1: Oxen tendon in other people's eyes, I see the blood of wild bull
Fengtian No. 3 Middle School, Spring.
“Ding-a-ling-a-ling—”
With a pleasant ring, the bell signaled the end of the cultural class, “Introduction to Ferocious Beasts,” and many students seemed to have springs in their feet, eager to leave.
However, Old Ban gently closed his book.
“Don’t be in such a hurry to leave class!”
“I have something to announce!”
He looked around, “At 3 PM this afternoon, right after the first class ends, we will conduct the Martial Exam qualification verification.
Those whose qi and blood value reaches the passing line of sixty or above, and who intend to register for the Martial Exam, will gather on the sports field under the class monitor’s lead!”
Upon hearing this,
The atmosphere in the classroom visibly changed; most people looked worried and a bit nervous, while only a few boys seemed eager to try.
Old Ban was clearly experienced. “There’s no need to be nervous; it’s just a regular qualification verification.
Most of the students in our class who want to pursue the Martial Exam path shouldn’t have any problems!
Just remember to eat a little less at noon so that your qi and blood don’t all gather in your intestines and stomach.
Also, don’t be too nervous, and don’t get overly excited too early. And also…”
After hearing this, the young students’ nervous expressions visibly eased, and they listened attentively.
Throughout the classroom, some were nervous, excited, or worried and scared, while others were confident and looked forward to the examination.
It’s worth mentioning that in any large setting, even if students aren’t involved in any competition, it can become a stage for some people to show off.
Everyone had different thoughts,
Only Han Lie, sitting in the corner,
looked bewildered.
“No, where did you bring me?”
“Is this still Xia Country?”
The current environment was clearly a classroom, but what was this teacher babbling about?
“Martial Exam?”
“Qi and blood value detection?”
“Is this even Mandarin?!”
He looked up at the blackboard again, where a vivid drawing of a black horse with horns was depicted. To its right, it was labeled “Black Horned Horse,” surrounded by numerous annotations, such as habits, weaknesses, living areas, natural enemies, and so on…
“Seriously, buddy?”
“I was perfectly fine at home, drinking and playing games, just about to order a takeout meal worth around three thousand yuan, and you made me transmigrate?”
Han Lie immediately realized that something might have gone wrong, most likely he died suddenly and then came to this world.
Now he was a third-year high school student.
As he was thinking, a large influx of memories rushed in, making his head feel like it was about to explode.
After a while, the memories still seemed to be merging.
However, he now had some basic understanding of this world.
Simply put, this was a world where martial arts were revered, no longer a place where everything else was inferior to scholarly pursuits.
The reason for this was—
First, external enemies surrounded them.
Thousands of years ago, several unknown wormholes appeared on Blue Star.
Initially, people thought it was just a normal supernatural event, until unspeakable entities from other planets emerged from the wormholes and began to massacre humans.
Only then did they realize that disaster had arrived.
After thousands of years of struggle and tug-of-war, the current situation was unknown; Han Lie, as a student, couldn’t possibly know these things.
He only knew that it was relatively safe, but danger could appear at any time, because according to statistics, there were already no less than a thousand wormholes on Blue Star.
Second, practicing martial arts led to divinity.
Perhaps due to the opening of the wormholes, the invasion of otherworldly energy into human bodies caused various miraculous changes in Blue Star’s humans.
Not to mention the prodigies, even ordinary people.
All gained the ability to practice martial arts.
It was said that powerful martial artists could sever mountains and rivers, and shatter stars with their fists, incredibly powerful.
From then on, everyone yearned for it.
Thus, a social trend of everyone practicing martial arts formed.
Take the current Martial Exam registration, for example: in Han Lie’s most ordinary class, only three people didn’t plan to register.
One was congenitally disabled, with obstructed qi and blood circulation, unable to practice martial arts.
One had encountered a ferocious beast killing people when he was young and had a psychological shadow about practicing martial arts.
And one was…
“This Old Ban is too long-winded!”
Cui Dazhi, next to Han Lie, grumbled.
“.......”
And then there was this one: he had been exposed to martial arts at a very young age and had participated in the National High School Martial Arts Competition during his first and second years of high school, achieving excellent results and being pre-admitted to Qing Bei Martial University, a top national university.
Now he was essentially vacationing in a regular class.
“Lie Zi, don’t worry, okay!”
He patted his chest and carefully said:
“Although your qi and blood value fluctuates around sixty, eat whatever you want for lunch; you don’t need to listen to Director Feng blabber.
I’ve prepared something good for you!”
“What?” Han Lie asked subconsciously.
Cui Dazhi was also someone who couldn’t keep a secret, and he couldn’t hold back when asked like that.
“Ta-da-da-da!!”
He pulled out a beautifully packaged small box from his empty desk.
After opening the box, there was a black pill inside.
“Do you know what this is?”
He played coy.
“A pill condensed from Black Horned Horse Essence Blood?” Han Lie said with a slight daze.
“???”
Cui Dazhi was utterly dumbfounded.
In his understanding, Han Lie couldn’t possibly know about these things.
He looked up at the blackboard again.
The teacher hadn’t even mentioned it!!
The teacher naturally hadn’t mentioned it, because beast essence blood was too far-fetched for these ordinary students; sometimes, letting them know about these things too early would only increase their anxiety.
The reason Han Lie knew was because,
He… seemed to have a cheat.
Next to the pill, just like the scene on the blackboard, a line of explanatory text appeared:
【Black Horned Horse Essence Blood: After consumption, it can slightly improve physique, enhance strength, and replenish qi and blood.】
“Damn, you knew…!”
Cui Dazhi’s excitement was cut in half.
“I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn’t expect you to know.
Then you should also know that taking this can at least increase your qi and blood value by about five, which means you’ll easily reach the sixty passing line.
Are you relieved now!”
“Come on, give your big brother a smile!”
“Wait a minute…”
Han Lie wasn’t in the mood to joke with him; instead, he stared at the small snacks in his desk.
He didn’t know why, but on a flat-packaged bag of beef tendon, a similar entry appeared.
【Mighty Bull Essence Blood: After consumption, it can greatly improve physique, enhance strength, and replenish qi and blood, greatly benefiting martial artists who are practicing Mighty Bull Strength.】
Han Lie momentarily doubted his eyes and couldn’t help but ask:
“What is that?”
Cui Dazhi followed his gaze and was also a bit confused. “beef tendon, it’s beef tendon that sells for three yuan a bag at the supermarket.
Aren’t you messing with me, Lie Zi?”
You recognize Black Horned Horse Essence Blood,
but you don’t recognize beef tendon, right?
“beef tendon?”
Han Lie frowned, feeling like he had a cheat, but this cheat seemed like it was bought for a few yuan on Taobao, a bit off.
“Isn’t this Mighty Bull Essence Blood?”
“???”
Cui Dazhi almost jumped up when he heard that. “Mighty Bull Essence Blood? No, brother, do you know how much of my New Year’s money I spent to get you Black Horned Horse Essence Blood?
You still want Mighty Bull Essence Blood???
That stuff is damn expensive; why don’t you just sell me instead?!”
This guy thought Han Lie was hinting at him, but the entry in front of Han Lie’s eyes clearly stated “Mighty Bull Essence Blood”!
Without doubting him,
he’d know if it was real by tasting it.