Chapter 32

The morning exams went by one after another, with some people rejoicing and others worrying.

Even during lunch in the school cafeteria, no one was in the mood to eat, as there was a more important exam in the afternoon—the physical fitness test, which was the most crucial part.

In exams two hundred years ago, students were judged solely by their test scores, but now it was completely reversed. Because only with a strong physique can one excel in various tasks, and those with poor physical fitness cannot even undertake interstellar travel.

"Jiang Li, how did you do on the exam this time?"

In the cafeteria, while eating, his best friend Guo Meng came up and asked. At that moment, Jiang Li was drinking a nutritional liquid, which made his best friend envious: "You're actually drinking Green God Nutritional Liquid! It costs a thousand star coins per tube, did you hit the jackpot?"

"Come, have one too, to replenish your energy and do well in the afternoon exam." Jiang Li casually handed a tube to his best friend.

Guo Meng firmly grabbed it, disbelieving: "Really giving it to me?"

"Would I lie to you?" Jiang Li shook his head: "Hurry up and drink it."

"What if it's fake?" Guo Meng hurriedly opened it and drank it in one breath, instantly looking radiant: "It's indeed a luxury, I feel my physical strength has increased a lot."

"It's an illusion. This kind of biological nutritional agent needs to be taken for a long time, and you need to persist in exercising to cleanse the impurities in your body." Jiang Li smiled: "By the way, are you prepared for the physical fitness test this afternoon?"

"Not at all, I'll just leave it to fate. I probably have no hope of getting into Starry Sky University, right?" Guo Meng smacked his lips: "I'm the kind of person who just fills the ranks, providing a backdrop for others. You look so energetic now, you must do well this time! Don't forget your brother when you make it big."

"No problem, do you still not know what kind of person I am?" Jiang Li patted his best friend's shoulder.

"Good luck." Best friend Guo Meng hurriedly left, adjusting his mood to prepare for the exam.

Jiang Li remained very calm because he knew his own strength.

The two-hour break passed quickly.

When it was time for the exam, Jiang Li followed the other students into a large stadium, which was over ten thousand square meters. There were various machines inside for testing physical fitness data, including running, punching, kicking, and more.

"Begin!"

The student in front of Jiang Li got on the machine. At the command, he started a fierce sprint, one second, two seconds... it took him eight seconds to run a hundred meters.

He rested for a while, then started punching, hitting a hundred punches in succession, sweating profusely. Finally, a number appeared on the machine: 0.36 tons.

Then, he proceeded to the kicking, squatting, and weight-bearing tests.

After a series of tests, a series of numbers appeared on the machine, and a voice rang out: "Comprehensive test, vitality 0.85. Please enter the combat room for the final practical test."

"Ah! Still not 0.9! I hope I can make up the points in the final practical test. Otherwise, there's no way I can get the school's focused training." The student was dejected.

There was still a combat test.

This test evaluated the examinee's reaction ability and practical experience. A good performance could add points, while a poor one could deduct points.

"Next, Jiang Li, student number..."

Jiang Li walked up to the machine, which was as large as a thirty-square-meter room.

The machine platform had a treadmill and a punching target for testing the hundred-meter sprint and punching power.

"Let's see how strong my physical fitness is!" Taking a deep breath, Jiang Li did a few movements, the poses from the "Emperor of the Mind Seal," instantly adjusting his body to its best state, as if all his cells were breathing deeply.

"Please start..."

The machine's voice became urgent. Jiang Li stood on the treadmill, and a sharp sound came. He started a fierce sprint. The treadmill seemed to emit a smell of burning rubber under his feet.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds, 5 seconds...

Ding... The hundred-meter sprint result appeared: 4.8 seconds!

"What? 4.8 seconds?"

Many teachers saw this and ran over to watch outside the machine, thinking it might be malfunctioning.

However, Jiang Li didn't care. After a brief rest, he started the punching power test.

He was alone inside the machine, and others could only watch him run and exert force from outside.

Bang, bang, bang...

