[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation":3,"chapter-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-86":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},548865,797,"Chapter 86 86: Forever in Love","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-86",86,"\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi's arrogant behavior had the classmates shooting him disgusted glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi thought to himself, \"You guys know nothing, the more you look, the more I'll play.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll smack, I'll smack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hummed softly, throwing the ball at the wall with exaggerated movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even by Jiang Ning's current standards, Wu Xiaoqi's behavior was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like playing basketball, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning hadn't played basketball in a long, long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated his Spiritual Power, transforming it into a giant Spiritual Power hand, reaching for the bouncing basketball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Jiang Ning's index finger moved slightly, drawing a Spirit Array—it was a soundproofing array. Since his current ability was weak and he had set it up in a hurry, the effect was just average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning lightly tapped his finger, and the invisible Spirit Array suddenly split into two. A smaller, circular Spirit Array flew towards the front row, covering Xue Yuantong who was lying on his desk, blocking ninety percent of the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other, larger Spirit Array acted like a barrier, standing between Wu Xiaoqi and the classroom students, cutting only fifty percent of the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning looked again at Wu Xiaoqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi smashed the basketball against the blackboard, and the basketball rebounded higher this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi leaped up, arms stretched out, ready to catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, he would have caught it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his hands were about to touch the basketball, Wu Xiaoqi was already planning his next move—an aggressive dunk down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to slam the ball hard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Jiang Ning drove the giant Spiritual Power hand forward, grasping the basketball like a grinding wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he squeezed fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the basketball exploded, the air pressure inside bursting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\" An extremely loud noise echoed, first sweeping through the class, then reverberating throughout the entire school building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basketball exploded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi was struck down on the spot by the huge sound, his eardrums impacted, his head filled with explosions, disrupting his balance, and he collapsed onto the cement floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Wu Xiaoqi but also the other classmates were stunned, and the whole class went into a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Array had cut the sound by half, the sound of the basketball exploding was still too loud, and the students had never seen a basketball explode and didn't expect it to be so deafening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students from the neighboring Class 1 rushed over, and Lin Zida stood at the door, shouting inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did a gas tank explode?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to your class?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Zida's heart was pounding wildly; he had been playing games in class, and the loud noise nearly scared him breathless; he dropped his console on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to Jiang Ning's Spirit Array, Class 8 students were not heavily impacted by the sound and began to collect themselves, one by one snapping out of it, and collectively staring towards the back row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Kaiquan pointed at Wu Xiaoqi, who was collapsed on the ground:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was playing basketball at the back, and the basketball exploded!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That noise earlier was caused by him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longlong quickly added, \"Right, everyone was quietly studying, and he was playing basketball at the back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just the two of them, other students in Class 8 stood up to blame Wu Xiaoqi, pushing him metaphorically against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Zida exclaimed, \"My oh my, someone who can explode a ball, definitely a talent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this guy okay?\" He looked at Wu Xiaoqi lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Wu Xiaoqi was slowly getting his bearings back, his steps wobbly as he stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first words were, \"Where's my ball, my ball?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Kaiquan pointed at a few scraps of torn cover on the ground:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right there, take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, what did you say? I can't hear you! I can't hear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi felt only a roaring noise in his ears, incredibly noisy, and he could only see other people's mouths moving, completely unable to make out the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longlong interrupted, \"It's over, he played basketball until he made himself deaf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of Wu Xiaoqi being deaf, the classmates cursed him out some more, finally feeling a release of pent-up anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, many students had gathered outside Class 8, even from other floors, drawn by the loud noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the windows of the Class 8 classroom, there were crowds of students packed tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the chaos, two male teachers walked in, the lead teacher with a stern face. He pushed through the crowd directly to the back of the class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that noise just now?\" the male teacher asked harshly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longlong recognized him as the Grade 1 head teacher, Mr. Yan, and reported:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, this student was playing basketball at the back, and suddenly the basketball exploded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at Wu Xiaoqi, then pointed at the basketball shattered on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Yan glanced at Wu Xiaoqi. He knew Wu Xiaoqi from a past incident, and now trouble had surfaced again. If it weren't for the boy's parents, he would have expelled him long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, it seems Wu Xiaoqi can't hear,\" added Wang Longlong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Yan grew serious, \"Wu Xiaoqi, Wu Xiaoqi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi's mind still buzzed. He could only see other people's lips moving, unable to hear any sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, follow me to the school hospital,\" Mr. Yan did not delay and immediately took Wu Xiaoqi to the school hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they passed the doorway, he glared at the students outside and yelled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, look, what are you looking at? Go back to where you belong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students gathering outside class 8 scattered like birds and beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wu Xiaoqi left, Geng Lu said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's really karma!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longlong nodded eagerly, \"Right, right, causing such a big commotion, I almost dropped Brother Ma's phone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Kaiquan came over, frustrated, \"I heard the grade director Mr. Yan is strict, yet Wu Xiaoqi caused such a big issue, and he still remained pleasant. I'm truly baffled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan commented, \"No comparison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words provoked diverse expressions among the classmates, all filled with an indescribable bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Kaiquan cursed, \"I really hope he ends up deaf this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longlong said, \"No, if he becomes deaf, he'd make even more noise since he can't hear anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I give up!\" said Dan Kaiquan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I fucking give up too!\" added Dan Xiao, visibly upset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Xiao looked at the basketball pieces and felt an overwhelming heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was his basketball!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time he nicked Zhang Chi's basketball, he sold it to a kid from the neighboring village for twenty-five yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, finding out the basketball was worth over one hundred, Dan Xiao considered it a great disgrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew sometimes the stolen goods could even fetch a price higher than the original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That loss made Dan Xiao melancholic for a long time, even making him think he wasn't cut out for thievery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he resolved his pain and determined to excel at the only thing he did, get up where he fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Xiao planned to redeem himself by stealing basketballs to sell at high prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no opportunity arose until Wu Xiaoqi joined class 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Xiao was thrilled, striving not to lose any money. He kept a close watch on Wu Xiaoqi's basketball, determined its brand, then searched online for the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi's basketball, astonishingly worth 268 yuan, was indeed from the 'transfer big shot.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Xiao patiently awaited an opportunity, waiting for Wu Xiaoqi to slip up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then the basketball exploded. All of Dan Xiao's waiting and hopes had gone down the drain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the last class of the evening self-study, Wu Xiaoqi returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classmates looked over at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longlong greeted him, \"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiaoqi glanced at him, returned to his seat without a word, looking in a very bad mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you hear now?\" Guo Kunnan asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine now,\" answered Wu Xiaoqi briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The school doctor had said his eardrums were shocked before, but they had recovered. Only his head was still a bit heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Xiao went to the back to throw away trash and joked as he passed by,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to play basketball in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Wu Xiaoqi thought he was being mocked and instantly his expression darkened. He paused,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will never give up my basketball dreams!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Dan Xiao instantly felt encouraged and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Xiaoqi, you will definitely make it into the pros in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hope to see you one day at the NBA courts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was sincere, his expression earnest, not pretending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Dan Xiao's demeanor, Wu Xiaoqi was stunned, initially thinking he'd lose face and be despised. Yet, he found someone in the class still supported his dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt moved, his eyes slightly wet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will keep going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow, I'll buy a new basketball, damn it, this time I'm definitely buying an expensive one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1497,"2026-05-30T14:39:42.568Z","2026-06-01T04:31:29.709Z",1,"novelbin.me","4b30cb91b25b928702b70a77d604fecc27836d5cce73fc5b350bf2ceb1117188","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-87","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-85",1809,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-cover.jpg"]