Some time later, Zhang Qingshan finally returned in a disheveled state. His face was bruised, and his arms were swollen. He looked nothing like the previous top student of the Grade-1 Master Teacher Academy!
He had seen Zhu Jian's strength with his own eyes the previous day. While the other party's fighting techniques were formidable, his zhenqi and physical body were still lacking. Under normal circumstances, even if he were to use only half of his strength, he should have been able to crush the other party easily.
Yet … even after using his full strength, he was still sent flying with a single punch … More importantly, the other party didn't even use his full strength …
The more he thought about it, the more stifled he felt. He raised his head to look at President Zhang, who was even younger than him, with deep admiration in his eyes.
Such a change must have something to do with the lecture last night. To change into a completely different person in a single night … Just how formidable must the lecture be?
Zhang Qingshan wasn't the only one who had thought of this. The others also realized this as well, and they turned to look at the students of Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy in envy.
In the past, they had been proud of being able to enter Yunxu, Luoqing, and Qingzhu Master Teacher Academies, thinking that they were far superior to Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy. But now … they felt that the students of the latter were the luckiest.
With such a formidable principal and the opportunity to listen to his lecture, they would surely achieve great things in the future.
"It's fortunate that our three academies are located far away from one another … Otherwise, it wouldn't be long before all of our students would come under his tutelage …"
Taking in the expressions of the crowd, Wu Tianqiong smiled bitterly.
"Indeed. In the past, I always thought that the rise and fall of an academy wasn't a matter of a single individual but the strength of the students and the relentless efforts of the teachers … Only after meeting him did I realize that the efforts of the teachers mean nothing at all. He alone is more than enough …"
Shen Pingchao also had a helpless look on his face.
"Back then, mankind was ruled by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, living a life worse than death. Kong shi single-handedly laid down the foundations of mankind with his book … We were still thinking that the more teachers we have, the better it would be for us … Yet, Kong shi single-handedly did everything he could. This is probably the difference between a genius and a mediocre person!"
Wu Ran nodded in agreement.
Regardless of whether it was due to the frightening prowess of the other party's lecture, Zhu Jian and the other students had indeed undergone a metamorphosis after attending his lecture. Countless people were impressed by President Zhang.
As such, if he were to issue an order, the students of his own academy could very well withdraw and join the other …
The three great academies, which had a sense of superiority, had ended up like this. Just thinking about it made one's heart feel stifled.
"The combat masters from the Combat Master Hall are here …"
While the three school heads were deep in thought, they suddenly heard a hushed voice from the crowd. Turning around, they saw Zhuo Qingfeng and the others walking over.
After an entire night of recuperation and treatment, even though the injuries inflicted by Zheng Yang had already recovered, the combat masters were still in a completely different state from when they had first arrived the day before.
When they came yesterday, all of them raised their heads high and looked straight ahead. Their arrogance reached the clouds, and they felt that there was no hero in the world that could surpass them.
Today, however, they all hung their heads low, their faces full of shame, not daring to meet anyone.
It was no wonder the Combat Master Hall was known as the strongest fighting force on the Master Teacher Continent. Those who were qualified to enter the Combat Master Hall were all geniuses among geniuses, the strongest experts of the master teachers.
He had thought that he was just here to go through the motions, flaunting his fighting prowess and intimidating the other students so that he could welcome his juniors to fall in love with him.
But in the end, not only did he fail to intimidate them, he even ended up being trampled on. Just the amount of blood that he had coughed out was several jin, enough to fill an entire circle around the academy.
In the past, whenever the Combat Master Hall sent their combat masters to the academy, they would usually put on a show. Yet, they actually ended up getting pummeled without being able to retaliate at all … Just the thought of it left them feeling stifled.
At times, they even wondered if they had come to the wrong place. Perhaps, they were from the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy while the other party was a true combat master …
"There's no need to feel dejected. True fighting prowess is something that can only be achieved through years of hard work and accumulation. The students of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy might possess exceptional fighting prowess, but if they were to encounter a true expert with overwhelming strength, there is no way they would be able to defeat them. As long as one's strength is sufficient, no matter how skilled one is, it will be futile. "
Zhuo Qingfeng could see the depressed mood of the crowd, so he consoled, "The fact that you are unable to defeat the other party only means that you haven't put in enough effort in your cultivation. You will need to redouble your training when you return! "
"Yes!"
Hearing Zhuo Qingfeng's consolation, the crowd finally recovered from their daze.
Indeed, as long as one's strength was sufficient, no matter how skilled one was, it would be futile!
After consoling the crowd, Zhuo Qingfeng heaved a sigh of relief. Turning to Zhang Xuan, he said, "President Zhang, let's begin the examination!"
After saying those words, he took out the Stone of True Breath and placed it on the stage.
"Alright!" Zhang Xuan nodded. Then, he asked, "Yesterday, you said that as long as my students can achieve a '2', they will be considered to have cleared the examination, right?"
"That's right!" Zhuo Qingfeng nodded.
Even though one had to achieve a '4' in order to qualify for the Combat Master Examination, the students of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy possessed a deep understanding of combat. Even with a '2', they were still able to display incredible fighting prowess, thus meeting the criteria for an exception.
