In the classroom, two groups of people stood confronting each other, drawing the attention of all the new students.
They had all heard about the matter between Zhou Chengkun and Lu An, and this was probably the fastest a pair of new students had gotten into a dispute at the Grudge Meeting.
This was also a war between the rich and the poor; Zhou Chengkun had a large family business in Starfire City, so the rich naturally sided with him.
Most of Starfire Academy consisted of wealthy students, so more new students leaned towards Zhou Chengkun's side.
"A bet?" Lu An calmly looked at Zhou Chengkun in front of him and asked, "What kind of bet?"
He hadn't forgotten about the battle agreement and had been constantly pushing himself these past few days.
However, when he had sought Zhou Chengkun to establish the battle agreement that day, he only knew that the Grudge Meeting could resolve disputes once and for all, but he didn't have time to delve deeper into understanding it.
As soon as Lu An spoke, Zhou Chengkun's face immediately darkened, and he looked at Lu An with cold eyes, gritting his teeth and saying, "Are you playing with me?"
"Of course not." Lu An frowned slightly and said, "It's just that I truly don't know about the bet, so please enlighten me."
Hearing this, Zhou Chengkun's face remained grim, as terrifying as a sky covered in dark clouds.
Gao Dashan, who was standing nearby, quickly leaned into Lu An's ear and whispered, "The reason the Grudge Meeting can resolve disputes is that both parties will make a cruel bet.
The losing party not only can no longer trouble the winner, but also must fulfill the bet, otherwise they become an enemy of Starfire Academy!"
Lu An nodded in sudden realization upon hearing this, then looked at Zhou Chengkun, showing no fear, and instead smiled as he asked, "I suppose you've already thought of the bet, haven't you?"
"Of course!" Zhou Chengkun sneered and said, "Starfire Academy has a rule that as long as the bet doesn't harm one's life, it's fine.
My bet is simple; there's nothing on you worth me taking.
If you lose, you'll kowtow one hundred times to me in front of all the new students, then crawl between my legs, and then voluntarily get out of Starfire Academy!"
"You!!!" Gao Dashan, Li Dongshi, and the others' faces drastically changed upon hearing this.
This was not a bet, but an insult, and they immediately moved to rush forward and hit him, but Lu An raised a hand to stop them.
Even after hearing such offensive words, Lu An's expression remained as calm as ever, and he looked at Zhou Chengkun with steady eyes, asking, "What if you lose?"
"I lose?" Zhou Chengkun was stunned, then burst into laughter, pointing at his nose and saying to his companions, "He actually said I would lose, hahahaha!!"
The people around burst into laughter, and even the new students in the large classroom couldn't help but laugh.
Everyone had witnessed Zhou Chengkun's progress in strength these past few days; no one's Cultivation speed could compare to his except for Chu Ling, so how could he possibly lose?
Amidst the full-blown laughter, Gao Dashan and the others' faces turned red.
Only Lu An remained calm, his voice as still as an ancient well, as he softly asked, "Are you scared?"
"What?" Amidst the laughter, Zhou Chengkun seemed not to have heard clearly and turned to ask.
But Lu An didn't repeat himself; he just calmly watched his laughter, his emotions terrifyingly placid, as if—he were a complete idiot!
Zhou Chengkun's face quickly turned cold, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes as he looked at Lu An, loudly saying, "Good! If I lose, the same bet applies, and everyone here is my witness!"
"Alright." Hearing Zhou Chengkun's angry roar, Lu An finally showed a slight smile and softly said, "The day after tomorrow, I'll see you at the Grudge Meeting."
After speaking, Lu An turned and went to an empty corner to sit down, no longer paying attention to Zhou Chengkun and the others.
Zhou Chengkun, ignored by Lu An, couldn't go trouble him anymore, so he gave Lu An a cold glance and sat down at the front of the classroom.
Everything that had just happened was seen by Chu Ling, who was sitting in the very front.
She simply looked at Lu An, who was sitting in the corner, with even more curiosity, without saying a word.
Soon, after everyone had taken their seats, it was almost time for class.
At this moment, a figure sat down beside Lu An.
Lu An looked and saw that it was none other than Fu Yu.
From Lu An initially choosing to sit next to Fu Yu, to now, even Fu Yu would later sit next to Lu An, the two had formed a tacit understanding.
Even though they barely communicated in class, with one concentrating on the lecture and the other on daydreaming, they still sat together.
