105: Devil's Military Training (Three-in-One)

Hearing this, the Dean of the Martial Arts Academy's mouth twitched.

Having worked together for decades, it was the first time he found the Dean of the Martial Arts Academy so disagreeable.

"At least I'm stronger than you!"

The Dean snorted, "Old Jiang, haven't we exchanged martial arts for many years? How about we take this opportunity..."

Before the Dean could finish, the Dean of the Martial Arts Academy hastily stood up and said, "Dean, the new students have just enrolled, and I still have a lot of things to attend to over there. Work is important, after all!"

As his voice fell, without giving the Dean a chance to speak, his old arms and legs moved quickly, and in a moment, he disappeared from the office.

He wasn't a fool.

The Dean clearly wanted revenge.

A martial arts exchange? Wasn't that just asking for abuse?

"That old geezer just needs a beating."

As the Dean of the Martial Arts Academy hurriedly fled, the Dean's face immediately showed an expression of disdain.

He withdrew his gaze.

He then said, "Yu Xiu, how have you considered the matter of being the General Instructor for military training?"

"Originally, I thought of letting you choose people, but I didn't expect your rallying power to be so strong."

"However, in my opinion, military training by school instructors definitely won't be as effective as yours."

"Besides, you still haven't chosen your class students, have you?"

"You can take this opportunity to observe them closely, as many future semester tasks will be class-based."

"Choosing good students will also benefit you in obtaining military merits and resources."

Yu Xiu nodded and said, "I can be the General Instructor for this military training, but how does the school arrange military training?"

The Dean shook his head and said, "There are no arrangements; everything is up to your improvisation."

"But remember one thing: the moment they step into the university, they are already half soldiers. Military training is still necessary, and secondly, teamwork."

"Their strength is not like yours. Teaching them teamwork can help them save their lives in future semester tasks."

"So, how to conduct military training is up to you; the school will not interfere."

Yu Xiu nodded and said, "I understand."

With that, he stood up and left.

However, as soon as Yu Xiu walked out of the office, he received a message from Lin Yan.

"Running for President of the Society?"

Yu Xiu thought he had misread it.

Just now, the Dean was still saying that the establishment of societies by external schools had been blocked.

But now, someone was coming to run for President of the Society, which made him a little curious.

However, he didn't think much about it and headed towards the society.

"Boss, they're inside."

"This time, people from Jinghai University, South City University, South China University..."

Lin Yan listed four schools in a row, and each was one of the Ten Famous Schools.

Yu Xiu nodded, then followed Lin Yan inside.

As a result, he found that half of the people who came this time were his acquaintances.

Even Yang Duling was among them.

The rest were students from Qin Province who had previously participated in the Provincial Training Camp with him.

"Boss!"

"Yu Xiu!"

"Cultivation God!"

Seeing Yu Xiu enter, these people immediately stood up excitedly and greeted him.

"Lin Yan told me that you're here to run for President of the Society this time?"

Yu Xiu looked at Yang Duling and the others, a smile on his face.

Yang Duling's martial arts exam score did not meet the standards of Huaxia University, but she was now a new student at South China University, also one of the Ten Famous Schools, only one rank lower than Huaxia University.

As for the other students from Qin Province, they were all studying at Ten Famous Schools.

"That's right, Boss, we're indeed here to run for President of the Society this time."

"I heard your school's Dean doesn't agree to establish societies?" Yu Xiu asked.

"If he says no, does that mean we won't establish one?"

"Don't worry, Boss, we have our own plan. At worst, we won't use the school's facilities; we'll rent a place outside the school. We're not short on money anyway."

"We must establish the Qilin Society, and we also want to join the Qilin Battle Team."

As they spoke, they glanced at the Ink Kirin Emblems on the chests of Lin Yan and the others, unconsciously revealing expressions of envy.

They were all familiar with Lin Yan.

During their casual chat earlier, they had already learned about the three types of emblems Yu Xiu had designated.

The Ink Kirin Emblem was the symbol of the Qilin Battle Team.

