We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

However, what they didn't experience was being completely carried away.

Shen Bailian is now an almost bug-like existence among the first-year martial arts students of Tiangang Academy. Even though Shen Bailian's current strength is only at the mid-stage of the Opening Sea Realm as those people imagine.

Even so, there are still two major realms between the three realms of Establishing Destiny, Transforming into Mortal, and Opening the Sea, and the difference between them is like heaven and earth.

therefore.

"no!"

"How can this be allowed? Aren't these people from the four academies cheating? If the ferocious beasts that Senior Brother Shen killed are also counted in the points, then which academy can match him?"

"Exactly, this is so against the rules."

"..."

Immediately, the martial arts students from the other five combat divisions of Tiangang Academy became dissatisfied after seeing Shen Bailian successfully meet with the martial arts students from the four divisions.

They share a common hatred for the enemy and seem ready to form an alliance.

The reason is simple: Shen Bailian's existence is simply too much of a violation of the trial's rules.
In just a few seconds, Shen Bailian slew tens of thousands of ferocious beasts with a single strike. If the time had continued, the scoreboard would probably have been overwhelmed by his sheer numbers!

Although that previous strike was a killing move that Shen Bailian had "gone all out".

But these martial arts students, driven by herd mentality, don't care about such things.

"Stop arguing, all you do is make noise." A short-haired martial arts teacher from the Tiangang Academy, unable to bear watching his students making such a fool of themselves, frowned, glared at the ringleaders, and said in a cold voice:
"What's there to argue about?"

"Yes, I know, and I admit that it is indeed quite against the rules for Shen Bailian, a martial artist at the Opening Sea Realm, to participate in the final trial with a group of martial artists at the Establishing Life Realm."

"But have you ever thought about this question?"

"Your senior brother Shen also enrolled this August. Before enrolling, he was just like you, a martial arts apprentice. He only started receiving Dragon Gate Seeds after being admitted to the Heavenly Gang Academy!"

"Which of the martial arts students admitted to the Heavenly Gang Academy isn't an outstanding individual in their own school? Which one isn't at the top of their class and grade? What are you practicing martial arts for?"

"You practice martial arts just to be afraid of strong enemies when you encounter difficulties, and to find an excuse for your lack of strength? All your efforts over the past eighteen years have been for this embarrassing embarrassment?"

"Where has your original passion for martial arts gone? Have you fed it to the dogs?"

When he said the last few words, the short-haired martial arts teacher's tone became more forceful, as if he were disappointed in his students.

Upon hearing this, some of the martial arts students who had been shouting lowered their eyes and dared not meet his gaze, while the rest of the martial arts students fell silent.

The words of the short-haired martial arts teacher were like sharp, bright silver needles, piercing deep into the hearts of these martial arts students.

The entire city wall fell silent in an instant.

Aside from the howls of ferocious beasts several miles away and the seemingly endless thunderclaps in the sky, the only other sound was the clearly audible pounding of the hearts of the martial arts students.

correct.

And shame.

Because their performance, just like that short-haired martial arts teacher, completely lacked the vigor and fearless spirit that martial arts students should have.

Take your opponent seriously in action, but despise them in mindset.

This is the mindset a martial arts student should have when facing strong enemies and challenges, but they only achieved the former, completely lacking the latter.

"answer my question!"

The short-haired martial arts teacher looked at the silent group of martial arts students and was furious. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but it was instantly swallowed up by a resolute look.

He realized the problem: the mindset of these martial arts students was flawed.

Such problems are not uncommon among the martial arts students of Tiangang Academy in every year; in fact, it can be said that this phenomenon has occurred in every year.

The only difference is the size.

Eighteen years of hard study, starting from junior high school, and some even from elementary school, to toughen up their bodies and push the limits of human endurance, balancing academics and martial arts, advancing both simultaneously.

During the day, while ordinary children are playing, these people are working hard; at night, while ordinary children are staying up late playing games and having fun...

If everyone here grows up smoothly, they can become a master of the Opening Sea Realm, a genius in the eyes of ordinary people, and the "other people's child".

One day, he finally stepped into what ordinary people consider a sacred place—the Tiangang Academy, one of the six major universities, which is equivalent to being admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University in the 1980s or 1990s.

No, it should be that he was directly admitted to Harvard University, a world-renowned university, because the most prosperous place in the origin of martial arts on Earth is now the Great Xia.

