Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the day of the mock martial arts exam, the training ground of the Third Middle School was packed with people.
The senior students in the martial arts exam class took turns to participate in the test according to the order drawn by lot. There were five test items in total: strength, speed, reaction, endurance, and combat skills.
Each item is worth 100 points, for a total of 500 points. The scoring is done in real time by the school's intelligent system and broadcast live on a large screen so that anyone can see it.
Chen Du's name was in the middle of the list. Dozens of students took turns speaking, with varying scores, but the highest score was just over 300, which belonged to Su Yao, the class's recognized top student.
She scored 87 in strength, 85 in speed, 92 in reaction time, 88 in endurance, and 85 in combat skills, for a total of 437, which drew gasps of amazement.
When it was Lin Du's turn, few people in the class paid attention. Lin Du was of average to below-average ability; his best mock exam score was less than 350, barely enough to qualify for undergraduate studies.
He stood up, stretched his wrists, and walked towards the testing area.
A few classmates behind him whispered, "Lin Du seems like a completely different person today; even the way he walks is different."
The first item is strength.
He walked up to the force gauge, took a deep breath, and threw a punch.
The numbers on the force gauge jumped wildly, finally settling at full scale... one hundred.
System's judgment: Full marks!
The training ground was quiet for a moment, then erupted into chaos.
"A... a perfect score? Lin Du?"
Some people rubbed their eyes, thinking they were seeing things.
The second item is speed.
In the 100-meter sprint, Lin Du ran a time of 2.83 seconds, far surpassing all his classmates.
The third item is the reaction.
In the dynamic vision and reflex test, he reacted almost at the same instant the target appeared, with a time difference close to zero.
The fourth item is endurance.
In the high-intensity, sustained output test, while other students were panting heavily after finishing, he remained calm and barely broke a sweat.
Fifthly, practical application.
Before going on stage, he was drawn against Zhao Ge, who was ranked first in the class in practical application.
Zhao Ge patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go easy on him." After going on stage, he was pinned to the ground by Lin Du's palm within three moves and couldn't move.
The entire hall was deathly silent!
On the big screen, Lin Du's name jumped to first place.
Strength 100, Speed 100, Reaction 100, Endurance 100, Combat Skills 100, Total Score: 500.
Full marks, first in the class.
The training ground was quiet for a long time, then erupted into a noisy discussion.
"That can't be right!"
Did he cheat?
What did you eat?
Wasn't he lying in the infirmary just two days ago?
Su Yao stood at the front of the crowd, staring at the numbers on the screen, her lips pressed into a thin line.
Zhao Ge got up from the ground, rubbing his shoulder, his face looking like he had seen a ghost.
Class teacher Teacher Wang walked over quickly, looked Lin Du up and down, and hesitated to speak.
In the end, he only asked one question, "Lin Du, what... happened to you?"
Lin Du brushed the dust off his sleeves and casually remarked, "You've finally figured it out."
Teacher Wang opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
At that very moment, the familiar mechanical voice rang out in Chen Du's mind right on time.
Ding-dong--
"Mission accomplished. The host achieved first place in the class in the martial arts exam simulation test, with full marks in all five categories, exceeding expectations. Mission rating: Excellent."
"Rewards being distributed: Three bottles of advanced energy liquid have been stored in the system space."
"Extra Reward Triggered: Due to the host's performance exceeding expectations, an extra reward of 'Precise Deduction' will be granted. This can be used to deduce the advancement path of any cultivation technique or skill, and the deduction result will be directly integrated into the host's consciousness."
Chen Du slightly curled the corners of his lips as he stood in the sunlight of the training ground, surrounded by a crowd of astonished and uncertain gazes.
The system notification sounded again.
"New mission issued: Achieve first place in the city-wide martial arts joint examination three weeks from now."
"Task Reward: Temporarily increase Comprehension by twenty times for three days, can be activated at any time."
Mission deadline: 21 days.
Chen Du leaned back in his chair, looking at the words, a slight smile playing on his lips, his comprehension temporarily boosted twentyfold.
This reward is far more valuable than three bottles of energy liquid; what he has in abundance right now is all kinds of martial arts and techniques.
His comprehension was already terrifying enough; if he could stack the comprehension effect through his talent, and then stack it on top of that effect by twenty times, it would be even more terrifying.
In the city-wide joint examination three weeks later, I am determined to win first place.
For the next twenty-one days, he attended classes as usual during the day, and spent his nights in the school's training room gradually widening the meridians of Lin Du's body.
His cultivation speed was also very rapid; following the path of Genetic Martial Artist, he quickly reached the Ninth Tier!
This body's foundation was better than he had expected; the human genes of the Azure High Martial World had been optimized over hundreds of years, resulting in astonishing potential.
On the day of the city-wide joint examination, the Third Middle School sent all its senior martial arts students, led by their homeroom teachers, to the joint martial arts training ground in the city center by hoverbus.
The training ground is enormous, capable of accommodating thousands of people for testing simultaneously, with martial arts candidates from dozens of high schools across the city gathering together.
The test items remain the same five, but the standards are higher. The scoring system is directly supervised by the City Martial Dao Association, and three professional examiners are present for each item to eliminate any possibility of cheating.
Lin Du's name was in the middle to late ranks of the list. Thousands of candidates took turns taking the stage, with varying results and very few achieving full marks.
When it was Lin Du's turn, he calmly walked into the testing area, just like he had done at school seven days earlier.
He filled the strength tester to the maximum again, and achieved a time of 9.61 seconds in the speed test, scoring full marks in reaction, endurance, and combat performance.
A total of 500 points across the five categories, a perfect score.
Of course, as a Ninth Tier Genetic Martial Artist, he was completely hiding his strength and was just playing around with these little guys.
After all, the strongest of these little guys is only at the Third Tier.
On the live broadcast screen of the city-wide joint examination, Lin Du's name jumped to the very top.
The entire training ground was silent for several seconds, then erupted into chaos.
Students from other schools stood up and looked in their direction. Some asked, "Who's that?" while others pulled out their phones and frantically searched for answers.
In the Third Middle School's group, Su Yao and Zhao Ge exchanged a glance, both seeing the same shock in each other's eyes.
The homeroom Teacher Wang, stood at the front of the line, her lips trembling several times, but she couldn't utter a single word.
The system notification sounded precisely on time.
Ding-dong--
"Mission accomplished. The host achieved first place in the city-wide martial arts examination with full marks in all five categories, exceeding expectations. Mission rating: Excellent."
"Rewards are being distributed: Comprehension will be temporarily increased by twenty times for three days and can be activated at any time. Additional reward triggered: Due to the host's two consecutive perfect scores, the system has unlocked the new function 'Task Preview,' allowing you to preview the First Tier of the task."
Chen Du stood in the sunlight of the training ground, listening to the surging discussions around him.
His name has spread throughout the city from this school.
The name of his genius spread like wildfire.