High Martial Arts 2077: I Rely on Beast Taming to Cultivate While Lying Down

Chapter 94 Mythical Spirit Fruit Exposed? Genius is Priceless!

On the stage.

Wu Chen stood in front of the testing device, his feet naturally apart, his knees slightly bent, and he assumed a standard horse stance.

There were no fancy pre-cast animations, and no psionic bursts of visual effects.

His breathing was steady and powerful, his chest expanding slowly with each inhale, as if all the muscles in his body were being awakened at the same time.

Shoulders, back, waist, abdomen, thighs—every muscle was taut and clearly defined beneath the school uniform.

Then, he slammed his right fist out.

"Bang!!!"

The sound of the punch hitting the tester was dull, like the beating of a large drum.

The tester vibrated violently, and the numbers on the display jumped wildly at an unprecedented speed.

Then... freeze!

1052 kg.

The stadium was silent for a full three seconds.

"Over a thousand!!!"

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"It's still 52 over!"

"Our No. 1 High School is truly invincible!"

"We must teach those guys in Aoyama Base City a lesson they won't forget in this joint exam!"

"No problem! They've won so many times in previous years, they're definitely going to get their revenge this time!!!"

Wu Chen slowly withdrew his fist, his square face still bearing that honest yet hearty smile.

He turned around, glanced in Zhang Yan's direction, then raised his right hand and gave her a thumbs up.

This gesture carries no mocking intent; it is purely a sign of recognition between martial artists.

When Zhang Yan saw the thumbs-up, her eyes lit up, and then she immediately raised her chin, putting on a "Hmph! That's more like it" expression.

On the edge of the crowd.

Guo Hao and Liu Xiangdong stood side by side.

The air around them was filled with cheers and chatter, but the atmosphere between the two seemed to freeze.

Liu Xiangdong stared intently at the numbers on the testing table, his lips moving slightly.

"This—" His voice was dry, as if something was stuck in his throat, "How did they all improve so much?"

He wasn't concerned with the results of the trio of Jiang Wei, Qian Youliang, and Wu Chen.

Those three people were already at the top; for them, going any higher would just be a change in numbers.

What he truly couldn't accept were Jiang Yunxin, Su Chen, and Zhang Yan!

None of these three people have fused with the Spirit Pearl!

On what grounds?

Jiang Yunxin weighed 678kg, Su Chen weighed 735kg, and Zhang Yan weighed 928kg.

Each one is more outrageous than the last!

Especially Su Chen!

Two weeks ago, he was a regular at 595th in the grade in strength!

And now? Fifth in the grade for a single subject!

How did they manage to do that?

The difference between these two cannot be explained by "effort" or "talent".

Liu Xiangdong's fingers clenched tightly at his sides, his knuckles turning white.

Guo Hao remained silent for a few seconds.

His gaze shifted from the testing table to Liu Xiangdong's tense profile.

Then he spoke, his voice calmer than ever before.

"This time, we lost."

Liu Xiangdong's shoulders stiffened slightly.

Guo Hao continued, his tone unhurried: "But it doesn't matter. You've already fused with the Spirit Pearl, and I'll be soon too. Self-improvement is the key; everything else—doesn't matter."

"The quotas for the nine universities are based solely on academic performance, and they are not allocated to each base city in a fixed number of places."

Liu Xiangdong turned his head and glanced at Guo Hao.

Guo Hao's expression was calm, so calm that it was unlike the Guo Hao he knew.

Liu Xiangdong remained silent for a long time before slowly loosening his clenched fist.

"Hmm!" His voice was low. "We've only lost in strength alone. But our actual combat ability speaks for itself."

He paused, then his gaze returned to Su Chen's retreating figure in the distance.

"The most crucial thing in senior year is to gain experience! We need to speed things up."

The crowd gradually dispersed.

Zhang Yan jumped out from beside Su Chen and rushed straight towards Jiang Yunxin and Yang Xin.

