Martial University Enrollment

September 1st.

After Su Yi explained to Cheng Wen how many resources he had consumed, and how his Battle Arts had now seriously declined as well, Cheng Wen finally, after several days of processing it, reluctantly accepted the fact that Su Yi had already reached the Third Grade Mid Stage.

So he would not be the only one shutting himself away, Cheng Wen sent a text message to every one of his classmates. Now it was shut-in mode +N.

Su Yi's phone had also been bombarded with calls these past few days, leaving him no choice but to mute it.

Today was the day of enrollment.

Demon City Martial University.

There were already many people at the school gates, with parents alone numbering over a thousand.

Magic Martial Academy did not permit parents to accompany students onto campus.

Su Yi carried a shoulder bag and wore a sword at his waist, dressed simply.

Cheng Wen also carried a shoulder bag, with a weapon case strapped to his back containing a D-grade alloy Long Spear.

The two of them had only packed a few sets of clothes. They could buy anything else they needed inside later.

Ignoring the complaining parents at the entrance, the two headed toward the side gate.

Magic Martial Academy's main gates were rarely opened.

A long worktable had been set up by the side gate, with students seated behind it—the welcoming staff for this year.

The moment they saw Su Yi and Cheng Wen approaching, several welcoming staff members came forward.

The boy at the very front paused slightly, seemingly recognizing Su Yi.

Among the nation's new College Entrance Exam students, Su Yi's profile was the most dazzling.

His powerful Blood Qi seemed ready to overflow from his body.

Was this Su Yi? Hadn't he only just broken through to Third Grade?

Why did he now give off the feeling of having at least 800 calories of Blood Qi!

Looking at Su Yi in a pure white fitted martial outfit, his face carrying a sunny smile, the leading boy asked doubtfully, "Su Yi?"

"Yes."

Su Yi answered with a smile and took out his Admission notice.

Cheng Wen beside him also took out his own Admission notice.

The boy accepted their notices and examined them carefully. Su Yi, Cheng Wen.

So it really was Su Yi—but this strength?

The leading boy smiled and asked softly, "May I ask, what is your current strength?"

"Third Grade Mid Stage."

With a faint smile, Su Yi said it as casually as if it were nothing.

There was no need to hide his strength.

Sure enough, the boy who had asked inwardly exclaimed. He too was in the Third Grade realm, and could sense that Su Yi's Blood Qi was far higher than his.

He could only roughly tell that it was around 800 calories.

"Third Grade Mid Stage?"

Before the boy who had asked could say anything, the welcoming staff behind him had already lost their composure.

Hadn't Su Yi been at the Second-Rank Mid Stage when he became the top scorer in high school? In just two and a half months, he had reached the Third Grade Mid Stage?

Ignoring the murmuring discussion behind him, the boy began introducing himself. "My name is Xue Hang. I'm a third-year student, and my mentor is Teacher Wu too, just like yours.

Teacher Wu mentioned you to several of us fellow disciples near the end of last month. At the time, you had only just broken through to Third Grade. I truly didn't expect you to already be at the Third Grade Mid Stage."

Xue Hang was astonished. Reaching the Third Grade Mid Stage in a single month—no wonder Teacher Wu had praised his talent so highly.

"Hm?" Xue Hang's words surprised Su Yi as well. What a coincidence.

Still, there was no reason for the other man to lie to him. Smiling, he said, "Hello, Senior Brother."

Under Su Yi's perception, Xue Hang was also at the Third Grade Mid Stage like him, though his Blood Qi lagged far behind Su Yi's.

"Hello, Junior Brother." Xue Hang answered with a smile, then continued, "Junior Brother, I'll take you to the Reception Desk now. And Cheng Wen, right? You can come with me as well."

After giving a few instructions to the people behind him, Xue Hang turned and motioned for the two to follow.

He paid no attention to the few gossiping girls whispering behind them.

After walking some distance from the main entrance, Xue Hang pointed at the first building after entering the campus. "This is the School History Museum. Magic Martial Academy's founding history and major school events are all recorded here."

Just as he began, Xue Hang suddenly remembered that Su Yi's parents and Cheng Wen's father were both mentors at Magic Martial Academy, and he stopped awkwardly.

They should already know about these common buildings.

Su Yi saw his embarrassment and helped him out. "Senior Brother, you're already in the Third Grade realm. Why are you still taking on welcoming duties?"

Usually, the students welcoming newcomers were in the First or Second Rank. Those in the Third Grade realm were busy with other tasks, or had already gone down into the Underground Cave.

Xue Hang's eyes lit up. This junior was someone he could get along with. Naturally picking up the thread, he said, "I was injured on a mission before, so I happened to come back to recuperate. Since you were enrolling today, Junior Brother, I came over to take a look."

That really had been one of his reasons, but more importantly, he was a member of the Admissions Office. Otherwise, he would not actually have made a special trip.

As for the result—it was indeed impressive. When his teacher had mentioned recruiting a genius student, he had been somewhat dismissive. Who here wasn't a genius student?

Take him, for example. He had entered school after Second Bone Tempering. By the end of his freshman year, he had nearly reached Second-Rank Peak, and by the end of his sophomore year, he had reached Third Grade Mid Stage.

Before long, he would reach Third-Rank High Stage. By then, he too would be among the most elite students.

The Underground Cave! He wanted to venture into it too!

But after seeing Su Yi's file, he had to admit that Su Yi was truly formidable. When the college entrance exam results had been released, he had already been at Second-Rank Mid Stage, a martial artist who had achieved Third Bone Tempering.

At the end of July, he had even broken through to Third Grade. Third Grade! How many Third Grade students did the school even have?

And now, barely after the school year had begun, he was already at Third Grade Mid Stage, catching up to him. The key was that his Blood Qi was still lower than Su Yi's.

