It was the end of school, a rare moment of relaxation on campus. The tree-lined path was filled with laughter and laughter. In the sky, many luxurious private shuttles slowly descended. They were parents who came to pick up their children. There were also many students who were like Li Yao. They dragged their tired bodies and slowly walked towards the school gate.
Just as he was about to leave the school gate, Li Yao suddenly felt his body tighten. A tall figure blocked his path. "You're Li Yao. You were the one who was with Si Xuejia a moment ago?"
Li Yao's pupils suddenly contracted. He felt as if his entire body was being pricked by ten thousand needles. His heartbeat accelerated in an instant. A chill rushed from his tailbone all the way to the top of his skull. The pressure brought by this person was too great. He was like a mouse that was being stared at by a viper. He couldn't move at all. Even swallowing a mouthful of saliva became incomparably difficult.
"It's Helian Lie. It's Chixiao No. 2 High School's Number One Expert, Helian Lie. This time, I'm finished!" Li Yao screamed in his heart. He wanted to explain, but he couldn't even say half a word.
Helian Lie casually stood there. His right hand was holding a crystal processor. He was immersed in calculating an application question. He didn't even look Li Yao in the eye. He casually said, "Don't be afraid. Of course, I know that trash like you can't do anything to Little Xue. This time, I'll let it go. I'm too lazy to deal with you."
His finger lightly tapped the hologram and changed to the next question. Helian Lie continued, "However, right now is the critical moment of the 'Hundred Days Sprint'. Little Xue and I are both aiming for the 'Floating Spear City's College Entrance Exam'. During this period of time, I don't want any trash to harass Little Xue and distract her. Do you understand?"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes. He tightly clenched his teeth. "You're saying that I'm trash?"
Helian Lie didn't even lift his head. He indifferently said, "Don't misunderstand. I'm not deliberately targeting you. In my opinion, you trash from the 'Common Class', each and every one of you — are all trash!"
After finishing his last word, he finally lifted his head and swept a glance at Li Yao.
With just a glance, Li Yao felt as if his chest had been struck by a heavy hammer. He couldn't help but take two steps back and cough violently.
Helian Lie coldly snorted. With a face full of disdain, he turned around and left.
Li Yao bent over and coughed like a lobster. He even coughed out tears. After a long time, he finally straightened his body. Gasping for breath, he stared fixedly in the direction Helian Lie had left in.
"Damn it!"
"Don't tell me that in this day and age, as long as one is tall and mighty, handsome and elegant, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and is born in a wealthy family with a net worth of 18 billion, and possesses superb cultivation talent and tyrannical strength … one can be so arrogant?"
…
Half an hour later.
"What a loss, what a loss. This time, I've really suffered a huge loss. In order to repair Si Jiaxue's crystal processor, I actually offended Helian Lie. If I had known earlier … I would've definitely increased the price. At least 200,000 would've been enough!"
"There's also that bastard Helian Lie. Relying on the fact that he's a rich man, he eats heavenly materials and earthly treasures like rice every day and drinks strengthening drugs like tap water. He also has a meditation expert helping him strengthen his soul and a martial arts master helping him temper his body. Only then did he raise his Actualization Quotient to 70% and above. He's actually so arrogant! Trash? I'm not trash! There will be a day when I become a true master refiner. I'll beat you into a pig's head and stuff you into a trash can! "
On the way home, the youth walked alone. He gnashed his teeth and his expression was as if he was possessed. From time to time, he would ruthlessly kick the small pebbles on the side of the road.
Helian Lie's appearance made him clearly realize just how big of a gap there was between himself and a cultivation genius. It also made him understand just how slim the chances of realizing his dream of "entering the Nine Elite Universities, stepping onto the path of cultivation, and becoming a Master Artificer" were.
In Li Yao's mind, a scene that he had seen repeatedly in his strange dream appeared. It seemed to be a scene from a movie.
It was a young man wearing a red singlet. He raised his eyebrows and widened his eyes. He said loudly, "If a person doesn't have a dream, then what's the difference between them and a salted fish?!"
All along, this scene had deeply stimulated Li Yao. It made him courageously advance on the path of his dream without fear.
