Chapter 115: Martial Body Meet

It was the same classroom as when school started last year.

The class monitor, Wang Weixin, placed a class schedule in front of Chen Shu and said to him with a chuckle, "Big Boss, haven't seen you for a whole winter break, and you're still as handsome as ever..."

"Young hero, you have a good eye!"

"Everything I say is the truth."

"You've really broadened your path!"

"Please look after me in the future, Big Boss..."

"No problem!"

"Haha..."

The class monitor didn't say much more and continued distributing the schedules.

This guy was interesting; he could have just left the schedules somewhere for everyone to pick up themselves, but he insisted on handing them out one by one and chatting with everyone for a bit. It felt like he didn't enroll in this major to study, but to expand his interpersonal network.

Chen Shu picked up the schedule and started reading it.

The courses this semester were not much different from the last, still primarily focused on the basics.

The workload was also about the same; Mondays and Tuesdays were full, Wednesdays and Thursdays had three classes, and Friday was the lightest, with only two classes on the schedule.

Among them, "Elementary Runes," "Primary Cultivation and Principles," and "Fundamentals of Spell Principles" had all changed from (1) to (2). "Modern Spell Development" had become "Modern Spell Design Thinking," "Traditional History of Cultivation and Cultivation Systems" was no longer being taught, and the three courses "Modern History," "Situation and Policy," and "Military Theory" were also gone, but "Moral Cultivation" still had to be taken.

In addition, there was one more math course called "Spell Mathematics," and another called "Spiritual Power Studies"; both of these were touched upon slightly in the Talent Academy.

There was a "National Policy" class on Sunday nights, but it only ran for the first eight weeks.

The Martial Body Course had to be re-selected.

Chen Shu planned to choose the advanced archery course, still scheduled for Friday afternoon, so that he would have three classes on Friday as well.

There were still quite a lot of classes.

Just then, he heard the class monitor's voice: "Everyone, please quiet down. The class meeting is about to start. I have something to say first—"

"Didn't Sister Xia Yunyun just post in the class group that we should go pick up our books tomorrow morning? I thought everyone's time is precious and making a special trip isn't worth it, so I plan to go and pick up all the books for the class tomorrow. You can just come to the classroom a bit earlier the day after tomorrow for class, and I'll bring them to the classroom for you. So, you don't need to get up early to make a special trip tomorrow."

"That would be excellent!"

"Wonderful!"

"The class monitor is so cool!"

"Does the class monitor have a Storage Artifact?"

"No, no." The class monitor waved his hands hurriedly. "My two roommates are from the Martial Academy and are strong and sturdy, so I'll just treat them to a meal. If they don't burn off their energy every day, they'll tear the dormitory apart."

"Haha..."

At this moment, the class assistant, Xia Yunyun, walked into the classroom, still greeting everyone with a smile: "Long time no see, did everyone have a good New Year?"

"Good..."

"Did anyone get pressured about dating?"

"Still too early..."

"I already got pressured."

While chatting with everyone, Xia Yunyun turned on the Wall Projector. When the bell rang, she straightened her expression and said to everyone from the podium: "After a semester of study and life, I believe everyone is very familiar with the school and its learning model. If you have any questions, you can come to me."

"At the same time, everyone is at least a Formal Practitioner now. I've looked at everyone's grades, and some students have quite high Cultivation Ranks. Here, I will briefly mention the safety issues emphasized by the higher-ups—"

"Be gentle and self-restrained. Do not let your heart swell just because you have mastered powerful strength. Do not easily get into conflicts with others; force cannot solve problems."

"In the event of a conflict, do not use Spells."

"Once a Spell is used, the nature of the situation changes. Not only will it easily cause loss of personal safety, but if it reaches the judicial authorities, they will also treat cases involving the use of Spells in combat very seriously."

"Simply put, you will go to jail for longer and pay more money."

"If you really can't hold back, if the problem isn't big, run if you can. If you really can't run, remember to say you are from Ling'an Academy."

Chen Shu nodded in deep agreement.

Seeing that everyone had taken it to heart, Xia Yunyun continued: "Finally, there is one more thing: our academy will be holding a Martial Body Meet this semester. It will be divided into the Martial Academy Group and the Ordinary Group, and will also be split into two parts: Ordinary Competition and Arena Competition."

"Emmm..."

It meant there was going to be a sports meet.

Such competitions naturally had to be divided into professional and ordinary groups; the university sports meets in his past life wouldn't let students from the sports academy compete against students from ordinary colleges either.

However, in this world, besides ordinary athletic competitions, some schools also held Arena Competitions, which were contests of martial strength. Most schools' Arena Competitions were participated in by students majoring in Martial Arts, and were limited to the Martial Academy Group; usually, Cultivators were not allowed to participate, and there were no Martial Cultivators either.

As for a school like Yujing Academy...

Chen Shu followed the official accounts of Yujing Academy and Ling'an Academy and had seen them post about the grand occasion of their Martial Body Meets, opening ceremonies, highlight reels, and so on, but he didn't seem to have seen them post about the Martial Academy Group's Arena Competition.

Chen Shu turned his head and looked left and right.

The classmates all seemed very interested.

The Martial Body Meet was also an annual grand event, and its level of excitement far exceeded that of university sports meets in his past life. Moreover, students in this major were very special. If it were other majors, some students might be addicted to studying and not interested in these things. But the students sitting in this classroom, regardless of gender, all admired personal martial strength in their hearts. If it were just for good employment, the Spell Principles major in the Rune Department at the school next door would be a better choice.

