Yang Huan sat up and smiled warmly:
"Just call me Principal Yang, young man. Your Xingyi and Hard Skills are both quite good."
"Principal Yang, you flatter me."
In Yang Huan's perception, Meng Chuan's meridians were much thicker than those of martial artists his age, accommodating the Qi Blood of the eighth level even though he was only at the seventh level entry.
This indicated that Meng Chuan had put significant effort into his Pile Skill, as its progress manifests in the thickness of the meridians that transport and store Qi Blood.
His sense ability had long surpassed the imagination of ordinary people, with a mere glance.
Everything within Meng Chuan, including Qi Blood, muscles, and even the inner membrane trained through armored practice, was laid bare.
Although Meng Chuan's records had long been in his hands, seeing it with his own eyes was the most authentic.
"No wonder Old Yin said to me that this kid has the makings of a Grandmaster. He is indeed a hardworking and talented child."
Yang Huan didn't speak, and Meng Chuan didn't take the initiative to speak either. After observing, the admiration on Yang Huan's face was all the more evident.
"According to the records, after being stimulated by the Celestial Demon, this kid awakened and progressed from entry-level to the seventh level in about a year.
Such a talent isn't far off even compared to those in the first preparatory class.
And he's also mastering various hard training skills. He is truly a talent worth keeping at United University; we can't let him go."
[Unrivaled Flying General · Yang Huan]
As the chief disciple of the Celestial King Sui, his strength might be slightly inferior to that of Yin Tianshou, the top of the peak competition,
but in terms of insight and vision, he excelled far beyond.
Yang Huan had seen similar cases during his time as a professor at the main campus.
Those who ultimately grow up in such circumstances become pillars of the school's future.
Returning to his senses, Yang Huan first chatted with Meng Chuan about Zhao Jian.
Seeing that Meng Chuan didn't hold any grudge against United University because of this matter,
Yang Huan felt much relieved and said:
"Meng Chuan, your teacher Luo Guanyun was also my student back when I taught at United University.
If we really calculate carefully, I could be considered your elder."
"Master Grandpa!"
Meng Chuan replied loudly, smoothly taking advantage of the situation.
Yang Huan laughed happily.
"Hahaha, you've got some nerve.
Would you like to transfer to the preparatory course first? I heard you want to join the Grandmaster Class in the future, but that's not so easy."
Although Meng Chuan has the makings of a Grandmaster, the Grandmaster Class is indeed fiercely competitive.
The rich free resources it provides are enough to make many talented martial artists scramble to get in.
In the end, Meng Chuan still refused.
One must be consistent in their commitments and cannot break the promise made to Principal Zong.
Moreover, having just received four million and already spending it would make him seem ungrateful...
Seeing Meng Chuan's determined attitude, Yang Huan said no more.
With Luo Guanyun as his teacher, his teaching resources and abilities exceeded those of students from ordinary families at United University.
He was about to ask Meng Chuan what compensation he wanted today.
But Meng Chuan spoke first:
"Principal Yang, although I'm not yet a student of United University, I can still bring glory to United University first!"
Yang Huan: "??"
Meng Chuan explained his idea to him, and Yang Huan understood his little trickery.
"You want to affiliate with Northern United University to participate in the Supernova preliminaries?"
"Yes, Master Grandpa, I don't need any compensation."
Meng Chuan nodded repeatedly, that was his purpose for coming here today.
With Xu Qingfeng able to participate, having Master Grandpa arrange for him shouldn't be a big problem.
Yang Huan felt tired; he wished he hadn't brought it up just now...
Indeed, Northern United University has affiliated spots for the competition, but there are only three.
The purpose is to allow those from Martial Arts Families who didn't attend Martial Arts University to participate, gain fame, and acquire resources.
To be called a Martial Arts Family, a family must have at least one Martial Arts Master on the third great limit level within it.
If they are a regionally or nationally recognized family, there would usually be a Venerable or even Celestial King level martial artist presiding over them.
This is a small exchange between universities and families, and the affiliated spots have already been set, so Yang Huan felt a bit troubled.
But the boy had called him Master Grandpa so affectionately that he was reluctant to refuse. After thinking for a while, he came up with an idea.
Yang Huan first explained a bit to him, and just when Meng Chuan thought it was hopeless, he said:
"This 'Master Grandpa' title can't be called for nothing. Before the competition, the three will come to United University for a period of training, at that time I'll give you a chance to spar.
If you can defeat one of them, you can replace them in the competition. But you only have one chance, if you can't win, you need more time to hone your skills."
Although this is the school's and Martial Arts Families' transaction, the rules are dead, but people are alive.
If King Li and Wang Clan's disciples are not as skilled, then letting the Luo Clan's disciple have the chance is also reasonable...
Meng Chuan's eyes lit up, and he promptly agreed.
He had thought he lost the chance to participate, but now this seemed like a good opportunity.
Although he didn't know how strong these three individuals were, they must be the elites among their peers.
"But I am not bad either; it all depends when I face them."
Seeing Meng Chuan agree, Yang Huan continued:
"I'll give you a United University's preparatory access pass. Except for a few confidential areas,
you can freely access the Martial Arts Dojo, library, etc., and use the training equipment as you wish.
"Even for classes taught by Martial Arts Family teachers, you can attend freely. I'll arrange everything beforehand, just be mindful of the situation yourself."
