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Chapter 78 Final Exam

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

On January 16, 2667 (lunar calendar), the senior students of the Martial Arts Department of the Eighth High School in Antu City took the city-wide final exam.

At 4:30 p.m., the students from the top classes gathered in a martial arts training ground that had been temporarily set up for the exam.

The exam had been going on for an hour, and Jiang Hao and Su Zhining had just completed the tests on Qi and Blood Value, Basic Physical Fitness, and Punching Power, and each of them had submitted excellent results.

Jiang Hao [Qi and Blood Value: 8.78, Basic Physical Fitness: 862 points, Punching Power: 843 kg, Body Control: 96 points]

Su Zhining [Qi and Blood Value: 8.71, Basic Physical Fitness: 859 points, Punching Power: 837 kg, Body Control: 96 points]

"The closer one's Qi and Blood are to a 10, the more difficult it should be to improve, but these two's Qi and Blood growth rate hasn't slowed down much compared to before!"

"Stop being so sour. They must have worked incredibly hard during this time, otherwise their body control wouldn't have reached the school's standard for allowing them to start practicing the 'Ling Shu Hun Yuan Zhuang' ahead of schedule..."

The fact that Chen Mochuan was taught the "Ling Shu Hun Yuan Zhuang" ahead of time could not be kept secret for long.

After the other students learned about this, they all asked Han Zhen what conditions he needed to meet to learn this fundamental stance training.

Therefore, Han Zhen directly announced the school's two hard standards:

First, body control must be consistently maintained at 95 points or higher;

Second, in terms of the progress of practicing the two basic exercises, Gubenzhuang and Peiyuanquan, one should demonstrate sufficient potential, that is, there is a high probability that one will reach the perfect state before the college entrance examination.

Han Zhen emphasized that both conditions must be met simultaneously; neither can be omitted.

Otherwise, if one tries to force the practice of the Ling Shu Hun Yuan Zhuang without a solid foundation, it will only be counterproductive. Not only will it be difficult to achieve the desired cultivation effect, but it may also delay the overall progress of martial arts cultivation due to the inability to control the operation of higher spiritual power. At the current stage of preparation, blindly rushing forward is a big taboo.

Even for students who have the opportunity to learn this stance training outside of school, he specifically reminded them that he did not recommend doing so.

Such high standards immediately deterred the vast majority of students, but a small number, such as Jiang Hao and Su Zhining, were inspired and full of fighting spirit.

"If you ask me, it's because Li Biao and Chen Mochuan are too amazing. Their progress is so rapid that it seriously threatens their positions as the top two in the grade, putting them under tremendous pressure, which is why they can maintain such a rate of improvement."

Li Biao, who was tested before Jiang Hao and Su Zhining, still couldn't match their data in all aspects, but the gap was getting smaller and smaller.

Li Biao [Qi and Blood Value: 8.63, Basic Physical Fitness: 849 points, Punching Power: 820 kg, Body Control: 95 points]

"Actually, Li Biao is alright, but Chen Mochuan is the real freak. He actually jumped to eighth place in the grade in last month's monthly exam, and his body control is ridiculously high..."

"Sigh... what can I do? I'm a noble Spirit Awakener, which gives me a huge advantage in the early stages of martial arts cultivation."

"Come on, stop bringing up other things. If you could train as hard as Chen Mochuan, your grades wouldn't be bad. You definitely won't get into the top six universities, but you'll definitely get into one of the top thirty-six!"

"Next up, Chen Mochuan!"

Just then, Han Zhen called on Chen Mochuan to take the various tests, and all the students in the top class turned their attention to him.

Chen Mochuan stepped into the blood and qi detector. A warm yellow light flashed, and a "beep...beep..." sound rang out. Immediately, a striking number appeared on the display screen.

[Qi and Blood Value: 8.18]

Chen Mochuan ignored the gasps of surprise from his classmates: "This is outrageous!", "Is this price increase even possible?", "It's already broken 8!?"

After scoring a high score of 896 on the basic physical fitness test platform, he calmly stood in front of the punching power tester.

Without accumulating much power, he lowered his waist and twisted his hips, then threw a punch.

The testing device trembled slightly, then displayed a line of data: [Punching Power: 982 kg, Body Control: 120 points]

At this point, the already rising noise in the training ground reached its peak, with exclamations and discussions almost lifting the roof off.

The students were amazed by Chen Mochuan's completely illogical control over his body: he had already reached an astonishing 106 points in the last monthly exam, and in just one month, he had made an incredible improvement!

Those students who had initially given up on learning the Ling Shu Hun Yuan Zhuang due to its high standards now had reddened eyes with envy, staring intently at the number "120 points," their breathing becoming more rapid.

"Holy crap! Is this even human?"

"Even with the Ling Shu Hun Yuan Zhuang stance training, the improvement shouldn't be this exaggerated!"

"Seriously? Even those two prodigies from No. 1 High School aren't this outrageous!"

"Even without the body-tempering bonus from the Spiritual Pivot Primordial Stance, his control level is probably already at 100 points. This foundation is terrifying. How did he train it?"

Han Zhen and Lin Hong, who already knew about Chen Mochuan's situation, were not surprised at all. After letting the students vent their emotions for a while, they then restored order to the examination room and silenced everyone.

In the subsequent basic skill level and simulated combat exams, most of the students who did not enter the virtual pod for the test were absent-minded and frequently looked at Chen Mochuan, who was standing in a stance and talking quietly with Li Biao.

They didn't even pay much attention to the results displayed on the big screen inside the training ground.

Jiang Hao [Basic Skill Level: 816 points (Strengthening the Foundation Stance: 395 points, Nourishing the Essence Fist: 421 points), Simulated Combat: 856 points]

Su Zhining [Basic Skill Level: 819 points (Strengthening the Foundation Stance: 403 points, Nourishing the Essence Fist: 416 points), Simulated Combat: 851 points]

However, despite achieving quite good results in this round of testing, Jiang Hao and Su Zhining, who both reached the ninth level of strength in the simulated battle with their eighth-level Qi and Blood, still showed no signs of relaxation or pride on their faces.

Chen Mochuan's exaggerated data was like a whip, lashing their nerves invisibly.

Almost simultaneously, the two abandoned their rest and immediately set up their stances in a corner of the training ground, immersing themselves in cultivation as quickly as possible.

They all knew in their hearts that their progress was far from enough.

In the monthly exam a little over a month ago, Chen Mochuan had already achieved perfect scores of 1000 in both Peiyuanquan and Gubenzhuang, making him the undisputed number one in basic skills.

At this moment, the only suspense in Jiang Hao and Su Zhining's hearts, and the focus of everyone's attention, was Chen Mochuan's performance in the upcoming simulated battle.

Time passed slowly, and finally it was the last group's turn to be tested, including the much-anticipated Chen Mochuan.

Despite the many curious, envious, or scrutinizing gazes, Chen Mochuan calmly entered the virtual reality pod.

While waiting for the exam system to verify and adjust, he summoned the golden light screen to check his current status.

[Spirit Master: Chen Mochuan]

[Status: Abundant Qi and Blood]

[Spiritual Ability: Soul Devouring (Can devour the spirituality of all things to enhance oneself)]

[Qi and Blood Value: 8.18]

[Technique:]

[Strengthening the Foundation: Perfection]

Peiyuanquan: Perfection

Tiger Fist: Mastery (96%)

【Crushing Mountain Fist: Beginner (88%)】