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

Seeing Qian Kai taunting him, Shen Bai remained silent. He slowly and methodically went through the skills of all sixty classmates, selecting the martial arts techniques and skills that best suited him.

[Ding! In view of the fact that the host has acquired too many basic martial arts skills at once, the synthesis function is granted once for free! The basic martial arts skills are synthesized into the Heaven-rank martial arts skill "Mysterious Origin Thousand Transformations"]

[Host: Shen Bai]

Age: 18

[Realm: Seventh Level of Acquired Realm]

[Cultivation Technique: Mysterious Origin Heart Sutra]

[Skills: Mysterious Thousand Transformations (Heavenly Rank, Minor Success), Flying Skateboard (Perfect), Hypnosis (Minor Success), Five Thunder Technique (Major Success), Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting (Advanced)]

[Crafts: Alchemy (Beginner Experience), Array Formation Apprentice, Talisman Apprentice, Weapon Forging Apprentice (Currently Unavailable)]

[Talent: Perfect Pitch, Heavenly Voice]

[Title: One Man Against All]

Upon seeing the word "free," Shen Bai realized that there were probably still many functions of the system that he needed to develop himself.

The excessive martial arts skills were automatically synthesized into Heaven-rank martial arts skills by the system. In just a few breaths, Shen Bai seemed to have undergone countless trials and tribulations, and every corner of his body was cultivated to the extreme, with every part of his body capable of becoming a weapon of death.

At this moment, he can be said to be the number one person below the Innate level in terms of martial arts skills alone!

Even if the synthesized Xuan Yuan Thousand Transformations is only at the minor completion level, it is still a minor completion of a Heaven-rank martial skill! Moreover, according to the system prompt, the perfected Xuan Yuan Thousand Transformations can automatically fuse with martial skills of a lower rank, which is almost equivalent to saving Shen Bai the trouble of having too many low- and mid-rank martial skills.

Unfortunately, these students' abilities were generally low and their range of skills was limited. Many of them were simply trying to improve their existing skills and make up for their weaknesses. It could only be said that they were solidifying their foundation in martial arts and humanities theory.

I need to find a higher-level rival to take advantage of!

"Shen Bai, are you chickening out?"

Seeing that Shen Bai remained silent, Qian Kai glanced smugly at An Li, but seeing her intently eating spicy strips, his anger flared up again.

A few days ago, his parents went to great lengths and spent a lot of money to buy him a first-tier breakthrough pill, hoping that he could stand out at this exchange meeting and increase his college entrance exam score by fifty points, aiming to get into the top thirty of the Hundred Great Academies. He didn't wait until the Ninth Heaven to take the breakthrough pill, but instead took it directly at the Eighth Heaven.

Now that his cultivation has reached the ninth level, he is considered one of the top students in the entire senior year. He was selected for the exchange group and achieved a top-eight ranking in martial arts, which boosted his confidence.

He had been harboring a lot of anger because of Bai Qingqing's matter.

Seeing Shen Bai flirting with An Li again, his pent-up jealousy finally exploded.

He wanted to completely humiliate Shen Bai, that pretty boy, in front of An Li and Bai Qingqing. He wanted the two women to know that a man's good looks were of no use at all!

Only the strong deserve to possess them!

……

Having digested the Heavenly Rank Profound Origin Thousand Transformations, Shen Bai's eyes became even more sharp and confident. He looked at Qian Kai below the stage, then at the classmates watching the show around him. Their eyes held expressions of jealousy, schadenfreude, hostility, or envy...

"Since you've made such a sincere request, I'll reluctantly oblige and play along!"

Shen Bai handed the small bag of spicy strips to An Li, whispered something in her ear, and then jumped down, landing on a challenge platform.

The students present were even more jealous when they saw Shen Bai still showing off his affection for An Li.

Since acquiring this system, Shen Bai knew one thing: if he wanted to smoothly embark on the path of cultivation, simply being low-key and hiding wouldn't be enough. After all, where there are beautiful women, there will be conflict, especially since he also had to steal the talents and skills from those rivals who admired the beauties!

Therefore, showing off your muscles at the right time will only make you more likely to be envied.

Shen Bai originally thought he wouldn't get any good skills from his classmates, but now the system's free synthesis has shown him the system's infinite possibilities.

Martial arts techniques can be combined, but what about immortal techniques? Taoist arts?