His body bent like a bow, his bones cracking loudly, his strength reaching its peak as he performed the strongest attack in C-level physical techniques, "Bone-Crushing Boulder Smash"!

A hundred punches, like a storm, hit the large rubber target.

The rubber target swayed like it was hit by a typhoon, and a series of numbers appeared. Each candidate had to hit a hundred punches within the specified time, testing not only punching power but also endurance. A hundred full-power punches were very draining.

Some people couldn't even keep up with their breathing rhythm.

After a hundred punches, Jiang Li was tired but not out of breath.

"This test, average punching power of one ton. Please test side kicks, squats, and weight-bearing..." The optical brain faithfully displayed the data.

This wasn't testing the power of a single punch but the average power of a hundred punches. If Jiang Li had only punched once, the data would have been even stronger!

The average power of a hundred punches was much lower than the peak burst power. Most experts were already out of breath after a few dozen punches.

"What? Average punching power of one ton? This student actually broke one ton! How strong is he? A hundred-meter sprint of 4.8 seconds."

"Let's see his comprehensive data."

"Amazing, this is the biggest miracle in this exam."

"Dark horse, definitely a dark horse."

"Notify the principal."...

The surrounding teachers were all shocked, as a good seedling had appeared, one of the candidates for Starry Sky University.

Sister Dao and Lazy Dragon also appeared. They exchanged a glance and nodded, as if this exam result was expected.

Soon, Jiang Li's kicking, squatting, and weight-bearing results were displayed, and the optical brain gave a score: "This exam's score, preliminary estimate, vitality 1. Please enter the combat room for the practical test."

"Vitality indeed reached 1." Jiang Li smiled when he saw the score. He hadn't used his full strength in the exam because there was a practical test afterward. If he performed poorly in the practical test, he could lose points, and his vitality might drop to 0.99.

The "practical test" was conducted in a specialized virtual combat room.

This virtual combat room was where Zheng Wenbing and Luo Han trained last time. After entering, a simulated scene would appear, and a virtual human form, a simulated martial arts master, would appear to fight with you, evaluating your practical combat ability.

This was the Martial Arts Master System.

The simulated martial arts master was extremely powerful, a mass of energy condensed into a human form, identical to a real person, and in a short time, it possessed all the abilities of a real person, even breathing, heartbeat, and pulse, all perfectly realistic.

This was originally developed by the military, a very advanced technology, but it consumed a lot of energy, and only institutions like schools could afford it. Even schools couldn't use it for training, only for exams.

Using it for teaching was still impractical, as it was too expensive.

It was said that running the "Martial Arts Master" system for the entire school for an hour would cost hundreds of thousands of star coins in energy.

"Examinee Jiang Li, student number..."

Jiang Li entered the combat room, which was pitch black, with only a voice echoing: "The exam is now starting. The Martial Arts Master System is activated, energy gathered."

Whoosh!

A laser beam condensed, and the scene changed. A field appeared, covered in green grass, surrounded by trees, with petals falling. In the center stood a person wearing an ancient robe, white beard, and a long braid, not tall but rather slim.

However, this old man in the robe standing in the field exuded a calm, profound, and unfathomable aura.

"Come!"

The old man in the robe waved at Jiang Li, vividly, as if an ancient martial arts master had come to life.

The exam officially began.

Jiang Li was cautious, not daring to make a move, circling the "Martial Arts Master," moving behind him, and suddenly his hand moved like a snake, hissing, grabbing for the braid.

The braid was a weak point.

However, just as his hand grabbed the braid, a hand appeared at his wrist, gently pushing.

The movement was very gentle.

Boom! Jiang Li felt as if he had stepped into the center of a tornado, all his strength deflected, his body spinning like a top, and more seriously, his tendons felt like they were being plucked like strings, struck by lightning.

His major tendons, like the strings of a lute, were injured by the old man's wave, almost losing his fighting ability.

This was the true cultivation of a martial arts master.

Tai Chi! Hand Plucking the Lute!

Jiang Li didn't even see how the old man moved, his body flawless, but there was a mysterious and great force within, like ancient "Qi."

