Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

that's it.

After Zhu Wenxi finished speaking, the eighth grand competition of the Great Ming Imperial Capital Academy officially began.

The rules for this competition are quite simple.

That is, new students versus new students, and old students versus old students.

In this term, the Imperial Academy of the Great Ming Dynasty enrolled a total of two thousand new students. From these two thousand new students, five hundred of the strongest students were selected to enter this sacred land of martial arts for training.

In addition, 500 outstanding students will be selected from all the senior students to enter the martial arts body-refining training program.

Not long after.

The competition has officially begun.

Off the field.

Zhu Wenxi, Liu Lei, and some teachers from the Imperial Capital Academy were also sitting in chairs, watching the students fight.

As the dean of Imperial Capital Academy, Liu Lei sat next to Zhu Wenxi and kept introducing things to him.

"Your Highness, it is an honor for the Imperial Academy of the Great Ming Dynasty to have you visit us in person."

"As the Dean of the Imperial Academy of the Great Ming Dynasty, I welcome your arrival."

Liu Lei still held Zhu Wenxi in high regard.

Seeing this, Zhu Wenxi said quite calmly, "Uncle Liu, you don't need to be so polite with me."

“You’ve watched me grow up, and you’re the dean of the Imperial Academy of the Great Ming Dynasty. Of course, I’ll be there to support you this time when the new students start school.”

Upon hearing Zhu Wenxi's words, Liu Lei was naturally quite excited and quickly thanked Zhu Wenxi.

"By the way, tell me how the students in the capital of the Great Ming are doing in their cultivation? After all, this is related to the national strength of the Great Ming."

Before the students officially competed, Zhu Wenxi asked Liu Lei about the specific details.

Upon seeing this, Liu Lei hurriedly spoke up, "Your Highness, the students who are able to enter the Great Ming Imperial Capital Academy for cultivation are all geniuses from their respective schools."

"Therefore, most students are already experts at the first level of Body Refinement when they arrive at the Great Ming Imperial Capital Academy. Of course, there are also quite a few experts at the Acquired Realm."

"And among these senior students, there are even geniuses who have reached the fifth level of Body Refinement!"

After Liu Lei finished explaining the general situation of the Great Ming Imperial Capital Academy, Zhu Wenxi was naturally quite satisfied.

Zhu Wenxi nodded slightly and said, "That's right. I believe Father will be quite pleased to hear this news."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness." Liu Lei thanked Zhu Wenxi again with utmost respect.

Although Zhu Wenxi addressed Liu Lei as Uncle Liu, suggesting a close relationship between the two, Liu Lei was well aware that Zhu Wenxi was the current heir apparent and would inherit the throne in the future.

There is a distinction between ruler and subject.

Therefore, Liu Lei naturally held Zhu Wenxi in high esteem.

At this moment, a teacher from the college quickly walked up to Liu Lei and said, "Dean, the students are all ready."

"Should the freshmen compete first, or the upperclassmen?"

Faced with this problem, Liu Lei did not make a decision on his own, but instead chose to ask Zhu Wenxi, who was standing next to him, because he was hungry.

"Your Highness, it is best that you make the decision regarding this matter."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wenxi did not refuse, but instead said directly, "In that case, let the freshmen compete first."

"By the way, how many new students did the academy recruit this time? There are only a thousand spots available for entering the Martial Arts Holy Land to refine their bodies."

"I have made my decision. I will allocate 500 places to new students and 500 places to returning students. Uncle Liu, what do you think?"

When Zhu Wenxi told Liu Lei about his plan, the latter naturally agreed immediately.

"That's wonderful. With a thousand students able to enter the sacred ground of martial arts to cultivate, they will surely be able to break through their cultivation level further by taking advantage of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"Let's do as His Highness says, allocating five hundred places each for new and returning students."

"There are a total of 2,000 new students this year, and 5,000 returning students. In comparison, the competition among returning students may be even more intense."

After Liu Lei finished speaking, Zhu Wenxi nodded slightly and said, "Alright, let's watch the new students' competition first, and then watch the senior students' contest. After all, the best show should be saved for later."

"Yes, sir!" Upon hearing Zhu Wenxi's words, the teacher from the Imperial Academy of the Great Ming Dynasty immediately arranged a duel between the freshmen.

