“Classmates.”
“There are only three months left until the college entrance examination.”
“During this time, everyone needs to think about their future path.”
“Whether to choose the liberal arts or the martial arts track!”
“If you choose the martial arts track, the registration fee is thirty thousand yuan. Remember to hand it in to me uniformly in seven days.”
After Li Ming, the homeroom teacher, finished speaking,
the students below began to discuss animatedly.
Su Hong, sitting in the back row by the window, looked out the window and murmured to himself.
“Thirty thousand...”
Su Hong felt bitter.
Although he diligently practiced martial arts, his martial arts talent was not bad.
His qi and blood were also at an upper-middle level in the class.
But the problem was...
Thirty thousand!
In seven days, as a student, even with a part-time job, it would be impossible for him to raise that amount in such a short time.
Su Hong hesitated.
Finally, after class,
he went to the teacher’s office to find Li Ming.
“Teacher, can I pay this registration fee a few days late?”
“A few days late?”
Li Ming looked at the somewhat embarrassed young man in front of him.
He sighed inwardly.
He liked Su Hong as a student very much.
He was very diligent in practicing martial arts, and his talent was also very good.
In his class, he could rank within the top ten.
However, this was only limited to his class.
His class was a regular class, and in previous years, only the top three had hope of getting into a martial arts university.
Su Hong ranked tenth, and paying this registration fee would likely be in vain.
Thirty thousand was an unusually heavy burden for Su Hong’s family.
As far as he knew,
Su Hong’s parents died in a beast tide when he was three years old.
After that, he had been living with his uncle Su Guoming’s family.
Su Guoming’s family had an ordinary financial situation and also had two children, a boy and a girl, who were also practicing martial arts.
For an ordinary family, supporting even one child in martial arts was a headache.
Let alone three.
To be honest, Li Ming didn’t know how Su Guoming’s family managed to persevere.
“Su Hong, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but that’s the rule; no extensions can be given.”
Li Ming said carefully.
“Actually, practicing martial arts doesn’t necessarily have to be through the college entrance examination; you can also do it at a martial arts gym...”
Even Li Ming himself didn’t believe what he was saying.
If one could get into a martial arts university through the martial arts college entrance examination, the abundant resources there were incomparable to those outside.
The so-called martial arts gyms, compared to martial arts universities, were like heaven and earth.
There was no comparability whatsoever.
After a moment of silence, Su Hong nodded.
“I understand, thank you, Teacher.”
With that, he turned and left.
Looking at his retreating figure, Li Ming could only sigh deeply.
......
Walking out of the school building, Su Hong looked up at the sky, feeling a moment of trance.
Eighteen years had passed since he transmigrated.
This was a world almost similar to his previous life, yet with some differences.
Three hundred years ago, a Star Seed fell from the Heavens.
Martial arts revived, and the fierce beasts of Blue Star evolved, beginning to wreak havoc on humanity.
At the same time, the fall of the Star Seed also caused the Blue Star’s barrier to shatter.
All the Myriad Races began a large-scale invasion.
Internal and external troubles!
Fortunately, human powerhouses rose up and pushed the battlefield from Blue Star to the Battlefield of the Heavens. To this day, the Battlefield of the Heavens is still engulfed in war.
When he first transmigrated, Su Hong was full of lofty ambitions, dreaming of one day becoming a supreme powerhouse, sweeping across all races!
However, after cultivating martial arts until now,
he was firmly blocked by the thirty thousand martial arts registration fee.
“Su Hong, what are you spacing out for? Come spar!”
At this moment, a robust voice came.
Chen Lin, Su Hong’s deskmate and best friend.
Su Hong snapped back to reality and found that he had already arrived in front of the gymnasium. Chen Lin was standing on the steps, waving at him.
Su Hong let out a deep breath of turbid air.
Instead of dwelling on these things, it was better to do what he should be doing now!
“Coming!”
......
The Golden Crow set in the west, and the Jade Rabbit hung high.
Night shrouded the earth.
The gymnasium of Xingcheng No. 1 High School was still brightly lit.
The students practicing martial arts were drenched in sweat.
The boys and girls all trained their bodies with determined expressions.
In a corner.
Bang!
A dull thud.
Chen Lin retreated several steps, covering his palm and grimacing.
“Su Hong, your Vajra Fist has improved again. It couldn’t have reached the ‘Subtle’ stage already, right? Hiss, it hurts so much!”
Su Hong nodded, “Just reached the ‘Subtle’ stage two days ago.”
‘Subtle’ refers to a mastery realm in martial arts.
The mastery levels of any martial art, from high to low, are: Beginner, Proficient, Subtle, Great Accomplishment, Perfect.
“Awesome!”
Chen Lin gave a thumbs up, his face full of admiration.
Vajra Fist was a martial art uniformly taught by the school.
He and Su Hong learned it at the same time.
He had only reached ‘Proficient’ a few days ago.
Su Hong, on the other hand, had directly reached ‘Subtle’!
“I don’t think many people in the class can compare to you in terms of Vajra Fist proficiency.”
Su Hong didn’t answer this, but instead asked.
“Had enough rest? Let’s continue!”
“Oh my god, it’s already eight in the evening. You’re made of iron, but I’m not! I still need to eat!”
Chen Lin looked resentful.
He wanted to sneak away at five.
Su Hong dragged him to spar until now.
His stomach was rumbling.
“Then go eat. Come back after you’ve eaten!”
“No, no, please let me go! I’m definitely not up for it today...”
“Alright then.”
Su Hong nodded, preparing to continue practicing Vajra Fist.
Then he saw Chen Lin raising his eyebrows and leaning over.
“Do you know about underground boxing matches?”
Su Hong was stunned for a moment.
Underground boxing matches were a type of gray area industry.
Simply put, it was martial artists fighting in arena matches.
Winners received prize money.
Spectators could also place bets.
The fighting was extremely bloody!
“You’re not going to fight, are you?” Su Hong frowned.
Because of the thirty thousand registration fee,
he had considered this possibility.
However, the martial artists who dared to participate were all seasoned veterans who had been immersed for many years, or martial artists who made a living by killing fierce beasts in the wild.
Perhaps their cultivation realm wasn’t high, but their martial arts mastery was extremely proficient, and they were rarely matched by others of the same level.
In such matches, deaths were common occurrences.
“I’m not crazy! I meant going to witness real martial artists fighting each other. Are you going to watch?”
“We’ll see.” Su Hong frowned, deep in thought.
“Alright then, I’m leaving first.”
Chen Lin quickly departed.
Su Hong stood still in silence for a while.
He then continued to practice Vajra Fist.
As night deepened,
students gradually left the gymnasium.
It wasn’t until the early hours of the morning
that only a sweating Su Hong remained in the gymnasium.
After finishing his last set of Vajra Fist,
Su Hong took a shower, left the school, and walked towards home.
The moon was bright and the stars sparse, as the young man walked alone on the deserted street.
Looking up at the full moon, Su Hong’s heart was filled with confusion about the future.