6: The power of academic masters

Clear Wind Beneath the Trees is the Unique Move in Flowing Light Sword Technique used for defense.

Skillfully utilizing the rotation of the sword tip and edge, it causes the enemy's attack to deviate, thereby achieving a disarming effect… Suffocating… The students watching from outside the small Martial Arts Room were all silenced, as if a silencing spell had been cast upon them.

“Chen Du actually withstood the third Move of Hunyuan Staff Technique: Every Shot Hits Its Mark!”

“Doesn’t this mean his Martial Skill has reached the peak of the First Order!”

Wang Shouren, the class monitor of (3) Class, exclaimed. As a class monitor, he believed he understood every student.

But in this assessment, Chen Du's performance greatly surprised him.

Is turtle stew with goji berries really that nourishing!

Peak of the First Order!

This level of Martial Skill, even in the Hongzhi Class, would be among the top tier!

A dark horse!

Absolutely a dark horse!

Chen Du fought life and death battles against those monsters every day to protect the Crystal Space.

His Martial Skill improvement speed was naturally not comparable to ordinary students, even with average talent.

He could also achieve a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation!

A few days after the end of last semester's final exam, Chen Du's Martial Skill broke through to the peak of the First Order.

Then, relying on the Clear Wind Beneath the Trees Move, he managed to defend against the fourth wave of monsters, which increased his Mental Energy by one level, reaching level 5.

The improvement in Mental Energy not only enhanced his memory but also strengthened his Control over his body, leading to rapid progress in his Martial Skill.

He progressed by about 1% on average every day.

Soon, he reached 89% and got stuck. It could only be said that Perfection was truly difficult to Break through, and the fifth wave of monsters was also truly fierce.

Chen Du had been failing for a month straight.

As time passed, the Martial Skill of the training robot also rapidly improved, reaching a terrifying number in the blink of an eye!

70%!

The long staff in its hand was so fast that several afterimages appeared, feeling as if several long staffs were attacking at the same time.

The sound of the wind breaking also became increasingly sharp.

At this moment, Chen Du was still performing Clear Wind Beneath the Trees, guiding away the power of the long staff in the opponent's hand, seeming to have plenty of reserve strength.

75%, Chen Du still showed no signs of defeat.

Seeing this, let alone the students watching outside, even Ling Yun found it somewhat unbelievable.

According to his estimation, Chen Du's limit was around 70%.

But at this moment, under the 75% pressure of the robot, Chen Du was still able to act with ease!

80%!

Chen Du still showed no signs of defeat, even maintaining a slight advantage!

There was such a Genius student in the ordinary class!

A deep intensity appeared in Ling Yun's eyes. Chen Du's performance far exceeded his expectations.

I wonder if he can still surprise me and achieve First Order Perfection!

Ling Yun said excitedly in his heart.

89%!

Chen Du's expression was serious. The power and speed the opponent was currently displaying were almost identical to his own.

He decided to perfectly execute the Flowing Light Sword Technique from beginning to end.

He wanted to see if he could use this pressure to deduce the fourth Move.

Azure Dragon Thrust!

Chen Du's eyes changed, and he instantly pulled away, then swung out a sword.

First Move: Draw a Circle on the Ground as a Prison!

Then, with a continuous upward slash, he directly repelled a heavy blow from the training robot.

Second Move: Golden Drums Fill the Sky!

Immediately after, he skillfully used the sword edge to guide and resolve the opponent's most powerful continuous staff strikes.

Third Move: Clear Wind Beneath the Trees!

So that's how it is!

Chen Du's Aura was soaring at this moment. He felt as if he had comprehended something under the training robot's long staff.

Weapons! It's weapons!

The monsters in the Crystal Space did not use weapons, which made Chen Du's fighting style incomplete.

He always felt something was missing before.

Now, the 'clang! clang!' sound of metal clashing and the vibrations in his palm made him instantly understand something.

That 89% Martial Skill now showed a slight looseness.

That was the feeling of a Breakthrough!

