High School Student with Immortal Race System

"Congratulations to our city’s own Yang Shen for scoring 785 and earning the title of the city’s College Entrance Exam Champion Scholar!"

Before some students even had a chance to check their results, this simple news bulletin had already been pushed to the phones of countless people in Jianghuai City.

It was a score that more than earned him the title, one that stood proudly even among the Champion Scholars of previous years.

Of course, some adults far removed from the college entrance exams, or younger students unfamiliar with the rules, were completely bewildered.

Inside a Shaxian County snack shop somewhere, the owner asked his son in confusion.

"Isn’t the total score for the exam 750? Where’d he get an extra 35 points?"

"Can’t people get bonus points? Maxing out the Sixth Set gives you +10, a perfect score in the combat portion is another +10... and then there’s all sorts of other stuff."

"Damn! Even with bonus points, that’s terrifying. Does that mean he got a nearly perfect score on every single subject?!"

As they were talking, a figure eating alone in the corner suddenly shrieked while looking at their phone:

"Oh my god! The Champion Scholar!!"

Lin Yuebai stared wide-eyed for a long time. ’The Patriarch really became the Champion Scholar?’

’Doesn’t that mean I’m set? If I just cling to Yang Shen’s coattails, won’t my Yanglin’s Pharmacy be back in business soon?!’

"Boss, add a braised egg! Make it two! I want the dark ones!"

Life was about to get real good! Even the tossed noodles in the bowl seemed more appetizing now!

Many people, especially residents of Jinshui District, saw his name on the news and were reminded of a story from over a month ago...

It seemed... he had the same name as that heroic young man who acted for a just cause!

All you could say was that capable people were truly omni-capable... able to fight evil and win championships with high scores.

Everyone at Nanliang High School was in an uproar. Some even worried if the school could handle such an insane result.

’The school hasn’t spontaneously exploded already, has it?’

In the third-year, class six group chat, messages were flooding in, with Yang Shen being tagged an average of six times per minute.

"Where’s Huang Gang! Show yourself! Did you make any bets like that? Time to pay up!"

"I don’t think so... You couldn’t even make up a bet this ridiculous."

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Meanwhile... thousands of miles away from Yanhua.

Upon the Vast Sea, the largest ocean on Cyan Blue, which covered nearly a third of the planet’s surface, the waves were churning violently.

All of Cyan Blue’s landmasses combined could not match the sheer expanse of the Vast Sea. Its unique "depth system" had also created a far richer and more complex ecological structure than the "single dimension" of the land.

Islands, the water’s surface, 1,000 meters below... even 10,000 meters below...

Countless unique life forms thrived here. There were even powerful Sea Beasts, swollen to the size of mountains by the Source Energy in their bodies, capable of tearing ships apart and swallowing them whole.

Even in the modern era, humanity’s exploration of the ocean remained minimal. Only a few fixed shipping lanes were considered relatively safe, used by vessels for fishing and trade.

And right near the center of the Vast Sea, a team of Yanhua personnel was stationed on an unnamed island.

Three sizable warships were anchored several hundred meters away. Martial Artists, shouldering all sorts of supplies, sprinted across the surface of the sea, transporting their cargo.

They had kayaks, but weren’t two legs faster?

Once you reached the Innate Realm, who couldn’t run on water? You just needed enough force!

Every so often, someone could be seen kicking up a splash several meters high, sprinting with their cargo like a cannonball fired from its barrel.

A temporary camp had already been set up on the island, guarded by numerous Yanhu People—soldiers, researchers, and even technology advisors from large corporations.

Huo Jun beckoned, and a grilled fish from a distant charcoal fire flew through the air to him. A troubled look appeared on the Madman’s face. "Eating fish every day, my mouth is so bland I could spit out a bird... It’s such a pain to get some leafy greens."

They still had reserves, but they were planning for the long term, so the rations were strictly managed.

As he spoke, he looked up, yanked a banana leaf out of the air, and started chewing on it directly.

A young woman in a military uniform, appearing to be twenty-three or twenty-four, walked up from behind, looking sharp and heroic. "Advisor Huo, banana leaves are not edible."

Huo Jun replied nonchalantly, "You think a late-stage True Gang like me is afraid of this? I’m just doing it to freshen my palate. Any news on that thing I asked you about?"

The young woman smiled. "The communication request has been sent back. We should have a reply soon. Normally, it’s hard to get approval to use the channel for something like this. I didn’t expect your influence to be so great."

Although Huo Jun had been retired for many years, she had heard of this formidable man’s fearsome reputation...

He had participated in multiple Exotic Realm explorations... and each one could be described as a river of blood.

If it weren’t for losing a hand and old wounds that refused to heal, which made advancing in Martial Arts difficult, he would have likely broken through to a High Realm long ago.

It was for this very reason that when the authorities were putting together the advance team, they had transferred him back to serve as an advisor, hoping to borrow his vast experience.

As she spoke, the walkie-talkie in the young woman’s hand chirped. She raised it to her ear and listened.

A moment later, she smiled. "The news you wanted has arrived. The college entrance exam scores were released today. That Yang Shen you were asking about became the Champion Scholar of Jianghuai City!"

’No wonder he’s asking about the college entrance exams all the way out here in the Vast Sea Center,’ she thought. ’So he has a good disciple!’

"Congratulations! A great teacher produces a brilliant student!"

