Admission

When it came time for Filling in Preferences, Yuan Li was grinning from ear to ear beside them.

Su Yi's results alone this year were enough to earn Yuan Li a handsome bonus.

Not to mention that, out of the fifty-eight students in the class, twenty-seven besides Su Yi had applied to the two major Martial Universities. Based on Yuan Li's experience, twenty-five of them should be able to get in.

Of the twenty-seven who had applied to the two major Martial Universities, nineteen had applied to Magic Martial Academy, while eight had applied to Capital Martial Academy.

This was Demon City, so naturally more people applied to Magic Martial Academy. Yuan Li could understand those applying to Capital Martial Academy as well.

Most of it was their parents' idea. Watching one's own junior die before one's eyes was too great a blow; better to send them far away.

Aside from those twenty-eight, the rest could all get into a decent Martial University as well.

There were ten more candidates qualified to apply to the two major Martial Universities than last year. Last year, only eighteen had applied, and sixteen had successfully gotten in.

The biggest reason for this year's outstanding results was naturally Su Yi.

First, with a model like Su Yi before them, the others felt both pressure and motivation.

Second, Su Yi's notes were genuinely useful. The class average had risen by at least a dozen points. This was a Martial Arts Class—everyone's Spiritual Power was solid, and their exam scores were already good.

Yet the average score had actually risen by more than ten points.

Shaking his head, Yuan Li continued guiding the students who had yet to make up their minds.

The moment Su Yi returned home after Filling in Preferences, a tutor from the Magic Martial Admissions Office came knocking.

Su Yi signed the agreement with the Magic Martial Admissions Office teacher without hesitation. He had met this teacher several years ago.

This teacher had always cared deeply for Magic Martial Academy's juniors.

Since Su Yi was already the National Top Scholar and a Second-Rank Mid Stage martial artist, some terms of the agreement had been revised.

After enrolling, in addition to the Letter of Intent previously promised, Su Yi would now be allowed to use Magic Martial Academy's Energy Room free of charge once when making his Breakthrough to Third-Rank.

This had been specially approved by Magic Martial Academy's principal.

The Energy Room was powered by Energy Ore. It could stimulate a martial artist's Blood Qi circulation and speed up recovery.

At Su Yi's cultivation speed, he would soon reach Second-Rank Peak. With the Energy Room, breaking through to Third-Rank would be even easier.

Once both sides had signed the agreement, the Admissions Office teacher said with a smile, "Now that the agreement is signed, your student registration will be transferred to Magic Martial Academy."

"By the way, Teacher, could you help me activate the Credit Channels for the Investigation Bureau and Magic Martial Academy?"

"Hm? Are you already planning to take on missions?"

Su Yi shook his head with a smile. "I've already taken five missions. The later settlement process is rather troublesome, so I wanted to activate the Credit Channel early."

"Oh? Truly, the young are to be feared. You haven't even graduated high school, yet you've already begun taking missions."

The Admissions Office teacher sighed in admiration before continuing, "In principle, these matters aren't handled by the Admissions Office. But I can submit an application to the academy for you. There shouldn't be any problem."

Under normal circumstances, the academy would not bother with such a request.

But Su Yi's situation was rather special. After all, he was one of Magic Martial Academy's juniors, so getting the application approved would not be difficult.

Still, hearing Su Yi say that he had already taken missions came as something of a surprise.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Teacher."

"It's no trouble. It's only an application."

After seeing off the Admissions Office teacher, Su Yi felt somewhat moved as well.

Becoming the Top Scorer in College Entrance Exam had brought him no small amount of wealth and Energy Points.

The Demon City Education Department had awarded him three million, then five million, while the school had given him two million and three million.

The enrollment reward alone, excluding things like the Energy Room, was three hundred credits, equivalent to another nine million.

That came to a total of twenty-two million in rewards and more than seven hundred credits.

And that was not even counting the Energy Points. He had emptied them out last night, yet before a full day had passed, he had accumulated another 6,300.

Only a few hours later, a teacher from the Office called to say that both his Credit Permission and mission authorization had been approved.

Su Yi began his daily routine of cultivating while completing missions.

After several more missions, Su Yi's practical combat experience continued to grow.

