Chapter 579: Powerful Reinforcement!
At this moment, Jiang Nan's eyes were filled with nothing but ruthlessness!
I'm the class monitor! How can I score last place?
I have to set an example!
I absolutely cannot hold everyone back. Watch my ultimate move!
Blood Incineration · Emperor Engine: Activate!
In an instant, Jiang Nan pushed Blood Incineration to 70%!
The sound of his heartbeat, like a war drum, echoed through the classroom!
Steam rose from his body as his expression twisted in determination, veins bulging as he stared fiercely at the exam paper!
The surrounding students looked at him in horror!
Dammit, it's just an exam!
Do you have to go this hard?
Putting your life on the line for this?
The key point is, this is a written test, not a sparring match!
If you don’t know, you don’t know. What use is activating Blood Incineration for this?!
Even Tao Xinyi was stunned. What was Jiang Nan trying to do?
Had a question stumped him so badly that he was willing to destroy the Spirit Beast Encyclopedia exam paper along with himself?!
But they had no idea that while his physical functions were skyrocketing, his sixth sense was also sharpening!
Jiang Nan calmed his mind and focused, intently listening to every sound in the classroom!
Heartbeats, blinking, swallowing saliva, stealthy farts, and the sound of pens scratching across paper!
This was the sound!
Jiang Nan’s confidence surged. He concentrated, filtering out all other noises until he locked onto Ning Youyou’s pen strokes!
After all, before filling in the answer sheet, everyone worked out their answers on the paper first!
This was his chance!
A was three strokes—two long, one short!
B was two strokes, but the second stroke had two fluctuations!
C was one stroke—easiest to distinguish!
D was two strokes, but the final stroke was smooth and continuous, clearly different from B!
Watch me identify letters by sound! Who says Blood Incineration is only for combat?
Exams are a form of battle too!
Watch me give it my all, holding nothing back!
Jiang Nan listened to the rhythm of Ning Youyou’s pen while keeping one eye on the position of her hand on the paper!
His teeth clenched, face twisted with effort!
Jiang Nan: (ಠ益ಡ‶)
One stroke! Smooth and continuous!
Haha!
Question four: C!
This method actually works!
Jiang Nan began writing furiously!
The other students stared at him in confusion!
They didn’t know why, but somehow they felt his intensity!
Tao Xinyi watched Jiang Nan answering with such focus, deeply moved.
He must be using this method to concentrate, right?
Even though his heartbeat was distracting the others, how could she bear to interrupt a student so passionate about learning?
But Jiang Nan was going frantic!
Youyou, baby!
Stop picking at your fingernails or tearing at the cuticles!
Stop fixing your hair clip or poking holes in your stockings!
Answer the questions already! Don’t hesitate—just write!
I’ve bet my life on this, and there are only three minutes left!
Three minutes later!
Jiang Nan was drenched in sweat. A stream of blood dripped from his nose onto the paper!
He gritted his teeth!
I can hold on a little longer!
Tao Xinyi was terrified. She rushed to his side!
“Jiang Nan, shut off Blood Incineration now! Your body can’t take this!”
Jiang Nan wiped the blood with his hand and shakily wrote a B on the paper!
“Exams are like battles; you have to give it everything! I can still do this! *Pwah~*”
Another mouthful of blood sprayed out as he wrote an A!
Tao Xinyi’s face went pale: “I can see your passion for learning, but this is just an exam! You don’t need to risk your life!”
“Shut it off now! You’ll die!”
Jiang Nan wiped the blood from his lips, his face resolute: “No! Let me answer one more!”
Tao Xinyi’s eyes welled up. Jiang Nan was the most dedicated class monitor she’d ever seen!
His enthusiasm and persistence toward learning were something everyone should emulate!
After writing another C, Jiang Nan quickly turned off Blood Incineration, his consciousness blurring.
He’d given everything. If he kept it going, he’d really die!
Looking at the 13 multiple-choice questions he’d bought with half his life, his nose stung!
I’m so freaking screwed!
Seeing Jiang Nan turn off Blood Incineration, Tao Xinyi finally relaxed. She said emotionally, “Seeing a student so passionate about learning truly moves me!”
“Choosing you as class monitor was the best decision I’ve ever made. Students, do you see? While Jiang Nan’s methods aren’t worth copying, his attitude is something everyone should learn from!”
The others looked at Jiang Nan in shock!
This was the first time they’d seen someone cough up blood during an exam!
Even Nan Shen worked this hard for the class—why shouldn’t they?
Everyone felt a surge of motivation!
Only Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao exchanged suspicious glances. Something was off!
Exams are exams—what does Blood Incineration have to do with it?
