High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

Just as Chen Mo was trying to recall his previous knowledge, the system, which had been silent for several days, suddenly started beeping.

[Challenge mission triggered!]

[He attempted to amaze everyone with his combat prowess test scores and was exempted from academic exams thanks to his outstanding martial arts performance.]

[Successfully completing the mission will reward you with one chance to draw a hero's passive ability!]

[Note: Life is not a game. Try different ways to combine skills and equipment; you might be pleasantly surprised.]

"..."

"Is it even possible to do that?"

Chen Mo glanced at the task issued by the system. How good must the grades be to be exempt from the written test?

"Fine, I'll just do my best."

As he sprinted toward the sports center, Chen Mo pondered the meaning of the system's notes.

"Combining equipment and skills?"

"Could it be that I can trigger the passive effect of Heart of Steel with a Deliberate Blast Punch?"

"It seems like there might actually be some truth to that!"

Chen Mo suddenly realized that the description of Heart Steel did not mention how to trigger it, but only mentioned attacking it.

That means that Heart Steel's charged attacks, Intentional Blast and Blood Fist, can be used together.

"hiss..."

Thinking about the damage that these three skills would cause when combined, Chen Mo couldn't help but gasp.

"With this power, killing a level three or four martial artist with a single punch wouldn't be a problem, right?"

Unfortunately, the conditions for using all three together are too demanding; you must simultaneously strike the steel charging indicator in the center with both the Blood Fist and the Deliberate Blast Fist.

In a real battle, an opponent wouldn't give Chen Mo such an opportunity, but it wouldn't be bad to try it out on the target now.

The power of the Deliberate Blast Fist and the Heart of Steel Charged Attack need no further explanation, while the power of the Blood Fist depends on how much Qi and Blood is invested.

One point of health corresponds to 1.5 times the damage, which is quite considerable in conventional martial arts.

Soon, Chen Mo arrived at the sports center.

Amidst the sea of ​​people, Chen Mo spotted Teacher Fu holding a large sign looking for him at a glance.

"Teacher Fu!"

Chen Mo greeted Teacher Fu and ran towards him.

"Chen, you've finally arrived! Everyone in Class One is waiting for you."

Teacher Fu jogged over to greet Chen Mo, her face full of smiles.

"Hurry, hurry, the martial arts test is about to begin. The No. 16 Middle School has already finished the test."

"After the No. 1 Middle School tests are over, it will be our turn."

Teacher Fu led Chen Mo toward the class of Senior Three Class One, and the students in Class One were all looking at Chen Mo with curiosity.

"Is this the genius who was featured on television?"

"Probably, but I wonder how much our principal spent to poach him."

"I heard he wasn't poached; apparently, he was fired after punching the principal's niece so hard she ended up in the ICU."

"Wow, I didn't realize. She looks so cute, but she's so irritable."

The students in Class One were buzzing with discussion, all very curious about the legendary Taizhou Star.

"Quiet down, No. 1 Middle School has already entered, we're next."

Teacher Fu abandoned her gentle smile towards Chen Mo and yelled at the students in Class One.

"It's Chen Mo's business whether he's a genius or not. You guys should focus on whether you can get into the martial arts academy."

"Tch..." Many students made disdainful noises.

But what Teacher Fu said was indeed true; Chen Mo's grades had little to do with them.

Standing at the very back of the line, Chen Mo obediently followed the group into the sports center.

"Remember, this year's martial arts exam has an additional component compared to previous years: a combat capability test."

Teacher Fu pointed to the combat capability test target in the testing room.

"The higher-ups have discovered that students nowadays only know how to focus on increasing their qi and blood, completely neglecting practical combat skills."

"This can be seen as giving an opportunity to students who have average blood and qi talent but outstanding combat talent."

"This time, the results will be calculated based on the average of combat power score and total health. Make sure you seize the opportunity."

After Teacher Fu's instructions, the students of No. 37 Middle School all looked as if they had lost their parents.

With combat power ratings, their average score drops again, and they might not even be able to get into the most ordinary martial arts academy.

"I don't think I've seen that student before..."

Teacher Fu narrowed her eyes as she looked at the boy standing in front of the blood and qi testing device.

Before the martial arts exam, he had browsed through the list of candidates from No. 1 Middle School this year, but he did not see this boy's information.

"Qi and blood, 697."

As the data on the blood and qi testing device lit up, a gasp of surprise immediately rang out from the surroundings.

"Impossible! When did No. 1 High School produce such a genius?!"

Teacher Fu stared wide-eyed at the numbers on the blood and qi testing device, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"There's something wrong. This student must have been bought by No. 1 Middle School from another school!"

Teacher Fu glared at Zhao Dehai, who was sitting in a wheelchair, through gritted teeth.

That old bald man is shameless; he actually bought students from other cities and other schools.

"Chen Mo, you..." Teacher Fu turned around and looked at Chen Mo with a worried gaze.

A week ago, the principal said that Chen Mo was already a first-level martial artist with a total blood and qi of over 200, and that winning this year's top score would be no problem at all.

Judging from the current situation, it seems unlikely that he will become the top scorer.

"Don't worry, it's only a little over 600 Qi and Blood."

Chen Mo was full of confidence. His current total blood and qi had reached 1,500, which was more than twice that of the boy.

Just as Teacher Fu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Chen Mo's confident words, a muffled thud came from the combat power testing room next door.

Then, the target used to test combat effectiveness flew out of the room.

Fortunately, the proctor caught the test target, otherwise many students would have been injured.

"Such powerful martial arts skills! This child's combat strength is a staggering 5,300!"

Upon glancing at the numbers on the target, even the proctor couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The moment this number was displayed to everyone, gasps of astonishment echoed throughout the sports center.

At the same time, Zhao Dehai glared at Chen Mo with a sinister look.

Previous reports did not mention Chen Mo's combat level, only that Chen Mo was the first level one martial artist under the age of eighteen in Taizhou City.

Zhao Dehai had no idea that Chen Mo's combat power was far more terrifying than he had imagined, and he was overjoyed.

He no longer cared whether Chen Mo could get into the martial arts academy; all he wanted now was to snatch the top scorer title that belonged to Chen Mo.

No matter what dirty methods are used.

Even Chen Mo couldn't help but frown when he saw that combat power of 5,300.

"Is it that strong...?"

Chen Mo was unaware that Zhao Dehai had learned about the combat ability test before the martial arts exam.

This morning, he specially obtained a disposable martial arts ring made by a mentalist from the underground black market. It contains the full-force attack of a level four martial artist after using a martial arts technique.

No one can detect this cheating method, since no one would spend millions to cheat for the martial arts exam.