Extreme Shadow's Four Realms, Instant Mastery!

The martial arts school's signboard was antique. Though its lettering was vigorous and powerful, it was clearly somewhat worn and filled with the marks of time.

Su Ye sighed helplessly.

Besides teaching the "Azure Cloud Breathing Technique" and the "Tiger Form Bone Forging Method," the school also taught a martial skill: "Extreme Shadow Swordplay."

When the Martial Arts Branch Exam came around, this Extreme Shadow Swordplay would be tested.

And wherever there were exams to prepare for, there would always be—cram schools.

For high school seniors like them, especially students determined to enter the Martial Arts Class, competing was only the bare minimum!

Aside from teaching their own signature martial skills, many training institutions also offered tutoring classes for more widely practiced martial skills, just like this Vast Sea Martial Arts School.

Su Ye had taken out all the pocket money and red-envelope money he had saved since childhood, yet it only amounted to a little over 3,400 yuan.

So he could only choose a relatively cheap tutoring institution.

"Brother Ye?!"

"You signed up for Vast Sea Sword Hall's Extreme Shadow Swordplay intensive class too?"

Before Su Ye could step into Vast Sea Martial Arts School, a surprised male voice came from behind him.

Hearing the familiar voice, Su Ye turned around and saw a short, round, plump figure hurrying toward him, clearly headed for the same Vast Sea Martial Arts School.

"Zhang Yuan, why are you here?"

Zhang Yuan was Su Ye's classmate, the type who got familiar with anyone naturally. He and Su Ye had known each other since elementary school, and they were quite close.

But Su Ye was rather surprised to see this guy here!

Unlike him, Zhang Yuan's father was a manager at Heavenly Pill Pavilion. His family was extremely well-off.

They might not compare to a Shenyun City behemoth like the Su Family, but counting tens of millions in family assets was easy enough for them. Logically speaking, he should not have needed to come to a place like this for training.

"Hehe."

"Brother Ye, don't tell me you got the news in advance too, just like me?"

Zhang Yuan's eyes darted about, wearing the look of someone who assumed they were both in the know.

"What do you mean?" Su Ye had been confused.

But once he entered the martial arts school with Zhang Yuan, he understood at once.

More than twenty students around their age had already arrived. Quite a few were clearly from wealthy families, yet they had all gathered here.

The most eye-catching person, however, was a girl in the middle wearing a coach's uniform.

She looked only a few years older than Su Ye and the others. Her skin was milk-white, her hair was tied into twin ponytails, and her face was breathtakingly beautiful. Her figure was even more outrageously curvaceous, making even Su Ye pause slightly.

"Gulp."

Su Ye heard the fat guy beside him swallow hard. Lowering his voice, he said excitedly:

"My information was right after all!"

"Li Aoxue came back from Myriad Law University for break and is working part-time to guide this intensive class!"

"That figure... tsk tsk, it's downright heaven-defying. My preliminary estimate is at least a D cup! Worth it, totally worth it!"

Su Ye's expression tightened slightly. "Myriad Law University?"

That was one of the nation's Five Great Academies, one of the very best institutions!

Fewer than fifty people from Shenyun City got in each year!

In his previous life, that was the equivalent of getting into Tsinghua or Peking University!

Zhang Yuan's eyes burned as he nodded excitedly, though his focus was clearly elsewhere.

"Exactly!"

"Li Aoxue is the Vast Sea Martial Arts School owner's daughter. Two years ago, she took third place in our city's College Entrance Examination martial arts division and entered Myriad Law University."

"Because she was so pretty, she even made it into plenty of news reports back then!"

Then Zhang Yuan sneered, jerking his chin toward the group of students.

"Brother Ye, look at those rich kids. They're wearing Rolexes, and even a random pair of sneakers costs several thousand yuan. Signing up for a training class that costs tens of thousands? They wouldn't even blink!"

"I bet some of them even have private tutors at home!"

"Coming here for training? How could they possibly mean well?"

Su Ye looked at Zhang Yuan with slight speechlessness. Aren't you one of them too?

