Chapter 2: Physical Fitness 6.5

"Why are we going in reverse order of student ID this time? Is Teacher Xu targeting me?" Zhou Qi shrinks his neck.

He originally thought he would be the last one to be tested, and by then, the other students probably wouldn't be paying much attention, so he naturally wouldn't lose face.

To think it's the other way around? Zhou Qi has the urge to die.

"Go." Li Yuan pats Zhou Qi on the shoulder and laughs: "Sticking your head out is a blade, and pulling it back is also a blade."

Zhou Qi pouts: "Even if I'm getting my head chopped off, give me time to wash my neck."

Muttering, Zhou Qi's body is very honest. Fearing Teacher Xu's scolding, he quickly takes his long spear and walks to the center of the classroom.

The center of the classroom is a huge circle paved with silver metal, which is clearly different from the materials of the rest of the classroom floor.

The silver circular floor is about 12 meters in diameter; at first glance, it looks like a fighting ring.

Li Yuan, Wan Xiao, and the other hundred or so students tacitly step out of the silver floor area.

"Management authorization." Teacher Xu suddenly speaks in a low voice. On his left wrist is an instrument similar to a smartwatch, emitting a faint red light: "Senior Year (Class 2), martial arts skill test and physical fitness test, record simultaneously!"

Immediately.

Swish~ Above the classroom, the many instruments that were originally inactive immediately flash with white light.

The white light shines down, covering the silver circular area perfectly.

"Sss~" One of the instruments suddenly shoots out two red beams, which spread out, covering both Zhou Qi and Xu Bo.

Everyone is accustomed to this scene.

Only three seconds.

"Swish!" The electronic screen at the back of the classroom suddenly lights up, displaying two lines of very eye-catching white text—

"Zhou Qi (Student), Physical Fitness: 3.9 (Last test 3.7)"

"Xu Bo (Teacher), Physical Fitness: 12.0 (Exceeds detection limit)"

"Eh, it's been so long since the last test, I actually improved by 0.2?" Zhou Qi has a hint of secret joy on his face: "It seems the hard work over the past few months was a bit useful."

"Physical fitness hasn't reached Level 4 yet?" Xu Bo frowns slightly.

A physical fitness of 3.9 is actually not bad for the millions of senior students in the province; it can even be considered mid-range.

But one must know, Guanshan District No. 1 High School is a key provincial high school, so this level of physical fitness is at the bottom.

"It seems Old Zhou says he's lying flat, but his body is still very honest," Li Yuan laughs.

They are at an age where physical fitness is rapidly improving, but being able to improve by 0.2 in three months shows that Zhou Qi is still working hard in private.

At this rate of progress, it is hopeful that Zhou Qi's physical fitness will reach Level 4.5 by the college entrance exam.

"It's just that the school's life blood-qi detector is still a bit low-end and cannot calculate Teacher Xu's true physical fitness," Li Yuan thinks to himself.

The life blood-qi detector is a very common piece of equipment in this era, commonly found in schools and martial arts halls at all levels.

Many families also equip them. The sensing principle is quite complex, specifically used to detect the strength of life blood-qi and then convert it into the corresponding physical fitness level.

Level 5.0 is the standard for a normal adult.

Level 10.0 is the bottom line for a ranked martial artist. Only ranked martial artists are martial artists in the true sense and can receive state subsidies and many other rights.

The school's life blood-qi detector is mainly for students, and its detection limit is usually Level 12.0. It looks low-end, but it is very stable and not easily damaged.

For such high-usage equipment, durability is the most important thing.

Of course, the physical fitness assessment for the college entrance exam is not just based on the detector; it also involves specialized tests for speed, fist strength, and many other aspects, finally resulting in a comprehensive score.

"The test will be graded according to college entrance exam standards. I will only use about Level 5.0 strength and speed. I hope that under the grading system, you can show a 300-point level," Xu Bo says.

Martial arts skills total 400 points. Getting 300 points in this single subject is the threshold for getting into a martial arts university.

Ten meters away, Zhou Qi's palms are already sweating.

Level 5?

That means the speed and strength Xu Bo will use will be a big step above his.

"What are you waiting for? Attack," Xu Bo scolds.

"Yes."

Zhou Qi holds his spear in a middle-level stance, suddenly steps forward and lunges. The speed is astonishing. He covers the ten meters in an instant, and the two-meter-long spear in his hand moves suddenly, piercing directly at Xu Bo.

Spear technique emphasizes the pierce.

Zhou Qi's physical fitness level doesn't look high, but his fist strength burst also exceeds 150 kilograms.

And he has been practicing the spear for two years. Even if his comprehension is average and he isn't diligent, he has the basic framework.

At least, this pierce looks decent.

This is also the reason why students have to wear full protective gear during tests.

In cold weapon combat, even if the weapon is unsharpened, without protection, one would be either injured or disabled.

Hoo!

