With Countless Qualities Bestowed Upon Me, I Shall Ultimately Become Immortal

Moments later, he heard a voice coming from the other end of the phone.

"Yang Huan, if Meng Chuan comes to our main campus to study, what do you think?"

Yang Huan's mind raced:

"Master, I feel it's not appropriate! This boy is someone who clings to his family and past, his family and his direct master all reside in Yong'an, I'm afraid he wouldn't want to leave."

Sui Chunqiu decided to tease his disciple and said with a faint smile:

"I've taken care of all these issues for him, what do you think?"

"..."

Yang Huan was at a loss for words. As the pinnacle of power and martial strength in Great Chu, his master wasn't joking when he said this.

"Alright then, look at you being so tense, I was just saying it casually.

But you can start preparing the materials recently to let Meng Chuan enter the Grandmaster Class without examination."

Yang Huan confirmed again, he really thought he had misheard.

"Exempt from the national martial arts exam, into the Grandmaster Class?"

"Yes."

Yang Huan said hesitantly:

"Isn't this improper, Master?"

He felt his master was breaking the rules.

Since the establishment of United University, there hasn't been a precedent for entering the Grandmaster Class without examination.

Strictly speaking, no one can guarantee the future.

The Grandmaster Class is the Northern United University's cornerstone. If an exempted student doesn't achieve the Grandmaster level in the future, it'll be like slapping themselves in the face, thus having no credibility, and might even become a laughingstock among the top five.

If admitted through the national martial arts exam, there's a justification.

Even if the choice was wrong, these are still the highest overall quality students of the same admission year, tested by a national-level examination, not causing disbelief among the public.

On the other end of the phone, Sui Chunqiu seemed to have anticipated it, and said calmly:

"Watch a couple more matches of Meng Chuan, go watch on-site. I understand it sounds small but carries significant meaning. In seven days, I'll call a decision meeting among the school executives to vote on this matter."

"Alright."

Yang Huan was speechless in his heart.

"Why even hold a vote, Master has a veto and approval vote all to himself..."

Finally, Sui Chunqiu specially added:

"If Taihang makes it through, those people's eyes in the south are sharp..."

...

The next morning at nine.

After the resurrection round selection yesterday afternoon, the final thirty contestants gathered under the spotlight.

Thus, the top ten seizing contest began.

Today's ticket prices were three times that of the first three days, but Meng Chuan still brought along his uncle and aunt.

"Do well, Chuan'er, when you get home tonight, your aunt will make your favorite braised hairtail."

Meng Chuan smiled and said:

"Sure, but I don't need brain supplements now..."

Xue Na exclaimed after hearing:

"Yeah, now they all call you Yun'an's star of tomorrow, no longer that 'foolish kid'."

"No, but why do I hear them calling you something, like iron spear or something, what is iron spear?"

Meng Yongzhi leaned in curiously and asked.

"You must have misheard, I haven't heard that, I'm heading to the backstage first..."

Meng Chuan hurriedly scurried away, cursing Le Ping in his heart.

...

At the center of the arena.

The same host, today wearing a flamboyant pink suit with his hair slicked back.

With just a few words, he ignited the crowd's passion, as the big screen quickly flipped and matched contestants.

Meng Chuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the screen and thought to himself:

"This guy... not much luck."

"(Number 54) Tian Kang vs. (Number 6) Meng Chuan"

"It's Tian Kang, Thunder Ape! Thunder Ape!"

"Steel..."

The atmosphere instantly boiled over, as the first match was the eagerly awaited clash of titans by the audience!

"Tian Kang against Meng Chuan, this one's going to be exciting to watch!"

"Yes, I think just this match makes the ticket worth it, both are experts in hard skills, the clash is bound to be cataclysmic, so much anticipation!"

"But I suspect Meng Chuan might be doomed, Tian Kang's in one aspect may not be harder, but his Qi Blood is strong.

Meng Chuan getting this far with his eight-segment body is already impressive."

In the judges' seat, Luo Guanyun thought deeply:

"Logically speaking, against the ancient Thunder Ape's Elephant Form Fist and Tian Kang's nine-segment Qi Blood plus hard skills, Chuan'er's chances are slim.

But this kid's specialty is simply being unreasonable..."

The Thunder Ape is an extinct [ancient beast] existing before the Common Era.

According to historical records, its light blue mane could attract the power of thunder, being a naturally strong electric handler.

Its extinction was due to great changes in heaven and earth, not survival of the fittest. Some martial artists of the Elephant Form Sect, with extraordinary insight into martial arts, learned the Thunder Ape's combat postures from historical records.

They were shocked by the Thunder Ape's instantaneous explosive power, speed like lightning body technique, and highly offensive lightning control ability.

These martial artists spent a tremendous amount of time disassembling and merging the Thunder Ape's jumping, pouncing, and scratching moves. They constantly tried to improve, integrating the body's power generation characteristics and meridian operation principles, creating this Thunder Ape Fist.

Ultimately, through generations of inheritance and refinement, they drew the [Beast King Map], merging themselves with the Thunder Ape's image according to martial arts mental realm adhering to the beast form and image.

Although the Thunder Ape Fist is fierce, Luo Guanyun believed Meng Chuan would still win, because his disciple excelled at creating miracles.

Beside him, Yin Tianshou was quietly pondering:

"Meng Chuan should use that rapid recovery ability again in this match."

...

"Come on, Xiaomeng, do well in this match!"

Backstage, the people from United University encouraged.

