\ 'I\'ll have a good fight this time.\'
While Lin Yao was smiling, the class began.
Formal competitions had to be held in the competition arena, and the school\'s arena could not allow everyone to participate in the competition. Therefore, the selection would start from the weaker classes to the stronger classes. The class that Lin Yao and the others were in was not a strong class, but it was not a weak class either. Naturally, the competition would not start as soon as they arrived.
There was nothing much to say about the morning class. The only thing that made Lin Yao uncomfortable was that although he could be exposed to the sunlight while sitting by the window, he could not exercise at all without doing strenuous training. He was also unable to stimulate his blood and qi to integrate his spirit energy with his blood and qi.
\ 'Sigh … It seems that I have to apply for special treatment.\'
Lin Yao felt that the school would definitely agree to this request. The title of a talented person was still very useful. At the same time, Lin Yao also thought of the top class.
\ 'I wonder if I can enter the top class this time.\'
The top class was not static. Martial artists strived for competition. In order to create an atmosphere of competition, the top class still implemented an elimination system. The winner would advance, and the loser would be eliminated.
Every monthly examination in the school was an assessment of all students and also an opportunity for the ordinary classes to advance. The top few students in the class would get a place to compete with the top class, and the winner would be able to enter the top class.
\ 'I remember that the selection this time will also start with a competition within the class. Then, all the classes will decide on the strong ones, and finally, they will compete with the people from the top class.\'
The top class was almost one level higher than the ordinary classes. Intermediate martial artists and several advanced martial artists could be seen everywhere there.
They were the essence of this high school and also the place where the school consumed the most cultivation resources. It was also the place that everyone wanted to enter. Lin Yao was not surprised.
While Lin Yao was lamenting the fact that the morning had been wasted, it was noon, and the competition in their class had also begun.
As the time was up, the one-eyed instructor in charge of this class also came over.
Upon seeing the eager atmosphere in the class, the one-eyed instructor nodded in satisfaction.
"It seems that you have had a fulfilling holiday. Very well, martial artists need to compete. It\'s time for you to widen the gap between you and the others. Follow me."
The group of people followed the one-eyed instructor to the stadium in the school.
Lin Yao\'s class was not the only one in the stadium. There were also other people competing.
Wearing special protective clothing, the students on the field brandished knives, spears, staffs, and swords in a lively fight. From time to time, a martial artist would burst out with combat skills, causing the onlookers to cheer.
Some people did not care about the battles of other classes, but Zhou Yang and Li Peng began to pay attention to their opponents in the next round. They were so confident that they not only wanted to compete for the first place in their class, but also for the first place in their cohort.
In this atmosphere, the drawing of lots began.
However, just as Lin Yao was about to slip away and draw lots, the one-eyed instructor spoke.
"Warriors, stand beside me. You don't need to participate in the first round."
These words did not arouse any dissatisfaction from the others. It was almost a tacit rule that the top few in the class and the martial artists would not participate in the first round of the competition. Although this world was stable, the strong still had some privileges.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Yang and the others immediately went up. Upon seeing this, Lin Yao patted Zhang Heng on the shoulder and followed them. Only one sentence rang in Zhang Heng's ears.
"Good luck, I'll be waiting for you up there."
"Damn, Ah Yao, you've really awakened and advanced to a martial artist. You're so lucky."
The original three martial artists, the three who had advanced later, and Lin Yao, made up a total of seven martial artists standing beside the one-eyed instructor.
The one-eyed instructor was not surprised that the first few people had come up. They were all on the verge of breaking through, but he had not expected Lin Yao to come up on stage.
\ 'Isn\'t this kid still a long way off? Even if he can absorb nutrition drinks, it will still take him two or three months, right?\'
He was surprised, and so were the others. Lin Yao, who was ranked 19th in the class, was neither the worst nor the best student. He was very inconspicuous. Many people were surprised to see him suddenly advance to a martial artist.
"What\'s going on? How did he advance to a martial artist?"
"That\'s not right. I defeated him in the last competition."
"Could it be that his martial arts skills have improved greatly due to a breakup? I heard that he was rejected for a long time and broke through after recovering?"
"Could it be that a breakup can speed up one\'s cultivation?"
Some people had some bold ideas, and the other people on the stage also looked at Lin Yao with a strange expression.
However, in the end, no one said anything.
The one-eyed instructor, who had the style of a martial artist, acted swiftly and decisively. Without any nonsense, the students drew lots and began the competition.
Lin Yao found it very boring to watch the battles, mainly because the government, schools, and families did not support children learning combat skills. They only practiced military boxing.
The country wanted social stability, but schools and families felt that practicing military boxing was the fastest way to improve one\'s physical fitness. There was a basis for this. The practice of fighting also took time and energy. If one consumed too much energy, they would not be able to practice military boxing. At the same time, most boxing techniques below the level of a martial artist were useless to martial artists, and it was not cost-effective to practice fighting.
