In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Battle Arena

His mind raced like lightning, but only a second or two had passed on stage. Before Ji Ming could even catch his breath, a gigantic puppet, two meters tall, had already materialized and charged forward.

A fighting puppet comparable to the tenth level of the mortal realm!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ji Ming remained calm and even smiled.

Stellar Transformation!

"Buzz!"

Ji Ming's body trembled, and a surge of stellar divine power erupted from within him. Black energy emanated from his body, and a phantom of a star appeared deep within the pupils of his eyes. His entire body suddenly swelled several sizes, even becoming taller than the puppet at the tenth level of the mortal realm!

"ha!"

He exhaled and held the knife in both hands, slashing at the puppet with absolute force. This strike was devoid of any fancy moves, only absolute power!

With the triple power boost from the Stellar Transformation, his strength far exceeded the 22,000 kilograms of a mortal at the tenth level!

"Bang!"

The puppet crashed directly into the blade, its seemingly golden body instantly cleaved in two, its knees slamming heavily to the ground, one half of its body collapsing into a pool of black liquid.

"continue!"

Ji Ming grabbed the other half of the body and threw it over. Sure enough, the puppet split into two more bodies. As long as he didn't call a stop, the battle wouldn't end. This kind of assessment method, which didn't give any rest time, actually made things easier for him.

"Knock knock!"

Seeing the three puppets take shape, Ji Ming stepped across the arena in one stride.

With a punch, a kick, and a slash, the three puppets were firmly suppressed by the gravity field, unable to move, and were instantly destroyed without any resistance!

"call!"

After the final strike, Ji Ming shrank back to his original size like a deflated balloon, his body, forged from steel, gleaming in the sunlight.

He stood there, pale-faced, holding the knife, his body weak, his vision blurring, feeling dizzy and disoriented, but he smiled. "Finally, I succeeded!"

Everything was going according to his plan. After Qian Tianyi's breakthrough in Qi Gong, his control over his power greatly increased. The "Stellar Transformation" technique, which was originally a three-second true man technique, was extended to five seconds. Only then was he able to wait for the puppet to split into three and open the eighth level.

Of course, Moon Shadow Slash also played a crucial role; otherwise, he would have been forced to use "Stellar Transformation" long ago, and this scene wouldn't have happened.

"Give up, end the assessment!"

Seeing that the puppet was about to split again, Ji Ming hurriedly spoke up, as he no longer had the strength to stand.

After this battle, he was convinced that he was invincible in the Mortal Realm and that he could still defeat five Mortal Realm level 10 cultivators together!

The only downside is that the "invincibility card" effect only lasts for five seconds.

"You did a good job."

Luo Zhao suddenly came over and helped Ji Ming up, his eyes filled with admiration, not because of "Stellar Transformation," which he already knew.

What he valued was Ji Ming's composure, shrewdness, and grasp of timing during this assessment. It could be said that if Ji Ming had made a single wrong move, he would not have received this score.

"As expected, it's Stellar Transformation!"

Gu Yi, who had been tense all along, finally relaxed, then turned and left. He had already seen the exciting part, and he didn't think there was any point in staying any longer.

As Ji Ming stepped off the stage, the results were announced, and his name rose rapidly before finally stopping.

Second place: Ji Ming

Health Strength: 8.0

Realm: eighth level of mortal body

Score: 970 = 90 (Cultivation) + 240 (Mastery) + 640 (Practical Combat)

The astonishing score drew gasps of surprise.

"That's terrifying! His actual combat score is even higher than Gu Yi's!"

"That's not quite right. It's much harder to advance beyond the Jade Purity Realm, but Ji Ming has already mastered the unique techniques of body-refining martial arts. That's incredible. Does his innate talent really enhance his body-refining martial arts practice?"

"What are body-refining martial arts techniques? I think the most terrifying thing is his Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong!"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"..."

"Wow, that's quite an achievement!"

Everyone looked at the slightly weak Ji Ming with envy. After today, he will truly be famous throughout Baichuan!

Xu Wei's face flushed with excitement. "Ah Ming, you...you, second place!"

Chen Jun's face darkened; he had fallen to fourth place!

A second-tier Star King body?! How is that possible?!

Thinking about this, his heart ached slightly, and a pang of regret welled up inside him. If only he had persisted a little longer...

