High Martial Arts: Starting from the Strongest Junior High Student

Chen Shi's attack on the Martial Saint Academy caused a huge uproar.

Ordinary people exclaimed that a real battle had broken out in the Heavenly Palace.

The powerful figures of the Southern faction were furious, but Xiang Qu, the dean of the Martial Saint Academy, remained as calm as a mountain.

Why is Chen Shi finding it so difficult to compete now?

Does the Sun family really have that much power?

Of course not! It's because of the Martial Saint Academy!

This prestigious courtyard is a symbol of the powerful and influential families of the South, backed by a vast network of interest groups, including the Long, Sun, Wei, and Ling families, as well as those from the southeastern and western border regions, and so on... the list goes on.

Even though the woman in red's stance was wavering, in order to expand her own power, she had to obediently establish the Heroine Academy within the Martial Saint Academy, rather than choosing another location.

This academy is not only an incubator for human elites, but also a place where the upper class of nobles exchange interests.

What stands in the way of the Tianxia Academy is not the competition system or points, but the invisible hand of vested interests.

Sometimes I think that humans are a very strange species.

The decline in the ranking of Martial Saint Academy will only affect the academy's student enrollment and the amount of money it receives each year.

But now it has become a symbol, a testament to the absolute power and influence of the Southern elites.

As long as the Martial Saint Academy remains the strongest, they will still be the most powerful group of people among the human race.

As long as it remains the Heavenly Palace, those of us sitting inside are of high status, while those outside are of low status!

Even though Chen Shi had already made a name for himself back then, the news that he chose Tianxia Academy still drew scorn and ridicule from countless people, and this was the reason.

He didn't just give up simple benefits, but rather his status as a superior person.

The ideal of public good that the old man pursued is really too difficult; human vanity and a sense of superiority are ingrained in our bones.

If the points awarded to Tianxia Academy in last semester's Xingyuan Challenge had been given according to the Public Security Department's suggestion, then Wusheng Academy would have fallen out of first place.

But the interest groups would rather give Tianxia Academy tens of billions more than accept this!

Now, in order to suppress the Tianxia Academy, they are even willing to join forces with the Wuxiang Academy, which they have always looked down upon.

That privileged status seems to be the entire meaning of life for those in the interest group.

Therefore, Chen Shi is now caught in an even more terrifying media storm than before!

Chen Shi himself was completely dumbfounded.

Countless media outlets across the human race are frantically digging up dirt on Tianxia Academy like mad dogs, and making sarcastic remarks about Chen Shi himself, attacking Zhang Xuexin, and attacking all members of the Tianxia Academy team!

He simply couldn't understand why.

I only said a few normal pre-match provocations, so why did the other side go completely crazy?

then.

Sun Yunling has gone mad too!

He ran straight from the school to the palace, as excited as if he'd taken an aphrodisiac. Grabbing Chen Shi, he exclaimed, "It's over!"

"It's over!!"

"The Southern faction of vested interests is doomed!!!"

"Hahahaha!!!"

His eyes blazed with the flames of revenge as he ran wildly through the palace.

Even the Dragon Elephant Rhyme, which was being cultivated, was confused, wondering if President Sun had taken the wrong medicine today.

Chen Shi took a deep breath and said, "What happened? Calm down."

Sun Yunling, however, laughed wildly with excitement. It took her a long time to recover before she finally calmed down, her eyes shining, and said, "Chen Shi, do you know why you're being criticized so badly right now?"

"Because you've offended the people in the Heavenly Palace!"

"What do you mean?" Chen Shi frowned slightly.

"Am I not also a celestial being?"

"No, no, no." Sun Yunling shook her head and said, "The human race has always been divided into two interest groups, the North and the South. The North is economically poor due to its geographical location, while the South is very wealthy, which gives them a strong sense of superiority."

"You're so strong, so why aren't you respected by the Southern Continent?"

"It's because you're not part of that circle, you're not from the Martial Saint Academy, you're from the Northern School."

"How many martial artists do the three states and two tribes in the Northern Territory have combined? What is their annual economic output?"

"Let me tell you, the economic power of the Southern faction is twenty times that of the Northern faction!"

"If we include the western border, their military strength is ten times greater!"

"The top ten of the Human Race Congress are: Human Emperor, Long Yichuan, Piaomiao, Yu Kuan, Qin Nianzhen, Red Robe, Master of the Western Heaven Gate, Wei Fanhua, Di Tianzheng, and Sun Denglou."

"Your grandfather was the only one from the Northern school."

"You think you're from the Heavenly Palace?"

"That's wrong. Even if your grandfather went there, he would only barely receive any respect!"

"As for the Heavenly Academy, in their eyes it's nothing more than a roadside outpost!"

"In the past, when you shouted that you would crush the Martial Saint Academy, they not only weren't angry, but they also treated it as a joke. But now it's different; your influence is far too great!"

"And you even directly saw through their intentions."

"That's right, you're correct. It's not just Nanzhou that's targeting you, it's the entire Heavenly Palace interest group. They absolutely cannot accept the Heavenly Academy riding on the head of the Martial Saint Academy; it would be tantamount to an insult to their dignity!"

"No matter how many times you win, it's useless."

"Do you believe they'll eventually just change the data?"

"Normally, the old folks keep things under control, so they don't dare to do anything or can do anything. But now, you have to tear apart all their vanity and pride."

"They naturally exploded on the spot!"

Chen Shi's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "What kind of explanation is this?"

"Is it no longer a rivalry between Lung and Lee?"

Sun Yunling shook her head: "No, no, no, this is different."

"The conflict between Long and Li is a power struggle, and that's something very real."

"This is a battle of vanity!"

"They don't even need to sit down and discuss how to deal with you. Everyone will spontaneously and enthusiastically try to suppress you. Take the Qianshan team, for example. Do you think they were paid by someone to pull this pre-match illness and surrender stunt?"

"No, they did it spontaneously."

"When they go back, their elders will praise them for doing a good job!"

Chen Shi frowned: "To put it bluntly, it's discrimination, right?"

"More or less." Sun Yunling nodded. "What's happening now probably has nothing to do with the big shots in Congress."

"On the contrary, it's those insignificant people who, in order to maintain their sense of superiority as members of the Southern faction, will try every means to make trouble for you!"

Beside her, Zhang Xuexin sat on a high platform, her beautiful legs naturally draped over Chen Shi's shoulders, her chest resting on Chen Shi's head, embracing him, and said, "Actually, the Southern faction interest group and the power monopoly group you mentioned have a high degree of overlap."

"The core issue is the stepping stone problem."

"If you are poor, people will look down on you, disrespect you, and even think that poor people smell bad."

"Now, it's unacceptable for a poor man who smells bad and eats garlic to be stepping on the heads of a group of fake elites who drink coffee and wear suits."