Heart-shaped pupils in comics often represent sothing subtle, usually symbolizing emotions like “love,” which is a bit of a trope, especially when it involves content that platforms like Jinjiang don't allow. In simpler terms, this visual cue often expresses feelings of affection.
If the author had not mistakenly drawn it, Su Bei would only assu it was the effect of Wu Jin's ability.
Could Wu Jin's ability make others fall in love with him? This thought made Su Bei frown. If this were true, it would definitely be sothing to be cautious about. If Wu Jin were to unintentionally say sothing inappropriate because of this ability, it could have devastating consequences for him.
After noting this down ntally, Su Bei continued reading. Although Mu Tieren’s match didn’t have as much dramatic contrast as Wu Jin’s, it still showcased a lot of confidence.
During the match, when facing Wang Lei’s ability, [Thousand Arrows], Mu Tieren exhibited an impressively strong physique. From Su Bei’s perspective, this attack wasn’t much different from Si Zhaohua’s feather attacks. While the latter had stronger single-target power, the forr compensated with sheer volu.
Though Wang Lei couldn’t unleash the full power of [Thousand Arrows], summoning a hundred or so arrows at once was still no problem.
Despite this, Mu Tieren knocked away most of the arrows using his arms, forcing Su Bei to reevaluate his ability, [Physical Enhancent].
Did this ability really belong in Class F? Or had Mu Tieren made rapid progress recently?
Either scenario indicated that Mu Tieren was not simple.
If it were the forr, it would an that Mu Tieren had deliberately hidden the full extent of his power when placed in Class F, raising questions about his motives. If it were the latter, his ability had improved so much in just a month that he now had strength comparable to at least Class B. Such rapid improvent couldn’t be explained by ordinary training alone.
As there were many contestants in the second round, the comic didn’t depict every match, only fully showing Mo Xiaotian’s battle from the protagonist group. The rest of the participants were given a brief scene, highlighting their opponents and abilities.
Su Bei initially thought this section had nothing to do with him, but to his surprise, many comnts ntioned him.
“Su Bei’s opponent has the ability [Fla Phoenix]?? How is he supposed to win?”
“Even though I know Su Bei will win, it’s still hard to believe.”
“I knew Brother Bei must have an offensive or defensive ability, otherwise how could he win?”
“Can [Gear of Destiny] beat [Fla Phoenix]? Was that girl just too weak?”
“I really want to see their match. Stop hiding it, author!”
These comnts were a pleasant surprise for Su Bei. Despite his ability having changed significantly, allowing him to glimpse fate and slightly alter it, in a real fight, Su Bei was still just an ordinary person. He had to rely on his excellent physical condition, combat experience, and advanced ntal power for survival.
He desperately needed so offensive or defensive skills!
Su Bei hadn’t hidden these thoughts, so the “Manga Awareness” was able to sense them. He figured there was no need to keep it secret, and who knows? Maybe the author would have a sudden mont of kindness and give him so buffs!
However, the "Manga Awareness" had another idea: if the opponents Su Bei had defeated heard these thoughts, they would probably curse him. Although Su Bei’s ability lacked offensive power, his personal attacks and dodging skills were maxed out! Even if soone started learning martial arts now, they couldn’t compare to Su Bei, who had trained for ten years. Without powers, no one in the first year could defeat him.
And yet, he still looked down on himself—wasn’t this just false humility?
As the story progressed, although Su Bei and Qi Huang’s match wasn’t shown, the aftermath was depicted.
When Su Bei erged first, everyone was clearly in disbelief. It wasn’t until Wu Mingbai pointed out the truth that the tension finally eased.
Then, the reason Su Bei hadn’t carried out the unconscious Qi Huang caused so lighthearted complaints, and the comic included a flashback.
Su Bei initially carried the unconscious Qi Huang over his shoulder, glanced in the direction of the departing referee, and decisively put her back down.
The comnt section burst into laughter.
“Hahaha Su Bei, you sly dog!”
“Guess we can rule out any romance line for Su Bei. He’s heartless!”
“He really just put her back down, didn’t he?”
“Wasn’t he carrying her like a sack of potatoes at first?”
The story moved on to the part where Su Bei revealed his points, and the scores of the other participants were shown as well. Su Bei’s four-digit score sharply contrasted with the others, who hadn’t even broken 500.
This part of the story reminded Su Bei that he had nearly 3,000 points now. Before the team battles began, he needed to exchange those points for useful items.
Better to finish reading the comic and forum first before making any decisions.
Soon, the matches of the remaining characters were also completed. To save space, the author only illustrated scenes involving the protagonist group. Still, this was enough to please readers who enjoy battle scenes.