Praises and compliments poured in, and even some middle-aged people who had lived for decades found it hard to resist such external temptations. How could some young and vigorous martial arts students, who were in the prime of their lives, resist them?

Moreover, this age group is precisely when they value reputation and honor the most.

If the gap in the points rankings widens too much, the other martial arts students will naturally lose face, as not all of their former friends are necessarily true friends.

There are quite a few who want to kick someone when they're down.

Therefore, what was originally a perfectly normal event turned into such a disgusting scene under the influence of various factors.

This is the time for the teacher to step forward.

Therefore, in an instant, the pressure that only a late-stage Sea Opening Realm martial arts teacher with a buzz cut could possess was released without any restraint.

Seeing this, the other martial arts teachers in charge of other martial arts students followed suit as if by unspoken agreement.

The first-year martial arts students were not yet clearly divided into factions, and since they were still at Hulao Pass, they naturally used a temporary military system.

One person is punished, and the whole school follows suit.

Of course, the most important thing is that it wasn't just the few martial arts students who shouted the loudest earlier who had this mentality; the rest of the students also had this mindset.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be making such a fuss.

In an instant.

A powerful, mountain-like pressure enveloped the martial arts students of Tiangang Academy, causing their already exhausted bodies to stagger. Their pride prevented any of them from collapsing in a disheveled state.

"I know some of you are very unhappy about this," the short-haired martial arts teacher said with a sneer, looking at the listless group of martial arts students. "But have you forgotten one thing?"

"???"

The thousands of martial arts students still holding their ground on the city wall had already been fighting for more than ten hours. Even if they tried to conserve their energy, they were already exhausted. Under the pressure of the martial arts instructors, they were covered in sweat in an instant.

therefore.

After hearing what the short-haired martial arts teacher said, they were all confused and looked bewildered.

Forgot a question?
What questions can be forgotten?
Not to mention Shen Bailian, even Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi, Li Feiyu, Wang Yuxuan, Chen Jiyue, and all the other martial arts prodigies, as well as Tian Ming on the far side, were all full of questions, not understanding what the martial arts teacher meant.

"Hehe..." The short-haired martial arts teacher said in a deep voice, "It seems you have all forgotten that, according to age, you should not call Shen Bailian 'senior brother,' but 'junior brother.'"

"It's just that in the world of martial arts, those who have mastered it come first. Since the beginning of the semester, you have been calling Shen Bailian 'senior brother,' subconsciously ignoring his age."

"I believe everyone here is aware of one thing, right? Your Senior Brother Shen took the martial arts college entrance exam ahead of schedule, and he is still under eighteen years old this year."

At this point, feeling the astonished gazes cast upon him by the other "rogue" martial artists at the Opening Sea Realm, the short-haired martial arts teacher straightened his back even more.

boom!
Like a thunderous boom, a sound exploded in the minds of all the martial arts students, and even the heavy pressure on their bodies seemed to disappear at that moment.

17 years old!
What a young age! But every normal adult has experienced and had the youthful days of being seventeen.

However, if we add a suffix, it becomes "a 17-year-old martial artist at the Opening Sea Realm."

That is something that ordinary people have never experienced and have no chance to experience.

Chen Yifei, Su Ruozhi, Chen Jiyue, and the other martial arts students suddenly became unusually clear-headed, but they all remained silent, even feeling ashamed.

Even they, when in front of Shen Bailian, subconsciously ignored the issue of age.

"So, do you still have the original intention of practicing martial arts?"

"If no one replies within three seconds, then I'll assume I've been forced to accept the message."

Before the short-haired martial arts teacher could finish speaking, a series of illusory memories flashed through the minds of all the martial arts students, and their faces showed a growing sense of resentment.

Suddenly, a surge of anger ignited within him.

Isn't it just a Sea Opening Realm?
Looking back, at the beginning of the new era, how did those heroic predecessors survive the tide of ferocious beasts? Now that they are stronger, are they supposed to act like cowards?

next moment.

"exist!"

"Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!"

Wave after wave, each stronger than the last, resounding throughout the universe. Under the unified roar of thousands of martial arts students, this momentum defied the natural order, pushing the pressure belonging to the Sea Opening Realm martial artists upwards.

Furthermore, even the thunderous roars and the ferocious beasts' mournful cries were suppressed by the roars of these thousands of martial arts students, which was truly astonishing.

