Million-Yuan Subsidy?

Chen Feng arrived at the school's testing room and ran another test.

His punching force had now reached 1,500 kilograms.

This was the improvement after breaking through to the Essence Gathering Realm.

His speed had increased by two meters per second. Though it was only two meters, his Combat Power had multiplied several times over.

Within Chen Feng's dantian, heaven and earth essence was constantly absorbed through the smog vortex, entering his body in wisps. He was improving every moment, and compared to students in the qi and blood stage, he had already pulled far ahead.

During the day, Chen Feng remained in the training room, constantly working on his physical conditioning and occasionally sitting down to meditate.

Jiang Shiran was there as well. Her gaze occasionally drifted toward Chen Feng, and she realized that he was truly hardworking.

Up to now, she had not seen Chen Feng drink any water.

The other students either chatted while training or slacked off, but Chen Feng had remained in a training state the entire time.

Jiang Shiran's eyes shifted, and she walked over. "Your strength should be pretty impressive by now, right?"

"It's improved a little."

Chen Feng smiled when he saw Jiang Shiran approach.

"Lots of people already know that you defeated Zhang Hua. Your reputation has spread farther than you probably realize. At the very least, people from other schools in Jiangzhou District already know your name."

Jiang Shiran smiled. "But that's only natural for a genius! Oh, right, we should get to know each other better from now on. After all, you and I will be classmates at Wushen University in the future!"

Thinking of Wushen University, Chen Feng smiled. "I might not attend Wushen University."

He had Nine Divine Tree Martial Souls. Even if he did not attend Wushen University, his cultivation would not fall behind. Besides, the main reason to attend Wushen University was to improve his cultivation.

Chen Feng thought of his older brother, Chen Wu. He wanted to earn some money and bring his brother back. The outside world was simply too dangerous.

"Why?"

Jiang Shiran was somewhat stunned.

Others struggled desperately to get into Wushen University and still could not make it. Yet this genius did not seem particularly interested in going.

"I need to make money," Chen Feng said.

"If you want to make money, then you should attend Wushen University even more!" Jiang Shiran said with a smile. "Students who are directly admitted to Wushen University receive a million-yuan subsidy every year!"

"A subsidy? I have heard about that."

Chen Feng nodded. Coming from the bottom rung of society, he had never seen that much money before.

It could buy a lot of things.

Jiang Shiran continued, "And that doesn't even include all the other benefits. Something that costs ten thousand outside might only cost a symbolic one thousand at Wushen University.

"That is one of the greatest benefits for students. If you need money, then Wushen University is exactly where you should be.

"The cultivation resources inside are beyond anything you can imagine outside.

"For example, training rooms, simulation rooms, and all sorts of information and materials. After you study there and graduate from Wushen University, you will definitely know far more than outsiders. When you enter the Outer Domain Battlefield or venture out on your own in the future, that knowledge will invisibly provide you with plenty of help.

"Besides, Wushen University is a qualification. With such a high-level qualification, you can enter any system in the Great Xia Nation after graduation.

"For example, the military, administration, military corps, the City Guard. You could become an officer, serve as a principal, or get involved in the business sector.

"If you want to do any of that, it will be very difficult without this qualification!"

Jiang Shiran introduced Chen Feng to a whole host of benefits offered by Wushen University.

Chen Feng looked at Jiang Shiran and asked, "The Great Xia Nation has other top universities too. Their benefits should not be bad either, right?"

"Of course!"

Jiang Shiran blinked. "The Great Xia Nation has at least ten top institutions, such as Huaqing University, War God University, Civilization Academy, Soldier God University, Starry Sky University, and so on. Wushen University is only one of them. No matter which one you enter, the benefits will be good."

Jiang Shiran seemed to know everything as she smiled and said, "Huaqing University, War God University, and Starry Sky University are all martial artist schools.

"As for Civilization Academy, it is an academy dedicated to researching human civilization, following a different path. It is divided into the Civilization Department and the Divine Martial Department.

"For example, the cars, Flying Cars, and Mechas used by humanity today are all inheritances of the Civilization Department.

