Chapter 23

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Next, Lan Ling did not cheat using the Demon Star anymore. Instead, he painstakingly used his mental power to complete the third step of enlightenment, the Dragon Power Control.

Indeed, it was very difficult, very difficult, very difficult...

The energy released instantly was completely chaotic, intricate, and fleeting.

First time, second time, third time...

Because the energy dissipated too quickly after being released, the first ten times, Lan Ling's mental power could not capture anything, resulting in no gains at all.

Half an hour, one hour, two hours passed.

It was unknown how many times it had been, perhaps a hundred times, perhaps a hundred and one times.

"Whoosh..." The moment the Demon Star released energy, Lan Ling's mental power suddenly captured it.

Finally, it was not a complete failure, but he managed to capture a thread of energy, though it was less than one percent.

However, this was a significant breakthrough. The previous hundred attempts had been fruitless, which really made his scalp tingle.

The Demon Star also heaved a sigh of relief, if it could. Its energy was already very weak. Although the amount of energy released was minimal, as it was not to alleviate the extreme pain of the body, releasing it a hundred times was still a considerable consumption. Its energy was truly running out.

A moment later, Lan Ling asked, "At this rate, how long will it take me to complete the third step of enlightenment?"

"A month," the Demon Star said. "It will take a month."

Lan Ling said, "What if I use my consciousness to control it?"

"In an instant," the Demon Star said.

Lan Ling tried to control the Demon Star's power with his consciousness.

"Whoosh..." The moment the Demon Star's power was released, it was instantly captured in full, with no leakage. He then directly controlled it with his consciousness, moving it to the lower dantian, then circulating it throughout his body, and finally returning it to the heart.

This Demon Star was truly extraordinary.

Normally, it would take a month, but with its existence, it only took an instant.

At this moment, Ye Jingyu's voice sounded in his ear, "That's enough for today."

Lan Ling opened his eyes and found that it was already dark outside.

Time had passed too quickly. It seemed like just a moment, but half a day had already passed.

After opening his eyes, Lan Ling felt incredibly exhausted, wishing he could lie down and fall asleep immediately.

"How's the progress?" Ye Jingyu asked.

Lan Ling said, "I just successfully used my mental power to capture the Dragon Power for the first time, but it was only less than one percent, and you woke me up."

After he finished speaking, he clearly saw Ye Jingyu heave a long sigh of relief.

For some reason, this result made Ye Jingyu secretly very pleased. Previously, Lan Ling had completed the first and second steps of enlightenment in just half a day, which had really scared him.

Other top geniuses needed half a month or a month, but Lan Ling only needed half a day. This was not just a genius, but a monster, something abnormal.

This kind of monster did not bring Ye Jingyu joy, but rather unease and a faint sense of fear.

Now, Lan Ling had spent half a day to complete the first capture of Dragon Power, which made her sigh with relief. Lan Ling was, after all, still a normal human.

"How is this result?" Lan Ling asked.

"Very good, one in a thousand," Ye Jingyu said. "Alright, let's go eat."

At the dinner table, his sister Su Ningbing repeatedly warned Lan Ling. Su Lun had many enemies at school because he had abandoned many girls and stolen many others' girlfriends. Therefore, he had to be careful in class and avoid conflicts with others.

Lan Ling cursed Su Lun in his heart again, feeling uneasy about the next day's class, hoping no abandoned girlfriend would pounce on him.

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The next morning, Ye Jingyu drove Lan Ling to the Royal City Academy.

To enter the noble division, one had to pass through the central axis of the commoner division. Today, Lan Ling arrived early and happened to encounter a large number of noble students arriving. Thus, he saw over a hundred luxurious carriages parading through the streets, each adorned with various family crests.

At this time, no commoner students were allowed to pass through the central axis of the commoner division. When the noble students' carriages passed, these commoner students could only bow their heads and stand by the roadside, waiting for the carriages to pass.

Lan Ling clearly saw the anger and humiliation in the eyes of these commoner students. The noble students, far from feeling ashamed, instead laughed loudly and deliberately made the carriage drivers move slowly.

This was a vivid display of enmity, and it happened every day. As a result, the commoner students and noble students would likely become irreconcilable enemies.

If this were just the commoner students, it would be one thing. However, the commoner students at the Royal City Academy were all elites who would eventually hold important positions in the kingdom, wielding power. Once they gained power, would the nobles still have a good life?

