1256th Place

"Forge swords for civilization, hone blades for humanity; martial artists are the Great Wall." Fang Yu silently repeated the fifteen Chinese characters. He was not alone; everyone else in the vehicle fell quiet for a moment too.

Back at junior college,

"Martial artists must fight to protect civilization" had seemed more like an empty slogan in a textbook, far removed from junior college students like them. They had cared more about improving their own strength.

But after coming to Huguang Martial Arts University,

even though they had yet to officially enter the university, the soldiers patrolling along the way and the slogan on the building that resembled a divine sword gave them a sense of an entirely different atmosphere.

"Those fifteen characters were inscribed by our nation's starry sky martial artist, Zhang Zhenyue. They can be found at the entrance to every martial arts university in the country," Yan Fu said softly. "He was the first Sky-Roving Martial Artist of our Xia Nation, and the third in the Blue Moon Alliance's history."

"The current five-tier martial arts university system was proposed and promoted jointly by him and Adam of the Europa Continent," Yan Fu explained.

"Zhang Zhenyue? Him? They say he's the pillar holding up the heavens for our Xia Nation."

"Adam? The second-strongest person in the world."

"So the martial arts university system was established through their joint efforts?" The students in the vehicle all grew excited and curious. As martial arts junior college students, they knew something about the peak powerhouses among martial artists and greatly admired them.

If Ye Xinghe was the recognized strongest person in civilization, hailed as "a godlike martial artist,"

then Adam was the one closest to a god.

He was the first Sky-Roving Martial Artist and the first starry sky martial artist in human history. His fame was staggering.

Zhang Zhenyue was not particularly famous throughout the Blue Moon Alliance, but within the Xia Nation, his prestige was no less than Ye Xinghe's.

At least, in the textbooks of the Xia Nation's many martial arts universities, Zhang Zhenyue was described as "a starry sky martial artist who was like a pillar holding up the heavens for the Xia Nation."

"Zhang Zhenyue?" Fang Yu felt a surge of respect as well.

This senior might not have been the strongest starry sky martial artist, but his deeds had inspired countless martial artists. He was the one who had carried the ideal that "martial artists are the Great Wall" through the martial arts university system of the Xia Nation and even the entire alliance.

Fang Yu's generation had grown up hearing stories of these wise predecessors.

The vehicle entered Huguang Martial Arts University and proceeded without obstruction until it stopped in front of a building. The doors opened.

"Students, my journey with you from junior college to university ends here." Yan Fu looked over the eleven students. "Come back and visit the school when you have the chance. Go on."

"Goodbye, Teacher," Zhang Tao and the others said as they filed out.

"Thank you, Teacher Yan." Fang Yu had deliberately stayed at the back. He said in a low voice, "I'll come visit you when I return to Wuling City for the holidays."

"Haha, good." A smile appeared on Yan Fu's face. "Stay safe during the combat training on Primordial Star."

After watching the vehicle leave, Fang Yu, Zhang Tao, and the others followed the directions ahead. There were many staff members in front of the building, directing people along separate routes.

Besides them,

recommended students from other junior colleges were also arriving one after another.

"You're Fang Yu? As an elite student, your residence is in the villa district." After verifying Fang Yu's identity, a staff member soon led him separately to a passage off to the side, where a vehicle was waiting.

"I heard long ago that every elite student and Earth Institute student at Huguang Martial Arts University gets a villa of their own." Envy filled Zhang Tao's face.

"It really is a villa district?" Wang Mo was a little excited. "Fang Yu, once we've finished the enrollment procedures, I'll come see your villa."

"Sure," Fang Yu said with a smile.

"Student Fang Yu, your villa number is 1628. I'm your villa manager, Xiaoyue," a pretty young woman in a smart suit said with a smile. "The villa has two aboveground floors, each with an area of 200 square meters. The underground martial arts room is 300 square meters, and the garden lawn is 200 square meters... Someone will clean it every week. You have the right to use the villa while you're at the university."

"Your enrollment procedures are now complete. Here is your identity card."

"From now on, you can contact me directly if you need anything."

"I'll do my best to handle all your miscellaneous matters at the university. As elite students, the most important thing for you is to focus on cultivating martial arts," Xiaoyue said with a smile.

"Today, you can familiarize yourself with the university. At eight tomorrow morning, all fourth-year students participating in the combat training will gather in front of Building 9 and head to the Iron Wall Starry Sky Base on Primordial Star... These are the things you need to bring." Xiaoyue explained everything to Fang Yu one by one. "The combat training is very important."

"Your current class rank is 1256th."

"If you can't stay in the top 500 by the end of this semester, you'll be kicked out of the elite students' ranks," Xiaoyue said. "You'll also have to move out of the villa district and into the ordinary student district."

"1256th? How is that calculated?" Fang Yu asked, puzzled.

"The class rank is a ranking of students in the same year by performance. You can check it in your personal student system," Xiaoyue said with a smile. "Each student's combined scores for life level, martial arts skills, and academic courses form their base score. The first two are the main factors; academic courses account for only five percent."

"The civilization warrior rank determines the Coefficient Score."

"For example, a Tier-One Civilization Warrior has a coefficient of 1.0 to 1.9."

"A Second-Tier Civilization Warrior has a coefficient of 2.0 to 2.9."

"A Third-Tier Civilization Warrior has a coefficient of 3.0 to 3.9."

"The base score multiplied by the multiplier gives the final total used for ranking," Xiaoyue said. "Since you've only just enrolled and haven't participated in combat training on Primordial Star yet, the university system defaults your multiplier to one."

"Even with a multiplier of one, you're still ranked 1256th. That's actually quite good."

"It shows that your base score is very high," Xiaoyue said. "Each semester, there's only one combat training session on Primordial Star, lasting one month... So you need to do your best during combat training and raise your Coefficient Score as much as possible."

Fang Yu understood completely.

If he did not kill enough during the upcoming combat training on Primordial Star and raise his multiplier high enough... he might be kicked out of the elite students' ranks at the end of the semester.

"My information card." With Xiaoyue's guidance, Fang Yu checked his identity information:

Name: Fang Yu

Life level: Level 20.1

Martial arts skills: Body control, Greater Mastery of Minute Subtlety; saber technique, subtlety

Multiplier: 1.0

Total score: 1510

Rank: 1256th

...Fang Yu then checked the total score of the student ranked 500th.

After all, Fang Yu's primary goal was to avoid being kicked out of the elite students' ranks.

The student currently ranked 500th has a total score of 1962? Fang Yu thought. That means I need to raise my multiplier to at least 1.3 during this combat training to overtake them?

Of course, Fang Yu understood that there were two variables.

First, his life level was still rising. Once he was assessed again, his base score would definitely increase.

Second, he was not the only one about to participate in combat training. The other university students in his year would take part as well, and their multipliers would rise further, increasing their total scores.

No matter what,

what I can do is kill as many ferocious beasts as possible during the combat training on Primordial Star, earn civilization points, and raise my multiplier, Fang Yu thought. At the same time, I also need to raise my life level as quickly as possible to increase my base score.