Nourishing Organ Supplement Number One had a prolonged effect. Lu Chenzhou had to repeat the Tiger Supreme Fist several times before he managed to distribute the supplement’s effect throughout his body, allowing it to slowly take effect.
[Tiger Supreme Fist: Proficient (83%) → Proficient (85%)]
"Taking supplements is really exhilarating, proficiency is increasing even faster."
It’s great to have money.
Those geniuses, nurtured by prestigious families from birth with guidance from Martial Arts Masters and a free hand to consume various rare supplements, how fast must their cultivation progress?
"Forget it, I’ll just keep chasing them."
The path of Martial Arts is endless. One day I’ll catch up!
In the following several days,
Lu Chenzhou took advantage of the remaining effects of the supplement to focus on the Tiger Supreme Fist. After deep consideration, he decided not to use the Bright God Number One yet. His progress with the Tiger Supreme Fist was very fast and waiting to consume it upon achieving Small Success would unleash its greatest potential.
Tomorrow is the day of the Martial Arts entrance exam.
The national oversight was extremely precise. Those with intermediate root bone, unless they performed exceptionally poorly, generally had the chance to attend a Martial Arts University. Gaining university resources depended on one’s own efforts; without diligence, there was no need to wait four years, as half a year would be enough to struggle and leave on one’s accord.
Tonight at Dragon City High School, under Yu Zheng’s organization, students from the three classes gathered for one last meal together. Chen Yuan also came, marking a farewell to three years of high school. After finishing his punches, Lu Chenzhou was also called over by Liu Huan and the others to bid farewell to their senior.
At the dinner table, Yu Zheng sighed,
"With Brother Chen’s talents, he could have been admitted to Dragon City Martial Arts University without examination."
Chen Yuan smiled and said,
"Really, it’s all the same wherever we study. Let’s not discuss these things tonight. Everyone should enjoy their food and drink, and may those taking the exam tomorrow achieve a great start, and the juniors and underclassmen continue to work hard."
"Thank you to all the seniors for your help over this past year."
After the meal, while everyone was laughing and talking, Chen Yuan, not one for much talking, bid farewell to everyone and promptly left. Lu Chenzhou thought for a moment, then called out to Chen Yuan outside.
"Senior Brother, thank you for lending a hand that day."
He felt that he had to thank Brother Chen in person, keeping it pent up would be uncomfortable. He truly admired Chen Senior Brother, but it’s a pity they weren’t in the same grade and weren’t well-acquainted. Now, Brother Chen was about to leave for Dragon and Tiger Academy.
Chen Yuan paused for a moment, then recalling the incident, he smiled slightly and said,
"Are you referring to what happened at Tiger Garden?"
Chen Yuan, looking up at the night sky, then patted Lu Chenzhou’s shoulder and said quietly,
"It was nothing... Lu, if you ever have the chance, come and visit the Dragon and Tiger Academy. In this world, profound Martial Arts all boil down to the two words of Buddha and Dao. May we meet again if fate allows it."
On the way back to his dormitory, Lu Chenzhou saw Huo Tianyu.
"Tianyu, I’m really sorry about the other day."
The Tiger Teeth Girl’s face turned red, but she still smiled and said,
"It’s okay, it’s my fault for not yet having the mindset of a qualified Martial Artist, and being full of weaknesses like an ordinary woman. Next time, I won’t let you."
Lu Chenzhou smiled and said,
"Good, I look forward to our next battle."
The next day, the Senior Year Three classes at Dragon City were empty.
There were noticeably fewer figures on the training field. There’s no such thing as summer or winter vacations in the Martial Arts School, and a new batch of students would arrive soon. Wang Gang, as usual, came to Cross Train with Lu Chenzhou.
"Brother Lu, you’ve realized the wonders of Cross Training, haven’t you?"
"Yes, it’s indeed very useful."
"Your Arhat Skill is only proficient; there’s still a long way to go... If you could achieve Great Success, not to mention Huo Tianyu, even the ordinary attacks from Liu Huan would feel like nothing to you. Only Dark Force would cause some damage to your organs."
Saying so, Wang Gang extended his pale golden palm.
He casually picked up a sharp stone and then handed it to Lu Chenzhou:
"Stab my palm with this."
