High Martial Arts: One Punch Equals a Hundred
Chapter 7

Transfer to the High-Aspiration Class

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Seeing the scene before her, Liu Chang turned back in shock.

She happened to meet Yang Sheng's resolute gaze.

"Teacher, you said earlier that the fastest anyone at Bay City had learned Iron Mountain Lean was Senior Brother, in four days."

"Has anyone else ever learned Iron Mountain Lean in four breaths?"

Jiang Tian took a deep breath.

Then he said, "From now on, the three fastest people in Bay City to master Iron Mountain Lean will all be me and my students!"

Liu Chang said, "Ah, just like that, he became your student?"

Jiang Tian glared at her. "Foolish girl. If you don't make a move and take him in now, someone else will benefit in the future! Would having someone with this kind of talent as your junior brother really wrong you?"

Liu Chang shook her head.

"Of course not. Yang Sheng's talent is exceptional; we've already tested it. But he missed too much in his early cultivation."

"There is less than a month until the Martial Arts Entrance Exam. With only Lesser Completion of Bright Force, it will be difficult for him to get into an outstanding Martial Arts University."

"Most importantly, Class-Divided Cultivation is inevitable. Although you keep saying that Teacher Zhao Huan dismisses students without mercy, this was indeed ordered by the school's upper management. Going against the general trend is unwise. You should think it over carefully."

Jiang Tian snorted and turned toward Yang Sheng.

"What Upper Registry and Lower Registry? In my eyes, there are only geniuses and fools. If I let a genius like this go without recruiting him, then the title of Bay City Martial Arts High School's number one teacher might as well be thrown to the dogs."

Liu Chang sighed and followed after him.

Although everything she had said was an objective fact, she also knew she could not persuade Jiang Tian.

With Jiang Tian's personality, he would definitely take Yang Sheng as his student.

But the great trend of the world was like a surging river rushing onward.

No one could stop it.

This unreliable teacher... I need to talk to Father when I get back. If the school puts pressure on him in the future, Father can help him hold the line.

Yang Sheng was still carefully savoring that lean from earlier.

[Bright Force (50/500)]

He had merely grasped the basic movements of Iron Mountain Lean for the first time, yet his cultivation had improved dramatically again.

It turned out that the gains from his previous silent boxing practice had indeed been somewhat slow.

The progress brought by actual combat and mastering techniques was explosive.

Jiang Tian walked over to Yang Sheng.

He was nearly two meters tall, with a broad and powerful build.

Yang Sheng, meanwhile, was only a little over 1.8 meters tall and comparatively leaner.

Standing before him, Jiang Tian blocked out all the sunlight.

His presence was overwhelmingly oppressive.

Yet when Yang Sheng looked up, all he saw was Jiang Tian's smiling face, full of appreciation.

He extended his broad palm.

"Welcome to the dream of Bay City Martial Arts High School students—the senior-year High-Aspiration Class!"

The opportunity Yang Sheng had longed for appeared today.

There had always been a saying at Bay City Martial Arts High School: once one foot entered the High-Aspiration Class, the other had already crossed the threshold of Hua Nation's top Martial Arts Universities.

The High-Aspiration Class had always recruited only the most gifted geniuses.

More than a dozen Origin Star Realm martial arts experts had once emerged from the High-Aspiration Class.

And compared with the other classes,

students admitted into the High-Aspiration Class all received the cultivation resources of Upper Registry children.

Once he joined the High-Aspiration Class, the cultivation methods, techniques, and medicinal supplements that had once been far beyond his reach would be within arm's reach.

Of course, most importantly, he had told his father countless times

that his teachers took great care of him at school and his classmates were all kind to him.

Those beautiful lies from the past

had now actually become reality.

Yang Sheng did not hesitate at all.

He clasped Jiang Tian's outstretched hand.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

"Good!"

The smile on Jiang Tian's face widened.

"Come, meet your senior sister, Liu Chang."

Jiang Tian shifted slightly aside, and Liu Chang, who had been standing behind him, cupped her hands in greeting.

"Your senior sister is the vice class monitor of the High-Aspiration Class. In our class, no class officer is appointed; they are elected by the students."

"Only students strong enough and prestigious enough can stand out from the crowd."

"Your senior sister is a pretty girl, but she was elected among a group of geniuses not because of the Liu Family's influence behind her, but because of her own formidable strength."

Yang Sheng also cupped his hands toward Liu Chang.

"Senior Sister Liu Chang."

Jiang Tian continued, "Starting tomorrow, report to the High-Aspiration Class."

Yang Sheng nodded, then said, "But Teacher, my student record is still under my previous class. As for transferring classes..."

Although the school had sent Yang Sheng's father a notice of dismissal, two days had passed and the official dismissal document had not yet arrived.

So he was still technically a student of Bay City Martial Arts High School.

Jiang Tian said, "A small matter. Have Liu Chang take you back there and collect your academic records."

After they finished speaking, Yang Sheng walked over to the owner of Skysea Boxing Gym.

With an apologetic expression, he said, "Boss, I have to return to school now, so I'm afraid I can't come here to box every day anymore. Sorry for causing you trouble these past two days."

To his surprise, the owner of Skysea waved his hand. "What are you talking about? From now on, you only need to make time to come box each day. The salary and medicinal meals we agreed on will remain unchanged!"

Yang Sheng asked, "Is that really okay?"

The owner of Skysea said, "I'm the boss. What I say goes."

What a joke. Jiang Tian, the legendary homeroom teacher of Bay City Martial Arts High School, had publicly accepted a disciple at Skysea Boxing Gym in front of so many spectators.

This would definitely become major news in Bay City tomorrow.

In the future, people would certainly come to the gym to see what kind of person had earned Jiang Tian's favor.

Not only would he not fire Yang Sheng now,

he would instead make every effort to keep him. As long as Yang Sheng was here, the gym would stay popular.

Yang Sheng was Skysea Boxing Gym's brightest signboard.

"Not only will nothing change, I'll have the kitchen prepare more medicinal meals. When you come to box, pack up as much as you like. Your daily base pay of fifty will remain the same, and you'll get commission from any new members. The more people come, the more money you make."

Yang Sheng smiled.

"Thank you, Boss."

Liu Chang reminded Yang Sheng from the side, "It's almost five. If we don't leave now, the school archives office will be closing."

After bidding farewell to the owner of Skysea, the two hailed a taxi and quickly returned to school.

Just like the day he had left school, a light rain was falling from the sky.

But Yang Sheng's mood was completely different from before.

He took a deep breath, planted one foot firmly on the ground, and stepped through the gates of Bay City Martial Arts High School.

When the security guard at the entrance saw Liu Chang, he hurriedly stood and saluted, which Yang Sheng found rather strange.

In the past, if he returned to school late, he had to flatter and plead with those guards before they would let him in.

Now, following beside Liu Chang, not only did the guard take the initiative to open the gate, he also treated them with such respect.

Liu Chang noticed Yang Sheng's confusion.

"Teacher Jiang had a reason for having me bring you to handle the class transfer. My father is one of the school's directors. With my status, the procedures will be much simpler."

"I see. Teacher Jiang may look big and imposing, but he is meticulous and considers everything thoroughly."

The two arrived at the archives office. Before they even entered, they saw an administrative teacher in the archives office scolding a student who was processing paperwork.

"I told you, without a signature, we can't stamp it. Look at the time—we're about to get off work. Come back tomorrow to handle it."

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