Of all the combat experience the system has given him so far, he has never retreated a single step.
Unbeknownst to him, Shen Qian's fighting style had already begun to resemble that of the system.
Bang! Bang!
Cao Wen caught Shen Qian's fist with her arm, while Shen Qian took a blow to his shoulder blade.
However, before the pain could be felt, the two had already launched a second attack at an extremely fast speed.
There was no breathing, no animal power, and absolutely no fancy tricks.
The two, who had only mastered basic martial arts skills, engaged in a brutal, hand-to-hand combat at extremely close range in the most unadorned manner.
After exchanging more than a dozen moves, Shen Qian, who was larger in size, ultimately suffered a disadvantage in terms of agility. Cao Wen unexpectedly dove into his groin and then kicked him hard in the waist before he could turn around.
Bang!
With a muffled groan, Shen Qian was thrown far away, rolling twice on the ground before coming to a stop.
Cao Wen didn't rush to pursue, knowing that this wasn't enough to completely suppress Shen Qian. She breathed heavily and began to adjust her state again.
Shen Qian stood up, staring at Cao Wen with surging fighting spirit in his eyes.
Cao Wen is stronger than he imagined.
A balance of power with one's own, skillful combat techniques, and a calm combat mind...
Even Gu Zifang and Ouyang Fei combined are no match for her.
He was absolutely certain of this before he sank in.
Shen Qian was well aware that he was still some distance from his opponent on his own.
But the more this was the case, the less willing he was to back down.
Because the gap wasn't so large as to be hopeless.
Having been influenced by the system, can't I even take this step?
He refused to submit before sinking.
With a clenched fist, Shen Qian let out a hoarse growl and suddenly charged forward. When he was three meters away from Cao Wen, Shen Qian leaped high into the air and delivered a powerful whip kick down on Cao Wen's head.
A hint of surprise flashed across Cao Wen's eyes, but she immediately made a defensive move without flinching.
While a whip kick can maximize power, it will expose a fatal weakness if it fails to defeat the opponent.
This is why she immediately retreated after her initial failed attempt to ambush with a whip kick.
With their strengths roughly equal, Cao Wen, for some unknown reason, had the confidence to use this move against Shen Qian in front of her.
Bang!
Click!
Cao Wen was knocked to her knees by the impact. She looked up in disbelief at her broken arms and collapsed shoulder bone.
"You, how could your power suddenly increase so drastically..."
"Because I've realized it."
He remained standing on one leg, his face beaming with delight.
He defeated Cao Wen head-on through his own strength.
With his powerful mental strength and so much perfect combat experience, his control over his power should not be limited to this.
Just moments ago, in that instant when a powerful sense of resentment surged within him, Shen Qian suddenly understood this point and, almost as if by sudden enlightenment, forcefully increased his control over his power.
At that very moment, Shen Qian experienced a glimpse of what it meant to be a genius.
He didn't know the exact amount of the sinking, but he knew that his control over his power must have exceeded 90%.
A difference of a hair's breadth can make all the difference.
Cao Wen didn't press further, but stared intently at Shen Qian's face. Before his figure vanished, she raised her head and said her last words with a hint of pride, "You are no match for my brother. The top scholar in the Southwest's number one province still belongs to him."
He paused for a moment, then smiled nonchalantly and withdrew his foot.
He doesn't need to compare himself to anyone.
Because these people who are born geniuses will never know how low their starting point was.
And no one could understand what he was chasing after...
The stone steps extended, and the third set of steps appeared before Chen Qian's eyes.
According to the rules, Cao Wen will remain on the second floor after her defeat, and will only be able to proceed to the third floor after her next victory.
...
The third floor, the fourth floor, the fifth floor...
Until he reached the tenth step, he never encountered another opponent who posed a strong threat to him.
Cao Wen's strength was not actually at the second level; it was just that the two met earlier.
Standing on the tenth step, Shen Qian was resting with his eyes closed, while summarizing some of his previous experiences.
Five minutes had passed, but his opponent still hadn't appeared.
There are two possibilities: one is that no one has been able to reach the tenth floor yet, and the other is that those who have already reached the tenth floor are still fighting, and Shen Qian is the one who is alone.
Those who can reach the tenth floor have defeated at least nine opponents. Shen Qian intuitively felt that from this floor onwards, the opponents would become stronger and stronger.
The chances of climbing the ladder by luck are getting lower and lower.
With a total of 520,000 people, if we calculate based on powers of 2, the total number of battles would be between 19 and 20, assuming no defeats.
However, there are also those who, after losing one match, climb back up by winning other matches, and these people will have fought more matches.
Of course, this has nothing to do with the sinking.
Based on the pitfalls in the physical fitness and willpower tests, Shen Qian always felt that there would be some pitfalls in the actual combat test as well, but he hadn't discovered them yet.
In short, the most basic requirement for getting a perfect score is that you cannot lose a single match, without a doubt.
About two minutes later, Shen Qian suddenly opened his eyes.
As the light faded, a tall, curvaceous figure began to appear.
Another woman?
This was the second woman he encountered after Cao Wen.
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