Su Yi nodded in understanding. That was what he thought—without some special purpose, why would a Third Grade martial artist need to come welcome new students?

Xue Hang turned his gaze toward Cheng Wen. He had read Cheng Wen's file as well: a martial artist who had achieved Second Bone Tempering.

He asked with a smile, "Student Cheng Wen, what's your Blood Qi?"

"245 Cal."

"Impressive. You've completed One Limb Bone Tempering, right?"

Though Xue Hang phrased it as a question, his tone was utterly certain. Without completing One Limb Bone Tempering, how could Cheng Wen's Blood Qi be so high?

Cheng Wen smiled and gave Xue Hang a thumbs-up. "Senior Brother, sharp eye."

"With your strength, if you're proficient in Battle Arts, you could walk sideways among the freshmen."

Hearing Xue Hang's praise, Cheng Wen replied directly, "Why go through all that trouble? Isn't it enough for me to stand beside Su Yi? I refuse to believe there's anyone among the freshmen who can fight better than him."

"That's true enough."

Xue Hang raised his brows. How could another freshman like that possibly appear? Forget no freshman being able to fight as well as Su Yi—even he himself was not certain he could beat Su Yi.

No longer introducing the buildings along the way, the group chatted and laughed as they quickly arrived at the Reception Desk.

Familiar with the place, Xue Hang casually found a Registration Counter where someone had just finished registering. He brought the two of them straight to the front and said, "Aunt Chen, register these two first."

"Teacher, don't we have to queue? It's already my turn!"

Hearing this, the freshman who had been cut in line could not help asking.

Aunt Chen said blandly, "School rules. The strong get priority!"

"Huh?"

The freshman froze for a moment, then hurriedly said, "How do you know he's stronger than me?"

Aunt Chen glanced at him, too lazy to speak.

The student responsible for guiding the freshman beside him, however, was smiling brightly. He patted the freshman on the shoulder and said, "The one in white is the National College Entrance Exam Champion. His Blood Qi tested at 285 Cal. The other one tested at 202 Cal."

Upon hearing their Blood Qi values, the freshman immediately shut up. His own Blood Qi had only tested at 135 Cal, and even now, it was merely 141 Cal.

At an ordinary Martial University, he would have been a genius among geniuses. But this was Magic Martial Academy, where quite a few martial artists enrolled each year.

Ignoring the freshman's feelings, Aunt Chen beamed at Su Yi. "You've grown so much. The National Top Scholar, of course, gets the best dormitory."

As she spoke, there was no need to inspect his ID or admission notice like everyone else's. She simply entered the information directly into the computer.

Aunt Chen was already in her forties, but she did not look particularly old—she appeared to be only around thirty-five or thirty-six. She had met Su Yi before as well.

Very quickly, Aunt Chen handed over a key. "Freshman Zone 1, No. 1."

Su Yi thanked her politely but did not leave immediately, instead waiting for Aunt Chen to handle Cheng Wen's paperwork.

As Aunt Chen entered the information with a smile, she said, "Cheng Wen, your father was bragging about you to us before. You've finished tempering One Limb Bone, right?"

After Cheng Wen gave an affirmative reply, Aunt Chen smiled and nodded repeatedly, then handed Cheng Wen a key. "Freshman Zone 1, No. 5. That's quite good too."

Watching the two finish their registration, Xue Hang said, "No. 1 and No. 5—nice assignments. Come on, I'll take you to the Dormitory Area."

Although Su Yi and Cheng Wen both knew the way, it would seem a little inappropriate if he left halfway through.

After saying that, Xue Hang turned and walked away. Before leaving, Su Yi went over to the freshman who had spoken earlier.

When the freshman saw Su Yi approach, he lowered his head and took a small step back.

Su Yi smiled and shook his head. He placed his right hand on the freshman's shoulder and said gently, "Keep it up!"

The freshman abruptly raised his head, looking somewhat incredulous.

Su Yi still wore a broad smile as he repeated, "Keep it up!"

Without waiting for the freshman's response, he called to Cheng Wen, and the two caught up with Xue Hang, who was walking ahead, chatting and laughing as they went.

The moment they stepped out of the Reception Desk, Cheng Wen smiled and punched Su Yi's shoulder. "Damn, your shoulder's so hard."

Fortunately, he had not used much force, and he had happened to use his fully tempered right hand.

He shook out his hand before continuing, "You're still the same as ever—kind to everyone."

Su Yi glanced at him and smiled. "Haven't I always been like this?"

"That's true. Actually, back in our first year of high school, I couldn't stand you at first. Back then, I thought you were really putting on airs.

You acted so perfectly, like a completely flawless good student. Salted Fish and I even planned to beat you up on the way home from school, teach you a lesson for always pretending to be such a good student.

But later, you beat us up instead."

At this, Cheng Wen laughed happily and continued, "After beating us up, you even helped us put medicine on our wounds. Salted Fish and I couldn't beat you, but we still refused to accept it, so we planned to ambush you.

Who would've thought we still couldn't beat you? You beat us up again."

By this point, Cheng Wen was laughing even louder. Su Yi also recalled that time—it really had been quite fun.

"But that time, we did manage to ambush you. When you were helping us apply medicine with that black eye, Lai Yu and I started to waver. Back then, we felt that you weren't a bad person.

Later on, you were still the same. You didn't hold it against us for ambushing you, and you even helped the two of us review our lessons. Back then, Lai Yu and I said that for the rest of our lives, we'd recognize you as our brother."

Su Yi said with some emotion, "I remember it too. Lai Yu hugged my waist while you gave me one hell of a punch. Good grief, I had that black eye for three days."

After saying that, the two looked at each other and burst into laughter.