Nowadays, the cultivation methods of students in the Ming Dynasty are divided into physical cultivation and internal cultivation.

The former focuses on physical training, while the latter emphasizes internal cultivation.

But no matter which method of cultivation one uses, one can become a martial arts master.

"New students, please come to the stage!"

"Two thousand freshmen will be drawn into groups for a competition! Whoever survives two rounds of battles and remains in this arena will gain the opportunity to enter the Martial Arts Holy Land for training!"

When the teacher from the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty explained the rules to everyone, the newly enrolled students were naturally quite excited.

They all started drawing lots!
Simultaneously.

The returning students also started drawing lots, and before long, both new and returning students had received their assigned spots.

At this time.

Zhu Wenxi, the heir apparent of the Ming Dynasty, slowly walked onto the stage. He spoke to the students below in an extremely loud voice: "I have already made an agreement with Dean Liu. This time, there will be a total of one thousand opportunities to enter the Martial Arts Holy Land for cultivation."

There are 500 places for new students and 500 places for returning students.

"I hope that you will all seize this opportunity and demonstrate your true strength in this competition."

"After one incense stick has burned, the freshmen competition will officially begin!"

As soon as Zhu Wenxi finished speaking, both the new and old students looked on with anticipation!

"I never expected to have the opportunity to cultivate in a martial arts holy land right after enrolling in school. This is truly wonderful!"

"Yes, I've heard that this martial arts holy land has a lot of spiritual energy. If one can cultivate here for a long time, it will definitely help improve one's cultivation level!"

"There are a total of two thousand freshmen. After two rounds of competition, there will be five hundred left on the field. It seems we need to work hard."

"There's only a one in four chance, let's all work hard together!"

"Will this competition be dangerous? What if the opponent I draw is too strong?!"

"Screw it, let's fight if we're not convinced! No matter what level of opponent we encounter, we must give it our all!"

The freshmen encouraged each other and took the upcoming competition very seriously.

At this time.

A teacher from the Imperial Academy of the Great Ming Dynasty stepped onto the martial arts stage and began to explain the rules in more detail to the newly enrolled students.

"The Grand Competition in the capital of the Ming Dynasty is merely a contest of cultivation levels, so there is no need to seriously injure your opponent; you only need to win the battle."

"Of course, if you feel you can't beat your opponent, you can surrender directly."

"Furthermore, even if you get injured during this competition, the academy's teachers will help you recover."

"Therefore, I still hope that everyone can demonstrate their true strength in this competition!"

For the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty, they naturally did not want any students to suffer serious injuries in the competition, but at the same time, the academy also hoped that every student would perform to their expected standard.

Therefore, medical insurance was introduced.

Whenever a student is injured during the competition, the academy's teachers will do everything in their power to help them recover. Upon hearing this, the newly enrolled students' worries immediately vanished.

soon.

The freshman competition has officially begun.

Two thousand new students arrived at the martial arts arena. It is worth mentioning that the martial arts arena in the capital of the Ming Dynasty is quite large.

Let alone accommodating two thousand students to fight, even if there were twenty thousand people fighting at the same time, there would be no problem at all!
After the competition began, every newly enrolled student was quite excited, eager to achieve excellent results.

After all, only the top 500 can enter the martial arts holy land to cultivate.

They all naturally showed their true abilities.

In this first round of competition, some students with weak foundations and low skill levels were directly eliminated.

even.

A student defeated his opponent in less than half an incense stick's time.

They have successfully advanced to the second round.

On the side of the martial arts arena.

Liu Lei and Zhu Wenxi were also watching the performance of the new students attentively.

"Indeed, there are many geniuses among the newly recruited students this year."

Zhu Wenxi was naturally satisfied with the performance of the students in the first round.

Liu Lei, standing beside him, exclaimed in admiration, "Indeed, some of the new students have reached the fifth level of the Acquired Realm or higher."

"To have reached the fifth level of the Acquired Realm at such a young age, he can definitely be called a genius."

As the dean of the Imperial Academy of the Great Ming Dynasty, Liu Lei was all smiles after seeing the new students' performance.

Not long after.

