Full-Time Martial Saint

As a martial arts student, Luo Yunfeng might also know what was hidden behind Zhonghu, but Chen Cong did not bring up the topic of Zhonghu.

He slowly turned around and sat down at his desk. After some thought, he raised his wrist, which was adorned with a bracelet, and sent a message to Karapti Hey, who was suffering from the disaster.

Are you safe now?

After a long time without receiving a reply, Luo Yunfeng shut down his computer, came over, and gently patted Chen Cong on the shoulder, saying, "Chen Cong, you don't need to worry too much."

"Over the years, all countries and regions on Earth have made ample preparations for the possible appearance of disordered fusion rifts and have a complete set of coping mechanisms."

"Your friend from Annam should be fine."

Chen Cong turned to look at him and nodded gently: "Brother Luo, I'm fine, go to sleep."

The following morning, when Chen went to the cafeteria for breakfast, news of the sudden appearance of an E-level disordered fusion rift in Annam had already spread throughout the martial arts academy. In the school cafeteria, groups of martial arts students were discussing related topics.

"I've heard that Jiangcheng in Annam has completely fallen!"

"Really? Jiangcheng is the second largest city in Annam. It was just an E-level disordered fusion rift, and Jiangcheng couldn't be defended in less than a day?"

"You don't understand. Behind that E-level disordered rift is an elemental world. Although only first- and second-tier monsters have emerged, their numbers are terrifying."

"Elemental monsters are indeed a headache for martial artists. Annam is likely to suffer heavy losses this time."

"Who says otherwise? I've also heard that after those scarlet fire crows and lava giants wreaked havoc in Jiangcheng, they even crossed over to Annam and headed towards the border between our Great Xia."

"What?! Those beasts still want to come to Great Xia?!"

"My cousin is stationed at the border of Yuncheng. I received a message from him this morning saying that martial law has been declared in Yuncheng and that they are considering sending high-level martial artists to Annam to provide support, in order to contain this disaster outside the territory of Great Xia as much as possible."

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While having breakfast, Chen Cong heard a lot about the E-level disordered rift in Annam.

He glanced at the bracelet on his wrist; his connection with Karapti Hey remained at the level of the message he'd sent her the night before asking if she was safe, with no new reply.

After finishing his meal, Chen Cong went to the small playground behind the canteen, calmed himself down for a moment, and then began to practice the Three Elements Stance Technique.

At 7:30 in the morning, Chen Cong, who had just finished his stance training, suddenly saw two figures walking slowly towards the entrance of the small playground.

"Good morning, Chen Cong."

The visitors were Ning Yuhang and Huang Changhu.

Seeing that Chen Cong was soaked in sweat, the two realized that Chen Cong must have been training for quite a while.

"You're working way too hard! Don't you even get a little more sleep on Saturdays and Sundays?" Huang Changhu said with a smile.

Chen Cong wiped the sweat from his face and replied with a faint smile, "I'm used to this biological clock, so I can't fall asleep when it's time."

"Have you two eaten?"

They both nodded.

Seeing this, Chen Cong said, "Since we have nothing to do right now, why don't you two have a friendly spar and let me see if you've gained any new insights into boxing?"

Ning Yuhang and Huang Changhu exchanged a glance, both somewhat excited.

They came to the small playground to spar and exchange ideas on boxing techniques.

I never expected to run into Chen Cong here.

"This is great! Free guidance! We've hit the jackpot!" Huang Changhu said with a smile. "We have a martial arts skills assessment test tomorrow, so give us some pointers. We'll definitely give those bastards who look down on our class a big surprise."

A martial arts skills assessment test?

Before Chen Cong transferred to the Martial Arts Academy, he heard Zhang Kui mention this matter to the martial arts students in the top class at the martial arts hall.

He's been so busy these past few days that he hasn't had a chance to ask in detail.

"What are the specific rules for this martial arts skills assessment test?" Chen asked slowly.

Ning Yuhang picked up the conversation: "The rules are very simple. There are ten classes in the senior year of martial arts, excluding the key classes. Each of the remaining nine classes will send twenty people to compete. Opponents will be determined by drawing lots, and a point system based on the outcome of the match will be used."

"Those with higher scores advance to the winners' bracket, and those with lower scores advance to the losers' bracket."

"Each of the four classes in the winners' bracket will still send 20 students, for a total of 80 students. After the losers' bracket determines the strongest student, they will compete against the class that received a bye in the first round. The winners will advance, and the five classes, for a total of 100 students, will jointly challenge the top class."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Changhu also said with a wry smile, "Our class made it into the loser's bracket last month and the month before last, but we couldn't make it out in the end."

