[{"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-65":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},2330432,4558,"Chapter 65: Cracking the Top Ten (Requesting Follows)","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>A massive green screen was filled with data and images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi’s gaze swept like radar from the top rank downward, and soon he spotted his own name and avatar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Lin Qi】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cultural Subjects: 925 (1st)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Qi Value: 921 (12th)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Martial Arts: 805 (5th)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Total Score: 887】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Grade Rank: 18→9】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【City Rank: 288→128】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Province Rank: 480】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grade 9th!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing his grade rank at ninth, Lin Qi’s lips curled upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had risen from 18th to 9th in grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among single-subject scores, his cultural subjects remained firmly at the top of the grade, unmatched by anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His qi value ranked 12th—his weakness—but he was gradually closing the gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for martial arts, he had astonishingly broken into the top five of the grade, scoring far higher than his actual skill level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His city rank also surged dramatically, climbing from 288th to 128th, nearing the top hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly released province rank surprised Lin Qi: he was already in the top ten of his school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet across the entire Cang Province, he ranked nearly five hundredth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This showed how many prodigies and experts Cang Province produced—endless and relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In two months, I moved from 100th in grade to top ten. Give me a few more months, and I’ll keep surpassing everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His desk mate Jiang Tao was also checking his own scores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, 5th in grade—I’m just a hair behind Zhu Yuqi in fourth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sixth in martial arts in the whole class!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is solid!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao stared at his scores and rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung a fierce punch at the air, grinning with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately looked down to find his best friend Lin Qi’s rank—it had become his habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grade 9th? As expected, solid performance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Martial Arts 805… ranked fifth??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao froze when he saw this, blinking rapidly, doubting his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself had scored 800 in martial arts, sixth in class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi was right above him—just five points higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was this possible? Was his martial arts worse than Qi Ge’s?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned, stunned, toward Lin Qi—just as Lin Qi turned to him and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, Taozi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won. You can order KFC now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao couldn’t accept it—he’d been surpassed by Lin Qi: “Qi Ge, you actually won.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reluctantly, he pulled out his phone and placed a delivery order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds after the scores were released, the classroom erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, my rank dropped.” Someone groaned, clutching his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, I improved!” Someone shouted in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m only 5,000th in the whole province? That’s way too low!” Someone stared at his province rank in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On stage, Zhang Cheng smiled and called out loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five thousandth? That’s normal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know how many key middle schools there are in Cang Province?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over eighty key schools, housing tens of thousands of prodigies. Ranking five thousandth is already good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In this world, prodigies are the most abundant thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the time of the national final exam, you’ll see even more formidable prodigies—you’ll realize the chasm between you and the top-tier talents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng was right: as the scope widened, more prodigies emerged—they were all just ordinary ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Zhang Cheng glanced at the score sheet, his eyes locking on Lin Qi’s name, a look of satisfaction on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That kid Lin Qi didn’t disappoint me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But just two days ago, I was coaching him on how to break through second-rank spear techniques—and today he scores 805 in martial arts? That’s only achievable by defeating the No. 8 test subject.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifth in class for martial arts—just ten points behind Zhu Yuqi in fourth. How did he train?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng was both astonished and alarmed—he’d never seen such rapid progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhou, the top student in grade, fixed his gaze on the score sheet, his expression tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This exam determined whether he could sign an A-class contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grade 1st, City Rank 7th, Province Rank 15th.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Zhou’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his city rank improved by only two places compared to last month’s exam, for someone at his level, even one rank was a massive leap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, he now met the standard set by Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym. Farther away, Yu Jing’s face darkened—he remained second in his school, but his city rank had slipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From 15th to 20th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap with Li Zhou widened, while Qi Yuelin and Zhu Yuqi closed in behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Jiang Tao and Lin Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those former paupers actually caught up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own decline, combined with the rise of people he disliked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>made Yu Jing feel twice as miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Room 503, Martial Arts Hall\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi brought over a table, placing five large bags marked “KFC” on it. Jiang Tao pulled out burgers, fried chicken wings, fries, cola, grilled wings…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire table was piled high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat up. A bet’s a bet—this meal cost me over a thousand yuan!” Jiang Tao said to Lin Qi and Chen Zichuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi didn’t hesitate—he grabbed a burger, opened it, and took a bite, then swallowed a gulp of cola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Chen Zichuan ate without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junk food really is delicious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao devoured half a burger in one bite and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I was little, we couldn’t afford KFC—Qi Ge took me there with his own pocket money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You treated us, but we could only afford one burger, one order of fries, and one cola—never more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Later, your family struggled too, so we could only eat it once every long while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When we craved it, we’d wait until we earned money from part-time jobs to buy a meal from Wallace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now? We’re not short on cash—we can eat as much as we want.” Jiang Tao spoke, moved by memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zichuan chewed a fry and nodded: “Same here. As a kid, I looked forward to my birthday—when Dad would take me to Wallace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But my dad will never come back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was from a single-parent family; his father was a martial artist who died on the battlefield, raised by his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi sighed. All three came from ordinary families, all had solid talent, and shared many common experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zichuan made huge progress in this midterm exam, entering the top thirty of the grade at 25th place—he still has room to climb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three now had bright futures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the three parted ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire KFC meal was finished—the three of them ate it all, Lin Qi alone consuming ten burgers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial artists have huge appetites, especially good at eating; they can devour a whole basin of regular food in one sitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi changed into his martial arts uniform, warmed up his body, and then began standing in the zhan zhuang posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked onto the interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Lin Qi (17)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Profession: Martial Artist】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Template: Yang Jian (8.3%)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Talent: Stomach Enhancement, Dragon Essence, Tiger Vigor]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cultivation Technique: Hunyuan Stance, Five Forms Fist · Tiger Form, Basic Spear Technique, Shattering Mountain Spear Technique]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blood Qi Value: 9.21]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fist Technique: Second Stage 20%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spear Technique: Second Stage 3%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Body Movement: First Stage 95%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi glanced at all the data—another huge leap forward compared to the monthly exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the start of his senior year, he never imagined he’d progress this fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The template talent was simply too powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resources were equally vital; without them, even the strongest talent couldn’t match a wealthy cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I now have the talent and decent resources. With time, I’ll reach the pinnacle of Cang Province.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Getting into the three top academies will be virtually effortless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My only regret now is my parents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clearing all the family’s debts, he asked his father, Lin Zhen, to come home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his father refused, saying he’d stay a little longer to earn more money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This puzzled Lin Qi—he sensed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family no longer lacked money; there was no need to keep doing the grueling job of a meat cutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there something he didn’t know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi decided he’d have a serious talk with his father when he returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1360,"2026-06-20T20:27:41.493Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b85f94a36e331485a4186e6c474ce282c74ba80b1662614162d570dbc424e305","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-66","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-64",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-cover.jpg"]