Chapter 382 - 375: New Goal and Vajra Fist

Chapter 382: Chapter 375: New Goal and Vajra Fist

Lin Qi sat among them, answering everyone’s questions about what it felt like to have Awakened.

’I have to work harder now.’

Seeing Lin Qi awaken gave Jiangtao an intense sense of urgency.

He and Lin Qi were close friends who did everything together. He had already decided he would follow Lin Qi for the rest of his life.

But Lin Qi was growing stronger and stronger. If he didn’t work hard, the gap between them would only widen, and he would eventually be left behind.

Jiang Miaoyin felt the same way. After just one day at Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy, she had come to truly understand how powerful Lin Qi was.

Given her Talent, if she wanted to keep pace with Lin Qi, she had to work hard, and then work even harder.

At the brief meeting, Lin Qi gave a short speech.

Even though he had Awakened, he was still the Dean of the Azure Sky Sixth Institute.

In other words, as long as he was around, the Azure Sky Sixth Institute would always be number one.

This kept everyone relatively at ease.

Next semester, these short meetings would be cancelled; classes would start immediately on the first day.

The meeting ended half an hour later, and everyone dispersed.

Lin Qi, however, went to the Martial Arts Room on the top floor.

Inside the Martial Arts Room were Mu Hong, dressed in black, Senior Brother Li Qing, and Senior Sister Wang Zixuan.

In addition to them, there was a burly man exuding a formidable aura.

"Junior Brother, congratulations on Awakening!"

Senior Brother Li Qing laughed and threw an arm around Lin Qi in congratulations.

After offering her congratulations, Wang Zixuan smiled proudly.

"Junior Brother, you’ve completely surpassed me now."

She had already broken through to the Fifth Realm of Refining Inner Organs, though her Spear Technique was still at Tier Three Perfection.

But she was almost certainly no longer a match for her junior brother, Lin Qi.

With his Special Ability, defeating her would be incredibly easy.

She wasn’t disappointed by this; on the contrary, she felt a sense of pride.

Mu Hong, still dressed in black, gave a rare smile.

"Lin Qi, you are now the first of my disciples to have Awakened!"

Li Qing then pointed to the burly man and said with a grin, "Junior Brother, let me make an introduction!"

"This is our Eldest Senior Brother, the master’s first disciple—Liang Tai!"

"Eldest Senior Brother isn’t a Dean, but he’s an S-class genius."

"Right now, he’s a Martial Artist at the Peak of the Fifth Realm!"

"Last year, during his fourth year, he left early for deployment."

The burly man had rugged, sincere features. He broke into a warm smile and extended his hand.

"Junior Brother, I’ve heard Li Qing and Zi Xuan talk about you so much. It’s great to finally meet you."

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

Lin Qi smiled and extended his hand as well. Liang Tai was powerfully built, with broad shoulders and muscles as hard and chiseled as granite.

There were even several claw marks visible on his arms.

As they shook hands, Lin Qi could feel the immense strength in Liang Tai’s arm.

Liang Tai remarked with a sigh,

"I never thought I’d have an SS-level genius for a junior brother."

"Junior Brother, if you ever have any problems, don’t hesitate to come to me."

Liang Tai said heartily, thumping his chest.

After they exchanged pleasantries, their master, Mu Hong, spoke.

"Liang Tai and I were fighting at the Black Dragon Base in North River Province."

"The situation in North River has stabilized for now, so we’ve returned."

Liang Tai spoke up. "The situation is only going to get worse from here on out. We need to become stronger."

"Every bit of strength we gain increases our chances of survival on the battlefield."

"Last year, 8,000 of our fifth-year graduating students went to the battlefield."

"A year has passed since then, and more than a hundred of those classmates have fallen in battle."

"That’s twenty more than the year before, and forty more than the year before that."

"More people are dying every year. The numbers alone show how grim the situation has become."

The three of them nodded grimly. Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy was the strongest institution in Xia Country, and every one of its students was a top-tier genius.

Yet over a hundred had died in a single year. They couldn’t imagine what the death toll was like for other universities.

Mu Hong nodded as well. There was something he left unsaid: the situation on Blue Star was actually quite good in comparison. The environment in the Otherworld was far, far worse.

Far more Martial Artists died there, but news of it never reached Blue Star.

He would spend some time consolidating his strength at the academy before heading to the Otherworld Battlefield himself.

Shaking off his thoughts, Mu Hong looked at the four of them and spoke slowly.

"Alright, enough chitchat."

"If you have any questions, now is the time to ask."

"Liang Tai, you first."

Liang Tai nodded. "Master, I’ve broken through to the Fourth-stage Spear Technique and comprehended its Mental Realm."

"But now, every bit of progress has become incredibly difficult..."

He explained his problem, which concerned the Mental Realm of the Fourth-stage Spear Technique.

Wang Zixuan and Lin Qi listened intently.

After Liang Tai finished, Wang Zixuan and Li Qing asked their questions, and finally, it was Lin Qi’s turn.

Lin Qi began slowly,

"Master, I don’t have many questions regarding my Spear Technique."

"I just Awakened, so I don’t know much about my Special Ability. I’m completely in the dark about how to control it, so I was hoping for your guidance, Master."

The black-clad Mu Hong nodded. He looked at the other three and said,

"Today, I will lecture on Special Abilities."

"All of you, listen carefully. When you reach the Seventh Realm, your body completes a grand cycle, and you will automatically awaken your own Special Ability."

Liang Tai, Wang Zixuan, and Li Qing nodded.

While they knew the different types of Special Abilities like the back of their hands, they had no idea how one actually went about cultivating them.

Mu Hong operated his smart wristband, projecting a large green screen filled with diagrams and text.

He pointed to the large screen and began his explanation.

"The Special Abilities that we human Martial Artists can awaken are divided into eleven major categories: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Ice, Spirit, Time, and Space!"

"Excluding Time and Space, the other nine are the most common. With each type of Special Ability, we must learn how to master it."