Chương 70: Glorious Official Team Members

Qin Rui didn't stay long. Around 4 p. m., she got up, said goodbye, and left.

Seeing the accounting students engrossed in their studies, my restless heart, which had been racing with the prospect of a breakthrough, had long since calmed down.

In the torrent of worldly affairs, who isn't struggling to find a future they know nothing about?

The road ahead is long and arduous, but taking one step at a time is the best way to reap the rewards.

Qin Rui's departure did not affect Zhao Rui's continued review.

A week passed quickly.

It's already the end of December in the blink of an eye.

During this period, three more members of the martial arts team broke through to the eighth level.

It includes two first-year students and one second-year student.

Cao Guannan was the one who made a breakthrough in his second year. He already had a very solid foundation, so his breakthrough was expected and it was just a natural progression.

The freshmen were Luo Min and another relatively unknown freshman.

Luo Min's breakthrough was not unexpected for everyone, after all, her strength was already formidable, and it was only a matter of time before she broke through.

But the breakthrough of another freshman boy was truly astonishing.

This boy usually keeps a low profile and doesn't show off at all; he even barely broke through to level seven after entering university.

Unexpectedly, this time, he was the first to break through to level eight.

He went from level seven to level eight in just six months, a testament to his accumulated knowledge and exceptional talent!

Even Wang Zhanshan was quite surprised and called the other party to his office alone, where they talked for most of the day.

As for what they talked about, that remains unknown to outsiders.

Anyway, after the conversation, a strange arrogance was clearly visible on the boy's face!

At this point, including Wang Dalong and Miao Miaomiao, who were already at level eight, four freshmen had broken through to level eight and qualified to participate in the provincial university martial arts competition.

Wang Zhanshan decisively announced that these four people would become official members of the Dongqi University Martial Arts Team, enjoying a series of benefits such as government subsidies and official registration.

This order immediately caused a huge uproar within the martial arts team.

The freshmen didn't have any particular reaction; at most, they were just envious.

However, the situation is different for the second- and third-year students.

They are also in the eighth grade, some are juniors, and they've been in the eighth grade for almost a year.

Even so, they have not been awarded the title of official team member in the past year.

I thought that by my junior year of college, I could finally have something to look forward to.

As a result, she was "stolen" by a freshman teammate.

Wang Zhanshan is far too biased.

Furthermore, figures like Zhao Rui's former captain Wang Zhe are all veteran level eight experts, or even level nine experts.

Before being selected as a formal team member, one had to undergo various assessments and evaluations.

When they arrived at the freshman year, Wang Zhanshan's single sentence determined the outcome.

How could anyone possibly be convinced?

The two sophomores are alright, since they only broke through at the critical juncture of their breakthroughs, so there's really nothing to compare them to.

I have to admit that I'm not as talented as others.

If we can get it, that would be best; if we can't, we'll accept it wholeheartedly.

But the third-year students didn't think so. They felt that after training for so many years, their strength was definitely stronger than that of the freshmen, and they hadn't broken through too late.

They should be the official team members, no matter how you choose.

Several people became increasingly angry as they thought about it, and they actually decided to confront Wang Zhanshan directly, raising their objections face-to-face.

Wang Zhanshan didn't tolerate it and immediately arranged for these third-year students to have a match with Wang Dalong and his group.

If anyone disagrees with me, I'll fight them.

Upon hearing this news, the entire team was in an uproar, and they all dropped what they were doing and rushed to the martial arts academy's training hall.

Zhao Rui was no exception. Upon hearing the news, he quickly put down his book and came over to witness this rare confrontation.

The first seven of the ten realms of martial arts are all internal realms, which are internal energy circulating within the body. Although they have various miraculous effects, they cannot easily leave the body, and even if they do, their power will be extremely weak.

It could not achieve effective killing.

Most of them use internal force to infuse their fists, feet, and weapons to create an imposing aura.

Levels eight through ten are also known as the Great Realm of Qi, namely Level 8 Meridian Opening Realm, Level 9 True Qi Condensation Realm, and Level 10 True Qi Transformation Realm.

The so-called "罡气" (gangqi) is the energy formed by the combination of internal energy and true energy, which surges out of the body.

Upon reaching the eighth level, martial arts have progressed from the inside out. The martial arts practiced here have all the meridians open and all the acupoints are stimulated, enabling the internal energy to combine with the innate true energy.

It forms a detached aura that injures the enemy invisibly.

Although there are differences between the ninth and tenth levels, the most fundamental difference lies in the concentration of innate true qi.

Different concentrations result in different potency.

