Full-Time Martial Saint

The moment the words before his eyes vanished, Chen Cong clearly felt a mysterious power suddenly surge out from between his flesh and bones, flowing through his entire body in an instant. An unprecedented sense of ease and comfort washed over him, and his body seemed to lighten considerably.

"How was it? How well did you understand it?" Zhang Kui asked after explaining the four essential techniques in detail.

Chen Cong quickly suppressed his emotions and bowed gratefully, saying, "Thank you, Teacher Zhang."

He knew very well that if Zhang Kui hadn't personally guided him today, it would have taken him at least a few more days to achieve a basic level of mastery in Bajiquan.

Zhang Kui smiled and waved his hand: "Next time, if you want to attend or watch my class, just come in."

"Practicing boxing regularly is good for your health."

Chen Cong's aptitude for martial arts was indeed unexpected, but Zhang Kui did not try to persuade him to abandon his studies and pursue martial arts.

Martial arts prioritizes overall physical fitness, followed by martial arts skills.

All martial arts universities within the Great Xia territory have a minimum requirement for recruiting new students: their overall physical fitness must reach at least level 5, and their martial arts skills score must be no less than 400 points.

Once this threshold is reached, the college entrance examination score for martial arts students will be calculated by multiplying comprehensive physical fitness by 100, adding martial arts skills score and 20% of academic score to calculate the overall score.

Last year, the admission score for Daxia General Martial Arts University was 1100 points, while the admission scores for several key martial arts universities in Kyoto were even more terrifying, exceeding 1500 points!

With only nine months left until the college entrance examination, Chen Cong has no martial arts foundation and his physical fitness is far inferior to that of normal martial arts students. The amount of money required to raise his physical fitness to the admission threshold of martial arts university in just a few months is unimaginable.

Chen's family clearly did not have the resources for this; otherwise, he would have been trained in martial arts as early as his first year of high school or even junior high school.

If one rashly offers advice, one will most likely end up becoming a sinner who misleads others.

"Alright, get out of class dismissed."

"Those who have the opportunity should go back and practice hard. Next week there will be a martial arts skills test. Anyone who dares to hold us back will have to undergo a month of practical training. I'll show them what real Bajiquan is all about."

Suppressing his emotions, Zhang Kui turned to look at the group of martial arts students, clenched his fist, and shouted sternly with a grim face.

Having witnessed Chen Cong's boxing skills after a month of auditing classes, he clearly looked down on these so-called elite martial arts students even more.

Zhang Kui's appearance immediately frightened everyone, causing them to shrink back and avoid eye contact with him.

Goodbye, teacher!

Goodbye, Teacher Zhang!

……

The people inside the martial arts hall fled as if they were escaping, and soon only Chen Cong, Zhang Kui, and a cool-looking girl who was tidying up her things in an orderly manner were left.

Zhang Kui packed up his water bottle and belongings, turned around and saw Chen Cong still standing there, and said with a smile, "No classes this morning, aren't you going home?"

"Teacher Zhang, I have a question I'd like to ask you." After a moment's hesitation, Chen Cong suddenly spoke up, "If I'm not a martial arts student and can't get into a martial arts university, does that mean I really have no chance of becoming a martial artist in the future?"

As soon as he said this, Zhang Kui and Xu Baiwei, who was in the distance, were both stunned, and they both cast strange glances at him.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Kui broke the awkward silence with a faint smile: "Do you know what the hard and fast standards are for entering the ranks of martial artists?"

Chen shook his head blankly.

He wasn't a martial arts student and hadn't systematically studied these things; he had only heard some general ideas in his daily life, saying that it seemed very difficult for ordinary people to become advanced martial artists.

Zhang Kui put his small bag aside, plopped down on the floor, and patted the floor in front of him: "Sit down and let's talk."

Chen Cong came over and, imitating him, sat cross-legged opposite him.

Zhang Kui sighed and said seriously, "The Great Xia Dynasty and even the entire Blue Star Alliance have a unified standard for the advancement of martial artists."

"If a martial arts student wants to advance to become a first-level martial artist, their overall physical fitness must be no lower than level 10, and their martial arts skill score must be above 600."

"And for a first-tier martial artist to advance to the second tier, this number needs to be doubled."

