Chapter 80: Training Camp

He was first in the entire school.

Chen Mobai was somewhat dazed after hearing Chai Deyun's words. He knew his score might be among the top ranks in the school, but he never expected it to climb all the way to first place.

He could only attribute it to correctly answering the last major question, which gave him a lot of points.

After Chai Deyun finished speaking, all the classmates in the room were wide-mouthed in disbelief.

In their minds, Chen Mobai was just an ordinary classmate who usually didn't talk much and had only recently shown talent in that area. However, many also looked at him with suspicion; after all, it was too astonishing, almost unbelievable.

"You, what realm are you in?" Lu Hongsheng asked blankly, recalling the scene of Chen Mobai and Song Zheng walking in together that day.

"Qi Condensation Level Seven," Chen Mobai answered truthfully. On Diyuan Star, he had always been open about his cultivation.

As soon as he said this, the suspicious gazes directed at him turned into understanding.

Qi Condensation Level Seven, mastering divine sense—no wonder he could achieve such a stunning success.

"Did you know already?" Song Zheng's deskmate quietly asked him. Song Zheng subconsciously nodded, but his mind was still replaying Chen Mobai's effortless "Water Control Spell" from earlier.

"This is the first good news today." After announcing Chen Mobai's top-ranking score, Chai Deyun returned to the podium, spirits uplifted, and began enthusiastically urging students to learn from Chen Mobai.

However, halfway through, he remembered that after today, his students would all go their separate ways and would no longer be studying diligently in this classroom.

"Teacher, is there any other good news?" At that moment, the class monitor raised a hand to ask, interrupting Chai Deyun's reflections.

"This year's admission scores for the Ten Great Academies have all been released." After answering, Chai Deyun turned on the projector, displaying the admission scores for the Ten Great Academies on the big screen.

As expected, Taiyuan Academy and Chunyang Academy had the highest admission scores. Even with expanded enrollment this year, 340 points were still required to pass. However, Chen Mobai had no problem at all; he could choose either of these two academies, provided he passed the upcoming "Dharma Combat" entrance examination.

"What was your score?" Song Zheng's phone screen lit up; it was Chen Mobai asking about his score.

"340 points." "Impressive, perfectly done."

Seeing this message, Song Zheng didn't know how to reply; he wasn't accustomed to such a relaxed atmosphere and tone of conversation.

"Have you been in special training these past few days? Your spellcasting technique seems much more proficient than before." High school also had practical classes, but usually, in their class's spell practicals, Song Zheng always excelled. He had observed the techniques of others in the class, and although he had no impression of Chen Mobai, that simply meant Chen Mobai's skills were very ordinary and hadn't caught his eye. Could someone improve so much in just twenty days after the college entrance exam?

"Indeed, I participated in a secret, closed training base, and I benefited greatly."

Chen Mobai's answer greatly intrigued Song Zheng. Although he was very confident in his own magical talent and had even mastered that powerful spell under Elder Ding's guidance the day before yesterday, he still wondered if he could improve further. Seeing Chen Mobai's dramatic transformation, he also wanted to try participating.

"It's already disbanded. I'll let you know next time there's a training session." How could Chen Mobai dare to take Song Zheng to the Tianhe Realm? He could only make an excuse for now.

"There's one last piece of good news." At that moment, Chai Deyun on the podium looked towards Chen Mobai and Song Zheng, who were secretly communicating on their phones. Both immediately sensed it with their divine consciousness and looked up.

"To ensure that students eligible for the entrance exams achieve good scores and bring honor to the school, the school has decided to establish a special training class, drawing the most elite teachers to instruct you in Dharma Combat techniques."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the class looked towards three individuals. In their class, besides Chen Mobai and Song Zheng, only the class monitor, Mo Simin, scored 328 points, and thanks to the expanded enrollment of the Ten Great Academies, she could also apply to the two academies with the lowest admission scores.

"You didn't already attend this training class, did you?" After hearing this, Song Zheng asked Chen Mobai with a puzzled expression. The latter immediately responded with a "no" expression.

He had only said it casually, but who knew the school really did establish a training class and intended to gather all their top students for it? This wouldn't do; wouldn't it interfere with his monster-hunting and leveling up in the Tianhe Realm? It wasn't that Chen Mobai looked down on the teachers at his school, but when it came to Dharma Combat experience, Qi Hou of the Divine Wood Sect alone could probably defeat all the teachers at Immortal Gate Fifth High School.

"Alright, the rest of you fill out your application forms now. Chen Mobai, you three don't fill them out yet; the principal will provide guidance for your choices when you get to the training class." Chai Deyun handed out the application forms. Chen Mobai and Song Zheng exchanged glances and could only sit in their seats, watching others fill out their forms.

"Old Chen, do you think I can get into Chixia and Danzhu Academies?" Lu Hongsheng asked with a troubled expression. He hadn't performed ideally, scoring only 310 points. Last year's admission scores for these two local academies were slightly higher for Danzhu at 315 points, and Chixia at 312 points. It was no wonder Lu Hongsheng was so conflicted. Chen Mobai didn't say much about it; after all, it was a decision that would affect his entire life, so it was best for his deskmate to make the choice himself.

At that moment, pretty classmates from the front and back rows gathered around, intentionally or unintentionally revealing their scores and desired academies to Chen Mobai, hoping for his advice. Chen Mobai could only wave his hand, indicating he couldn't help. However, this didn't stop them from centering their chattering discussion around him. It had to be said, being surrounded by many lively, beautiful classmates from all sides wasn't a bad feeling.

"Let's head over now; no need to waste time here." At this moment, Song Zheng suddenly walked over and said this to Chen Mobai. The other classmates in the room were stunned to hear it. When did Song Zheng ever walk with them normally? And he was actually taking the initiative to invite Chen Mobai to go with him. Was this the circle of those at Qi Condensation Level Seven? But then why were Song Zheng and Yan Bingxuan so fiercely at odds?

Chen Mobai, ever the good student, raised his hand to ask Chai Deyun, "Teacher, can we go ahead now?" Chai Deyun nodded and told them the classroom number for the training class.

"Let's go," Song Zheng said, then tilted his head, signaling to Chen Mobai, who was still seated. Chen Mobai waved goodbye to the classmates gathered around his desk, then stood up and left with Song Zheng.

As they walked out of the classroom, Chen Mobai remembered something and asked Mo Simin, who was sitting at her desk, looking hesitant—wanting to go with the two top students but also afraid of being disliked by Song Zheng. "Class monitor, are you coming with us?"

"Mhm!" When Chen Mobai looked at her, Mo Simin, as if stepping from shadow into sunlight, nodded extremely quickly and then darted to their side.

"I'll tell you something," Mo Simin said, regaining her usual liveliness after positioning herself to Chen Mobai's right, a person's distance from Song Zheng on the left. "Yan Bingxuan will also be in this training class."