[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er":3,"chapter-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-37":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial World: Getting Strong by Grinding Er Lang Shen's Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2330404,4558,"Chapter 37: Geniuses Are as Numerous as Fish Crossing a River (Requesting Follow Reads)","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Lin Qi heard his classmates’ astonished voices but felt no particular pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, he felt only a faint ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao silently marveled: No wonder he’s Qi-ge—no matter the situation, he always stays calm, unmoved even as mountains collapse; compared to him, I’m still far behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think everyone needs to take a look at their rankings in Tianhai City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Class teacher Yan Hong suddenly spoke up to remind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s attention shifted to the city rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This month’s Tianhai City exam included all ten key high schools and forty-three regular high schools in Tianhai City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But unfortunately, in this month’s city-wide ranking, only one student from our school made the top ten.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhou frowned at the score sheet, his mood plainly written on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yan Hong spoke, some students immediately lost their composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi glanced over and spotted Li Zhou’s ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Grade 1, Tianhai City Rank 9】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, I just noticed—Li Zhou is only ranked 9th in Tianhai City? Barely scraped into the top ten.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Zhou’s blood qi is 9.8—that’s almost breaking into the first realm! And yet he’s only 9th? How strong are the top eight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The class erupted in shock, unable to believe what they were seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look—Yu Jing, grade 2, is only 15th, far behind Li Zhou. Qi Yuelin is even worse, only 24th.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the rest, they’re all ranked below 40th.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People hadn’t realized until now—those top students in their class barely ranked at all in the entire city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jing and Qi Yuelin, hearing the discussions, both looked grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn—I’m grade 7 and only 100th in the city? Barely made the cut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao smiled bitterly, his earlier pride gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many couldn’t accept this ranking—martial cultivation students aren’t given city-wide rankings until senior year, so no one knew their true standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they saw the real rankings, they all felt shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jing’s expression was the worst—he’d always felt he was barely behind Li Zhou at Tianhai No.2, even close to surpassing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he saw the gap was enormous—how could he accept it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire class felt a massive blow, their spirits severely shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Hong spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In Tianhai City, among ten key high schools and thousands of students, geniuses are as numerous as fish crossing a river.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t work hard, you’ll be eliminated. Keep pushing—this is only the beginning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next, the mid-term assessment will reveal the scores and rankings of every senior-level martial cultivator across Cang Province.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you’ll compete against even more geniuses, and your rankings will drop further. Only true geniuses can swim against the current and rise higher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of Yan Hong’s words pressed down like a heavy mountain on everyone’s shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could remain calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, rankings are out. The martial chamber and scholarships will be handled tomorrow. I’ll post the score sheet in the group. Class dismissed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Hong announced loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students began packing up and leaving the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are too many geniuses—we still need to work harder,” Jiang Tao shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our current rankings are low, but with our talent, there’s still huge room for improvement,” Lin Qi said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!” Jiang Tao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen Zichuan, congratulations on your huge progress.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way to the martial chamber, Lin Qi spoke as they met Chen Zichuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, Chen Zichuan, you’re clearly another genius—jumped from 50th to 35th in grade, up fifteen spots, second only to Qi-ge,” Jiang Tao gave a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zichuan, rarely smiling, replied: “Thanks for the praise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the martial chamber,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi changed into his martial uniform, swallowed a blood qi capsule, and prepared for today’s training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight was the last time he’d train in Jiang Tao’s martial chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow, he’d have his own private martial chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he checked his panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Lin Qi (17)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Profession: Martial Artist】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Template: Yang Jian (6%)】【Talent: Stomach Enhancement, Dragon Spirit, Tiger Vitality】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Techniques: Hunyuan Stance, Five Forms Fist—Tiger Form, Basic Spear Technique, Crumbling Mountain Spear】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Blood Qi: 8.2】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fist Technique: Stage 2, 10%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Spear Technique: Stage 1, 92%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Movement Technique: Stage 1, 87%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi looked at the data, exhaled, and realized—in just over a month since unlocking his template, his progress had been enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood qi had reached 8.2, just 1.8 away from the second realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist, spear, and movement techniques had all advanced significantly, exceeding his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These gains were expected—thanks to Dragon Spirit, Tiger Vitality, I can train longer each day, with boundless energy, rapid recovery, and high efficiency.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I still can’t break into the top twenty under these conditions, I might as well go smash my head against a tofu block.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this progress, the second-tier genius loan is no problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I just wait for tomorrow’s Star Rank event,” Lin Qi clarified his thoughts and began practicing the stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal’s Office\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his ergonomic chair, Jiang Zhiguang stared intently at the projected table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These results…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are impressive!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zhiguang’s expression shifted, breaking into a smile as he lifted his pale green teacup and drank deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tianhai City’s ten key high schools are divided into three tiers: No.1 High, No.8 High, and Advanced High are Tier One.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Advanced High, No.3 High… these three are Tier Two; our No.2 High and three others are Tier Three.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Compared to past monthly exams, we had zero students in the top ten—this year, we have Li Zhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just Li Zhou—everyone else’s rankings are higher overall than previous cohorts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sofa, Yan Hong sat upright, analyzing the score sheet meticulously, creating various pie charts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from her, Zhang Cheng lounged with one leg crossed, extinguished his cigarette, and grinned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Zhou made the top ten on his own merit, but the class’s overall performance? That’s my doing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze settled on Lin Qi’s score on the sheet, and he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Zhang, bringing you here was absolutely the right call,” Jiang Zhiguang said, smiling rarely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But after this monthly exam, major martial chambers—especially the Big Three—will start moving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fighting over geniuses, signing contracts, offering sponsorship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder how many of our geniuses will land an A-class contract.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng shook his head: “That’ll be hard. Right now, only Li Zhou, Yu Jing, and Qi Yuelin have a chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, No.2 High\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the martial chamber\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng stood in the center of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First thing: anyone who dropped out of the top thirty in this Tianhai City exam—sorry, your martial chamber is being reassigned starting today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pack up your things and hand over your chamber.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, you’re assigned to Room 503…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded—he finally had his own martial chamber; from now on, he wouldn’t need to come to the common chamber at 4 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole class already knew he was the grind king who woke up before dawn to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve all seen your rankings, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feeling the pressure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good—turn that pressure into motivation. Train until you drop. If you don’t die, train harder. Raise your ranking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want every single one of you to improve your ranking by the time Cang Province’s assessment comes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you lack the will, leave now—make room for those willing to push themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng roared, and everyone immediately began practicing martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-06-20T20:27:41.493Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ff2ea77fec700d4ff0f5dd0e75ebd3a18bfa0900716248aceb378f99188a64da","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-38","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-36",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-cover.jpg"]