Chapter 111

111. Chapter 111: Seizing (A tribute to Alliance Leader Yu Sheng Jiang Xiangluan)

June 7th.

The sky was clear and bright, without a single cloud.

Yucai High School.

One by one, the third-year students walked out of the examination hall; some had faces full of dejection, while others wore expressions of anxiety...

"Fang Xing... that last big question..."

Ouyang Qianqian was full of anxiety, wanting to come up and compare answers.

"Regarding the translation of that 'Usulu language' question, I think the original meaning should be..."

Fang Xing smiled slightly and directly stated the standard answer.

"It's over... I got it wrong."

Bai Lang, who was listening from the side, couldn't help but look completely dejected.

"Damn, I forgot to supplement that part..."

Ouyang Qianqian's expression also changed.

"How did you do the second-to-last question?"

"I think I..."

A group of students gathered together, their expressions growing increasingly grim, gradually trending toward becoming a dejected army.

The liberal arts questions for this year's college entrance exam were simply too difficult.

Fang Xing was the only one whose expression remained normal. After all, having cultivated his martial way to the Fourth Realm and developed spiritual power, if he were still trapped by such small questions, then every single one of those professionals could just go and bang their heads against a wall.

Beep beep!

Suddenly, his phone received a communication request. He opened it to see that it was actually from Song Jingang.

"Hello... Little Song, could it be that you're also here to check answers with me?"

Fang Xing answered the phone and said with a smile.

"Boss... you're joking, right? Do we still need to check answers? I wanted to ask, when are you leaving for Blue Star? Let's go together, shall we?"

Song Jingang stated his request.

"Hmm, that's on the way."

Fang Xing nodded. Song Jingang had a scholarly family background and was preparing to take the entrance exam for Blue Star Public Security University; his destination was also Blue Star.

"Alright, I'll buy the ticket for tomorrow... the seat and flight number are... we'll go together then."

He said a few words, then asked: "The martial arts exam is in the afternoon, so confident?"

"Hehe, Boss, I won't hide it from you, my hard training this year finally led to a breakthrough to the Fourth Realm..." Song Jingang chuckled: "I'll try for Blue Star University first, and if I don't get in, I'll go to Blue Star Public Security University..."

"You broke through?"

Fang Xing thought for a moment and felt it was normal.

If it weren't for him, Song Jingang would be the true top student of Chick Star; his aptitude naturally went without saying.

A year ago, the other party was already at the Unpolished Jade Realm, so after a year of hard training, he should have broken through.

'Hmm? Maybe there's some giant corporation or private individual giving funding and subsidies... If there are any rare resources, breaking through would be even simpler.'

Fang Xing thought faintly to himself and hung up the phone.

The Blue Star Federation's college entrance exam only lasts one day. The morning is for liberal arts, where all subject papers must be completed within a few hours.

The afternoon is for the martial arts exam!

On the playground.

Fang Xing looked at the huge warehouse that had been air-freighted in and couldn't help but take a deep breath: "What a grand gesture..."

This was a mock examination warehouse, containing a large number of holographic simulation pods. They were very valuable, so many members of the Prevention Bureau and Public Security Bureau were patrolling, their eyes sharp.

"This exam uses the Federation's latest developed holographic simulation pod... It's said that the realism has reached 99%... enough to simulate the vast majority of martial way realms."

A figure flashed, and Xia Long came to Fang Xing's side: "For this college entrance exam, score as many points as you can... the higher, the better. Whether Teacher can reach the Jin Dan of martial arts depends on you."

He had damaged his spiritual origin in the battle with the 'Eye of the Moon' and must have a Source Sea-level treatment pod to recover.

After Xia Long retired, he taught at Yucai High School, and his meritorious contributions had accumulated quite a bit.

If he added the honor of teaching a student who got into a super-first-class university, he would definitely be able to secure the qualification!

"This is just the unified exam; there's still the school exam afterward..."

Fang Xing rolled his eyes and asked again: "Teacher, how many points do you think I should aim for?"

Xia Long thought for a moment: "The college entrance exam has one thousand points for liberal arts and one thousand for martial arts... so the total score is two thousand... The cutoff scores for universities in previous years have basically been above nine hundred for liberal arts and six hundred for martial arts, which is a total score of fifteen hundred... That's the cutoff for the most ordinary universities. If it's a first-class university, it's at least eighteen hundred, and super-first-class is hard to say... after all, there are various bonus points."

Awakening a top-tier ability, or showing special talent in mechs, pharmacy, or scientific research, all come with bonus points.

Especially scientific research talent! The bonus points are the most fierce!

Mechs for mech pilots, research on secret realms, various high-tech weapons, and the development of potions... none can do without scientific research personnel. Therefore, those with true scientific research talent have plenty of bonus points and special recruitment policies; they don't need to risk their lives like martial artists.

"The holographic simulation pod will scan your whole body data and give a base score... then you face opponent after opponent; defeating one gives bonus points... In short, try your best to reach the end."

Xia Long patted Fang Xing on the shoulder.

Lu Guangming also arrived at the playground at this time, his gaze sweeping across the field, lingering slightly on Fang Xing for a moment, carrying a trace of expectation.

"The exam begins! Candidates, enter the venue in an orderly manner!"

Under the guidance of the special invigilator, Fang Xing and other candidates walked into the huge warehouse and saw rows of silver-white pods, similar to cultivation pods, lying side by side. He found his pod number, checked it, swiped his student ID to open the pod door, and lay directly inside.

