Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye. What was once only known to the teachers and high school students about Ye Kai and the "Shrouding the Heavens Method" is now known by the entire school. Information about Ye Kai’s past, including his dismissal from Shanghai University, has also quietly spread.
On most days, whether it was Ye Kai or the nine students in his class, they would receive strange looks from other students. These looks varied from mockery to banter, playfulness, and even pity. In the minds of others, Ye Kai was just a showman, and the "Shrouding the Heavens Method" was nothing but a foolish spectacle meant to attract attention.
But what they didn’t know was that, following Zhuo Xing’s success, the other eight students in Ye Kai’s class were inspired and determined not to fall behind. Before practicing the "Shrouding the Heavens Method," they had all been ordinary students with little hope of passing the martial arts exam. However, after practicing the method, Zhuo Xing had become a Practitioner overnight, one of the few Practitioner students in the school. They didn’t want to be left behind!
So, they began working hard, trying to sense the wheel of life and open the Sea of Bitterness.
Hard work pays off! Finally, within seven days after Zhuo Xing’s success, all eight students successfully opened their Sea of Bitterness and were promoted to Practitioners!
Now, every student in Ye Kai’s class was a Practitioner!
As for Ye Kai himself, every night, he could feel the benefits of his students’ hard work. Currently, the students had only just opened their Sea of Bitterness, far from his Divine Bridge Realm. Even with all nine students cultivating, the benefits he received were still small. But Ye Kai firmly believed that as more students practiced the "Shrouding the Heavens Method" and increased their cultivation levels, the returns to him would grow exponentially.
At that point, his own cultivation would soar like a rocket.
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The day after all the students opened their Sea of Bitterness, Ye Kai came to the classroom. Before he could call the class to order, the nine students stood up together and said in unison, "Hello, teacher!"
Their voices were filled with confidence, and they looked at Ye Kai with fanatical reverence. Ye Kai glanced at them and nodded.
Compared to seven days ago, his nine students had undergone dramatic transformations. Their eyes were sharp, their energy levels high, and their vitality unbelievably strong.
With a slight gesture, Ye Kai said, "Hello, students. Please sit down."
After the students had settled in their seats, Ye Kai smiled and said, "Congratulations to all of you for successfully opening your Sea of Bitterness, passing the first hurdle of the martial arts exam, and earning the qualification to enter Martial Dao University."
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The martial arts exam is divided into two parts: the martial test and the written test. The martial test measures physical strength and accounts for 70% of the total score, while the written test measures theoretical knowledge and accounts for 30% of the total score. However, if a student becomes a Practitioner before the martial arts exam, even if they score zero on the written exam, they will still be admitted to Martial Dao University. Of course, this would only guarantee admission to the most basic Martial Dao universities.
Even so, if Ye Kai were to do nothing else with his students, the enrollment rate for his class would be 100%. Not just in Qingcheng No. 3 Middle School, but in all the high schools in Qingcheng, no teacher had ever taught a class with a 100% enrollment rate.
For example, Zong Mo from Class 5 next door, who boasted a 70% admission rate, was considered one of the best teachers in Qingcheng. But compared to Ye Kai, his achievements would pale in comparison.
The students were equally excited and spoke one after another:
"Teacher Ye Kai, this is all because of your excellent teaching. Without you, with my qualifications, I might never have become a Practitioner in my lifetime."
"Exactly! Thanks to you and the 'Shrouding the Heavens Method,' I now have a chance to enter Martial Dao University."
"As you said, Teacher Ye, the 'Shrouding the Heavens Method' is a cultivation method that can truly make everyone in the human race as powerful as dragons, and even allow us to suppress all other races."
"If I hadn’t been desperate and stayed, I might never have been exposed to the 'Shrouding the Heavens Method,' let alone become a Practitioner overnight. It’s all thanks to you, teacher."
"I’m so glad I stayed. Those who transferred to other classes will definitely regret it in the future!"
Even Zhuo Xing, along with the other eight students, expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Ye Kai. Before, they had been considered the underperforming students in the class, with little chance of being admitted to Martial Dao University. Now, they had all become Practitioners—a transformation that could be called a rebirth. Even though they hadn’t taken the martial arts exam yet, they were confident in their ability to get into Martial Dao University.
And all of this was because they chose to believe in Ye Kai and the "Shrouding the Heavens Method."
Zhuo Xing, in particular, couldn’t help but think about his best friend Luo Feng. When Luo Feng left, he hadn’t tried to stop him. If he were given another chance, he would definitely stop Luo Feng and tell him, "The 'Shrouding the Heavens Method' is real. Teacher Ye Kai has truly created a body refining system that is superior to the vitality cultivation method."
After practicing the "Shrouding the Heavens Method," Zhuo Xing even went to Luo Feng’s house to look for him, hoping to convince him to come back and learn the method from Ye Kai, but he couldn’t find him.
Ye Kai observed their grateful expressions and smiled. He wasn’t surprised by their reaction; in fact, he had expected it.
For these students, the martial arts exam was the gateway to success. Whether they would become powerful dragons or remain insignificant worms depended on their ability to pass the exam. The "Shrouding the Heavens Method" gave them the strength they needed to leap through the gateway and become truly powerful.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Kai said, "Alright, it’s time to test the results of your practice. Let’s head to the testing laboratory."
The students eagerly followed Ye Kai to the school’s testing lab. While the grippers they used could test physical strength, they primarily measured wrist strength and didn’t fully assess overall body strength. The martial arts exam, however, required a full-body strength test, which was conducted using specialized machines in the school’s testing lab.