Chapter 715: Ascending the Stairway to Heaven
Just like Agricultural University’s Martial Arts Department, Dragon City University’s Martial Arts Department also had its own entrance test for new students.
The test rankings were used to select teachers and teachers to choose from. They were also used to acc.u.mulate credits to exchange for dorms, equipment, missions, cafeteria meal vouchers, various cultivation resources, and so on.
Every year, for the sake of ranking and credits, the new students would put on an extremely exciting battle between dragons and tigers.
It was just like Meng Chao’s fierce fight with the Four Great Kings during the freshmen entrance test in order to cultivate resources.
The difference was that the freshmen test of the Martial Arts Department of Agricultural University had to be conducted in the internal martial arts practice field after all the students had reported for it.
The freshmen test of the Martial Arts Department of Dragon City University was open to the public. Whether it was the freshmen of the other departments, the parents who accompanied the freshmen, or even the irrelevant people, they could all watch at will.
This was the rule of Dragon City University.
As the well-deserved martial arts overlord in the circle of Dragon City’s higher education inst.i.tutions, the Dragon City University’s Martial Arts Department had always adhered to the principle of “all people practice”. Not to mention watching the practice of the students, even if they wanted to listen to the lectures of the gold-medal instructors, as long as there were empty seats… Moreover, they did not disturb the cla.s.sroom discipline and waste the time of the instructors. The school authorities treated them equally and warmly welcomed them.
Only in this way could they train more experts for Dragon City and help the people of Earth win this “Battle for survival”!
Although they were compet.i.tors.
Meng Chao still admired the upright and open spirit of the Martial Arts Department of Dragon City University, who would not refuse anyone who came.
Therefore, after accompanying Bai Jiacao to complete the registration procedures, he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he was prepared to wait for his sister’s entrance test to be over.
In any case, his temperament was completely different from half a year ago. When he wore a pair of wide sungla.s.ses that covered half of his face, no one would recognize him as the “Big senior brother of the Ultimate Style, the “arch-enemy” of the Overkill Style.
“The entrance exam for the freshmen of the Martial Arts Department of Dragon City University has a name, it’s called the Stairway to Heaven.”
Meng Chao squeezed in the bustling crowd of onlookers. While enjoying the wonderful performances of the freshmen, he explained to his parents.., “Do you see the large cauldrons placed next to them? They are all made of special alloys. Each cauldron weighs from 300 kilograms, 500 kilograms, 800 kilograms, and up to 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms.
“The materials used to cast the large cauldrons are already uneven in density and weight. It’s very difficult to grasp a stable center of gravity. Moreover, the appearance of the large cauldrons has been deliberately cast into a slippery, nine-sided body. There are almost no places where you can grab and hold them. It makes you feel uncomfortable whether you lift or hug them.
“In the hollow cauldron, there are often a few solid metal b.a.l.l.s that weigh from dozens of kilograms to hundreds of kilograms. The metal b.a.l.l.s spin around randomly, which makes it even more difficult to balance and easier for them to fall out of control.
“However, the freshman test of the Martial Arts Department of the Dragon City University is not as simple as lifting the cauldron.
“Look, the stairs leading to the top floor of the teaching building on the side are known as the Stairway to Heaven. There are a total of ninety-nine steps. The bottom few steps are relatively s.p.a.cious and stable. The higher you go, the narrower the steps are. The height difference between the steps is larger, and they will tilt to the left and right. The steps will be covered with iron nails or smeared with monster grease to form a thin layer of frost, greatly reducing the friction.
“There are even a few steps that are not fixed. Instead, they are like broken wooden boards embedded in rope ladders. They are dragged by chains, swaying left and right.
“If the freshmen want to acc.u.mulate more credits, they have to carry a 300-kilogram cauldron and fill it with a 30-kilogram metal ball. No matter what method they use, they have to carry it, carry it, drag it up the ladder, climb as high as they can, and return the way they came. During this period, the cauldron, the metal ball, and themselves can not fall. It’s that simple.”
“That’s Easy?”
Meng Yishan and Bai Suxin clicked their tongues.
It must be known that the Olympic weightlifting champion of the Earth era had only achieved 300 to 500 kilograms in the s.n.a.t.c.h and jerk.
Although the people of Dragon City were infected and immune to the zombie virus and had absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy, their cell activity and the number of muscle fibers had increased explosively compared to the Earth era.
However, carrying a 300-kilogram cauldron with an unstable center of gravity and an irregular appearance, stepping on the extremely dangerous steep stairway, and even going back the same way, this was still far beyond the imagination of the two people.
“To have confidence in Xiaocao, she is the seventh in the city. Moreover, not all the six people before her have applied for the Martial Arts Department of Dragon City University. Therefore, she can be considered as one of the Four Great Kings of the Martial Arts Department of Dragon University this year!”
Meng Chao grinned. “The difficulty is not too high. The senior students of Dragon City University usually play with giant cauldrons that weigh 700 to 800 kilograms. Inside the cauldrons, there are three to five metal b.a.l.l.s that collide with each other and rotate at a high speed. As for the great instructors of Dragon City University, they have to use giant cauldrons that weigh at least one ton in order to achieve the cultivation effect.
“Moreover, the cultivation level of the youngsters in Dragon City has been getting higher and higher in the past two years. I remember that the freshman record of the Dragon City University Martial Arts Department’s Stairway to Heaven is Level 47, which is a monster. It can not be calculated with common sense. In the past, those who could climb up the 40th-level stairway to heaven were all rare existences and would be fought over by the gold-medal instructors.
“But this year, in just half an hour, three new students have broken through the 40th level of the stairway to heaven, and one of them has even reached level 45, which is very close to the level of a king.
