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Chu Kuang immediately smiled at this. He had heard that even in the Key Classes, only a handful of students qualified for first-class scholarships. Most could only receive second-class scholarships.

As for the Special Scholarship, Tian Heng Third Middle School had only seen Ye Qingfeng receive it in recent years.

In fact, starting from the second-class scholarship, the rewards were no longer simply Federal Coin, but various rare Exotic Source Energy Items.

Such treasures would be greatly beneficial to Chu Kuang's cultivation.

Thinking of this, Chu Kuang could not help but smile. "Then thank you, sir."

"If you make me proud, you deserve it. Besides, the first-class scholarship assessment is strict. Whether you can pass will depend on your strength and potential."

Chu Kuang nodded, then added, "My Iron Armor Technique has already reached perfection. I'd like to apply to you directly for the follow-up technique."

Xu Yue decisively passed the Bronze Armor Technique on to Chu Kuang. After thinking it over, he directly granted Chu Kuang the necessary access. "Your strength is progressing quickly. It wastes time for you to keep coming to me for techniques."

"I'll give you the authorization. From now on, once you cultivate a technique to perfection, you may directly apply for the follow-up technique."

At that point, he paused slightly. "Of course, this only applies to Apprentice Level techniques."

Chu Kuang nodded. To prevent martial techniques from being learned by other races and to protect the interests of their creators, techniques above the first rank were not free in human civilization.

One could either enter a university and exchange credits for them, spend Federal Coin and Human Race Points to redeem them, or receive special approval from the school's upper management.

In the future, Chu Kuang would basically have to follow one of those three paths to obtain further techniques.

Returning to the matter at hand, Chu Kuang obtained the cultivation method for the Bronze Armor Technique and immediately began secluded cultivation without wasting another moment, while Xu Yue guided him from the side.

Although Xu Yue had never practiced the Bronze Armor Technique, his insight as someone who had cultivated a High-grade Martial Body was still greatly beneficial to Chu Kuang's practice of it.

During cultivation, Chu Kuang discovered that the Bronze Armor Technique was at least three times harder to cultivate than the Iron Armor Technique. Breaking through its bottlenecks would likely be around three times as difficult as well.

Fortunately, with the boost from the Compendium of External Martial Arts trait, along with his perfected Iron Armor Technique and Basic External Martial Arts foundation, his initial progress was extremely rapid. In just half an hour, he had brought the Bronze Armor Technique to the beginner stage.

"At this rate, as long as I don't lack Nutrient Solution, I can cultivate the Bronze Armor Technique to minor accomplishment in one month, major accomplishment in three months, and perfection in nine months."

Chu Kuang murmured inwardly. This speed was already incredibly fast. After all, with the enhancement of his golden trait, his talent for external martial arts was comparable to that of a genius with a Top-grade Bone Structure.

If it were a Top Student with a Seventh Grade bone structure like Jiang Feng, cultivating the Bronze Armor Technique to perfection would likely require at least three to five years of arduous training. He might not even be able to overcome the barrier of perfection.

Without opportunities in the Dark Domain, most elites from the Key Classes would find it difficult to cultivate Intermediate Internal and External Martial Arts to perfection within their three years of high school.

"To reach the beginner stage in such a short time, your comprehension may truly be peerless. Even if it isn't, it can't be far off."

Seeing Chu Kuang bring the Bronze Armor Technique to the beginner stage, Xu Yue could not help but smile.

Then his expression abruptly turned serious. "With your current strength, you have a strong chance of making the top 100 in your grade this time."

"There's still one month left. You need to seize the chance to improve your strength further. The Dark Domain Expedition during the Final Exam will bring a considerable opportunity."

Chu Kuang froze for a moment, then asked, "What opportunity?"

"An opportunity that can allow martial techniques to Break Limit." Xu Yue spoke, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "If you can seize it, even getting a small share may greatly increase your strength."

"At the very least, it can dramatically speed up your cultivation of the Bronze Armor Technique and greatly shorten the time needed to break through to perfection."

Chu Kuang immediately nodded. "Then I'll work hard."

"Mm."

Xu Yue nodded, then looked through the porthole at Tian Yuan C Star, which was drawing closer and closer. "We're almost home. You've been tired for three days as well, so go back and rest for a day first."

Chu Kuang nodded, watching the Crocodile Dragon land at Tian Heng Third Middle School before returning home with the others.

On the way home, he had been preparing to share the good news with Mother Chu, only to find that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the house. Mother Chu stood in the living room with tears in her eyes.

A one-armed man dressed in battered armor was speaking to her, his eyes filled with boundless fury.

Chu Kuang recognized him. He was Lin He, a teammate from Father Chu's squad. He had cultivated a Beginner External Martial Arts technique to perfection, possessed a Life Level of around 7.6, and was a core member of Father Chu's team.

Yet Lin He had lost an arm. Clearly, he had not encountered an ordinary battle.

With the technology of modern human civilization, as long as a severed arm could be recovered, reattaching it would not leave serious aftereffects.

But Lin He had not even recovered his arm. He must have run into something truly terrifying.

At that thought, Chu Kuang's heart skipped a beat. "Uncle Lin, did something happen for you to come here this time?"

As he spoke, Chu Kuang's heart trembled slightly with a bad premonition.

Seeing Chu Kuang return, Lin He immediately spoke with a grave expression. "We went to the Dark Domain on Gushen Star in search of treasure. We originally made quite a good haul, but we accidentally fell into an ambush by the Azure Fang Squad."

"We scattered and broke out at the time. Captain Li and Brother Chu were pursued by the Azure Snake Squad, while I escaped after one of my arms was cut off. I came to find you because I want to bring reinforcements to save them."

Chu Kuang's expression changed drastically. He immediately grabbed his spear and rose to leave.

But Lin He grabbed him at once, his expression incomparably grave. "The Dark Domain is too dangerous. Don't go in there to throw your life away."

Chu Kuang quickly calmed down and directly asked, "How long ago were Father and the others pursued? How many people are in the Azure Fang Squad, and how strong are they exactly?"

"The battle happened four hours ago. There are five of them in total, and most have Life Levels between 7.5 and 8."

"But their captain, Brother Snake, is extremely strong. His Life Level is at least 8.5. Even Captain Li Gang is no match for him."

Chu Kuang's heart sank. At his peak, Father Chu's Life Level had been as high as 8.5, but he had lost an arm, and his overall strength had fallen drastically. He was certainly no match for Brother Snake.

Li Gang was not weak, but his Life Level was only around 8.2. He was likely no match for Brother Snake either.

"Four hours. If they haven't been cornered, there should still be time."

Chu Kuang murmured inwardly. With Father Chu and the others' vitality, they might still have a chance to survive if they fled with all their strength. At the very least, they could hold on for some time. He looked at Lin He and asked, "Have you found any other reinforcements?"

Lin He gave a bitter laugh before saying, "My own brothers and sisters are unreliable. I heard your father has quite a few siblings, so I came to see whether any capable people among them would be willing to go and rescue them."