Soon, Han Ying walked in.
She scanned the room, and after realizing that most of the students seemed to be present, she forcefully knocked on the table, and the entire classroom immediately fell silent.
Han Ying looked around, her gaze pausing briefly on Lu An and Fu Yu in the corner, before finally settling on the entire classroom, and she loudly declared, "After these ten days of training, everyone is now able to release Tian Yuan Power.
Therefore, we will now enter the next stage, which is Heavenly Skill!"
All the students' eyes lit up upon hearing the words 'Heavenly Skill,' even Chu Ling and Zhou Chengkun.
"Heavenly Skill, I presume everyone knows what it is.
Simply put, it's a Move that can unleash the power of Tian Yuan Power." Seeing the students' attentiveness, Han Ying became more interested in explaining, "Heavenly Skill is the most important thing besides Cultivating Tian Yuan Power.
And Heavenly Skill, just like everyone's Tian Yuan Power, also varies."
All the students listened intently; they had waited a long time for this class and were afraid of missing a single word.
"Heavenly Skill, like one's strength, is also divided into nine grades." Han Ying continued loudly, "The first three grades are also called Low Grade, and they can be bought in the market or at auctions.
However, even Low Grade Heavenly Skills vary greatly in value; a Third Grade Heavenly Skill is a hundred times more valuable than a First Grade Heavenly Skill."
"More importantly, what is called Low Grade Heavenly Skill is only relative; in Starfire City, the highest Heavenly Skill circulated is only a Second Grade Heavenly Skill, and only in our Starfire Academy do we have collections of Third Grade Heavenly Skills."
"As for the Medium Grade Heavenly Skills from Fourth Grade to Sixth Grade, the difference is even greater.
Fourth Grade Heavenly Skills are already very rare in the market, even in the Six Great Empires.
A Sixth Grade Celestial Technique can sell for a sky-high price, a value that our Starfire City combined probably wouldn't be enough to match."
At this point, even Han Ying's expression showed a hint of longing.
A Sixth Grade Celestial Technique, even just seeing one, would be a life without regrets.
"What about the higher ones?" Someone suddenly asked.
Han Ying looked and found it was Zhou Chengkun, sitting in the front.
"Are you talking about Seventh Grade to Ninth Grade?" Han Ying's face held an indescribable emotion, and she shook her head slightly, saying, "Seventh Grade is High Grade, Eighth Grade is called Venerable Grade, and Ninth Grade is Supreme Grade.
If Seventh Grade still has a chance to be seen in the market, then Venerable Grade and Supreme Grade are almost impossible to appear."
"Why?" Zhou Chengkun asked.
"Because such Heavenly Skills are too rare, and they are all controlled by the Seven Sects and Thirty-Six Gates.
If you were a person from a Sect, would you let such Heavenly Skills fall into other places?" Han Ying retorted.
Fall into other places?
All the students shook their heads internally; such things were to be cherished, let alone falling into other hands; anyone who dared to touch them would have to fight for their lives!
Looking at the students' expressions, Han Ying smiled.
However, when her gaze once again fell on the two people by the window in the corner, she found that they still showed no expression, as if they had no interest in what she was saying.
Han Ying frowned slightly, took a deep breath, and her voice clearly became a bit louder as she declared, "Next, what we're going to talk about is a unique Domain within Heavenly Skills: Secret Skills!"
Secret Skills?
The students were startled, then stopped discussing and all looked at Han Ying.
And Han Ying noticed that the two students in the corner finally showed a slight change, turning their heads to look at her.
Seeing this, Han Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "Secret Skills are Heavenly Skills that only those with a Destiny Wheel can unleash.
Different Destiny Wheels result in different Secret Skills.
In other words, even if a Secret Skill is placed in front of you, if you don't have a unique Bloodline, it's completely meaningless.
Although Secret Skills all possess enviable uniqueness and power, in terms of value, some Secret Skills might not even be as expensive as Medium Grade Heavenly Skills."
The students all nodded upon hearing this; indeed, something unusable, no matter how good, is worthless.
"So, next, we're going to talk about what everyone is most concerned about: how to obtain Heavenly Skills in the Academy." Teacher Han Ying smiled and said softly.
As soon as her words came out, all the students immediately became fully attentive; no matter how good Heavenly Skills were, there had to be a way to obtain them!
"It's very simple." Han Ying looked at all the students' expectant gazes with satisfaction and said, "You can obtain them by passing through the Trial Tower."