Lin Yao\'s last practice of boxing was an exception. He could absorb sunlight, so he could withstand some physical waste.
At the same time, he quickly learned the Sword-Drawing Technique, which also proved that this policy was correct. Lin Yao had been able to master the Sword-Drawing Technique in seven days because he had relied on military boxing to lay a solid foundation.
Practicing military boxing was beneficial for the future, but it also brought about a problem. The abilities of the students below the level of a martial artist were very similar, and they were very low lethality.
The country did not care about this situation. There were many people in China, and the higher-ups had never allowed students to go to the battlefield at the age of 18.
However, this situation was a little awkward during the competition. He had also practiced the opponent\'s moves for more than 10 years, and he knew everything that the opponent knew.
\ 'This is a forward punch, and the next move is a shoulder strike. The way to deal with it needs to be …\'
All the abilities were the same, and the opponent\'s moves had also been practiced to the point where they could move with their body. This led to a situation where everyone was competing with their physical fitness.
Whoever had the strongest body, the greater the strength, and the faster the reaction would be the one to obtain the final victory.
Because people had different physiques, this kind of competition was unfair in his previous life. However, this was not the case in this world. Military boxing could absorb spirit energy to develop the human body. As long as one was close to the human body\'s limit, people who were naturally weak could also defeat people with strong physiques who did not like to practice.
Although there were still unfair aspects, such as the existence of people with extraordinary physiques like Zhou Yang, absolute fairness did not exist at all.
Lin Yao felt a little sleepy as he watched the students wrestling below. This kind of battle was the test of this era, and the cramming method of teaching had not disappeared in China. Therefore, he had to participate in this kind of battle once a week, sometimes even once every two or three days. After so many years, who would still have Ji Qing?
Since she was already over 16 years old, some students also used other moves during the battle, which attracted Lin Yao\'s attention.
However, after watching, Lin Yao discovered that the results of those who used those moves were not obvious.
Once again, military boxing was a gold technique. Its moves might not have strong offensive power, but they were very exquisite in capturing and defense. Every student practiced military boxing every day, and almost all of them had reached real success.
Those who used other moves were most likely using silver or black iron combat skills, and they were not very proficient in the moves. When they used them rashly, several people were defeated.
What made Lin Yao speechless was that his confident best friend, Zhang Heng, was also among them.
After seven days of training, he had indeed mastered a good move. However, he was not proficient in it, and there were some flaws in his use of the move. He was actually defeated by a classmate who had been defeated by him in the past.
\ 'Damn it. The dojo that taught me said that I would win if I hit someone with this move.\'
\ 'Your Sky Cannon is indeed powerful, but it took too long to accumulate power, and its movements are too obvious. How can it hit me?\'
Zhang Heng, who had been defeated, was talking to another classmate. Lin Yao was also a little worried about himself.
\ 'Zhang Heng\'s move is useless. Will mine be useful?\'
This was what Lin Yao was thinking. Soon, he had a comparison.
\ 'The Sword-Drawing Technique is only at the level of black iron. Even if I practice it and become proficient, I can only use one sword move. If it\'s not a sneak attack, it will be very difficult to succeed, and there are many flaws in the sword move. The classmate opposite me has already practiced military boxing to the point that he can move his body at will. If my sword move fails, I might be defeated by the opponent.\'
It could be said that it was not a good choice to use the Sword-Drawing Technique against an opponent who was only at the level of black iron.
However, Lin Yao had more than just the Sword-Drawing Technique at the level of black iron. Only martial artists could fully utilize combat skills.
Lin Yao felt at ease when he sensed the three vital energy seeds in his body.
(One seed when he advanced, one seed when he absorbed eight bottles of medicine on the same day, and one more seed when he absorbed six bottles of medicine the next day and sunlight for a day.)
\ 'I won\'t fail.\'
The first round of combat ended very quickly amid the collision of fists and flesh. Those who were eliminated were not mentioned, and there were 29 people left in the end.
Including Lin Yao and the other six martial artists, 36 people were competing for the top three places in the class.
"Stand up straight. Those whose names I call out, come on stage. Zhou Yang, Lin Yu."
The first one was Zhou Yang, who had been born with divine strength. He immediately jumped onto the stage when he was called. The student called Lin Yu had a bitter expression on his face.
However, he still had to fight in the end.
Unsurprisingly, Zhou Yang did not even unleash his vital energy seeds. Relying on his overwhelming physique, he threw 10 consecutive punches and knocked Lin Yu out of the arena.
"Winner, Zhou Yang. Next …"
The names were called out one by one, and it was soon Lin Yao\'s turn.
"The fifth round, Lin Yao versus Yao Tian."
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