I Have Infinite Skill Points

Although it's just a citywide selection, it's still an important annual event for Suzhou No.1 Middle School.

On Monday, all classes were suspended across the three grades of the Star Martial Arts Campus, from freshman to senior year, and students gathered early in the stands of the sports field.

Every autumn, the campus next door would have their Autumn Sports Festival. Here at the Star Martial Arts Campus, the annual spring Provincial Star Martial Warrior Selection Tournament is just as grandly held as the Autumn Sports Festival.

The opening ceremony, including artistic performances, lacked nothing.

Of course, the artistic performances at the opening were all done by students from the neighboring regular campus. This was also one of the few opportunities for students from the other campus to come to the Star Martial Arts Campus.

Seniors, sixteen or seventeen years old, their minds gradually maturing. Whether it was out of warm hospitality or bursting youthful energy, there would always be a group of Star Martial Arts Campus students showering the girls who came to perform with their enthusiastic attention.

Giving water, offering snacks, exchanging phone numbers and social media contacts—they were all busy and delighted.

As a star figure of both campuses, Wang Lan naturally became the focus of attention. It wasn't long before some fangirls from next door came to greet her, and soon, old friends came over to give her a long-lost hug.

"Lanzi, do you know, without you that semester, I felt so lonely..." Captain Qiu of the senior first class, with her delicate makeup on, rushed to Wang Lan and mournfully expressed her longing.

Under the scrutinizing gaze of Jiang Xinyu and Xie Sisi, Wang Lan only felt a chill running down her spine.

"Captain Qiu... I didn't feel you had such deep feelings for me back then? Every time I tried to approach you quietly and talk to you, you generally gave me nothing but a big eye roll and a 'get lost' in return."

"Back then, I saw you every day and felt nothing... But since you left, I finally understood what you must have gone through all those years. That feeling of 'unrivaled solitude'... It's really... so awesome! HAHAHA—"

"I..."

Indeed, Captain Qiu was still the same old Captain Qiu. Even with makeup on, and looking gorgeous, nothing could cover up her imposing tomboyish demeanor. The sudden shift in momentum made Xu Xiangwen spit out a rainbow with his mouthful of salty soda.

"How are the brothers in the class doing?" Wang Lan asked with a sunny smile on her face.

"They're doing great! You wouldn't believe it, but when they found out you'd awakened your Star Martial Talent and went to the Star Martial Arts Campus, everyone was overjoyed except for Extinction Master, who was heartbroken. Especially Zhang Tie, he recited a poem on the spot, a true masterpiece. You finally developed a conscience and stopped plaguing us. We even had a little farewell party in secret."

"Why didn't I know about it?"

"How could we tell you? What if you got sentimental and came back?"

"Heartless—" Wang Lan covered her chest, a look of heartache on her face.

"By the way, Captain Qiu, what performance are you doing later?" Xu Xiangwen leaned in to ask.

"Guzheng! I'll play, and the sophomores will dance. They're all stunning beauties. Do you want me to introduce a few to you?"

"Yes, please..."

"AHEM—"

After the principal's enthusiastic speech, the artistic performance of the opening ceremony began. There's a saying that true masters hide among the common folk, but it should actually be said that true masters are found in schools. Especially at Suzhou No.1 Middle School, where there are numerous hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Perhaps an unremarkable person might be an heir to some intangible cultural heritage. Someone ordinary might have already reached the level of a professional singer. Street dance, cool and graceful; a piece of guzheng music, touching the soul.

The atmosphere on-site was instantly elevated by several of the currently popular performances.

The Provincial Star Martial Warrior Selection Tournament, the Suzhou team selection, officially began.

Only eighty people signed up. However, they still had to go through four rounds of selection: three preliminary rounds and a fourth challenge round, all spanning two days.

In the middle of the sports field, a huge electronic screen would randomly display the names of the contenders. The first round would consist of forty matches. Since there was only half a day available in the morning, the field was divided into two fighting arenas so battles could proceed simultaneously.

As the official competition commenced, the first matches in both arenas took place under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Listening to the screams and exclamations from the stands, Wang Lan's facial expression gradually became more and more bizarre.

Is this the real level of the senior class combatants? There's no comparison to the Star Martial Art Championship. Even though their Star Power levels might not be lower than those in the Star Martial Art Championship, their battle awareness and experience are worlds apart.

If the fights during the Star Martial Art Championship were criticized for being staged, then the two bouts happening right in front of her were like even faker car crash scenes. Although they were fighting seriously and not faking it, their frequent errors and mishaps made Wang Lan think, They dare to sign up with such standards? Commendable courage.

Most of the exclamations from the stands were from students of the neighboring school who had come for the artistic performance. For them, just witnessing Star Martial Warriors in action was enough reason to shout, Wang Lan thought.

"Next match: Xie Sisi versus Song Ting, in arena one."

Xie Sisi stood up and walked toward the field with determined strides.

Song Ting? That name... sounds familiar, Wang Lan murmured, stroking her chin.

"Isn't that one of the Twelve Vajra from the Commoner Genius Association?" Xu Xiangwen said. "Duan Ziqi established the Commoner Genius Association, and in three years, it has gained nearly a hundred members. Twelve core members are called the Twelve Vajra, known by a slogan: 'Clouds in the sky, frost on the ground; invincible in senior year, the Twelve Vajra!' Their three years of hyped-up reputation will be tested today. After being praised for three years, I wonder how many of them will make it into the ten-person representative team?"