"Bone-Twisting Spiral Kill!"

He knew it was bad, his body following the spinning momentum, using the "Boneless Soft Technique," his body rotating to the side, his hand like a blade, slashing fiercely at the martial arts master's neck.

If it were someone else who hadn't practiced the "Boneless Soft Technique," they would have been defeated by the "Hand Plucking the Lute" move, falling to the ground. However, Jiang Li, with his good physical fitness and experience from fighting the "Phantom Fox" thug, showed good practical skills, dodging the attack and counterattacking.

This counterattack, with a quick hand blade, was at the peak of Jiang Li's combat skills.

Unfortunately, the martial arts master was faster. His hands trembled, like wielding a large spear, drawing a circle in the air, trapping Jiang Li's hand blade. Instantly, Jiang Li's arm creaked, as if caught in a meat grinder, about to break.

Tai Chi! Cloud Hands!

Bang!

He kicked fiercely at the martial arts master's ankle, trying to save himself.

The martial arts master's feet moved like they had eyes, twisting into a "Cross Kick," counter-kicking Jiang Li.

Caught off guard, Jiang Li was immediately in trouble. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be thrown out, his tendons and bones broken, in a miserable state.

At this moment, his regular training paid off. His body twisted, like a dragon and snake dancing, dodging and retreating.

"Boneless Dragon and Snake Dance!"

This ultimate movement saved him, allowing him to escape the martial arts master. The martial arts master was like a wall, his skills profound, and Jiang Li was far inferior, getting beaten up when he got close.

Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

Jiang Li kept retreating, his body swaying, not daring to get close to the martial arts master.

Unfortunately, the martial arts master wouldn't let him go, his steps light as if walking on water, pursuing him like a leech. Jiang Li had just retreated a few dozen meters when the martial arts master caught up, punching at him.

This punch was extremely powerful, completely changing the old man's image, like a grown man, a giant, with an unstoppable punch.

Tai Chi, Bending the Bow to Shoot the Tiger!

Jiang Li, without looking, knew he couldn't block this punch, so he dodged.

Hey!

The martial arts master old man exhaled, another punch, even more fierce, blocking all of Jiang Li's escape routes, like an iron lock across the river, making it hard for a ship to pass.

Hung Quan, Iron Lock Across the River!

"Can't block it, what to do? The Boneless Soft Technique can't withstand it. If I block it, I'll definitely be thrown out, losing all my fighting ability!"

Jiang Li, seeing this punch, had a flash of inspiration, his sixth sense predicting his fate.

At the critical moment.

He suddenly moved his hands like the wind, his mind entering a state of drifting with the wind, the clouds swirling, unconsciously following his instincts, performing the gestures from the "Emperor of the Mind Seal," like the wind and clouds, the clouds following the dragon, the wind following the tiger.

The martial arts master old man's punch hit his arm, and his hand gesture instinctively indented, drifting outward, dissipating much of the force.

Cock-a-doodle-doo...

The martial arts master old man took another step, expressionless, his dantian deep within emitting a long cry, and another punch!

This punch was completely different, the previous powerful style changing, like a ghost, elusive, seemingly slow but breaking the speed limit, fiercely tearing through Jiang Li's defenses, hitting his chest.

B-level physical technique, Ghost God Fist.

Ghost God appears!

Three consecutive punches, the first bending the bow to shoot the tiger, the second iron lock across the river, the third ghost god appears.

This was already in the realm of ultimate moves.

Finally, all of Jiang Li's defenses were useless, and he was thrown out, stars in his eyes, unable to move a single finger.

"Ding... ding... ding..." The optical brain sounded, stopping: "Combat test ended, practical experience qualified, comprehensive score vitality 1!"

The martial arts master old man disappeared.

Originally just a mass of energy, it consumed a lot of energy per minute, and the school didn't want to waste any more time.

"Phew..."

Hearing this sound, Jiang Li completely relaxed. Although he lost to the martial arts master and was thrown out, his score was still positive, not deducted to a negative.

Vitality reached "1."

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