At this point, Meng Chuan had already integrated into the United University's circle of nine-stage martial artists due to his strength.

Looking at the figure walking toward the arena, everyone felt a myriad of emotions.

"So young, truly the Yangtze River's later waves push the former ones..."

Meng Chuan steadily stepped onto the arena, his frame standing firm.

Opposite him was a burly man covered in hair, whose arms were thicker than an average person's thighs.

His head was bald, with only a small tuft of hair tied tightly at the back with a rubber band.

Tian Kang showed a slight smile at the corner of his mouth and, stroking his small beard, said:

"I'm Tian Kang from Yanhua Martial Arts University, I heard Junior Sister Zheng tried recruiting you many times?"

"Zheng Zhenzhen? Something like that."

Meng Chuan replied.

Tian Kang nodded and said:

"Then let me ask you, if you lose to me, why not come to Yanhua? We both practice body refinement, it's convenient to spar and train together."

"Sparring can happen anytime, but going to Yanhua isn't necessary, you can say that again when I reach the nine stages."

Meng Chuan thought this guy's head really looked pointed.

It's rumored in the western countries it's popular to use substances for body refinement, like 'Conboro Dragon' and others, various dragons.

Though it can help in muscle building for body refinement, the side effects are also quite severe, gathering all Seven Dragon Balls would likely elevate you to 'Steroid Planet.'

Meng Chuan thought just by watching Tian Kang speak, he seemed to have overused the substances...

"Good, I hope this match wakes you up. Yanhua might lack a genius like you, but it's not lacking a genius like you."

Tian Kang's brain seemed to be at odds with itself...

"...Please, Brother Tian."

Meng Chuan dared not continue the chat, afraid of being assimilated by it.

"Hahaha, let's go!"

Tian Kang's laughter ended, and an invisible electric arc burst around him in an instant.

His already muscular figure swelled again, with fingers hooking into the alloy floor, the thunderous sound rolled in rings.

Thunder Ape Fist's starting move — Thunder Realm!

"This is my domain, Xiaomeng, watch out!"

In an instant, the whole arena was enveloped by a web-like electric arc!

"It can also be mine..."

Meng Chuan's expression remained unchanged; now and in the future, he would also be a master of thunder.

This disastrous environment could very well be his home ground.

He exhaled a breath of turbid air and charged violently toward Tian Kang, with a chill cicada phantom bursting from underfoot colliding with light blue arcs, unleashing a series of muffled explosions.

Tian Kang let out a roar, the arc surrounding the arena converging on him.

The next moment, Tian Kang, like a living thunder ape, suddenly leaped above Meng Chuan's head, crashing down fiercely with a fist blade wrapped in blinding lightning!

Facing Tian Kang's fierce strike, Meng Chuan lowered his center of gravity, adjusted his body to avoid the core impact, and swung his sleeve sharply, using his arm as a spear, aiming straight at Tian Kang's midsection!

Break!

Boom—!

The shockwave from their collision rippled in layers, encircling the arena like a flourish of calligraphy and dragon serpents, then exploded into a sheet of white smoke.

"Powerful!"

Tian Kang felt Meng Chuan's force and shouted appreciatively.

The thunder ring around Tian Kang burst open again, this time Meng Chuan noticed that the invisible air around him also carried a charge, which conducted along the ground towards him.

The [Thunder] in the air grew heavier, seizing this opportunity, Meng Chuan gathered a large amount of Thunder Fire Qi.

Contained it in his mouth and nose, nurturing it around his body.

In the next moment, he inhaled and exhaled lightning, a layer of thunder light also emerged on his [Dragon Bone], the momentum from his body surging in all directions.

A suffocating atmosphere filled the arena, even though the spectators sat far away, they could feel the aura of killing intent.

On the judges' bench, Luo Guanyun nodded.

"Using Heart Fire to adjust thunder to break the opponent's dominance, the winning move...should be the Five Elements Earth Qi."

Swoosh!

Tian Kang swung his arm, launching an attack, his ape-like arm piercing down from the sky, Meng Chuan's brow furrowed, seeing that he was about to be engulfed by the Thunder Pool; the Earth Qi surrounding his body gathered and expanded violently into a rocky shield.

His fists met Tian Kang's pressure, Earth Qi resisting the thunder, with the two forces fiercely entangled around them, hard to distinguish superiority for the moment.

Tian Kang clenched his jaws, retracting his fist as he twisted his waist, once more pouncing like a thunder ape.

He could sense that Meng Chuan wasn't adept at using [Earth Qi of the Spleen], the mastery of the Five Elements Qiankun Fist likely not matching his grasp of the [Ancient Thunder Ape Fist].

Lightning and earth powers clashed and crackled on the arena, Tian Kang's fists transformed into a hundred thunder shadows, showering down on Meng Chuan's vital points like a downpour.

Shielded by Earth Qi, Meng Chuan didn't retreat but advanced, meeting the enemy with rushing thunder dispersing hand, creating openings in the dense lightning flash for a chance to win.

Amidst the chaotic airflow, the shadows of the two crisscrossed, the air filled with the whistling of the wind and bursting with a thunderous sound like innumerable sharp blades slicing through the atmosphere.

"Impressive."

Tian Kang referred to Meng Chuan's muscular strength.

The opponent's hard skills were significantly stronger than his own; if he were at the eighth stage, he would have already surrendered by now.

Only now did he understand why Junior Sister Zheng had been so persistent about him.