Chapter 47

September 1st.

Chick Star.

The sky was as blue as if washed.

Fang Xing stretched comfortably and strolled along the river embankment road toward Yucai High School.

As a freshman in his second year, he naturally had to report for school today.

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Age: 17】

【Profession: Warrior】

【Second Realm: Tendon and Bone (Tendon Refining: 55/100)】

【Military Fist Twelve Styles: 1/200 (Proficient)】

【Great Dragon Stake: 167/200 (Proficient)】

【Ghost-God Blade: 7/100 (Entry)】

【Extreme Emotion Sword: 5/100 (Entry)】

【Gate of Heavens (Charging)】

"After two months of bitter practice during the summer vacation, the current me can beat ten of the me from before the summer vacation with my eyes closed!"

Fang Xing clenched his fists, feeling the formidable power coming from his tendons and bones, and nodded slightly.

"Tendon refining is already more than half complete; before this semester ends, the Primordial Pill will likely have its use."

"Besides that, two A-rank martial arts have reached the entry level, and the Military Fist Twelve Styles have also been livered to the proficient rank..."

"Of course, the greatest progress is still the Great Dragon Stake!"

Ever since discovering that the 'Dragon Blood Pill' newly launched by the Zheng family was beneficial to the Great Dragon Stake, Fang Xing subsequently bought a few more bottles.

The result was the helpless discovery that the efficacy of the Dragon Blood Pill was indeed gradually decreasing.

Even now, it had reached the point where one pill could only increase proficiency by about one point, completely reduced to a chicken rib.

However, Fang Xing was very open-minded, preparing to have Hua Feiyue acquire some other items related to flood dragons, which should be able to continue stimulating the Great Dragon Stake to improve, ultimately comprehending the 'Dragon Realm'!

"I feel like super-first-class universities are waving at me; perhaps I should take the exam for Blue Star University, and incidentally complete the original owner's wish of buying a house on Blue Star!"

Fang Xing was thinking when he suddenly heard a dog bark.

"Woof woof!"

He looked up and saw a tall beauty wearing sportswear, seemingly doing morning exercises.

And beside the beauty, a bully dog was following.

"We meet again."

Captain Jing Xia was walking her pet dog 'Ginger' and greeted Fang Xing with a smile.

"What a coincidence, do you come for morning exercises every day?"

Fang Xing was somewhat surprised.

"Yeah, mainly to walk the dog!"

Captain Jing Xia answered seriously.

'And incidentally investigate cases... because this is very close to Yucai High School?'

'A Blue Star Federation agent wandering around nearby every day makes me very uneasy...'

Fang Xing complained in his heart and chatted a few more sentences: "School starts today, I'll go first."

"Hmm, little brother, keep it up."

Captain Jing Xia said with a smile: "Don't become a loser like the group of people under this sister when you grow up!"

"Loser..."

Fang Xing looked very speechless and waved his hand to leave, but felt a sense of relief in his heart: 'It seems... there shouldn't be any major discoveries...'

'Sigh, I just want a peaceful life, quietly waiting for the college entrance exam; why is there always this kind of trouble around?'

Yucai High School.

Class 2, Grade 2 classroom.

Fang Xing entered and saw that many classmates had already arrived.

Ouyang Qianqian, Bai Lang, Qian Xun, and Yi An were all there; of course, Cole was also there.

However, Cole was sitting in the corner at this time, his face full of decadent temperament, seemingly having been hit hard, and hadn't recovered after a whole summer vacation.

"Fang Xing!"

Ouyang Qianqian saw Fang Xing and came up to greet him: "Did you have fun during the summer vacation?"

"We cyborgs still have to work and practice martial arts; how can we be like you natural humans..." Fang Xing shook his head, lifted his chin slightly, and pointed toward Cole.

Ouyang Qianqian understood immediately and lowered her voice: "It's said that his family paid too much for him to practice martial arts, but his grades weren't good, and his parents are having conflicts and want to divorce..."

"So that's how it is..."

Fang Xing wanted to say something else when he saw Bai Lianyi and Liu Wei walk in.

"Hmm?"

Bai Lianyi's temperament was still as pure as a lotus, very easy to arouse the desire for protection in people's hearts.

But Liu Wei's change was too great; not only in terms of physique, but his temperament was even more sharp and fierce, making Fang Xing think of those black market warriors.

'No, not black market warriors, but black-fist warriors! Carrying a bloody aura—could it be that he went to fight black-fist matches or even killed people this summer?'

'Looking at his martial arts realm, I'm afraid his progress is rapid. Muscle activation was originally extremely suitable for flesh refining; could it be that he is also in the Second Realm now? Sure enough, actual combat is most suitable for martial arts improvement?'

'Oh? He shouldn't have killed as many people as I have? Then it's fine...'

Fang Xing withdrew his gaze and saw the projected Teacher Lan Fei appear again.

"Hello students, welcome everyone to the second year of high school. Now, let's start roll call..."

Lan Fei was wearing a black suit and looked no different from before.

The passage of time seemed unable to leave a single trace on her.

'Being used as unified teaching material, this Teacher Lan Fei's true body is clearly extraordinary. Not only is she an excellent educational scholar, but she is also likely a true "professional"; her life has evolved, and she might even live for hundreds of years...'

After cultural lessons, it was the usual Martial Way lesson.

Xia Long strode into the classroom, his hawk-like eyes sweeping across the room: "Today, let's do a baseline assessment first. You all come to the practice room one by one according to your student numbers; I want to see if you've wasted your summer vacation!"

Bai Lang went in first and came back almost crying.

After all, Xia Long's education was always simple and crude. Then came Ouyang Qianqian, who was still calm when she returned; it seemed she had practiced extra during the summer and barely passed.