"Old Ma was so angry that he was hospitalized."

"Chen Cong, with you here this time, our Class 2 of Senior Three might have a chance to finally hold our heads high."

"Me?" Chen Cong shook his head with a smile: "My overall physical fitness is more than a whole grade lower than that of a normal martial arts student. If I really encounter a master, they can wear me down with brute force."

His words weren't exactly humble.

In terms of overall strength, he doesn't stand much of a chance against Xu Baiwei, or even Zhou Hao, who is stronger than Xu Baiwei, in a life-or-death battle.

After all, their overall physical fitness is too strong; the gap in strength and resilience cannot be bridged by technique alone.

"It's alright. We don't expect to beat those monsters in the top class. As long as we can beat them this time and get into the winners' bracket, that's enough," Huang Changhu said with a smile.

Ning Yuhang added, "Hopefully we won't be drawn from Class 4 again this time. Luo Yunfeng from Class 4 is very strong. Last month, Lin Xiao fought him and only lasted less than three minutes before he kicked her off the stage. It's said that..."

"Wait, you just mentioned... Luo Yunfeng?"

Chen Cong looked at Ning Yuhang with a strange expression and asked.

Ning Yuhang nodded, somewhat puzzled. "You know him?"

Chen Cong was at a loss for words for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said, "I'm sharing a dorm room with him now."

"Huh?" Huang Changhu and Ning Yuhang were both surprised when they heard this.

"It's alright, it doesn't necessarily mean they're an opponent." Chen Cong thought for a moment and said with a faint smile.

"Let me see your boxing skills first. I have something to do later and need to see Teacher Ma."

The two nodded, and without saying anything more, immediately got into stance and began to spar.

Chen Cong watched the two men make their moves quietly from the sidelines, becoming more and more satisfied with what he saw.

Ning Yuhang's martial arts comprehension seems to be quite good. After receiving guidance yesterday morning and evening, his fist techniques and power control have made significant progress. Huang Changhu's martial arts comprehension is not particularly strong, but he is practical and listens to advice. Although he is still obviously unfamiliar with integrating techniques into his fist techniques, his moves are no longer as ridiculous as they were yesterday.

After a thorough analysis of the problems the two men were facing, Chen Cong offered them the most direct training suggestions.

The three of them discussed things on the small playground for more than an hour before he said goodbye to the two of them and prepared to go to the teachers' apartment to ask his homeroom teacher, Ma Xinhua, about some things concerning the virtual world.

In an era when martial arts were prevalent, the treatment of teachers at martial arts academies was significantly different from that at cultural academies.

Although Ma Xinhua's residence was not as grand as Zhang Kui's detached villa, it was still a brand-new and spacious house.

When Chen found Ma Xinhua at the address, the old man was taking a walk alone in the community park.

When the teacher and student met, Ma Xinhua led him to a deck chair by the artificial lake in the park.

"I apologize for bothering you during your break time, teacher," Chen said after taking his seat.

Ma Xinhua chuckled and waved his hand: "Most martial artists are quite rude; someone like you is rare."

"Besides, teachers are all alone in Xiangcheng. They don't teach classes and don't have much to do. It would be nice to have someone to chat with."

"Go ahead, what do you want to ask?"

Meeting Ma Xinhua's gaze, Chen Cong stopped being polite and directly explained his current predicament in the virtual world.

After hearing this, Ma Xinhua habitually adjusted his glasses and nodded, saying, "Your guess is correct."

"Research shows that the 'Blackstone Trial' that earns the title of 'Blackstone Trialer' is indeed related to the trialer's win rate in the Divine Evolution Arena. The higher the win rate, the easier the 'Blackstone Trial' seems to be."

"But over the years, no martial arts student from any country on Earth has been able to maintain a 100% win rate when they reach the Rookie 10-Star rank."

After a pause, he said seriously, "Chen Cong, if you were just 17 years old, I would suggest that you maintain this 100% win rate as much as possible. This might trigger some new rules in the virtual world."

"But you don't have much time left right now. After weighing the pros and cons, my suggestion is that you consider maintaining your win rate at around 80%."

"In this way, you can be guaranteed to reach the Rookie 10-Star level in the next two months, without making the subsequent 'Blackstone Trial' too difficult."

Chen Cong nodded seriously after listening.

Previously, he had initially planned to keep his win rate between 70% and 80%, but now, with the analysis from Ma Xinhua, the "virtual world expert," he feels a little more confident.