Chapter 30: Breakthrough Failed? Returnee Appears!

At this moment, in the Heavenly Pride Battalion.

Everyone looked at Su Yu with complex expressions.

Just now, Su Yu, in front of everyone, refused the Holy Spear Marquis!

That was the Holy Spear Marquis!

The sole Marquis-level Expert in Jiangnan Sheng today.

And a terrifying existence with a chance to break into the King-Conferred Realm.

Yet such an existence was refused by Su Yu.

For a moment, everyone found it hard to accept.

"Hmph, truly arrogant— the Holy Spear Marquis willing to take him as a disciple is his honor; does he really think his talent is unmatched? He dares to refuse the Holy Spear Marquis; I see him as just an arrogant, overconfident person who will never amount to anything!"

Wang Xi, standing in the crowd, said with a sour tone.

Yet his words gained approval from many.

"Exactly, even with great talent, one cannot be so high‑and‑mighty— does he really think a King‑Conferred Expert would take him as a disciple? What a joke!"

"Right, those King‑Conferred Experts are all aloof; to be noticed by the Holy Spear Marquis is already rare— if it were me, I'd surely accept!"

The Heavenly Pride members all discussed it.

Yang Xiao listened silently, then stepped forward.

"So you cannot set a record!"

Yang Xiao still held considerable prestige among the Heavenly Pride.

When he spoke, even Wang Xi, who disliked Su Yu the most, dared not utter a word.

Yang Xiao looked at Su Yu, his eyes filled only with fierce fighting spirit.

"Su Yu, you're strong; I want to fight you!"

Yang Xiao licked his lips.

Su Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly; just as he was about to speak, Yang Xiao interrupted him.

"I won't bully you—I am at the Blood Refining Realm, while you are only at the Qi Blood Realm. When you break through to Blood Refining, I'll fight you— how about that?"

Looking at this youth before him, Su Yu suddenly smiled.

For some reason, this youth whose heart held pure battle intent seemed to suit his taste.

Su Yu's mouth corner curled up slightly.

"Sure!"

Yang Xiao likewise laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, I hope you won't keep me waiting too long!"

Su Yu laughed, "No way!"

At this moment, the middle‑aged instructor kept wavering, his gaze at Su Yu also somewhat complex.

Then he turned his gaze to Bai Zhan and said,

"I need you to give me an explanation for this matter!"

Bai Zhan gave a wry smile and immediately recounted his earlier conversation with Wang Long to several instructors.

Everyone's expressions immediately tightened.

Especially that middle‑aged person— his expression turned extremely shocked; he hurriedly pulled Bai Zhan aside and said,

"Is this true? Are you sure it's him?"

Bai Zhan gave a wry smile.

"The President said it himself— do you think it could still be false?"

Upon hearing that, the middle‑aged person suddenly relaxed, then burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, I never expected that our Jiangnan Sheng would also produce such a Heavenly Pride this year!"

At this moment, the middle‑aged person looked at Su Yu— the more he looked, the more pleasing he found him.

"Excellent! Compared to not long from now, our Jiangnan Sheng will give birth to another invincible expert!"

With Su Yu's appearance, this time's Heavenly Pride Ranking can also be considered concluded.

Among the newcomers, the highest rank undoubtedly belongs to Yang Xiao— as the grandson of the Vice President of the Jiangnan Sheng Martial Artists Association, he is an Orange Heavenly Pride, having trained since birth.

Reaching this level is naturally normal.

Overall ranking, sixty‑nine!

The second place is not Su Yu.

But a guy named Mu Yun.

His presence is extremely low; even though he cleared the forty‑first floor of the Phantom Tower, he still left no deep impression on anyone.

Overall ranking, seventy‑three!

As for third place, it is Su Yu.

He is also the only one who, with Qi Blood Realm cultivation, has reached this point.

Overall ranking, seventy‑eight!

Although he didn't surpass those returnees, reaching this level with Qi Blood Realm cultivation is already extremely difficult.

Moreover, he has created history!

Following Chen Zhe's lead,

everyone came to the dormitory of the Heavenly Pride Battalion.

The dormitories of the Heavenly Pride Battalion are all single rooms, with all kinds of facilities fully equipped.

After the dorm assignments were settled, Chen Zhe handed out token‑like objects to everyone.

Everyone's token is different, each engraved with their own name.

"Inside the token are your points; in the Heavenly Pride Battalion, points can be exchanged for anything—if you have enough points, even a Spiritual Artifact can be redeemed!"

"Of course, depending on your ranking on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, your points also differ; you can check them later yourselves."

After Chen Zhe finished explaining some matters, he directly left.

Su Yu returned to his own room.

He played with the token in his hand, then lightly pressed it.

Instantly, a projection appeared on the token.

On the projection, it was none other than Su Yu's points.

"200 points?"

Su Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Not knowing what two hundred points could do in the Heavenly Pride Battalion, Su Yu played with it for a while, then put it away.

He began cultivation.

The side effects of the Marrow Refining Pill were still present; he needed another two or three days before he could take it again.

Now, Su Yu could only take out the remaining Bone Tempering Pill.

Looking at the Bone Tempering Pill in his hand, Su Yu's mouth curled into a slight smile.

"Whether you can break through the Blood Refining Realm is up to you!"

Having said that, Su Yu directly swallowed the Bone Tempering Pill in his hand.

Upon entering his mouth, the medicine turned into a warm current that surged through Su Yu's entire body.

Instantly, Su Yu's qi and blood began to boil.

Under the strong medicinal power, the bones throughout his body faintly ached.

Fortunately, Su Yu was not taking the Bone Tempering Pill for the first time.

He had long been able to bear it.

With the passage of time, Su Yu's qi and blood became even more robust.

Not knowing how long had passed, Su Yu slowly opened his eyes.

A flash of scarlet light flickered from Su Yu's eyes.

"He actually didn't break through?"

Su Yu's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

You should know, the Bone Tempering Pill can increase one's qi and blood by one point; he already had nine points of qi and blood, yet after taking the Bone Tempering Pill, he actually did not advance to the Blood Refining Realm.

However, although he did not advance to the Blood Refining Realm, Su Yu clearly felt that his qi and blood had grown somewhat.

Compared to before, his strength had become even greater.

"Forget it, I'll go ask the instructor tomorrow."

Su Yu was not obsessed with the matter of advancement; instead, he relaxed his mindset.

He glanced out the window; night had already fallen, and the mottled starlight poured down, making it unusually tranquil.

Just as Su Yu was about to continue his cultivation,

Outside the door, a roar came.

"New recruits, get out here!"