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Chapter 173 College Degrees Are Even More Enjoyable

"Sigh, the 'Martial Arts Secrets' section of the Heavenly Secrets Report is getting more and more profound. I haven't read it for a few issues, and I'm starting to not understand it anymore!"

"You don't know, but the key parts of martial arts are no longer the responsibility of Young Master Tianji himself. Instead, they have been handed over to the 'Dayan Martial Arts Academy,' which he recently established, or 'Academy' for short!"

"Dayan Martial Arts Academy? A college?! What's the difference between this and the original martial arts training class?"

"There's a big difference. The martial arts training class is just a path for you to improve. There are almost no barriers. As long as you're not a heretic, you just need to pay some money!"

The Dayan Martial Arts Academy was originally an organization based on members of the "Heavenly Martial Arts Training Class," requiring top-notch martial arts aptitude to join. It can be described as a "university" among martial artists and a "national academy" of the martial arts world!
Moreover, the Great Martial Arts Pavilion not only 'learns martial arts,' but also has the responsibility of 'developing martial arts,' standing at the forefront of martial arts in the martial world, all for the purpose of continuously developing stronger, more powerful, and more domineering martial arts!

"No wonder... I can't understand the Heavenly Secrets Report anymore. It turns out that this is the group of people writing articles. As a nobody like me, I should just save up some money and enroll in the 'Mysterious Character Martial Arts Training Class'. I heard that there are top fifty masters from the Weapon Ranking to teach me."

"Actually, the problem of you not being able to understand the Heavenly Secrets Report is easy to solve. The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion has recently published a book called 'Three Years of Heavenly Secrets, Five Years of Grand Competition,' which compiles and organizes most of the martial arts knowledge points in the Heavenly Secrets Report. Even beginner martial artists can understand it. It is said that these are the core knowledge points summarized by the junior masters of the Hidden Dragon Ranking!"

"Wow, that's great! I'll go buy a copy right now! Speaking of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, I heard that Shangguan Xue'er, who is ranked first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, is going to get into another fight?"

I heard that Shangguan Xue'er is a disciple of Young Master Tianji, and has mastered the 'Five Ultimate Divine Skills' secretly passed down by the Tianji Pavilion. I also heard that she is not even fourteen years old, yet she already possesses the strength of a top thirty expert on the Weapon Ranking!

"That's right, but the Hidden Dragon Ranking only ranks young masters under the age of twenty-five. It changes much faster than the Weapon Ranking. Many masters who want to become famous challenge for higher rankings. Not to mention that the Hidden Dragon Ranking itself is a reserve force for the Great Yan Martial Arts Academy, which can access a lot of cutting-edge martial arts knowledge!"

"Ah! I can't take it anymore, I get itchy if I don't watch a duel for a day! I'm going to buy tickets right now!"

The Forbidden City, at the city gate.

"What?! You're going to college?!"

Lu Xiaofeng stared wide-eyed at Sikong Zhaixing in front of him, his face filled with disbelief.

"That's right!"

Sikong Zhaixing smiled smugly.
"Young Master Tianji has approved my college application. I am now a noble college graduate."

Lu Xiaofeng's expression was somewhat unpleasant.
He felt that a pitifully thick barrier had already separated him from Sikong Zhaixing.

"Why?! I was rejected when I applied to a junior college last time, because they said my political ideology was incorrect!"

"But my weapon ranking is clearly above yours!"

Sikong Zhaixing sneered.
“I was the one who graded your paper. You didn’t follow the “one leader, two whatevers” principle of Tianji Tower at all, so you were definitely eliminated in the first round.”

"Besides, that's all ancient history. I'm currently tenth on the Weapon Ranking, you're eleventh, and Hua Manlou is ninth. He's already surpassed you!"

"Damn it!"

Lu Xiaofeng looked even uglier.

Although he didn't care much about martial arts, he couldn't stand seeing everyone around him surpass him.

Therefore, Lu Xiaofeng had no choice but to join Tianji Tower and become a light-footed kung fu instructor, thereby gaining access to a lot of martial arts resources.

But even so, it can't compare to these 'kings of the scroll'.

"Why are you, a thief, and Hua Manlou, a blind man, practicing martial arts so diligently?!"

"You have to take the military examination?!"

Lu Xiaofeng was a little desperate. He was truly impressed by all of you college graduates.

"The martial arts exam is nothing compared to the satisfaction of a junior college degree!"

"Of course I'm doing it for my kung fu skills!"

Higher! Faster! Farther!

Sikong Zhaixing's face was filled with fervor.

