Sprint Class Established

Seeing Shen Xingyue walk over, Tang Xing, who had originally intended to sit next to Xu Ziming, left with a lack of interest.

Shen Xingyue, meanwhile, lifted her chin proudly and walked straight toward Xu Ziming, sitting down right beside him.

A hint of orange scent wafted from the girl's hair, but Xu Ziming had no heart to appreciate it; he only felt as if ants were crawling all over him.

The question from just a moment ago still lingered in his mind: was Shen Xingyue here to cause him trouble?

The gap in martial arts strength was very concrete; if you couldn't match someone in power, you could only be controlled by them.

This was evident from how Xu Ziming had killed Zhao Yong with a single sword strike earlier, and Shen Xingyue's strength was undoubtedly far superior to his own. If he were to provoke her...

However, contrary to his expectations, Shen Xingyue didn't seem to care about him at all; after sitting down, she didn't say a single word to him.

In fact, it was completely different from what he imagined. Ever since she sat down, all that was on Shen Xingyue's mind was: "What should I eat for lunch today? The food in the cafeteria has been so gross lately."

"Thump, thump!" Seeing that everyone was seated, Ma Mingyu immediately tapped the desk in front of him, looking at everyone with a gentle expression.

There was none of the stern, overbearing air that would make people feel like they were about to be swallowed whole.

"Everyone sitting here is a top talent of our Third High School, and each of you has the qualifications to sprint for the Five Great Spirit Academies."

"Ever since the alien invasion 70 years ago and the rise of High Martial Arts, our human martial way has been developing through trials and tribulations for exactly seventy years."

Just as Ma Mingyu said, the human martial way had been developing for a long time, and the establishment of Martial Way University began five years after the rise of High Martial Arts.

That year, the strongest human, Sun Yuan, achieved a breakthrough in the heat of battle, completing his fifth Life Evolution, successfully repelling the aliens and protecting the territory of Blue Star.

Developing to this day, the absolute peak of human martial arts has already undergone 7 Life Evolutions.

Each Life Evolution brings a tremendous improvement to the body, and even one's lifespan increases along with it.

An ordinary martial artist who has undergone their first Life Evolution can easily live to be 150 years old; these figures were detected by hospitals based on cell activity.

"Do you all know what entering Martial Way University signifies?"

Ma Mingyu changed the subject, looking at the crowd with hope in his eyes.

"Getting into a good university means having a good job and a better life," someone below shouted.

"To resist the aliens and protect the territory of humanity," others said.

Ma Mingyu only smiled, neither confirming nor denying their answers.

Hearing this question, Xu Ziming also began to ponder the purpose of his own goal to get into university.

At first, like everyone else, he only wanted to have the strength to protect his family, earn more money, and live a better life.

But now, with the Equipment Slot, he had become different; it seemed that reaching the peak of the martial way was no longer so out of reach.

That must be it—the martial way peak. To ascend to the peak of the martial way.

Just as he thought this, he heard a soft, sweet mutter from beside him.

"So boring. Even in the Sprint Class, they're still serving up chicken soup for the soul."

The excitement on Xu Ziming's face vanished instantly, leaving only a sense of helplessness.

The young lady beside him seemed to have been born at the top already, and she had no ambition whatsoever regarding getting into university.

Perhaps she was just doing it to make an already perfect life a little more interesting.

"The alien invasion is everywhere. Even though human strength has been continuously increasing over the years, the number of Spatial Wormhole connecting to the aliens is also growing."

The very first alien invasion was a Spatial Wormhole that suddenly appeared outside Blue Star; before it could even be surveyed, a bunch of aliens with strange appearances crawled out.

These aliens began to kill frantically the moment they emerged.

"Regardless of the motive, we all have one goal: to preserve the vitality of humanity."

Ma Mingyu's voice was impassioned; speaking to this point, he seemed to be reminded of his own past military career.

"Starting today, we will begin the special training for the Sprint Class. The first step: you have likely never seen true slaughter and darkness."

"Shen Xingyue, Tang Xing, Xu Ziming, the three of you will form a squad. Starting tomorrow, follow me, and I will take you to see the world."

After finishing this, Ma Mingyu's gaze swept across the entire class. "After entering the Sprint Class, each of you will receive a vast amount of resources, but whether you can seize this opportunity depends on yourselves."

"If you want me to lead you personally, go and challenge those three. Just like the first-place scholarship, as long as you win, you can replace them."

"Class dismissed."

As Ma Mingyu's voice fell, the people in the classroom scattered.

Just as Ma Mingyu said, cultivation is a personal matter; at this stage, training really had nothing to do with the homeroom teacher anymore.

The school established this class solely to concentrate resources and maximize their utility.

As everyone left, only Xu Ziming, Tang Xing, Shen Xingyue, and Ma Mingyu remained in the classroom.

Among them, Shen Xingyue was the undisputed strongest in the third year of Third High School, and Tang Xing was the eternal runner-up who was always crushed by the first.

As for Xu Ziming... a cheater.

Ma Mingyu's gaze swept over them, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

"Martial arts resources are the most important thing. I have a task that is very profitable but also very dangerous. Do you want to participate?"

His voice carried a hint of temptation, yet his tone lacked any sense of coercion.

"Fine." Upon hearing the word "danger," Shen Xingyue decided to join; she could finally experience something interesting.

Xu Ziming nodded along as well; he was in dire need of money, very, very much so.

Seeing this scene, Tang Xing had no choice but to nod as well.

There was no helping it; since both teammates were willing to participate, he, the number one perfect high schooler in the universe, had no obligation not to join.

Fortunately, Xu Ziming was not yet well-acquainted with Tang Xing, as everyone in the grade who knew Tang Xing understood: he had already reached a height unattainable by ordinary people.

The pinnacle: Supreme Freedom Hero.

"Since you all agree, I will explain the mission details..." Ma Mingyu teased, pausing for a few seconds.

"That is, underground boxing!"

"Underground boxing?" Tang Xing's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

Shen Xingyue, however, was unexpectedly excited.

As the name implies, underground boxing involves going to non-compliant underground arenas to fight anonymously for the entertainment of others.

The appearance of high schoolers in such a setting would undoubtedly bring immense hype to the arena.

And hype meant money, but non-compliance also meant life-threatening danger.

"If you agree, come find me after school tomorrow afternoon. Dismissed. Xu Ziming, come with me."

Ma Mingyu tapped the table lightly, announcing the first dismissal of the squad.

Before leaving, Shen Xingyue glanced at Xu Ziming again, seemingly eager to know why he was being kept behind.

Once everyone had left, Ma Mingyu finally spoke.

"Do you remember what I promised you?"

"Naturally, I remember: to teach me a new sword technique."