Inside Class 1 of the second year.
Xu Xiaoshuang also heard the school-wide announcement. Pride and smugness spread across her face as she said to her classmates, “Do you know who Xu Qiu is? He’s my brother!”
The others looked at her with envy.
“Xiaoshuang, your brother is amazing.”
“I’m so jealous that you have a brother like that.”
“An SSS-grade Martial Soul… that’s incredible.”
Many of them secretly decided to build a good relationship with her in the future.
Even the teacher’s gaze toward Xu Xiaoshuang softened considerably.
Time passed.
Xu Qiu cultivated for more than an hour and only stopped when he felt the spiritual energy in his body was saturated.
The spiritual energy throughout the entire school had noticeably thinned because of his devouring. Several teachers sensed it slightly and could not help but curse inwardly, calling him a monster.
“You’re done cultivating?” Luo Qingxue asked faintly from the side.
Xu Qiu rubbed his nose. “Yeah. You can cultivate now. By the way, why hasn’t Teacher Mu arrived yet today?”
“I don’t know.” Luo Qingxue shook her head. “But she said yesterday she was going to Zixiao Martial Arts Hall to see what Zixiao Marquis looked like after being rejected.”
“Uh… what…”
Xu Qiu froze. He hadn’t expected Mu Qingkong to be so bold as to go watch a titled powerhouse make a fool of himself.
Since Mu Qingkong hadn’t arrived, Xu Qiu went to practice his martial techniques on his own.
He sensed the spiritual power within his body. He was still at 1st stage lower rank. That was only natural. It wasn’t as if one could cultivate for two days and have their realm skyrocket. That would be absurd.
He went to the sports field to practice the D-grade martial technique, Blazing Fire Fist.
But after half an hour, there was no noticeable improvement. It seemed his talent in martial techniques was not particularly outstanding?
Then he remembered the Martial Technique Enlightenment Card he had just obtained.
With a thought, he took it out.
It was a silver-white transparent card with nothing on it. “System, how do I use this card?”
System: [Crush it.]
Xu Qiu crushed the card directly.
In the next second, it turned into specks of starlight and flowed into his body. He did not feel anything. “Maybe it only works when practicing a martial technique.”
He began practicing Blazing Fire Fist again.
This time, he clearly felt the difference. The subtleties of Blazing Fire Fist were quickly comprehended by him.
From superficial understanding, to minor mastery, to major mastery, to peak…
And finally, in one breath, he reached the realm of perfection!
In just a short moment, he had comprehended Blazing Fire Fist to perfection!
He threw out a punch. Flames condensed around his fist and blasted into the ground, erupting into streaks of fire and creating a crater in the earth.
Not far away, the principal of No. 3 High School happened to pass by and inhaled sharply.
“H-how can his martial technique have such power?!”
The problem was that he had only become a 1st stage lower rank Martial Artist yesterday!
“Martial technique at perfection?!”
“But where did he learn that technique?”
The principal was puzzled. Unless one was a disciple of a martial arts hall or from a prominent family, ordinary students’ martial techniques were all issued by the school.
Right now, everyone was still in the stage of meditating and refining spiritual energy. It would be a long time before they formally began learning martial techniques.
Yet Xu Qiu had already trained one to perfection?
The gap was enormous.
“I taught him that martial technique.”
At that moment, Mu Qingkong walked over slowly, her gaze toward Xu Qiu carrying a trace of complexity. “I taught it yesterday.”
She was stunned.
Taught yesterday, perfected today?
Did he have to be this monstrous?!
She walked up to Xu Qiu and said, “Xu Qiu, try punching me.”
“Uh, that’s not very appropriate, is it?”
“Relax. With your current cultivation, you can’t hurt me. Come on, hit me with your full strength.”
“Then… Teacher Mu, please forgive me.”
Xu Qiu did not hold back and threw a full-power punch at Mu Qingkong.
Bang!
The punch landed on her chest, flames blazing wildly.
Yet Mu Qingkong stood there without moving, nodding slightly. “It really is the power of a perfected martial technique. Also, you little rascal, where exactly are you punching?”