The fourth Move, Azure Dragon Thrust, is different from ordinary swordsmanship; it's not a chop but a thrust!

Thrusting like a spear, surprising like a dagger.

I'm getting the feeling!

As long as I perform the Flowing Light Sword Technique once more from the beginning.

I can… Suddenly, the sound of wind in Chen Du's ears sharply increased, and countless staff shadows appeared out of thin air, instantly blocking all his escape routes.

“Oh no! It’s the fourth Move of Hunyuan Staff Technique: Sweeping Through a Thousand Armies!”

Chen Du desperately swung his sword, trying to cut a path, but his strength was insufficient, and he was swept out of the arena.

90%, the number above the robot's head, declared Chen Du's defeat and his score.

89%! The limit of the First Order peak.

After a brief silence outside the arena, it erupted into cheers.

“My goodness, 89%! How did he do it? This score might even get him on the Blue Star Youth List!”

“Dreams startle me awake from illness, my brother is a dark horse!” Tuo Lei rhymed.

“218.05!” Han Yiming's mental calculation was very fast, instantly calculating Chen Du's Martial Skill score.

This number was definitely the highest score in today's test!

Let alone himself, even if the two strongest from the Hongzhi Class came, they couldn't break it!

Han Yiming had Martial Artist sparring partners every day and deeply understood what Chen Du's Martial Skill represented.

A Genius! Absolutely a Genius!

Now he could only pray that his total score would be higher than his.

Soon, all classes completed their tests.

The converted scores were also announced.

Just when everyone thought Chen Du would enter the Hongzhi Class as a dark horse, the outcome took a twist.

First Place: Han Yiming, Liberal Arts Score: 186, Martial Dao Score: 370.25, Total Score: 556.25.

Second Place: Chen Du, Liberal Arts Score: 144, Martial Dao Score: 410.95, Total Score: 554.95.

Third Place… “Chen Du’s comeback failed! He was actually short by 1.3 points!”

This was unexpected by everyone, including Han Yiming himself.

Chen Du's score in the Martial Skill subject far surpassed others, making up for the deficiencies in his strength and speed tests.

Although Han Yiming also achieved a good score of 59%, it was not enough.

But what no one expected was that Han Yiming was actually an academic ace!

His Liberal Arts score before conversion was as high as 620 points!

This score was considered upper-tier even in Liberal Arts classes, yet it came from a Martial Arts class!

A complete dimensionality reduction attack.

If Han Yiming had continued to specialize in Liberal Arts, he might have scored over 700 points.

Looking at his second-place result and the regretful expressions of those around him, Chen Du didn't feel much.

Perhaps it was because his life had not been very smooth since childhood, and the word 'failure' always ran through his life.

But from the outcome, everything turned out pretty well.

Although his family was not wealthy, both brothers were ambitious, one getting into a key junior high school, and the other a key high school.

Although they still paid mortgage every month and needed to buy qi and blood milk, the family never complained.

Although he didn't get into the Hongzhi Class this time.

But based on his current score and the remaining time, he still had a chance to get into one of the Eight Famous Schools.

After the dismissal, Ling Yun went to his independent office.

“Wangcai, connect to Li Mu.”

“Yes, Master!”

The communication was quickly connected, and a middle-aged man's image appeared in 3D form above Ling Yun's smart wristband.

“Principal, the assessment is over.”

Li Mu was currently approving computer files. He turned his head to look at the 3D Ling Yun on the smart wristband:

“Just send me a summary report when it’s done, and I’ll sign it for you later. No need to report to me specifically.”

After speaking, he turned back to approve the files.

Ling Yun smiled slyly and did not answer, but instead sent a file to Li Mu with a 'beep' sound.

Li Mu habitually glanced at it, about to drag it into his to-do list to queue up.

But he found that this was not the summary report for this Hongzhi Class selection test.

It was a student's transcript.

“Senior Year (3) Class, Chen Du?”

“Is he the first place in this test?”

“Life Strength 5.1 level???”

He frowned and turned to look at the 3D small figure on the smart wristband:

“Ling Yun, you sent the wrong file!”

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