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

sunset.

The last rays of the setting sun spilled across the now-calmed battlefield, where scavengers were clearing away the remains of ferocious beasts from the "black earth."

Some of the weaker martial artists, looking at the setting sun on the horizon, couldn't help but show expressions of relief at surviving a calamity, as well as the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Although Hulao Pass was one of the most dangerous passes in the Great Xia Dynasty, its mortality rate remained consistently high.

However, it is precisely because of this drawback, and the frequency of the ferocious beast tides, that the Battle of Hulao Pass is also the fastest way to gain military merit.

Therefore, Hulao Pass is highly regarded among some strong or adventurous martial artists.

After all, for an ambitious martial artist, death is not so terrible; what is terrible is not having enough martial arts potential to support their "ambition"!
Hulao Pass made up for this.

"One point, two points... three points, four points... one hundred points..."

With uncontainable joy on his face, Shen Bailian murmured softly. With the blessing of the Gale skill, his figure moved like a ghost, wielding a flamethrower, traversing the battlefield after the tide of ferocious beasts.

As flames shot out one after another, the number of divine matter points on his panel changed at an extremely rapid pace.

In just half an hour, the amount of divine matter on the panel reached an astonishing 20,000 points, enough to imprint four skill points.

By this point in time, Shen Bailian's journey to intercept divine matter was nearing its end.

The reason is also very simple.

While clearing the remains of ferocious beasts on the battlefield yields relatively few military merits, it is safer, and there is no domain influence, allowing the biological radar to operate 24 hours a day.

The widespread use of laser guns and warrior armor has enabled ordinary people to possess defensive and offensive capabilities comparable to those of martial artists at the Opening Sea Realm.

Therefore, during the cleanup of the battlefield after the beast tide, there are basically no casualties among martial artists.

influenced by.

Many martial artists chose to serve as cleaners after the war, and the weakest of those who came to Hulao Pass had reached the Transcendent Realm (excluding martial arts students who participated in the final trial).

Although the vast wilderness of tens of thousands of hectares seemed boundless, it was completely "defeated" in less than half a day thanks to the concerted efforts of tens of thousands of martial artists.

More than ten minutes later~
"Whoo~"

"Finally finished." Shen Bailian looked at the wasteland that had been completely razed to the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

Before the walls of Hulao Pass, the wasteland that was once covered with the remains of ferocious beasts had now turned back into the black soil it had been a few days earlier.

correct.

It's the black soil!
Before coming here, Shen Bailian thought this was a symbol of fertile soil, but after working as a cleaner for a period of time, he realized the true meaning of this black soil.

They were all ashes from the cremation of ferocious beasts.

This place, despite being nourished by abundant spiritual energy, has become a barren wasteland due to the toxic pus formed from the remains of ferocious beasts.

"Big brother."

"Senior Brother." "Guild Leader."

"Senior Brother, shall we go back together...?"

Suddenly, many voices rang in Shen Bailian's ears. It was Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi, and behind them were a group of Lionheart Society members.

The Lionheart Society members removed their headgear, leaving only the breathing filters around their noses to filter out toxic gases from the surrounding environment.

"Okay, let's go." Shen Bailian nodded. He had already noticed these people approaching.

As his mental strength continued to increase, the range of the Eye of God became wider and wider, and the duration became longer and longer, almost able to be open continuously for 24 hours.

Furthermore, two of the five senses, "sight" and "hearing," have become increasingly clear.

On this wasteland, and within Hulao Pass and Hulao City, except for a few hazy areas in the central region of Hulao City, everything else, including the martial artists, was clearly presented in his mind.

"Wait for me."

"Hey, don't forget me! I'll come back with you."

"..."

All of a sudden.

Seeing this, the other martial arts students followed suit.

In a short time, the original few dozen people turned into a group of over a hundred, marching back in a grand procession, like a group engaged in a brawl.

This scene naturally attracted the attention of many martial artists.

Even an expedition team wouldn't be that large; the most important thing is these young faces and the emblem of the Heavenly Gang Academy on the left breast of the armor.