After saying this, Yang Huan took out a red card he had prepared in advance from the drawer and handed it over.
"Thank you, Principal Yang."
Meng Chuan accepted it, feeling a bit embarrassed; after all, it was taking advantage of someone else's school resources.
Yang Huan explained:
"Your three competitors are all formidable, and as the head of a school, I can't openly favor you.
That's why I'm inviting you to the school for more sparring practice with peers; this will increase your chances."
Seeing the meticulous arrangements made by the other party, Meng Chuan was quite moved.
He bowed and said:
"Thank you, Principal Yang. Meng Chuan certainly won't let you down!"
It's not good to constantly call someone 'Master'; too many connections can start annoying people.
Yang Huan nodded with a smile:
"Alright, go ahead. I'll find a teacher to show you around the school for some familiarity."
Meng Chuan shook his head in refusal, feeling that being able to benefit in this way was already very good, and he didn't want to trouble others further.
Moreover, Meng Chuan was worried that Yang Huan might call An Jing over.
Due to being ambushed and the Demon Seed issue that night, his attitude was indeed not good...
"It's fine, Principal Yang, no need to trouble a teacher, I have someone familiar to guide me."
"Alright, then you should go. Make sure not to lose the card."
...
After Meng Chuan left, Yang Huan showed a trace of a smile.
As the saying goes, experience comes with age.
The pass card was something he had planned on giving to Meng Chuan for a while.
Recently, Yong'an's Martial Arts Realm and educational leaders gathered for a meeting.
With Yin Tianshou and Long Jiu's introductions, many people learned about the potential of Meng Chuan, a student from Yong'an City.
Yanhua and United University, both of which opened branch schools in Yong'an only a few years ago, urgently need strong students to boost their reputation.
Given Meng Chuan's performance in mastering internal and external practice over seven checkpoints within a year, unless unforeseen issues arise later, his future Grandmaster achievement is certain!
As for going further to the levels of Venerable or even Celestial King Great Saint, that's not something talent alone can guarantee; no one can make such promises.
Thus, Meng Chuan is the golden signboard, making him a hot target for competition among Yong'an's top schools.
It is estimated that Yanhua is about to make a move, so Yang Huan had Long Jiu inform Meng Chuan to visit Northern United University, with the goal being this undercut strategy!
Yang Huan's move was extremely clever, and it won't be until Yanhua's people go to Ping'an Middle School that they will likely realize.
Meng Chuan himself was training with heavy breaths in the Martial Arts Dojo at United University.
Thinking of this, Yang Huan couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahahahaha."
...
As Meng Chuan walked out of the office building, he felt a sense of gratitude.
Having connections does make things easier, and Master Luo didn't tell him earlier.
Thinking about competing with the three family individuals for the sponsorship spot in the competition, Meng Chuan's eyes became resolute once again.
The Supernova Competition's prize money is incredibly generous, enough to let him practice peacefully for a long time.
In addition, he needs to buy protective gear for his cousin Meng Yiyi, so he must vie for the opportunity in this competition.
"For both qualifying for the competition and winning, what you need is strength. Train your fist!"
After thinking it through, Meng Chuan decided to first visit the Martial Arts Dojo and see what differences the prep high school's dojo has compared to Ping'an Middle School.
[Xu Qingfeng, where is your school's Martial Arts Dojo?]
At this moment, Xu Qingfeng, due to a hand injury, was unable to practice fist techniques and was working on Posture Stance Skill in the dojo.
Upon hearing Meng Chuan's question, he sent his location directly.
[Message me when you arrive; there's restricted access, so you can't get in.]
[No problem, just wait for me inside.]
After hanging up the call, Xu Qingfeng wondered how Meng Chuan, lacking a student card, would enter.
After some thought, he decided to meet him at the entrance.
Following Xu Qingfeng's location, Meng Chuan arrived at a massive silver oval-shaped building, where Xu Qingfeng was waving at the entrance.
Meng Chuan took out the pass card from his pocket and swiped it; with a "ding" sound, two soundproof metal doors opened.
Xu Qingfeng followed and curiously asked:
"Where did you get a campus card? Have you enrolled?"
"Not enrolled. Principal Yang invited me, but I didn't agree, so he gave me this pass card for use in the prep high school.
Thinking there wasn't much point in checking other places, I came here to see how it's like to practice fists."
"...You're amazing."
Xu Qingfeng marveled internally, clearly realizing that in the principal's mind, Meng Chuan's credentials were undoubtedly very high.
Though Principal Yang had a gentle demeanor, it didn't mean he was easy to deal with.
He had never seen anyone able to bypass restrictions so easily under Principal Yang.
Scanning around, Meng Chuan realized the place was indeed vast, with countless martial arts facilities he'd never heard of.
A rough estimate could put the area at four to five times that of Ping'an Middle School's Martial Arts Dojo!
As he looked around, Xu Qingfeng guided him from the side, introducing the fist technique area, weaponry area, and body technique area all one by one.
"The practical classes and sparring arena are upstairs. You take the elevator from the side, and the Martial Arts Theory class is in a separate teaching building, not here."
Meng Chuan nodded; it was worthy of being the prep high school of a top Martial Arts University, with a dojo that even some Martial Arts Universities might not match.
However, he planned only to practice fists today and wait for Principal Yang's official arrangement before attending classes.