Three Top Academies (Please Keep Reading)

A deep, powerful voice suddenly echoed through the entire Martial Arts Classroom, and everyone fell silent.

A figure appeared in the doorway, his burly, powerful body blocking the light from the entrance.

Casting a huge black shadow.

He slowly walked into the Martial Arts Classroom, an invisible aura radiating from his body.

Everyone turned to look at him.

He was a towering man, his muscles like boulders piled together, a scar running across his face. He was also over two meters tall.

Li Zhou, the top-ranked student in the grade, looked a size smaller before him, like a fresh recruit.

This was a powerful man who had been on the battlefield, Lin Qi thought.

The burly man strode like a dragon and tiger to the center of the crowd.

"Ring, ring, ring!"

The next second, the class bell rang.

"This man is strong!" Jiang Tao frowned.

Lin Qi nodded. That was obvious. His aura was simply too powerful.

Even Wu Kang, a Third Realm Martial Artist, did not possess such an imposing aura.

Anyone caught by his gaze went stiff all over, utterly unable to move, completely suppressed.

Could he be a Fourth Realm Martial Artist?

The burly man swept his gaze around, taking everyone in.

"Hello, everyone!"

The man spoke, his voice booming like a great bell, ringing in everyone's ears.

"I imagine many of you have guessed my identity. That's right, I'll be your martial arts teacher for your final year of high school!"

At this point, the man bared his teeth in a smile.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Cheng, and from now on, I'll be your martial arts teacher."

"I'm different from the other teachers because my teaching methods are somewhat different."

"You'd better prepare yourselves mentally!"

As soon as he said that, everyone felt a sense of foreboding.

Zhang Cheng continued with a grin.

"You are the fifty most outstanding geniuses of No. 2 High School."

"Since you have entered the Elite Class, you will receive the finest teaching resources."

"And I am the best martial arts teacher at No. 2 High School. You'll understand that in the future."

"Since you are in the Elite Class, your university goal should be the Three Top Academies of the Xia Kingdom."

"The Three Top Academies: Azure Sky University, Nether Sea University, and Mountain-Controlling University."

At the mention of the Three Top Academies, the eyes of all fifty students in the Martial Arts Classroom blazed.

As citizens of the Xia Kingdom, they had embarked on the path of martial arts from birth and trained hard for ten years. Who did not want to enter one of the Three Top Academies?

The Three Top Academies were the training camps for Huaguo's top powerhouses. Their graduates would become the backbone of the Xia Kingdom and the main force resisting Calamity Beasts.

"Other than top geniuses awakened with special abilities who are admitted directly, the Three Top Academies enroll fewer than ten thousand students every year. Spread across the provinces of the Xia Kingdom, that amounts to only a few hundred students per province."

"And among you, fewer than half will be able to enter the Three Top Academies!"

Zhang Cheng crossed his arms and grinned, exposing the cruel truth.

Everyone fell silent as crushing pressure bore down on them.

"Of course, I'm here to increase the number of you who get admitted."

"So if you want to enter one of the Three Top Academies, you'd best listen to me."

"Some students, if you want a better ranking, you'd also best listen to me."

Seeing that the timing was right, Zhang Cheng continued.

"Entering the Elite Class means you are no longer like ordinary students."

"You have better teachers and better benefits."

"One of those benefits is an Independent Martial Arts Room, a Martial Arts Room that belongs solely to you."

"One hundred square meters of space, a Fist Stake, free training weapons, a projector, a private bathroom, a washing machine..."

Quite a few students' eyes lit up. These conditions were simply incredible.

"At any Martial Arts Hall outside, a one-hundred-square-meter Martial Arts Room costs two or three hundred Xia Guo Bi per hour."

"And it's actually free at our No. 2 High School. This treatment is seriously amazing."

Jiang Tao said in surprise and excitement.

Lin Qi was equally surprised. A free Independent Martial Arts Room was practically the same as getting a free apartment, and it was extremely convenient.

He even thought that he could take a nap directly in the Martial Arts Room at noon without anyone bothering him.

There was no need to mention the other benefits.

Everyone was thrilled, but Zhang Cheng's next sentence instantly ruined their excitement.

"However, I'm sorry, but not everyone can have a Martial Arts Room."

"Even though No. 2 High School has added ten Martial Arts Rooms this year, there are only thirty in total."

"So only the top thirty students can have Independent Martial Arts Rooms."

"If you want an Independent Martial Arts Room, then work hard and fight for it. As long as you improve enough to enter the top thirty, you can have one too."

After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, many students' eyes burned with fervor, their gazes turning determined.

The invisible atmosphere of competition had been ignited by him. Who knew how many people were already planning to crush others in the next test and enter the top thirty?

Lin Qi felt the same. He wanted an Independent Martial Arts Room too.

He was currently ranked forty-fifth, sixth from the bottom of the class. He still had quite a long way to go.

"Very good, everyone is full of fighting spirit!"

Zhang Cheng smiled in satisfaction.

"That's all for today. Next, you may train freely."

"Students ranked in the top thirty may go to their own Independent Martial Arts Rooms according to their rankings. Your fingerprints have already been entered into the combination locks, so you can open them at any time."

"The remaining students will stay in the Martial Arts Classroom to train."

Zhang Cheng announced loudly.

"Oh, and any students who haven't yet learned an advanced manual, come find me and learn it."

"Dismissed!"

After Zhang Cheng spoke, everyone began to disperse. Some students eagerly gathered their things and headed for their Martial Arts Rooms.

Soon, only twenty-one people remained in the Martial Arts Classroom, and only three of them stood where they were.

Zhang Cheng looked at the three before him, somewhat surprised.

"I didn't expect there to still be three of you. I thought everyone had already gone to the Martial Arts Hall and learned a new manual."

Lin Qi and Jiang Tao exchanged a glance. Lin Qi knew that his reason was that he had no money.

Jiang Tao, meanwhile, was simply stingy and wanted to get it for free.

In his words, although he had a million Xia Guo Bi, if he could learn it for free, he would be a fool not to.

Lin Qi looked toward the third person. He was the boy who had entered the Martial Arts Classroom even earlier than him.

"Let's begin as well!"

Zhang Cheng cleared his throat and began to speak.

"Humans are highly intelligent life forms, and we possess advantages that other animals cannot match."

"That is, humans know how to use tools."

"Since ancient times, in order to survive and fend off wild beasts, we have used metal to forge sharp weapons."

"Our combat power is completely different when fighting bare-handed and when wielding weapons."

"So when facing Calamity Beasts with enormous bodies, sharp claws, and fangs, you are food if you are bare-handed."

"With a weapon in hand, you are the hunter!"

"When facing Calamity Beasts, we martial artists must master a weapon."

Zhang Cheng said solemnly.

"Your Fist Techniques have already reached Major Achievement, and you have a foundation in weaponry. Learning an advanced weapon manual now will yield twice the result with half the effort."

"Tell me, what weapons do you practice?"

Zhang Cheng looked at Jiang Tao and asked.

"Sabers!"

"Spears!"

"Sabers!"

Lin Qi and the other two answered in turn.

"Two saber users and one spear user. You'll learn first." Zhang Cheng pointed at Lin Qi.

"Me?"

Lin Qi was puzzled. This teacher did not play by the rules. Shouldn't he teach Jiang Tao and the other saber user their Saber Techniques first?

Zhang Cheng raised his right arm. A black electronic watch was strapped around his wrist, and he tapped it a few times.

"Beep!"

The next second, a green beam shot out from the watch. It was a 3D projection, forming three green human figures of different builds.

The three of them stepped back, making room.

"Go ahead. What Spear Technique do you want to learn?"