Choosing a Martial University

The next day, Wang Tianyu received many congratulatory calls.

Calls from teachers and classmates were one thing.

Even relatives he normally had no contact with suddenly came crawling out of the woodwork.

Harassed to the point of irritation, Wang Tianyu simply turned off his phone.

Taking out the "Martial University Application Guide," Wang Tianyu began studying it.

He had not had time to look through the book at all yesterday.

After learning Wang Tianyu's results, his closer blood relatives had all come over that afternoon.

First, they had gone to the countryside to burn incense at the ancestral graves and thank their ancestors for their blessings.

Then they had returned to the city for a celebratory meal. Wang Tianyu had not gotten home until very late that night.

Opening the cover of the application guide, Wang Tianyu began reading carefully.

The first page introduced the time and method for registering for martial universities.

There was plenty of time to register. Wang Tianyu had a full week to choose a school.

The registration process was simple as well. Once applicants had chosen their desired martial university, they only needed to log onto that school's official website to register.

After carefully reading the application rules, Wang Tianyu began browsing the admission requirements of the major martial universities.

The second page of the book was the table of contents, where he could directly look up any martial university that interested him.

"Kyoto Martial University, Magic City Martial University, National Defense Martial University."

Wang Tianyu still remembered what Su Pengfei had said before.

Su Pengfei had said that these three were the most famous martial universities in the country.

Fame was not merely about having a big name. The overall strength of these three martial universities was far greater than that of the others.

People climbed upward, and Wang Tianyu would naturally prioritize the best schools.

As it happened, the introductions to these three schools were on pages three, four, and five.

"Kyoto Martial University: admission cutoff, 260 points. Age must not exceed nineteen."

"Magic City Martial University: admission cutoff, 255 points. Age must not exceed nineteen."

"National Defense Martial University: admission cutoff, 265 points. Age must not exceed nineteen."

Setting down the application guide, Wang Tianyu picked up the notebook beside his desk.

He wrote down the admission cutoffs for all three martial universities.

Kyoto, Magic City, and National Defense Martial University were indeed powerful. One could tell just from their admission cutoffs.

Based on those cutoffs, only two people in all of Qingjiang City had met the admission requirements.

Only the top-ranked Wang Tianyu and second-ranked Hu Li in Qingjiang City were qualified to enter those three schools.

Even the third-ranked student had not met the admission requirements for them.

"Age must not exceed nineteen?"

Though he did not know why there was such a condition, Wang Tianyu did not dwell on it too much.

He had only just turned eighteen this year, so the condition obviously posed no restriction for him.

Picking up the application guide again, Wang Tianyu read through the introductions to the three universities.

There was not much in the introductions—only the schools' locations and some of their past glories.

"Let's look at the other martial universities too."

Wang Tianyu did not rashly decide which martial university to apply to.

There was plenty of time anyway, so he decided to finish reading about every martial university in the book first.

"Sichuan First Martial University: admission cutoff, 200 points."

Qingjiang City, where Wang Tianyu lived, fell under Sichuan Province's jurisdiction.

So, Wang Tianyu first looked through the martial universities within Sichuan Province.

There were four martial universities in all of Sichuan Province, with Sichuan First Martial University having the highest admission cutoff.

However, compared to the previous three martial universities, Sichuan First Martial University's cutoff was much lower, and it had no age restriction.

"Sichuan Second Martial University: admission cutoff, 100 points."

"Sichuan Third Martial University: admission cutoff, 50 points."

"Sichuan Fourth Martial University: admission cutoff, 2 points."

Clearly, Sichuan First Martial University was the best school in Sichuan Province.

Next came Sichuan Second Martial University, then Sichuan Third Martial University, while Sichuan Fourth Martial University was the worst.

The later a school's name came in the sequence, the lower its admission cutoff.

For a school like Sichuan Fourth Martial University, the admission cutoff was actually only two points.

That meant that as long as one passed the martial arts exam, one could apply to Sichuan Fourth Martial University.

"No wonder they said the top hundred martial arts examinees would all make it through.

So as long as you had points in hand, you could attend a martial university—the only difference was which school you got into."

After reading through the martial universities in Sichuan Province, Wang Tianyu quickly skimmed the martial universities in the other provinces as well.

The admission cutoffs in the other provinces were not much different from those in Sichuan Province.

