"Correct," Teacher Su said
"Now, thanks to Isabella Taylor, we have finally found a way to access the Arcane Realm.
"The virtual devices, officially named the Astral Watch, now had another use for them besides entering a self-made virtual world and acting as a multifunctional computer.
"Sure, the Astral Watches were capable of running any program and had directly replaced phones or any other mobile device, but they were still treated as communication devices.
"Now, they were treated more like a ticket to the supernatural.
"In 2049, the Norman Institute began to mass-produce attachable devices that, when activated along with the Astral Watches virtual function, allowed for entry into the Arcane Realms.
"Two years later, people had managed to get past the tutorial phase and entered World 1, the Mortal Realm.
"They brought back spirit crystals. This caused a latent problem in which the spreading spiritual energy had started to affect the planet. The animals of the time got enlightened, and they gained sapience.
"It was also around this time that the world fell into chaos with martial artists who gained power and started to disregard societal laws.
"The situation only got worse as Martial Grandmasters, who were capable of nuclear weapons-level destruction, appeared. In fact, they were probably worse than the nuclear weapons of old since they were capable of moving around without being noticed.
"How long did this age of upheaval all over the world last?"
Several more students raised their hands this time.
"Su Ling, how long was that age?"
"It lasted for about 13 years."
"Correct, and who put a stop to that age of chaos?"
At that question, everyone, including Tian Qingfeng, raised their hands. Everyone knew of the legendary figure who quelled the chaos of that age.
"Why don't we have our newest student answer? Wu Haoran, what was their name?"
Teacher Su looked at Wu Haoran as she turned to him.
"It was our Federation's first and current President, Wang Zixian, who ended that age."
"Correct," Teacher Su said
"His first appearance in history was in late July of 2059. Appearing to defend a city against a tide of demonic beasts.
" What was so notable about him back then was that when he appeared, he already had the power of a Qi refiner. That was a level of power that was above the grandmaster realm of martial arts.
"The second time he appeared was in 2061, when he defended a fortified city in Europe against a group of Grandmaster-level bandits that were raiding the city.
"He finally suppressed all of the world's martial artists that were causing unrest in the world in one go during the 10-day brawl in late 2065.
"After that, he put in a huge amount of work to restore law and order to the world.
"That was the day of our Federation's founding. What day was it?"
Teacher Su then called on Tian Qingfeng to answer.
"It was January 15th of 2070."
"Correct. The sapient beasts also joined the federation from that day on.
"Now, the Astral Watch that was so pivotal in the beginning had evolved and had several versions released since its first release. That said, does anyone here know which company created them?"
At this, nobody raised their hand.
"That was a trick question. Nowadays, there are companies making accessories for the Astral watches, but there is currently no knowledge of who is making them.
"Now, on to modern history."
As the history lesson went on, the holographic board continued to show various pictures and texts that expounded the past.
The history lesson lasted for several hours, giving an intensive overview of everything that the class had learned about history from before the winter break.
After the class finished, a little over 3 hours had passed.
"Ok, I know you guys are somewhat tired after that lesson, so we'll take a break for 15 minutes before the martial skill lesson starts.
"Take this time to go get some water or use the bathroom."
After teacher Su said this, nearly half the class got out of their seats and went out to use the bathroom.
Since Tian Qingfeng didn't need anything, he stayed in the classroom and chatted with his friends.
A while later, the Martial Skill lesson was about to begin. Teacher Su took the entire class to the room next door. Inside, the room had padded walls and what looked like reinforced walls.
Teacher Su stood in front of them as she addressed the class
"Ok, for the first lesson, the school will be providing a standard martial skill that the Federation has distributed to all schools.
"It is the Eight Tigers Fist Art. It is a fist art that contains 8 fist techniques. When mastered, it will increase your power by 80 percent. I will perform it now as a reference, and then we will go over it step by step."
With that, she consecutively performed the 8 forms. Every time she punched out, there was a low rumbling sound as if a tiger was growling coming from her fist.
After the 8th Punch, she stood up straight and looked back at the students. There was a faint rumbling sound coming from her, kind of like of 8 tigers roaring.
"That was all eight punches from the Eight Tigers Fist Art.
"For the first punch, you do this." She demonstrated the body motions step by step
"Each stance's motions will generate micro vibrations. That is inner qi. There will be a rumbling sound as a side effect.
"For every form after, you would perform the subsequent movements, like so." Teacher Su slowly demonstrated the first form's movements. "Each consecutive form would boost your subsequent strike.
"Use the base stance to maintain the inner qi generated. If done correctly, after performing all 8 forms consecutively, you would nearly double your punch force."
As teacher Su was teaching, Tian Qingfeng and his classmates began to perform the movements clumsily. After every completed form, teacher Su would correct any student who was not performing the movements correctly.
Once the class ended, Tian Qingfeng looked at the stats page provided by his own silver bracelet version of the Astral Watch. Looking at the page, he saw a new entry.
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[Tian Qing Feng] [Age: 15]
[Phase: 1] [Level 4]
[Cultivation: Muscle Strengthening Fourth layer]
Progress: (Intermediate)
[Techniques:
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"Well-versed?" Tian Qingfeng muttered.
Looking around, he noticed that everyone was also looking at their screens.