On the school's official website.
The old notice was removed, and a new one appeared.
Notice: After investigation, it was found that the previous conclusion was erroneous. This was entirely the responsibility of the principal's office secretary assistant. The principal was furious and has administered punishment.
The previous notice is hereby revoked, and Li Cong's position is suspended. A sincere apology is extended to the victim, Lin Yu.
Principal's Office: Issued!
"This has truly opened my eyes. The principal, known for his evasiveness, actually backed down?"
"You guys don't know, do you? Zhao Ke led people to beat up Li Cong and vowed to beat him up every time he saw him!"
"This is a brilliant tactic, using his own methods against him. The principal is now in a difficult position."
"Given the principal's nature of weighing benefits, he would definitely conclude that offending Zhao Ke is not worth it. So, withdrawing the notice is also reasonable."
"After all, if this matter escalated, it would be even more embarrassing for the principal, and he'd be labeled as foolish and unfair. The principal is very shrewd; he definitely knows what to do!"
Online, discussions were rife.
In the hospital, Li Cong, lying on the sickbed, upon learning of his suspension and the withdrawal of the original notice, was so enraged that he spat out a large mouthful of blood.
He was filled with both hatred and regret.
He wished he hadn't helped Li Wu vent his anger. If he had known this would happen, why would he have acted so rashly?
But now that things had reached this point, he found it impossible to quell his resentment without retaliating.
He gritted his teeth: "Lin Yu, you just wait. This isn't over!"
Principal's Office.
The principal said, "Let this matter rest. From now on, I don't want to hear any more about this Lin Yu!"
Secretary Qian said, "Mr. Principal, he is a genius. Do you really not want to meet him?"
"A mere A-grade talent is not qualified to meet me! Only when he reaches S-grade talent will he be worthy of an audience," the principal said arrogantly.
Secretary Qian was stunned. S-grade talent was already considered an exceptional prodigy, a dragon among men. For talent to evolve further was incredibly difficult.
In human history, there were indeed instances of consecutive talent evolution, but these occurred under extreme conditions and were exceptionally rare. This was almost an impossible feat.
Spiritual Sensing Secret Realm.
Lin Yu moved swiftly through the mountains and forests, his ten clones splitting up and sweeping through the area in ten different directions.
The system's notification sounds echoed in his ears continuously.
"Ding, jungle wolf killed, upgrade points +5!"
"Ding, frost python killed, upgrade points +8!"
"......"
Lin Yu moved through the realm like a monster harvester, killing monsters one after another.
Concurrently, the combat experience and skill proficiency of his clones were constantly improving.
This improvement was significant, several times faster than outside. Lin Yu could clearly feel himself growing stronger, a pace unattainable in the outside world.
"This is a treasure trove!"
"Unfortunately, the secret realm is too small; I'm almost done clearing it!"
Lin Yu's ten clones were all at the early stage of second tier. In this secret realm, they possessed the power to sweep through the area.
From the mountain peak down to the mountainside, the monsters in sight were all cleared. At this point, Lin Yu could see a mist at the foot of the mountain.
He knew that the mist signified the void, the boundary of the secret realm.
The main body of this secret realm was a mountain, and he had already cleared half of it.
Continuing downward, Lin Yu noticed the monsters becoming sparser, far less dense than those above.
"Ding, winged centipede killed, upgrade points +20!"
After killing another monster, Lin Yu stopped.
As he continued, he found it increasingly difficult to encounter monsters. Lin Yu sighed helplessly:
"There aren't many monsters left in this secret realm. That's enough. Time is almost up, time to go back!"
On his way back, Lin Yu found that he had accumulated enough upgrade points and could now enhance his combat power.
"System, enhance my combat power!"
"Ding, confirm enhancement?"
"Confirm!"
"Ding, enhancing combat power... Enhancement successful! Congratulations on reaching the mid-second tier combat power!"
The next moment, Lin Yu felt a surge of warmth throughout his body. His internal energy doubled, his strength increased, and he had the illusion of being able to punch through the sky.