What was worth mentioning was that Wang Tianyu found several martial universities in the book with different kinds of names.

Other schools all had the words "Martial University" in their names, which both marked their special nature and distinguished them from ordinary universities.

Even the three martial universities with the highest admission cutoffs followed this principle.

Yet several schools had not been named according to it.

"Dragon Might Military Academy! Dragon Soaring Military Academy! Hidden Dragon Military Academy! Dragon Glory Military Academy!"

After looking at those four martial universities, Wang Tianyu found that their admission cutoffs were not high.

Moreover, their introductions stated that the four universities had been established with military funding.

After graduating from these four martial universities, students could directly enter the military.

Furthermore, applying to these four martial universities was free, with no tuition or miscellaneous fees required.

Closing the application guide in his hands, Wang Tianyu began considering which school he should apply to.

Wang Tianyu's score met the admission requirements of every martial university, so he could choose whichever school he wanted to attend.

"Right. I should ask Old Su and see if he can give me some advice."

The schools Wang Tianyu was focused on were Kyoto Martial University, Magic City Martial University, and National Defense Martial University.

But the information he could learn from the book and online was very limited.

So Wang Tianyu wanted to seek advice from Su Pengfei, someone who had been through it before.

With that thought, Wang Tianyu took out his phone and called Su Pengfei.

"Hello, Old Su. What are you up to?"

The call had just connected, and before Wang Tianyu could finish greeting him, Su Pengfei spoke up.

"I say, kid, why did you turn off your phone? I called you several times just now and couldn't get through."

Hearing that Su Pengfei had called him earlier, Wang Tianyu explained.

"There were too many pointless calls, so I turned it off for a while."

"What, did you need something from me?"

Wang Tianyu asked why Su Pengfei had contacted him.

"True enough. You're the top scorer in the martial arts exam now—a celebrity. I understand, I understand."

Rather than directly state his purpose, Su Pengfei teased Wang Tianyu first.

"Stop teasing me. There's something I want to ask your advice about."

Wang Tianyu's mind was currently full of choosing a school.

"You're having trouble deciding which martial university to choose, right? Perfect, I have something to discuss with you too. Come out, and we'll talk face-to-face."

"Let's meet at the teahouse next to the Martial Arts Building."

"Alright, I'll come over now."

The matter of choosing a school could not be explained in just a few words, and Wang Tianyu did indeed want to talk to Su Pengfei in person.

After informing his parents, Wang Tianyu hurried to the agreed-upon teahouse.

Inside a private room at the teahouse.

"So, do you have a rough target now?"

Su Pengfei sat across from Wang Tianyu and took a sip from the teacup on the table.

"I want to choose one from Kyoto Martial University, Magic City Martial University, and National Defense Martial University."

Wang Tianyu's exam results were excellent, so he naturally wanted to choose the best school.

"Mm. Your thinking is right. Those three martial universities are indeed stronger than the other schools, and you'll have more opportunities there."

Su Pengfei agreed with Wang Tianyu's idea.

"Then which of these three schools is the best?"

Wang Tianyu looked at Su Pengfei, hoping to get a definite answer from him.

"Put it this way: the overall strength of these three schools is about the same. In the annual prestigious school rankings, they firmly occupy the top three spots."

"In last year's prestigious school rankings, National Defense Martial University came first, followed by Kyoto Martial University, with Magic City Martial University in third. You can see from the admission cutoffs as well that National Defense Martial University has the highest cutoff this year."

"Kyoto Martial University and Magic City Martial University are both traditional martial universities, and the cultivation atmosphere within them is relatively free."

"However, National Defense Martial University differs somewhat from the first two. National Defense Martial University uses militarized teaching and management. If you aren't used to being under strict restraints, then National Defense Martial University isn't very suitable for you."

Su Pengfei knew students from National Defense Martial University, so he was very familiar with its "rules."

Meal times, rest times, training times—even bathroom breaks had fixed schedules.

"Then I'll choose between Kyoto Martial University and Magic City Martial University."

After hearing Su Pengfei's words, Wang Tianyu immediately removed National Defense Martial University from his choices.

Though Wang Tianyu was not a lazy person, he truly did not like a life full of restraints.

"Don't rush to choose yet. I have another piece of news to tell you."