Fortunately, they were inside the classroom, so the conflict could not escalate too far.
Otherwise, Wang Teng and Zhang Haonan really might have ended up fighting.
At school, Wang Teng had always tried to avoid unnecessary trouble whenever possible. His main reason was that he did not want to cause more problems for his father. However, that did not mean he was a coward. When it was time to act, he would not hesitate.
At that moment, the class bell rang.
Yang Liu walked into the classroom, and the students immediately quieted down.
That was right. Yang Liu was still the homeroom teacher of the Martial Arts Class. She had always been a Martial Artist herself, specifically a 2nd-Rank Martial Artist.
It was not unusual for a 2nd-Rank Martial Artist to teach at a high school.
After all, these were only high school students. Even the most talented among them would, at best, cultivate to the level of a 1st-Rank Martial Artist before graduation.
A 2nd-Rank Martial Artist was more than strong enough to teach them.
If they wanted teachers with greater strength, they would have to enter a Martial Arts University.
Yang Liu wasted no time and went straight to the point, “All right. The students from the former Class 5 and Final-Year Class 6 have now been brought together.”
“From today onward, we are Final-Year Martial Arts Class 6. We are now one group.”
“I hope that throughout the next 100 days, all of you can remain united and supportive of one another until the Martial Arts Entrance Examination.”
“This year, nearly 20,000 final-year high school students in Jinghai City have chosen the Martial Arts Track. Across the entire nation, there are even more final-year students competing alongside you.”
“I hope all of you will cultivate diligently, accomplish something in the future, and become Martial Artists!”
After finishing the customary speech, Yang Liu briefly introduced the class structure.
“Our high school has a total of 15 final-year Martial Arts Classes.”
“According to the requirements issued from above, schools in Jinghai City will no longer establish so-called Magic Martial Classes, Capital Martial Classes, or Shanhe Classes.”
Wang Teng already knew about this.
Magic City Martial Arts University, Capital City Martial Arts University, and Shanhe Martial Arts University were the 3 most prestigious Martial Arts Universities in Hua Nation.
Shanhe City was located in the central region of Hua Nation. It was also the most populous city in the entire nation, without exception.
It had been formed through the merger of several major cities from the past.
Capital City, meanwhile, was the capital of Hua Nation.
The overall strength of these 3 universities was roughly equal. Every year, they competed fiercely over which one deserved to be called the number 1 university in Hua Nation.
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Yang Liu continued, “Every class is treated equally. Each one contains students with High-Grade, Medium-Grade, and Low-Grade Martial Aptitude.”
“Our class is actually quite good. We have 10 students with High-Grade Martial Aptitude and more than 30 with Medium-Grade Martial Aptitude.”
“I hope all of you can achieve good results in the future.”
Wang Teng glanced around at his classmates.
Medium-Grade Martial Aptitude indeed met the standard required to cultivate martial arts. There were also a few Martial Arts Track students with Low-Grade Martial Aptitude.
Those with Low-Grade Martial Aptitude could cultivate martial arts as well.
Generally speaking, however, someone with Low-Grade Martial Aptitude could cultivate to the 3rd Rank at most. If they received sufficient cultivation resources later in life, they could continue advancing beyond that, but the difficulty would become considerably greater.
Therefore, most students with Low-Grade Martial Aptitude would have fairly ordinary achievements in martial arts. Most of them chose the Academic Track rather than the Martial Arts Track.
However, quite a few wealthy families were still willing to support children with Low-Grade Martial Aptitude in cultivating martial arts.
They did not necessarily expect their children to earn money.
Having a strong and healthy body was more important than anything else. After all, even Low-Rank Martial Artists possessed excellent physical fitness. They rarely became ill and could at least live healthier lives.
In the eyes of such families, the college entrance examination and attending university were not particularly important. Having capable and powerful parents mattered far more.
For an ordinary person like Wang Teng, however, there were no powerful parents to lift him up. He could only struggle forward through his own efforts.
He had no choice but to fight desperately for every opportunity, making his path of martial arts cultivation far more difficult.
