Gao Wu: From a poor man in the outer city to a martial saint of the ten directions

The steam dissipated.

The hatch was fully opened.

Wei Xiu lay inside with his eyes closed, his face seemingly pale, his training clothes soaked with sweat and clinging to his body.

Under everyone's tense gaze, Wei Xiu's eyelids twitched.

Then, he slowly opened his eyes, leaned against the cabin wall, and slowly sat up.

Wei Xiu moved very slowly, as if he had just surfaced from the bottom of deep water, and his whole body exuded an indescribable fatigue.

But those black eyes were still shining!

He gripped the edge of the hatch, trying to stand up.

As soon as he put his leg to the ground, his knee buckled and he stumbled forward a step.

"Be careful!"

A hand reached out from the side and firmly supported his arm.

Wei Xiu turned his head and saw a young woman wearing a gray and black martial arts uniform.

The woman was in her early twenties, with an oval face, a hint of heroism in her eyes and brows, and a half-smile playing on her lips.

"Are you alright?" Sun Na asked, her tone tinged with curiosity.

Wei Xiu steadied himself and shook his head.

"It's nothing, just a bit mentally taxing."

As he spoke, Wei Xiu stretched his neck, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

"My health is fine."

These four words, when spoken in the training ground, were like a thunderclap from a clear sky!

"Are you feeling alright?!"

An apprentice on the first floor couldn't help but shout it out.

"You were beaten up by the gatekeeper for thirty minutes inside, and you say you're still in good shape?!"

"What the hell is this physical ability?!"

"Last time I went in, I only lasted eight minutes before being kicked out. I vomited for half an hour afterward, and my legs were weak for two days!"

"Wei Xiu, what kind of monster are you?!"

The sounds of discussion, exclamations, and disbelief exploded in the training ground like a pot boiling over!

The expression on Huo Quan's face was beyond ugly!

His mouth was twitching, his eyelids were twitching, and he had even smashed the drink bottle!

"I'm mentally exhausted, but physically okay!"

These words were like a needle, piercing straight into his ear!

When I first entered the Tianwu Simulator, I only lasted twelve minutes, but I was still considered to be in the top tier among the trainees.

After I came out, I vomited, my legs went weak, and I had a headache for seven days and seven nights!

Wei Xiu endured for a full thirty minutes, getting beaten up by Li Tian for thirty minutes!

After coming out, he only said one sentence: "I'm a bit mentally exhausted, but physically okay?"

What is this?

What the hell is this?!

Huo Quan threw the beverage bottle on the ground and turned to leave.

"Bang!"

But nobody was paying attention to him anymore.

All eyes were on Wei Xiu!

Lin Qi finally squeezed through the crowd and grabbed Wei Xiu's shoulder. He looked him up and down several times to make sure he was really alright before letting out a long sigh of relief!

"Damn, you scared me to death!" Lin Qi's voice was a little hoarse.

"What exactly happened to you in there? That line was red for seven minutes!"

"Seven minutes! We all thought you were going to be ejected!"

A playful smile appeared on Wei Xiu's tired face.

"We'll talk about that later."

Then Wei Xiu turned his head and looked at Xiao Ling next to him.

"Sister Xiaoling, do I consider this a success?"

Xiaoling gave Wei Xiu a deep look, then shook her head.

"No. The condition for clearing the first level is to defeat the gatekeeper general; you just survived until the time ran out."

Wei Xiu nodded, showing neither disappointment nor resentment.

"What about my grades? There should be a score, right?"

Xiaoling was silent for two seconds, her gaze lingering on Wei Xiu's face for a moment, before she said something that stunned everyone.

"I need to check the system records."

"Because, before you, no one has ever failed to complete the challenge in thirty minutes on their first attempt."

"Your case...is unprecedented!"

The training ground fell silent once again.

Wei Xiu stood still, the sweat on his body dried by the air conditioner, bringing a slight coolness.

"Old Wei! You really made me proud today!"

It wasn't until Lin Qi's hoarse shout rang in his ears that Wei Xiu finally snapped out of his deep, detached state.

Lin Qi was the most excited at this moment, his face flushed as he handed a bottle of water to Wei Xiu.

However, Wei Xiu had just reached out his hand to take it.

A fair hand suddenly reached out and blocked the water bottle.

"You can't drink it."

A cool, clear female voice rang out, and Sun Na stepped closer.

Those eyes, brimming with heroic spirit, held a hint of a smile, and their tone left no room for doubt.

"After the high-pressure simulation battle, your internal organs and muscles are still in a state of extreme congestion and tension. Drinking cold water now will only worsen the negative condition."

As she spoke, Sun Na took out a small, sealed tube from her martial arts uniform pocket, poured out a pure white pill, and handed it to Wei Xiu.

"Swallowing it can help you quickly eliminate muscle lactic acid and stabilize your nervous system."

Before Wei Xiu could react, Lin Qi's eyes suddenly lit up and he said:

"Holy crap, Lao Wei, answer this! This is Anlei's Mesotherapy! It sells for several hundred yuan a pill!"

"This is Senior Sun Na from our second-floor pre-martial arts class. Everyone was watching you unleash your power in the simulation battle!"

Upon hearing the words "second floor" and "Anlei Company," Wei Xiu's heart stirred slightly.

My simulated battle actually attracted the attention of the aspiring martial artists on the second floor.

"Thank you, Senior Sun Na."

Wei Xiu didn't hesitate and swallowed the pills dry.

The pill melted instantly in the mouth, and in just two or three breaths, a refreshing sensation spread from the throat to every part of the body.

The muscles, which had been sore and swollen as if filled with lead, miraculously relaxed a little.

Even that tearing feeling of exhaustion that permeates even the bones is greatly relieved!

"Hehe, you're welcome."

Sun Na's lips curled into an intrigued smile as she crossed her arms and her eyes revealed an undisguised curiosity.

"I'm very curious, what exactly happened to you inside?"

"The vital signs on the screen were red for a full seven minutes, and it looked like I was about to be forcibly ejected, so how did it suddenly turn green?"

This was a question that all the apprentices present were eager to know the answer to.

In an instant, dozens of pairs of eyes around him were fixed on Wei Xiu.

"this……"

Just as Wei Xiu was pondering how to answer, the sound of high heels stepping on the shock-absorbing pads interrupted everyone's wait.

Xiaoling walked quickly out of the academic affairs office, clutching a newly printed system data sheet in her hand.

At this moment, her usually calm and composed face, which seemed unfazed even if the sky were to fall, now bore an unusually strange expression, one that could even be described as seeing a ghost.

Arriving at the simulator, he glanced back and forth between the data sheet and Wei Xiu's face.

"Sister Xiaoling, how does the system determine the score? Has it been awarded?" someone couldn't help but ask.

Xiaoling took a deep breath, slammed the paper in her hand onto the metal table next to the cabin door, her voice trembling almost imperceptibly.

"I've checked the underlying backend data, and the system has no problems."

"Wei Xiu did not defeat the gatekeeper of the first level and failed to trigger the normal conditions for clearing the level."