1 Unqualified Fighters

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Earth, Federal District 01 - Huaxia, Qingping City, Qingping Fighter Academy assessment site.

[ Qin Feng ]

[ Strength: 5, Pass! ]

[ Physique: 2, Fail! ]

[ Speed: 3, Fail! ]

[ Spirit: 1, Fail! ]

[ Synthesis: 11, Fail! ]

A middle-aged man dressed like a teacher was reading out the test results slowly. At the same time, a young man with black hair and eyes bowed to the man. He looked helpless. After that, he quickly turned around and left.

Other students who came for their results looked at him with various expressions. Some looked down while others sympathized with him. A number of students sighed, but most of them were indifferent. In this era, everyone had the chance to become powerful high-level martial artists. Those who could not even pass the martial artist examination were not worthy of the majority's attention.

This scene was not uncommon, even for the instructors. Every year, they had to see at least a hundred thousand disappointed faces. Hence, they had become numb. The middle-aged teacher continued announcing the results like a machine.

"Next, Chen Yi."

About ten minutes later, Qin Feng arrived at the gate of Qingping City's Martial Artist Academy. He turned around and stared at the Academy's signboard hanging on both sides of the wall. After a long while, he sighed deeply and said, "I'm a disgrace to transmigrators."

Then, he shook his head and promptly disappeared into the crowd. No one knew this young man was a transmigrator. In his previous life, he had just recently graduated from college. Due to an accident, he transmigrated to this parallel world. At first, he was very excited.

Qin Feng had read many novels and he was no stranger to transmigrating. He thought he could easily dominate the world like most main characters. However, things were not as he expected. This world was not simple. At first, he planned to write books and songs that were a hit in the original world. That way, he could quickly reach the peak. Unexpectedly, this was a high-level martial world where spiritual energy had been restored.

A hundred years ago, the earth went through significant changes. It cracked and multiplied countless times. An endless amount of ferocious beasts fell from the sky. Humans also began to evolve through martial arts. Powerful martial artists could walk in the sky. Some could even destroy a mountain with one punch. Their bodies were incomparably tough. Even if they took a direct hit from a cannonball, it would only leave a tiny scratch.

There was a nine-star Spirit Martial Artist named Jack Ma. He had practiced martial arts ever since he was young and had extraordinary talent. For eight consecutive times, Jack Ma was on the top in the World Martial Artists Convention. Thanks to him, Huaxia became the strongest country in the World Federation. Three years ago, Jack Ma could vaguely feel that he was about to break through. He might become the first spiritual martial artist younger than fifty years old. 

Another well-known martial artist was the Battle Emperor, Buffett. He had destroyed mountains and split seas with one punch. During the Demonic Beast War, he single-handedly killed three great beast kings. That was how he earned his title and became one of the Four Emperors.

When Qin Feng first heard about these stories, he was in disbelief. This world was already crazy from the get-go. The strength of a martial artist depended on external factors as well. Moreover, they had to protect civilization from ferocious beasts. Thus, martial artists were respected by everyone.

Basically, to be successful in this world, the best choice was to become a martial artist. Politicians would never be able to hold a position above the city-level cadre and businessmen would not earn more than a hundred million if they were not martial artists. 

Since all the laws were molded around martial artists, one could easily imagine their importance.

If an individual was a martial artist, they would be prioritized when it came to things like promotion. Even the lowest level martial artist could become a mayor or second-in-command of a city. Granted, they were not caught doing anything illegal. 

When it came to business, the government and public would give a hundred percent of their support, even if the project had a high chance of failing. Of course, if it was a scam, the person would still be punished accordingly. 

In the military, if a martial artist hunted a few ferocious beasts, they would instantly be promoted to an officer. In just three years, the individual would become a squad leader and subsequently, a middle-level instructor for the military. Needless to say, becoming a martial artist was almost everyone's dream.

Upon learning all of this, Qin Feng's faint disappointment turned into an endless fighting spirit. However, the heavens did not favor him. He did not have good resources and was only mediocre in terms of talent. No matter how hard he tried, he could not pass the martial artist assessment.

The martial artist assessment was carried out to evaluate an individual's attributes and each person had four types. They were strength, physique, speed, and spirit. Higher strength equals more damage, higher physique equals better resistance, higher speed equals faster movements, and higher spirit equals better concentration. 

In 2018, the Federation introduced a five-point balance for the martial artist assessment. Essentially, as long as the four major attributes reached five points, one could become an entry-level martial artist. If they study in the academy for three years, they could become legitimate martial artists. Students could learn many powerful martial techniques and heaven-piercing skills. They would also be given extensive resources.

Qin Feng lived in Qingping City. It was a third-grade town. Although it could not be compared to the towns along the coast, they had nurtured a number of powerful martial artists. Some even became nine-star Small Grandmasters and ended up working for the government. Their power levels soared to the sky.

Martial artists were divided into six categories. They were Martial Artist, Houtian, Xiantian (TN: Houtian and Xiantian – the names of two cultivation stages, with the Houtian stage preceding the Xiantian stage.), Small Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, and Spiritual Martial Artist. Once an individual became a grandmaster, their future would be limitless. However, there were less than three hundred grandmasters in total. Qingping Martial Artist Academy had nurtured a Great Grandmaster expert. As a result, it became the most popular martial artist academy in this city. During the annual assessment, countless students would try their best to get in.

Nonetheless, this had nothing to do with Qin Feng. This year, he was already seventeen years old. It was almost impossible for him to become a martial artist. A person could only pursue this path before the age of eighteen. By then, their bones would already stabilized. Even if their attributes increased in the future, they could no longer become a martial artist.

The five points system was also targeted at people below the age of eighteen. Once they exceed that age, their points would no longer be balanced as the maximum could increase up to twenty points. In short, the best opportunity to practice martial arts was before the age of eighteen. Even the five points system was hard to balance, so any number above was practically impossible. 

Only disciples from super wealthy families were exceptions. They had probably been practicing since young and had all the necessary resources. Obviously, they could pass the entrance examination without much trouble. 

In others' eyes, a person like Qin Feng was already destined to live a mediocre life. 

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