"Not bad, my strength has doubled!"
"This trip was worthwhile!"
Lin Yu felt content, his mood greatly relieved.
Not long after, he returned to the mountain peak. The peak was no longer as crowded as before, with many people having gone to train their skills by fighting monsters.
However, they were destined to be disappointed, as most of the monsters had been killed by Lin Yu alone, leaving them with only scraps.
Suddenly, a figure caught his eye.
Li Wu!
The man was glaring fiercely at him, his gaze as if he could devour him.
Lin Yu let out a sneer and ignored Li Wu.
Li Wu glared at Lin Yu: "You hit my uncle, so you're just waiting to be expelled!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu paused, then suddenly turned to face him: "You can continue spewing threats. For every word you say, you'll receive ten slaps! As long as you think your face is thick enough, feel free to indulge your mouth. Please, go ahead!"
Faced with Lin Yu's threat, Li Wu swallowed back several words he had intended to say.
A wise person knows when to retreat. He'll get his revenge after leaving the secret realm, he thought to himself.
He humbly backed down, closed his eyes, and gritted his teeth, beginning to cultivate.
He was genuinely afraid Lin Yu would slap him. His face was still swollen, and he dared not touch it, as it burned with pain.
Lin Yu sneered and closed his eyes to cultivate.
Countless insights flooded his mind, giving him a glimmer of an idea for new skills.
Skills could be learned through skill crystals, ancient texts, or self-creation.
The former two were akin to borrowing from others. Only skills created by oneself would be more suited to one's own situation and unleash their full potential.
However, creating skills was the most difficult, often the prerogative of the powerful. For someone as young as himself, a cultivator of only second tier, to attempt to create skills would likely be met with ridicule.
But he paid no mind, focusing solely on how to create a skill.
Here, inspiration struck. Memories from his past life and present life collided, generating countless ideas.
Clones!
He thought of the various clone forms in Naruto: Shadow Clones, Water Clones, Wood Clones, Earth Clones, and so on.
The world of Naruto had a special energy called chakra, which produced different effects when used with corresponding ninjutsu.
Various clone techniques were a form of its usage. He didn't have chakra and couldn't perform ninjutsu, but he had the clone talent. He believed he could completely borrow the concept of clones to create his own unique clone skill.
"As far as I know, this world also has clone-type skills, but these skills are usually very precious, beyond my reach at the moment," Lin Yu murmured to himself.
"However, my innate clone ability is created using the energy within my body. As for the underlying principles, I'm not entirely clear!"
Lin Yu pondered. Innate abilities were abilities present from birth, and he didn't understand the principles behind them.
With this thought, he began to try and dissect the essence of his own abilities.
The energy in his body could directly split into clones, involving complex conversion relationships. If he could understand this, he should be able to generalize and create other types of clones.
For example, elemental clones!
In his vision, he needed to convert his internal energy into a specific element and then use his clone ability to create elemental clones.
His envisioned fire clone, composed of flame energy, would be naturally immune to fire damage and enhance the power of fire skills, but at the same time, it would take double damage from water and ice.
In addition to this, there would be other elemental clones.
"Flame Jet!"
He stood up and unleashed a Flame Jet towards the sky.
Suddenly, he sensed a change in his internal energy, which instantly converted into flame energy. The process was brief, but he could clearly perceive the transformation.
He unleashed several more Flame Jets, but despite seeing the energy conversion process, he couldn't convert his internal energy into flame energy.
"I've seen the process, but I don't know how to do it. I still don't grasp the essence. Perhaps this is knowledge that needs to be learned at university!"
"The attribute change of energy is a blind spot in my current knowledge! I need to go to the school library to check relevant materials!"
He gave up on trying to create elemental clone techniques for now and focused on comprehending other skills, quietly waiting for the secret realm's time to end.
Suddenly, a bell chimed in the sky.
"Secret realm time is up!!!"