Her finger nearly poked Jiang Yunxin's nose, her voice filled with barely suppressed grief and indignation.

"You! You actually abandoned me! How despicable! I'll remember this grudge!"

Yang Xin blinked, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes curving into two crescent moons.

She reached out and placed her palm on Zhang Yan's head, gently rubbing it: "Didn't you just win one place? You're third in the grade now!"

Her voice remained that slightly languid, gentle tone: "Since the second semester of our junior year, the top three in strength management have always been those three. You're practically fighting a monopoly!"

Zhang Yan slapped her hand away, her expression fierce, but her ears were secretly turning red: "I'm alright~!"

Su Chen walked up from behind and patted Zhang Yan on the head. The force wasn't strong, but it made a dull thud.

"He truly is my good apprentice!"

Upon hearing the praise, Zhang Yan instinctively raised her chin and curled the corners of her mouth upwards.

But after two seconds, she suddenly realized.

"Damn it! I am clearly your master! You have betrayed the Heavenly Gang! You have committed insubordination! You have betrayed your master and ancestors!"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow, his tone casual: "Hmm? Masters usually give resources to their apprentices, how about you return five times the amount? I even read a web novel about returning resources to apprentices a few days ago."

"I----"

Zhang Yan's momentum instantly deflated.

Bone-Sculpting Pills, Mighty Pills...

Each one is a top-quality product that cannot be bought on the market.

Without these, her progress over the past few days would indeed be less significant.

She opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but lacked confidence, and finally could only turn her face to the side, letting out a very heavy "Hmph!" from her nose.

Seeing her discomfiture, Su Chen chuckled, then turned around, his gaze sweeping over Zhou Chengjie and Jiang Yunxin: "Let's go. After the pull-up test, we'll go back and prepare for tomorrow's training!"

Zhou Chengjie nodded, and Jiang Yunxin gathered her long red hair that was hanging down in front of her shoulders.

After witnessing Su Chen's terrifying improvement tonight, the two completely corrected their previous slight underestimation of him!

Su Chen's influence in the three teams is quietly growing in a subtle way.

The pull-up testing area is located on the other side of the gymnasium.

The rules are simple: challenge yourself to do as many reps as possible in fifteen minutes. There are no strict requirements for posture; you can swing or use momentum. The time spent resting in between also counts as part of the fifteen minutes.

It sounds easy, but in reality, most people can't even hang it up for fifteen minutes.

Half an hour later, the others had almost finished their tests, except for Su Chen and his two companions.

Let's go together!

"good!"

Su Chen, Jiang Yunxin, and Zhang Yan all took to the pole at the same time.

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes had passed.

Su Chen's speed has obviously decreased.

His arms trembled slightly beneath the cuffs of his school uniform, and the range of his pull-ups was visibly shortening with each repetition.

At the 12-minute mark, Zhang Yan was still swinging her legs on the bar, while Jiang Yunxin maintained a steady rhythm.

5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds... 30 seconds...

"Phew~ I can't take it anymore!"

"His endurance is still no match."

Su Chen's fingers finally gave way.

He fell off the bar, bracing himself on his knees with his hands, panting heavily, the muscles on the inside of his arms still twitching slightly uncontrollably.

"Phew~ How long? How many?" He turned his head and looked at the counter next to him.

"12 minutes and 32 seconds, 512 counts." The student in charge of counting glanced at the timer.

"Not bad!" Su Chen straightened up and shook his sore arms.

On the pole, Jiang Yunxin and Zhang Yan are still persevering.

Thirteen minutes.

Fourteen minutes.

Fifteen minutes.

When the timer beeped, the two of them simultaneously released their grip and landed on the ground.

Jiang Yun landed steadily, but her breathing was a little more rapid than usual.

Her counter stopped at 583.

Zhang Yan's landing posture was not so elegant; her knees bent and she almost fell forward, but she managed to hold on with her waist strength.

