High School Student with Immortal Race System

Yang Shen arrived at school. Today, Nanliang High School was practically deserted.

The college entrance exam had just finished yesterday. The school, having served as a test site, hadn’t been fully cleaned up yet. Even the first and second-year students wouldn’t resume classes for another two days.

Even though only a day had passed, walking into Nanliang High School again felt different somehow.

The change in the campus was secondary; the real reason was the change in his status.

’Finally free from this ridiculous school!!!’

Yang Shen expertly navigated his way to the top floor of the academic building and knocked on the door of the "Vice Principal’s Office."

As soon as he entered, he saw four or five people inside. Director Liang, of course, was one of them. He still had that calm, gentlemanly air—if you ignored his bald head—and was seated in the main chair.

The others, a mix of men and women, were dressed in formal attire.

A middle-aged man with a square face, around 40 years old, came forward enthusiastically to shake his hand. "You must be Yang Shen. Truly a fine-looking young man. Your image is just perfect."

Yang Shen smiled politely but didn’t say anything, waiting for Director Liang to make the introductions.

"Yang, this is Manager Fan from Qilin Media, Fan Jing."

"Qilin Media is a top-tier comprehensive media group in the industry. They have extensive experience in discovering and commercializing exam stars."

Yang Shen raised an eyebrow. ’Exam stars?’

’So my awesomeness can’t be contained anymore?’

’Qilin Media... The name sounds a bit familiar.’

’Still, these people have some impressive sources... The scores aren’t even out yet, and they’re already at my door.’

Technically, it hadn’t even been twelve hours since the exam ended.

Fan Jing said enthusiastically, "Yang, we’re extremely optimistic about your performance in the exam and have come specifically to discuss future commercial collaborations."

"According to our predictions, there’s a very high probability that you will be this year’s Champion Scholar for Jianghuai City."

Yang Shen sat down, his expression unchanging. "And how did you predict that?"

Fan Jing smiled confidently. "Since this is our line of business, we naturally keep an eye on the top handful of students in every province and city each year. Jianghuai is a top priority."

"I can let you in on something, Yang. This year, there are a total of three potential Champion Scholar candidates in Jianghuai. Two of them are direct descendants of Martial Arts Families, and one even broke through to the Innate Realm on the eve of the exam. And then there’s you, the dark horse who came out of nowhere."

In reality, there had only been two potential candidates before the exam. Who could have imagined a prodigy emerging from a place like Jinshui District?

They hadn’t paid any attention to Yang Shen before. In contrast, they had been tracking the other two for a long time, making contact more than half a year in advance. They knew their scores and progress like the back of their hands.

But what made Yang Shen special was... he had been in the news and was well-known among the high school students of Jinshui District. During the exam, it was obvious on the spot that he had scored full marks on many sections.

After making a few more inquiries, the data they pieced together was quite accurate. Besides, his bonus points were all a matter of public record.

"Based on our projections, your total score for this year’s exam will be around 775 to 780. We also just discussed your usual liberal arts performance with Director Liang, so this number shouldn’t be off by more than 5 points. It’s comparable to the other two candidates."

The two descendants of the Martial Arts Families were at higher realms than Yang Shen. Even the one at Late-stage Marrow Refining had a Qi and Blood Value over 900, approaching Great Perfection.

And the Innate one, needless to say, got full marks on all the numerical subjects. Neither of them lacked cultivation resources. Besides expensive Cultivation Technique builds, they also had their families’ Martial Arts Secret Techniques.

This combination of monstrous talent and monstrous resources meant their liberal arts scores wouldn’t lag behind either. They might even be slightly higher than Yang Shen’s.

But Yang Shen had more bonus points!

+10 for courageous acts, +10 for Fist Intent, +10 for his rating on the Sixth Set. If he got full marks in combat assessment, that would be another 10 additional points.

That’s a total of 40 bonus points, which immediately created a gap. The other two only had 25 and 35 bonus points, respectively.

For example, +10 points for being a descendant of a Martial Arts martyr, meaning a family member had previously sacrificed their life for Yanhua.

For instance, a rating of 9 on the Sixth Set got 5 bonus points.

Reaching the Innate Realm alone was worth +20 points, but rumor has it he only fought the examiner to a draw in the combat assessment, so he probably wouldn’t get the extra points.

In short, after all the calculations, Yang Shen unexpectedly became the candidate with the "highest estimated score."

That’s why the industry-famous Qilin Media had immediately rushed over.