As for Cole? He went in and didn't come back; it's said he was sent directly to the infirmary...

Fang Xing watched them one by one, and when it was his turn, he walked into the practice room with a calm face.

Boom!

As soon as he entered the practice room, he saw a fist covering him.

Under that punch, it actually made him feel as if the whole world was compressing toward him.

The terror of death made the flesh and blood all over his body bulge, his great tendons stretch, and his five fingers close together, transforming into a punch!

Bow-step Cannon Punch!

Boom!

A cannon sound suddenly rang out in the void, and the two fists collided.

Fang Xing suddenly felt as if he had punched into cotton; his whole body felt empty, yet not a single bit of force bounced back.

"Second Realm Tendon Refining, even the great tendons are snapping like a strong bow... indicating that the great tendons have been refined more than halfway..."

"And this Bow-step Cannon Punch, I'm afraid it has already reached perfection..."

"You kid, I haven't seen you for a summer vacation; how did you become so fierce? What medicine did you eat?"

Xia Long withdrew his fist and stood, his gaze toward Fang Xing strange, and the corner of his mouth even curled into a trace of pleasant surprise.

"Teacher, I've been practicing hard all summer, and I was lucky enough to win a lottery ticket, so I bought nutrient solution to assist in my practice."

Fang Xing answered with a calm face.

He went to the black market to launder money just to prepare for this.

"Even with the assistance of nutrient solution, your progress is rapid; I'm afraid the Great Dragon Stake has reached an extremely profound realm..."

Xia Long sighed with emotion: "At your progress, as long as you persevere, ascending to the Unpolished Jade Realm in the third year of high school and getting into university won't be difficult... Haha, my class suddenly produced several university seeds; the principal would envy me if he knew... Speaking of which, it's funny; our principal felt the school's college entrance rate was too ugly, so he just spent a lot of money to dig up a freshman, just wanting to rush for university, but I didn't expect my class to have university seeds as well!"

"Dug up a university seed? A freshman, wouldn't it be the one surnamed Gu?"

Fang Xing's expression stirred.

"Right, do you know that little girl Gu Yun? Her father can be considered a martyr; many schools threw out olive branches, and our principal fought hard to get her enrolled, promising full scholarships, personal practice resources, and support—I don't know how much was promised, but it's not as good as cultivating the school's own talents."

Xia Long laughed: "Don't worry, with such progress, this year's scholarship is stable. It's not even an ordinary scholarship; you can apply for the special scholarship."

"I can have today, thanks to the teacher's guidance."

Fang Xing was very humble; after all, Xia Long had sponsored him before, and this drop-of-water kindness could not be forgotten.

"Hmm, now that you're in the second year of high school, everyone's martial arts progress has widened, so I can't teach you one by one. You come here every day after the Martial Way lesson, and I'll guide you alone for ten minutes..."

Xia Long made teaching arrangements.

Those in the class who were still wandering in the First Realm could naturally be taught together.

But Liu Wei, Bai Lianyi, and Fang Xing, the three who had broken through to the Second Realm of the Martial Way, could have special treatment.

Anyway, they wouldn't learn anything in the classes for First Realm students.

"You are now in the Second Realm, you can learn an A-rank martial art. Besides that, you must practice the 'Tiger-Subduing Stake'. This stake skill is similar to the Great Dragon Stake, but more suitable for exercising tendons and bones..."

Xia Long sighed: "Your foundation is so solid, the Tiger-Subduing Stake will definitely progress rapidly... The Great Dragon Stake cannot be left behind either. The Great Dragon and Tiger-Subduing are the foundations of the Martial Way of our Blue Star Federation, obtained through the tempering of the 'All-Knowing Brain'. A ten-thousand-foot building rises from the ground. If you can practice these two great stake skills to the fourth stage, or even fuse them into the 'Dragon-Tiger Realm', your future will truly be limitless..."

"I wonder how limitless?" Fang Xing became interested.

"Forget it, I'll tell you properly today... Federation Martial Way: First Realm Skin and Flesh, Second Realm Tendon and Bone, Third Realm Unpolished Jade... Unpolished Jade is actually still the foundation, needing polishing. Only when reaching the Fourth Realm Courage and Resolve is one truly a 'professional'! It counts as stepping into the gate of the Martial Way!"

Xia Long smiled slightly, belittling many Primordial Realm experts from another world to the dust.

"And the Fifth Realm of the Martial Way, named 'External Landscape', is the perfection of one's own realm, forming the prototype of a domain, capable of manifesting wind, fire, thunder, lightning, and various supernatural abilities... Only when the Martial Way reaches this step can one truly break free from the fences and enter a brand-new realm!"

The Martial Way realm is, after all, ethereal, existing only in the mind of the opponent.

But External Landscape Realm warriors can truly raise their hands to release wind, fire, thunder, and lightning. For example, if a warrior of the fire realm can release real fire, it is a model of spirit influencing matter!

"Next is the Sixth Realm of the Martial Way—Jin Dan! Condensing the Martial Way Jin Dan requires reconciling the dragon and tiger, yin and yang, and the most orthodox and promising path is for both the Great Dragon Stake and the Tiger-Subduing Stake to reach perfection, fusing into the Dragon-Tiger Realm, and then condensing a 'Dragon-Tiger Jin Dan'!"

"Skin and Flesh, Tendon and Bone, Unpolished Jade, Courage and Resolve, External Landscape, Jin Dan..." Fang Xing felt the mysteries of the Federation Martial Way unfold before him for the first time: "The All-Knowing Brain is truly powerful; is it building the foundation for the Martial Way Jin Dan while in the Skin and Flesh and Tendon and Bone stages?"