Xinhang Martial University

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xinhang Martial University
Alias(es)	新杭武大
Affiliation	One of the Nine Martial Universities
Occupation/Role	Martial university; cultivates and trains martial artists
Status	Active
First Appearance	4

Background and History

Xinhang Martial University's predecessor was Jiangzhe Martial University, one of the Nine Martial Universities. It was later reorganized and merged with Demon City Martial University, becoming a top-tier institution with martial inheritances unavailable outside the Nine Martial Universities. 4 12

After Jiangnan Base City merged into Xinhang Base City, Jiangnan Martial University was absorbed into Xinhang as the Jiangnan Martial Division. Reduced enrollment quotas accompanied the merger, and the division was placed in a temporary teaching area expected to exist for no more than four years. 4 16

The university initially expelled Chu Wen over alleged serious misconduct, with Principal Yang Tianlong describing him as impulsive, bloodthirsty, and of poor character. Later, following a recommendation from Chaos Martial Arts Hall, the university unanimously approved his special admission for two years of study. 4 12 14

Campus

• The main entrance is a hundred-meter black metal arch supported by nine dragon-carved pillars, symbolizing the Nine Martial Universities. Xinhang is ranked second among them. 15
• A 30,000-square-meter obsidian plaza leads to a colossal pentagonal-star-shaped library whose collection includes material unavailable through Chaos Martial Arts Hall's optical brain. 15
• The Seven-Star Tower District consists of seven pagodas arranged like the Big Dipper; its energy panels are made from King Beast-grade materials or better. 15
• The campus includes extensive teaching districts, entertainment facilities, regular dormitories, lower-grade dormitories, and a restricted high-end dormitory area. 15 17
• The Dragonspine Corridor—also called the Ascending Dragon Promenade—is the university's largest standalone structure. Its walls carry martial insights left by senior martial artists, while the pillars at its far end preserve martial techniques left by at least War God-level experts. 18 23

Education and Training

Martial Sense

Xinhang teaches martial sense, a quality described as a martial artist's compatibility with martial arts and potential for future development. Improving it makes combat techniques easier to learn and supports faster growth; this training is said to be exclusive to the Nine Martial Universities. 16 21

Yuchi Yu, known as the White-Haired Yama, teaches martial-sense theory and operates a Martial-Sense Laboratory in the office-building basement. His research into enhancing martial sense is dangerous: former graduate students were left incapacitated after trying to improve it through shortcuts. 21 22

Courses and Facilities

The university uses an elective-course system, including large lectures attended by up to a thousand students. Its curriculum includes practical martial arts instruction, martial-artist history, theoretical frameworks, and specialized research. 20 21

Top external powers may send martial artists to teach at Xinhang. Rox, a War God-level martial artist affiliated with Chaos Martial Arts Hall, teaches saber techniques such as Lodging Blade. 20

Practical Training

Students undergo a semiannual practical-training assessment outside the campus. The program carries substantial risks: during one training period, 126 Xinhang students suffered severe injuries and nineteen permanently lost their martial paths. 31 38

Assessments and Competitions

Dragonspine Corridor Trial

The Dragonspine Corridor Trial ranks students by the total distance they travel through the corridor. The route tests physical strength, willpower, martial sense, and the ability to comprehend martial intent; outside assistance results in disqualification. 22 23

Chu Wen entered as a specially recruited student and rapidly rose through the rankings, temporarily reaching second place after traveling 999.3 kilometers in seventeen days before ultimately placing third. His performance drew attention from major powers throughout the Blue Star Alliance. 27 28

Arena Battle

Students who pass practical training may register for the Arena Battle. Its preliminaries use a points system to select one hundred contestants for advancement battles. 38

Chu Wen defeated Chen Shi, Zhang Liping, Pan Angyi, and two-time top student Xu Yunzhong during the points tournament. After his victory over Xu Yunzhong, the advancement tournament was canceled and exchange-study slots were determined by the points rankings. 44 46 47

Jiangnan Martial Division

The Jiangnan Martial Division is composed of the remnants of Jiangnan Martial University: its surviving teachers, students, martial techniques, and legacy. Many of its teachers were killed or crippled during the fall of Jiangnan Base City, leaving it without a War God-level protector. 14 19

Its temporary campus facilities are markedly poorer than Xinhang's main teaching areas. Students from the division have faced exclusion from Xinhang clubs, poor dormitory conditions, extortion, and attacks by senior students. 16 17 18

The division formed the Jiangnan Society to seek resources and preserve its institutional identity. Although the university approved the society, its creation threatened other campus factions competing over finite resources and enrollment quotas. 14 48

• Jiangnan Society — The division's principal means of competing for resources; its contributions affect the following year's Jiangnan enrollment quota. 14 48
• Su Zhenghe — A surviving War General-level Jiangnan teacher who works to preserve Jiangnan Martial University's legacy within Xinhang. 19
• Chu Wen — Specially recruited student whose intervention against campus bullies strengthened the Jiangnan faction's position. 14 19

Internal Politics

Xinhang contains multiple competing factions. The teachers associated with the Yatu Family are identified as the strongest faction and select talent for that family. 48

The university's leadership tolerated conflict between the Jiangnan and Xinhang student groups, viewing competition as a means of creating urgency and strengthening the martial atmosphere. After Chu Wen injured numerous students opposing the Jiangnan faction, Principal Yang Tianlong described conflict as necessary for growth. 14 19

Notable Events

• Chu Wen's expulsion — The university expelled Chu Wen after the Jiangnan merger, citing his behavior at the Martial Artist Hospital. 4
• Chu Wen's special recruitment — Chaos Martial Arts Hall recommended Chu Wen, and Xinhang approved his two-year special admission. 12 14
• Campus conflict with the Jiangnan Division — Chu Wen defeated students and local tyrants targeting the Jiangnan faction, filling all 500 beds of the university hospital with injured students. 17 19
• Dragonspine Corridor Trial — Chu Wen and Chen Dai's unexpected performances forced teachers and students to reassess the Jiangnan Martial Division. 24 27
• Points Tournament upset — Chu Wen defeated Xu Yunzhong, Xinhang's top student for two consecutive years, shifting campus perceptions of the Jiangnan faction. 44 47