Her body trembled slightly, and Xu Qiu was shaken back two steps.
In that brief moment, he seemed to see a certain movement at her chest, a springy softness that stunned him.
He dared not imagine what it would be like if—
He quickly shook his head, driving those improper thoughts out of his mind.
“Blazing Fire Fist may only be a D-grade martial technique, but you trained it to perfection in a single day. Unbelievable. How did you do it?”
“I just kept practicing, and then suddenly I understood it.”
Xu Qiu answered. The system was his greatest secret and absolutely could not be exposed.
Mu Qingkong pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up. “I understand. You must have had an enlightenment!”
“Enlightenment? Oh right, right. That’s it.”
He had indeed used an Enlightenment Card.
No problem there.
“It’s said that some people, while practicing martial techniques, can suddenly enter a state of enlightenment. Their proficiency advances by leaps and bounds in a single day. But such opportunities are extremely rare. Even I have only experienced enlightenment once.”
Mu Qingkong clicked her tongue in amazement. “For you to enter enlightenment the first time you practiced a martial technique, your luck is unbelievable.”
“Yeah.”
“By the way, there’s another thing to inform you about. Because of the special nature of your Taotie Martial Soul, the Education Bureau has specially prepared a Martial Path Spirit Artifact for you!”
As she spoke, she took out a necklace.
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Xu Qiu’s eyes lit up. A Martial Path Spirit Artifact, as the name suggested, was equipment designed specifically for Martial Artists.
Some were for offense, some for defense, and some for support.
This necklace was clearly a support-type spirit artifact.
Even the most ordinary Martial Path Spirit Artifacts cost a fortune, starting at tens of millions.
The Education Bureau had actually equipped him with one?!
“This is the Blue Spirit Necklace. It stores a large amount of spiritual energy. From now on, you can directly absorb the spiritual energy inside it while cultivating. And as it’s consumed, it will replenish itself!”
“This spirit artifact should be enough for you to use until you reach 3rd stage!”
Mu Qingkong handed the necklace to Xu Qiu.
The principal standing nearby felt a little envious. Even he had not been equipped with such a support-type spirit artifact.
“The Education Bureau is equipping a student with a spirit artifact? This is the first time I’ve seen that. It seems the higher-ups place extreme importance on SSS-grade Martial Souls.”
“I won’t disappoint the Education Bureau.”
Xu Qiu took a deep breath and put on the necklace.
“Very good. Now let’s begin today’s lesson.”
“What are we learning today?”
“Practical combat!”
Mu Qingkong said calmly, and as soon as she finished speaking, she threw a punch toward Xu Qiu’s head.
Xu Qiu failed to dodge in time and was struck directly. He let out a miserable cry, feeling as if a bump had risen on his forehead.
“Practical combat is the most important course for a Martial Artist! Only through real combat can a Martial Artist truly apply what they have learned. Without practical combat experience, no matter how high your cultivation is, you are just trash!”
As she spoke, Mu Qingkong continued attacking Xu Qiu.
Xu Qiu dodged frantically.
“Do you only know how to dodge?”
“Teacher Mu, you’re bullying the weak!”
“Nonsense. I’ve suppressed my cultivation to 1st stage. We’re at the same realm now!”
“Then take this, Teacher!”
Xu Qiu used his newly perfected Blazing Fire Fist to strike at Mu Qingkong.
Unfortunately, although his martial technique was perfected, his practical experience was weak. After resisting for only a short while, he was completely suppressed by Mu Qingkong.
“Your punches are too slow!”
“Who taught you to throw a punch like that? Your center is wide open. Are you trying to get yourself killed?”
“Lift your leg higher!”
“Tsk tsk, didn’t you eat breakfast? Why are your punches so soft?!”
On the sports field, Mu Qingkong was putting Xu Qiu through his paces.
In his first practical combat session, Xu Qiu was beaten until he was covered in bruises. She was far too ruthless!
Students passing by could not help but shiver.
“If even God Xu is getting beaten this badly, if it were us, wouldn’t we end up half-paralyzed?”