"That doesn’t seem right, what if it injures you?"
"It’s fine, just stab."
"Don’t worry, I won’t scam you out of your money."
Wang Gang had no choice but to do it himself; as the stone tip stabbed toward his palm, it was obstructed by a pale golden keratin membrane, as though piercing into a rubber tire, hardly making any progress.
He chuckled proudly, a smug look on his face:
"Look! My ’Vigorous Vajra Palm’ has reached Small Success!"
With a strong grip of his right hand, the rock shattered.
Watching Lu Chenzhou’s surprised expression, Wang Gang felt very pleased.
"Brother Lu, you must persevere with Hard Qigong; don’t give up just because of what others think. You have a Cross Training Talent; you’re not an average person."
Wang Gang had finally found a like-minded sparring partner.
"Thank you, Brother Wang. I’m even more motivated now."
Crack, crack, crackle!
On the training field, a familiar scene of passion began to unfold.
This was the romance unique to Martial Arts Seekers.
August 5th. The results of the Martial Arts college entrance exam were out. Out of 30 students in the senior class of Dragon City High School, 24 were admitted to Dragon City Martial Arts University and 6 to other universities.
Chen Yuan got his wish and entered Dragon Tiger Academy.
In Heavenly Pile Class, Yu Zheng’s face showed no expression; actually, this year’s admission rate was higher than previous years, but he was a bit upset that Chen Yuan, an A-class talent, didn’t choose Dragon City.
After practicing Heavenly Pile, Yu Zheng called Lu Chenzhou over.
"You’re also a sophomore now. What are your future aspirations? Can you share them?"
"Dragon City Martial Arts University."
Yu Zheng smiled and nodded slightly. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel⁂fire.net
He still had a lot of faith in Lu Chenzhou.
"Right, as long as you reach Sixth Rank before the winter exam, you can go directly to Dragon City Martial Arts University, there’s no need to waste time in high school. You’re welcome to come here for a visit if you have time."
Lu Chenzhou didn’t have an obsession with prestigious schools; being top level was sufficient. Otherwise, he could have directly agreed to Master Wang and clung onto the Grandmaster’s coattails at Galaxy Martial University.
He also understood Yu Zheng’s concerns about him flying away like Chen Yuan. He never imagined that one day, a person of low-class root bone like him would receive such attention from a prestigious school teacher.
August 7th, rest day.
Tiger Brother was leaping and bounding around the faux mountains, chasing the wild chickens thrown in.
In Lu Chenzhou’s eyes, the essence of Tiger Power flowed as he gazed at the Martial Arts Tree.
[Tiger Supreme Fist: Proficient (100%) → Mastery (1%)]
"Cultivation for just over two months and to reach Mastery, an improvement in comprehension truly makes a difference."
With the Breakthrough Realm in Martial Arts, a constant stream of power emerged from the eight Acupoints that had been opened in his body, filling his limbs and body. It’s worth mentioning that even without a Breakthrough Realm, the proficiency of Martial Arts would slowly increase Qi-Blood, although very slightly; it would take a few days or a week of testing on the machine to see any minor numerical changes.
The minimum unit of the testing apparatus was two decimal places.
Lu Chenzhou ran to the Qi measurement room and practiced Basic Boxing.
[Qi Blood Value 2.78...]
The lower limit of Qi Blood for Sixth Rank was 2.98; given the current pace of increase in Qi Blood, once his ’Tiger Supreme Fist’ reached Small Success, he would definitely enter Sixth Rank, Great Success would take him to Seventh Rank, and upon Perfection, he might directly step into Eighth Rank—this was almost comparable to first-class Martial Arts.
All in all, being rated A-class for the winter exam was a sure thing.
Talent class, something Lu Chenzhou dared not even dream of before.
Now, it was within his reach!
At ten o’clock in the morning, the summer sunlight was scorching, shining down on all things.
Lu Chenzhou went to Haotai Villa for his class; he had recently changed his coaching qualification certificate, and now as a Fifth Rank, the hourly fee had gone up to 700 per session.
Of course, the price for old students remained the same.
Whether it was Lin Bin or that young boss, they all took good care of him. Even if the first stage of classes was completed, he would still offer them discounts for subsequent lessons.