Cultivating immortality is defying the heavens.

Wealth, companions, laws, and land—if you don't contend for them, how can you obtain them for yourself?

"Come on, I've just mastered a new martial art, I'll use you as a practice subject! Speaking of which, I should thank you, my good classmate!"

"Thank me? You really should thank me properly and let me give you some pointers on your four basic martial arts techniques!"

Qian Kai didn't understand Shen Bai's meaning, but he was filled with excitement. Finally, he could give this damn pretty boy a good beating!

Many of An Li's secret admirers also turned their attention to the challenge stage, excitedly anticipating the scene of the school heartthrob being beaten to a pulp.

You little rascal, you're just messing around with the cabbages!

Bai Qingqing, Qian Beibei, and others rushed over upon hearing the news. Looking at the two people on the stage, they all showed concern.

"Is Shen Bai any good? He seems to have just broken through to the seventh level, while Qian Kai is already at the ninth level. Their cultivation levels are way off!"

"Shen Bai's martial arts skills are all at the minor completion level, while Qian Kai has two skills that are at the perfection level! Was Shen Bai forced to go on stage? How could he possibly win?"

"We need to be careful. If things get dangerous, we need to rush in and rescue him! We absolutely cannot let Qian Kai hurt Shen Bai!"

……

After going on stage, Shen Bai didn't waste any more words with Qian Kai. His figure turned into a blur and he quickly pounced on Qian Kai.

"What kind of movement technique is that?"

Qian Kai initially underestimated Shen Bai, because Shen Bai's cultivation and martial arts skills were inferior to his own. In his eyes, it would be easy to control Shen Bai. However, he was surprised to find that the opponent's movement technique was not the familiar Youlong Transformation.

Before Qian Kai could think any further, Shen Bai's Spiritual Finger was already pointing in front of him. Startled, Qian Kai hurriedly used the Dragon Transformation to dodge continuously. However, Shen Bai was like a sticky eel, engaging in close combat. In just a few breaths, his attacks were like a storm, almost suffocating Qian Kai.

Fists, palms, fingers, legs—all sorts of martial arts techniques emerged one after another. Qian Kai became more and more alarmed as he fought, while Shen Bai became more and more excited. In the end, he unleashed all the newly integrated Xuan Yuan Thousand Transformations and mastered them one by one.

With a ghostly and unpredictable movement, Shen Bai overwhelmed Qian Kai, leaving him flustered. Knowing that prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat, Shen Bai delivered a simple yet powerful punch to Qian Kai's exposed abdomen. Even with his ninth-level cultivation, Qian Kai couldn't withstand it. With a swift movement, Shen Bai stepped forward and seized the opportunity to stab Qian Kai in the chest with a steel finger.

Qian Kai stumbled back a few steps and landed hard on his backside.

"Qian Kai failed? The Ninth Heaven was defeated by the Seventh Heaven? What happened?"

"Is Qian Kai kidding me? He can't even beat Shen Bai, who's only at the seventh level of the martial arts realm? Isn't he the eighth-ranked martial artist in the entire school?"

"What martial art did Shen Bai just use? It felt a bit like our family's Vajra Finger technique?"

……

Everyone thought that even if it wasn't a one-sided crushing defeat, it would be a fierce battle, but unexpectedly it was a one-sided crushing defeat. However, the one who was crushed was Qian Kai, whom no one had anticipated!

He just achieved eighth place in the practical training of the exchange group!

To be defeated by someone at the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm—what does that signify?

Shen Bai's martial arts level is far superior to Qian Kai's!

[Ding! Ding! Ding...]

The system notifications went off like crazy, and Shen Bai was overjoyed.

"this one?"

Looking at Qian Kai, who was sitting on the ground staring at him in disbelief, Shen Bai smiled wryly. Even if he didn't possess the Heaven-Rank martial skill, Xuan Yuan Thousand Transformations, he was still someone who had experienced two life-or-death battles!

How could you, a little lamb raised in a greenhouse, possibly compare?

With a leap, Shen Bai returned to the stands and reached out his hand to An Li.

An Li stared blankly as she handed the spicy snack back to Shen Bai: "You've gotten stronger again?"

The two practiced together every day and knew each other's skills very well. While others saw Shen Bai's moves as just a spectacle, she saw something different.

Is this guy some kind of martial arts prodigy?