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Chapter 219 - 0162 Hidden Dragon First (3.6k request for monthly ticket and subscription)_2

Chapter 219: 0162 Hidden Dragon First (3.6k request for monthly ticket and subscription)_2

He was, after all, a youth.

Now that he had won the championship at a top-level Martial Arts University branch, it was inevitable that he would feel confident and spirited. The prestige of this victory was not something that could be compared to the hundred academies exchange meet or the Jiangnan Young Talents competition.

Of course, he wouldn’t become complacent because of this. As a Martial Artist, he enjoyed the full-hearted delight of using absolute strength to defeat an opponent with hard training and hard skills.

The host passed the topic to Wang Hongdao:

"Student Wang, do you have anything to say?"

Wang Hongdao glanced at Lu Chenzhou beside him and said,

"Congratulations, Chenzhou!"

In front of so many teachers and students, he had to show magnanimity.

Once Lu Chenzhou reached Tenth Rank, he was determined to have another battle with Lu Chenzhou. He knew that by that time, he would most likely lose, but he was looking forward to that day.

After the award ceremony ended.

Wang Hongdao and Lu Chenzhou exchanged a glance.

"Next time we will fight again."

"Sure!"

Both of them left with long strides, their demeanor extraordinary.

It was obvious that both were still eager for more.

Old Tian slapped Lu Chenzhou on the shoulder and said,

"You’re really talented, winning like that."

Chen Xiaoyun and Leopard Woman also smiled with amusement in their eyes.

Looking at it objectively, everyone found it unimaginable that Lu Chenzhou could win.

Lu Chenzhou admitted honestly,

"This win had an element of luck."

Zhou Xingkong said,

"Luck is a part of strength."

He actually thought Lu Chenzhou performed quite well.

If it had been him facing Wang Hongdao, he would have inevitably been nervous.

Under such circumstances, he probably wouldn’t have lasted a hundred moves before being defeated.

Regardless, it was impressive that Lu Chenzhou was able to turn the tables on Wang Hongdao.

After exchanging pleasantries with his classmates from the genius class, Lu Chenzhou went to have a celebratory meal with his friends from Fangshan. They had been supporting him for so long, he had to properly treat them. Hong Fu, the teacher, happily returned to the school, ready to boast about Lu Chenzhou with Yu Zheng.

The Master, in high spirits, returned to the Martial Arts Academy and found someone to celebrate with over a few drinks.

On this day, the first Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition came to a successful conclusion. Lu Chenzhou’s victory over the favored Wang Hongdao would be a popular topic for a long time.

...

The next day.

After waking up and completing his Iron Crotch Skill training, Lu Chenzhou checked his phone.

[Your Hidden Dragon List points have increased by 2000, your ranking has risen to 483...]

[You have received 300 Great Merit points from the administration office, your current balance is 460.]

"Heh heh, I finally surpassed Wang Hongdao, I am now the number one at the branch."

Lu Chenzhou looked behind at those familiar figures, feeling quite accomplished.

"The next target is the geniuses at the main campus."

He glanced ahead.

[476: Li Fu...]

This individual, suspected to be a Martial Bone Dao Embryo, was a well-known figure at the main campus and the closest Martial Arts Genius to Lu Chenzhou, so he often "spied" on the other.

Of course, he and Li Fu were strangers to one another.

Such prodigies probably wouldn’t even notice someone as inconspicuous as him.

"He’s racked up thousands more points, he must have made another breakthrough."

As he was improving, so were others.

"Most Martial Arts Geniuses my age have probably already broken through their First Shackles. Sister Feiyan said that Li Fu, younger than me, has also stepped into the Extreme Limit Realm."

Lu Chenzhou couldn’t help but feel emotional:

How strong these prodigies are.

It would be exhilarating to surpass them.

...

Several days later.

In Dragon City, at the main campus of Dragon City Martial Arts University.

Compared to the branches with only one talent class, the main campus has ten talent classes—famous as the Dragon Ascending Classes 1 to 10, with about ten students each, totaling over a hundred people. All were under 35 years old and could stay in the talent class.

