Chapter 1 The End of Class

As the bell rang, Jiang Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Class was finally over.

Two-person classes were hard...

Come to think of it, did this teacher really like giving classes? There were only two students. Was that enough to even start a class?

Jiang Xiao and the other boy packed up their books and threw "Handbook of Youthful Living" into their bags, nodding to each other.

Judging from the name on the slip of paper, the other boy clearly knew him. Jiang Xiao also learned that the other boy was named Wang Wang when attendance was taken.

Jiang Xiao picked up his bag and asked as they walked, "Wang Wang, why did you choose this class?"

Wang Wang sighed deeply, slowing down as he packed his bag, looking melancholy. "I was first attracted to the name of this class, 'Youthful Living.' Then, I saw that there was only one person enrolled, and I thought it was definitely going to be a cute and beautiful young girl. This is obviously a class that girls would take..."

"Think about it, just the two of us, a lonely boy and girl, studying together for a whole semester. Isn't that the beautiful college life I've been looking for? I thought I could finally find a girlfriend..."

Jiang Xiao almost cried, patting Wang Wang's shoulder hard. "I'm sorry!"

It was he who had given him unrealistic fantasies, and it was he who had shattered them with his own hands.

To break the heart of a classmate so full of hope for life, he was simply the most heinous of sinners!

Looking at Wang Wang's melancholy appearance, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but say, "Otherwise, I'll find a female classmate in my auxiliary college and have her come to class for me!"

Wang Wang gently shook his head, then looked out the window with a melancholic gaze, sighing deeply. "No need. I've tried. Let's just leave it at that. Love and relationships, maybe they're really not for me. I'll just live my life alone. Being alone is fine too."

Jiang Xiao: ???

Was this kid putting on an act for him?

Why did it feel like background music automatically started playing every time he spoke?

"Snowflakes flutter, the north wind howls ~ Heaven and earth ~ a vast ~ expanse..."

Jiang Xiao shivered, his mind filled with the tune of "Yi Jian Mei". He hurriedly put on his backpack and jogged out of the classroom.

Behind him came Wang Wang's deep and melancholic call, "Don't forget to come next week. We agreed to play cards together. Don't leave me alone to face the teacher."

"A solitary plum blossom, standing proudly in the snow ~" Jiang Xiao's brain was already filled with the demonic sound, humming a little tune as he quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Leaving only Wang Wang's self-pitying figure behind.

Jiang Xiao really had to hurry. Today was the day Han Jiangxue and her team members were officially meeting.

Due to the style of the Capital Star Warrior Academy, the freshmen had heavy workloads, so the team could only gather for training on Saturdays and Sundays.

If there were no surprises, Song Chunxi would reveal the team's task arrangements for the next two days at the official meeting tonight.

According to Auxiliary Department Head He Xu, they might contact some training institutions in the city to practice with professional sparring teams, or they might directly enter the Other Dimension space around the capital for training, and break in the team in actual combat.

Jiang Xiao was already late. Han Jiangxue didn't have the misfortune of choosing the last elective course, so their team had a "meet and greet" at 4:30 in the afternoon.

Jiang Xiao hurriedly ran towards the Martial Arts Field.

The Martial Arts Field was located in the middle of the northernmost part of the school. To the east was the stadium, where students played soccer, and further east... was the confinement room standing in the corner.

The Capital Star Warrior Academy's Martial Arts Field was quite extraordinary, covering a huge area with both outdoor and indoor fields. Under normal circumstances, money was the most important factor. If you were willing to spend money, you could have a good Martial Arts Field to use.

And the students of this Capital Star Warrior University, there were just too many rich people. Given the same conditions, strength became the key factor.

Jiang Xiao carried his backpack, shuffled along in his slippers, and trotted through the outdoor Martial Arts Field, looking like a little newbie.

Among the patches of grass, cement, and plastic of varying sizes, were placed all kinds of training equipment. Similarly, in the sparring and combat areas, some older students were sparring with each other, both solo and team sparring.

And in this outdoor Martial Arts Field, there were many teachers and referees-like adults, presumably school staff specially equipped to ensure there were no casualties as much as possible.

After all, it was a contest between Star Warriors, and a group of impetuous young people at that. If they really got fired up, deaths could occur.

Jiang Xiao jogged all the way to the front of the huge and magnificent building. When he looked at it from afar, Jiang Xiao felt like he was about to enter the Capital Railway Station. It was too big...

On the huge building hung three gilded characters: "Yan Wu Chang" (Martial Arts Field), with a majestic aura. Under that huge building, Jiang Xiao's small figure ventured inside.