"At the Dayan Martial Arts Pavilion, we have been able to extend the time it takes to maintain a breath within our lightness skill to half a quarter of an hour by relying on a special martial art that allows us to breathe through our skin!"

"The next step is to break the 15-minute barrier, and our goal is to research the highest level of lightness skill—"

"Riding the wind through the void!"

As for Hua Manlou

Sikong Zhaixing abruptly changed the subject, his tone becoming complex.

"He did it to restore his eyesight."

"what?"

Lu Xiaofeng was truly surprised this time.
Sikong Zhaixing nodded.

“Hua Manlou’s situation is special; existing medical techniques certainly cannot restore his eyesight.” “It is said that Young Master Tianji is already researching a martial art called ‘Pupil Technique.’ Once completed, it can help Hua Manlou restore his eyesight, or even surpass it!”

"It's just that the name of this eye technique project is rather strange, it's called 'Amaterasu'?!"

Before Lu Xiaofeng could even be surprised by the news, a commotion erupted.

"It's Shangguan Xue'er, the number one on the Hidden Dragon List!"

"Miss Xue'er has grown taller again!"

"Miss Xue'er, please kill him in one go!"

Shangguan Xue'er stood on the city gate tower, dressed in a colorful dress, her figure light and graceful, her expression still as mischievous as ever.

Standing opposite him was Su Shaoying, one of the Three Heroes of Emei.

"It's you again."

Shangguan Xue'er yawned, feeling somewhat bored.

"Last time you only lasted ten moves against me. I told you, you're no match for me."

"According to my master, the journey from tenth to first on the Hidden Dragon List is like climbing a new world in a single step. There are still many levels between you and me."

Su Shaoying snorted coldly. He was a strong-willed person and would not give up easily once he had made up his mind.

In the original story, because he was too stubborn, even after Ximen Chuixue spared him, he insisted on fighting and was then gloriously killed.

"I was simply outmatched last time!"

"But this time I learned the complete 'Nine Swords of Dugu' from my master. I know all the ways to counter the moves of all weapons in the world. I will definitely be able to break your 'Five Ultimate Divine Skills'!"

Shangguan Xue'er crossed her arms, then opened her hands.

“You seem to have forgotten one thing: the ‘Nine Swords of Dugu’ was also created by my master.”

Su Shaoying's expression changed slightly, and he drew his longsword.
"Enough with the nonsense, let's see what we've got!"

"Look at the sword!"

Su Shaoying truly lived up to his reputation as one of the Three Heroes of Emei. Even Ximen Chuixue praised his talent in swordsmanship. In a short period of time, he had already mastered the Dugu Nine Swords and applied it in actual combat.

Compared to the original work, his strength has improved by more than one level.

However, Shangguan Xue'er was able to be accepted as Wang Gan's apprentice because she was also very intelligent. In Wang Gan's eyes, she had the same clever and mischievous style as Xiao Yu'er back then.

Therefore, she was taught the Five Ultimate Skills, and Shangguan Xue'er was indeed exceptionally talented. She made great strides and cultivated to the level of a first-class master in the martial arts world, almost ranking among the top twenty masters on the weapon ranking list.

The two exchanged ten moves back and forth. Finally, on the thirteenth move, Shangguan Xue'er used a move called "Lingxi Finger" to trap Su Shaoying's longsword.

"You are too confident in your own Emei swordsmanship, while the Dugu Nine Swords requires a great deal of accumulated moves. You still haven't learned the essence of your master Dugu Yihe's mastery of both swords and sabers, and the essence of drawing on the strengths of many schools."

Shangguan Xue'er threw down her longsword and sighed.

If it weren't for the Heavenly Mystery Prince's insistence that she take on a competition every month to maintain the activity level of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, she really wouldn't want to compete with these newbies.

If she weren't so young, she would have been ranked on the weapons list long ago.

"You are the disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Prince?"

After Su Shaoying left dejectedly, a tall figure suddenly appeared, speaking with a playful tone.

It was a figure of noble bearing, a very young and handsome man with a cold and icy face, but his eyes revealed a childlike innocence.

What's most puzzling is that this person is wearing a white fox fur coat and doesn't seem to feel hot at all, even though it's only mid-October and the weather should only be considered cool.

"Who are you.."

Shangguan Xue'er became serious.

She hadn't even noticed this person's arrival; his lightness skill must be terrifyingly high!
"Ah"

The man smiled like a fox.

"To be honest, I'm a bit dissatisfied with Wang Gan. I'm only twenty-four years old, yet he put me on the weapons list."

"Logically speaking, I should be number one on the Hidden Dragon List."

(End of this chapter)