Chapter 14: Genius Class!

"Genius Class? Does that even need to be announced? Our class makes it clear that only Zhao Wei can be selected."

"Hmm, Zhao Wei's Fist Strength is over two thousand Pounds, a publicly recognized elite Martial Artist."

"The others' Fist Strength is only about one thousand Pounds, they can't compare at all."

"Actually Zhao Wei doesn't even qualify for the Genius Class; it's just that the rest of our class are too trashy."

The classmates whispered to each other.

Everyone has heard about the Genius Class.

But they haven't taken it to heart.

After all, it's none of my business, I can't get in anyway.

"Genius Class? I was still worried that Teacher Liu Yue wouldn't give me a slot."

"I didn't expect that, in the end she still chose me."

"Now my chance of entering Martial Dao University is even greater."

Zhao Wei felt a secret joy.

The Genius Class is different from regular classes.

The school provides massive resources.

For anyone who can enter the Genius Class, a one-third boost in strength is normal.

Even a several‑fold increase is not uncommon!

Of course.

That requires good innate talent.

With talent like his, raising a few hundred Pounds is about it.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the Genius Class, I didn't expect Zhao Wei actually managed to slip into it."

Chen Kang looked enviously.

"Xu Wei, if your Fist Strength growth had come a few months earlier..."

"maybe you could have competed with Zhao Wei for the Genius Class, what a pity."

He felt sorry for Xu Wei.

Entering the Genius Class brings a huge boost.

Even if you don't get into Martial Dao University, just being inside to access resources is delightful.

"Indeed, what a pity."

Xu Wei also nodded.

He also knows about the Genius Class.

But it's too far from him, so he doesn't mind.

"If I could really get into the Genius Class, I wouldn't have to worry about feeding the Cultivation Babies."

"With this money in hand I wouldn't need to buy any Red Blood Pills; I could just supplement the household expenses…"

"Given my current Fist Strength growth rate and Martial Skill Comprehension, perhaps I should strive to enter the Genius Class."

Xu Wei was thinking that.

At that moment.

Liu Yue spoke: "After my comprehensive assessment, the student entering the Genius Class is Xu Wei."

Whole class: "!"

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Xu Wei: "!"

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Chen Kang: "!"

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Zhao Wei: "!"

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Everyone was stunned.

"Xu... Wei"

The one entering the Genius Class is not Zhao Wei but Xu Wei? This... must be a slip of the tongue.

"The candidate for the Genius Class has already been announced; it's student Xu Wei."

"Anyone with objections should raise them now; after that it's too late."

It really is Xu Wei!

Upon hearing Liu Yue's words, the whole classroom fell into silence.

They could hardly believe their ears.

It remained silent for a full three seconds.

Swish!

"I have an objection."

"On what grounds is Xu Wei entering the Genius Class?"

"His Fist Strength is under One Thousand Jin; even if his Fist Strength grows by over a hundred Pounds each month, he's only on par with me."

"How does it look? Anyone qualified for the Genius Class should be me, right?"

Zhao Wei's face turned grim.

"Zhao Wei's Fist Strength steadily increases by over a hundred Pounds each month, has continued for a year, and he is a nationally recognized elite Martial Artist."

Indeed, (they) are more qualified than Xu Wei to enter the Genius Class.

Hmm.

Anyway, I don't understand—why choose Xu Wei and not Zhao Wei?

The classmates are all very fair, discussing the matter objectively, and the classroom switches to discussion mode.

Quiet.

Liu Yue pressed her hand down, and the noisy classroom fell silent again.

All students who enter the Genius Class have been measured with fairness and impartiality.

Xu Wei can enter because he is extremely gifted in Martial Skill Comprehension.

Martial Skill? Comprehension?

Teacher Liu Yue, I'm not questioning you, but you can't just say that, can you?

What does "gifted" mean? What is the standard? How is it measured?

Zhao Wei felt a bit indignant.

Slots in the Genius Class are very precious.

Why give them to Xu Wei? He must fight for it!

Measure? Measuring means Xu Wei reaches the Die Lang Dao Entry in one day, while you haven't reached it in half a year.

So, I chose him for the Genius Class.

Click.

As Liu Yue's words fell.

The whole classroom fell into silence a second time.

Everyone was utterly stunned, eyes wide with shock.

What did Teacher Liu Yue say? Xu Wei reaches the Die Lang Dao Entry in one day? I must be hallucinating, right?

Yueyue went dumbfounded.

You didn't hear wrong; Teacher Liu Yue indeed said that.

Chen Kang also swallowed his saliva.

It wasn't just them; every classmate showed a shocked expression.

Zhao Wei was even more shocked, his eyes bulging out.

One day to reach the Die Lang Dao Entry? Teacher Liu Yue, are you really not joking?

Zhao Wei shouted in disbelief.

This matter is indeed absurd.

Even hearing it directly from Liu Yue's mouth, they still found it absurd.

Zhao Wei considered himself diligent, yet after half a year of training the Die Lang Dao he still hadn't reached Entry.