Xia Yan had already sent him a WeChat message, telling him that the team was gathering in Indoor Training Hall No. 7.

Jiang Xiao searched and searched, and finally came to Training Hall No. 7. He clung to the window of the back door and looked inside, just in time to see a figure being sent flying over.

Whoosh...

A tall figure with black flames burning on her body flew backwards and crashed heavily into the special pad surrounding the wall. Although the pad was thick and soft, Jiang Xiao, standing outside the door, still heard a heavy thud.

That figure flailed haphazardly at the black flames spreading all over her body, looking a little flustered.

It was Xia Yan?

Xia Yan frantically patted at the black fire snakes crawling all over her body, enveloped in thick star power to ensure that her clothes wouldn't be burned. Deeply embedded in the pad, she didn't ignite the thick pad, and it was unknown what material it was made of.

Suddenly, an equally tall and slender figure walked over, bent down, and reached out in front of Xia Yan.

Song Chunxi?

Xia Yan's face was extremely ugly, constantly sucking in cold breaths from the pain. She didn't have time to pay attention to Song Chunxi.

And Song Chunxi was also covered in black flames. Her once beautiful and charming face was now very ferocious, and she pressed one hand on Xia Yan's head.

The black fire snakes, which were scurrying around wildly and crazily corroding Xia Yan's star power and vitality, seemed to have found their organization, crawling one by one onto Xia Yan's head, then onto Song Chunxi's palm, and merging into Song Chunxi's burning body.

Xia Yan, who had been moving haphazardly, finally stabilized, but her face was very painful. It could be seen that she was not upset because she was defeated, but because the black flames had brought her great trouble.

The flames on Song Chunxi's body quietly extinguished. She turned her head and looked at Jiang Xiao outside the door.

Perhaps she wanted to smile and greet him in a friendly manner, but her current expression was more suitable for acting in a thriller, not for being a receptionist.

Wasn't Han Jiangxue joining the team?

How did they end up fighting Xia Yan?

Jiang Xiao pushed the door open and walked in, asking with concern, "What happened?"

He Xu, who was resting on a long chair in the distance, greeted him in a friendly manner, "Hi, Little Poisonous Milk! You're here!"

"It's nothing, I was... spar... sparring with Song Chun... xi." Xia Yan said tremblingly, with her eyes tightly closed, seemingly not intending to get up. In the distance was her giant blade, dropped on the ground.

Although Xia Yan's condition was not good, what she said relieved Jiang Xiao.

This training room was probably the size of four basketball courts, and Jiang Xiao's gaze was fixed on another long chair in the distance.

Han Jiangxue was sitting there, as well as... a foreigner?

Wow, a beautiful foreign小姐姐? (xiǎojiějie - young lady)

Song Chunxi's voice also trembled slightly as she said, "My team member, Shield Warrior - Wu Yao."

Hah~ That's quite a name.

A foreign girl named Wu Yao?

Jiang Xiao's mind was already filled with the figure of his high school classmate, Ilena.

Song Chunxi's team was going to compete for the World Cup, so there was no doubt that this girl, who looked like a foreigner, must be Chinese.

Otherwise, she would not be qualified to represent China in the competition.

Could it be that this girl, like his high school classmate Ilena, was also mixed-race?

But even if she was mixed-race, with Chinese nationality... could she compete?

The thought flashed through his mind, but Jiang Xiao's attention was focused on Xia Yan, whose body was trembling slightly.

The black flames on her body had been extinguished for a while, but Xia Yan's face was still ugly and her body was shaking slightly.

Star Technique - Black Ember, continuously burns the target's vitality and star power, but it would never cause Xia Yan to endure such great pain.

That pain should all be on Song Chunxi herself. After all, she was the one covered in burning black flames, and the black flames would only cause the user themselves to suffer torment.

The only thing that could transfer the user's pain to the target was "Black Ember Fear" from the Black Ember Demon Star Bead.

Which was the source of the so-called "Pain of Blackrock Mountain."

There were negative effect star techniques in that Star Bead, only a fool would absorb it!

Could it be that...

Jiang Xiao looked at Song Chunxi's ferocious face and asked softly, "Don't tell me, you absorbed the Black Ember Demon's Star Bead."

Song Chunxi forced a smile, her twisted face looking a little frightening. "Sparring? Your swordsmanship should be a little better than hers?"

Hearing this, Xia Yan said tremblingly, "Little Pi, fight her! Let her see our real Xia family swordsmanship!"

Jiang Xiao: "......"

If there were no surprises, he seemed to be surnamed Jiang?