Xia Yunyun continued: "You are only freshmen, so you might not know that the Martial Body Meets of our few schools are quite special. The Arena Competition for the Martial Academy Group is held by several schools together."

So that was it...

A collegiate version of the Mount Hua Sword Discussion?

Chen Shu rested his chin on his hand and fell into thought.

If that were the case, wouldn't he be able to see all the group members? The grandmother from Ling'an Academy always talked about the nameless person from the Military Academy, and perhaps there were others... The members of the Ancient Cultivation Group all seemed to come from University City.

Chen Shu continued to look at Xia Yunyun.

Xia Yunyun's gaze also swept across everyone: "The venue is fixed at the National Defense Military Academy every year. Hmm, to put it in terms you'd be interested in, the students from the various schools who are best at fighting will gather there to compete on the arena. The rules are also more open than the Arena Competitions of other schools. You will be able to see Cultivators from different schools and different systems using different methods to fight. Hmm, the battles are very exciting and intense, which is why you can't find them on the internet..."

The students instantly became excited.

Chen Shu even heard gasps of Surprise.

Xia Yunyun smiled, showing a satisfied expression, and then added: "At the same time, because of the special nature of our major, hehehe, at the Martial Body Meet, students of our major are considered part of the Martial Academy Group."

"!"

The classroom suddenly went quiet.

Everyone looked at one another, and for a moment, no one spoke.

Thinking about it carefully—

This seemed somewhat reasonable, yet also somewhat... you know.

The Spell Principles taught at Yujing Academy are basically equivalent to modern Spirit Cultivation; it is indeed unreasonable to have them compete on the field or in the Arena against students from the Literature Academy, Mathematics Academy, or Arts Academy. But to have them compete in the same arena against the Martial Cultivators and Martial Artists of the Martial Academy also seems a bit difficult for them.

Especially the students in this class, who are only freshmen; many have just opened their Spirit Sea and haven't learned many Spells, so how can they compete with others?

Xia Yunyun smiled and said, "I know you are all freshmen, and I don't expect you to achieve results, but I still hope you can sign up enthusiastically, especially for the events you are more confident in. I will send the list of events to the group chat later."

"Participation is what counts!"

"As for the Arena Competition, I also suggest everyone try it, because you must participate to have the right to visit; if you want to go and watch, you must sign up."

"Does anyone have any other questions?"

"I do!"

Chen Shu raised his hand to signal, and after Xia Yunyun looked over, he asked, "Which schools are these? Does it include the Buddhist Academy and the Dao Academy?"

"It does," Xia Yunyun said. "And our Yujing, Ling'an next door, National Comprehensive University, and the National Defense Military Academy."

"Nothing else then."

"Will Student Chen be participating?" Xia Yunyun looked at Chen Shu with anticipation. "You are Third Tier, which is considered very impressive; generally speaking, most of our fifth-year students are only Third Tier."

"I'll consider it."

Chen Shu said to her with a chuckle.

It definitely wouldn't work to aim for a ranking at the Fourth Stage, as he couldn't beat the others, but he could try next year after breaking through to the Fifth Stage.

But this right to visit is very important.

He wondered if Zhang Suannai from the neighboring academy would participate; given her flashy personality and the powerful combat strength of a Sword Sect Disciple, she would likely participate—wouldn't not participating be a waste of this annual, excellent opportunity to show off?

Chen Shu speculated.

Then who would her opponents be?

If the Moonlit Night Nüxia is in the group, then she is likely studying at one of these schools; will she participate?

What about the anonymous person?

The combat strength of the Buddhist Sect's Martial Monk is also very strong, but the Buddhist Sect practices asceticism, so it is uncertain whether that "Green Lamp Ancient Buddha," who is suspected to be a Buddhist disciple, will participate.

The combat strength of Daoist disciples is hard to say; they lean more toward liberal arts, but they possess the Summoning God Technique, which allows them to borrow power from strong individuals who appeared in history during the process of tracing history back; once they borrow it, it's equivalent to directly using a cheat.

The Martial Cultivators of Yujing Academy are also a trump card major, and the Ming Sect, a representative sect of Martial Cultivators, is one of the backgrounds of Yujing Academy.

If the Ming Sect has disciples of the appropriate age, they should also be enrolled at Yujing Academy.

However, university only lasts five years, and one cannot be certain that every sect has a peerless genius within these five years. Perhaps their peerless genius is still young, or perhaps the peerless genius of this generation graduated a few years ago.

So, among these five years, whose disciples are the strongest?

At the same time, this special Martial Body Meeting also made Chen Shu completely certain of his guess—

The state's control over individual martial power has not reached the point of a blanket ban; at least these top-tier academies of the current age are all cultivating Ancient Cultivators, that is, Cultivators who pursue individual martial power, and they are even holding competitions directly at the Military Academy.

The state just does not want Ancient Cultivators everywhere; it hopes to ensure basic social order and the overall academic research capability of the country.

Xia Yunyun continued to talk about the timing of the Martial Body Meeting:

"The Martial Body Meeting holds the Ordinary Competition first, then the Arena Competition; the Ordinary Group will be held first, starting around March. Then comes the Martial Arts Academy Group, which will likely be held in the second half of the semester, also starting with the Ordinary Competition, then the Arena Competition. The preliminary rounds of the Arena Competition will be held within the school, and only after selecting a portion of the students will they go to the National Defense Military Academy to interact with students from other friendly schools."

"Student Chen, if you are going, you must do your best."

Chen Shu smiled and said nothing.