Lin Yan and the seven others were now wearing the Ink Kirin Emblem, which meant they had already joined the Qilin Battle Team.

"Boss, we're not acting impulsively. Before coming, we had already consulted our classmates. Not only many new students are willing, but also many senior students."

"So, we're here this time to first elect a President of the Society, get your approval, and then organize the society."

"Boss, you have to believe us; we definitely won't let you down."

Yu Xiu nodded.

"I believe you. Since you've already handled things, I have no reason to refuse."

"Now, I'll state the requirements for running for President of the Society: strength must be at Martial Warrior First Grade or above, and secondly, you must have management ability."

"For those who meet these conditions, I will select three acting Presidents of the Society from each school. After one month, these three acting Presidents will compete for the final position of President of the Society."

Yang Duling and the others nodded, "We have no problem."

Yu Xiu said, "Then, those whose strength has not reached Martial Warrior First Grade, please leave!"

Among dozens of people, half of them instantly left, but they were not in a hurry to go, but watched from the side.

As for disappointment, although there was some, it wasn't much, because their goal was to join the Qilin Battle Team. Becoming President of the Society was best, but it didn't matter if they couldn't.

"You've reached Martial Warrior First Grade?"

Yu Xiu saw Yang Duling still standing in place and then checked, discovering that Yang Duling had actually already reached Martial Warrior First Grade.

Previously, in the Qiusuo Realm, Yang Duling was only a Martial Artist Third Grade.

Now, in just half a month, Yang Duling had actually broken through to Martial Warrior First Grade.

Although it wasn't fast compared to himself, it was already very fast compared to ordinary people.

One must know that the further one advanced as a Martial Artist, the harder it became to increase Qi and blood.

"Grandpa helped a lot!"

Hearing this, Yu Xiu remembered that Yang Duling's mother came from the Xu Family of Kyoto.

With the Xu Family's strength, it was indeed not difficult to help Yang Duling rapidly advance two Realms.

However, the suffering involved was not something an ordinary person could endure.

Previously, Chu Tianjiao had also rapidly advanced to Martial Warrior First Grade with the help of the Chu Family.

Even he, a big man, would constantly sigh whenever he mentioned it.

Moreover, the Xu Family of Kyoto's influence was not as great as the Chu Family's.

So, Yang Duling must have suffered more than Chu Tianjiao to reach Martial Warrior First Grade.

"Since that's the case, you all can have aRing Match (arena match) by school!"

"The three ultimate winners can become acting Presidents of the Society."

"Begin!"

As Yu Xiu's words fell, these people also found their opponents.

Among them, there were a few students who had broken through to the Grandmaster Realm, who appeared to be fourth-year students based on their age.

These few Grandmaster Realm students becoming acting Presidents of the Society was a foregone conclusion.

Yu Xiu didn't pay too much attention.

Instead, it was Yang Duling who made Yu Xiu look at her with new eyes.

The power of ice and fire.

Previously, Yang Duling had no way to display her Talent ability because her Qi and blood were too low, and using her Talent ability would only be a burden to herself.

However, now that Yang Duling was a Martial Warrior First Grade, the Talent ability she displayed clearly did not belong to her current stage.

From this, it seemed that the Xu Family of Kyoto had also spent a lot of resources on Yang Duling.

As her Talent ability was unleashed, empowered by the forces of ice and fire, Yang Duling's left hand wielded the power of ice, and her right hand the power of fire.

Although she couldn't solidify it like Yu Xiu, there were indeed elements of ice and fire within it.

Moreover, the enhancement of power was considerable.

In just three minutes, Yang Duling's opponent was already helpless. With Yu Xiu's eyesight, he naturally saw that the opponent's body was a bit stiff.

This was the effect of the power of ice.

Next, Yang Duling found another opponent.

Yu Xiu could see that with Yang Duling's current strength, becoming one of the three acting Presidents of the Society for South China University was no longer a problem.

So, he looked at the others.