Those over 35 were forced to graduate. At that time, the prodigies either cultivated on their own or chose to become True Inheritors or continued their studies under a Grandmaster; the school no longer intervened.

Among the ten talent classes, the ninth class, Tenglong 9, was legendary.

Among the ten-plus students in this class, nine had once claimed the title of "Top Ten of Dragon City" in past years. It was rumored among the students that several from Class 9 were Martial Bone Daoists.

Of course, talent ratings are a very private matter.

Apart from the prodigy themselves, only the school’s upper management and teachers knew the specifics. Otherwise, exposure could lead to being targeted by dark and evil forces.

In the classroom of Class 9.

A handsome young man was staring out the window, lost in thought. This was Li Fu, 16 years old, Tenth Rank, and last year he was discovered at Dragon City High School and transferred to Class 9, Dragon Ascending.

Ding ding ding...

The class bell rang.

A slender and exquisite yet imposing girl stepped in.

She had a beautiful appearance and an aura of a Martial Artist.

Seeing Li Fu daydreaming, the girl jokingly said:

"Little Li, it’s just a few months until the Super Hidden Dragon Competition, do you think you can claim the title of one of the Top Ten of Dragon City? Only you are missing now from our class."

Li Fu was not good at chatting with girls, and blushing, he said:

"Class president... I’ll do my best. Getting the title should be no problem, but to capture the first place like you, that’s a bit difficult."

The girl’s name was Fang Xue, 17 years old, and she was Li Fu’s class president.

Her qualifications were Intermediate root bone, and it was said that after Fang Xue recovered from an illness, she suddenly gained the ability to understand the songs of a hundred birds. In ancient times, this was regarded as the "Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Girl," a person of great fortune and destiny, and she was later recruited by Dragon City, convinced of her potential as a Martial Bone Daoist.

What it specifically was, Li Fu did not know, but from then on Fang Xue’s cultivation progressed at a tremendous pace. She started cultivating at 13, broke through the First Shackles at 16, and became a Martial Artist.

In three years, she went from beginning cultivator to Martial Artist. That’s the power of the Martial Bone!

Seeing Li Fu somewhat lacking in confidence, Fang Xue, as someone who had been through it all, advised:

"Next year’s seeds for the Top Ten of Dragon City from the main division, you should know a bit about them. But have you studied the geniuses from the branches? There wasn’t much to speak of from the branches before, but after the establishment of Su City branch this year, there are several impressive individuals. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be in danger. You should start practicing specifically against them now."

Li Fu said:

"I have a rough understanding of the opponents from the branches—Guo Bai from Changping, Li Luojun from Zhongyuan, Zhao Tiandian from Stone City, Ding Jingqiu from Qinggang, and also from Su City branch, Wang Hongdao, Tian Xingjian, and... Lu Chenzhou."

She analyzed for Li Fu:

"Guo Bai, Li Luojun, and Zhao Tiandian competed with me for the Top Ten of Dragon City last year, and after a year, their Qi-Blood has probably broken 7.

Ding Jingqiu has risen this year, suspected to be a Martial Bone Daoist. I’ve asked a friend from Qinggang branch to inquire about him for you; Wang Hongdao used to be an old hand from the main division, practicing the rarely seen Whale Form. I had a match with him before my breakthrough, and he was quite formidable, and now his Qi-Blood should have also broken 7. Tian Xingjian, I’ve never heard of.

The last one, Lu Chenzhou, has been quite famous recently in Su City, winning the Jiangnan Talent Competition, skilled in both internal and external cultivation. If he breaks through to Tenth Rank before the competition, indeed he will be a strong rival... but he must be far from it, right?"

Li Fu thought to himself, it seems the class president hasn’t been keeping up with the Su City Hidden Dragon Competition lately.

Yesterday, when he checked the Hidden Dragon Rankings, he saw a Lu Chenzhou appear behind him out of nowhere, even preceding Wang Hongdao, so he made a special effort to inquire about him.

He said:

"Class president, Lu Chenzhou recently just defeated Wang Hongdao."

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