It was only at this moment that he finally remembered. In his strange dream, after the young man in the red singlet said these words, the other person's response was:
"You don't even have shoes. Isn't that the same as a salted fish?"
Li Yao stood still. He subconsciously looked at his own two feet.
He was wearing a pair of basic training shoes that he picked up from the garbage dump. Because he normally cultivated crazily, they had already been excessively worn out. Not only were the patterns on the soles worn out, even the left tip of the shoe had a large hole, revealing his dirty big toe.
He recalled that he had seen Helian Lie wearing a pair of the latest training shoes, the "Superstar Ninth Generation". They were hand-crafted from the toughest and most durable demon beast skin. The surface was covered with extremely high strength wear-resistant scales.
It was said that in the interlayer of the soles, there was an air sac refined from the carcass of a Deep Sea Demonic Fish. Not only could it increase jumping ability, it could also protect the joints of the legs. Just this pair of shoes alone could sell for tens of thousands of yuan!
In the battlefield of the College Entrance Exam where thousands of soldiers and thousands of horses fought to the death, there were countless children of wealthy families who were like Helian Lie. They wore the "Superstar Ninth Generation" and sat on endless resources!
He was just a poor kid who had nothing. Would he be able to stake his all in this cruel bloody battle and stand out from the crowd? Would his dream come true?
Li Yao's heart was particularly perplexed. His footsteps were also particularly heavy. The road ahead seemed to be very, very long.
The curtain of night fell. When the lanterns were first lit, he moved out of the main city district.
There was a crystal rail bridge in front of him. It was specially designed for the passage of the "Super High Speed Crystal Rail Train". After passing through the culvert under the bridge and walking another mile, he would arrive at Chaoyang New Village.
This was the outskirts. It was relatively desolate and there were very few people coming and going.
Li Yao was just about to pass through the culvert when he suddenly heard a sharp roar. Light radiated in all directions before his eyes. It was a crystal rail train that was about to pass through the bridge.
Li Yao suddenly stood still. He rubbed his eyes and looked towards the bridge.
Just a moment ago, when the light shone over, he seemed to have seen a person standing on the bridge!
This was a railway bridge specially designed for the passage of trains!
The "Super High Speed Crystal Rail Train" was known as the "National Treasure". It was one of the Federation's ten supermassive magical equipment systems. Its speed could reach a maximum of two thousand kilometers per hour. In addition, in order to guard against the destruction of demon beasts, every crystal rail train was equipped with the highest level of defensive arrays. Under high speed impact, its destructive power was in no way inferior to the all-out attack of a high-level cultivator!
In order to prevent accidents from occurring, the Super High Speed Crystal Rail Train was usually flying on a special track that was several dozen meters above the ground. The track was also surrounded by sealing restrictions … How did this guy climb in?
That's right. Li Yao clearly saw that there really was an old man standing on the railway bridge.
This was a very strange old man. His hair was white, and his appearance was simple and unsophisticated. He was like a terracotta figure that Li Yao had once seen in a museum that was unearthed tens of thousands of years ago.
However, his body was radiating an extremely dense "aura". Even though they were separated by a hundred meters, Li Yao seemed to be able to hear his intense heartbeat.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
It was like a giant hammer that was unceasingly bombarding an iron felt!
Compared to his aura that was as boundless as the sea, Helian Lie's oppressive force was simply pitifully weak. The difference between the two was even greater than the difference between the sun and a firefly. Moreover, Li Yao had a feeling that compared to Helian Lie's deliberate display of power, this old man simply didn't take the initiative to activate his aura. What he felt was only a trace of fluctuation that was unintentionally overflowing from him. It was just the tip of the iceberg!
The old man was wearing a simple and plain robe made of coarse cloth. It was as if he had walked out from the classical cultivation world of forty thousand years ago!
"Hey …" At this critical juncture, Li Yao couldn't care less whether this old man was a madman or some sort of freak. Seeing that the train was about to arrive, he danced with joy and shouted loudly.
The old man turned a deaf ear to Li Yao's shouts. He continued to size up the light that was continuously expanding in front of him.
He seemed to be extremely curious about everything around him, especially the Crystal Rail Train that was laid on the bridge and the Crystal Rail Train that was whizzing towards him. It caused his face to reveal the joy of a naughty child who had discovered a new toy.
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