When the internal energy contained within the body is completely transformed into innate true energy, then the Grandmaster realm is within reach.

Reaching level eight grants one various incredible abilities, though their power is not great, they are vastly different from the level seven inner realm cultivation.

Watching level eight masters compete will definitely teach you a lot, which will be of great help in dealing with level eight powerhouses in the future.

Inside the martial arts academy, everyone gathered in the martial arts training hall.

Whether they were senior students or freshmen, everyone came.

This competition has largely determined the direction of the Dongqi Martial Arts Academy for the next two years.

Whoever wins will have absolute say.

Zhao Rui strolled over leisurely and immediately spotted Miao Miaomiao sitting alone in the left corner of the training ground, her eyes half-open and gazing ahead.

He first went to greet Li Xinran and the others, then leisurely walked to a spot two meters away from Miao Miaomiao and sat down.

Miao Miaomiao glanced at him out of the corner of her eye but did not say anything.

After a while, Ye Jingqiu also walked over gracefully and stood directly beside Miao Miaomiao, the distance between them being only a few dozen centimeters.

She naturally noticed Zhao Rui standing to the side, but her cold and pretty face remained completely expressionless, as if his presence or absence didn't matter to her.

"If you can't control your charm techniques, you probably won't go far in the martial arts tournament."

Ye Jingqiu said calmly.

"I know."

"Yeah, none of these third-year students are any good; don't worry about them!"

Ye Jingqiu slightly crossed his arms, his straight posture becoming even more upright.

"I didn't take it seriously at all!"

Miao Miaomiao's lips curled into a mocking smile, clearly showing her disdain for what the third-year students had done.

"Teacher Wang said he would take you and me to see Master Lian after the competition. Let's go together after the competition."

"Um!"

Miao Miaomiao nodded.

The two of them then stood there like two telephone poles, perfectly still and silent.

"Master Lian? He can solve Miao Miaomiao's Six-Element Enchanting Immortal Technique? Who is he?"

Zhao Rui's curiosity was immediately piqued.

However, seeing the two women's aloof demeanor, he didn't say anything more.

Instead, he slowly began to comprehend the Six-Character Enchantment Technique emanating from Miao Miaomiao, examining the differences between it and the complete version copied from his own system.

Before long, the competition on the stage began.

As for the third-year students, it's unclear whether the Pathfinder was a product of a pre-arranged plan or simply a case of these four individuals being dissatisfied.

In any case, there are only four people standing outside the arena at this moment.

Zhao Rui recognized one and a half of them. One of them was Pang Wenyu, the burly boy who worked under Zhao Rui's former captain, Wang Zhe.

As for the other half, it was Tian Wenrong, who had previously injured Wang Zhe.

The two didn't have much interaction, but Zhao Rui knew about him through Wang Zhe.

The third-year students at the edge of the ring weren't stupid either; they knew that Wang Dalong and Miao Miaomiao were the two strongest freshmen, with strength comparable to level nine.

They are not people they can handle.

So, I picked the easy target and chose the boy who had just made a breakthrough.

Soon, the two opponents took to the stage.

"How's this Cai Zhengyang's strength?"

Ye Jingqiu looked at the two people who had appeared on the field and asked curiously.

This question was clearly not directed at Zhao Rui, but at Miao Miaomiao.

"I'm not familiar with them, we've never played against each other."

After Miao Miaomiao finished speaking, she suddenly glanced at Zhao Rui and said, "Ask him, he knows."

Upon hearing Miao Miaomiao's words, Ye Jingqiu turned to look at Zhao Rui, raising her eyebrows slightly, and said, "Zhao Rui, you should have fought him before, how was it?"

"Pretty impressive. It's the Cai-style Three-Fold Palm, a family martial art, with strengths in both offense and defense..."

Zhao Rui gave a brief description.

Ye Jingqiu nodded and couldn't help but look towards the arena.

With just one glance, his expression froze, because in that short time, the match on the stage had already ended.

This guy named Cai Zhengyang quickly and cleanly knocked the third-year student to the ground.

It didn't even take twenty moves.

"This is not Cai-style Three-Fold Palm."

Zhao Rui frowned slightly, clearly the other party was using a new martial art, one that had never been used before.

Moreover, its power is astonishing.

This is a good thing; we now have another powerful new martial art to replicate.

Seeing their team lose so quickly, the third-year students were dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.

Especially veteran powerhouses like Wang Zhe had faces ashen and gloomy.

After a while, one of the juniors finally stepped forward and challenged Luo Min.

Luo Min was still dressed in pristine white, with unparalleled beauty, giving off the vibe of a lovely girl next door.