After looking around, honestly, he was a bit disappointed.

Their combat power was not just a little bit worse than his back then.

But there was nothing he could do; they didn't have a cheat.

Just like that, about half an hour passed.

Three people were chosen from the four schools.

As expected, Yang Duling won.

"Now, the three of you are the acting Presidents of the Society for your respective schools. During this period, I will assess you based on your management abilities."

"After the assessment, the person who becomes the President of the Society will receive the Ink Kirin Emblem and officially join the Qilin Battle Team."

Yu Xiu waved his hand, and Lin Yan very obediently brought over twelve golden Qilin Emblems, then handed them to the twelve people respectively.

"Now you are official members of the Qilin Society."

"Afterward, when you recruit reserve members and official members, you can contact Lin Yan to request society emblems."

The twelve people took the golden Qilin Emblems and excitedly pinned them to their chests.

"Boss, we understand what to do."

At this moment, they already belonged to Yu Xiu's subordinates. Although they hadn't reached their goal yet, they were already qualified to compete.

As long as they became President of the Society, they would truly become Yu Xiu's direct subordinates and members of the Qilin Battle Team.

In the future, their families, including themselves, would also be qualified to live in the Secret Realm.

"The matter is settled; you should go back and prepare for the society. If you have any questions, you can contact Lin Yan."

Speaking of which, Yu Xiu added, "Yang Duling, you few stay behind; let's have a meal together."

"Okay, Boss!"

Now, Yang Duling also followed the others in calling Yu Xiu "Boss."

She remembered what her maternal grandfather had said.

Yu Xiu was a true Dragon soaring through the Nine Heavens.

Don't think that a woman pursuing a man is bad.

And don't be overly reserved.

The first thing to do is to get close to him; only by getting close will there be an opportunity to cultivate feelings.

This was why Yang Duling wanted to join the Qilin Society.

She even had an obsession with joining the Qilin Battle Team, so she secretly vowed in her heart that she must become President of the Society.

Much later, Yu Xiu and the others arrived at the Huaxia University restaurant.

They naturally couldn't sit in the lobby on the first floor, but went to a private room on the third floor.

Here, everyone chatted and drank until evening when Yang Duling and the others left Huaxia University... Another two days passed.

Huaxia University's military training officially began.

At first, Yu Xiu had no idea how the military training should be conducted, so he looked through Huaxia University's military training records from previous years.

But after reading them, Yu Xiu couldn't help but frown.

Previous years' military training was very monotonous.

It's nothing more than taking them out to a forest to hunt Vicious Beasts and train their teamwork skills.

Not only does hunting Vicious Beasts earn them military merits, but it also hones the students' survival abilities.

However, in Yu Xiu's opinion,

this approach is useless and only increases student casualties each year.

Because the school doesn't cultivate students' teamwork skills beforehand.

When they face Vicious Beasts, they only then begin to train their teamwork. Yu Xiu isn't sure how effective it is, but casualties are certainly inevitable.

Back in the Training Camp,

those trainees were completely flustered when they first encountered Vicious Beasts.

It was only after countless brushes with death that they gradually developed combat capabilities.

However, not all new students at Huaxia University have participated in a Training Camp.

If the focus is on teamwork, even students who have been to a Training Camp might get flustered or even make mistakes.

After all, in the Training Camp, many students fought alone, and there were very few instances of teamwork.

This was simply because the Training Camp was filled with schemes and students distrusted each other.

“Assemble!”

On the Huaxia University sports field,

all the new students lined up in formation under the shouts of dozens of instructors.

These instructors were assigned by the principal to assist Yu Xiu.

“How strange?”

“Are the new students not going to the forest for military training this year? Also, what kind of clothes are they wearing? They don't look like Martial Arts uniforms, do they?”

“Green? Although it looks strange, it seems quite nice and proper.”

“You guys don't understand, do you?”

“This year's military training General Instructor for new students is Cultivation God. The clothes the new students are wearing are called camouflage uniforms, designed personally by Cultivation God.”

