Graduation Grand Exam

Graduation Grand Exam

After leveling up, the Blood Soul had gained two more orbs than before.

From this moment on, Li Fei's "Health Bar" would be 20% greater than an ordinary person's.

Not only that, Li Fei had learned from the Myriad Blood Bead that the Blood Soul recovered faster than before as well.

Previously, it recovered one Blood Soul orb every twenty-four hours. Now, it recovered 1.2 orbs every twenty-four hours, and could likewise fully restore all Blood Souls within ten days.

"So no matter how many Blood Souls I gain in the future, the recovery speed will rise with the tide, and all of them can be restored within ten days?"

Li Fei thought happily to himself.

"That's enough Heavenly Star Overlord Body practice for today. Do physical training this afternoon."

Hao Yi interrupted Li Fei's reverie.

Li Fei hurriedly said, "Teacher, I want to take another medicinal bath this afternoon and continue cultivating the Heavenly Star Overlord Body."

One session of cultivation consumed roughly half a Blood Soul orb. Two sessions a day would consume exactly one orb, while his Blood Soul recovered 1.2 orbs every twenty-four hours. He could fully sustain it.

That was why he wanted to continue cultivating that afternoon.

Hao Yi's expression darkened. "I told you before that these medicines damage the body. And cultivating any external training technique is a process of repeatedly destroying and rebuilding the body. Too much is as bad as too little!"

By the end, his tone had become stern.

Anyone practicing external training needed to know their limits. Otherwise, before the technique was mastered, the person would already be crippled.

Even the fastest Qi circulation and resistance training for the Heavenly Star Overlord Body could only be done once every three days. Li Fei wanted to train twice a day; it was practically courting death.

"I understand, but I still want to try. Please rest assured, Teacher. I won't joke around with my own body."

Li Fei continued to plead.

Hao Yi stepped forward, grabbed Li Fei's right hand, and placed his fingers on Li Fei's pulse.

A few seconds later, he gave Li Fei a surprised look.

Judging from his pulse, Li Fei's breathing was remarkably steady. He did not seem like someone who had just finished training at all.

Hao Yi released his hand and pondered for a moment. "I'll come over at three this afternoon."

With that, he turned and left.

"Thank you, Teacher."

Li Fei let out a sigh of relief and thanked him from behind.

In this kind of cultivation, the most exhausted person was actually Hao Yi, the teacher.

He had to ensure every strike was precise and control the force perfectly. It could be neither too heavy nor too light, or the desired effect would not be achieved.

That was why, in the entire Xing City Military Academy, only a handful of people could teach the Heavenly Star Overlord Body.

This was why so many people wanted to become students of Special Grade Instructors.

That afternoon, Li Fei took his medicine in advance as he had in the morning, then soaked in the medicinal bath again.

When he finished, Hao Yi appeared in the practice room right on time.

"Begin."

Hao Yi spoke flatly.

Li Fei clasped his fist in salute, then assumed the Heavenly Constellation Stance.

Smack! Smack! Smack! Dull blows rang out through the practice room once more. After finishing his second Heavenly Star Overlord Body session of the day, Li Fei bade Hao Yi farewell.

After Li Fei left, Hao Yi went to the Material Building and handed three twenty-yuan bills to the administrator. "Get me a packet of Yuan Qi Powder."

"Please wait a moment."

The administrator replied with great respect.

Soon, he handed a packet of medicine to Hao Yi. "Mr. Hao, your Yuan Qi Powder."

Yuan Qi Powder was used by martial artists to replenish Qi. If Li Fei cultivated the Heavenly Star Overlord Body at the normal pace of once every three days, Hao Yi naturally would not need to replenish his Qi.

But Li Fei was so freakishly abnormal that he cultivated the Heavenly Star Overlord Body twice a day. Even with Hao Yi's strength, he was having trouble keeping up and had no choice but to come buy Yuan Qi Powder.

For the next two days, Li Fei cultivated the Heavenly Star Overlord Body once in the morning and once in the afternoon, then did physical training at night. His training volume was completely maxed out.

Fortunately, with the Myriad Blood Bead, the Blood Soul restored his injuries and accumulated damage along with itself as it recovered. Thus, Li Fei did not develop any problems, and his body only grew healthier.

Whenever he underwent resistance training, he would occasionally use the Myriad Blood Bead to bear some of the damage, absorbing the energy to level it up.

After the Myriad Blood Bead reached Level 2, the energy required for another upgrade had clearly increased. The medicine he used twice daily, combined with the energy from resistance training, only gave him around 15% each day.

Still, he was already very satisfied with that speed.

As for Hao Yi, he silently trained Li Fei every time and never told him about secretly taking Yuan Qi Powder.

In truth, for someone like him to personally act every time and expend his own Qi to train a student, any other Special Grade Instructor would have required additional payment.

And naturally, the money for buying Yuan Qi Powder would have been paid by the student.

Yet Hao Yi not only did not charge extra, he even paid out of his own pocket to train his student.

This was one of a kind even within the Military Academy.

Smack! Hao Yi brought an iron rod down heavily on Li Fei's left shoulder.

As the rod struck, the muscles in Li Fei's left shoulder swiftly bulged, like elastic rubber filled with tension, bouncing the iron rod away.

"That's enough for today."

