Chapter 31

The sky outside the window gradually darkened. The desk lamp was turned on, and Xu Tianming was writing at a tremendous speed. He had already finished his homework for one subject. Perhaps it was his rest last night that made him so energetic today.

He felt energized now. Even if he had to pull an all-nighter again, there would be no problem.

Meow. The door opened.

The golden-red leopard opened the door skillfully, biting on the milk bottle in its mouth, swaying its tail as it walked in, and squatting at the feet of its master. It curled up next to its master, warming his feet.

No one knew when a red-eyed black crow had appeared silently outside the window, but it was staring directly at Xu Tianming through the window.

It thought for a while before remembering that this was the young man it had persuaded to sleep yesterday.

It was so late, yet he was still awake.

The bald crow sighed pitifully.

“Go to sleep, go to sleep. Go to bed early. Rest early and wake up early the next day. You will be happy if you have a healthy routine.” The bald crow breathed.

Xu Tianming yawned.

He then rubbed his eyes.

‘Damn it, why am I sleepy again?’ Xu Tianming thought to himself, feeling surprised.

However, no matter how much he forced himself to stay awake, his eyelids kept getting heavier and heavier.

Could he have woken up too early in the morning?

Xu Tianming thought sadly to himself.

Boom.

He bumped his head on the table.

Then, he started snoring.

The little leopard at his feet raised its head, glancing at its master. It lowered its head and continued to sleep upon realizing that he was merely sleeping.

Its master was fast asleep.

The little leopard thought for a while, jumped onto the bed, and took a blanket to cover the master’s back.

It then curled itself by his side, warming his feet.

…

On the campus of the Revolving Starlight University, Fang Luolin was walking right behind her mentor.

“Mentor, I want to ask you about the admission requirements of the high school that is affiliated with our school…” Fang Luolin hesitated many times before asking her mentor about it.

Cheng Yu turned and saw Fang Luolin’s nervous expression. A kind smile spread on her face. “Don’t worry, if there is no problem, one can join next year.”

“Thank you, mentor,” Fang Luolin said gratefully.

She knew that it was not easy to enter the high school affiliated with the Revolving Starlight University.

There were limited slots every year, and many people were interested in getting into the affiliated high school.

The advantage of studying in the affiliated high school was that many of the school’s mentors would give lectures in the affiliated high school during their free time.

The lecturers of the Revolving Starlight University were experienced and established in their fields. Ordinary schools had to make use of connections to invite them to give one-time lectures.

However, one could attend the lectures for free in the affiliated high school.

Therefore, the enrollment quota for the affiliated high school of the Revolving Starlight University made people very competitive.

Besides, she was an outsider who had no connections.

Cheng Yu waved her hand and said indifferently, “This is not a big deal. In fact, the affiliated high school of our school is for the children of the school’s teachers. There isn’t a tight competition. It has just been hyped and misinterpreted by others.

“All you need to do is study hard. The school attaches great importance to grooming talented students. We encourage everyone to strive to be the best. Our only fear is that one’s talent might run out. The school has many encouraging policies and training for top students. Its aim is to cultivate talented students,” Cheng Yu said.

“Sure!” Fang Luolin nodded.

“Strive to be in the top five students of the New Phoenix List before the end of the freshman year,” Cheng Yu said. “You were admitted into the school by ranking seventh. Among the top seven students are four girls and three boys. Out of the four girls, you ranked fourth. Being in the top five is merely akin to maintaining your ranking. If you rank lower than fourth, you’ll actually be falling compared to your peers.”

Fang Luolin felt troubled and immediately asked, “Teacher, what is the New Phoenix List? Is this referring to new students? Is there a Phoenix List as well?”

“The New Phoenix List is actually referring to the new students. In fact, there is only one Phoenix List.

“This is just a ranking of the new students on the Phoenix List. It’s just a name we use between us. In fact, according to the school’s official records, there is no such list.” Cheng Yu smiled despite herself.

“The Phoenix List records the top 500 girls in the school, and the Dragon List records the top 500 boys in the school. Year-four students are doing internships and are not on the list,” Cheng Yu said.

“By the way, if you are not on the Phoenix List, you won’t be recorded on the New Phoenix List either. In the past, there were many instances of all the new students not being on the New Phoenix List, which remained blank.”

Cheng Yu flicked the hair around her ears with a faint smile on her lips.

Fang Luolin felt troubled.

She had thought that everything was easy. Now, it seemed like it was not as simple as she had thought.

The top 500 girls in the school…

That would include the year-two and year-three female students.

In other words, her competitors were not her peers but seniors who had enrolled a year or two earlier than her.

Fang Luolin took a deep breath, and a bright smile appeared on her face. “Mentor, don’t worry. If other people did this in the past, I can do it too!”

Cheng Yu smiled and nodded. She also believed that Fang Luolin had potential.

Although Fang Luolin ranked seventh in the school, the first six students were all children from wealthy families.

A student from an ordinary family who did not have any resources had made it this far.

This was definitely not easy work.

She had a great fortune and opportunities.

There was no way to explain one’s fortune. However, it certainly existed.

This was also the reason she had accepted Fang Luolin as her trainee.

Each tutor could only accept a maximum of two trainees per semester at school. Trainees were different from other students. They were, in fact, one’s disciples.

The behavior of the trainees would have an impact on the mentors.

Among other things, it would also affect the mentor’s annual assessment. Of course, if the trainees performed well, the mentor would also be rewarded by the school. This was why the mentors would not easily accept trainees.

Not far away, on the top floor of the educational building, a figure silently watched Cheng Yu and Fang Luolin from the back with his hands behind his back and an indistinct expression in his eyes.

The useless Mu Lingqing seemed to be dead. It would not be easy for him to do anything to her now that she had enrolled in the school and Cheng Yu was her mentor.

Cheng Yu was not easy to deal with. She might discover him.

He would shelve his plans for Fang Luolin for now.

There was one more person left in that family. Perhaps there was still a chance.

The man turned and looked southward.

He felt a sense of eagerness to learn more, as well as a restraining fear.

He was very curious to find out how Mu Lingqing had died. They should not have been her match. Perhaps they had back-up?

The parents of this pair of siblings were foreign visitors who had left the Obsidian Planet. They must have left treasure behind before leaving.

The treasure had to be very powerful for the girl to enter this school and rank seventh.

The boy must have some kind of treasure as well.

He was not the only person who coveted their treasures. Anyway, he was not in a hurry to expose his identity.

…

“Oh, that’s not bad. You have awakened some general skills.” Bai Ye woke up in the morning and discovered that the Lord of Eternal Nightmare had mastered several more skills.

Perhaps this was not considered awakening new skills. According to the bald crow, it had merely inscribed a new skill framework, transforming information in its head into things useful to the body.

[Race: Lord of Eternal Nightmare]

[Level: Bronze Five-Star]

[Skills]

[(Natal Skill) Nightmare World, Dream Feedback]

[Advanced: Nightmare Curse]

[Intermediate: Ripping Claws (General Skill)]

[Elementary: Lethargic Smoke, Penetrating Strike (General Skill)]

“You are like a toad that will jump whenever it is poked.” Bai Ye looked at the bald crow. “You wouldn’t have created these general skills if I hadn’t brought it up.”

The bald crow yawned. “It’s very troublesome.”

“Did you create these two skills to teach that silly bird?” Bai Ye asked.

“I never said that I want to teach him.” The bald crow laughed strangely. “I merely want to increase my combat effectiveness. As for whether that silly eagle can pick up a skill, that will depend on its luck.”