Song Zhirou also covered her red lips, her eyes shining with excitement. Was martial arts in Baichuan City about to rise?

First came Gu Yi, then Ji Ming. She also cultivated a third-tier, high-grade body-refining martial art, but she is still stuck at the first-tier perfection. Naturally, she knows how valuable it is to break through.

Not to mention that the Star King Body technique should be much more difficult than the martial art she chose.

"A bottleneck..."

Song Zhirou sighed, wondering when she would be able to break through.

She looked at Ji Ming, hoping that he wouldn't be stuck at the bottleneck of the Jade Purity Realm, otherwise today's glory would be in vain!

"Amin, 970 points! Almost there!" Xu Wei exclaimed excitedly.

Ji Ming watched this scene with amusement, feeling somewhat moved, but shook his head, remaining clear-headed.

Instructor Luo had just reminded him that the requirement to reach the Jade Purity Realm to enter the Holy Land was not just empty talk, but a threshold and a condition for registration.

Therefore, no matter what score he gets, he is not qualified to participate in the Holy Land registration unless he breaks through to the Jade Purity Realm.

In response, Instructor Luo explained his doubts: this threshold was not set arbitrarily. The Holy Land cultivates human elites and even high-ranking individuals, so it is necessary to vet the qualifications of the students.

The bottleneck of the Jade Purity Realm is the best proof. If you can't even break through the Jade Purity Realm, then no matter how strong your combat power is, it's useless. You can't use a first-level opponent to fight someone at the third or fourth level, right?

Ji Ming expressed his understanding of this point, although it was useless for him not to understand it, as it was a policy set by the entire Xia Kingdom's top leadership, and everyone had to abide by it.

Of course, the biggest reason is that he doesn't feel any pressure.

Jade Purity Realm?

Is it difficult?

He didn't face the bottleneck that everyone feared like a tiger!

Based on his performance in this assessment, the school will definitely promote him to the tenth level of the Mortal Realm, and there's no way he won't have a chance to break through to the Jade Purity Realm before the college entrance examination.

Starting today, while I won't say I'll provide full support, we'll certainly have access to some basic resources—that's the promise the principal just made with a smile.

After receiving joint funding from the municipal government and the Department of Education, the school is now financially well-off; otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to make such a bold claim.

"You're really something, kid!" Wang Yunhui sincerely congratulated him. He had completely given up and was now somewhat glad that he had come to apologize first, since Ji Mingxin didn't seem to be very magnanimous.

"I haven't broken through to the Jade Purity Realm yet!" Ji Ming said modestly.

"That's still very impressive."

Wang Yunhui sighed, "If you just calm down and think about it for a bit, you'll understand that Ji Ming definitely didn't use a self-destructive method to break through. So what's the reason for such a big improvement?"

"Your Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong level must be quite high, right?"

"It's alright, only level seven." Ji Ming smiled, not hiding anything.

"Level 7...!"

Wang Yunhui squeezed out those two words through gritted teeth, tears already streaming down his face. He was only at level four!

He didn't know about Gu Yi's situation, but he did know about Song Zhirou and Chen Jun. Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong was only at level five. This thing was too difficult, it was all very mysterious, and you had to comprehend some kind of power of heaven and earth. This was something a first-level professional should be doing.

If you can't understand it, you just can't understand it!

No wonder!

Wang Yunhui finally understood, his eyes filled with envy. The Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong, when practiced to a high level, greatly aids in breaking through to the Jade Purity Realm. Ji Ming's probability of breaking through is probably far beyond what they can imagine.

The other classmates weren't stupid either, so no one stood up to be a rational observer, pour cold water on Ji Ming's decision, or mock him for not being able to break through to the Jade Purity Realm.

Everyone is shrewd. Before things settle down, who would want to offend Ji Ming, who seems to have a bright future?

After breaking through to the Jade Purity Realm, his combat score will definitely decrease, since challenging opponents of higher levels in the Jade Purity Realm is much more difficult. However, his realm score will skyrocket, and his total score will inevitably increase. He might even reach the level of Gu Yi.

As for the failed breakthrough?

There will naturally be a backlash then.

"it's over!"

Ji Ming suddenly relaxed. The next step was to acquire the resources and consolidate his strength. Only after breaking through to the Jade Purity Realm would he be able to explore the vast possibilities ahead.