After hearing this, Chen Cong looked bewildered.

"Comprehensive physical fitness level 10" and "Martial arts skills score of 600 points" were all unfamiliar to him. He had no reference points and could not understand the difficulty at all.

Zhang Kui then explained, "To put it this way, although your physical fitness hasn't been professionally tested, in my opinion, it's definitely no higher than level 3, which is more than two levels below the admission threshold for martial arts universities."

"The golden period for improving the overall physical fitness of a normal person is between the ages of 12 and 22. During this period, with the exclusive training methods, supporting facilities, and teachers available only at martial arts universities, there is hope of meeting the requirements for becoming a martial artist."

"If you can't get into a martial arts university, or if you're over 22 and your overall physical fitness hasn't reached level 10, it's almost impossible to become an advanced martial artist, unless you spend a lot of money to buy gene serums or some secret medicines that deplete your life energy."

Gene therapy?

Chen Cong was slightly taken aback, but Zhang Kui in front of him stood up with a hearty laugh: "Forget about that thing."

"Families that can afford gene therapy drugs wouldn't stoop to using those things on their own children."

"Alright, go back now."

Zhang Kui turned around, picked up his small bag, and strode out of the martial arts hall. Chen Cong paused for a few seconds, then stood up as well, walking out somewhat dejectedly.

In the corridor—

"My home has a professional martial arts training room and all sorts of testing equipment. Would you... like to give it a try?"

A soft, gentle voice came from behind him, and Chen stopped and turned around in confusion.

Before me, a cool and aloof girl, who had changed out of her dark gray training uniform into a pink tracksuit and had her hair tied in a high ponytail, was walking slowly towards me, carrying a handbag.

"My name is Xu Baiwei."

"Chen Cong".

After the two introduced themselves, Xu Baiwei spoke again: "At the martial arts hall just now, although Teacher Zhang didn't say it explicitly, I could tell that your Bajiquan should have already reached the threshold of minor mastery."

Upon hearing this, Chen Cong was amazed by the girl's keen insight.

During his practice session at the gym just now, his Bajiquan was indeed a little short of reaching the minor mastery level.

"As a student in the general education class, to be able to comprehend this boxing technique to this extent after only auditing classes for a month is something no one in the entire martial arts academy can do," Xu Baiwei added.

Chen did not respond.

He wasn't a martial arts student and wasn't familiar with Xu Baiwei, but as a local of Xiangcheng, he had long heard of the Xu family of Xiangcheng.

The Blue Star Alliance has two powerful martial arts organizations spread across various countries: one is the Green Mountain Martial Academy, where Zhang Kui is located, and the other is called the Martial Extreme Hall.

Someone from the Xu family holds a high-ranking position at the Xiangcheng branch of the Martial Arts Hall. The Xu family controls one-third of the private training grounds and private martial arts instructors in Xiangcheng, as well as the business of providing nutritional meals and qi-boosting medicines for half of the martial arts students and practitioners. They are a veritable powerful and influential family.

Given Xu Baiwei's family background and status, she wouldn't approach him for no reason.

Despite being a time traveler, Chen Cong never believed that the melodramatic scenario of a rich heiress falling in love with a poor boy would happen to him.

"I can see that you really want to become a martial artist." Seeing his silence, Xu Baiwei spoke again, "Teacher Zhang said that your overall physical fitness is below level 3. We'll have to test you to find out the exact level."

"I can take you to my home training ground for a test, so you can have a concrete understanding of your own situation."

"In return, you'll share your insights on Bajiquan with me, and if possible, it would be best if you could spar with me."

Meeting Xu Baiwei's gaze, Chen Cong hesitated for a moment: "What Teacher Zhang said about the martial arts skill assessment score..."

"If you'd like, I can also test you at the same time," Xu Baiwei readily agreed.

Chen Cong nodded: "Thank you."

Seeing that he agreed, Xu Baiwei smiled faintly and then tapped the multi-functional bracelet on her wrist: "Uncle Jiang, drive the car to the school gate, I'll be there right away."

The bracelet projected the silhouette of a middle-aged man, who bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, miss."

"Chen Cong, let's go."

After ending the call, Xu Baiwei smiled faintly.