Azure Tiger Demon Core: The Second Test!

But after Su Ye threw several punches and shattered every doubt, he did not spare her even a single glance.

Instead, he calmly stepped off the stage and leisurely returned to the queue of Class 6, Year 1.

This only darkened Lin Qingyue's expression. She gritted her teeth hard, trembling as anger surged in her heart!

"I underestimated you, Su Ye!"

"I admit that your innate talent may not be much inferior to mine."

"But the martial path is not merely about tempering Martial Bones. There are also Breathing Meditation Methods, comprehension of martial skills, and far too many other things that must be considered together!"

"What can innate talent alone accomplish?"

Suppressing her fury, she coldly swept her gaze over Su Ye as he left the stage beneath everyone's awed and complicated stares. Arrogance and condescension returned to her heart.

Fang Yuan of Class 6 also looked at Su Ye with a complicated expression, filled with unwillingness!

He had thought that he would be the top dog of his class, a student second only to Ye Xingli and Lin Qingyue.

He had even been able to comfort himself.

After all, he had one fewer Martial Bone than those two. If they had possessed the same number of Martial Bones, his punching force might have surpassed theirs, proving that his foundation was more solid than theirs.

Yet Su Ye, at the same realm, had directly surpassed him in punching force!

Meanwhile, Wan Yue at the back had gone pale, utterly unable to believe it!

When his eyes met Su Ye's, he hurriedly looked away, not daring to meet his gaze at all!

What kind of joke was this?!

This kid had tempered Ten Martial Bones, and his punching force was a thousand kilograms?!

At that moment, Wan Yue wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. His face was burning red, and even his ears had turned crimson!

He suddenly recalled Su Ye's words: You are not worthy!

Looking at it now, was that not exactly right?

How could a mere person with five tempered Martial Bones be worthy?!

Su Ye's number of tempered Martial Bones might not have broken the school record, but his perfect foundation and punching force exceeding a thousand kilograms were absolutely record-breaking!

"Su Ye, you're amazing."

As Su Ye stepped down, Yao Hong, who had tempered nine Martial Bones, lightly pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and suddenly smiled. Her pure appearance carried a trace of unique charm.

Su Ye looked at her and nodded gently. "You too."

Yao Hong's grades had previously been average, and she had kept a low profile, with almost no presence at all.

But upon looking closely, Su Ye realized that Yao Hong's eyes were uniquely beautiful, as though they held a strange allure. Paired with her black-rimmed glasses and short hair, they gave her an even purer air.

"Brother Ye, what miracle medicine did you take?"

Zhang Yuan could only keep complaining, too shocked for words.

The others thought Brother Ye had spent a month reaching this level, but Zhang Yuan knew that was not the case at all!

After Su Ye stepped down, the area below the stage fell quiet. For a time, no one dared to go up.

Seeing this, Sun Rui smiled faintly. He straightened the wrinkles in his clothes until they were immaculate, then spoke:

"Student Su Ye has a perfect foundation. It is clear that he has worked diligently in his daily training, and he deserves praise."

"The rest of you need not lose heart. Everyone has their own gifts."

"The martial path does not consist solely of tempering Martial Bones. There are also Breathing Techniques and martial skills, among other things, and they are equally important."

Tempering ten Martial Bones and achieving punching force beyond a thousand kilograms was indeed rare.

It had even set a record at Shenyun First High School, but if one looked across all of Shenyun City, Tiandong Province, or even the entire country, quite a few such people could still be found!

From what he knew, the other three prestigious schools of Shenyun seemed to have produced some truly remarkable seedlings in this year's cohort as well.

After those words of comfort, the expressions of many students improved considerably. They secretly nodded, consoling themselves.

"Besides, on the martial path, being fast for a moment does not mean you will be fast every step of the way!"

"Take Martial God Ma Teng, for example. He accumulated strength over time before bursting forth. He was unremarkable in the early stages, but later exerted his strength and climbed step by step to the peak!"

Thinking of those many examples, the students felt much better.