“So it was designed by Cultivation God, no wonder it looks so good!”

“Cultivation God is a Martial King; the military training he arranges must have profound meaning.”

“In previous years, it was always going to the forest, and people even died.”

“I think Cultivation God's method is quite good. If military training is conducted on the school sports field, at least it's very safe.”

As the observing students discussed, Yu Xiu, also dressed in a camouflage uniform, stood on the podium and spoke into the microphone: “From now on, your military training officially begins. You are no longer new students of Huaxia University, but my, Yu Xiu's, soldiers.”

“From now on, remember your identity: you are soldiers.”

“The first item of military training: standing at attention.”

“I want you to be immovable.”

“By class unit, if even one person violates the rules, the entire class will be punished.”

“The first time is just a punishment. The second time, military training scores will be canceled. The third time, all military merits and benefits that can be obtained from military training will be canceled.”

“Remember, I said the entire class.”

“You are now a collective, a team. I do not wish for anyone to cause the entire class to be punished or lose all military merits and benefits due to their own mistakes.”

At this point, Yu Xiu added, “Presumably, you all know one thing: my Martial Arts Class One currently only has me. Therefore, during this military training, I will also select my classmates.”

Whoosh!

The sports field immediately erupted in an uproar.

Discussions broke out everywhere.

Yu Xiu snorted coldly, “Did I give you permission to speak?”

“Remember, before speaking next time, you must report. Understand?”

“Understand!”

“I can't hear you!”

“Understand!”

As the neat voices echoed through the sky, Yu Xiu nodded with satisfaction.

“Due to your mistake just now, everyone will do one thousand push-ups.”

“Execute immediately!”

Upon hearing this, the students present were stunned. Some had already gotten down and started, but others were slow to react.

“What I want is strict obedience.”

“Students who were slow to react just now, because of your mistake, everyone's push-ups will increase by one thousand.”

Hearing this,

the students present no longer dared to speak.

They just silently did push-ups.

These people are Martial Artists.

Two thousand push-ups are not difficult for them.

“Push-ups?”

“Martial Artists doing push-ups?”

“What exactly is Cultivation God trying to do?”

“Don't you think Cultivation God is very handsome? He's simply too domineering.”

“He is indeed very domineering. Although I don't know Cultivation God's intention, what good are push-ups for Martial Artists?”

“Let alone two thousand push-ups, even five thousand push-ups are no problem for us.”

While they were discussing here,

the new students finished their two thousand push-ups.

After the lesson just now,

they dared not speak again.

“Now, all instructors, you have half an hour to guide your soldiers in standing at attention. After half an hour, if your soldiers have not mastered the standard posture, the instructors will also be punished by standing at attention.”

As Yu Xiu's words fell,

the instructors on the field immediately sprang into action.

Time passed minute by minute.

Soon, half an hour passed.

Under the instructors' guidance, all the new students stood in standard attention.

However, Yu Xiu remained silent.

He just sat quietly on the podium.

The entire sports field was silent.

“Principal, what's the secret behind Yu Xiu's standing at attention?”

The Dean of the Martial Arts Academy looked puzzled.

“If I'm not mistaken, Yu Xiu is training these new students' willpower.”

“Willpower?”

The Dean of the Martial Arts Academy was stunned, then suddenly realized, saying, “I never thought, truly never thought, Yu Xiu had this trick up his sleeve.”

“On the surface, standing at attention seems easy, but upon closer inspection, it's not simple!”

“Standing at attention is easy, but standing at attention for a long time is not easy.”

“Even though a Martial Artist's physical fitness is strong, Yu Xiu said 'immovable,' which is not something an ordinary person can achieve.”

“To persevere, it requires not only physical strength but also willpower.”

“And Yu Xiu also proposed a collective punishment, which is to cultivate team spirit.”

“Yu Xiu is cultivating the soul of each class collective.”

The principal smiled and nodded, saying, “I really don't know how Yu Xiu's mind works.”

“Such a simple method, why did none of us think of it before?”

