"Come on, the Martial Arts Class exam starts next week. We need to put in extra practice tonight."
"Li Heng, you'll be fine. With your strength, getting into the Martial Arts Class will be a piece of cake."
"Exactly. Li Heng, your punching force broke 200 kilograms ages ago, didn't it?"
"The Martial Arts Class is just the starting point. My goal is to get into Martial Arts University. Don't slack off—we agreed we'd go to Martial Arts University together."
In a daze, Wang Tianyu heard voices discussing things around him.
"Martial Arts Class? Martial Arts University? What are those? Why do they sound so strange?"
Wang Tianyu lifted his head from the desk and shook his groggy head.
Suddenly, his head throbbed, and a flood of unfamiliar memories poured into his mind.
The sudden influx of these inexplicable memories left Wang Tianyu a little dizzy.
Wang Tianyu shook his head, trying to clear it.
Drawing on the memories in his mind, Wang Tianyu began carefully observing everything in the classroom.
He looked around. It was an ordinary classroom.
Dozens of students were there, gathered in small groups.
"Tianyu, let's go. We should hurry to the Martial Arts Hall and test our punching force while we're at it. That way, we'll know where we stand."
Before Wang Tianyu could react, a burly boy grabbed him and pulled him outside.
"Chen Yongguo!"
At the sight of the boy, his name surfaced in Wang Tianyu's mind.
Wang Tianyu's mind was a muddle, and he followed Chen Yongguo in a daze.
Half an hour later, Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo arrived at their destination.
"Might-Praising Martial Hall!"
A huge sign stood atop a towering building. The entire building belonged to Might-Praising Martial Hall.
After all that commotion, Wang Tianyu had now fully come to his senses.
He realized that he had transmigrated to an unfamiliar world, one completely different from Earth.
On the way, Wang Tianyu had already tried several ways to test what was happening. The conclusion was clear: he really had transmigrated, and this wasn't a dream.
The technological level of this world was about the same as Earth's, but there was one huge difference: people here could cultivate martial arts.
Those who cultivated martial arts could wield immense power. They were collectively known as martial artists.
As for Martial Arts University and the Martial Arts Class, which he'd heard about earlier while half-asleep, Wang Tianyu found their explanations in his memories too.
"Martial Arts University: A university that teaches martial arts. Its full name should be something like [Name] Martial Arts University. Since the names are too long, people habitually shorten them to Martial Arts University."
"Martial Arts Class: A prerequisite for applying to Martial Arts University. Only students in a Martial Arts Class are eligible to apply."
In their senior year of high school, schools organized exams for the Martial Arts Class. Only those who passed could join.
The exam was simple: anyone whose physical strength met the standard could enter the Martial Arts Class.
And what about the Martial Arts Hall in front of Wang Tianyu?
A Martial Arts Hall was where martial artists practiced. They were common in this world, much like gyms on Earth.
Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo had come here for a simple reason.
The Martial Arts Hall had martial arts instructors, and they had come for extra lessons.
Although the name "Might-Praising Martial Hall" didn't sound very impressive and was a little rustic,
the hall itself was very powerful. The entire building in front of Wang Tianyu belonged to Might-Praising Martial Hall.
"Martial artists really are rich!"
Property prices in this world weren't cheap. Most people wouldn't even dare dream of owning an office building like this.
Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo had both signed up for memberships at Might-Praising Martial Hall.
But their memberships were only short-term. They couldn't afford long-term memberships.
After entering the hall and registering at the reception desk, Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo went into the changing room nearby.
After washing up and changing into their training clothes, they went up to the second floor.
The second floor of the Martial Arts Hall was a restaurant. The entire floor was devoted to dining.
Cultivating martial arts wasn't like cultivating immortality. Not only could martial artists not abstain from food, they needed to eat more.
Only by consuming enough food could they sustain the demands of martial arts training.
After eating, Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo went up to the third floor.
They stepped out of the elevator and headed straight for the door opposite it.
The words "Basic Training Area" hung on the wall beside the door.
They pushed open the door and went inside.