His formidable Spiritual Power intimidation was simply too difficult for Lower Three Grades martial artists to withstand.

Even martial artists with extremely rich combat experience would suffer severe interference.

Ordinary martial artists, meanwhile, were directly suppressed until they lost all ability to fight.

His Battle Art cultivation was progressing just as smoothly. In only five days, Su Yi had carried out a second Optimization on both the Falling Blossom Sword and Cloud Step.

The sword art's burst had already exceeded one-third of his Blood Qi. A single sword strike could unleash 150 calories—it was already a finishing move.

Ordinary early- and mid-stage Third-Rank martial artists could not withstand even one of his strikes.

July 13th.

Su Yi finished cultivating and habitually stretched. "Finally, I've broken through to Second-Rank Peak."

From June 16 until now, it had taken him nearly a month to go from the middle of Second Rank to Second-Rank Peak.

It had taken five or six days longer to temper than the previous One Limb Bone.

Name: Su Yi

Realm: Second-Rank Martial Artist

Blood Qi: 327 cal/519 cal

Spiritual Power: 423 Hz/499 Hz

Bone Tempering: 126 bones (90%), 80 bones (30%)

Knowledge: Mid Grade Combat Method—Falling Blossom Sword—Major Achievement {Optimization +2}; Mid-Grade Footwork—Cloud Step—Major Achievement {Optimization +2}; Basic Cultivation Method—Tempering Method {Optimization +3}; Horse Stance {Optimization +1}—Void Standing Realm; Basic Fist Technique—Minor Achievement;

Basic Leg Technique—Major Achievement; Basic Sword Technique—Major Achievement {Optimization +1};

...

Energy: 67065 points

Damage Status: 4.65%

Including the 32,000 points spent on Optimization, he had gained nearly a hundred thousand Energy Points in a month. Unfortunately, his accumulated daily energy had now dropped to less than a thousand points.

Without the exposure brought by the College Entrance Exam's popularity, people would not keep paying attention to the same thing forever.

Being able to gain around a thousand points each day now already meant that many people had formed a deep impression of Su Yi.

955. Thinking of the Energy Points he had gained yesterday, Su Yi could not help recalling the week after the interview.

The enormous gap left Su Yi feeling somewhat irritated. He muttered, "I still need to make a name for myself."

His Spiritual Power had also been stuck at 499 Hz for a long time. If he had been able to add points, Su Yi definitely would not have been able to resist raising it.

His Spiritual Power probably could not break through to 500 Hz until he made a Breakthrough to Third-Rank.

Both Mid Grade Combat Methods had already reached Major Achievement, and the Blood Qi burst from his swordsmanship exceeded 200 cal.

Su Yi considered whether he needed to take on a Third-Rank High Stage mission.

After a Third-Rank High Stage Martial Artist had finished tempering the Spine Bone, their Blood Qi would circulate freely, making their strength exceedingly terrifying.

Their burst Blood Qi was also more condensed. Even at Magic Martial Academy, Third-Rank High Stage was the dividing line for elite students.

Though he could already instantly kill ordinary Third Grade Mid Stage Martial Artists, Su Yi still lacked confidence when it came to Third-Rank High Stage opponents.

Most importantly, he did not know whether his Spiritual Power could intimidate a Third-Rank High Stage Martial Artist.

After pondering for a while, Su Yi gritted his teeth. He would do it!

At the very least, Cloud Step had reached Major Achievement. Combined with his Void Standing Realm Stake Standing, even if he could not win, he could still escape. He could even wear his opponent to death.

To be safe, Su Yi waited two days until Qin Nansheng returned home, then hurried over to ask him to watch over the fight.

After hearing Su Yi's idea, Qin Nansheng was somewhat bewildered. Su Yi already dared to challenge a Third-Rank High Stage Martial Artist?

One had to know that Third-Rank High Stage represented a complete qualitative leap in strength, while Su Yi was only at Second-Rank Peak.

Wait, he was already at Second-Rank Peak?

Qin Nansheng suddenly snapped back to his senses. What the hell?

Seeing that Qin Nansheng had not spoken for a long time, Su Yi was a little puzzled.