Was Xiao Nan up to his old tricks again?
The classroom returned to normal. Jiang Nan, weak and pale, stared at his paper in distress.
He couldn’t activate Blood Incineration again. What else could he do?
Eat a Black Garlic? No way, I have my pride!
Little Cherry? I want to live a few more years!
Jiang Nan racked his brain, sitting on pins and needles.
Just then, Xiao Jiuwo, perched on his shoulder, whispered, “Master~ Let me help you!”
Before Jiang Nan could respond, Xiao Jiuwo fluttered over and landed on Tao Xinyi’s shoulder!
“Xinyi-jie~ Give me cuddles!”
She nuzzled against Tao Xinyi’s cheek!
Tao Xinyi’s heart melted: “You little cutie! Stay with me! Don’t disturb Jiang Nan while he’s answering!”
Xiao Jiuwo sweetly replied, “Mm! I won’t disturb Master~”
She climbed up and sat on top of Tao Xinyi’s head!
Jiang Nan was puzzled. What was Xiao Jiuwo up to?
From her perch, Xiao Jiuwo opened her heterochromatic eyes and took in everyone’s papers!
Then she blinked at Jiang Nan!
(◍◕◍)
The red and blue dots on her cheeks began blinking rhythmically!
(O◡◡◍)
(O˃̵◡˂̵O)
The red and blue lights flashed in a steady, meaningful pattern!
Jiang Nan was stunned!
The rhythm of those cheek blinks felt familiar!
Wait—Morse code?
Sending me a secret signal with blinking blush? That actually works?!
She’d just learned it from the brief exchange with Qin Shou and the others a moment ago!
Xiao Jiuwo, you’re way too smart!
Haha!
Cheek-blink telegraphy for the win!
The uses of this spirit pet are endless!
I’ll definitely reward Xiao Jiuwo after the exam!
Without hesitation, Jiang Nan deciphered the code and scribbled down answers!
Because Xiao Jiuwo was perched on top of Tao Xinyi’s head, the teacher couldn’t see the blinking blush!
But the other students saw it clearly and froze!
Was Jiang Nan’s spirit pet sick?
Why were her cheeks flashing?
Was she cosplaying a traffic light or a disco ball?
However, Qin Shou, Wu Liang, and Yang Jian fixed their eyes on Xiao Jiuwo’s flashing blush, their expressions filled with joy!
That was clearly Morse code!
They’d practiced it for over half a month—how could they not recognize it?
Nan Shen sent Xiao Jiuwo as a spy?
How strong was that?!
But seriously, how did he teach her Morse code?
The owner was a god, and so was the spirit pet!
The three were ecstatic!
Their half-month of effort hadn’t been wasted. Opportunities really favored the prepared!
They gave Jiang Nan a thumbs-up: I crown you the strongest!
Then they started answering furiously too!
They decided to reward Xiao Jiuwo lavishly after the exam. She was the ultimate support!
The exams continued without breaks, one subject after another.
It lasted the whole day, with Xiao Jiuwo’s blush blinking all morning!
After eight subjects, they finally reached the last one!
Rune Script!
Jiang Nan and his three companions looked at Xiao Jiuwo expectantly!
But Xiao Jiuwo frowned and shook her head!
(◍･᷄﹏･᷅◍)
Blush flashing: (No can do. Nobody knows how to write.)
In the classroom, every student was scratching their heads. The long strings of rune symbols all looked the same!
Zhong Yingxue’s pretty face was flushed with frustration. Da Lang Mie was frantically biting her pen cap and tapping her leg, pulling her hair in distress!
Even the studious Ning Youyou was frowning, while the Rabbit Baby—still playing with her pencil—was the only one carefree...
Jiang Nan covered his face. Rune Script was notoriously difficult. Even decoded, it was hard to learn, let alone the original work!
The ones who understood this stuff were gods!
The only rune he knew was the weight increase rune—the Money Expansion Technique he could handle!
But knowing just that wasn’t enough. Then Jiang Nan’s eyes lit up!
Why not just call Jiang Ning over? She was a Bose Body; she definitely knew it!
Although the Spirit-Binding Handcuffs restricted his spiritual energy and abilities,
Bose Particles weren’t bound! And he had an ostrich-egg-sized amount stored in his body!
So Jiang Nan gathered a tiny bit of Bose Particles in his palm.
He wondered if Jiang Ning could sense it.
After a few minutes of waiting, Jiang Nan felt a chill in the hand beneath his desk!
A small, jelly-like translucent hand reached out from a higher dimension and squeezed his hand!
It seemed to be asking, “What’s up?”
Jiang Nan grinned!
Perfect!
The ultimate reinforcement was in!
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Author’s Note: