9: Chapter 9 One School, Two Superiors

"Brother."

"Brother! You're back? I missed you to death." Inside the living room, two voices rang out almost simultaneously. The former was filled with joy, while the latter carried a hint of excitement.

A tall girl wearing a white school uniform rushed forward, excitedly jumping up to wrap her arms around Fang Yu's neck, half-clinging to his back.

"Siyue, I just finished practicing fist techniques, and I'm covered in sweat," Fang Yu laughed.

"I'm going to take a bath later too," the girl giggled. "Xiaolong, take my school bag upstairs with you."

A robust, sharp-looking boy with a hint of childishness still on his face smiled helplessly, as if he had long been used to her behavior.

"Xiaolong, listen to your sister. Go put your things away first, and come down for dinner later," Fang Yu laughed.

These were precisely his younger brother and sister, a pair of twins.

Younger sister Fang Siyue, ranked second.

Younger brother Fang Long, ranked third.

Both were 15 years old this year.

"Brother, you can actually cook? What delicious food did you make?" Fang Siyue looked curiously toward the kitchen, seeing no signs of stir-frying.

"I heated up high-energy nutritional meals, and they're keeping warm," Fang Yu laughed.

"Ah!" The girl let out a wail. "I knew it! Brother, all that time I had expectations for you were in vain! I'm not eating nutritional meals, I want Grandpa to help me order takeout!!!"

"Takeout isn't healthy. Since both of you have started Martial Artist cultivation, you must pay attention to your diet," Fang Yu laughed, affectionately patting her hair bun.

Martial arts cultivation.

Before reaching a very high level, one had to endure loneliness, various pains, and give up many things—for example, delicious food!

...

An elder brother's fist is like a father's.

Under Fang Yu's 'patient guidance', Fang Siyue and Fang Long very 'obediently' finished the high-energy nutritional meals prepared by Fang Yu.

After the meal.

"How was the martial arts talent test?" Fang Yu took the initiative to ask.

The two looked at each other and both smiled.

"Brother, with the help of the equipment, we both entered a deep sleep," Fang Long smiled honestly. "Both my sister and I visualized a Star Phase, a python, and made a preliminary attempt at 'Star Power entering the body'."

"A python?" Fang Yu's eyes lit up.

Before becoming an Elementary Martial Artist, ordinary people were limited by weak bodies and insufficient Mental Energy. Even if they awakened a Void Star Constellation, it was difficult to perceive it themselves.

Therefore, they had to use special equipment for assistance to enter a deep sleep state.

Only then could they determine whether they had awakened a Star Phase.

This was an instrument that had only appeared in the past decade or so, and it was also the reason why Genius Martial Artists of the Blue Moon Alliance had continued to emerge in recent years.

After all, the earlier talent was discovered and cultivated, perfectly utilizing the golden cultivation time, the higher the probability of becoming a super powerhouse in the future.

Fang Siyue and Fang Long could both visualize it, indicating that they had awakened the Void Star Constellation.

There were more than a dozen Star Phases related to pythons.

"What specific Star Phase is it? Have you found out?" Fang Yu pressed further, his heart involuntarily conjuring up that figure with gentle eyes.

"The assessment teacher said it's called Sun-Swallowing." Fang Siyue stopped keeping them in suspense; they had held back from saying it earlier precisely to give their family a surprise.

Snap ~

Fang Yu suddenly stood up, his eyes flashing with light, and his body trembled slightly with hard-to-suppress emotion: "Siyue, are you sure?"

Fang Siyue nodded hastily.

Fang Yu's gaze burned brightly.

It was recorded in the 《Void Hundred Phases》 that the Sun-Swallowing Python was one of the twelve Upper Astral Constellations. With its Divine Ability 'Sun-Swallowing', it could absorb the essence of the sun and the splendor of the moon, growing in life level extremely fast.

Every single one of the twelve Upper Astral Constellations was very special.

Thinking of this.

"Grandpa." Fang Yu called out directly toward upstairs, his voice possessing extremely strong penetration.

"Big grandson, something the matter? If not, I'll continue playing my game for a while." Fang Zhiyuan had yet to arrive, but his voice had already traveled down from the stairwell.

Very quickly.

Fang Zhiyuan poked his head out and looked down.

"My granddaughter and little grandson are back? How were today's test results?" Fang Zhiyuan smiled broadly as he looked at Fang Siyue and Fang Long.

"Grandpa," the two also stood up quickly and called out.

"Grandpa," Fang Yu said rather solemnly. "Both Xiaolong and Siyue said they awakened an Upper Astral Constellation—the Sun-Swallowing Python."

The three words 'Sun-Swallowing Python'.

left even the usually casual and unrestrained Fang Zhiyuan stunned. His expression turned solemn for once, and his voice became slightly low: "Really? Are you sure?"

Although Fang Siyue and Fang Long were both only 15 years old.

they were not stupid.

When they discovered that both their eldest brother and grandfather were not simply overjoyed, the two of them realized that their Awakening of the Sun-Swallowing Python seemed to be no simple matter.

"Grandpa, this is our 'assessment certificate'." Fang Siyue quickly took out a piece of paper.

"I have one too," Fang Long followed up. "Our assessment results have already been entered into the master transcript, and they should have been transmitted back to the school by now."

Fang Zhiyuan and Fang Yu understood.

There shouldn't be any mistake.

Martial arts talent testing, serving as an important evaluation basis for key high schools to admit students, was one of the important tasks of the Martial Arts Hall and the Youth Martial Arts Department. It was extremely strict, second only to the national college entrance examination.

"Xiaoyu, tell your dad." Fang Zhiyuan rarely refrained from calling him 'big grandson'.

Fang Yu immediately made a phone call.

It wasn't answered, prompting 'currently connecting'.

Fang Yu chose to leave a message.

In just a few seconds, he received a reply from his father Fang Pingan: 'I already know Xiaolong and Siyue's assessment results... Wuling City No. 1 Senior High School and Xinghe Group have both contacted me. I will be home in half an hour. Make Xiaolong and Siyue stay obediently at home and not go anywhere'.

Fang Yu put down his phone.

He knew his father's meaning.

The municipal No. 1 Senior High School was the most powerful public high school in Wuling City.

As for Xinghe Group, it was one of the Eight Great Martial Artist Groups, created by the civilization's number one powerhouse, 'Ye Xinghe'. As Ye Xinghe's motherland, Xia Guo was naturally a key operational region for Xinghe Group, having established private high schools in various places.

Upper Astral Constellations were very rare.

Throughout all of Wuling City, at most a few dozen students or Martial Artists with Upper Astral Constellations awakened each year. Compared to the nearly one hundred thousand examinees each year, one could imagine how low the probability was.

Awakening an Upper Astral Constellation still meant that the probability of getting admitted to Crescent Martial Arts University in the future was very low.

But the hope of getting into the ten key martial arts universities of New Moon was still quite significant... Even if their skill talent was poor, at the very worst, they were guaranteed to get into an undergraduate martial arts program.

There was a universally recognized saying.

As long as one wasn't a pig, once an Upper Astral Constellation was awakened, one could at least become a Senior Martial Artist... A Senior Martial Artist could easily earn a million or more annually. If they took some risks and dared to fight and struggle, there was even hope of earning tens of millions a year.

A Senior Martial Artist.

This was most parents' expectation for their children. After all, the probability of reaching higher levels like Earth Martial Artists or Sky-Patrol Martial Artists was simply too low.

However.

For the Fang family, the two siblings Fang Siyue and Fang Long Awakening an Upper Astral Constellation wasn't simply all there was to it... The most important thing was that they had awakened the 'Sun-Swallowing Python'.

"The expectations of three generations."

"Is it really going to be realized?" Fang Yu thought to himself. He knew how long his father had waited for this day.

...

Night fell. On the elevated highway, a black sedan with 'autopilot' activated was speeding along.

Inside the car.

The driver, with a robust build, was on the phone.

"Old Gao! It's me, Fang Pingan." The driver looked very handsome and smiled broadly as he said, "That account from last time, I urgently need money now. Can you wire it to me first?"

"Rest assured, it's not because there's a problem with the supermarket's cash flow..."

Hanging up the phone.

Hoo!

Fang Pingan frowned slightly: "If Xiaolong and Siyue want to lay down the best martial arts Foundation, it's best if they take some Foundation Establishment treasures right now. The best one is the myriad manifestation fruit."

"A single piece costs 2 million, and two pieces are 4 million... It's best to take one piece a year, taking them continuously for three years until they are 18."

"Even if we sign a contract with Xinghe Group right now, it's impossible for them to give this much money."

"I have to find a way." Fang Pingan's brows were tightly knitted.