Furthermore, judging from the undisguised aura of these martial arts students, none of them had a martial arts realm lower than the mid-stage of the Life Establishment Realm.

This made these free-spirited martial artists quite envious.

Although these martial arts students are as weak as ants compared to these free martial artists who act as scavengers on the battlefield.

However, it should be noted that these martial arts students are only eighteen or nineteen years old, and behind them stand not just one or two Sea Opening Realm martial artists, but dozens or even hundreds of Sea Opening Realm martial artists.

Even those at the Moon Embracing Realm and the strongest at the Divine Palace Realm are not uncommon.

As long as they can smoothly complete their five-year martial arts university life, every martial arts student here will at least reach the mid-stage of the Transcendent Realm in the future.

Four and a half years is more than enough time for these top talents of the Heavenly Gang Academy to improve their martial arts realm by an entire level.

"These must be the martial arts students from the Heavenly Gang Academy, right? They look so young!" someone couldn't help but exclaim.

"Nonsense!" A chubby martial artist curled his lip, rolled his eyes, and continued, "They're all eighteen-year-old first-year martial arts students, how could they not be young? Of course, except for a very few who look older."

"If we're just talking about the quality of this year's freshmen, Tiangang Academy should be number one, right? Whether it's the number of martial arts students or their quality, they are more than enough to crush the other five of the six academies."

"Judging from the current situation, that is indeed the case. With the help of this year's martial arts students, Tiangang Academy is expected to rise to first place in the next few years!"

"Why did this generation end up with this dominant power and many strong contenders?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Didn't they say that during the freshman trials at various universities, unexpected situations arose, resulting in heavy losses of freshmen at each martial arts university?"

In the Great Xia Dynasty, there are six top-tier martial arts universities, collectively known as the Six Great Institutions.

Among them, Tiangang Academy has always been in the top three.

of course.

To be more precise, Tiangang Academy seems to be cursed, consistently holding the third position year after year.

However, this year, it defied the norm and became the strongest among the six universities.

"Brother, your information is outdated." A thin man stepped forward, patted the man on the shoulder, pointed to a tall, slender boy at the very front of the group of martial arts students, and said with a sigh, "See that?"

"That guy, Shen Bailian!"

"???" "Don't you use the internet much?"

"Yes, I've been focusing on my cultivation lately, so I haven't paid much attention."

"..." Upon hearing this, the thin man fell silent.

Because such martial artists do exist in the Great Xia Dynasty, but they are very rare.

The reason is simple: for "ordinary people," if they spend too much time in seclusion and lack resources, they will not only fail to improve their martial arts level, but their level will also drop due to the decay of their physical body.

Of course, the most important thing is that the times are changing too fast.

Who knows, sometime soon, a technology that can accelerate the improvement of martial arts realm will emerge.

Like now.

The ability to artificially enhance martial arts potential with almost no loss is something no one would have imagined, nor would anyone have expected, to come from a boy who is not even eighteen years old.

"Alright." The thin man looked into the other's clear eyes and remained silent for a long time. Since the other didn't respond, he had no desire to show off and could only say briefly, "That kid's name is Shen Bailian, seventeen years old, a martial artist at the Opening Sea Realm!"

"!!!"

"Are you crazy or am I crazy?" The martial artist's eyes widened as if they were about to pop out of their sockets, but he was disappointed because the thin man did not show any change in expression.

Even the other martial artists around did not utter a sound of sneer.

……

Shen Bailian and his group naturally did not notice the scene here.

The reason is also very simple.

Shen Bailian, who was originally at the front of the group, has now reached the center of the group, surrounded by martial arts students with burning eyes.

"..."

"Senior Brother, it's my turn! It's my turn!" A tall, thin martial arts student, having finally squeezed his way to a spot near Shen Bailian, exclaimed impatiently.
"Hello, senior brother, my name is..."

"Hmm." Shen Bailian moved slowly, nodded, and smiled, "I know, your name is Luo Yun, right? One of the core members of the Lionheart Society, I've heard of you."

"Yes!" Upon seeing this, Luo Yun's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, his face filled with joy.

It's like seeing a fan of their idol.