Not to mention him, many intermediate and senior Martial Artists haven't entered their Martial Skills.

Of course, this also relates to most people focusing on Qi and blood cultivation rather than Martial Skill cultivation.

But Xu Wei reaching the Die Lang Dao Entry in one day is still absurd!

Joking?

Liu Yue smiled and looked at Xu Wei.

Xu Wei understood Liu Yue's meaning.

He was also eager to join the Genius Class.

He stood up and threw a punch at the wall.

Bang bang.

One strike, two sounds.

Stone fragments flew.

Wow!

What a Die Lang Dao Entry!

Hearing the sound, the classmates were completely convinced.

Zhao Wei's face was even more filled with bitterness.

With this kind of comprehension, if he doesn't enter the Genius Class, who will? Though arrogant, he's not unreasonable.

Xu Wei's Martial Skill Comprehension.

He admits!

But Martial Dao.

Martial Skill Comprehension is only one aspect.

It's not the most important!

What's more important is Fist Strength!

Xu Wei's comprehension is stronger than mine, but his cultivation talent is only on par with me; I am a full year ahead of him.

Even if he enters the Genius Class and has resources, he may still not catch up to me.

He might even be inferior to me.

Moreover, my father is also sprinting to prepare resources for my college entrance exam.

For the college entrance exam, he may not perform better than me.

Zhao Wei has been class top for three years, so he also has pride.

He can choose not to enter the Genius Class.

He will prove that even without entering the Genius Class, he can still do better on the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam than Xu Wei!

"Alright, if no one objects, that'll be all. Class begins now."

Liu Yue asked another question.

The whole room fell silent.

This kind of comprehension can be called Reverse Heaven Comprehension.

Who would oppose? Too bad.

The cultivation talent is a bit lacking.

Otherwise… seeing no one speak, Liu Yue began the lesson.

But after Xu Wei's explosion, which could be called a nuclear bomb, everyone lost interest in listening.

Soon.

Liu Yue announced the end of class.

"Xu Wei, the Genius Class starts in three days; you can skip the regular class thereafter."

Having said that, Liu Yue walked toward the doorway.

Halfway there, she paused: "By the way, you broke two walls; later go to the Academic Office and pay a 100‑yuan fine."

"Ah?"

Xu Wei was stunned.

Liu Yue gave a slight smile: "Just kidding."

So cold… "Xu Wei, congratulations on entering the Genius Class, but I won't lose the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam…"

Zhao Wei stood up and walked in front of Xu Wei, ready to deliver a challenger's proclamation like in a shonen manga.

But he was pushed aside halfway through his speech.

"Xu Wei!

Your comprehension is way too Reverse Heaven; the Stacked Wave Blade reaches Entry Level in a day—utterly absurd."

"I also studied the Stacked Blade, but after practicing for a long time it still wouldn't work. How did you manage it?"

"Yeah, teach us then."

"Xu Wei…"

"Xu Wei…"

The classmates gathered around one by one.

If yesterday's Monthly Exam still left some people indifferent to Xu Wei,

today Xu Wei displayed this Reverse Heaven Comprehension; even a butt would know that, despite the limitation of cultivation talent, he cannot become a Martial Artist.

Just with this exaggerated comprehension alone,

the Stacked Wave Blade will someday reach the Celestial Realm, and he could be specially recruited as a civil servant.

He could even enter the Martial University as a lecturer or professor!

You have to hold onto this thigh tightly.

... Meanwhile,

under a private residential building in N City.

Xu Zhangjiang and a few brothers sat resting in front of a pile of concrete bags.

"Old Xu, what have you been up to these two days? Working so hard?"

Li Tao grabbed a 1.5‑liter bottled water and started drinking.

They do physical labor, sweat a lot, and need to replenish water.

"Nothing much, my son's Monthly Exam scores have been good lately; I want to work hard to buy him some pills."

"Xiao Wei? This kid would tell you his scores, so he must be doing well, right?"

Another mover, Zhang Feng, laughed.

Everyone's old brothers, they all know each other's family situations.

"Well, in the past month my Fist Strength increased by over 100 Pounds."

"Whoa!

100 Pounds? Xiao Wei's impressive!"

Does he now have 1,000 Pounds of Fist Strength?

"Old Xu, you've boiled yourself to the top!"

"Unfortunately my son lacks Martial Path Talent; I can only hope for my grandson, and I don't know if I'll make it to that point."

The old brothers all envied Xu Zhangjiang greatly.

The Martial Dao world is ultimately the realm of Martial Artists.

Even if one fails the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam.

As long as you become a Martial Artist, you can join a Martial Company; even a small one offers an Annual Salary of at least 50,000.

Compared with their movers earning a monthly salary of one to two thousand, it's unimaginable how good that is.

"Well, Xiao Wei truly is impressive, far surpassing me as a father."

Xu Zhangjiang gave a simple, sincere smile.

In his mind,

Xu Wei is the best kid!

*Ahem*, as for Fist Strength, I'm not sure of the exact gap; it probably isn't up to One Thousand Jin.