The burly Xu Bo, who isn't wearing protective gear, seems to move to the left casually. The speed isn't fast, but he easily avoids Zhou Qi's fierce spear strike.

The spear tip and his body seem to be separated by a hair's breadth.

At first glance, it is extremely dangerous.

"This footwork?" Li Yuan, outside the ring, has bright eyes. He sees the brilliance of Xu Bo's step.

Not a bit too much, not a bit too little.

It saves the most energy.

This is absolute control over one's own body, plus precise prediction of the enemy's absolute attack; it allows for no mistakes.

"Avoided?" Zhou Qi in the ring doesn't hesitate to pull back his spear, then turns the spear tip, shakes out a spear flower, and stabs at Xu Bo again.

However, Xu Bo still only retreats one step, and seems to avoid it again in a dangerous manner.

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Zhou Qi swings the long spear with all his might, whether piercing, hacking, or sweeping, but in front of Xu Bo's exquisite footwork, all of them miss.

"Almost, almost again." Zhou Qi grits his teeth.

"Not almost, it's too far off," Li Yuan sighs outside the ring.

He sees it clearly; it's not that Zhou Qi's spear technique is too bad, but that Xu Bo's footwork is too exquisite.

The seemingly slow movement of his steps is precise to a terrifying degree, having already calculated all the movement trajectories of Zhou Qi's long spear.

And swinging the long spear more than ten times in a row is a huge burden for Zhou Qi. His arms feel weak, and his spear momentum slows.

At this very moment.

"Sss-la!"

With the sound of air tearing, Xu Bo, who had been dodging, suddenly steps out. The long staff in his left hand thrusts out with a boom, the tip like a poisonous snake, instantly knocking aside Zhou Qi's spear block and flicking his spear away.

"Boom~"

The staff tip cuts down, tapping lightly on the back of Zhou Qi's hand, causing him to feel pain and subconsciously let go of the long spear.

Clang~ The long spear falls to the ground.

The staff has been retracted.

In the classroom, there is dead silence. All the students are looking at this scene.

Xu Bo only took over their martial arts teaching last semester.

And in the skill test at the end of the second year, Xu Bo didn't show such astonishing footwork and control.

"Is this Teacher Xu's true strength?"

"Clearly, Teacher Xu's speed is very slow, probably not as fast as mine, but his footwork..." The hundred or so students are all shocked. Many students' physical fitness has exceeded Level 5.0.

In past teaching, these students knew Teacher Xu's physical fitness was extremely strong and that his martial arts skills were very brilliant.

But when teaching them, Xu Bo never sparred with them using Level 5 physical fitness speed and strength.

Teaching drills and actual combat are two different things.

Perhaps many students have seen many more powerful combat videos on the internet.

But watching videos and seeing the impact of close-range viewing are different.

Tick!

The number has already appeared on the screen at the back of the classroom—"245 points."

The score is calculated and assessed by the program based on data, the combat process, and the results.

If it were the college entrance exam, manual assessment would also be added to each student's skill assessment.

"The score is actually lower than last semester?" Zhou Qi mutters to himself, not feeling too embarrassed.

At least he stabbed so many times.

...According to student ID.

One student after another is tested. Most students' physical fitness tests are between Level 4.5 and 5.5.

As for the martial arts skill assessment?

The sparring process is mostly the same as Zhou Qi's.

First, the student attacks, and Xu Bo easily avoids attack after attack with his footwork, finally booming out with one staff strike. Even if many students' speed and strength are superior, they still can't block it.

Most scores are hard to exceed 300.

Even Wan Xiao, who is number 2, has a physical fitness test as high as Level 6.0, and the speed and strength he bursts out are a big step above Level 5.0.

However, he only lasted three staff strikes against Xu Bo.

In the end, Wan Xiao's skill score is 322 points.

This is also the only one in the class so far to exceed 320 points.

"Wan Xiao, it was 329 points at the end of last semester, why did he regress?"

"It's not that he regressed, it's that the assessment standard is much higher. Didn't you notice that most of our class's scores have dropped?"

"The final exam last semester was the second-year standard; this assessment is the college entrance exam standard."

"Only Li Yuan is left."

"I wonder how many staff strikes he can block from Teacher Xu." All the students' gazes are focused on Li Yuan, and many female students are even quite expectant.

In terms of martial arts scores, Li Yuan is in the top thirty in the entire grade, but he is the undisputed number one in Senior Year (Class 2).

Good grades and a good personality will always be more popular.

During student days, most people are not as snobbish as they are in society.

"Li Yuan." A hint of imperceptible expectation flashes in the depths of Xu Bo's eyes.

"Teacher Xu." Li Yuan grips the long spear and walks into the circular field paved with silver metal.

Swish!

A red beam shoots over, covering Li Yuan's entire body.

Three seconds later.

The data appears on the screen at the back of the classroom—"Li Yuan (Student), Physical Fitness: 6.5 (Last test 6.0)"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3 =====