Translator: Myriad Translations

Chapter 13

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For the entire morning, besides picking up the attributes other people dropped, Arius was also looking for people to have some sparring matches.

Footwork, fist skill, sword skill, and blade skill. As long as he knew something, he would find others to challenge them.

His nickname, duel fanatic, started spreading among the students unknowingly. No one knew who started this nickname, though.

"You better make sure that I don't know who that bastard is!"

When Arius heard someone calling him by this nickname, his entire face turned black.

What the f**k!

What grudges do we have? Why do you have to frame me like this?

"Ah… choo!"

The fatty, Devin, who was eating his lunch in the cafeteria. Suddenly, he sneezed uncontrollably.

He choked, and the rice in his mouth flew up to his nose. Next, the rice bits flowed down his nose with his mucus, painting a disgusting scenery.

He rubbed his nose and said with frustration, "Why did I sneeze for no reason? Is someone scolding me behind my back? How rude."

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Arius looked at his attributes panel. The gains on the second floor were huge. In one morning, most of his attributes were close to an advanced stage martial disciple.

Intelligence: 35

Physique: 66

Strength: 621

Speed: 323

Battle Techniques: Basic Fist Skill (half completion), Basic Footwork (half completion), Basic Sword Skill (half completion), Basic Blade Skill (minor completion)

The requirements for an advanced stage martial disciple were physique 70, strength 700 kg or 1543 lbs, and speed 100 meters in 5 seconds(44.7 mph).

He just needed to work harder in the afternoon, and a fresh new advanced stage martial disciple would come out of the oven!

His basic battle techniques were also upgraded by a level. His fist skill, sword skill, and footwork had advanced from the minor completion stage to the half completion stage. His blade skill changed from the well-versed to the minor completion stage.

In short, his ability had undergone a tremendous change.

Unfortunately, he didn't pick up any new battle techniques today. It seemed that most people chose these few battle techniques to practice and master.

Arius walked out of the training building and headed to the cafeteria of the martial arts academy.

He had learned from Jason and a few other students that the Shining Martial House also had a cafeteria.

As long as one had the money, one could eat anything. Even if you wanted to eat star beast dishes, they had it!

These star beasts were all killed by the martial warriors from the martial arts academy and sold to the academy in exchange for points or money. Hence, the martial arts academy had an abundant array of star beasts ingredients as compared to other places.

It also includes rare star beasts that are not sold outside at all.

The martial arts academy had specially hired Spiritual Ki chef masters to prepare these ingredients.

Spiritual Ki chef was a secondary career derived from the martial warriors.

Every single Spiritual Ki chef must have the Spiritual Ki in their bodies. If anyone wanted to cultivate with Spiritual Ki, they needed to be a martial warrior first.

A martial warrior as a chef? Would anyone dare to think about that?

However, the dishes cooked by a Spiritual Ki chef master weren't ordinary. They will benefit martial warriors when they cultivated.

The methods of preparations and the dishes all came from the Amazon Continent. Even this career title originated from there.

The salary of a Spiritual Ki chef master was high, and there were no dangers. Many martial warriors pursued and flattered Spiritual chefs because they wanted to eat Spiritual Ki dishes. Hence, the status of Spiritual Ki chef masters was actually rather high.

On the way to the cafeteria, Arius asked Jason curiously, "So, you're saying that the cafeteria of the Shining Martial House provides Spiritual Ki dishes?"

Jason explained, "Yes. Our Shining Martial House is one of the top three martial arts academies in the U.S.A. Naturally, we have the ability to hire Spiritual Ki chef masters.

"Today, after many experiments and trial and error by the Spiritual Ki chefs on the earth, new dishes were created based on the ones from the Otherworld. An entire system of Spiritual Ki dishes cuisine was formed.

"But, these Spiritual Ki dishes from the Otherworld are only available on the third floor of the cafeteria. Normally, only martial warriors will go there. Average students can't afford them."

Arius nodded. He was shocked as he asked, "Oh? We can still see martial warriors?"

"We can see them, but not many. Most of the martial warriors are exploring the Amazon Continent during normal times or executing some missions released by the martial arts academies. They won't spend much time in the martial arts academy," Jason elaborated.

Arius nodded as he continued to expand his knowledge. "Are Spiritual Ki dishes expensive?"

