A Hundred Days of Hard Work, and I'll Make It to a Martial Arts College

For countless ordinary families on Blue Star, passing the martial arts college entrance exam is a golden ticket to a better life. Passing means earning the state-certified status of “prospective martial artist,” along with subsidies, better job prospects, and social respect.

Blue Star has an official education system for its martial arts college entrance exam. These standards are widely used in middle schools, universities, and even social ranking assessments.

1. Martial Arts Apprentice. A vitality score of 100–120 is considered low-tier and is where most ordinary high school students begin. A score of 121–140 is mid-tier, a common level for admission to regular martial arts colleges. A score of 141–149 is high-tier, the level of top students at key high schools, who have a chance of getting into a martial arts university. Admission to a martial arts university requires a vitality score of at least 150, as well as passing grades in academic subjects. This is the first major dividing line in the levels of human life.

2. Martial Artist. At the undergraduate level and beyond, students have successfully condensed “force” and gained a basic ability to control and use it, marking their formal entry into the martial arts world. Force has three stages, which are also the three stages of a martial artist: mastering External Force makes one a beginner martial artist, mastering Internal Force makes one an intermediate martial artist, and mastering Transformative Force makes one an advanced martial artist.

Beyond undergraduate education lies a much wider world.

But that isn't something Lin Xiaofan needs to worry about right now. His only task is to make a final push for a martial arts university in the 100 days he has left!