Su Bei mainly focused on whether any of the protagonists had secretly developed abilities he was unaware of. Thankfully, nothing like that occurred. The biggest change in the battles ca from Lan Subing, who finally managed to overco part of her ntal block. She successfully used [Word Spirit] without overthinking.
However, after the match, she couldn’t use her ability again. Lan Subing, being clever, realized that she could only activate her powers when facing a single opponent and when no one else was watching.
Her social anxiety remained an insurmountable challenge.
During lunch, a side event featuring Qi Huang was illustrated in the comic. Even though she was reluctant, she still appeared graceful. The comic even dedicated two panels to her attacking Su Bei with her phoenix ability, demonstrating her prowess.
Judging from the comnts, many readers liked her, and Su Bei suspected that she would continue interacting with the protagonist group.
It wasn’t until Qi Huang left that Su Bei understood the full extent of Lan Subing’s imagination when she made that teasing remark. The author even added several humorous side panels showcasing her wild imagination, including scenarios like Su Bei and Qi Huang as bickering lovers, a dramatic love chase, graduating together, and even getting married.
Su Bei: "?"
He was speechless. He knew Lan Subing had a big imagination, but he didn’t expect it to be this wild. She should just beco a novelist instead!
Seeing that the comnts offered him no support and were filled with nothing but "hahaha," Su Bei could only sigh at how ridiculous things had beco, turning the page with a sense of relief.
On the next page, Su Bei’s response to Qi Huang was shown. When he ntioned that Qi Huang reminded him of Si Zhaohua, both the readers and the protagonist group fell silent.
After a brief pause, a flood of comnts erupted.
“Hahaha, not wrong at all, female Si Zhaohua!”
“OMG, now I can’t unsee it!”
“You’re onto sothing there!”
“Jiang Tianming’s expression is killing hahaha!”
The only other fully illustrated afternoon match was between Wu Mingbai and Zhou Renjie. The art clearly depicted Zhou Renjie swallowing Wu Mingbai whole. As soon as Wu Mingbai approached, Zhou Renjie opened his mouth wide, and Wu Mingbai was swallowed unexpectedly.
The following sequence was shown from Wu Mingbai’s perspective.
After falling into Zhou Renjie’s stomach, Wu Mingbai was dazed for a few seconds before opening his eyes. When he did, he found himself in a pitch-black space.
This was normal; there was no light inside a stomach, after all. Wu Mingbai, however, wasn’t aware of that at the ti. He cautiously stood still, probing his surroundings.
Soon, he touched the slimy walls of the stomach. Gastric acid trickled down the walls, and Wu Mingbai felt a stinging sensation on his hand after touching it.
It was the corrosive effect of the stomach acid.
Wu Mingbai wrinkled his nose and slled his hand. It had an unpleasant odor, as did the entire space around him.
“So, what is this place? A garbage bin?” he muttered.
After walking a few steps, Wu Mingbai realized that the ground wasn’t as smooth as he thought. He squatted down to feel it, surprised that the ground felt the sa as the walls.
But that wasn’t the issue. The real problem was that the floor seed to be filling with liquid.
He didn’t exactly feel this through touch but deduced it from the surroundings. The water didn’t seem to flow, yet the walls constantly seep liquid. If there was no way out, wouldn’t the area eventually flood?
After carefully assessing the situation, Wu Mingbai confird that the space indeed had no exit, and the liquid was accumulating. The liquid had a strong corrosive nature, and if he stayed there for too long, his clothes would soon be eaten away.
“What is this place?” Wu Mingbai frowned, finally deciding not to stay put any longer. He was a bold person, so even though this was a dark and unfamiliar place, he dared to explore.
Feeling his way along the walls, Wu Mingbai determined that the space was roughly circular.
He couldn’t stay any longer. Sensing the rising liquid underfoot, Wu Mingbai punched the walls, but the soft, elastic surface absorbed the impact without any damage.
After so thought, he used his [Earth Elent] ability to create a hard, earthen knife. It wasn’t as sturdy as a stone or iron knife, but earth was the elent he was most proficient with.
Wait… a stone?
Suddenly, Wu Mingbai had an idea. With a flick of his wrist, he conjured a stone that emitted a faint glow.
It was fluorite.
Wu Mingbai held the glowing stone up to the wall, and in the dim light, he was surprised to discover that the wall was red.
The walls were made of red, fleshy tissue.
His eyes brightened again as he suddenly realized what this place was. A space surrounded by flesh could only be inside Zhou Renjie.