Martial artists from dozens of miles away, as well as martial arts students from other academies and martial arts universities, all cast strange glances toward the Tiangang Academy.

However, due to the great distance, they could only faintly hear the immense momentum, but their vision could not penetrate the layers of barriers to see the breathtaking scene.

The martial arts instructors, sensing this situation, were as if they had seen a ghost. Then, a barely perceptible look of surprise appeared on their faces, because their true purpose had been achieved.

And it arrived ahead of schedule.

In addition to distributing rewards according to the points leaderboard, the most important purpose of each final trial is to correct the distorted mentality of some martial arts students.

Practice is always the guiding principle of theory.

Although it cannot be implemented for every martial arts student, these martial arts teachers have done their best. They are teachers, not babysitters.

"Whoo~"

Seeing this, the short-haired martial arts teacher breathed a sigh of relief. The heavy weight in his heart finally lifted. He was a little unsure about reprimanding so many martial arts students at once, especially since there were many martial arts prodigies among them.

It's not impossible that it might have the opposite effect.

Although extremely rare in the nearly 100-year history of Tiangang Academy, there have been cases of similar counterproductive effects.

"I know what I said just now was a bit harsh." The short-haired martial arts instructor withdrew the oppressive aura of the Sea Opening Realm, immediately easing the tension among the martial arts students. He gathered his thoughts and continued:
“Some of you may disagree with what I have to say, or even be quite unconvinced.”

Tian Ming hid in the crowd. With his ordinary appearance and average strength, he blended perfectly into the crowd, listening attentively to the words of the short-haired martial arts teacher.

"I am just a humble martial arts teacher, and I may only ever reach the Sea Opening Realm in my lifetime. But you are different. You are the hope of the new era and the backbone of the future Great Xia."

"So how about we make a bet?" The short-haired martial arts teacher looked around, his eyes lingering a few seconds longer on the martial arts students who had been shouting the loudest earlier. He proudly made a cross with two fingers and said, "A ten-year bet!"

"I'm the one speaking today, so I'm here to make a ten-year agreement with you. If you have any complaints, keep them to yourself and don't let me see them."

"With your potential, ten years is enough time for you to surpass me, a martial artist of the old era who has reached the Sea Opening Realm. At that time, you will only need to introduce yourselves as martial arts students of the 45th class of Tiangang Academy, and state your names."

"I will accompany anyone who comes!"

At this point, the short-haired martial arts teacher's expression suddenly turned cold. He clasped his hands in a fist salute to the group of martial arts students, and then nodded to his colleagues.

Then he looked at Duan Wuyai and Cheng Shangwu in the distance, and after they nodded, he returned to his position.

At this moment, the short-haired martial arts teacher seemed so inconspicuous among all the martial arts teachers at Tiangang Academy, just like one of the masses.

However, in the eyes of some martial arts students, he was so dazzling that some of them secretly made up their minds when they heard the last words of the short-haired martial arts teacher.

Ten years from now, I must defeat my opponent honorably and then join the faculty of Tiangang Academy with dignity, becoming one of them.

This is how inheritance comes about.

After a short while, the martial arts students regained their composure and quickly returned to their posts.

"Big brother."

"President." Chen Yifei looked at Shen Bailian, who was still beside him, and asked with a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Is there something you need from me?"

"Hmm." Shen Bailian nodded and said, "Didn't you find a celestial herb before? On my way here, I saw that it was fully mature, so I picked it without thinking."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi stared at each other in disbelief for a moment, both speechless with astonishment.

Is this what a martial artist at the Opening Sea Realm is like?

"And you even picked some along the way, is that even human language?"
Even ordinary martial artists at the early stage of the Sea Opening Realm would find it difficult to obtain the Heavenly Medicine when surrounded by those ferocious beasts, let alone escape after obtaining it.

However, upon recalling Shen Bailian's previous actions, the two understood much more clearly.

"Because the separation technology of Tianyao requires the use of special machines to perfectly separate the medicine without destroying its efficacy, and here, due to the environment, you know what I mean."

"So I just handed the Heavenly Medicine to Teacher Duan. After dividing it, I'll take 70% and you take 30%. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yifei's eyes flashed with unexpected astonishment. He froze, standing there motionless, unsure of what to do.

"No?" (End of Chapter)