As the name suggested, the Basic Training Area was for basic training.
It taught the most fundamental introductory martial arts technique: the Basic Cultivation Method!
The Basic Cultivation Method was the foundation of martial arts cultivation. Only after mastering it could one move on to more advanced training.
The Basic Cultivation Method consisted of twelve sets of movements.
Practicing these movements continuously strengthened every part of the body.
The more movements one could perform, the more thoroughly the body was strengthened—and the greater one's strength and speed would become.
The Basic Cultivation Method wasn't some advanced technique. It was widely available.
A quick search online would turn it up.
But its widespread availability didn't mean it was easy to learn. Without long-term dedication and guidance, ordinary people couldn't even get started.
The main purpose of this Basic Training Area was for the Martial Arts Hall's instructors to teach students the Basic Cultivation Method.
After Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo arrived, more people gradually entered the training room.
"Time's up. Let's begin!"
The instructor was a middle-aged man. After entering the room, he gave the order to start training without any unnecessary fuss.
"Basic Cultivation Method, First Form—breakdown movements!"
"One!"
At the instructor's words, Wang Tianyu reflexively struck a pose.
"Raise your hands higher!"
"Engage your abdomen!"
"Focus!"
The instructor looked around, correcting the students' sloppy forms.
"Two!"
As the instructor called out, Wang Tianyu quickly switched to another pose.
Each form of the Basic Cultivation Method strengthened the body, but each also demanded a different level of physical strength.
Only after mastering the previous form could one perform the next.
Wang Tianyu had practiced this method for many years, but so far he had only managed to perform the first nine forms proficiently.
He couldn't perform the tenth form at all.
Each movement had to be held for a sufficient amount of time before the instructor called out the next one.
The training was effective, but it also took a serious toll on one's stamina.
"Tenth Form!"
"One!"
Following his body's muscle memory, Wang Tianyu managed to perform all the first nine forms.
As he began the opening movement of the tenth form, he immediately felt the strain.
By the time he struck the opening pose, his forehead was already covered in sweat.
As time passed, he felt a tearing pain in his muscles.
The pain signals from his body were intense. Just as Wang Tianyu was about to give up, he suddenly felt something strange in his mind.
A slight sting shot through his head, and a strange object appeared in his mind.
It looked like a panel. Wang Tianyu focused on it.
He saw these words displayed on the panel:
"Basic Cultivation Method: Level 9 (Upgradeable)."
"Energy Points: 5."
"Could this be...?"
Though startled, Wang Tianyu kept his composure and didn't make a scene.
As someone who had transmigrated, Wang Tianyu had a rough idea of what this might be!
Steadying his mind, Wang Tianyu looked at the panel.
The word "Upgradeable" after "Basic Cultivation Method" was incredibly tempting.
As if in a trance, Wang Tianyu focused and chose to upgrade it.
At a thought from Wang Tianyu, the words on the panel changed instantly.
"Basic Cultivation Method: Level 10 (Upgradeable)."
"Energy Points: 4."
Before Wang Tianyu could investigate further, he suddenly felt the world spin around him.
In the next instant, he found himself inside a hazy, gray space.
The light was dim. The view faded into a gray expanse in the distance, impossible to make out clearly.
Wang Tianyu couldn't control his body in this space, as if it didn't belong to him.
He found himself practicing the Basic Cultivation Method over and over again.
The sensation of his muscles growing stronger, the familiarity of the movements—it all felt so real.
It was as if his body were leading his soul. There was no pain, and no fatigue.
Wang Tianyu kept repeating the movements of the Basic Cultivation Method.
His movements grew more and more precise, and his body grew stronger and stronger.
It felt as if several days had passed, or perhaps several dozen.
Only after he had mastered all the movements in the first ten forms did he finally stop.
Wang Tianyu then "returned" to the training room.
"Was that an out-of-body experience? Or what?"
As he recalled the incredible scene, Wang Tianyu muttered to himself.
"Two!"
At the instructor's command, Wang Tianyu reflexively struck the second pose of the tenth form.
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