Hao Yi put away the iron rod and spoke to Li Fei.

Today was already the sixth day of Li Fei's Heavenly Star Overlord Body cultivation.

Over these six days, he had taken a medicinal bath each morning and afternoon, then undergone Qi circulation training and resistance training.

The medicine that had originally been enough for a month was used up in six days, forcing him to spend another thirty-five yuan on a new set.

This cultivation speed truly burned through money! But it also allowed Li Fei to improve at a breathtaking pace. In only six days, his body had visibly grown sturdier, his skin tough, and his muscles full of elasticity.

The Myriad Blood Bead was also less than 10% away from leveling up again.

"Teacher, you've worked hard."

Li Fei bowed deeply and earnestly to Hao Yi.

Over these six days, the person who had worked the hardest was not him, but Hao Yi.

Hao Yi's gaze toward Li Fei was filled with emotion as well.

Every day, he carefully checked Li Fei's physical condition. The moment he found anything wrong, he would immediately stop this high-intensity cultivation. Yet even now, Li Fei's body was perfectly fine, without the slightest problem.

Such physical talent was something Hao Yi had never seen before! "Your Heavenly Star Overlord Body is only one step away from the Small Success realm, where Qi and Blood condenses and moves at will. This next step will be difficult to break through through hard training alone. You need more actual combat and must comprehend it in battle."

Hao Yi said to Li Fei, "Once your Heavenly Star Overlord Body reaches Small Success, you can come into contact with Implants."

Li Fei's eyes lit up.

He had long looked forward to Implants and wanted to see what true martial arts in this world were like.

Li Fei said, "All right, I'll work hard!"

Afterward, he bade Hao Yi farewell and ran home.

Ever since he began cultivating under Hao Yi, he no longer rode his bike to the Military Academy. Instead, he ran there and back every day, treating it as physical training.

After returning home, Li Fei entered his room and habitually turned on the radio to listen to the news. "July 16th: Shi Caiming, president of Wu'an University, led a delegation to visit the Great Luo Sect, where he held friendly exchanges with Qingxu True Lord of the Great Luo Sect. The two sides discussed the upcoming Martial Arts Exchange Competition and ultimately decided to hold the first Martial Arts Exchange Competition on September 1st at the Martial Arts Hall of Wu'an University. At that time, outstanding students from the Conflict Mitigation Departments of the Twelve Universities will participate, competing in martial arts with elite disciples from the Three Daoist Sects."

Upon hearing this news, Li Fei revealed a yearning expression.

Half of the world's profound martial arts lay in the Conflict Mitigation Departments of the Twelve Universities, while the other half lay in the martial world. And nearly all of the world's supreme experts were in the martial world.

The Great Blue Dynasty could suppress all four directions because of its Military Formation Fiend, iron armor, and armored cavalry, crushing all who refused to submit.

However, ever since the Mingxin Reform and the establishment of the Twelve Universities, the imperial court's individual combat power had clearly improved. Li Fei guessed that this martial arts competition between the Twelve Universities and the Three Daoist Sects was a test.

Unfortunately, such a grand event was still far too distant from Li Fei. What he needed to do now was find a way to break through to the Small Success realm of the Heavenly Star Overlord Body and come into contact with Implants as soon as possible.

"I'm back!"

Li Tianyu's voice came from outside again.

Soon, this childhood friend who was like an older sister pushed open the door and entered Li Fei's room.

"The Graduation Grand Exam is tomorrow. How are your preparations?"

Li Fei turned off the radio and turned to look at her.

"Nothing special. I'll just compete as usual."

Every year, vocational secondary school Conflict Mitigation Departments across the country held a Graduation Grand Exam. Students who achieved high rankings in the exam would be named Excellent Graduates.

Even if students who graduated from vocational secondary school Conflict Mitigation Departments did not ultimately become martial artists, they could still pursue careers in the Overseeing Bureau or the military. The title of Excellent Graduate would also help their future development.

Li Tianyu planned to apply to university. If she could earn the title of Excellent Graduate, she would receive a certain amount of bonus points during the assessment.

"I heard that a Special Grade Instructor at the Military Academy took you on as a student, and that you've learned some impressive skills lately. Looks like you're brimming with confidence."

Li Tianyu sized Li Fei up and teased him with a smile.

Li Fei smiled as well. "Yeah, so you'd better not run into me during the exam."

Li Tianyu raised her fist. "You'd better not run into me either, or your big sister here won't go easy on you."

Her aptitude was Grade A, and her talent for martial arts was excellent as well. Back when the original owner sparred with her, he lost nine out of every ten matches.

Li Fei merely smiled without saying anything.

He truly hoped he would not encounter this older sister too early in the exam, because he wanted her to earn the title of Excellent Graduate, and he did not want to lose either.

His Heavenly Star Overlord Body was currently still just short of Small Success. Hao Yi had told him that the final step required more actual combat, and the upcoming Graduation Grand Exam happened to be a perfect opportunity.

Moreover, the top ten in the Graduation Grand Exam could all receive prize money. Li Fei wanted even less to miss out on that reward.

"Dinner's ready."

Zhang Yuqing's voice called out.

"Coming."

Li Fei stood up and left the room together with Li Tianyu.

In the living room, the family ate together in warm harmony.