CHAPTER 50: CHAPTER 44: THE STRONGEST HIGH SCHOOLER IN HISTORY

Just like the Thunder Martial Arts Dojo, netizens on the Martial Artist forum were also buzzing about this issue.

People were frantically expressing their excitement and shock with words.

Under the "High School Student Beats Martial Artist" post, comments were increasing by the thousands every few minutes.

Brother Yun: "Holy crap! An Eighth Rank Body Cultivator, is he really hiding his strength?"

Happy Sweet Potato: "South Yeqiu North Lin Feng, truly lives up to the reputation!"

Water Fire: "Lin Feng and Ye Qiu aren’t on the same level. Ye Qiu refined the Thorny Demon Dragon ranked 46 on the Earth Chart, what about Lin Feng?"

Who’s More Handsome Than Me: "I admit Ye Qiu is a peerless genius, a rare talent in Jiang City over the past ten years, but such genius is not unheard of. Three years ago, Wang Dao from Kaifeng City was only a bit inferior in talent and strength compared to Ye Qiu, but Lin Feng, never before has a high school student had such a combat talent."

Yun Zhi: "I’m a girl, I support Lin Feng, he’s more handsome than Ye Qiu and so devoted. Song of Solomon doesn’t deserve such a man."

Don’t Mess with Grandpa: "If Lin Feng can also refine an Earth Chart Demon Spirit, Ye Qiu might not stand a chance in front of him."

Weather Forecast: It’s going to rain: "Right now Lin Feng can scare the piss out of Ye Qiu, in the future Ye Qiu will beat the crap out of Lin Feng!"

God of Internet Cafe: "The strongest high schooler in history!"

Sharp Brother: "The strongest high schooler in history!"

Chen Yun smiled: "The strongest high schooler in history!"

Even those who doubted Lin Feng couldn’t deny the title of "the strongest high schooler in history" bestowed upon him by crazy comments from netizens.

High schoolers who become First Grade Martial Artists are rare, but Jiang City sees a few each year, yet even such martial arts talents cannot be compared to university students who have undergone real combat training.

So saying Lin Feng, who could beat Chen Xu, is definitely worthy of being called the strongest high schooler in history.

Originally, netizens took ’South Yeqiu North Lin Feng’ as a joke to tease, but now it has unconsciously turned into a comparison.

A comparison of strength and talent!

In terms of strength, it’s obvious Lin Feng is stronger.

But in terms of talent, based on the comments, Ye Qiu’s supporters take up the majority since Ye Qiu is recognized as a genius.

There are also a few who support Lin Feng, on the premise that Lin Feng has the talent to become a Demon Spirit Master. Without the Soul Cultivator talent, no matter how strong the combat talent, it would be in vain.

So the focus of the netizens’ current debate is whether Lin Feng can become a Demon Spirit Master?

How high a grade of Demon Spirit can he refine?

If Lin Feng can refine a Ninth Grade Demon Spirit, with his super strong combat talent, even if he can’t compare with Ye Qiu, he’s likely not far off.

If he can refine an Earth Chart Demon Spirit, his potential might even surpass Ye Qiu.

On the other hand, if it’s all a lie, then regardless of his combat talent, Lin Feng doesn’t qualify as an opponent to Ye Qiu.

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After defeating Chen Xu, Lin Feng walked straight off the stage without any intention of continuing to challenge.

With the strength of an Eighth Rank Body Cultivator facing off against a First Grade Martial Artist, although he won relying on combat experience, it took a significant toll on his stamina. Even though he wasn’t exhausted, if the next opponent were stronger, he wouldn’t be absolutely sure of victory.

He cannot lose!

Losing once could wipe out all the momentum he has accumulated.

Winning once is enough to prove his strength.

Winning more doesn’t bring in advertising money and holds no significance.

As soon as Lin Feng stepped off the stage, the crowd waiting below surged forward, creating a bit of chaos.

"Student Lin Feng, can you refine an Earth Chart Demon Spirit?"

"Student Lin Feng, please join our Frenzy Martial Arts Hall, we have a great contract ready for you."

"I am a reporter from the Blue and White News Agency, Lin Feng, did you really hide your strength? Was it truly to get into the same university as Song of Solomon?"

"Student Lin Feng, I am the representative of Yunmu Club, we invite you to join Yunmu Club."

"Everyone, please make way, Student Lin Feng, I am interested in your advertising space, can we talk?"

"Student Lin Feng, I will offer a high price for your advertising space, let’s have a thorough discussion!"

Various voices filled Lin Feng’s ears, and while he remained calm on the surface, he was shaking his head inwardly.

He had never heard of Frenzy Martial Arts Hall or Yunmu Club, clearly, these were small clubs and dojos, not even an A-level club among them.

Yet, in the crowd, Lin Feng noticed the figures of some major club representatives standing further away. While they were interested, they were more reserved, a treatment vastly different from Ye Qiu’s.

Lin Feng understood that these people seemed enthusiastic and sincere but no one had directly stated the terms, like annual salary or shares. It was evident they were there to try their luck, hoping to catch a big fish without actually throwing in real bait.

They needed to verify his talent, determine if he truly had the talent to become a Demon Spirit Master before offering a contract.

And Lin Feng’s goal was simply for advertising fees.

He needed money to purchase the pill for refining the Nightmare!

He couldn’t join a club just yet.