“The matter is small, but its significance is immense.”

“Sometimes details truly determine success or failure. This kid Yu Xiu is not simple.”

“He's worthy of being a seventeen-year-old Martial King expert. His way of thinking is different from ours!”

“Old Jiang, arrange for someone to record this military training in its entirety for me.”

“From now on, Huaxia University's annual military training must include the standing at attention exercise.”

“What a 'strict obedience' it is.”

“This is cultivating military spirit.”

“Hahaha, this kid Yu Xiu truly didn't disappoint me.”

The Dean of the Martial Arts Academy asked, “Principal, how long do you think these new students can last?”

The principal retorted, “How long can you last?”

The Dean of the Martial Arts Academy was stunned.

After pondering for a moment, he replied, “I don't know the specifics, but standing for a day should be no problem.”

The principal chuckled, “These little guys are impetuous. I don't think they'll last too long, but because Yu Xiu is the General Instructor, and because of what Yu Xiu said earlier about selecting class students, I think it will be useful for them.”

“In the hearts of these new students, Yu Xiu is no longer just a classmate.”

“He can be said to be a belief.”

“A revered God.”

The Dean of the Martial Arts Academy also deeply felt this. Whether it was the previous new student arena competition or the later society recruitment activities,

Yu Xiu's appeal had been fully demonstrated.

To put it bluntly,

even he, the Dean of the Martial Arts Academy, and even the principal, probably didn't have Yu Xiu's appeal and prestige.

“Hearing you say that, Principal, I'm becoming more and more eager to see their performance.”

At this moment,

whether it was the two principals or the senior students who came to watch the military training,

as three hours passed,

when the sun hung high in the sky,

they gradually realized that standing at attention was not so simple after all.

Because they now understood that standing still like this, even they would find it very difficult to accomplish.

The physical exertion of standing at attention might not be much for a Martial Artist.

But remaining completely still...

was too difficult for them.

They just stood there watching the military training, moving countless times and changing their stances countless times over three hours.

But these new students on the sports field remained completely still.

Just thinking about it was astonishing.

Moreover,

Yu Xiu also implemented collective punishment.

Thinking about it in their minds,

they really couldn't say much.

Making a mistake themselves and causing the entire class to be punished—that's something that would offend people.

Even if they couldn't hold on,

they had to force themselves.

“Damn, I apologize to Cultivation God for my ignorance just now.”

“This is terrifying. I originally thought Cultivation God's standing at attention was child's play, but it turns out to hide profound secrets.”

“Cultivation God isn't playing with physical strength, but with psychology!”

“Cultivation God is indeed Cultivation God. We are still on the first layer, he is already on the tenth layer.”

“Psychology? Are you sure Cultivation God is just playing with psychology? You are still too young.”

“Now that the sun is out, even Martial Artists will sweat from prolonged exposure.”

“Imagine sweat flowing down from your forehead, into your eyes, into your mouth. Tsk tsk tsk, let alone the itch, you all know what it feels like when sweat gets into your eyes, right?”

“Cultivation God's requirement is to be immovable, so they must endure it.”

“If it were me, honestly, I wouldn't have the confidence to persevere.”

“I can only say Cultivation God is too abnormal. I'd rather go to the forest to kill Vicious Beasts than stand at attention here. It's too terrifying.”

After observing for a long time, these people finally understood the terror of standing at attention.

Moreover,

there were knowledgeable people analyzing beside them.

Just imagining the situations that would arise made their scalps tingle.

This is not a physical problem.

This is psychological torture.

“Class Fourteen!”

“Everyone, fifty kilometers. This is your first punishment.”

“During the run, if you fail to maintain a neat formation, the kilometers will be recalculated.”

“Until the formation is neat.”

At this moment, Yu Xiu's voice rang out.

The students of Class Fourteen glared at a girl in the crowd.

It was because this girl couldn't resist wiping her sweat that the entire class was punished.

“I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to, I really didn't...”

“Less nonsense, run!”