"They are not just expensive. Usually, Spiritual Ki dishes cost tens of thousands. They are difficult to prepare, and the ingredients they use are rare. Some of them even cost a few million or tens of millions. They are extremely expensive," Jason Shaoyang exclaimed.

Oh my god, even Michelin chefs aren't so outrageous.

Arius was flabbergasted.

How does one meal cost a few million or tens of millions? Were martial warriors all so wealthy?

Of course, he didn't go to the third floor of the cafeteria. He went to eat on the first floor with Jason and a few other students.

A few million for a meal, Arius wasn't so extravagant.

Even if he wanted to eat Spiritual Ki dishes , he would wait until he became a martial warrior and was able to earn a hundred million easily. At that time, he could let his parents have a taste of the Spiritual Ki dishes too.

After eating, he rested for an hour.

Then, he continued training in the afternoon.

Arius grabbed his thirsty blade and started sparring with some of students. He mainly looked for those practicing Basic Blade Skills.

Among all his battle techniques, only his blade skill was at the minor completion stage.

A human had to be fair. He mustn't favor any skill more than the others. Hence, he decided to raise his basic blade skill to the half completion stage first.

Time flew in the afternoon. In a blink of an eye, a few hours had passed. All of Arius's attributes had broken through the threshold of an advanced stage martial disciple.

That meant that he had finally become an advanced stage martial disciple.

Among the martial disciples, he was part of the elites now. He was a slightly stronger than a regular advanced stage martial disciple.

His basic blade skill had also reached the half completion stage.

However, his footwork, fist skill, and sword skill accidentally reached the grand completion stage. They flung the basic blade skill behind them again.

What happened to fairness?

Basic Blade Skill: 'Wronged emoticon'

Everything seems to be rising a little too quickly! Arius felt helpless in his heart.

His life was so lonely!

Arius decided to continue staying on the second floor for a few more days. He would still be able to raise his attributes.

There might be more attributes for him to collect on the third floor, but a few days wouldn't make any difference.

At night, Arius returned home and had dinner with his parents. Then, he went back to the Shining Martial House to pick up attributes.

He worked until 11 pm before he finally returned home.

After bathing, he laid on the bed and silently opened his attributes panel to take a look.

Intelligence: 43

Physique: 84

Strength: 964

Speed: 533

Battle Techniques: Basic Fist Skill (grand completion), Basic Footwork (grand completion), Basic Sword Skill (grand completion), Basic Blade Skill (half completion)

Not bad. Looking at his attributes, he was above average among the advanced stage martial disciples.

As long as Arius didn't meet an official martial warrior, he would be able to protect himself.

He was immersed in his thoughts as he laid on his bed. After some time, he slowly slipped into the dreamland.

The next day, Arius woke up early as usual. It was Monday, so he needed to go to school.

He almost forgot that he was still a senior in high school.

Although he just got reborn, he still had the mindset of an adult. Coincidentally, it was the weekend, so he went to practice his martial arts. He didn't do things that a senior in high school should do.

In the morning, everyone sat down together to have breakfast.

Alexander ate some porridge and said, "Although you're practicing martial arts now, you can't forget about your schoolwork. There's a martial arts course at university. If you're able to become an advanced stage martial disciple before the university entrance exam, you can apply for it."

It would be a good choice if he could enter a military academy. After he graduated, he would at least be a major or above.

"In this day, the military ranks are closely related to one's martial arts. However, until now, only martial warriors who graduated from recognized military academies are given military titles. Martial warriors who graduate from a normal university won't have this special privilege."

He started nodded and contemplating.

The country was a good kind of protection. If he could enter a military academy and receive a military rank after he graduated, it was a good solution too.

Of course, even if he entered a normal university, there would be many benefits for martial warriors. Regular academies also had formed their own factions.

The amount of protection every martial warrior faction gave to their own martial warriors was undeniable. Also, the martial warriors were given more freedom.

All in all, each had its own benefit.

It seemed that if there was a possibility, he should get into a good university. He had a bug, but he needed time to grow too.

Before he became someone powerful enough to disregard all rules, the best solution was to find strong support.

The problem was, whether it was his past life or the current one, he had never studied properly in school. His school results were atrocious…