If he wasn’t mistaken, this should be the stomach, and the liquid seeping from the walls was stomach acid, which explained its corrosive nature.
Having figured this out, Wu Mingbai began to consider how to escape. If he relied on Zhou Renjie to release him, it would an his defeat. He had to find a way to escape on his own.
Causing damage from the inside was difficult, especially since he didn’t have particularly strong attack thods, and his [Earth Elent] wasn’t an offensive ability to begin with.
Moreover, Wu Mingbai knew he wasn’t the first person Zhou Renjie had swallowed like this. His previous opponents had likely tried to attack the stomach walls but failed, aning there must be strong defenses in place.
So, escaping through brute force wasn’t an option. He needed to approach it from a different angle.
Wu Mingbai was smart and soon smirked as he began using his ability to summon a large amount of sand. The amount of sand in the space grew as his face turned paler.
“Ugh!”
A retching sound ca from above, and Wu Mingbai felt dizzy. When he opened his eyes again, he was back on the arena floor, while in front of him, Zhou Renjie was kneeling and retching.
“Ugh... take the sand out of my stomach! Ugh, it’s disgusting!” Zhou Renjie groaned in pain, clutching his throat.
He felt like his stomach was going to burst, and he knew exactly what was happening inside—it was full of sand, not sothing digestible.
“I didn’t even complain about you swallowing ,” Wu Mingbai sneered. “Are you going to admit defeat?”
Zhou Renjie imdiately shouted, “I surrender, I surrender!”
He had no choice but to give up. After all, Wu Mingbai had already been released, and Zhou Renjie couldn’t use his ability again so quickly. Now, he was like a fish on the chopping block, completely at Wu Mingbai’s rcy.
Hearing Zhou Renjie surrender, Wu Mingbai finally dispelled his ability.
So that’s how he won. Su Bei’s expression lit up with understanding, admiration filling his eyes. No wonder Wu Mingbai was one of the protagonist group—his intelligence was certainly impressive.
Given how so many had fallen to Zhou Renjie without even figuring out what his ability was, it was clear that deducing the nature of that dark space was incredibly difficult.
Yet Wu Mingbai not only figured it out quickly, but also realized that regular attacks wouldn’t work. Instead, he cleverly used the stomach’s own functions to force Zhou Renjie to release him.
Full marks for strategy.
The comnts were filled with praise as well.
“Wu Mingbai really gets it.”
“I love Wu Mingbai! I’m such a sapiosexual!”
“A satisfying win! I couldn’t stand that fat guy.”
“[The King Of Superpower] has everyone’s IQ online!”
After the two left the arena, Si Zhaohua and the others were visibly shocked by Zhou Renjie’s defeat, contrasting sharply with the protagonist group’s excited celebrations.
Su Bei couldn’t help but marvel at how useful this comparison group was.
After the protagonist group left, the comic focused on Zhou Renjie for a mont.
In his dorm, news of his defeat had already reached his parents. Naturally, the parents who raised such a cruel child were no different. Over the phone, they berated him rcilessly.
“Useless,” “A waste of space,” “Can’t do anything right,” “You should just die”—with just a few harsh words, readers could feel their fists clench.
Zhou Renjie’s face was full of malice, but long since brainwashed by his parents, he didn’t resent them for their cruelty. Instead, he glared at his phone and muttered, “I’ll make Class F pay for this.”
Seeing this, Su Bei couldn’t help but sigh. It seed Zhou Renjie’s personality was a product of his family environnt. Indeed, pitiable people often have hateful qualities. In fact, there weren’t many truly evil characters in comics—most villains had their own tragic backstories.
But then again, who didn’t suffer? Those chosen by the comic all had so bad luck. Su Bei wasn’t in the mood to sympathize, so he lowered his gaze and coldly flipped to the next page.
That evening, everyone was practicing their abilities, and the author didn’t hold back, giving each character one or two panels.
Su Bei also had a panel, where he looked pale but determined, with a large pile of gears in front of him.
This appearance, which hadn’t been seen before, sparked a lot of discussion.
“What is Su Bei practicing?”
“With all those patterned gears, is he trying to predict multiple people’s futures at once?”
“What a strange scene! Why does Su Bei’s training always seem different from everyone else’s?”
“I feel like Brother Bei is about to unleash a big move!”
“He can summon so many gears at once?”
Seeing these comnts, Su Bei appeared thoughtful. The fact that his training session was illustrated in the comic had both advantages and disadvantages.
The downside was that it took away so of his mystery. Readers who thought he was incredibly strong might be disappointed, as his training for the final day of individual battles indicated that he wasn’t overwhelmingly superior to the first-years.