"Alright, let's head up then!"
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
The students nodded their heads and lined up in a long line, heading towards the True Breath Stone not far away.
At the very front of the queue was Zhu Jian. He had attempted the examination the previous day, so he was at the very front today to see if there were any changes to his results.
Walking up to the Stone of True Breath, he placed his palm lightly on it, and his zhenqi and physical strength burst forth from his body.
Hu!
A line of numbers slowly surfaced on the Stone of True Breath — 6.5!
"This … How is this possible?"
"Wasn't it 2.1 yesterday?"
"After an entire night of supplementary lessons, the zhenqi in his physical body has increased by more than threefold … This isn't supplementary lessons but the heavens!"
Upon seeing this number, the crowd below was dumbfounded.
Zhu Jian's result the previous day was only 2.1, but this morning, it had already reached 6.5 … Everyone couldn't help but wonder if their eyes were playing tricks on them.
The bodies of the combat masters swayed weakly, and they nearly burst into tears. They turned to look at Zhuo Qingfeng.
Didn't they say that strength could overcome all techniques?
Didn't they say that cultivation had to be accumulated over a long period of time?
An hour had passed, and his comprehension of battle techniques and combat far surpassed their years of cultivation. A night had passed, and his zhenqi and physical strength had already surpassed their daily cultivation …
Not hard work enough … In front of Principal Zhang, hard work was nothing!
Worse than half a lesson …
"It should be an individual case. I don't believe that everyone can become so powerful …" Ye Zichen said.
Seeing the looks on everyone's faces, Zhuo Qingfeng consoled himself before turning his gaze back to the Stone of True Breath.
After Zhu Jian was done with his examination, a student walked up, placed his palm on the Stone of True Breath, and a number appeared.
Six one!
The rest continued.
Six point three!
Seven point two!
5.9!
Six point seven …
…
Very soon, everyone became numb from the shock, unable to comprehend what was going on.
They had thought that Zhu Jian was just an exception, but after seeing the results, they realized that … the entire group of fellows from the Master Teacher Academy had grown stronger!
Previously, in terms of their comprehension of battle techniques and combat techniques, the combat masters were already no match for him. Now that his physical body and zhenqi were stronger than theirs, if they were to fight him once more … they would surely be pummeled!
The confidence that had just risen in the hearts of the combat masters was shattered once more.
"If you want to interact with our principal, you will have to accept the fact that you will be crushed. Just get used to it …" Elder Mi consoled.
"Indeed. As long as you get used to it, you will think that everything our principal does is only natural!" Zhao Bingxu nodded in agreement.
"…" Zhuo Qingfeng.
"…" The combat masters.
"…" The three school heads.
Just get used to it …
Just how much mental pressure did the elders and teachers of the Master Teacher Academy feel? Just what kind of days did they have to go through?
…
After a long moment of recuperation, Zhuo Qingfeng finally exhaled the stifled feeling in his heart. Sweeping his gaze across the crowd, he announced, "After the selection, all one hundred candidates from Hongyuan have cleared the selection and are officially members of the Combat Master Hall!"
"That's great!"
"All of us have cleared the selection!"
"To be able to clear a hundred candidates in a single go, this is truly history!"
Hearing that all of them had cleared the selection, a huge commotion broke out beneath the stage. The faces of the students from Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy flushed in agitation.
Their academy had always been at the bottom of the Combat Master Selection, and in the ten thousand years of history, only 327 candidates had cleared the selection. It was truly a pitiful record. Yet … a hundred candidates had cleared the selection this time around, more than three times that of the other three academies! This was something that they would have never dared to dream of before!
"Principal Zhang, we would like to become combat masters as well. Can you provide us with some training?"
"Indeed. Since the top twenty have this opportunity, we should learn from them as well so that we can raise our fighting prowess. At the same time, we can also take the Combat Master Selection for fun!"
"Principal Zhang, I beseech you to give us a lecture …"
"Isn't it just combat masters? As long as Principal Zhang gives us a lecture, I think that everyone in our academy will be able to clear the selection! "
…
Before Zhuo Qingfeng could finish his announcement, a huge commotion suddenly sounded beneath the stage. Countless students turned to look at Zhang Xuan in agitation.
As fellow students, they were well aware of the strength of the top twenty. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for them to clear the selection and become combat masters. Yet, after two lectures from Principal Zhang, all of them had cleared the selection …
If the top twenty were to receive such treatment, wouldn't it mean that they would have a chance of clearing the selection as well?
A voice suddenly shouted. Many of the students couldn't hold themselves back anymore.
Even though combat masters were just a subcategory of master teachers, their fighting prowess was something that innumerable cultivators yearned for.
Even if they couldn't enter the Combat Master Hall, there was no one who would reject the opportunity of becoming a combat master to raise their fighting prowess.
"This …"
Not expecting the crowd to have such thoughts, Zhang Xuan was taken aback for a moment before shaking his head with a bitter smile.
"My lectures are indeed able to raise your fighting prowess, but not everyone will be able to do so. If you really want to listen to my lectures, I don't mind giving you a lecture. However … whether you will be able to become a combat master or not will depend on Combat Master Zhuo. If he doesn't agree to it, it won't matter how powerful you are! "
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