ocean-life Chapter 181 External Storms
Chapter 181 External Storms
Chapter 182 External Storms
Outside, as Lu Hao and the other two went into seclusion, things would not stop. Time would not linger for anyone; it would only keep moving forward.
After deciding on the reforms in Nanwu, Wang Jinyang and the governor discussed it and decided to use Fang Ping as a catalyst.
Fang Ping happened to be from Nanjiang and had even joined Magic Martial Arts Academy, so he was the perfect person to act as a catalyst.
Before going into seclusion, Wang Jinyang called Fang Ping and asked him to come to Nanwu and select all the students there so that they could see what a real martial artist was like. Moreover, Fang Ping was only a freshman, so he wanted them to see how a freshman could easily defeat them.
This will ignite their fighting spirit, and then the reforms can be successfully implemented.
As for Fang Ping, the governor and the principal of Nanwu jointly contributed resources in exchange for his intervention.
After some thought, Fang Ping agreed. After all, this would both strengthen the power of his hometown, Nanjiang, and bring in resources. It was a worthwhile deal. Although he had already gained some resources after going down into the underground cave, the more wealth points he had, the better.
Moreover, Magic Martial Arts University is currently in a slump due to the passing of its former principal and the fall of its grandmasters. Fang Ping's rise to fame outside the university would also benefit Magic Martial Arts University.
That's killing three birds with one stone!
As for the benefits for Nanwu, there are also many. First, it can make students realize the gap between martial artists and motivate them to work towards that goal. Second, it can help Nanwu's reforms be implemented smoothly, which is a plan that kills two birds with one stone.
This is a win-win situation. As for who loses, whoever is sent to the stage to fight loses and becomes a stepping stone for Bai Fangping's defeat.
At the same time, the attempt to remove the students who had been disciplined during the reform also failed.
After discussing it, Principal Nanwu, Zhang Dingnan, and Wang Jinyang decided that this reform would target the students who were dragging their feet and giving up. They issued a final notice to the non-martial arts students in their third and fourth years: if they did not make a breakthrough next semester, they would be expelled. They had wasted an unknown amount of resources, most of which were not used but resold.
First-year students who fail to reach Grade 1 before the second semester of their sophomore year will be expelled. At the same time, a task completion assessment will be set up, and only those who complete the tasks issued by the Detective Bureau or the school can pass.
Those who fail will no longer enjoy the resource exchange benefits of Nanwu next semester, while the exchange rate of pills in Nanwu has also been increased.
This combination of moves will take down the martial artists who want to lie low, making it impossible for them to lie low. Those non-martial artists and martial artists who have wasted countless resources will also be drawn in.
After all, if you don't take the lead, others will, and you'll be eliminated. In this era where martial arts are respected and superior, being eliminated basically means you'll fade into obscurity for the rest of your life.
On May 20th, Fang Ping was secretly invited to Nanwu, where he made outrageous remarks at the entrance, claiming that "Nanwu is not Wuda, and there is no one in it who can fight."
Ultimately, without Wang Jinyang's intervention, Fang Ping single-handedly took on all the third-rank students in the entire school, and even fought a fourth-rank senior student to a standstill.
Meanwhile, after Fang Ping finished his fight, the Nanwu Reform began, and the Martial Arts Club used this situation as an opportunity to launch an attack and seek reform.
With the support and allegiance of the Governor-General of Nanjiang, Principal Nanwu, and Wang Jinyang, the reforms faced little resistance and officially began.
This made many students of Nanwu hate Fang Ping to the core. After all, before Fang Ping's challenge, their lives were wonderful and they were living a life of pleasure and indulgence every day. Now they were required to cultivate, learn combat techniques, and complete missions. Wasn't this going to kill them? They didn't think it was because they hadn't cultivated properly. They blamed Fang Ping's arrival.
As for Fang Ping, he didn't care about these people's hatred at all. Those who harbored hatred were just incompetent non-martial artists or first-rank practitioners.
What threat could Fang Ping pose? Especially since he had received a lot of rewards this time, and with these resources he might even be able to enter the fourth rank, he was even less afraid.
The reform movement of Nanwu also spread to the outside world. With the tacit approval of the Grandmaster, the Martial Arts Club began to forcefully push for reform.
Anyone who disagrees can be expelled without prior consultation, drawing attention to Wuhan University, a university with a very low profile.
If it weren't for Wang Jinyang, people from other places probably would never have heard of Nanwu. But now that reforms have begun, Nanwu has become a hot topic of discussion.
People are discussing the necessity of reforms in Namwu.
"The real story behind the Nanwu reforms, and the mastermind behind them"
"Are there any beneficiaries of the Nanwu reforms, and were they even necessary?"
"The reform of Nanwu actually originated from a challenge from one person. As the reform of Nanwu became more and more significant, many people couldn't sit still and began to discuss and judge. After all, those students who were punished might be the pillars of some families."
However, there was no other way. Since Zhang Dingnan and his team had decided to reform, they naturally thought about the growing pains involved. For the sake of the future, they remained steadfast in their reform efforts.
Most of those who are saying the reforms are bad are ordinary people or low-ranking martial artists; they have no idea about the underground world.
Anyone who knows about the underground caves will naturally understand the true significance of this reform, so they will not make negative comments; they are also promoters of the reform.
Reforms are ongoing, and Fang Ping, who ostensibly initiated the reforms, is known to everyone; the last time was during the martial arts exchange competition at the Chinese New Year.
Unexpectedly, half a year later, Fang Ping had already reached the third rank, which surprised many people who were paying attention to him. In addition, Fang Ping's achievements in Nanwu...
Fang Ping's reputation outsiders isn't very high right now, and he's happy with that, as he's a person who cares a lot about his image.
With all the praise he received, Fang Ping became quite arrogant. However, he still had some self-awareness and knew that he couldn't compare to Brother Wang and the others.
However, he is by no means inferior to these people. After all, he is still young and will definitely be stronger than them in the future.
In June, amidst the discussions outside, Fang Ping went into seclusion. He was going to begin cultivating and refining his third-grade realm. After learning about the invincible path to the third grade from Old Li, Fang Ping decided to take a trip.
So now he's doing his best to improve his third-rank strength, hone his combat techniques, and enhance his control over qi and blood. After all, those who can reach the top twenty on the third-rank list have all mastered assassination techniques.
The top five on the third-rank list all possess ultimate techniques, and with their unique combat methods, Fang Ping didn't want to be caught off guard and suffer an unexpected defeat.
He currently enjoys high prestige and popularity, which is a perfect opportunity for him to reach the third rank of invincible power and then break through to the fourth rank.
However, this is also a double-edged sword. If Fang Ping fails, then these praises will instantly become thorns piercing Fang Ping.
Fang Ping's invincible momentum was thus destroyed. Although he could still break through to the fourth rank, the fusion of essence and blood at the sixth rank would be difficult. Therefore, Fang Ping began to study battle techniques suitable for himself in the battle technique room and worked hard to improve himself. He did not want to lose, nor could he afford to lose.