Lan Ling had read the data. In the past, many commoner elites had served under the nobles. However, in recent decades, more and more commoner elites had joined the royal family, even if the positions and salaries were lower.

Now, not only in the military, but also in various counties and even the cabinet, there were the figures of commoner elites. The royal family's replacement of the nobles with commoner elites was already showing initial results.

Once the royal family completely renewed the ruling class, the end of the traditional nobility would come. As an outsider, Lan Ling saw this clearly, but the noble students still immersed themselves in humiliating the commoner students every day.

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After entering the noble academy, Ye Jingyu led Lan Ling to his classroom.

Ye Jingyu was too beautiful, especially with her fiery figure, so she attracted many lecherous gazes from the noble students along the way, and some even cursed that a flower was being wasted on a pile of cow dung.

Upon entering the classroom, Lan Ling was surprised to find that the layout was not much different from a university on Earth. It was also a stepped lecture hall with a blackboard and chalk. Of course, the difference was the luxurious and exquisite desks and chairs.

Of course, this was not a coincidence. It was clearly the work of the previous Earth穿越者, Emperor Dragon.

Not only the classroom layout, but even the entire education system was very similar to a university on Earth. He directly bypassed the imperial examination system and adopted a higher education system to cultivate a large number of specialized talents. Of course, the so-called specialized talents were in literature, martial arts, art, and politics.

This Emperor Dragon should have been a humanities student on Earth, so he had little knowledge of science. Therefore, the Royal City Academy had almost no related courses.

As the class time approached, the noble students entered the classroom one after another.

At this moment, Lan Ling fully felt how poor Su Lun's reputation was. The boys either ignored him or looked down on him.

When the girls entered, they avoided him like the plague. A few girls looked at him with cold and hostile eyes, clearly having been abandoned by Su Lun.

Thus, during the class, a strange scene appeared. In the large classroom, all the other seats were full, but the five seats around Lan Ling were empty. The entire classroom, regardless of gender, was excluding him.

A moment later, the teacher entered.

He was a middle-aged man with a refined appearance, his teacher's robe impeccable, and his hair neatly combed. However, he looked young but already had a lot of white hair.

This was Su Lun's strategy teacher, Xiuyan. He was a commoner by birth but had already risen to a high position. Besides being a teacher at the Royal City Academy, he was also a policy advisor in the royal cabinet.

When he came to the podium, he was slightly surprised to see Lan Ling, as the wastrel Su Lun had not been there for a long time.

"There are 139 days left until the final exam, and you will end your six years of study," Teacher Xiuyan said. "Of course, the final exam is just a small hurdle for you. Unlike the commoner academy, the final exam is either a ghost gate or a golden gate for them, completely determining their fate."

Then, Teacher Xiuyan's gaze fell on Lan Ling: "Of course, this final exam will also determine the fate of one of us here. Su Lun, you know I'm talking about you. If you fail the final exam, it means losing your family's 200-year legacy. I hope you can now regret and reflect on your six years of frivolity."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other noble students burst into laughter, filled with schadenfreude.

Lan Ling coldly said, "What are you laughing at? Today it's my family, Su, but tomorrow it might be yours."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people's faces changed slightly, and Teacher Xiuyan's gaze was filled with surprise.

Then, someone said in a strange voice, "Our families don't have a waste like you. Uneducated and weak."

"Su Lun's strength is all below his navel, isn't it?" Someone sneered.

Lan Ling coldly said, "How do you know? Have you tasted it? Or have the women in your family tasted it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the classroom burst into laughter, and the person he had countered turned red with embarrassment.

Many girls covered their ears, while a few girls blushed deeply. Because they had really tasted it. Su Lun had almost seduced all the pretty girls in the class.

However, some people were secretly surprised. In the past, Su Lun was excellent at seducing girls but was also a bit of a scoundrel. When attacked by the boys, he would only lower his head and pretend not to hear, letting others mock him. They did not expect the current Su Lun to be so sharp.

In fact, the Lan Ling from Earth was such a person. As an orphan, he was often teased and bullied. Although he was kind-hearted, he was also vengeful. If someone insulted him, he would insult them back. If someone hit him, he would hit them back.

At this moment, someone outside shouted, "Su Lun, your fiancée has a letter for you."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the boys in the room were filled with envy and hatred.

After all, Su Lun's fiancée, Gui Qinshe, was the school's beauty, and even though she had graduated, she still had admirers all over the school.