Chapter 2: Physical Fitness Level 65
“Why are we going in reverse order this time? Is Mr. Xu targeting me?” Zhou Qi shrunk his neck.
He had thought he would be the last to be tested, and by then, the other students wouldn’t be paying much attention. He wouldn’t be embarrassed.
But they were going in reverse order? Zhou Qi felt like dying.
“Go on.” Li Yuan patted Zhou Qi on the shoulder and smiled, “It’s a sword to the head either way, you might as well face it.”
Zhou Qi scoffed, “Even if you’re going to chop my head off, give me time to wash my neck.”
He grumbled, but Zhou Qi’s body was honest. Afraid of being scolded by Teacher Xu Bo, he quickly took his long spear and walked to the center of the classroom.
In the center of the classroom, a large circular area was paved with silver metal, clearly distinct from the other floor materials in the classroom.
The silver circular area had a diameter of about 12 meters. At first glance, it looked like an arena.
Li Yuan, Wan Xiao, and the other 100 or so students all tacitly retreated from the silver area.
“Authorize management.” Teacher Xu suddenly spoke in a low voice. A device similar to a smartwatch on his left wrist emitted a faint red light. “Senior Three (Two) Class, Martial Arts Proficiency Test, Physical Fitness Test, record both!”
Immediately.
Whoosh! Above the classroom, many devices that had not been activated immediately flashed white light.
The white light shone down, perfectly covering the silver circular area.
“Sizzle!” One of the devices suddenly shot out two beams of red light. The red light spread out, covering Zhou Qi and Teacher Xu Bo.
Everyone was used to this scene.
Only three seconds.
“Swoosh!” The electronic screen at the back of the classroom suddenly lit up, displaying two very prominent lines of white text –
“Zhou Qi (Student), Physical Fitness: 3.9 Levels (Previous Test 3.7 Levels)”
“Xu Bo (Teacher), Physical Fitness: 12.0 Levels (Exceeds Testing Limit)”
…
“Huh, I’ve actually improved by 0.2 levels since the last test?” Zhou Qi’s face showed a hint of glee. “Looks like all my hard work these past few months was worth it.”
“Physical fitness still hasn’t reached 4 levels?” Xu Bo frowned slightly.
3.9 level physical fitness was actually not bad among the millions of Senior Three students across the province, even considered average.
But it was important to remember that Guanshan District No. 1 High School was a key high school in the provincial capital. This kind of physical fitness was considered bottom tier.
“Looks like Old Zhou says he’s just lying flat, but his body is still honest.” Li Yuan couldn’t help but laugh.
At their age, their physical fitness was in a period of rapid growth, but being able to increase physical fitness by 0.2 levels in three months indicated that Zhou Qi was still working hard in private.
At this rate of progress, it was possible for Zhou Qi to reach 4.5 level physical fitness by the time of the college entrance exams.
“However, the school’s life force and blood test instrument is still somewhat low-end, unable to measure Teacher Xu’s true physical fitness.” Li Yuan thought to himself.
Life Force and Blood Test Instruments were extremely common equipment in this era, found in schools, Martial Temples at all levels.
Many families also had them, their sensing principles were quite complex, specifically used to test the strength of a person’s life force and blood, and then converted to the corresponding level of physical fitness.
5.0 levels was the standard for normal adults.
10.0 levels was the baseline for Entry-level Warriors. Entry-level Warriors were true warriors, entitled to government subsidies and other benefits.
School’s life force and blood test instruments were primarily for students, usually with a detection limit of 12.0 levels. Although they seemed low-end, they were very stable and rarely damaged.
These high-usage instruments prioritized durability.
Of course, the physical fitness assessment for the college entrance exams wasn’t just about the instrument readings, but also included specific tests for speed, punching force, and many other aspects, ultimately determining a comprehensive score.
“The test will be scored according to the college entrance exam standards, I will only use about 5.0 levels of strength and speed. I hope you can demonstrate a 300-point standard under the scoring system.” Xu Bo said.
Martial arts proficiency accounted for a total of 400 points. Scoring 300 points in this single subject was the threshold for getting into a Martial Arts University.
Zhou Qi, ten meters away, was already sweating.
5 levels?
That meant Xu Bo’s speed and strength would be significantly higher than his own.
“What are you waiting for? Attack.” Xu Bo urged.
“Yes.”
Zhou Qi held his spear in a Middle-Level Gun stance, suddenly stepped forward and charged, his speed was incredibly impressive, covering ten meters in an instant. The two-meter-long spear in his hand suddenly moved, directly stabbing towards Xu Bo.
Gun Fa, the essence is in the thrust.
Zhou Qi’s physical fitness level may not seem high, but his punching force had already exceeded 150 kilograms.
He had also practiced spear for two years. Even with average aptitude and not being very diligent, he still had a basic foundation.
At least, this thrust looked the part.
This was also the reason why students wore full body armor during the test.
Even if the weapons weren’t sharpened, cold weapon combat without protection would result in injury or disability.
Whoosh!
