In a Martial World High, There’s a Mystical Great World – Chapter 29

Chapter 29: What is Martial Path

“Forget it.”

Shen Xing couldn’t be bothered to explain. After breaking through to Muscle Tempering, he would be going to the Muscle Tempering Class.

The classmates in this class might not even be in the same class in the future.

He walked directly to Teacher Dai, greeted her casually, “Teacher Dai, it’s not easy to see you. Here, I just registered my level. I’ve already reached the Muscle Tempering Stage.”

“—!”

After Shen Xing said these words, the whole place fell into a momentary silence.

All sounds seemed to stop in an instant.

Even some students who were originally moving froze in place, staring blankly in this direction.

Tan Feihong’s pupils contracted violently, looking at Shen Xing in disbelief.

What did they hear?

This person who had only been in the class for a week said he had already reached the Muscle Tempering Stage?

Was this person crazy, or did they all hear wrong?

A week!

This person had only been in the Skin Tempering Class for a week!

Even Teacher Dai seemed to be stunned for a moment.

But she was a teacher after all, and she was the first to react, looking at the martial arts level registration record that Shen Xing had sent over.

【Maximum fist strength: 914.47 kg】

【Maximum speed: 82.5 km/h】

【Maximum reaction time: 58.8 ms】

【Maximum Qi and Blood: 17.5 Lu An】

【Determined to be at the second level of the Body Tempering Stage. Citizen level promoted from Level 2 to Level 3. All Level 3 citizen privileges unlocked. 】

Surprise appeared on her face. “Impressive! You really are at the Muscle Tempering Stage. I’ve taught two Skin Tempering classes, and you’ve definitely spent the shortest time in my class!”

These words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing an uproar in the entire class.

“He’s really at the Muscle Tempering Stage!”

“Didn’t he just join the class a week ago? How could he be so fast!”

“He seemed to be at the Mid-Stage when he joined last week.”

“Even if he was at the Mid-Stage, this is too fast!”

“Late-Stage, Maximum, Muscle Tempering, three levels in a week?”

“I feel like he’s even more monstrous than the two monsters before!”

“. . .”

Anyone could see how shocked the students were by Shen Xing’s breakthrough to the Muscle Tempering Stage.

Amidst the noise, the quietest and most incredulous person was Tan Feihong.

He stared blankly at Shen Xing, his expression looking as if he were in a dream. He especially recalled the words he had said before, each and every one of them, replaying in his mind over and over again.

So, what Hu An said was all true.

This bet, from beginning to end, was just something others used to get the gravity device. He was just a tool!

They didn’t take him seriously at all!

This kind of blow, this kind of gloom.

It was the first time in the fifteen or sixteen years of his life that something like this had happened, and it hit him so hard.

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“Is he alright?”

Shen Xing glanced at the boy out of the corner of his eye. Of course, he recognized him as the one he had bet with last week. But seeing his dazed and vacant look, he felt a little embarrassed to ask about the Basic Yuan Liquid again.

“Don’t worry about him!” Teacher Dai said with an indifferent expression. “If he can’t even take this kind of blow, he’d better leave the Martial Path Academy as soon as possible. But, did you break through on your own? Without relying on Martial Path Intent?”

“I did take some good pills and resources. What is Martial Path Intent?” Shen Xing noticed a new term mentioned by the female teacher.

“You don’t know?” Teacher Dai looked at Shen Xing strangely, clicking her tongue. “It’s a good thing you came to me first and didn’t go directly to the Muscle Tempering Class, or you would have missed an important opportunity.”

Shen Xing became even more curious, but he already realized that the arrangement of having a teacher for the Skin Tempering Class was indeed not without meaning.

He had thought about this before.

It was just that he hadn’t met this teacher in the past week.

“Come with me.” Teacher Dai glanced at the messy classroom and directly instructed Hu An, “You continue to arrange the tests, distribute the resources, and allocate the gravity devices.”

“Yes.” Hu An nodded. He seemed to know a little about the situation and gave Shen Xing an encouraging look.

Shen Xing, filled with curiosity and a hint of anticipation, followed behind Teacher Dai.

They arrived at a new room. The first thing he saw was a huge metal box placed at the side of the room, with a large screen on it. It seemed to be some kind of special equipment.

In addition, there were some shiny metal dummies with shocking marks on them, as if they had been hacked by knives and axes.

“Since you don’t know about Martial Path Intent, I’ll explain it according to the procedure for civilian students.” Teacher Dai turned around, crossing her arms and looking at Shen Xing.

“Okay.”

For some reason, Shen Xing felt a trace of nervousness.

It was as if he was about to touch upon a whole new field.

“First of all, have you ever thought about why Martial Path is named Martial Path?” Teacher Dai first raised a question.

“Why is it named Martial Path?” Shen Xing was taken aback.

When Martial Path first appeared, Martial Path was Martial Path. Not to mention his previous self, even after he awakened the memories of his past life, he had never thought about this question.

But at this moment, he seemed to realize something.

In an era like this, giving a unified name to something, to a concept, should be a rather serious matter.

“If one could chase after the continuous evolution of life simply by continuously training, cultivating, absorbing, and refining Yuan Qi, then why not name it Immortal Path, Path of Evolution, or even Yuan Qi Path?” Teacher Dai threw out another question. But this time, she didn’t wait for Shen Fei’s answer and directly explained, “The reason is very simple. The core of Martial Path lies in the word ‘Martial’!”

“Martial?”

“Yes, Martial represents fighting, destruction. It is the purest, most primitive power, and also a spirit that represents struggle and confrontation.” Teacher Dai’s tone became heavier at this point. “Martial Path is the path of life evolution, but it is even more a path of fighting and confrontation. Even life evolution is a struggle against one’s own limits. This is why the school wants to cultivate your competitive awareness—those who are content with being inferior, who dare not fight, who are unwilling to fight, are destined to not go far on the Martial Path!”

“I see.”

Shen Xing finally understood why the school used time limits, benefits, and elimination systems to constantly stimulate students, making them train desperately and cultivate diligently.

Because without doing so, it would be difficult to achieve anything on the Martial Path.

“Don’t ask why. The nature of Yuan Qi is like this, and the essence of life evolution has always been the survival of the fittest. Even without Yuan Qi, it would still be the same.” Teacher Dai continued, “Of course, the existence of Yuan Qi has infinitely expanded this characteristic. The so-called martial arts talent does not simply refer to the body’s ability to absorb and accommodate Yuan Qi, but more to the talent in will and spirit. People with strong will and high fighting spirit will not only actively train for longer periods, but the effect will also be better.”