Fist Master, Double Fist Comprehension!!

Before long, everyone in the first round had finished their assessment.

What surprised Lu Sheng somewhat was that Bai Mo had actually reached Blood Qi Layer Six in just one week and successfully defeated a Martial Arts Puppet at Blood Qi Layer Six.

That talent was a little terrifying.

Lu Sheng silently withdrew his gaze and returned to the rest area, waiting for the remaining students to be assessed.

While the others were taking their assessments, Lu Sheng did not idle around. He began observing their battles, accumulating combat experience for himself.

After roughly the time it took to burn an incense stick, the second round of assessments also came to an end.

With that, this Ranking Assessment was over.

Chen Zhen gestured for everyone to return to their seats. He then walked to the center of the venue, took out the list, and began announcing the rankings for this assessment.

"Lu Sheng, Blood Qi Layer Three, twentieth place!"

When Lu Sheng heard his name, his brows lifted slightly. He was somewhat surprised as well.

Twentieth place!

Although that was merely a below-average result in the Martial Arts Class, compared to before, it was already an extremely rapid improvement.

Lu Sheng's ranking also caused a small stir among the Martial Arts Class students.

After all, Lu Sheng had been dead last just last week, yet now he had become the student in twentieth place.

Still, it only surprised them slightly.

Especially the students ranked in the top ten, who cared even less.

Only the two students who had previously ranked below thirtieth wore bitter expressions upon hearing Lu Sheng's ranking.

Lu Sheng was twentieth now, which meant dead last would fall between the two of them.

Lu Sheng's ranking caused a faint ripple in the Martial Arts Class, but it quickly settled again.

After Chen Zhen had read through everyone's rankings, his gaze swept over the crowd.

"This assessment was fairly good. No one came dead last twice in a row. That shows you have the desire to improve!"

"This is a good state to be in. Starting now, we will begin our Martial Arts Class studies!"

"The Martial Arts Class curriculum is simple as well. After sparring with Martial Arts Puppets twenty times every day, you may freely arrange the rest of your time. What I want are not useless trash who only have cultivation, but true martial artists with powerful combat strength!"

"Besides the daily training of fighting Martial Arts Puppets, I will choose one day every week to give you theoretical lessons! No one may be absent from theory class, or they will be eliminated!"

"By the way, the next Ranking Assessment will be held one month from now. The same rule applies: rankings determine how resources are distributed to you afterward. At the same time... anyone who comes dead last twice in a row will be eliminated immediately!"

Chen Zhen's words reached everyone's ears.

"Next month?"

Lu Sheng rubbed his chin. With the Purple Talent Level Up!, he would definitely rise another level within a month. The talents that refreshed every week could also improve both his strength and cultivation.

"Then I'll set a small goal. In next month's Ranking Assessment, I'll make the top ten!!"

The corner of Lu Sheng's mouth curled into a smile.

The higher the ranking, the more resource rewards there were. Under such conditions, Lu Sheng naturally had to seize every opportunity to earn more resources!

Afterward, Lu Sheng went to Chen Zhen to collect the resources that belonged to him. This time, he was receiving resources for the coming month, and his ranking had improved as well.

He received a full fifteen bottles of Blood Qi Pills, along with a five-thousand-yuan cash reward.

What surprised Lu Sheng slightly was that after he collected his resources, Chen Zhen actually patted him on the shoulder and looked at him with that one eye.

"Cultivate well. I have high hopes for you!"

Lu Sheng's mouth twitched at those words. He smiled at Chen Zhen, then left the Martial Arts Training Hall.

Lu Sheng could not be bothered to think about what Chen Zhen meant by that, but building a good relationship with Chen Zhen was naturally not a bad thing.

After that, Lu Sheng began cultivating like mad for the next stretch of time.

Aside from fighting Martial Arts Puppets twenty times a day to improve his actual combat techniques, Lu Sheng spent all his remaining time raising his cultivation.

In just one week, with the boost from Level Up!, Lu Sheng successfully raised his cultivation to the Fourth Layer of Blood Qi.

Lu Sheng was quite satisfied with that. After all, cultivation became harder to improve the further one went. Without Level Up!, breaking through to the Fourth Layer of Blood Qi in one week would have been nothing more than a fool's dream.

Inside the rented apartment, Lu Sheng sat cross-legged on the bed.

"One week has passed. It's time to refresh my Martial Arts Talent!"

With a slight thought from Lu Sheng, the virtual panel appeared before him.

"System, begin refreshing!"

Ding! Refreshing Martial Arts Talent. Please wait...

The familiar electronic voice sounded in Lu Sheng's mind.

Lu Sheng noticed that Level Up! had not disappeared during this refresh. After all, it was marked as a permanent Martial Arts Talent. Once refreshed, it would accompany Lu Sheng for life.

Ding! System refresh successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Blue Quality Talent—Fist Master!

Fist Master: A natural master of the fist. When comprehending fist martial arts and anything related to fist techniques, efficiency is doubled!

"A Blue Talent?"

Lu Sheng's brows rose slightly, and he felt somewhat disappointed.

However, Lu Sheng also knew that the higher a talent's grade, the lower the chance of refreshing it. The three talents he had refreshed so far were all quite good. At the very least, no White Talents had appeared.

A Blue Talent was already quite good.

"Fist Master..."

Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly. He suddenly felt as though many insights had appeared in his mind, as if he had practiced fist techniques for years.

"Looks like I need to find a martial art that suits me!"

Lu Sheng rose from the bed.

At present, Lu Sheng only possessed the Basic Breathing Technique. Of course, the Basic Breathing Technique was still usable for him right now, but martial arts...

Given the circumstances of Lu Sheng's previous self, he simply did not have enough wealth to buy martial arts, much less learn them.

A martial art was something that could increase a martial artist's combat power. After a week of training, Lu Sheng's practical combat techniques had already been honed to a decent degree.

If he wanted to increase his strength, he either had to improve his cultivation or practice martial arts.

Previously, Lu Sheng had not decided what path he should take. But now, the appearance of the Blue Quality Talent Fist Master had already made that choice for him.

"Perhaps... I can try going to the Heaven and Earth Dojo to choose a fist martial art that suits me!"

With that, Lu Sheng left the rented apartment and headed toward the Heaven and Earth Dojo in Cloud City.