However, the upside was that, if handled properly, it could raise the limit of his ability usage. When Su Bei’s power first evolved, he was limited to using his ability once a week and predicting the fates of only three people at a ti.
But after his ntal strength received a significant boost, Su Bei could feel that his predictive ability had definitely improved. He was still limited to one prediction per week, but now he could foresee the fates of at least five people at once.
An upgrade to this ability was certainly good news, but Su Bei was more interested in evolving his power to alter other people's fates. As long as readers believed he could throw out many of these gears, his ability was bound to improve.
The story continued, and before long, it was the second day. To give more depth to the characters, the author didn’t hold back, giving plenty of attention to each battle during the finals.
Su Bei suspected this was the reason the author couldn’t cut things short, requiring an additional chapter to cover the team battles.
The match between Mu Tieren and Zhou Renjie wasn’t long. Mu Tieren’s ability was indeed countered by Zhou Renjie’s, and although he uncovered the secret of the space, he ultimately couldn’t escape.
Next ca the battle between Mo Xiaotian and Si Zhaohua. While Mo Xiaotian’s [Air Blocks] ability was powerful, it was currently no match for Si Zhaohua’s [Angel] ability.
Through this part of the story, Su Bei noticed that Mo Xiaotian could manipulate air blocks to explode. He likely employed so compression technique, which made his attacks quite strong—it was clear that he had mastered the use of his ability.
Next up was Su Bei’s battle with Feng Lan. Their fight was undoubtedly more interesting than the previous ones. It beca evident that Feng Lan was the true “prophet,” completely using his abilities in battle.
Su Bei, on the other hand, relied on brute strength at first. It wasn’t until Feng Lan suddenly stopped, surrounded by floating gears, that readers realized Su Bei had secretly been setting things up.
Everyone could understand that Feng Lan had already lost. Surrounded by gears, even if he had seen this coming five seconds earlier, there was no way to shake off all the gears and escape.
Next ca a dialogue between the two.
【The golden-haired boy, calm and calculating, stood across from the white-haired boy, who was trapped by the sharp points of nurous gears. Feng Lan’s confusion was plain: “You should know you didn’t need to do all this to win, right?”】
During their conversation, sidebars displayed the stamina and ntal power levels of both Su Bei and Feng Lan. It was clear that Su Bei had consud far less power in both aspects.
Su Bei’s response confird this: “Winning by exhausting your ntal power? Sure, but that’s not necessary.”
He smiled like a sly golden fox, both proud and cunning: “Don’t you think this is more fun?”
“Ahhh! Brother Bei, you’re so cool!”
“Bro! You’ll always be my bro!”
“These two are perfect together! I’m totally shipping them!”
“Sorry, Brother Bei, but I have to start imagining you as a proud little fox now.”
“Su Bei: ‘What’s the fun in a simple win? Let’s go for high difficulty!’”
“Am I the only one who thinks Su Bei didn’t want Feng Lan to lose so miserably and used a more difficult thod to defeat him?”
“Fights! Shonen manga is all about epic battles!”
Su Bei didn’t expect this part of the story to spark such heated discussion. He hadn’t said anything particularly special, but the comic certainly made it atmospheric.
When the next fight between Ai Baozhu and Lan Subing ca up, Su Bei realized the author ranked the battles based on reader interest.
Ai Baozhu imdiately activated her [Elegant Domain], attempting to strike first. She tried several tis to lure Lan Subing into a trap with her words. However, Lan Subing, now able to face one-on-one conversations without breaking down, didn’t fall for it. Despite her severe social anxiety, she didn’t neglect her studies and didn’t let Ai Baozhu’s sches succeed.
When it was Lan Subing’s turn to speak, a simple [Word Spirit] easily knocked Ai Baozhu out of the ring. Among all the characters, Lan Subing was undoubtedly Ai Baozhu’s biggest counter.
This scene brought great joy for readers who adored Lan Subing as their daughter or goddess. Especially for those who had followed since season one, they had watched Lan Subing evolve from soone who couldn’t speak a word due to severe social anxiety to a confident girl who could verbally spar and defeat her opponent in a battle of wits. The pride they felt was beyond words.
This was the essence of a character-developnt story. Su Bei realized that he, too, could introduce a growth arc in so small, less critical areas to let readers enjoy the feeling of nurturing a character.
The last match of the first round was between Jiang Tianming and Wu Mingbai. An internal battle among the protagonist group was, of course, highly anticipated. Su Bei was ready to carefully observe this part to see if they had any hidden aces up their sleeves.
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