"Indeed, martial arts that can cause fluctuations in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth must be at least of the Earth Rank. However, Earth Rank martial arts are not so easy to master. This kid is only at the Innate Realm, and his comprehension is... well..."
Before anyone knew it, Rong Ling, carrying a gourd of wine, appeared below the arena, standing beside Jin Yuanbao and the others, and said with a hint of appreciation in his voice.
Earth-rank martial arts!
After receiving Rong Ling's confirmation, Shangguan Lingdie, Mo Wen, and the others all showed surprise in their eyes. Although Earth-rank martial arts and Profound-rank martial arts differ by only one level in name, their inner workings are worlds apart. Profound-rank martial arts rely more on the true qi within the martial artist's body to perform, and the damage caused by the martial arts is closely related to the martial artist's strength.
However, Earth-rank martial arts are different. They possess the "martial intent" that Profound-rank martial arts do not have. Once the martial intent is mastered, it can manipulate the spiritual energy of the sky and its attack power is extremely terrifying.
Qin Xin had used the Earth-rank beginner martial art, Wildfire Hundred Slashes, many times before, but he could never achieve the terrifying destructive power that Dan Qing had produced. Therefore, the power of his martial art was only comparable to that of the Profound-rank advanced martial art. This was because he had only demonstrated the form of the martial art and had never truly grasped its essence.
Of course, mastering the form of a Rank 1 martial art is not an easy task. It requires a martial artist to have a strong comprehension ability. Fortunately, there are strong people like Danqing who can provide a lot of tests for cultivation. However, the meaning of martial arts is different. It cannot be taught and can only be comprehended by oneself. Moreover, everyone's understanding of the meaning of a martial art will be different.
At this moment, in the arena, the dark red fire blade and the blood-red Buddha statue fist had already collided.
This clash was relatively calm, but the arena beneath their feet instantly shattered, sending countless stones hurtling outwards.
All the students focused their attention on the now-ruined arena. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, Qin Xin would have firmly established himself in the outer academy.
As the two energies clashed, they expanded simultaneously, causing a slight disturbance in the space around the arena. In everyone's eyes, a sliver of light, like a spark, directly ignited the two energies, making them even more violent.
"Retreat quickly!"
Upon seeing this, Rong Ling quickly stepped forward, waved his gourd, and a barrier of true energy blocked his way.
"boom!!"
A blinding light emanated from between the two. At this moment, the dark red fire blade and the energy of the blood-red Buddha statue could no longer hold. Instantly, a thunderous explosion resounded over the three martial arts academies. Everyone couldn't help but look towards the arena from which the sound came. Some students even rushed over, wanting to see the excitement.
"Pfft!"
Amidst the ripples of the energy explosion, Qin Xin and Sanjie were both sent flying backward, and the martial spirits they had conjured also dissipated.
"Junior Brother Qin, this is a bit unethical of you to directly use a low-level martial art."
Having struggled to his feet from the ruins, Sanjie smiled, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Qin Xin calmly.
On the other side, Qin Xin's injuries seemed to be much more serious than San Jie's. One of his arms was completely soaked in blood, which was still dripping continuously.
"What, are you still going to fight?"
Qin Xin's face showed defiance as he struggled to crawl out of the rubble, clutching his injured arm, and forced himself to speak.
"I'm not fighting anymore. I didn't expect a new recruit like you to be so freakish!"
Sanjie waved his hand, not forgetting to brush the dust off his head.
Clearly, Sanjie was somewhat shaken by Qin Xin's terrifying attack. He knew that if Qin Xin were to enter the Enlightenment Realm, he might not be a match for him.
“A bet is a bet, so you can have these 1,000 points, Senior Three.”
Qin Xin also breathed a sigh of relief and swallowed some healing pills. He knew that if he fought with all his might, his chances of winning against the three guards in front of him were not high. He then threw the token to the three guards who were not far away.
Let's call it a draw.
Sanjie shook his head, returned the student token to Qin Xin, and then walked out of the arena without looking back.
Wow, boss is awesome!
"Qin Xin!"
"Qin Xin!"
A tidal wave of shouts instantly resounded throughout the entire arena. The students were all infected by this atmosphere, and many female students even had their eyes shining as they looked at Qin Xin, who was slowly walking down from the ruins of the arena.
"Kid, you're pretty strong. You actually have a hidden Earth-rank martial art technique."
Rong Ling, having removed his true qi barrier, walked in front of Qin Xin, lightly tapping a few acupoints with his fingers. A green gourd emitted a warm aura, covering Qin Xin's body. He then looked Qin Xin up and down and said...
"Thank you, Supervisor."
Feeling the warm current emanating from his acupoints, Qin Xin immediately felt his injuries improve and thanked Rong Ling in front of him.
"Don't thank me yet. With the arena destroyed like this, the academy will probably penalize me with points. In addition to the medical expenses for you, you can pay five thousand points in advance."
Rong Ling hurriedly refused Qin Xin's thanks, and then reached out his hand to ask Qin Xin for points.
"Hey supervisor, are you the one who's short on points? Look how badly I'm injured, I need points to buy some medicine to heal myself."
Qin Xin curled his lip; he didn't believe the academy would penalize him for this.
"Don't try to play the poor card with me. You won quite a few matches in this arena."
Rong Ling's seemingly empty eyes suddenly became wise. Holding his wine gourd, he half-closed his eyes and said...
"Half a pot of monkey wine," Qin Xin said casually.
"No, one pot!"
Rong Ling hurriedly raised the price.
"Okay! Deal!"
Qin Xin answered decisively, tossing out a pot of monkey wine, and Jin Yuanbao and the others quickly stepped forward to help him up.
Rong Ling excitedly accepted the monkey wine, then patted his mouth in annoyance.
"Five thousand points for just this one pot of wine? Oh dear, what a huge loss!"
Although Rong Ling regretted it somewhat, the words had already been spoken and could not be taken back.
"Haha, I never thought we'd be able to make our Instructor Rongling suffer a setback..."
Jin Yuanbao laughed out loud, clearly having long harbored resentment towards Rong Ling for neglecting the class.
But Jin Yuanbao's smile abruptly stopped halfway through his sentence, because Rong Ling's gaze had already turned to him.
The next challenge was terminated due to Qin Xin's injury. However, the freshman's first appearance on the arena and his achievement of a ten-game winning streak in the outer academy were never broken.
However, after this battle, some veteran students also fully recognized Qin Xin's strength.
Under the watchful eyes of a group of students, Qin Xin and several students from Class 17 of the Weaponry Academy left the arena. When some students remembered that they had issued a challenge to Qin Xin, they all slapped their foreheads and looked regretful. Unfortunately, once a challenge is issued, it cannot be stopped once the other party accepts it. A winner must be determined. Of course, they could also admit defeat the moment they stepped onto the arena, just like some of the students before them.
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