"Sorry, I’m aiming for an S-level club, my advertising fee starts at a minimum of 18 million!"

Lin Feng’s straightforward response created a slight lull in the atmosphere, with many realizing they weren’t qualified and choosing to remain silent.

"Mr. Lin Feng, Elder Jiang from our Thunder Club requests your presence." At that moment, a young woman in a work uniform approached Lin Feng and said.

Following the direction the woman indicated, Lin Feng could see in the distance an elderly man in traditional Chinese clothing with white hair nodding slightly at him.

"Juxing?"

Lin Feng was naturally familiar with this Elder Jiang, who was the head of the Thunder Club in Jiang City.

On Awakening Day, Elder Jiang offered Ye Qiu a contract worth three billion and made promises that left a deep impression on him.

What truly surprised Lin Feng was the woman beside Elder Jiang.

She was the head of Juxing Club. Although Lin Feng didn’t know her name, he remembered the disdain and threat in her eyes when she looked at him the day before yesterday.

Seeing Lin Feng notice her, Zhang Ling smiled gently, appearing very amiable, which made Lin Feng chuckle coldly in his heart; her attitude had changed drastically.

Lin Feng didn’t want to associate with the Glory Club, nor did he wish to join any club because he currently didn’t have the strength to refine a second Demon Spirit, and his lie would eventually be exposed.

However, directly rejecting them would obviously raise unnecessary suspicion.

"Student Lin Feng, let me introduce myself. I am the head of Jiang City’s Thunder Club. Just call me Elder Jiang," Elder Jiang said with a chuckle when Lin Feng arrived. "It’s too noisy here. Shall we find a quiet place to chat?"

"Student Lin Feng, nice to see you again," Zhang Ling also said, appearing very natural.

"Alright."

Lin Feng nodded at Elder Jiang and replied.

Even when faced with two S-level club leaders, his expression remained calm and indifferent, giving off a sense of aloofness. However, neither Elder Jiang nor Zhang Ling minded; geniuses are always unique, just like Ye Qiu!

In the distance, people who were originally watching shook their heads, sighed helplessly, and abandoned hope, realizing they had no competitiveness against Thunder and Juxing.

"Elder Jiang, wait."

Just as the trio was about to leave, a slender middle-aged man hurried over, waving.

Elder Jiang and Zhang Ling’s faces changed slightly, not very warm and somewhat cold, clearly not very welcoming of this person.

"Jiang Jun, can we discuss it later? We have some matters," Elder Jiang said.

The middle-aged man called Jiang Jun chuckled and said, "Same purpose, let’s go together."

Zhang Ling frowned at Jiang Jun.

This Jiang Jun was the head of the Jiang City branch of the Wind-Grabbing Club, considered her arch-nemesis.

In the Glory Alliance, if Juxing was synonymous with prestigious clubs, then Wind-Grabbing was synonymous with strong teams.

The two clubs had openly and secretly fought for years in the Glory Alliance.

In the early days, Juxing was completely suppressed by Wind-Grabbing, unable to fight back.

In recent years, with large amounts of capital investment, Juxing experienced rapid development and became a recognized prestigious club with financial resources and influence far exceeding Wind-Grabbing, but Wind-Grabbing’s performance was no worse than Juxing’s, and even stronger.

As one of the three major clubs of Glory, Wind-Grabbing was one of the earliest clubs in the Glory Alliance.

As a veteran Glory Club, the management style of Wind-Grabbing Club was distinctly different from Juxing’s.

Juxing Club, when selecting team members, besides talent and strength, also focused on the commercial value and image of the members.

Wind-Grabbing only cared about talent and strength; everything else was secondary.

Better to have it, but no big deal if not.

Wind-Grabbing didn’t cultivate big stars; they only wanted the glory of championships.

And this was the main reason why on Awakening Day, Wind-Grabbing did not recruit Ye Qiu.

There’s no doubt that Ye Qiu was a genius all clubs dreamed of having.

But precisely because of his exceptional talent, coupled with him refining the Thorny Demon Dragon, marking his future career direction as a Combat Mage, it meant the team had to revolve around him, which didn’t align with the current tactics and style of the Wind-Grabbing team.

Therefore, they would rather give up Ye Qiu, who might become the strongest attacking player in the Glory Alliance, than easily change the team’s tactics and compromise the team.

This was the distinctiveness of the Wind-Grabbing Club.

And for this reason, Wind-Grabbing and Juxing couldn’t see eye to eye.

"Alright, you’re like a tag-along, follow along then."

Elder Jiang replied with a hint of exasperation in his tone but also a bit of jest, indicating a decent relationship with Jiang, and he couldn’t just drive him away in front of Lin Feng.

"Sure thing, Elder Jiang is indeed magnanimous."

Jiang Jun chuckled, then turned to Lin Feng and said, "Student Lin Feng, today’s performance in the ring was impressive."

"Thank you!"

Being praised, Lin Feng naturally expressed gratitude.

After greeting Lin Feng, Jiang Jun looked at Zhang Ling and said, "Minister Zhang, I’ve heard Juxing has been making big moves recently!"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Ling asked, puzzled.

She had a bad feeling in her heart, having dealt with Jiang Jun multiple times, and knowing he meant no good.

Indeed, Jiang Jun’s next words made her face turn very unpleasant.

"I heard from a friend that Juxing already has the evolution path of the Enchanting Butterfly and is now preparing to fully cultivate the Song of Solomon!"