy faction overwhelmingly suppressed all dissent, and domestic sects mostly shifted towards corporatized operations.

Among private enterprises, the three Ma family businesses are the most powerful: one operates in the communication talisman industry, one in retail and finance, and one in calcium carbide flying boats and aviation. The heads of all three families are patriarchs at the Nascent Soul stage.

Graduates from the third-tier Daoist academies have virtually no chance of getting into the three Ma family businesses. However, graduates from the top-tier academies are practically guaranteed a place in the Ma family businesses.

This is why Shen Bai was so happy.

Different academies mean different starting points after graduation, and I'll definitely earn more money. That way, I can improve my younger sister's living conditions and make her feel less frustrated when she takes the college entrance exam like I did.

Younger sisters should be raised with plenty of care!

……

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully extracting abilities from the same rival three times for the first time. You have been awarded the title "One Against One," which doubles your aptitude.]

[Host: Shen Bai]

Age: 18

[Realm: Sixth Level of Acquired Heaven]

[Cultivation Technique: Mysterious Origin Heart Sutra]

Martial Arts Skills: Mighty Vajra Leg (Perfected), Arhat Fist (Mastered), Tai Zhen Sword Technique (Mastered), Swimming Dragon Transformation (Minor Mastered)

[Title: One Man Against All]

……

"One against one?"

Seeing the character panel that appeared in front of him, Shen Bai was a little confused. Why did this title seem a bit unserious?

Will there be enemies capable of fighting ten or even a hundred people in the future?

After thinking about it for a while, Shen Bai put the matter out of his mind. Whether it was serious or not, having this "unserious" title would double his cultivation speed, meaning he was very likely to reach the seventh level of the Acquired Realm before the college entrance examination.

I've been stuck at the sixth level of the Day After Tomorrow realm for a full year now, it's time to advance to the next level.

……

"The making of talismans involves the use of spiritual consciousness, so you can only formally begin learning after entering the Qi Refining stage at the Taoist academy. In high school, especially in the college entrance examination, the test focuses more on your theoretical knowledge of talisman patterns, drawing methods, categories, effects, attacks and defenses."

Today I'll talk about some common problems that can lead to failure when making talismans, and how to improve the success rate...

The third lesson is on talismans. Since martial artists at the Acquired Realm cannot make talismans, the high school course on talismans combines theoretical foundations with basic practical knowledge, testing their ability to apply these skills flexibly.

Because he didn't have extra money to buy talismans, talisman knowledge had always been Shen Bai's biggest weakness. After sorting out what he had learned from the system, he quickly got into the zone and began to listen carefully to the teacher on stage explaining how to improve the success rate of talisman making.

The joy of just receiving the cheat code is now overwhelmed by the ocean of knowledge.

Having been given a second chance at life, he understands the importance of learning more than ever before.

Even with the cheat system, he wasn't sure if it would have other limitations, and he had already taken advantage of Qian Kai's exploits three times. Shen Bai wasn't confident that he could quickly find a second suitable tool.

Also, what will I do if I don't have any rivals in love in the future?

Therefore, instead of becoming complacent, he devoted himself even more diligently to his studies.

It was obtained through exploitation, it was obtained through exploitation.

I learned it myself; I learned it all by myself.

……

The morning flew by as Shen Bai studied diligently.

After the third class ended, he did not go to see Bai Qingqing again.

Some things can't be rushed.

The second money hasn't jumped out yet; I need to find a better opportunity.

After school, he quickly packed his bag and rushed out of the classroom without looking back. Those familiar with Shen Bai knew he was going to pick up his younger sister from school.

Bai Qingqing watched Shen Bai leave heartlessly, bit her lower lip, and remained silent.

Qian Kai and several male classmates who had a crush on Bai Qingqing were furious when they saw this scene!

What does that mean?

You bullied our goddess and you just walked away?

So you're going to turn your back on me now that you've done your bidding?

[Ding! Jealousy from Wang Wei +5, current level 73!]

[Ding! Jealousy from Jia Feng +3, current level 71!]

[Ding! Jealousy from Xie Zong +6, current level 74!]

……

Shen Bai, who was running at full speed, stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

What's going on?

I didn't do anything!