The next morning, not long after Chen Chu walked into the school, he met an acquaintance.

Li Meng, who had been defeated by him in the ranking competition, was standing on the side of the road. When he saw Chen Chu, he said excitedly: "Chen Chu, you are finally here."

"…Is there something wrong?" Chen Chu looked at him in confusion.

Li Meng laughed proudly: "I'm waiting for you here today to tell you that I have broken through the second level."

"Then what?"

Li Meng was speechless: "Uh...don't you feel any pressure?"

Chen Chu looked at him strangely: "Why should I feel pressured? Are you going to challenge me to avenge your defeat that day?"

"Of course not. I, Li Meng, am not the kind of person who would take advantage of others in distress."

Li Meng said proudly: "Although I was careless that day, I accept my defeat with all my heart."

"I came here today to tell you that I have already posted on the official website that if anyone challenges you after you break through the Second Heaven, they will need to defeat me first."

"…What is going on?" Chen Chu was a little confused.

Li Meng snorted: "As someone who has defeated me in the First Heaven, those who want to step on you to get to the top are equivalent to stepping on me. Naturally, I can't let them do what they want."

"Besides, we are all friends. You don't need to thank me for such a small thing."

No, when did I ever say I wanted to thank you?

Also, when did we become friends? Chen Chu was a little confused for a moment.

"Wait, why are you sure that I am weaker than you after breaking through the second level?" As Chen Chu spoke, his eyes became strange.

During this period, as the heavy armored beast grew, his attributes in all aspects were improved. His physique alone had reached 115 points, and his strength attribute was 120.

With the enhancement of Dragon Elephant Skill, the punching force has exceeded four thousand kilograms.

In this situation, even if "geniuses" like Li Meng become more powerful after their breakthrough, Chen Chu is confident that he can suppress them.

There is no way, the basic attributes exceed the limit by too much.

Li Meng said as a matter of course: "Of course, I am a genius who has practiced advanced skills. After breaking through the second level, my strength is no longer what it used to be."

"But don't be discouraged. After the second year of high school, we can participate in trial missions and have many opportunities to gain contribution points."

"Then you can find a way to accumulate contribution points and exchange them for advanced skills and cultivation resources. Maybe one day you will catch up with me."

"Come on, classmate Chen Chu, I'll be waiting for you out front." After saying this, Li Meng turned and left confidently, without giving Chen Chu a chance to speak.

Chen Chu took a deep breath.

Forget it, I won't argue with him, he's just an idiot. Comforting himself, Chen Chu slowly suppressed the thought of beating this guy up.

"Have you heard that half of the country of Koroya has fallen?"

"Yes, I heard that many people died. Those practitioners also established some kind of earthly religion, preaching that the Last Judgment is coming soon and that only by believing in God can one have eternal life."

"Do you think there is really a God in the world?"

"What is a god? It is just an individual who is powerful and transcends all social groups. We cultivators will become gods in the end."

When Chen Chu walked into the training room, he heard many people discussing the situation in Koroya.

More than a month has passed since the Koroya unrest, and the situation has not only failed to stabilize, but has become increasingly severe.

The federal Congress is currently discussing whether to intervene.

According to federal rules, each ally has autonomy under unified regulations, and the three major powers will only have an excuse to intervene when a major event affects the Human Federation.

"I hope it won't affect here." Chen Chu has become accustomed to his current life and doesn't want it to be disrupted by accidents.

"Chen Chu, you're here." A male classmate greeted Chen Chu.

Chen Chu also smiled and nodded at them: "Here you are, you come so early every day."

The student with pockmarks on his face shrugged: "There's nothing we can do. We are less talented than others, so we can only rely on hard work."

Recently, Chen Chu became famous because he made it into the top 50 as an "ordinary" student, and became quite familiar with his classmates.

Or it could be said that these classmates took the initiative to get close to him.

Of course, it was not to curry favor, but just because he brought honor to the students with average talents.

Everyone chatted for a while and then started today's practice.

Chen Chu also began to practice swordsmanship as usual.

When these students began to practice, Chen Chu stood in the middle of the crowd with a knife in his hand. He closed his eyes and let go of his perception. In an instant, he entered the state of a mind like a mirror lake.

In Chen Chu's empty mind, three human figures vaguely appeared around him, emitting circles of fluctuations while practicing.

Compared to the Dragon Elephant Skill, which can be steadily improved as long as practiced, the progress of practicing the Mind and Eye, which requires comprehension, seems to be very slow.

I have been practicing for a month now, and currently I can only sense the Qi within a range of about ten meters.

With the current progress, if Chen Chu wants to practice the sword technique to the level where he can sense the evil within a certain range around him with just a thought, it is unknown how long it will take.

The time Chen Qin was spending in cultivation passed quickly, and several days passed in the blink of an eye.

…

It’s October 17th, more than half a month has passed since the ranking tournament.

Thanks to the stimulation of that battle, many freshmen have broken through to the foundation-building stage during this period. Currently, there are nearly 900 first-year practitioners, accounting for half of the freshmen.

This ratio is far beyond that of previous years. You should know that in previous years only one-third of the freshmen were able to build a foundation for cultivation.

Moreover, half of these people will choose to give up in their second and third years of high school due to their slow progress in cultivation, and only about one in ten can break through to the third level and graduate.

This is just in recent years.

You should know that ten years ago when the foundation-building method was not yet popular, only a few dozen students were able to practice it every year.

It can be said that those who were able to practice at that time were all geniuses, and everyone who was able to persist in practicing until now is now very strong.

For example, the martial arts teachers nowadays.

At noon, seeing that the cafeteria had become several times busier, Chen Chu chose a window with fewer people to queue up. However, just as he got in line, Xia Youhui came over from behind.

Xia Youhui patted his shoulder excitedly and said enthusiastically: "Ah Chu, have you missed me after not seeing you for a few days?"

Chen Chu looked back at him and said casually, "What do I want you to do? Introduce me a girlfriend?"

"Are you sure you want me to introduce you to a girlfriend? Didn't you say that women will only slow down your sword-drawing speed?" Xia Youhui's eyes lit up. He knew a lot of beautiful girls.

It just so happened that during this period of time someone came to him every day to inquire about Chen Chu's information. If Chen Chu wanted, it was not impossible for him to help introduce him.

"You took it seriously."

Chen Chu was speechless and changed the subject: "But if you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have noticed it. I don't think I've seen you much these days."

"...We are brothers, good brothers. You make me so sad." Xia Youhui had a resentful look on his face, and Chen Chu couldn't help but shiver.

"Don't look at me like that, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to help but punch you." Chen Chu took a step back.

"Okay, no more jokes, A-Chu, I finally broke through the second level."

"Really? Congratulations, that's amazing." Chen Chu praised repeatedly with a sincere tone.

But Xia Youhui was inexplicably suspicious. He always felt that something was wrong.