Chapter 4: The City Lord's Son Strives (3)
Su Chen cultivated at Soaring Clouds Martial Academy with relentless determination. Nearly two and a half years had passed since he awakened his memories in this life. He had advanced from the ninth layer of Spirit Awakening all the way to the sixth layer of Spirit Gathering. He was now nineteen.
Such rapid progress stunned the entire academy. After deliberation, the council of elders decided to groom Su Chen as a Spirit Sea-level seed candidate.
Everyone regarded him as a prodigy. Only Su Chen knew the truth: his swift cultivation stemmed from two advantages. First, he had already walked this exact path once in his previous life. Second, this time, he possessed far superior talent, comprehension, and resources.
That was why he progressed so quickly. Still, he remained a false seed candidate at best.
Yet Su Chen had no intention of correcting anyone. Free benefits were benefits—he treated the academy's investment as exactly that.
The Xu family remained quiet. No news had surfaced about the Su family he had founded in his previous life either.
Su Chen no longer paid those matters any attention. His focus now rested on the Heavenly Wind Kingdom's decennial youth grand competition. The academy placed great hopes on him, expecting a strong placement.
Accompanied by several elders and a group of the academy's most promising talents, Su Chen set out for the royal capital. His troublemaking friend Li Ming joined the journey as well.
"Jiang Chen, are you confident about this competition? I suddenly feel so much pressure. Even Soaring Clouds Martial Academy alone has this many geniuses."