Beep beep!

The virtual pod closed, and the surroundings suddenly became silent and dark, carrying a trace of chill.

Silver-blue light flickered, scanning Fang Xing's entire body.

Mechanical sounds emerged in his ears:

【Beep, Cyborg number wyx18829649..., certified professional 'Martial Artist', candidate number 4jd7wj50hbw6... Your exam is about to begin!】

【Physique perfect, no hidden injuries, evaluation: Excellent!】

【No federal contraband used...】

【Physical fitness, evaluation: Excellent!】

【Comprehensive evaluation: S!】

【You have obtained a base score of: 400!】

【The practical assessment is about to begin. Note: All damage you receive in the virtual world is invalid... Please choose your opponent: Martial Artist!】

"Can I only choose Martial Artist? If I were an ability user or a mech pilot, maybe I could have three options: Martial Artist, Mech Pilot, or Ability User?"

Fang Xing had no choice at all and could only choose Martial Artist.

【Random virtual battlefield generated!】

Accompanied by the mechanical sound, Fang Xing's eyes lit up.

When he appeared again, he was already on a lush green grassland.

Standing opposite him was a martial artist with a tiger's back and a wasp's waist, his skin crystal clear like jade, his muscles solid like iron. Suddenly, he let out a roar and killed his way over.

Bang!

Fang Xing raised his right palm and easily caught the punch: "First Realm perfection? Who is this opponent looking down on?"

He exerted a little force, and the martial artist was forced to retreat repeatedly. A sound of being unable to bear the weight came from his arm, and it actually fractured directly!

"Hmm? The injury is lighter than I estimated. Is it because of the 'Jade Skin Mysterious Flesh' force-dissipating effect?"

Fang Xing yawned and casually delivered a hand blade.

Blade light flashed, and the opponent's head flew high. Even with Jade Skin Mysterious Flesh, it couldn't block the blade light!

【First level passed, bonus points 100. Now starting the second level, random virtual battlefield generated!】

The mechanical sound rang out. This time, it was in an ancient temple.

Opposite him, a broken-precept reckless monk with bulging muscles, blue veins like pythons, and holding an iron staff let out a roar, his expression like a mad demon, and the iron staff smashed down like a sky-covering net!

"Second Realm perfection, Willow Tendon Steel Bone, and... is this an A-grade martial art—Mad Demon Staff Technique?"

Fang Xing roughly understood that the opponent at each level was probably a representative of the perfection level of that realm!

A Second Realm martial artist of the Federation could learn A-grade martial arts!

"But damn, this person's Mad Demon Staff Technique has already entered the hall, right? In other words... at least it's at the 'Proficient' rank of mastery!"

His eyelids twitched. He knew that with just this opponent, all the third-year candidates at Yucai High School, except for himself, would be knocked to death by one staff strike, not even needing a second one!

"This college entrance exam is still quite difficult..."

Fang Xing sighed, stretched out his palm, and grabbed into the sky-filling staff shadows.

Bang!

A dull sound suddenly erupted, like hitting rotten leather.

His palm reached out and retracted, actually snatching that iron staff away.

The reckless monk opposite let out a roar, charging forward without fear, his entire body's shoulders, elbows, fists, feet, and even teeth becoming lethal weapons.

A-grade martial art—Crazy Eighteen Strikes!

Fang Xing casually struck out with the staff, smashing the reckless monk's crown.

【Second level passed, bonus points 100. Now starting the third level, random virtual battlefield generated!】

The mechanical sound rang out again.

"Only one hundred bonus points? Same as before, but the exam is like this. After reaching a certain score, it's very difficult to advance even one or two points..."

Fang Xing thought indifferently: "My martial arts score is already 800 points. Is that enough for the university cutoff?"

"In the future, when Gu Yun takes the college entrance exam, it's hard to say about skills, but the realm will at least be Unpolished Jade... The guardian of this level can only be Second Realm perfection. Even if the martial arts skills are slightly worse, relying on the realm, one can slowly grind them to death... This is the seed of a university."

Just as he was thinking, the scene changed again, and his whole person appeared in the ruins of a city.

"The guardian of the third level should be Unpolished Jade perfection in realm. As for martial arts skills... Blue Star Federation's Unpolished Jade martial artists are qualified to learn S-grade martial arts. Whether they can learn them is another matter, but it is indeed possible..."

Fang Xing's expression was slightly solemn.

Bang!

Just then, a wall in the ruins exploded, revealing a swordsman in black.

His true Qi overflowed, faintly gathering to form a phantom of a deity.

In his hand was a three-foot black sword, which seemed to absorb even the surrounding light.

At this moment, the sword came out like a dragon, like a flying immortal from beyond the heavens, indescribable, and carrying a Dao intent of Eastern Zhenwu Subduing Demons!

S-grade martial art—Eastern Zhenwu Subduing Demon Sword!

The sword light surged, like a black dragon, killing toward Fang Xing with lightning speed, but it was like a raging wave hitting a coastal reef. The sky-filling sword Qi shattered, revealing a large hand emitting golden light.

Fang Xing flicked his finger, and that pitch-black long sword flew high, then he tapped lightly, and his finger hit the center of the black-clothed swordsman's brow.

A point of crimson appeared on the center of the black-clothed swordsman's brow, and he fell backward...