Her counter stopped at 668.

"Whoosh! I won!"

Zhang Yan raised her hands and bounced around, looking like a rabbit just released from its cage.

"583! Not bad!" Jiang Yunxin glanced at her counter, her tone calm, but a faint smile played on her lips.

Su Chen leaned against the wall pillar next to him, watching Zhang Yan's excited posture, which was so great that she was about to take off, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly caught sight of several figures walking towards him out of the corner of his eye.

Leading the way was Lei Yi, the homeroom teacher of Class 5. His short, silver-white hair was particularly striking under the lights, and his angular face showed no expression.

Guo Hao and Liu Xiangdong followed behind him, their heads down, their expressions unreadable.

Su Chen thought to himself, "Hmm? Were these two deserters caught? Or did they cause some trouble again? Did they get caught and come to apologize?"

Lei Yi's gaze swept across the crowd and landed on Zhou Chengjie: "Chengjie, come with me."

Zhou Chengjie was slightly taken aback, then nodded and quickly followed.

Almost at the same time, another figure emerged from the crowd.

Zhou Qingguo, the homeroom teacher of Class 6, was followed by Jiang Wei. Zhou Qingguo smiled broadly, holding his ever-present thermos, and waved to Su Chen.

"Su Chen, come to my office for a chat."

Before Su Chen could even speak, Zhang Zhenshan, the homeroom teacher of Class 7, with his famously loud voice that was known throughout the school, boomed out: "Zhang Yan!"

Zhang Yan was immersed in excitement when she was startled by the shout, and her ponytail stood up for half a second.

"Come with me!" Zhang Zhenshan waved his large hand in the air.

Zhang Yan shrank her neck, secretly glanced at Su Chen, and then jogged after him.

In the blink of an eye, all the students who performed well tonight were called away by the homeroom teacher.

The remaining people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yang Xin blinked, Jiang Yunxin crossed her arms, and Wang Yichuan stood there scratching the back of his head.

The group exchanged glances, all wondering: what were the teachers planning to do by calling someone away?

Jiang Yunxin was worried about one thing: would the matter of the Mythical Spirit Fruit be exposed?

After all... Zhang Yan and Su Chen's improvement was just too exaggerated!

She wasn't afraid of being severely punished if this matter were exposed.

After all, they earned it through their own abilities during the actual combat assessment.

According to federal law, once supplies are handed over, they belong to Jiangling Base City and ultimately end up in the hands of No. 1 Middle School.

Normally, they would get one or two pieces.

Embezzlement has happened before at No. 1 Middle School, and even if it is discovered, the punishment is not severe.

However, at Jiangling No. 9 Middle School, there was a student who ranked relatively low who stole a mythical spiritual fruit. He couldn't withstand the energy, his meridians were damaged, his martial arts were ruined, and he was severely punished!

For most middle school students, the most precious treasures like mythical fruits are obtained by top students, and there are very few cases of them being caught and punished for embezzling them.

Moreover, the Federation's control over the major base cities is not actually that strong right now, and the enforcement of laws varies from place to place.

To put it bluntly.

A student from one of the top nine universities can generate over 10 billion yuan in value for this city! And this is just someone who has barely reached the admission score.

Top-tier talent, worth more than 10 billion!

This is no exaggeration! It's real money.

For example, whenever a provincial-level region's status is lost in Jiangling Base City.

Then this top-scoring student chose any one of the nine top universities.

Then the city where the super university he chose is located will immediately make a multi-billion dollar investment in Jiangling Base City!

However, entering a top-tier university can bring in a loss of one or two hundred million.

In comparison, how much does the Mythical Spirit Fruit cost?

To put it more bluntly: if you're a genius, then you can eat!

If you're mediocre, and after you've taken the food, your abilities haven't improved much, then you'd better stay out of it, or you'll regret it!

In this era, genius is priceless! It's a privilege!

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