Inside the secluded valley.
A stone hill rises nearly twenty meters high, its heavy slopes with streams flowing gently and a waterfall cascading down.
Above it all, a pale blue figure stands, each step making the ground tremble, each leap sending the wind swirling, each cry silencing the crowd.
Chirping and chattering!
These sharp, intense vibrations have already startled the birds into flight.
Then, in the next instant—
Andrew Han’s figure drops, descending alongside the crystal-clear waterfall.
Boom!
His right palm, tinged with red and shaped like a blade, flashes like phantom lightning—instantly shattering the rock wall hidden behind the waterfall. He uses this to steady himself, standing firm midway up the falls.
“The golden token.”
“First place in the Ranking Battle—I’ve claimed it.”
Under the pounding waterfall, Andrew Han smiles gently, lifting the token that symbolizes first place in this cycle’s Martial Arts Student Ranking Battle. His emotions are as calm as a mirror-like lake.
It may seem simple and effortless, but in truth, it was anything but easy.
Ever since that Martial Theory class before the National College Entrance Exam, he has never dared slack off—training martial arts with a near-mad intensity, neglecting his studies and refusing to let anything get in the way.
There was pressure, but also motivation.
There was struggle, and there was hesitation.
"That's Peerless Andrew Han, said to be the strongest among the Five Hua Generals!"
For a senior high school student, what is most important?
Undoubtedly, it’s studying!
Someone quietly asks, "Strongest? Jason Li from Yunhai University hasn't shown up yet."
But—
Studying professional knowledge is supposed to be the core theme of life, nearly impossible to shake. Even possessing extraordinary power, Andrew Han would still often question himself, feeling a hint of doubt.
It wasn’t true doubt—just a subconscious sense of unease.
Until this moment.
Holding the golden token, Andrew Han’s smile grows purer, his black-and-white eyes shining with incomparable Inspiration.
“Martial arts!”
“This is my life. I must pursue the summit of martial arts—traveling thousands of mountains and rivers, experiencing the ends of the earth, forging a life of true freedom!”
Studying is undoubtedly the right path.
But in this world, cultivating martial arts suits him better... He lets the waterfall strike his black hair, soaking his whole body, and a sense of joyful emotion rises within.
Facing the waterfall, the autumn sun and wind burn warmly.
Snap!
Andrew Han suddenly withdraws his left palm, retreating in midair.
Splash!
That pale blue figure, leisurely and unhurried, emerges from the waterfall’s midsection, floating back into midair—light as a drifting cloud, water droplets scattering with each turn, his descent radiating an imposing aura.
...
“Andrew Han?”
“That’s Peerless Andrew Han, said to be the strongest Hua General!”
The Martial Arts Program students can’t help but be moved, all turning pale; some with weaker minds even step back several paces, nearly falling off the low hill.
At that moment—
Someone quietly asks, “Strongest? Jason Li from Yunhai University hasn’t appeared yet.”