Huo Jun just smiled faintly, without much surprise in his eyes. "He’s not my disciple. At most, he’s a young man I have high hopes for..."

"He’d only killed three people when I left. I wonder if he’s made any progress since then. Sigh... I told him he’d develop better at a military academy, but now that he’s a Champion Scholar, he’s definitely going to Jiangti. It’ll slow down his growth."

A drop of cold sweat trickled down the young woman’s face.

She suddenly felt that summoning this man to be an advisor...

...made her a little worried for the Exotic Realm they were about to explore, tentatively named the "Noon Realm"...

Suddenly, the walkie-talkie crackled to life again, a broken, intermittent voice coming through.

The young woman’s brow furrowed, and she immediately said, "Advisor Huo, the warships from the Magna United States are here!"

Huo Jun’s brow twitched, then he grinned, baring a set of steel teeth in a smile tinged with madness.

"Those Rebel Species vermin are all over the globe. If they want to stir up trouble, of course they wouldn’t tip off just one party... As expected, they also notified Magna..."

Same method, same goal. A month ago, a minor public security incident also occurred in Magna, and then they were led here, bit by bit.

As the second most powerful nation on Cyan Blue after Yanhua, how could they not come to take a piece of the pie when faced with news of a brand-new Exotic Realm in an unclaimed region?

Whether the news was true or not was another matter; they were definitely going to show up.

The ships seemed to still be far away, but two white wakes had already appeared on the sea.

The voice came through the walkie-talkie again: "Do not intercept. They are messengers from Magna, here to negotiate."

Two figures streaked across the surface of the sea like missiles.

They passed numerous Yanhua Martial Artists, many of whom were powerful experts...

Some carried greatswords as large as door panels on their backs.

Some stood in mid-air, looking down with cold eyes.

Some sat cross-legged atop the warships, resting their chins in their hands.

Every one of them radiated an extraordinary aura.

But in the end, bound by their orders, no one made a move against the two arrogant figures.

When they were still a hundred meters from the island, the two of them hit the water like bombs, sending up a wall of water dozens of meters high as they leaped onto the island.

The two who landed were typical Magna People, one black and one white.

The black man was nearly three meters tall, with muscles so massive they looked ready to tear through his skin. His trapezius muscles completely enveloped his neck.

The strangest feature was his pupils, which were a sickly yellow, like a crocodile’s.

The white one was a woman in a skinsuit, carrying a rifle of exaggerated length on her back. Her right eye was a prosthetic, glowing with a dangerous red light, and one of her arms was a complex metal structure.

Without a doubt, they were humans from Magna who had mastered the power of "Source," and by Yanhua’s definition, they were also considered Martial Artists.

Although the term is different in their own language, in Yanhua, they are known as:

"Beast Soul Martial Artists" and "Mechanical Martial Artists."

The former comes from the ancient traditions of Magna’s indigenous people, while the latter gradually developed after the "Cyber Realm" Exotic Realm appeared in Magna 100 years ago.

Of course, in the eyes of orthodox Yanhua Martial Artists, both were heretical paths.

As luck would have it, the two landed right next to Huo Jun.

The Madman pushed off the ground with his one hand, launching himself in front of the pair to block their path.

Huo Jun looked at the big black man and clicked his tongue. "Impressive. Magna’s finest selected livestock. For hundreds of years, they’ve only kept the strong ones, not the skinny ones. With a build like that... I bet you’d be real strong picking cotton."

The black Martial Artist’s face instantly turned ugly, and veins bulged on his exaggerated muscles.

Since he was sent as a messenger, the black man was at least fluent in the language. He understood what Huo Jun was saying.

Yang Shen had once thought that the Madman simply looked down on everyone who had never killed anyone.

But in fact, he was wrong. The Madman had another trait: he looked down equally on everyone who wasn’t a Yanhu Person, regardless of whether they had killed or not.

Of course, it was also possible he was doing it on purpose to assert dominance.

In this day and age, something that could be communicated with a simple signal required people to run all the way over here. They obviously had ulterior motives.

The black Martial Artist gritted his teeth. "You must be one of Yanhua’s ’True Gang Realm’ experts, right? And a disabled one at that. You’re not afraid to die?"

Huo Jun pushed right up against him, giving no room for de-escalation, and stared into the black Martial Artist’s eyes. "What? You think you’re tough? Do you have any idea how many of your kind I’ve killed?! Huh?! Look at me, you half-breed!"

A faint, trembling hum began to spread through the air...

The white woman at his side quickly stopped her companion. If the two of them, as messengers, tried to act tough here, they really wouldn’t make it out alive...

Besides, that vibrating sound... it was very similar to a terrifying Yanhua technique: Overlapping Waves...

The white woman said, "We are from the Magna special task force. This island is in unclaimed international territory. We will be setting up camp on the west side of the island. We are providing this friendly notification to avoid any misunderstandings."

Although they had come with ill intent, Yanhua was, after all, the most powerful nation on Cyan Blue, so she maintained a respectful facade.

In other words, the stakes of this new Exotic Realm were too high, and as was their custom, they had already begun to form cliques.

Basically all the Western nations on Cyan Blue would get involved. It was uncertain if they could withstand the pressure from Yanhua.

The joint exploration team from Europe would also be arriving soon. This stretch of sea would only get more and more lively.

The only new Exotic Realm in a hundred years.

It had already thrown the entire world into turmoil!

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