26: Chapter 26 My Goal is the National Martial Arts University

At night, after finishing dinner, Chen Mo once again arrived at the basement of the sports center.

A group of sweat-drenched, burly men turned their heads to look at the newcomer, and upon confirming it was Chen Mo, they took the initiative to prepare a fifteen-ton barbell for him.

"Young man, are you interested in joining our Martial Education Bureau directly?"

Zhou Sanlang walked over to Chen Mo's side and threw an arm around his shoulder.

"If you're willing, I'll help you process your employment as soon as the Joint Exam ends."

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhou Sanlang with a face full of confusion.

"Director Zhou, don't be in such a rush."

"Let me ask you a question first."

Chen Mo did not agree to Zhou Sanlang immediately; after all, this concerned his own future.

"Ask away. Whether it's compensation, job title, or seniority, I'll give you the highest possible standard!"

Zhou Sanlang liked Chen Mo far too much; he wished he could keep him by his side every day and teach him personally.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't interfere with the candidates during the Joint Exam, he would have wanted to teach Chen Mo his own unique skills on the spot.

"No, no, no, it's not about that."

Chen Mo shook his head. What he wanted to ask about wasn't such worldly things.

"I want to know, between our National Martial Arts University and the Martial Education Bureau, which one is better?"

Upon hearing the six words 'National Martial Arts University', everyone, including Zhou Sanlang, fell silent.

"Your goal... is the National Martial Arts University?"

"Do you know that only the top-tier geniuses who make it to the National Joint Examination are qualified to aim for the National Martial Arts University?"

"Out of tens of millions of candidates nationwide in the same grade, only 320 people end up making it into the National Joint Examination."

"Do you have any idea how difficult that is?"

Zhou Sanlang had initially thought that Chen Mo just wanted to fight for his future, but he hadn't expected this kid's ambition to be so great.

"Of course I'm aware of it."

Chen Mo nodded with an expression of natural certainty, not seeming to be faking it at all.

Everyone looked at each other and stood up simultaneously.

"Kid, if you can make it into the National Joint Examination and enter the National Martial Arts University, I can represent Luo City and give you a generous scholarship."

"And you will become the pride of all of Luo City!"

Zhou Sanlang's tone was somewhat excited, but Chen Mo couldn't understand Zhou Sanlang's mood at this moment at all.

"You might not understand, but in the past hundred years, only three people in all of Luo City have successfully entered the National Martial Arts University."

"Without exception, they all became super powerhouses; the weakest among them was a Rank 7 Grandmaster among the Upper Three Ranks."

"Don't look at the fact that every city has Rank 5 or even Rank 6 powerhouses guarding it; the martial artists who can break through to Rank 7 are only a tiny minority."

"Forget 1%, there isn't even 0.1%."

"Every Rank 7 Grandmaster is a super powerhouse capable of guarding an entire province. Can you understand what that concept means?"

"As long as you enter the National Martial Arts University, there is a high probability of becoming a Grandmaster."

After hearing these words from Zhou Sanlang, Chen Mo finally understood the true value of the National Martial Arts University.

"So, is your final goal still the National Martial Arts University?"

Seeing that Chen Mo understood how grand his goal was, Zhou Sanlang asked again.

"Of course. If you're going to do something, you have to do it to the best of your ability."

Chen Mo nodded without the slightest hesitation, decisively rejecting Zhou Sanlang's recruitment.

Zhou Sanlang didn't speak; he just patted Chen Mo's shoulder forcefully.

"Good kid, keep it up!"

It seemed that the fishpond that is Luo City could not hold this true dragon, Chen Mo; all they could do was support him with all their might.

"If you can make it into the Provincial Joint Examination, I will provide you with as much convenience as I can."

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Once you finish your training, hurry back and get some rest."

Zhou Sanlang didn't intend to say anything more; he would just let Chen Mo see how he acts in the future.

Chen Mo nodded, and after completing three sets of fifteen-ton bench presses, he returned to the dormitory.

The night passed without incident. Wang Jun, having gone through a bitter battle, fell asleep early. Chen Mo didn't intend to continue cultivating tonight either, instead planning to have a good night's rest.

To prepare for the even more intense battle tomorrow.

...

At nine o'clock the next day, the remaining sixteen candidates appeared in their respective rest areas.

After yesterday's fierce battle, half of the thirty-two people had been eliminated. Among them, only Xie Jing, a Talent-based Martial Artist, was eliminated; the rest who were eliminated were all Ascetic Martial Artists.

"How is it? Did you rest well yesterday?"

Principal Liu Zhifeng walked to Chen Mo's side and handed him the energy drink in his hand.

"I slept very well."

Chen Mo leaned back on the sofa, looking at contestant number 2 and number 31 on the big screen, then turned his head to look in Su Qingyue's direction.

Amidst everyone's gaze, Su Qingyue walked slowly toward the arena, a flash of azure light passing through her eyes.

"Everyone! I'm sure you haven't seen enough yet, right?"

"The wonderful battle brought to us yesterday by student Su Qingyue!"

The voice of the official commentator rang out, indicating that the live broadcast had already begun.

Chen Mo took out his phone and opened the official livestream channel.

Although it was just a city-level official livestream channel, the number of real-time viewers was over a million.

Almost everyone in Luo City was paying attention to this Joint Exam, wanting to see what these geniuses belonging to Luo City were like.

The referee walked onto the arena, and after confirming that both sides were ready, announced the official start of this match.

Su Qingyue's opponent was an Ascetic Martial Artist from the Second High School, who possessed extremely strong combat ability and had even mastered a B-rank martial skill.

It was just a pity that the person he encountered was Su Qingyue.

A super genius who possessed a Rule-based Talent!