At the suggestion of his classmates, Shen Qinghan stayed for the last day of class.

When the clock struck 8 a.m., the class teacher arrived to start the class meeting.

He summarized the grades from the previous semester.

And set goals for the next semester.

In less than half the class period, the class teacher had said everything that needed to be said.

With the remaining time, he held a simple farewell party for Shen Qinghan.

Calling it a farewell party was a bit of a stretch; it was really just a gathering to chat, take some group photos, and then it was over.

After all, the preparations were hasty, and it couldn't have been elaborate.

After the farewell party, the class moved to the gym's training room for the next lesson.

As one of the top two universities, Shanhai University's intensity and pressure of study was extremely high.

Right from the start of the new semester, students had to get into the swing of learning, without much time to adjust.

...

En route to the gym.

Ma Xiwei walked alongside Shen Qinghan, asking curiously, "Qinghan, what exactly does it feel like to practice the Blood Tempering Technique? Is it difficult?"

Shen Qinghan's voice was soft as she replied, "You need to be able to sense the Qi-Blood within your body and control it precisely in order to practice the Blood Tempering Technique."

"Precise control?"

Ma Xiwei murmured to herself.

Sensing Qi-Blood, she could do that.

Controlling Qi-Blood, that too was within her capability.

But controlling Qi-Blood with precision, she hadn't actually tried that.

However, she thought it probably wouldn't be too difficult for herself.

Her Biological Level had already reached an impressive Common Tier Six, and her control over Qi-Blood was exceedingly strong; precise control should be no problem.

"With my physical talent, I should be able to follow the Pureblood Human Path..."

Ma Xiwei thought to herself silently.

Her heart was no longer set on the path of Genetic Fusion.

...

A few minutes later.

The freshman prodigies of Shanhai University arrived at the gym and headed to the training room on the second floor.

They came without a teacher leading the way; it was the students who came on their own.

At Shan University, aside from the first few lessons where teachers lead, most of the time the classes were for students to practice on their own.

The teachers at Shan University, like those in Evolution College and Mechanical Academy, were generally high-level experts, and teaching was only a tiny part of their total work.

Most of the time, these powerful teachers were out assisting the security forces, eliminating Exotic Beasts and maintaining the safety of the university's surroundings.

"Why the hell are you upperclassmen hogging the training room and not letting us in?!"

"Because we're stronger than you!"

"You upperclassmen are too domineering, I'm going to complain to the academic office!"

"Go and complain quickly, and stop whining at the door; you're annoying us to death!"

"..."

Shen Qinghan had just reached the gym's second floor when she heard an argument coming from the entrance of the training room.

Following the noise, she saw a crowd of students quarreling at the door of the training room.

Listening in, it seemed the dispute began because the freshmen wanted to enter the training room, but the upperclassmen, who had taken good spots early, wouldn't let them.

"Damn it, these upperclassmen are going too far!"

Luo Yongjian, who was walking in front, heard the argument and immediately went to defend the freshmen after understanding the cause of the dispute.

He considered himself a righteous sword immortal and loved nothing more than to draw his sword to help those who faced injustice.

Those damn upperclassmen, relying on their few extra years of training to bully the younger, definitely needed a lesson in humility!

Seeing this, the other students from the freshman prodigy class all followed his lead.

They were leaders among the freshman class, and it was their duty to stand up for others.

"Let's go, we should join them," Ma Xiwei said, quickly catching up with the pace of the others.

Shen Qinghan said nothing, simply following silently.

"The prodigy class is here!"

"Brother Yu, Brother Jian, these upperclassmen are too oppressive; they won't let us new students into the training room!"

"You upperclassmen are so overbearing; let's see if you dare to stop the prodigy class from entering!"

When the freshman prodigy class showed up, the freshmen who were blocked from entering the training room suddenly felt empowered.

The upperclassmen guarding the door became somewhat timid upon seeing Li Moyu and Luo Yongjian at the forefront, and their arrogance faded from their faces.

"Why won't you let the new students in?" Luo Yongjian challenged a burly upperclassman, showing no fear despite the other's intimidating build.

The burly upperclassman faltered, his tone becoming more conciliatory, "Junior, the training room is too crowded right now. If we let more people in, nobody will be able to train properly."

Luo Yongjian glanced inside the training room, saw it was fairly full but not crammed, and immediately frowned, "How is it full inside? There are still a lot of empty spots, aren't there?"

"It doesn't look too full for now, but once all of you come in, it really will be tight,"

the burly upperclassman said with a sheepish smile.

Though he was an upperclassman, and had two more years of training than these freshmen, his strength was decent, giving him an absolute advantage.

But this advantage was only valid in the face of ordinary freshmen.

In front of top prodigies like Li Moyu and Luo Yongjian—who had Biological Levels of Common Tier Seven and Six respectively, stronger than many sophomore and junior upperclassmen—this advantage was practically nonexistent.

The burly upperclassman was a junior himself, with two more years of training than Li Moyu and Luo Yongjian. However, his Biological Level was only at the peak of Common Tier Five.

As a result, he had no confidence facing Li Moyu and Luo Yongjian and couldn't help but wear a sheepish grin.

Despite the burly upperclassman's conciliatory attitude, Luo Yongjian didn't buy it.

He turned to the freshmen behind him and declared, "Come on, follow me inside. Don't mind these bullies who are all bark and no bite at the door."

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay Read