"What's this about 'clouds in the sky' and 'frost on the ground'?" Captain Qiu, sitting next to Wang Lan and wrapped in a down jacket, asked curiously.

"'Clouds in the sky' refers to Mu Shaoyun, and 'frost on the ground,' of course, refers to our Ice and Snow Queen," Xu Xiangwen sneered.

"Heh... it's true that a tree without bark is surely dead, and a person without shame is truly invincible." Even though Captain Qiu had heard of Mu Shaoyun's and Jiang Xinyu's fame from the neighboring campus, the Twelve Vajra? She'd never heard of them. Moreover, as a friend of Wang Lan and the others, she naturally had to take a clear stance.

"Song Ting! Song Ting! Not a cloud in the sky!"

"Thundering Ten Thousand Catties! Song Ting, attack—"

Across the stands, a wave of fangirl screams erupted like a landslide and tsunami, one after another. It seemed that aside from the first class, the other classes had indeed been thoroughly brainwashed by the Commoner Genius Association.

Song Ting's figure transformed into thunder and appeared in the arena, a move that once again sparked a round of fangirl-like exclamations. To other experts watching, most just pursed their lips in disdain.

Entering the arena with a Star Martial Skill? Is his Star Power free or something? Wasting so much Star Power just to show off—how childish!

Song Ting casually stretched out a finger, and the cheering from the stands opposite came to an abrupt halt. The pose he thought was so cool only made the teachers shake their heads.

"Xie Sisi, right? In just three months, you've risen from 150th place in the grade to the top ten. How did you cheat? But no matter, I will expose your true form in thirty seconds. Teacher, shall we begin?"

Xie Sisi remained calm and motionless.

"Begin!"

The moment the word was uttered, Xie Sisi's figure shot out like an arrow. Xie Sisi was a close combat specialist. Even though she had learned three Star Martial Skills, her focus was still on close combat, at least at the Star Shine Stage.

Recently, Wang Lan had primarily trained Xie Sisi's ability to surge forward in close combat. Consequently, Xie Sisi's advance was extremely fast. It was so fast that even Song Ting on the opposing side and the refereeing teacher were momentarily stunned.

By the time Song Ting reacted, Xie Sisi had already covered half the distance.

In his panic, thunder flickered around Song Ting, and a thunderbolt shot out from his palm.

"Palm Thunder!"

Xie Sisi's figure flickered, instantly dodging the thunder attack and surging forward another half of the remaining distance.

"Thunder Needle Rain!"

Song Ting's face finally changed as he expended a huge amount of Star Power to unleash a wide-ranging Star Martial Skill. Countless thunder needles spewed out from his mouth.

"Water Bomb Steel Cannon!"

Star Power formed a transparent circle in front of Xie Sisi, resembling half a magic Array. A water bomb shot out instantaneously from the circle, piercing through the thunder-steel needles fired by Song Ting and clearing a safe path for Sisi to advance.

"How is that possible? You can still run fast while launching a Star Martial Skill?" Song Ting let out an incredulous cry.

This cry of surprise made Wang Lan laugh.

One can't move while launching a Star Martial Skill? Even if no teacher taught him, he should have watched last year's Star Martial Art Championship, right? Even during the preliminaries, rapidly evading and advancing while launching Star Martial Skills are basic maneuvers, aren't they?

Indeed, moving while launching a Star Martial Skill can affect its execution, much like how doing something else while thinking can cause distraction. But launching Star Martial Skills during high-intensity combat is a skill Star Martial Warriors must master. If they can't even manage this basic feat, the Twelve Vajra are just a joke.

While Song Ting was exclaiming in shock, Xie Sisi had already successfully advanced to within five steps of him. At such a distance, even someone like Xu Xiangwen might be instantly defeated by Xie Sisi, let alone Song Ting.

In an instant, Xie Sisi's figure seemed to turn into a misty haze, with afterimages flashing before Song Ting. What followed was an onslaught like a violent storm.

The scene was too brutal to describe in detail.

Anyway, she pummeled him for a full twenty seconds, only stopping as if precisely timing it. From start to finish, including the ten seconds of advancing and twenty seconds of beating, it all took thirty seconds—not a second more, not a second less.

Xie Sisi turned and walked back towards the stands, while Song Ting lay on the ground, his face bruised and swollen, continuously twitching. The strong sense of déjà vu caused Song Bo in the stands to shrink his neck slightly, his mouth curled up in a hint of schadenfreude.

Until Xie Sisi disappeared from the competition arena, silence still reigned in the stands.

Song Ting, one of the Twelve Vajra of the Commoner Genius Association...

The Twelve Vajra, supposedly top experts just a line below Mu Shaoyun and Jiang Xinyu. Defeated in thirty seconds by someone who rose suddenly and was widely believed to have cheated?

Is Xie Sisi genuinely skilled? Or are the Twelve Vajra just a bubble?

Even if Xie Sisi is genuinely skilled, didn't the Commoner Genius Association claim to be invincible among seniors, aside from Jiang Xinyu and the other two top experts?

This scene made countless students who had once praised and believed in the Commoner Genius Association start to doubt the association.

The ones they had admired for three years—were they just hollow geniuses, strong on the outside but weak on the inside?