Martial Arts Exam

"Huh?"

"What do you mean 'huh'? Just go to school tomorrow; the Martial Arts Exam is the day after tomorrow," Bai Qiuyao said.

"Alright, but what about the mission I accepted?"

"As for the mission, I'll just cancel it for you in the system. Someone else will pick it up eventually."

"Fine, I guess that's the only way. I just feel a bit bad for the police officers who have been working so hard with me these past few days."

"Don't worry, their efforts won't be in vain. When the next person takes the mission, this information will be a huge help."

Bai Qiuyao handed a card to Lu Hao and instructed, "Don't forget, remember to go to school tomorrow."

Lu Hao looked at the Martial Arts Exam Admission Ticket in his hand and nodded in agreement.

He had originally planned to continue tracking criminals, but after returning today, Bai Qiuyao told him to gather at school tomorrow, as the Martial Arts Exam was the day after tomorrow.

Bai Qiuyao took the opportunity to explain the process of the Martial Arts Exam, which was something the school would have covered. As for why Lu Hao didn't know, it was because the school had explained it during the registration for Martial Arts University in the first half of the year, and Lu Hao hadn't been to school at all during that time, spending it entirely on actual combat and missions.

Even his Martial Arts Exam registration had been handled by Bai Qiuyao at the school. However, Lu Hao didn't really care about this so-called Martial Arts Exam; after all, with his current strength, it was basically just shooting fish in a barrel.

Even if he didn't go, he could probably be admitted to a Martial University directly, but since everyone else was entering through this exam, Lu Hao didn't want to stand out too much, so he still had to attend.

Tomorrow, April 30th, he would gather at the school at eight in the morning, and then they would be arranged to travel to Wanhui District for accommodation.

On May 1st, they would undergo a unified physical examination.

On May 3rd, the results would be released, and the various martial arts schools and the Ministry of Education would receive the feedback data, with the passing standards for the physical exam determined on the same day.

On May 7th, the practical test phase would begin.

On May 10th, they would participate in the national professional martial arts exam...

After the professional exam, he would only need to take the standard college entrance exam for academic subjects.

Every region had the same schedule, which meant Lu Hao would be wasting ten days. Though, it wasn't exactly a waste; he might not even catch a single criminal in ten days anyway, as the criminals who had survived this long were all incredibly cunning.

Even if he went to Wanhui District, there were Martial Arts Training Rooms there, and he could easily rent one. He could use most of the ten days to practice his Basic Blade Technique, striving to master his blood energy well enough to truly control his trump card, rather than relying on the stacking effect of the Blood Battle Mad Blade. The remaining time could be used for bone tempering; he could temper about four bones in ten days.

By then, he would reach the peak of the First Grade and be ready for a breakthrough.

After tempering half of his bones that night, Lu Hao rested.

The next day, Lu Hao headed toward Beiding No. 1 High School.

As for Uncle Wang, Lu Hao had already notified him last night.

He told him about the Martial Arts Exam, so there was no need for him to follow Lu Hao for the next ten days.

Come to think of it, it seemed like it was during this very Martial Arts Exam that Fang Ping encountered an attack by an Evil Cult martial artist. Could he end up running into one too?

Uh...

He was probably overthinking it. After all, Fang Ping took his Martial Arts Exam in Jiangcheng.

The martial arts presence there was relatively weak, which was why the Evil Cult dared to attack the examinees.

As for here?

This was Magic City! Even the director of the Beiding District Detective Bureau was a Fifth Grade martial artist.

For all he knew, the director of the Detective Bureau in the central Wanhui District could be a Sixth Grade existence.

After all, Wanhui District was the financial center of the entire Magic City; its importance went without saying.

Besides, as long as mid-grade martial artists didn't show up, even if low-grade Evil Cult martial artists came, he could hold them off for a long time, enough to last until reinforcements arrived.

After walking for a while, he arrived at Beiding No. 1 High School, the best high school in the entire Beiding District, followed by Beiding No. 2 and No. 3 High Schools.

Looking at the familiar yet somewhat strange gate, Lu Hao walked in slowly. Following his memories, he easily found his classroom, Grade 12 Class 8.

Upon entering the classroom, Lu Hao found his seat and sat down, watching his familiar classmates chatting away.

Lu Hao had previously been an above-average student in the class. After all, he had been stuck at the second bone-tempering stage with no way to break through, while there were others in the class who had already achieved second bone-tempering.

Lu Hao could be said to have had decent relationships with everyone in the class, but he wasn't particularly close to anyone.

"Lu Hao, you're finally back? We haven't seen you since the semester started. I heard you broke through to the second bone-tempering stage and went into seclusion at home? How is it? Have you broken through to become a martial artist yet?"

A classmate sitting nearby asked.

Lu Hao looked up, and the name instantly surfaced in his mind: Xiao Jun.

"I did break through, but these past few months have been quite fulfilling. How about you? How are things?"

"I don't have your talent. I'm still at the first bone-tempering stage and haven't broken through to become a martial artist yet."

"That's still pretty good. Getting into a Magic Martial University shouldn't be a problem."

"Lu Hao, I feel like you've changed. You look so much more spirited now."

The student sitting in front of Lu Hao turned around to say this.

"That's normal. After all, I've been training hard for several months, so there's bound to be a difference," Lu Hao replied. As for the real reason, it was that Lu Hao's mindset was no longer the same as theirs; he had nearly ten lives on his hands.

This caused Lu Hao to deliberately restrain his aura whenever he came to school now. Otherwise, if he let it erupt, these classmates would have been scared senseless, and the teachers would likely have become wary of him as well.

A few other classmates came over to chat with Lu Hao for a bit, but then no one else approached. Lu Hao felt that he could no longer truly integrate with them unless they, too, saw blood and killed one day; only then would they have common ground.

However, because of the change in his temperament, quite a few female students nearby were whispering about Lu Hao. Although their voices were very soft, Lu Hao's mental power had already reached 299 and was about to break through to 300, so he heard every word they said.

But Lu Hao had no plans regarding these matters. As long as the Earth Cave was not pacified and the Three Realms were not at peace, he would not pursue romance.

The first step to success is to sever all sentimental attachments.

If the Earth Cave and the Three Realms were ever pacified, Lu Hao wouldn't mind having a sweet romance, but for now, sorry, that would only hinder his path as a martial artist.

After the students chatted for a while, the homeroom teacher arrived. The teacher announced the procedures once more before efficiently leading the entire class onto the bus, waiting for everyone to gather before departing for Wanhui District.

The school had already booked a hotel in Wanhui District for ten days in advance, where all the students taking the Martial Arts Exam would be staying together.

This wasn't because the school was being generous, but rather because of the 20,000 yuan registration fee each student had paid for the Martial Arts Exam.