Fan Jing said, "Of course, no one can be certain of the results before they’re officially announced. We can’t even rule out the possibility of a dark horse emerging from some unknown corner. But as an outstanding ’exam commercialization provider,’ we treat every known potential candidate equally."

Yang Shen remained impassive. ’Next up should be the money talk.’

He had long known that being a Champion Scholar could be quite lucrative. Even some of his own disciples, including Zhao Mengmeng, had bought similar products.

Cultivation Technique builds, study guides, endorsement contracts...

But he had no idea how much he could actually earn as a Champion Scholar himself.

"This is our first time discussing this. Please be more specific."

"Of course. The commercialization of an exam champion primarily generates income from three major areas: copyright revenue, endorsement deals, and appearance fees."

Fan Jing handed over some documents, all of which were their previous success stories.

Yang Shen finally remembered why the name "Qilin Media" sounded familiar.

He had seen their magazine: the *Qilin Chronicles*.

It was an authoritative magazine specifically targeting young Martial Arts Practitioners, covering all stages from high school to university and graduate school. It was very influential.

Because its content had real instructional value for Martial Arts—such as cultivation advice and plans—it was very expensive. A single issue sold for 800 yuan. Yang Shen had only ever seen it before; he certainly couldn’t afford it.

In fact, not many students at Nanliang Middle School would spend 800 on a magazine...

"Regarding copyright revenue, we will compile your cultivation insights into books for publication. There will be at least three."

Yang Shen asked, "A three-part series?"

’I’m afraid I don’t have enough insights to fill all that...’

’I’m a player who uses cheats.’

"No, no, no. One will be a *Memoir*, focusing primarily on your dedication to the Martial Arts, supplemented with life philosophies."

"Another will be *Cultivation Secret Techniques*, which will be based on some of your solid training tips and padded out with more life philosophies."

"And the last one will be a *Preparation Plan*, mainly explaining some exam rules and preparation work, also padded out with some life philosophies."

Yang Shen: ...

"I’m afraid... I don’t have that many life philosophies to write about either."

’The essay portion was only 300 characters. You’re talking about over a hundred thousand, aren’t you?’

Fan Jing chuckled. "You’re overthinking it. We’re a commercial company, so naturally, we have a commercial process."

"We have professional writers who will communicate with you. You just need to tell them the main ideas, and they’ll polish the text themselves. All you have to do is give the final approval."

"We guarantee we’ll make your story brilliant, unique, and full of dramatic ups and downs!"

’I get it... Take one saucer of vinegar, split it into three bowls, and then dilute it with a massive amount of the "Source of Life."’

’And that’s the "packaged" result. Makes sense when you think about it. Champion Scholars are all products of a deathly grind. Their life experience is probably no different from serving a prison sentence. What kind of philosophies could they possibly have to write about?’

’It seems this is how they handle all the other Champion Scholars, too. There’s even a standardized process.’

’That’s just the atmosphere in Yanhua. No one complains about having too much money, and no one complains about being too famous.’

’Integrity isn’t worth a few bucks a pound, and you’d have to go looking for it in a kindergarten anyway.’

"As for endorsement contracts, that depends on your commercial value. I know that companies will approach a Champion Scholar on their own initiative. It might seem like our role as an intermediary is pointless, just taking a cut of your earnings."

"But trust me, if a Champion Scholar could get 3 endorsement deals on their own, we can help you get 30! Across every industry, every region—national endorsements, Jianghuai endorsements, special guest endorsements for urban-rural fringe areas! We have connections with companies all over the country."

"We only take a 30% service fee, but your total income could increase several-fold, even ten-fold. Plus, we have a dedicated team providing full support. All you need to do is sleep in the car and take photos when you get out. The money will just roll in. You won’t have to worry about anything else."

Fan Jing was well aware of young people’s concerns. They often feared commission splits and overlooked the value-add. And 30% was certainly not a small amount.

He dealt with many "Champion Scholars" every year and knew that sincerity was the ultimate weapon.

So he directly pulled out several documents.

"These brands and companies cooperate with us every year, and they will only choose the champions we’ve signed as their spokespeople. If you end up being the Champion Scholar of Jianghuai City, then all of these are automatically yours."

Yang Shen took them and had a look.

"Source Energy Forest..."

"Wang Ning Movement"

"Yuan Tutoring Education"

"Bihu Network"

They were all mainstream brands targeting young people, fitting the profile of an exam star.

All the endorsements were for one year, because next year there would be a new Champion Scholar...

The total value was close to 10 million...

’The amount really is especially huge!’

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