"The Divine Martial Department deals with mystical matters and things used by martial artists.

"As for Soldier God University, it is actually a specialized school. Those who enter do so to learn how to forge human weapons, divine armor, and powerful weapons of destruction.

"This is a new era, and the Great Xia Nation needs to develop in many areas. In fact, humanity did not originally have Martial Souls either. It was only after the Outer Domain connected with us that humanity gradually came to possess Martial Souls!"

Chen Feng nodded with a smile. "I don't know much about that."

Jiang Shiran continued, "In order to develop talents in many different fields, humanity's civilization discovered the world of Martial Soul Users long ago. Our ancestors intermingled their bloodlines with Martial Soul Users, and many descendants carry the bloodline of women from the Martial Soul User world.

"For example, it is said that an ancestor of my Jiang Clan once joined with a woman of the Fire Feather Divine Bird race. That is why our branch can give birth to Fire Feather Divine Bird Martial Souls."

Jiang Shiran smiled. "Martial Souls are a kind of talent, and those who trigger this awakening are very rare. You know it too—out of so many people in the entire school, only around a hundred truly awaken. Compared to over a hundred thousand students, that number is pitifully small!"

"Going by what you said, does that mean my ancestors had some connection with trees? Did they marry into a tree bloodline?"

After hearing this, Chen Feng felt like coughing up blood. How could someone possibly join with a tree? My god. I don't even dare imagine it!

"This... it's not what you think. It doesn't necessarily require a bloodline union. There may be other reasons! I heard that even before the Great Xia Nation was established, a century ago—this is now the year 2380, so back in 2280—the upper levels of the Great Xia Nation set up the Spirit-Attracting Formation. In recent years, heaven and earth essence has surged dramatically. It is possible that some ancestral souls emerged through a small probability. For example, some human geniuses are born with powerful special abilities within their bodies. They do not need an inheritance; Martial Souls are also a kind of innate ability. But such cases are even rarer, because ancestral souls are more powerful!"

Jiang Shiran explained awkwardly.

She did not know the specifics either.

"There are relatively more Martial Soul Users at Wushen University, and its information and cultivation methods regarding Martial Souls are more comprehensive. So it would be better for you to attend Wushen University."

"Mm. Thanks." Chen Feng nodded. He had only been joking around, but now that he had heard about the subsidy, there was no way he would not go.

As for the matter of humanity setting up the formation a century ago, he had only heard a few rumors.

Human civilization had already been relatively advanced at that time. It was an era when many nations stood side by side, and people had already begun cultivating. They were quite powerful too!

Back then, human spaceships had ventured out to explore, resulting in some foreign races from beyond the domain invading. They flooded into Blue Star, and a great calamity and war broke out! Many high-ranking officials and powerful experts from various nations perished. Then a powerful figure named Lei Qianren emerged among humanity and drove back the foreign races. Later, in order to stabilize the situation, the Great Xia Nation was established. It had now been thirty-three years, and humanity had entered an era of unification.

With heaven and earth essence having been introduced, there were now many human geniuses, and more and more people were cultivating!

When the Great Xia Nation was founded, Chen Feng had not even been born yet!

Chen Feng asked, "By the way, do people study the Mechas you mentioned earlier?"

Jiang Shiran smiled. "For martial artists, that stuff is a side path, but its contribution to humanity is enormous. If you know how to use it, its destructive power is formidable too.

"Of course, it is divided into research and use. There are specialized schools for it, and students generally study the research side to make greater contributions to human civilization in the future. As for using them, anyone can buy one as long as they have money, but they are very expensive.

"One costs at least a million. We do not need to concern ourselves with that. We are Martial Soul Users, so we only need to improve ourselves. Human cultivation becomes truly terrifying at the highest levels."

"Mm, I understand." Chen Feng nodded. He realized that every time he spoke with Jiang Shiran, he gained something from it.

He had heard that Jiang Shiran was a wealthy second-generation student. Her family had experts to guide her, so she knew far more details than Chen Feng did about many things.

Chen Feng could not help thinking, Rich people really do have access to much more information!