High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 218: Chapter 218: Dare Not Relax

Time flew by, and soon it was September 11th. It was the height of summer, and the average temperature in the Imperial Capital was over 35 degrees.

High schools across the country had been in session for ten days.

In Celestial Sea City, the senior year elite classes at the city’s various schools had also been reformed.

Azure Sky Sixth Institute, Chinese-style Villa No. 01.

In the spacious living room, Lin Qi and Jiangtao sat on a black sofa.

A 100-inch green screen was projected across from them.

A cute girl appeared on the screen, dressed in a form-fitting white Martial Arts Uniform. She had delicate features, an energetic posture, and radiated vitality.

”Bro, Brother Lin Qi, I have some great news to tell you.” Jiang Miaoyin couldn’t hold back her excitement.

”I’m now a member of the senior elite class at Tianhai No. 2 Middle School, and I’m ranked first in my grade,” Jiang Miaoyin announced with a smile.

Jiangtao couldn’t help but leap to his feet, pumping his fist with an excited expression.

”Haha, Amiao! I knew you could do it.”

Lin Qi also smiled and clapped. ”Amiao is getting more and more impressive. Her starting point is way better than mine and Taozi’s was.”

On the screen, Jiang Miaoyin’s face flushed as the corners of her mouth curled into a proud smile.

”Of course. My talent is the real deal, you know.”

”Amiao, keep it up! You need to break into the top three in Celestial Sea City—no, the top three in all of Cang Province!” Jiangtao exclaimed, invigorated.

”Of course! My goal is Brother Lin Qi!”

Lin Qi smiled as he watched the two of them express their joy.

Looking at Jiang Miaoyin on the video call, she had changed so much compared to last year.

She used to be frail and weak, with a pitiful air about her.

She looked as if a single gust of wind could have knocked her over. But then Jiangtao poured a fortune into her training.

She was given ample resources and an ideal cultivation environment.

Jiang Miaoyin grew rapidly, and now her entire being surged with vitality.

Her Qi and Blood Value and her Martial Arts advanced by leaps and bounds, and she reached second in her grade by the end of last semester.

After just one summer vacation, she shot to first in her grade. She had practically become another version of Jiangtao, with a limitless future ahead of her.

About ten minutes later, Jiangtao hung up the video call. The two of them went out to the third-floor balcony, chatting in the evening breeze.

”Taozi, does Amiao have a Mysterious Waterdrop Gemstone too?” Lin Qi asked suddenly, looking up at the bright moon in the sky.

Jiangtao smiled. ”Of course she does.”

”My parents prepared a Mysterious Waterdrop Gemstone for both me and Amiao, and they told her to use it when she turned eighteen.”

”But I opened it and had her use it early.”

”If she improves her Talent sooner, she can get more resources. Why wait until she’s eighteen?”

Jiangtao had clearly felt the benefits of the Mysterious Waterdrop Gemstone himself.

It had transformed his body, making his cultivation path much smoother.

”That’s good.”

As friends who had grown up together, Lin Qi naturally wanted them to be as strong as possible.

Jiangtao looked at Lin Qi and remarked with a sigh:

”One year ago, on this very day, you began your rise, Brother Qi.”

”Who would have thought that in just one year, you would skyrocket from being ranked over one hundredth in our grade to first? Then you became first in Celestial Sea City, and then first in all of Cang Province.”

”And finally, you broke into the top ten in the nation, shattering the historical record.”

”If the principal, Teacher Zhang, Master Yue, and Director He from the Martial Arts Education Bureau knew you defeated the guy ranked second in the country, they’d probably be too shocked to speak, right?”

Lin Qi laughed. ”They’re probably already numb from all the shock.”

’So much has happened in just one year,’ he marveled inwardly.

’It’s been less than a year since I awakened my fusion template, and I’ve already achieved so much.’

’In another year, how much further will I go?’

’Will I dominate all the Martial Artists of my generation on Blue Star?’

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「The next day」

Electric cars of all different colors drove in an orderly fashion along the wide roads, heading toward the academic buildings.

BOOM!!

The next moment, a roaring sound filled the air as squadron after squadron of black and red Giant Sparrow military transport planes flew toward the horizon, blotting out the sun.

”What’s going on?” Jiangtao stuck his head out the car window, curiously watching the receding steel silhouettes.

Lin Qi also looked up curiously. ’Is today some kind of big event?’

”I know. Today is the day the fourth-year seniors leave for their internships,” Wang Qiufeng said from nearby.

”Once you reach the fourth year, students have a lot more freedom. Aside from those who stay behind to focus on their cultivation, most students will begin their internships.”

”A few will choose to stay on as teachers or take other administrative positions, and some will go work at Martial Arts Dojos in other roles.”

Lin Qi nodded. He knew this. Many students whose Combat Talent wasn’t strong enough wouldn’t choose to go to the battlefield.

Zhou Wan and Wen Rui from the previous inspection team were graduates of the Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy Sixth Branch.

Luu Wei was the same.

Besides them, most students chose to intern directly on the battlefield.

”Students at the Martial Arts Universities in our Xia Country basically all have to intern on the battlefield in their fourth year, to be forged in blood and fire,” Wang Qiufeng continued.

”My dad told me that the situation in all the countries on Blue Star isn’t great right now. The frequency of Calamity Beast invasions is increasing,” Li Zhou added.

”Especially the High Realm Calamity Beasts. Their numbers are becoming terrifying, exceeding the total of the past ten years combined.”

”The destruction they cause is the greatest.”

”The situation in North River Province is terrible right now. It’s said that several Ninth-Level Calamity Beasts have already been spotted there.”

”Stepping onto the battlefield now means the losses will be huge. I wonder how many seniors will be sacrificed,” Guan Mountain also said with a grim expression.

He himself was a genius from North River Province. The province was known for producing geniuses, its fierce and valiant martial style forged through long-term combat with Calamity Beasts.

Everyone’s expressions grew solemn, and the atmosphere became oppressive.

”Don’t dwell on it. What we need to do now is train hard and get stronger.”

”That way, we’ll have the ability to kill more High Realm Calamity Beasts and help resist the invasion in the future,” Lin Qi said at this moment.

The others nodded. Both the dangerous situation in the outside world and the competitive atmosphere within the academy forced them to practice their martial arts even harder, not daring to relax for a moment.

As the electric car continued toward the classroom, Lin Qi clenched his fists.

’In an age of Martial Arts like this, with the external threat of Calamity Beasts, Martial Artists like us can never truly relax.’

’I have to work even harder to improve my Martial Arts strength.’

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Azure Sky Sixth Institute, in the vice dean’s office on the top floor.

Dean Liu looked through the window at the departing military transport planes and sighed.

”The situation is so dire right now. Sending them to the battlefield for their internships... even with High Realm Martial Artists for protection, sacrifices are unavoidable.”

”I wonder how many students our Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy will lose this time.”

Beside him, Mu Hong, who was dressed in tight-fitting black attire, spoke with a calm expression.

”Once they step onto the battlefield, death is inevitable.”

”Only by experiencing the cruelty of the battlefield can their spirit and will be transformed, giving them the foundation to become truly strong.”

”The situation in the future will only get worse.”

”We can only hope that more and more geniuses can rise to the occasion.”

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