Seeing this, the other martial arts students' eyes also flashed with a strange light, and those who had not yet joined the Lionheart Society began to have their own ideas.

Although joining or not joining wouldn't affect their calling Shen Bailian "senior brother," why not take it a step further?

Of course, the most important thing is to join the Lionheart Society. This will not have any impact on these martial arts students, since they have only been in the Tiangang Academy for one semester and are basically focused on cultivation.

It is not yet fully established, and it has almost no business dealings with members of other groups.

Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi were on the outermost edge of the group. When they saw the excited expressions of the martial arts students, they couldn't help but exchange a glance and smiles.

Whether or not the core leader is present makes a significant difference.

When Shen Bailian was not around, even though the two of them were using Shen Bailian's name, they only recruited a little over a hundred martial arts students, and most of them were only at the middle level in terms of strength among all the martial arts students in the four academies.

But now, just one sentence from Shen Bailian has attracted dozens of martial arts students to want to join the Lionheart Society.

This is equivalent to more than a month's worth of effort from Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi.

"If you have any questions about cultivation, feel free to ask. I'll help you with anything I can." Shen Bailian smiled and continued:

"Of course, don't blame me if I don't understand."

"Mmm..." Luo Yun smiled and nodded repeatedly, sorting out his thoughts before slowly saying:

"In order not to take up the time of the senior brother and the other students, I will ask one question. How exactly do you practice the second-tier sword technique Flowing Cloud Step Entangling Blade in the armory to reach perfection?"

Upon hearing this, the other martial arts students quickly focused their attention, shushing each other to keep quiet, and then listened intently.

This sword technique is extremely difficult to master.

However, because of its extremely powerful lethality in close combat, comparable to some third-tier martial arts, and after mastering it, one can naturally master a set of footwork – the Flowing Cloud Step.

Of course, most importantly, if you can master it, it will help you quickly enter the third stage of martial arts, the Breath of All Things!
Therefore, this sword technique is particularly famous among martial arts students.

However, very few people can truly master it, let alone become proficient in it.

"Hmm... I need to recall this." Shen Bailian rested his chin on his right hand, rummaging through the relevant memories in his mind.

In just a second, the corresponding images and memories surfaced.

"I haven't practiced this sword technique before, but..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yun's eyes dimmed, and a faint look of disappointment appeared on his face. If he could not master it and reach perfection, he would be in trouble.

This means that all his efforts over the past six months have been in vain.

The other martial arts students also showed expressions of astonishment, which meant that Senior Brother Shen was also human and had his limits.

"Alright, thank you, Senior Brother." Despite his disappointment, Luo Yun rallied his spirits and politely bowed to Shen Bailian.

After finishing, he prepared to turn and leave, making room for the other martial arts students who wanted to ask him questions.

As for what follows the word "however," Luo Yun was no longer concerned at this moment.

Even martial arts instructors at the Tiangang Academy, who specialize in teaching martial arts techniques, cannot guide someone to the point of mastery of a particular skill without having practiced it themselves.

"Don't you want to master the Flowing Cloud Entangling Cloth Blade?"

Upon hearing that familiar and warm voice behind him, Luo Yun's steps froze in mid-air, his head mechanically turning around to stare in astonishment at the smiling Shen Bailian.

A look of confusion.

The other martial arts students shared the same expression as Luo Yun.

Could it be?

An unbelievable thought suddenly surfaced in everyone's mind, but when they saw Shen Bailian's expression, which was not at all like a joke, a little certainty also arose in their hearts.

Nothing else matters, except that the person's name is Shen Bailian!
"B-Big...Senior Brother, you, you're not joking, are you?" Luo Yun looked at the serious-looking boy and suddenly felt his mouth go dry. He even started to stutter when he spoke.

"Of course not." Shen Bailian stopped in his tracks, looked around, and said in a deep voice, "Those who want to learn, close your eyes."

Luo Yun, Chen Yifei, and Su Ruozhi closed their eyes without hesitation.

As for the rest of the martial arts students, they looked at each other, not knowing what Shen Bailian was going to do. Some closed their eyes, while others kept their eyes open in confusion.

"The myriad phenomena of the universe..." (End of Chapter)