Students who enter the liberal arts class, although not completely saying goodbye to cultivation, will also have to cut down on their cultivation time, spending more of it on studying academic knowledge, so that in the future they can take the college entrance exam and, like ordinary people, become office workers step by step.

As passionate and youthful teenagers, except for a few, most people long to become powerful martial artists—not only because of the strength and glory, but also because it’s much easier for martial artists to make money. Compared to liberal arts graduates who earn a fixed salary in a routine job, graduates from the martial arts class can make money much faster, whether they join government departments, the military, or become mercenaries for a company to hunt monsters.

Not to mention, the best among them can even go to the Kunlun Realm, enter one of the nine great martial arts holy lands for advanced study, and become superpowerful figures renowned throughout the world.

However, reality is harsh—not everyone has the talent for cultivation. Most people are of average talent and rarely receive special training. Only those students who show enough talent are selected for the martial arts class for focused development.

And Brian Carter is one of those without much talent. By the time he reached his third year of high school, he was only at the fifth level of the Flesh Body Realm. Not to mention comparing himself to those who could enter the martial arts class—even among the students destined for the liberal arts class, he wasn’t outstanding, just ordinary.

“All right, that’s it for today’s lesson. You’d better not ask for leave tomorrow, because I’ll start teaching you a practical martial skill. If you miss it, I won’t teach it a second time. Understand?” Eric Bennett looked at the students and said.

“Understood!”

The students’ eyes immediately lit up as they responded.

Chapter 2: Inheriting a Legacy in a Dream

Many students’ eyes lit up; they couldn’t help but feel excited. You have to know, in the path of cultivation, internal energy is the foundation of everything—especially before coming of age, when it’s all about laying the groundwork. The further you go at this stage, the more benefits you’ll have in the future.

Especially since, before the class division in the third year, only by reaching the seventh level of the Flesh Body Realm do you have a chance to get into the martial arts class. Practicing martial skills also takes away from the time spent cultivating internal energy, reducing your chances of getting into the martial arts class.

That’s why, in earlier years, many parents stood up and demanded that schools remove martial skill courses, so their children wouldn’t be distracted and waste time.

Besides, before these students come of age, they all live in the base city, where there’s basically no danger, so learning martial skills isn’t very useful.

But now things are different. The class division exam is in a month, and by now, things are pretty much set. If you can get in, you get in; if not, you don’t. It doesn’t matter anymore.

In martial cultivation, internal energy is only half the equation—the other half is martial skill training. A martial artist who knows martial skills can defeat someone at a higher level who doesn’t.

So, martial skill training is also very important—no one ignores it!

Of course, not everyone has refrained from practicing martial skills, since it’s not a mandatory requirement. Some of the more talented students have probably already started training in martial skills.

Brian Carter glanced at his classmates and, sure enough, some people weren’t moved at all—they must have already practiced martial skills. These people were basically the most talented in the class.

Almost all of them were guaranteed to get into the martial arts class, with the weakest among them already at the seventh level of the Flesh Body Realm.

But for Brian Carter, he was still excited. Since he was young, he’d never had the chance to learn martial skills. Although he knew that nowadays it’s easy to learn basic martial skills online—just pay some money and you can get them—

He still restrained his impulse. On one hand, he knew his talent was average, and he already didn’t have enough time for meditation and cultivation. If he spent time on martial skills, he’d have even less hope of getting into the martial arts class.

On the other hand, he didn’t want to waste money, since the school would teach it anyway.

After announcing the end of class, Eric Bennett quickly left—he didn’t drag things out or waste time here.

The whole classroom immediately became lively, with many people discussing what kind of martial skill Eric Bennett would teach tomorrow. After all, most of them had never learned martial skills before, so it was hard not to be excited.

After a while, everyone started packing up their things to go home, as today’s classes were over.

Brian Carter stood up and went to the corner to pack his bag, getting ready to go home—another day had passed.

“Thud, thud, thud, thud!”

A series of footsteps approached, and a chubby boy appeared, about the same age as Brian Carter, his already loose martial arts uniform nearly bursting at the seams.

But although he looked fat, his steps were actually light, and he rushed over in a hurry without even being out of breath—he clearly had some cultivation.

This was one of Brian Carter’s few friends, Adam Cooper, a true rich and chubby guy.

He knew this troublesome friend of his all too well. Although he was much stronger than Brian Carter, already at the ninth level of the Flesh Body Realm and one of the top students eligible for the martial arts class, his usual behavior matched his chubby appearance—if he could sit, he wouldn’t stand; if he could avoid moving, he wouldn’t move.