Chapter 8

When Old He coughed, the two people had to stop, and then Old He said, "Chu Yunfan is right. This character represents a fierce bird. I didn't expect you to know it. The meaning of this character has only been understood for a short time, and even many professional researchers of ancient seal script don't know it. It seems you have put in a lot of effort in your daily life! Good, good!"

Old He's words made Feng Deying's face turn red. Half of it was due to the anger from Gao Hongzhi, and the other half was because he had guessed completely wrong. Although Tang Siyu was not as good as Chu Yunfan, she at least guessed that it represented an animal.

But his guess of an onomatopoeic word was completely unrelated.

Chu Yunfan immediately felt two gazes on him. One was the class leader Feng Deying's somewhat sinister look, and the other was the deputy class leader Tang Siyu's slightly curious gaze, as if she had never thought that this unremarkable boy in the class would be so knowledgeable in this area.

"Since that's the case, let me test you again!" Old He then wrote several very obscure ancient seal script characters on the electronic blackboard, originally intending to test Chu Yunfan. However, Chu Yunfan answered fluently and calmly.

Even many of his answers made Old He feel enlightened. The translations of many obscure ancient seal script characters could only convey the general meaning, but were not precise. However, the explanations from Chu Yunfan were slightly different from the current popular translations, and the more Old He thought about it, the more he felt that Chu Yunfan's explanations were better.

"Good, good, good, your explanation is better. Originally, some parts were hard to understand, but after your explanation, everything became smooth. The correct interpretation of many characters has significant meaning!" Old He became more and more excited. "I can't wait to submit these to the ancient seal script research institute!"

His gaze towards Chu Yunfan was full of appreciation. He originally just wanted to test Chu Yunfan's knowledge, to see if he knew these very obscure ancient seal script characters, but he never expected that Chu Yunfan not only knew them but also provided a revolutionary understanding.

Even the interpretation of one ancient seal script character, Chu Yunfan's answer was completely different from the current mainstream understanding. After some deep thought and comparison, he felt that the previous understanding was wrong, and Chu Yunfan's interpretation was correct.

"Genius, Chu Yunfan! I've seen your records. Your martial arts cultivation is average, but that's fine. I can recommend you to the ancient seal script research program at one of the top ten universities. It would be a waste for a genius like you not to study ancient seal script!" Old He said repeatedly. Studying ancient seal script also requires talent; some people can guess the general meaning just by looking at the shape of the characters, while others can never guess, which is a difference in talent.

Many students looked at Chu Yunfan in shock, especially those who clearly couldn't get into the martial arts class, who envied Chu Yunfan. The top ten universities, even though it was a liberal arts major, produced nothing but social elites.

In the class, no one could get into the top ten universities, but now Chu Yunfan had received Old He's recommendation.

No one doubted it was fake. Old He's status in the school was very high, and even the principal had to respectfully call him "Old He." The principal had begged and pleaded to bring him back from retirement.

Everyone speculated that Old He must have a strong background.

Tang Siyu's gaze towards Chu Yunfan was even more colorful.

"This is a significant discovery, students. I won't continue my class today. Everyone, study on your own!" Old He was still too excited and finally made up his mind. After saying that, he hurriedly left.

For a moment, the entire class was in an uproar. No one had expected Old He to take this matter so seriously, and they all looked at Chu Yunfan frequently.

This was the first time Chu Yunfan had become the focus of everyone. From a young age, he had always been mediocre and had never been the focus of any circle. However, he remained calm, as the memories of the Dan Emperor influenced him. There were too many grand scenes in those memories; this was nothing.

The only thing that surprised him was that the deputy class leader Tang Siyu, who had never been polite to anyone in the class, actually walked up to him and said, "I didn't expect you to know so much about ancient seal script, Chu Yunfan!"

"Alright!" Chu Yunfan smiled and said. For him, ancient seal script was easy to handle, requiring no effort.

After saying this, Tang Siyu turned and returned to her seat, looking at the textbook on her tablet.

Feng Deying looked at Tang Siyu and then at Chu Yunfan, a hint of viciousness in his eyes.

"Great, you actually know so much about ancient seal script!" Gao Hongzhi patted Chu Yunfan's shoulder heavily, feeling as if he had just rediscovered his best friend.

Feeling the various gazes of his classmates—some puzzled, some surprised, some vicious, some kind—Chu Yunfan told himself that this was just the beginning.

In the afternoon, during the martial arts class, in the martial arts classroom of Class 11 at No. 13 High School, the place was bustling with noise. Unlike the liberal arts classroom, the martial arts venue was a large martial arena.