"Alright, stop standing around like an idiot. Let's find a place to sit." Su Ye led Zhang Yuan to a spot and sat down to wait.

The two chatted on and off, but the eyes of everyone present drifted toward Li Aoxue from time to time.

Only then did Zhang Yuan remember something. He suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Brother Ye, have you tempered your Martial Bone yet?"

Extreme Shadow Swordplay was a bonus item, but to enter the Martial Arts Class, one had to temper a Martial Bone and master the Breathing Technique!

"I have."

Only then did Zhang Yuan breathe a sigh of relief. He knew that Su Ye's talent and family circumstances were both quite ordinary, and that he had not tempered a Martial Bone a few days ago.

"No wonder you still have time to come learn martial skills, Brother Ye."

"Looks like us brothers might even have a chance to become classmates again, hehe!"

Su Ye said helplessly:

"I came here to learn properly."

With the Martial Arts Branch Exam approaching, their homeroom teacher sent out notices and encouragement in the group chat every day. Su Ye knew that many of his classmates had recently been staying up all night to train, gritting their teeth to sign up for all kinds of tutoring classes.

Zhang Yuan raised his head. Knowing that Su Ye could enter the Martial Arts Class, he relaxed considerably and said:

"Brother Ye, I can't compare to that freak Fang Yuan, but I've still tempered three Martial Bones."

"At this pace, I should be able to temper my fourth or fifth Martial Bone in a week."

"That's not a bad result!"

Su Ye said nothing.

In previous years, anyone who reached four Martial Bones was basically guaranteed a place in the Key Class.

As for himself, barring any surprises, he should be able to temper seven or eight Martial Bones in a week!

But Su Ye did not relax in the slightest.

Seven or eight Martial Bones would naturally make me outstanding among the outstanding!

But among nearly three hundred students, taking the top ten and claiming the rewards is far from a sure thing!

Su Ye understood this clearly, which was why he intended to train this Extreme Shadow martial skill properly as well!

Fifteen minutes later, everyone had arrived, and class was ready to begin.

There were thirty people in the class. They all sat on the wooden floor and looked toward Li Aoxue at the front.

Li Aoxue swept her gaze over the crowd. The heated looks from many of the boys made her frown slightly, but she quickly adjusted herself.

After all, she had seen such looks far too often.

"My name is Li Aoxue. You may call me Coach Li." Li Aoxue's voice was calm, carrying a chilliness to it.

"I don't like wasting words either, so let's begin."

Li Aoxue walked forward with a microphone in hand.

"Extreme Shadow Swordplay is one of the most basic martial skills."

"Though it has no rank, it is a typical case of easy to learn but difficult to master, making it one of the most suitable martial skills for beginners."

"It is divided into four levels: Afterimage, Void Shadow, Shadowless, and Extreme Shadow."

"If any of you can reach the Void Shadow level during these six days of study, the martial arts school will refund half your tutoring fee as encouragement."

Li Aoxue was merely stating the rule. She did not think much of it.

Generally speaking, it was already quite good for a beginner to get started in three days and learn Afterimage!

Void Shadow?

If these high school seniors could reach that level before next year's College Entrance Examination, they would be considered qualified!

Reaching that level in just six short days? That was unrealistic.

As for the Shadowless realm, even she had only reached that realm!

And the Extreme Shadow realm depended on talent and perseverance. Many low-stage Martial Artists might not be able to train Extreme Shadow Swordplay to the Extreme Shadow realm even in their entire lives!

It was far too distant for these students!

As Li Aoxue continued explaining, Su Ye's understanding of Extreme Shadow Swordplay gradually deepened.

Suddenly.

The Dao Talisman in his mind blossomed with light.

[Dao Talisman Master has encountered Extreme Shadow Swordplay (not yet initiated)]

[Consume 1 point of Law Reflection Count to initiate Extreme Shadow Swordplay?]

Su Ye's eyes lit up, and he took a deep breath.

The next moment, his thoughts stirred!

Instant Mastery!

In an instant, countless insights and understandings regarding Extreme Shadow Swordplay flooded into him, as though he had practiced it day after day for several months!