The Martial Examination

Old Star, Jiang Hai City No. 1 High School, Class 8 of Grade 3.

In the classroom, Jiang Yuan twirled a pen in his hand, looking in a daze at the pale blue screen in front of him.

[Martial Heroes Achievement System binding...]

On the podium, a tall and mighty male teacher said in a booming voice, "Classmates, the martial examination is approaching, everyone please settle down."

"The admission standard for martial arts universities is a strength of 300 kilograms and a speed of 15m/s."

"This is merely the minimum standard for applying to a martial arts university, and key martial arts universities have even higher requirements."

"Without the strength of a first-order martial artist, you cannot even submit your application file."

The classroom fell into a dead silence, and everyone listened very earnestly, except for Jiang Yuan, whose eyelids twitched wildly.

Strength 300 kilograms?

Speed 15m/s?

Are you sure this is a martial arts world?

None of the protagonists in Jin Yong's writings are this overpowered, right?

Jiang Yuan inwardly roasted.

Could the system have gotten it wrong?

"There are only three months left until the martial examination, and I know some students realize they cannot pass into a martial arts university and choose to abandon themselves."

"However, please remember one phrase..."

"On the path of martial arts, never give up!"

The male teacher's voice grew increasingly passionate as he said with hearty emotion, "As long as you work hard, anything is possible!"

"Choosing to work hard is never too late at any time, and the gates of martial arts universities are always open to you."

"If your talent is outstanding enough, and your martial arts heart is extremely firm, then there is a great hope of obtaining a ticket to New Star!"

New Star!

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Five hundred years ago, human technology exploded, and after searching the entire galaxy, nine habitable planets were discovered. Since then, human civilization officially entered the interstellar era.

Along with the continuously rising wave of migration, scientists, engineers, businessmen, or technical personnel helpful to human civilization chose to migrate early on.

Those left behind on Old Star were mostly ordinary people who could not afford the expensive migration ship tickets and possessed no value whatsoever.

Martial arts cultivation looked first at talent, second at comprehension, third at cultivation resources, and fourth at guidance from famous teachers.

As for hard work being able to change one's destiny, that was purely self-consolation.

Moreover, the probability of genetic mutations in children born from the union of ordinary people was one in ten thousand.

Coupled with a lack of guidance from famous teachers and a shortage of cultivation resources, so-called geniuses would also fade into the crowd.

Of course, with Old Star's population of billions, no matter how poor the environment was, relying purely on population numbers, some geniuses would always emerge.

And those geniuses had already displayed martial arts talent at a very young age, securing the opportunity to head to New Star.

As for those who made it to the third year of high school on Old Star, they had been screened multiple times; without sufficient talent, the chance of going to New Star was slim.

Therefore, among the hundreds of key middle schools across Old Star and tens of millions of graduating students, only three to five people went to New Star each year.

At the worst of times, in that graduating batch, not a single person passed into a New Star martial arts university.

Jiang Yuan's martial arts talent could only be described as ordinary. Although he managed to get into a key high school, he ranked in the middle among his peers.

Without any accidents, assuming normal performance in the martial examination, getting into an ordinary martial arts university would not be a problem.

After graduation, he would take up a decent job, get married, have children, and live a steady life.

Perhaps this would be his entire life.

However, he was unwilling to accept it!

As a transmigrator, this kind of dull life whose end could be seen at a glance was simply not what he wanted.

In this world, there were powerful martial artists whose casual gestures could shatter stars, a truly mesmerizing prospect.

Since he had transmigrated over, he might as well take a gamble.

Even if he died, he would die on the path of pursuing power!

Ring, ring, ring!

The class-ending bell rang, and the male teacher announced the end of the class before hurrying out of the classroom.

He did not dare to harbor the slightest thought of delaying the class, because the next period was the martial arts class.

In this world, academic classes belonged to electives, while martial arts classes were strictly mandatory.

As the saying went: since you didn't understand human speech, it just so happened that he also understood a few fists and kicks.

Martial arts was the foundational basis of a person's standing in the world.

"Brother Yuan, what are you thinking about?"

At this moment, a chubby hand patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder.

Jiang Yuan looked back, and it was none other than his childhood friend, Guo Hongtao.

Guo Hongtao's roly-poly figure and harmless appearance made it very easy for people to let down their guard.

Yet would you believe that such an honest little fatty could actually reach a speed of 21m/s, crushing his peers?

Furthermore, his comprehensive strength steadily ranked in the top ten of the entire school, leaving Jiang Yuan in the dust by several blocks.

Every fatty is a potential powerhouse; that phrase really isn't wrong.

Jiang Yuan thought to himself, but he did not feel discouraged.

Fortunately, he had a cheat.

It was just that his cheat seemed somewhat unreliable.

No matter how hard Jiang Yuan racked his brain, he could not figure out what use binding a Martial Heroes Achievement System was for someone in a high-martial world.

Still, one could not ask for too much; having a cheat was better than having none at all.

"Brother Yuan, didn't you rest well last night? Do you want to ask for leave and go home to rest for a bit?"

Seeing Jiang Yuan's gaze lost in a daze, Guo Hongtao asked with some concern.

Jiang Yuan snapped back to his senses and shook his head. "I'm fine."

Seeing that Jiang Yuan's mood seemed somewhat off, Guo Hongtao tactfully changed the subject.

"Brother Yuan, pick me later during the simulated combat."

"Better not, I can't hold you back."

Jiang Yuan shook his head, politely declining his friend's good intentions.

Martial arts always emphasized practical combat, so much of the time in the school's martial arts classes was dedicated to pairing students up in groups of two for simulated combat.

During the simulated combat segment, most people chose partners of similar levels to spar with each other, which was beneficial to both sides.

Meanwhile, Guo Hongtao's strength was far greater than his. Practicing together meant Jiang Yuan was essentially finding a sparring partner, allowing Guo Hongtao to let loose, which naturally led to rapid progress for the latter.

Doing this was equivalent to sacrificing Guo Hongtao's time.

Jiang Yuan was unwilling to take advantage of him like that.

"Let's go."

Jiang Yuan patted Guo Hongtao on the shoulder, cutting off whatever he was about to say next.

Right at that moment, a pale blue panel appeared before his eyes.

[Martial Heroes Achievement System successfully bound!]
[Warning! Warning!]
[Detected that the host's strength exceeds the plane limit, reassessing tier...]

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan was completely dumbfounded.

He was just a rookie who hadn't even reached the level of a martial artist yet; how could his strength possibly exceed the plane limit?

Could it be...

Jiang Yuan thought of a possibility.

Could the system be treating this place as a martial arts world?

Suddenly everything made sense.

Even though his strength was only 350 kilograms and his speed only 16m/s, transmigrating to a martial arts world meant he would absolutely slaughter everything in his path.

Before long, the system prompt sounded again.

[Following assessment, the host is a True Dragon Prodigy encountered once in ten thousand years!]
[Reward: One Creation Pill!]
[Creation Pill: Substantially enhances the user's talent, aptitude, comprehension, and bone structure.]

Jiang Yuan slowly opened his mouth, an expression of sheer disbelief plastered across his face.