mesbooks Chapter 172 The Path to Advancement: Nature and Shadow
Chapter 172 The Path to Advancement: Nature and Shadow
Chapter 172 The Path to Advancement: Nature and Shadow
As Fang Zhou approached, Meng Hongzhuang and Ye Fan, who had been exchanging barbs and trash talk on the arena, immediately fell silent. Meng Hongzhuang, with her short legs, was about to say a few words to Fang Zhou when a burly figure in military uniform stepped onto the platform.
It's Principal Su Tiankuo!
"Quiet!!"
As the announcement came over the loudspeaker, the entire venue fell silent.
Fangzhou looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the platform in the distance was now filled with instructors.
Lu Hu, Su Xinyan, Chen Qingshan, Shen Hongyu, Wang Tao...
Before he knew it, in less than three months, he had come into contact with so many instructors.
Among these familiar faces, Su Tiankuo, dressed in military uniform and with a dignified expression, said in a deep voice: "I am Su Tiankuo, the principal of Haicheng Military Academy."
The instructors present are today's judges.
"Before today's ring challenge, I want to give you a warning!"
"Awakening as a professional is only the first step; consistent training afterward is the only way to become stronger."
However, cultivation is a very tedious thing!
Especially you pampered new recruits!
Many people, after the initial curiosity and excitement, will gradually become complacent.
Su Tiankuo surveyed the entire arena, his powerful aura surging into the sky.
"Therefore, the military academy specially broadcasted the entire underground hunting process of all the seed candidates live, so that you cadets who were not selected could see the gap between yourselves and your peers."
Furthermore, the military academy has arranged for this contest between top cadets to take place at the first training ground, and has organized all of you to attend and watch the match.
Our sole purpose is to spur you on to greater efforts in your training, so that you may feel ashamed and strive even harder!
"You may be living a very comfortable life now, but you can't even imagine how much the pioneers of SUPP paid for this comfort."
"Skills, knowledge, magic circles, potions."
Don't assume that these resources are readily available!
You must understand that every resource you use, every inch of land you live on, was fought and reclaimed on the battlefield by other Allied warriors who risked their lives.
"At the same time, every professional skill is the result of the creator's painstaking efforts."
That is why the Federation of People's Liberation Army has established a strict system of authority for contribution points.
Those who haven't contributed to the human race or to human civilization are not entitled to enjoy the resources that others have worked so hard to earn.
Su Tiankuo's tone grew increasingly stern, and his voice resounded throughout the entire venue as he channeled his power.
"Let me make this clear upfront!"
You new recruits who have successfully awakened and gained this precious opportunity for cultivation, if you subsequently become negligent, lazy, or unmotivated...
"Over the next four years, I will not hesitate to expel you from Haicheng Military Academy!"
After a slight pause, Su Tiankuo said in a deep voice, "Speaking of which, I'd like to add a couple more words."
"You may have heard some discouraging statements."
Some say that only those who awaken rare professions can become high-level powerhouses.
Some people say that awakening to an ordinary profession means that one is inherently inferior.
"This is utter nonsense to me!"
Awakening a profession is just the beginning; it doesn't prove anything at all!
"You should know that professional training is a path of constantly breaking physiological limits and continuously exploring and discovering potential."
From laying the foundation at the apprentice level to condensing the invisible core at the Iron level.
The bronze steps transform the intangible into the tangible, condensing into a gaseous core.
The silver steps flow like rivers to the sea, condensing into a liquid core.
Then, at the Gold level, it transcends the ordinary and condenses into a solid core.
In the later stages, each breakthrough in realm was measured in ten or twenty years.
Each profession requires mastering dozens or even hundreds of skills.
Every breakthrough to a higher realm is a sublimation, a transformation of one's life level.
The road ahead is long, and your potential is limitless. How could the initial type of profession you awaken be able to limit you?
"Everyone, remember this: the professional system has become very mature as it is today."
Theoretically, all professions that humans can currently awaken can be cultivated to the legendary King realm.
My awakened form, Su Tiankuo, is merely the most ordinary warrior class.
Decades of bloodshed and battles have forged a legendary crown, allowing one to ascend the legendary throne.
Even those legendary abyss demon lords who were originally high and mighty and regarded all things as straw dogs, I personally killed three of them!
"If I can do it, why can't you greenhorns?"
Su Tiankuo's words, though rough in style, were nonetheless reasonable, and they stirred the blood of many first-year students in ordinary professions who had awakened to their true potential.
Even some second-year students responsible for maintaining order on the training ground felt a renewed surge of eagerness to cultivate.
Yes, the Hall of Legends of the Human Alliance contains so many pioneering and powerful figures who rose from ordinary professions to the pinnacle.
These new generation members have far more resources than Su Tiankuo did back then.
And why should you willingly degenerate and live a muddled life?
Seeing that the atmosphere on the training field was right, Su Tiankuo nodded to himself.
Although he lost his legendary crown, the [Battle Cry] skill, which he had used all his life, still showed amazing effects on these apprentice-level novices after a trial run.
"Alright, it's about time."
"Lu Hu, please explain the rules for the upcoming arena challenge."
"Yes, Principal."
Lu Hu stepped forward and said loudly, "The rules for this arena challenge are very simple."
The previous ranking of the underground hunting points is the initial position for you seed students.
Students who are not satisfied with their current seed ranking can challenge opponents who are 10 or more ranked higher than them.
Each person initially has only one chance to take on the challenge.
Those who win continue, and those who lose remain in the same ranking.
Alright, the competition begins now. Who wants to go first?
Before Lu Hu could finish speaking, Ye Fan, who had been poised to pounce, leaped up.
He pointed at Meng Hongzhuang and said, "I want to challenge number 2 Meng Hongzhuang."
Today we have decided the winner and the loser!
Lu Hu waved his hand, and several instructors guided Meng Hongzhuang and Ye Fan onto the arena.
For a moment, the vast training ground fell silent.
All eyes were on these two genius students, second only to Fang Zhou.
Even Fang Zhou looked at the arena with great interest.
Hao Lie was a sitting duck who had been unilaterally beaten by his skeleton army for dozens of days, so he had a fairly good understanding of the strength of Ye Fan, this chuunibyou teenager.
As a relatively rare Demon Hunter class, Ye Fan is not only fast, but also possesses considerable attack power.
The only drawback is that Ye Fan doesn't have any advantage in terms of physical attributes, and he's not very durable.
In contrast, Fangzhou didn't know much about Meng Hongzhuang's Nature Summoner class.
I only saw Meng Hongzhuang bragging to Bai Xiaochun in the [Necromancer Support Group] chat group yesterday, saying that she had learned the very difficult [Natural Crown] skill.
According to Meng Hongzhuang, this [Natural Crown] skill might be helpful in his deduction of skills to enhance the combat power of the skeletons.