Each martial arts classroom was over a thousand square meters in size, divided into different areas according to different functions, such as a meditation area and small sparring arenas for students to practice.

In a corner of the meditation area, Chu Yunfan sat cross-legged, cherishing the last bit of time. He had just broken through to the sixth level last night and was striving to break through to the seventh level, or even further.

Suddenly, a noisy sound pulled him out of his meditation. He looked up and saw that the classmates in the class had formed a circle.

Inside the circle, two teenagers around sixteen or seventeen years old were preparing to spar.

One was tall and muscular, over 1.9 meters tall, while the other was about 1.7 meters tall.

Chu Yunfan recognized both of them. The tall and muscular one was named Mu Zhenfei, and the other was Di Ming.

The two usually didn't get along, and their cultivation levels were similar, both stronger than the original Chu Yunfan, already at the peak of the sixth realm, just one step away from the seventh realm, which would allow them to enter the martial arts class.

So both of them cherished the last bit of time. If they could break through in the last month, they could enter the martial arts class and have a bright future.

Chu Yunfan sat next to Gao Hongzhi. When Gao Hongzhi saw Chu Yunfan, he couldn't help but ask, "Yunfan, come and guess, who do you think will win?"

Gao Hongzhi looked at Chu Yunfan with great interest.

"Who do you think?" Chu Yunfan didn't answer directly but asked in return.

"I think it's Mu Zhenfei. His tall and muscular build gives him a natural advantage. If Di Ming's cultivation was higher, it would be fine, but with similar cultivation levels, Di Ming's chances of winning are slim!" Gao Hongzhi didn't notice Chu Yunfan's recent breakthrough and spoke on his own.

"I don't think so!" Chu Yunfan shook his head and said, "Although Mu Zhenfei is tall and muscular, this also makes his lower body a weakness. If his lower body were stable, he would be strong, but I see his lower body is unstable. Di Ming's leg skills are strong. If he attacks Mu Zhenfei's lower body, he will win in three moves!"

As Chu Yunfan spoke, his gaze locked onto the two, scanning them as if with a scanner, revealing all their strengths and weaknesses.

In the past, this would have been impossible. Both Mu Zhenfei and Di Ming's cultivation levels were higher than his, and even if Mu Zhenfei's lower body was unstable, it was still stronger than Chu Yunfan's.

But now, all this information automatically appeared in his mind, and he spoke without hesitation, with absolute certainty. In his mind, the two had already simulated a fight, and the result was exactly as he said.

The people around him also heard and couldn't help but roll their eyes. Seeing Chu Yunfan's show-off, they might have thought he was some kind of expert. How could they not see that Mu Zhenfei's lower body was unstable?

Even Gao Hongzhi, one of the top three experts in Class 11, thought Mu Zhenfei had a higher chance of winning. Chu Yunfan's completely opposite answer seemed to be just to show off.

However, out of respect for Gao Hongzhi, they didn't say anything bad.

At this moment, the two on the field had already started fighting.

The fight was very intense from the start. Although they were only at the sixth level of the physical realm, both were at the peak of the sixth level, and their muscles and bones resonated, making a crackling sound as they exchanged blows.

As Gao Hongzhi and others had predicted, Mu Zhenfei's tall and muscular build gave him a powerful punch, making it difficult for Di Ming to resist, and he quickly fell into a disadvantage.

Soon, Chu Yunfan felt a few gazes from around him, filled with disdain and mockery. He could feel it without looking.

It was something like, "You guessed wrong, didn't you? Stunned, didn't you?"

If it were before, Chu Yunfan would have been extremely angry, but now he just shrugged, feeling indifferent. These people's words couldn't affect him. However, just as everyone thought Di Ming was about to lose, Di Ming suddenly changed his strategy and kicked Mu Zhenfei's lower body.

At this moment, Di Ming's leg skills were fully displayed. Although Mu Zhenfei tried to dodge, his body began to wobble.

"He really has an unstable lower body!" Gao Hongzhi immediately brightened and said.

At this point, he had already seen it. Mu Zhenfei's lower body was indeed unstable. He looked at Chu Yunfan, who had a calm and composed look, and began to doubt. How did he see it? Was it a guess or did he really know?

When Di Ming kicked again, everyone knew about Mu Zhenfei's unstable lower body, and his body was almost falling.

Di Ming, of course, wouldn't miss this opportunity. The third kick sent the tall and muscular Mu Zhenfei to the ground, and he lost.

At this moment, when everyone expected the most noise, it became completely quiet. Everyone looked at Chu Yunfan, as no one had expected him to be right.