“Xiaocao’s college entrance examination results are not far from the top six, so her cultivation level should be about the same. Therefore, her ranking on the Stairway to Heaven will definitely not be bad, either. Just relax and watch!”
Indeed, ever since Meng Chao and Lu Siya stopped the Red Radiance Jade craze at the bottom of Monster Mountain Range.
The new generation of Dragon City ushered in a new era of vigorous development.
The cultivation resources obtained by Bai Jiacao’s generation were three to five times more abundant than that of Meng Chao’s generation.
In the wilderness where the fog was gradually dissipating, real combat zones were opened everywhere. Some monsters, which had been domesticated by humans and greatly weakened their wild nature, were put in for high school students to cultivate in 100% of the real environment.
In addition, the superbrain technology that used biochemical cells and brain nerves to connect with each other was becoming more and more mature and popular.
Now, even the children of public high schools could kill in the virtual world every night. While acc.u.mulating real combat experience, they could also improve their mental strength and mental toughness.
As a result, the combat strength of the teenagers had an explosive increase.
The average score of this year’s college entrance exam had increased by 10% compared to last year.
And last year’s score had increased by 10% compared to the previous year.
Several public high schools had already experienced the awakening of extraordinary powers before the college entrance exam, and they could not suppress it.
Meng Chao’s batch was known as the golden generation.
Bai Jia Cao’s batch hadn’t even stepped onto the real battlefield this year, and she had already been labeled as the “platinum generation” by the media who would not give up until they were shocked to death.
In the future, the “super platinum generation” might even come out.
Take the group of children in front of him as an example.
Meng Chao remembered that year when he was walking on the boulevard of the Martial Arts Department of Agricultural University, he saw twenty to thirty shining spirit tattoos wrapped around the bodies of the freshmen. It meant that they had awakened twenty to thirty spirit meridians, which was very impressive.
The strongest freshman that year, Sun Ya had only connected more than sixty spirit meridians.
However, this year’s freshman from the Martial Arts Department of Dragon City University was covered in embroidered dragons and phoenixes. The spirit tattoos were sparkling as if he was wearing a layer of gorgeous armor.
Connected more than 60 spirit meridians?
That was the pa.s.sing line!
It was true that the scoreline of the Martial Arts Department of Dragon City University was much higher than that of the Martial Arts Department of Agricultural University, and the selection was all because of martial arts geniuses.
However, the significant improvement in the overall cultivation level of the teenagers in Dragon City was also visible to the naked eye.
As the biggest promoter of this cultivation craze, Meng Chao was deeply gratified.
He really wanted to go up and touch the head of the arrogant teenager who had just stepped onto the 45th step of the stairway and cheer for him. “Well done, Kid. The future of Dragon City will be in your hands!”
Of course, in order to maintain the harmony between the Martial Arts Department of Dragon City University and the Martial Arts Department of Agricultural University, it was better to forget about it.
The main thing was that Meng Chao had sharp eyes and sharp ears. He heard the excited conversation between the youth and his companions.
“The 45th step of the Stairway to Heaven! It’s approaching Senior Brother w.a.n.g Dao’s record! That’s great, Hao!”
“The new students of our department are so strong this year. They can definitely beat the Martial Arts Department of Agricultural University to the ground and completely crush the Ultimate Style!”
“That’s right. The Ultimate Style is nothing more than Meng Chao’s strength. However, Meng Chao was only a flash in the pan. He only partic.i.p.ated in one inter-school compet.i.tion and won by a fluke. He didn’t dare to come again. In the past six months, he has been completely defeated by our Senior Brother w.a.n.g Dao!”
“That’s right, that’s right. In terms of foundation, who in Dragon City has a deeper foundation than the Martial Arts Department of Dragon City University?”? “This year, our new students are so strong. Even if Meng Chao really leads the Martial Arts Department of Agricultural University to make a comeback, we can beat them to a pulp without Senior Brother w.a.n.g Dao even making a move!”
Many of the Dragon City University Martial Arts Department’s new students were excited by the unexpectedly good results. Their blood boiled, and all kinds of heroic words gushed out like water pipes bursting.
“Yes, that’s right!”
Meng Chao could not help but nod his head, “Young people should have this kind of spirit of ‘not knowing the immensity of Heaven and Earth’. They are clearly opponents that can never be defeated. They must do their best to chase after, challenge, and fight. Just like how I want to challenge Battle G.o.d Lei Zongchao, even if I lose miserably and get beaten until my parents don’t recognize me, so what? “This is youth, this is a dream, this is hot-bloodedness!”
Meng Chao was moved by their hot-bloodedness. He smiled faintly, and the way he looked at the little ones gradually became benevolent.
Bai Jiacao was not as tolerant and kind as he was.
She glared at her cla.s.smates angrily, feeling that their voices were too harsh.
It was strange. Although Bai Jiacao had always had the dream of “defeating her elder brother” and had been cultivating with all her might with this dream. It was not easy for her to get into the Dragon City University’s Martial Arts Department.
However, when she heard her cla.s.smates ridiculing her brother, the Ultimate Style school, and the Martial Arts Department of Agricultural University, saying that they wanted to beat Meng Chao into a pulp, she could not help but feel an inexplicable anger.
It was probably the feeling of, “Only I can defeat my brother, who do you think you are?”
However, these boys did not know what was good for them.
They probably saw that she looked innocent and cute, but they did not know her background. They deliberately laughed loudly and moved closer to her, intentionally or unintentionally revealing the spiritual patterns all over her arms and legs, she also released a spiritual aura that carried the unique smell of sweat of a male student. She laughed heartily and said, “This student, it’s your turn. Do your best. We will definitely be able to defeat the Agricultural University Martial Arts Department, defeat the Ultimate Style, and defeat Meng Chao!”