This first round of competition has ended.
Of the two thousand new students, half have been eliminated, leaving only one thousand on the martial arts stage.

Liu Lei gave the students enough time to adjust.

After this incense stick has burned.

The second round of the freshman competition is about to begin!
If you can win in this second round of competition, you will have the opportunity to enter this sacred martial arts land for cultivation.

and so.

These 1,000 new students all put in their best effort and went all out!
Meanwhile, Zhu Wenxi was also watching the duel intently from the sidelines, occasionally asking Liu Lei the names of some of the students.

soon.

Zhu Wenxi then noticed a student who was thin and looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old.

To know.

Students aged twelve or thirteen are considered quite young at the Imperial Academy in the Ming Dynasty.

However, this student performed quite strongly in the competition.

Facing an opponent stronger than himself, the student showed no fear and even used his internal energy to continuously deflect his opponent's moves.

"What's the name of this short student?" Zhu Wenxi asked Liu Lei curiously.

Upon seeing this, the latter did not hesitate and immediately consulted the relevant information.

"Your Highness, this student's name is Zhang He, and he is only twelve years old."

After Liu Lei finished explaining the student's information, Zhu Wenxi became even more interested.

"Interesting. At only twelve years old, he has such powerful cultivation. He can truly be called a genius."

After witnessing Zhang He's strength, Zhu Wenxi once again expressed his admiration.

"Your Highness, in my opinion, this child's cultivation has reached at least the fifth level of the Acquired Realm."

"To have such a high level of cultivation at such an age is extremely rare."

Just as Liu Lei was talking to Zhu Wenxi, inside the martial arts arena, twelve-year-old Zhang He suddenly exerted force with both hands, and a powerful burst of internal energy erupted!

Instantly.

Liu Lei's opponent was sent flying.

Then he fell heavily outside the martial arts arena.

The suspense is over.

Zhang He successfully broke into the top 500!
Not long after, the second round of matches also came to an end.

At this moment, accompanied by Liu Lei, Zhu Wenxi also came to the martial arts stage again.

Zhu Wenxi clapped his hands and said, "Excellent, excellent, this is truly a wonderful duel!"

"Now, you five hundred new students will have the opportunity to cultivate in the Holy Land of Martial Arts."

"I hope that you can break through your cultivation levels once again in this sacred land of martial arts!"

After Zhu Wenxi finished speaking, he walked up to Zhang He and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "You're only twelve years old?"

In response to Zhu Wenxi's question, Zhang He nodded obediently and said, "Your Highness, I just turned twelfth."

"Very good. To have reached the fifth level of the Acquired Realm at such a young age, you are a rare martial arts talent in the Ming Empire."

"Cultivate diligently in this sacred martial arts land. I believe you will definitely be able to break through to the Body Refinement Realm, or even the Innate Realm!"

Upon hearing Zhu Wenxi's praise, Zhang He quickly expressed his gratitude.

after that.

Zhu Wenxi then addressed the 1,500 newly eliminated students, saying, "Although you didn't make it to the end of the freshman competition and thus missed the opportunity to go to the martial arts holy land for training..."

"However, as long as you cultivate diligently in this Imperial Academy of the Great Ming Dynasty, I believe that you will have the opportunity to enter this sacred land of martial arts to cultivate in the future."

Zhu Wenxi encouraged everyone.

Zhu Wenxi knew very well that cultivation was a long process, and everyone's comprehension was different. Many people had very low cultivation levels at the beginning, but after a certain period of cultivation, they would suddenly have an awakening and then achieve great success.

and so.

Zhu Wenxi knew very well that among these eliminated students, top martial arts masters would emerge in the future.

After the freshman competition concluded, the main event officially began.

That is the grand competition for the senior students!
There are currently over 5,000 returning students, and these 5,000 will need to go through three rounds of competition before 500 can remain.

Compared to freshmen, senior students naturally have a higher level of cultivation. Of course, at the same time, the gap between senior students is also huge.

In the first round of duels, most of the senior students finished their battles within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, or even half an incense stick to burn.

However, starting from the second round, the competition between the students became very close.

Some of these duels even lasted for a full hour.

Therefore, it is evident that the difference in cultivation level among the students who advanced to the second round was not particularly significant. (End of Chapter)