"So I intend to work hard and buy more pills for Xiao Wei."

"After all, the gap between becoming a National Martial Artist and an Ordinary Warrior by entering Martial Dao University is huge."

"As long as there's even a sliver of hope—cough, cough—I want to let him try."

He was afraid of putting pressure on Xu Wei, so he only occasionally asked how many pounds of fist strength Xu Wei had, but each time Xu Wei was vague.

Therefore, he really wasn't clear about the exact extent of Xu Wei's strength.

"Then it really should be tried; Ordinary Warriors may earn a lot, but that's gambling with their lives—Martial Companies aren't charities."

Zhang Feng nodded.

Martial Companies have to make money; if they can offer you a 50,000‑yuan salary, they must earn at least 50,000 yuan from you in return.

How do they make money? Naturally, by sending you into the underground palace to fight for your life.

Civil servants are different.

State organizations seek stability, and descents into the underground palace are planned by think tanks.

There are even military generals stationed on site.

Although equally dangerous, the safety is still far higher than that of Martial Companies, not to mention other benefits.

National Martial Artists and private companies are completely incomparable.

"But, Old Xu, this job only earns us hard‑earned money; even if you stake your life, can you buy a few more pills?"

Li Tao shook his head.

Xu Zhangjiang was startled.

Silence.

He knew he couldn't buy many pills, but with his limited ability, what could he do? "Actually, I know a money‑making job; Old Xu, would you like to try it?"

Someone spoke up.

"What job?"

"I heard that the Feng Family is hiring recently."

"A guaranteed 300 yuan per person per day."

"That high?"

Xu Zhangjiang, Li Tao, and Zhang Feng were shocked... a guaranteed 300 yuan per person per day.

That's 9,000 yuan a month.

That salary almost rivals that of a Warrior!

"Don't be too surprised; this job isn't easy. I mentioned it because Old Xu is in urgent need of money."

"The Feng Family recently encountered trouble while developing an underground palace; there aren't enough Warriors, so they recruited some Ordinary People for auxiliary work."

"But the underground palace is filled with demon aura; ordinary folks like us can't stay there."

"Therefore, each person can work at most two months."

"Of course, if you can't endure, the Feng Family will let you out early and pay you for the days you worked."

The reason the underground palace restricts Ordinary People is because it has demon aura.

In the High Martial Era, ordinary people's physical quality is stronger than that of people in the twenty‑first century!

But with low fist strength and weak qi‑blood, they still cannot resist demon aura erosion; prolonged exposure ruins the body.

"Old Xu, forget it; this isn't making money, it's trading life for cash! Not worth it."

Li Tao shook his head.

"Right, and the danger in the underground palace isn't just demon aura; it's the various demons, monsters, and ghosts that are truly deadly."

"One slip and your life is gone."

"If Xiao Wei knew you were risking your life for him to gamble for Red Blood Pills, he definitely wouldn't agree."

Zhang Feng also shook his head.

"Cough, cough... hmm, I understand."

Xu Zhangjiang smiled faintly... "I never expected I actually got into the Genius Class."

"But that's also good; once in the Genius Class, not to mention anything else, the resources alone are plentiful."

"It should be enough to satisfy the Cultivation Babies' consumption."

Xu Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

Cultivation Babies are indeed good, but their consumption is huge!

Even becoming a Warrior or joining a Martial Company only gives him a breather.

But entering the Genius Class is different.

The school will release various resources.

Moreover, if you perform well enough, there are numerous extra benefits!

"Originally, the money for becoming a Warrior and joining a Martial Company was meant to buy Red Blood Pills."

"Now it can be saved to support the family."

"Dad's health is poor, he coughs constantly; better to let Mom and Dad retire now."

Although ordinary people's physical quality has also improved in the High Martial Era, moving cement is still no good job.

Transporting cement generates a lot of dust; long‑term inhalation can cause pneumoconiosis.

Every time Xu Zhangjiang coughed, Xu Wei was extremely worried whether his father would develop some illness.

Actually, he's also obsessive‑compulsive... "Hmm, let's do it this way: first go pick up Qingqing, take her to eat Demon God Ice Cream, then go home."

To be honest, he actually has OCD... "Hmm, let's do it like this: first go fetch Qingqing, take her to eat Demon God Ice Cream, then go home."

While walking, he didn't idle, continuing to practice Explosive Step.

While walking, they didn't idle, continuing to practice Explosive Step.

Compared to Qi‑blood cultivation, he is more interested in Martial Skill cultivation.

Explosive Step is likewise an explosive Martial Skill, gathering Qi and blood at the soles, the Calf and the Thigh acupoints, to burst forth with rapid, astonishing speed.

If one were to use an analogy, it is as if Qi and blood have reinforced the legs, allowing them to achieve a speed far swifter than usual.

However, this burst is not lasting.

Moreover, after the Qi‑blood burst ends, the legs that were reinforced by Qi and blood become languid as the blood recedes, much like a sponge cannot stay engorged continuously......