Xu Bo, tall and burly, was not wearing armor. He seemed to casually move to the left, his speed was not fast, but he easily dodged Zhou Qi’s ferocious thrust.
The spear tip and his body seemed to be just inches apart.
At first glance, it was extremely dangerous.
“This footwork?” Li Yuan’s eyes lit up slightly from outside the arena. He saw the brilliance of Xu Bo’s step.
Not a fraction more, not a fraction less.
It saved the maximum amount of energy.
This was absolute control over one’s own body, plus precise prediction of the enemy’s attack. It could not tolerate even the slightest error.
“He dodged it?” Zhou Qi in the arena didn’t hesitate to pull back his spear, followed by a twist of the spearhead, he flicked out a spear flower and thrust again towards Xu Bo.
But Xu Bo, as before, only took a step back, and again narrowly dodged.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Zhou Qi swung his spear with all his might, either thrusting, slashing, or sweeping, but all fell short in the face of Xu Bo’s exquisite footwork.
“So close, so close again.” Zhou Qi gritted his teeth.
“Not so close, it’s way too far.” Li Yuan sighed inwardly.
He could see clearly. It wasn’t that Zhou Qi’s spear technique was too bad, but that Xu Bo’s footwork was too exquisite.
The seemingly slow pace of his movements was terrifyingly precise, perfectly calculating the trajectory of every move of Zhou Qi’s spear.
And after more than ten swings of the spear, it was a great burden on Zhou Qi. His arms felt weak, and his spear slowed down.
At this moment.
“Sizzle!”
The sound of air tearing, Xu Bo, who had been dodging all along, suddenly stepped forward. The long stick in his left hand struck out like a thunderbolt, the stick tip moved like a venomous snake, instantly swatting away Zhou Qi’s spear block, knocking the spear into the air.
“Bang!”
The stick tip cut down, lightly tapping Zhou Qi’s hand, causing a pang of pain. He subconsciously let go of his spear.
Clang! The spear landed on the ground.
The stick had been withdrawn.
The classroom was silent, all the students were watching this scene.
Xu Bo, had only taken over teaching their class last semester.
And in the Senior Two end-of-term proficiency test, Xu Bo had not shown such amazing footwork and control of force.
“Is this Xu Bo’s true strength?”
“Clearly, Xu Bo’s speed is very slow, probably not even as fast as mine, but his footwork…” More than 100 students were shocked. Many students’ physical fitness had exceeded 5.0 levels.
In the past, they had known that Xu Bo’s physical fitness was extremely strong, and that his martial arts proficiency was very high.
But when teaching them, Xu Bo had never sparred with them using his 5 level physical fitness speed and strength.
Teaching practice and actual combat were two different things.
Perhaps, many students had seen many more powerful fight videos online.
But there was a difference between watching videos and the impact of seeing it up close.
Tick!
On the screen behind the classroom, a number appeared: “245 points”.
The score was calculated by the program based on data, battle process, and results.
If it were the college entrance exam, there would also be human assessment for each student’s proficiency test.
“The score is actually lower than last semester?” Zhou Qi muttered to himself, but he didn’t feel too embarrassed.
At least, he had managed to get some spear thrusts in.
… According to roll number.
One by one, the students took the test. Most people’s physical fitness tests were between 4.5 levels and 5.5 levels.
As for the Martial Arts Proficiency Test?
The test process was mostly similar to Zhou Qi’s.
First, the student would attack, and Xu Bo would easily dodge with his footwork. In the end, he would strike with his stick. Even though many students showed superior speed and strength, they still couldn’t withstand the attack.
Their scores were mostly under 300 points.
Even Wan Xiao, with roll number 2, his physical fitness test was as high as 6.0 levels, and his speed and strength were significantly higher than 5.0 levels.
However, he only withstood Xu Bo’s stick for three times.
In the end, Wan Xiao’s proficiency score was 322 points.
It was also the only score that exceeded 320 so far in the class.
“Wan Xiao, last semester’s end-of-term exam was 329 points, how come you’re regressing?”
“It’s not that he’s regressing, the assessment standard has been raised a lot. Haven’t you noticed that most of our scores have dropped?”
“Last semester’s end-of-term exam was based on the Senior Two standard, this assessment is based on the college entrance exam standard.”
“Only Li Yuan left.”
“I wonder how many sticks he can block from Xu Bo.” All the students’ attention was focused on Li Yuan, even many of the girls were quite expectant.
In terms of martial arts grades, Li Yuan was ranked in the top 30 of the entire grade, but he was the undisputed first in Senior Three (Two).
Good grades and a good personality, he was naturally more popular.
During student days, people were mostly not as materialistic as in society.
“Li Yuan.” Xu Bo’s eyes flickered with a hint of imperceptible anticipation.
“Mr. Xu.” Li Yuan held his spear and walked into the circular area paved with silver metal.
Whoosh!
A beam of red light shot out, covering Li Yuan’s whole body.
Three seconds later.
The screen behind the classroom showed the data – “Li Yuan (Student), Physical Fitness: 6.5 Levels (Previous Test 6.0 Levels)”
(End of Chapter)
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