Could it be because he needed to call in outside help just to do a Third-Rank High Stage mission, leaving Uncle Qin speechless?

That should not be it, right? He was only at Second-Rank Peak. Daring to challenge Third Rank was already impressive enough, wasn't it?

After thinking about it, Su Yi began to explain. "Uncle Qin? It's not that I'm afraid I can't beat him. I'm worried that if we fight and the mission target runs into a crowded area, I won't be able to stop him."

That was indeed what Su Yi thought. He could fight, and he could run. He was only afraid that if the mission target could not escape, he might choose to let the fish die and the net break, venting his fury on ordinary people. Su Yi might not be able to stop that.

Qin Nansheng pondered for a moment before agreeing. He did not know just how strong Su Yi was, for him to be so confident about taking on a Third-Rank High Stage mission.

Still, Su Yi had completed quite a few Third Grade Mid Stage missions. Even if he could not win, escaping would not be a problem.

As for the mission target choosing to let the fish die and the net break, it was understandable that Su Yi was not sure he could stop him. With Qin Nansheng there, they could prepare for the worst.

The next day, Su Yi accepted a Third-Rank High Stage mission.

Wen Lang. According to the mission description, he had broken through to Third-Rank High Stage less than half a month ago, so he was not particularly strong among Third-Rank High Stage Martial Artists.

Following the intelligence, Su Yi intercepted the fleeing Wen Lang in the outskirts.

The moment he saw Wen Lang, Su Yi went all out. All his Spiritual Power poured toward Wen Lang.

Treading Cloud Step, he unleashed his ultimate move at full force. More than 200 cal of Blood Qi condensed upon his sword as it slashed toward Wen Lang's head.

Lower Three Grades Martial Artists did not temper the Skull. This was also the only weakness of Third-Rank High Stage Martial Artists.

Wen Lang, who had been fleeing, stared in horror at the attacking Su Yi. The immense Spiritual Power impact left him somewhat dazed.

The sword about to slash into him filled him with utter terror. If that sword hit, he would die!!

I have to dodge it!

The immense force, coupled with the Blood Qi unleashed at 200 Cal, cleaved off nearly half of Wen Lang's skull. If he had not desperately tilted his head aside at the last moment, that sword would have split his head cleanly in two.

But...

Even though he had not been cleaved in half, he was still grievously wounded. He was sent flying and collapsed on the ground, clearly on the verge of death.

Su Yi did not stop. He stomped forward and brought his sword down once more.

Looking at Wen Lang's severed head and body, Su Yi let out a breath and took out a Blood Qi Pill to restore his blood qi.

He had not expected to kill Wen Lang so easily. It seemed that even Third-Rank High Stage martial artists could not withstand his Spiritual Power.

This gave him tremendous confidence in his own strength. This level of combat power should be comparable to that of an ordinary Fourth Grade martial artist.

That was what he thought, but Su Yi would not actually become so conceited as to go looking for a Fourth Grade martial artist. If his Spiritual Power failed to intimidate them, it would be difficult for him to strike at the enemy's head—and he might not even be able to outrun them.

Although Cloud Step at Major Achievement could be used both to fight and flee, Fourth Grade Realm martial artists would not be slow either.

Qin Nansheng had witnessed Su Yi's battle as well. At this moment, who knew how stormy the waves were in Qin Nansheng's heart.

Su Yi's displayed combat power alone included a mid-grade sword technique at Major Achievement, and he could even slash out 200 Cal of blood qi. That was already within the realm of trump cards.

Cloud Step at Major Achievement, Stake Standing in the Void Standing Realm, and formidable Spiritual Power.

That was not even counting his C-grade alloy sword.

No matter how shocked he was inside, Qin Nansheng walked up to Su Yi with a smile and praised him loudly, "Not bad, very good. Su Yi, you've truly grown up."

That was right—he had grown up. He could kill a Third-Rank High Stage martial artist; even at Magic Martial Academy, he would be considered an elite student.

From now on, he could no longer be treated as a child. He was a martial artist now, and he would soon become a true martial artist.

After collecting the spoils and completing the handover with the Investigation Bureau personnel, the two of them left beneath the Investigation Bureau personnel's astonished gazes.