"Senior, please go easy on him!"

Seeing how polite the freshman girl was, the junior boy felt a little sorry for her and thought to himself that he would go easy on her later.

The two greeted each other and, under Wang Zhanshan's supervision, set up their formations and began to compete.

"you……"

After exchanging only about thirty moves, the third-year student suddenly realized that his all-out attacks were completely ineffective against his opponent's defense.

Even if they fought a hundred more moves, they could only maintain an undefeated record at most.

The premise is that the other party does not want to retaliate.

He immediately looked dejected. It turned out that what the other person said before the match was just polite talk.

His ability is far from sufficient.

"Fine, I give up!"

The third-year student was quite decisive and stopped the competition.

"Anything else to compete in?"

Wang Zhanshan glanced at the three or four students, then looked at Qin Rui and the other two who had just entered the eighth grade.

Everyone fell silent, and no one responded.

"Since no one is going to compete anymore, the four of you are disqualified from the martial arts team from now on and don't need to come anymore."

After Wang Zhanshan finished speaking, he walked out without turning his head.

Anyone who dares to challenge his authority will only face one outcome.

That means being expelled.

He has no need for rebels in his team.

Upon hearing Wang Zhanshan's words, not only were the four third-year students shocked, but even the others present did not expect Wang Zhanshan's punishment to be so severe.

"coach!"

"Teacher Wang!"

The four panicked and hurriedly chased after him, their faces full of regret.

"Old Wang has been lazy for so long, I'm sure everyone has forgotten who he is."

Seeing this scene from the corner, Ye Jingqiu raised his eyebrows slightly and said leisurely.

Since everyone present was a martial artist, Ye Jingqiu didn't hide anything from anyone, and everyone heard her words immediately.

One by one, they looked over in surprise.

The other official team members chuckled and said, "Junior brothers and sisters, remember, don't challenge Old Wang's authority!"

After saying that, everyone laughed and left the training ground.

Zhao Rui couldn't help but glance at Qin Rui and the other person. When their eyes met, everyone felt as if they had escaped death.

That was close.

It seems that in the past two years, Lao Wang has "gone astray" and simply doesn't want to waste his energy on this group of "talentless trash".

"Let's go find Coach Wang!"

Ye Jingqiu lowered his arm, said something to Miao Miaomiao, and then walked out.

Miao Miaomiao hummed in agreement and followed him. When she reached Zhao Rui's side, she gave him a playful glare, seemingly scolding him but actually smiling.

The incident in the third year of university ultimately ended with four people leaving the team, and Wang Zhe and Tian Zihao were disciplined, thus concluding the matter of selecting official team members.

The team members finally realized that in Wang Zhanshan's eyes, temporary team members, even if you are a junior, can be recruited at will.

His authority is beyond question.

So the next day, everyone trained with extra seriousness and diligence.

Even Zhao Rui, who was focused on reviewing his academic subjects, took some time to come over and spend some time there!

The training continued for a period of time afterward, but the intensity increased significantly compared to before.

Freshmen remain the focus of training, with Wang Zhanshan personally supervising and leading the team, especially the four official team members, receiving tutoring comparable to one-on-one instruction.

As for the others, they are left to their own devices, and the coaches who were responsible for them before are still in charge.

However, during training, everyone's respect for the coach noticeably increased.

The New Year's Day holiday is just around the corner.

Dongqi University will have a three-day holiday. Most students will go home or travel to the surrounding areas.

But for martial arts students, this is the time to work hard, and there is no time for holidays.

Zhao Rui originally wanted to go back to Lincheng, but since everyone else was staying, he had no choice but to stay as well.

On January 2nd, after finishing his self-study in the study room, Zhao Rui took his backpack and rushed to the Martial Arts Academy to check on Li Xinran's condition.

I'll also take this opportunity to refine my skills and see if there's anything I need to practice more.

As Zhao Rui was about to enter the martial arts arena, he saw several boys standing at the entrance.

Zhao Rui recognized the leader of the group; it was Cai Zhengyang, the freshman who had won the previous competition.

He stood tall and proud, his eyes fixed straight ahead, walking with an arrogant and domineering gait.

Accompanying him were three first-year students from the same university, all beaming and fawning.

It was as if Cai Zhengyang in front of them was a big boss who could decide their career plans.

Zhao Rui was speechless, thinking to himself, "This kid has only just become a formal team member, and he's already so arrogant!"

However, whether he's arrogant or not is none of his business.

He pushed open the door to the martial arts arena and entered the arena ahead of Cai Zhengyang.

(End of this chapter)