Then, the remaining students went onto the stage one after another and quickly completed their tests.

Among those who followed were quite a few outstanding students. Several had even tempered Ten Martial Bones.

"This year really is far more competitive than previous years!"

Su Ye could not help shaking his head with a sigh. When had previous years ever been this outrageous?

Normally, tempering Ten Martial Bones would give one a chance at securing third place and contending for first.

Yet this year, more than five people had already appeared with Ten Martial Bones!

"It's not just our school. The other schools are incredible this year too." Zhang Yuan's eyes rolled as he picked up Su Ye's words.

His father was a manager at Pill Immortal Pavilion and had extremely broad information channels.

"Among Shenyun City's Four Great High Schools, the average standard has far surpassed that of previous years."

Su Ye nodded.

Shenyun City's four best high schools were universally recognized as the Four Great High Schools.

Shenyun First High School was one of them.

Time passed, and eventually, every class had completed its tests.

"Eleven Martial Bones: two people."

"Ten Martial Bones: six people."

"Nine Martial Bones: eleven people."

Many teachers spoke in low voices. "This year truly is extraordinary!"

"At least in terms of Martial Bone tempering, our school is no worse than the other two schools."

"I wonder whether the Breathing Meditation Method test will reveal any promising students?"

The Azure Cloud Breathing Technique was divided into four major stages.

Beginner, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, and Perfection!

The purpose of a Breathing Technique was to strengthen one's spirit, enhance control over one's power and body, and achieve "seeing the subtle and knowing the manifest" and "power following the heart"!

"Chengde Middle School tested before our school. I heard that they produced one student at the 'Perfection stage,' along with three at Major Accomplishment and twelve who reached Minor Accomplishment."

The grade director nodded slightly, his eyes gleaming.

"In this regard, disciples from great families such as Lin Qingyue and Ye Xingli should not perform poorly."

The many teachers nodded, deeply agreeing with that assessment.

The Foundation and resources possessed by the Four Great Families were naturally formidable.

To accelerate progress in a Breathing Meditation Method, aside from extremely special pills, one could have high-realm Martial Artists "press down with their momentum." One could even use demon materials to construct specialized environment chambers to speed up progress in the Breathing Meditation Method.

There were simply too many methods!

Even if Lin Qingyue and Ye Xingli reached the Perfection stage in this regard, it would not be surprising in the least!

Principal Sun Rui stepped onto the stage, and the space below immediately fell silent. The earlier commotion ebbed away like the tide as everyone looked toward the gentle old man, immaculate in appearance.

"Next is the test for the Breathing Meditation Method."

With a light wave of his hand, Principal Sun Rui produced a special, fist-sized bead covered in patterns and red as fire.

When he released it, the patterned bead miraculously bobbed up and down in the air.

Su Ye's eyes narrowed as his expression turned serious. "That is... a Demon Core?!"

Any great demon of the Blood Nourishing Realm would nurture its own Demon Core!

It was where the Foundation accumulated from an entire lifetime of cultivation resided, making it extremely precious!

This single Demon Core alone would fetch at least nearly a million on the market!

Thus, many Martial Artists who had reached a certain level would leave the city to hunt demons. The risks were high, but the profits were equally astonishing!

It had many uses among Martial Artists. It could be used as a material in pill refinement, serve as an energy supply for certain special Formation Arrays, or aid in cultivating certain Cultivation Methods.

Su Ye had once heard that for many top-tier martial skills and Meditation Methods, unless one possessed exceptional talent, a specific Demon Core was needed to experience its artistic conception and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"This is a Mid Blood Nourishing Azure Tiger Demon Core," Sun Rui said clearly.

"Next, I will connect it with our school's Formation Array and force out its Demonic Might to simulate an environment."

"As time passes, the pressure of that Demonic Might will grow increasingly dense."

"You will circulate your Breathing Meditation Methods. This will test both your mastery of your Breathing Meditation Methods and your perseverance and composure!"

The second test was about to begin!