[{"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-81":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},2330448,4558,"Chapter 81: Shocked by All Sides (Request Follow-Up)","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>On the podium, Yan Hong and Zhang Cheng smiled as they looked at the stunned students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they first saw the score sheet, they had been equally shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grade rankings matched Zhang Cheng’s expectations—there had been a dramatic shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jing and Qi Yuelin, who had dominated the top three spots for two and a half years, were finally replaced by Jiang Tao and Lin Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Hong gazed at the students’ focus—the calm Lin Qi—and felt a quiet awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined that a once-average student she had taught would, in one semester, rise to second in the grade? No one in the school could have foreseen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng’s lips curled upward; both Lin Qi and Jiang Tao were his students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had contributed the most to their success, and their current results proved his vision and teaching ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quiet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng suddenly spoke, his voice booming like a tiger’s roar, his powerful aura erupting alongside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone instantly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The scores are out—some good, some bad. This time, our Second High’s overall performance has risen significantly. Congratulations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The national rankings are now published. Students ranked below 30,000 must pay attention—your positions are extremely precarious. You must double your efforts during winter break and next semester.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, check your national rankings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our school’s top student, Li Zhou, is fifth in Tianhai City and twelfth in Cang Province—but he doesn’t even make the top hundred nationally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhang Cheng spoke, the students fell silent and turned to the leaderboard—Li Zhou’s national rank was clearly 126th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible—Li Zhou has already broken into the Second Realm, yet over a hundred others are stronger than him. Where are all these geniuses coming from?” the students murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In this world, geniuses are the most abundant thing. If you want to avoid being left behind, you must work twice as hard to strengthen yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Winter break is nearly a month long. I sincerely hope you don’t waste it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng finished speaking and grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his “friendly” smile, everyone’s hearts tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the principal’s office\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zhiguang stared blankly at the projected score sheet, his heart pounding faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute later, his entire face transformed—he burst into loud laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surprise! A tremendous surprise!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never thought my luck would turn around, ha ha!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked onto the top three in the grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Overall, our Second High has now entered the Second Tier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most crucially, we now have three geniuses: Li Zhou, Lin Qi, and Jiang Tao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have three students in the city’s top fifteen—something only First High used to achieve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Especially Lin Qi—he’s a true genius, our Second High’s fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kang returned to his private office after a tiring day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down and took a simple sip of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I notified the students the moment scores came out—I haven’t had time to review the full grade ranking yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder how much Jiang Tao and Lin Qi have improved this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kang muttered to himself and logged into the school website to check the published overall rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A screen projection appeared before him—the top hundred leaderboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began scanning from the top—and his eyes froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, second place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat out the water in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly wiped his mouth, looked again at the leaderboard, and stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi—his former student, the hardest-working in the class—had always been merely mid-to-upper tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once assumed such students, with no money, had no future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But reality slapped him hard: not only had Lin Qi entered the Elite Class,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just one semester, he had rocketed from 100th in the grade to second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guess I was blind. Zhang Cheng is truly superior,” Wu Kang shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he smiled—four of the top ten in this grade were his former students, and he felt deeply satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than ten minutes later, it was past 10 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All students began packing up to go home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the school, “Zhang’s Barbecue”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A decades-old barbecue shop, where Lin Qi, Jiang Tao, and Chen Zichuan sat together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly grabbed skewers of sizzling, oil-dripping beef and ate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve eaten here for years—taste is still just as good,” Jiang Tao nodded approvingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded too, took a sip of cola, and felt refreshed. “Qi-ge, since the start of the term, you’ve gotten stronger and stronger—like a rocket blasting off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now you’re second in the grade and ninth in Tianhai City—who knows how strong you’ll become?” Jiang Tao took a large gulp of cola and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Taozi, aren’t you the same?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just stronger,” Lin Qi laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True—we’re all geniuses, and we’ll keep surpassing everyone,” Jiang Tao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zichuan beside them also nodded; compared to Lin Qi and Jiang Tao, his progress was less spectacular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had steadily improved, rising to 19th in the grade in this final exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His contract would likely upgrade from D-class to C-class, possibly even B-class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midway through the meal, Lin Qi spoke slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t waste the winter break.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve seen the national rankings—there are far too many geniuses stronger than us. We can’t slack off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao swallowed his meat and said: “Right. We have a higher goal—to enter the national top hundred in the college entrance exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi silently set his own goal: the higher the rank, the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over an hour later, the three parted ways and went home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi returned to his martial arts room, packed his things, and moments later carried a large bundle downstairs to the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Qi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance stood a brand-new black sedan, its sleek, aerodynamic body gleaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His parents, Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi, stepped forward to take his luggage and load it into the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the car, Lin Qi felt the spaciousness, a subtle incense scent drifting through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Comfortable, right? This is the Xinghai 2 model from Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym—excellent specs all around, only 280,000 yuan, great value.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Zhen caressed the steering wheel, clearly enamored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded, satisfied—he remembered their family once owned a car, but sold it for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This new one was his own request; having a car made things easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi looked at his panel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Lin Qi (17)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Occupation: Martial Artist】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Template: Yang Jian, the Second Lord True God】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fusion Level: 9.8%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Talent: Stomach Enhancement, Dragon’s Vigor, Tiger’s Strength】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Martial Art: Hunyuan Stance, Five Forms Fist, Basic Spear Technique, Shattering Mountain Spear, Dropping Water Spear, Solid Rock Spear】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Blood Qi: 9.91】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fist Technique: Second Realm 28%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Spear Technique: Second Realm 13%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Movement Technique: Second Realm 2%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his current martial strength. Four months had passed—his panel data had changed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his fist technique was nearly breaking through to early Second Realm, his spear technique reached 13% in Second Realm, and his movement technique had barely crossed into Second Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was satisfied with this strength—it had earned him second place in the grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze fell on the template fusion rate; after breaking past 5%, no matter how hard he tried, the progress increased extremely slowly, and even now it was only at 9.8%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made him eagerly anticipate what new talent would appear upon reaching 10%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Qi, did you really surpass the number two student in your grade? Or even make the top ten in Tianhai City?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Zhen, sitting in the front row, asked suddenly, his tone uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was too excited—I boasted to your uncle and all my former colleagues.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it’s fake, I’ll lose face completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Little Qi, you exaggerated too much on the phone,” added his mother, Fang Huiyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s definitely true—you’ve seen the report card.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi exchanged a glance; with Lin Qi’s apparent confirmation, they both exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s wonderful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then the A-class contract—?” Lin Zhen’s eyes gleamed with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The A-class contract—no problem!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! No wonder you’re my son!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Zhen, behind the wheel, burst into loud laughter, his heart swelling with excitement and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart pounded wildly, unable to settle for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his son became an A-class prodigy, then his wife would be saved—and their future would shine brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi watched his happy parents and smiled as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1401,"2026-06-20T20:27:41.493Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c17525dc742a859627de93006b2952981334c53c3020e6691bef1053d61d99bf","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-82","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-80",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-cover.jpg"]