Yang Liu looked at the students and began explaining seriously, “Let’s briefly discuss how your cultivation will proceed from now on.”
“To advance from an ordinary person to a Martial Artist, you must first undergo a period of cultivation. This stage is where you establish the foundation for your future path of martial arts.”
“The stronger your foundation, the greater your future achievements can be, even if your Martial Aptitude is slightly inferior.”
“I’m sure all of you understand such a simple principle.”
“Therefore, during this period, you must cultivate as diligently as possible. At the same time, you’ll need to take certain pills to assist your cultivation. Without pills to support you, the growth of your Qi and Blood will remain very slow.”
“Everything is difficult at the beginning. The path of a Martial Artist is no exception.”
Yang Liu’s words immediately dampened the enthusiasm of quite a few students who had chosen the Martial Arts Track.
Cultivating martial arts naturally meant spending money on cultivation resources, and the expense was enormous.
For ordinary families, this also meant that the burden on their parents’ shoulders would become even heavier.
Yang Liu continued, “Although cultivating as a Martial Artist is difficult, I still hope all of you can achieve something. Perhaps one day, you’ll even fight on the battlefields against Demonic Beasts beyond the city and bring honor to the nation.” This chapter is updated first at g.com.
“Next, you’ll begin cultivating 2 basic techniques.”
As she spoke, Yang Liu took 2 manuals from the drawer and placed them before the students.
“First is the B-rank breathing technique, Basic Breathing Technique. This is the standardized method designated by Hua Nation for students to cultivate Qi and Blood.”
“This technique is B-rank, which is already considered quite high. For many of you, this may be the highest-ranked cultivation technique you’ll ever be able to obtain for free in your entire lives.”
“If cultivated normally, it can even support your cultivation all the way to the Grandmaster level.”
The students immediately erupted in astonishment.
In reality, however, the technique could easily be found online. After all, it was a Qi and Blood cultivation technique officially popularized by the Ministry of Education.
This also showed that Hua Nation had at least provided everyone with a relatively equal opportunity to cultivate.
After all, the technique’s rank was certainly not low.
Yang Liu then introduced the second manual, “The other is a C-rank basic technique, Thirty-Six Forms of Stance Training. It is used to temper the Qi and Blood absorbed through the breathing technique, allowing you to integrate that Qi and Blood into your flesh more efficiently. At the same time, it stimulates your body to generate even more Qi and Blood.”
“These 2 techniques will serve as your current foundational cultivation techniques. Even after entering university, you’ll still be able to use them.”
“During high school, the school will not provide combat techniques. However, if you want to learn them, you can visit the official Martial Artist Alliance website and practice basic fist techniques, leg techniques, and other similar foundational techniques.”
“If you want to cultivate higher-ranked techniques, you can visit the various Martial Arts Schools throughout the city and pay to learn them.”
“However, I wouldn’t recommend that ordinary families do this. Once you enter university, your instructors will allow you to learn some fairly good combat techniques for free.”
The students nodded after hearing this.
This could be considered their first proper lesson in martial arts knowledge.
Yang Liu cleared her throat and continued, “Overall, during high school, your primary focus will still be cultivating Qi and Blood.”
“A Qi and Blood value of 50 meets the admission threshold for vocational colleges, while a Qi and Blood value of 100 meets the admission threshold for undergraduate universities.”
“A Qi and Blood value of 200 reaches the level of a Quasi-Martial Artist. At that point, you can attempt a breakthrough and become a true Martial Artist.”
“However, if you want greater achievements in the future, I recommend waiting until your Qi and Blood value reaches at least 250 calories before attempting your breakthrough. After all, reaching this value means you’ve become an Extreme Quasi-Martial Artist.”
“Doing so will give you greater potential for future achievements.”
“At the Quasi-Martial Artist stage, the maximum Qi and Blood value is 300 calories.”
“When breaking through to become a Martial Artist, the closer your Qi and Blood value is to 300 calories, the stronger your martial arts foundation will be, and the greater your future achievements can become.”