Pills Drop from Beating People

The Asura Sect was one of the Demonic Sects. Born for battle, its members improved through combat. Even after death, they were to transform into asuras and continue their path of battle in the Asura Realm. This was the Asura Sect's creed. Thus, in the Asura Sect, fighting was the most revered way to settle any conflict.

Originally, Li Bin could only bully the honest Niu Geng and would not have gone too far with Zhuge Xiang. But his cousin Zhao Feiyun had promised him a Blood Spirit Fruit. He already saw himself as having successfully comprehended Qi Energy and becoming an official disciple of the Asura Sect, so Li Bin had become far bolder today. Zhuge Xiang's lukewarm response especially grated on him, making the conflict between them particularly sharp.

Even dragons had reverse scales; touch them, and they would fight to the death. People were the same. For Zhuge Xiang, who had been born a beggar, being told he had no upbringing struck exactly at his reverse scale. Thus, Zhuge Xiang challenged Li Bin to a duel.

In a sect like the Asura Sect, which revered settling grudges through force, once a duel was proposed, almost no one refused. Otherwise, not only fellow disciples, but even masters and elders would look down on you throughout the sect.

Li Bin's expression stiffened. He had not expected Zhuge Xiang to actually demand a duel.

In the Asura Sect, even killing one's opponent in a duel only brought a minor punishment. Seeing Zhuge Xiang's bloodshot eyes, Li Bin secretly regretted it deeply. He was riding a tiger and could not get off. Though obtaining the Blood Spirit Fruit would certainly allow him to become an official disciple of the Asura Sect, he had not gotten it yet. Like Zhuge Xiang, he was merely an ordinary person who had not comprehended Qi Energy.

"What? Don't tell me you're scared? Just as I thought—a barking dog can't bite," Zhuge Xiang sneered mockingly. How could he fail to see Li Bin's hesitation and reluctance to fight?

"You haven't comprehended Qi Energy either. What are you so smug about? I accept," Li Bin replied. Provoked by Zhuge Xiang, he was still a hot-blooded young man and immediately agreed. Though he was not certain of victory, Zhuge Xiang had not comprehended Qi Energy either, so Li Bin saw no reason to fear him.

"Take my punch!" The moment Li Bin agreed, Zhuge Xiang, who had been secretly preparing, wasted no words and decisively attacked. His vicious fist smashed toward Li Bin, catching him completely off guard.

Though he had not comprehended Qi Energy, he had still trained hard in the Asura Sect for a year. The Qi Nourishing Fist had little combat power, but Zhuge Xiang had already reached Mastery Level with it. When he struck, he still carried an imposing air.

A fight was a fight. Naturally, one had to seize every advantageous opportunity and attack ruthlessly. In his haste, Li Bin only had time to raise an arm to block. Yet Zhuge Xiang's full-force punch landed on his wrist, sending him staggering back several steps and numbing his arm.

Strike while he was down and take his life—there could be no hesitation in battle. Seeing Li Bin driven back, Zhuge Xiang naturally knew to press his advantage further. He stomped hard and lunged like a lion pouncing on a rabbit, surging forward with fierce momentum. There were no flashy moves or techniques, only another straight punch bursting with every ounce of his strength.

Bang!!!

Li Bin was knocked back by another punch, his back slamming straight into the wall. His internal organs shook from the impact. With nowhere left to retreat, Zhuge Xiang's next attack followed close behind—still another straight punch.

"You've gone too far!" Seeing Zhuge Xiang's third punch coming, Li Bin's ferocity was finally roused. He roared and met it with a straight punch of his own.

As the saying went, one wrong step led to wrong steps all the way down. Having lost the initiative, if he continued being suppressed, it would be hard for him to turn things around. Therefore, Li Bin chose to counterattack—an all-out counterattack, putting himself to death before seeking life. Perhaps that would give him one last chance to reverse the situation.

But Zhuge Xiang, who understood perfectly how to expand his advantage and seize the upper hand, would hardly let him turn things around so easily.

Fist met fist with neither holding back. One had been gathering momentum, three punches layered together until his force reached its peak; the other was a hasty counterattack. Which was stronger was obvious at a glance. The rebounding force halted Zhuge Xiang's charge, but Li Bin, pinned against the wall, bore the full impact. His face turned deathly pale, clearly showing that his internal organs had been injured.

A cold glint flashed through his eyes. Taking advantage of the instant Li Bin paused from his injury, Zhuge Xiang raised his leg and viciously kicked Li Bin in the abdomen.

Whether it was the head, chest, or limbs, the human body had bones within them, granting a certain resistance to blows. But the abdomen had no bones supporting it. Once struck heavily, the damage it suffered was several times worse than anywhere else.

With Zhuge Xiang's kick, Li Bin felt as if his intestines had snapped. His insides churned like rivers and seas. Clutching his stomach, he curled up on the ground like a shrimp, vomiting stomach acid and bile. He had clearly lost all ability to fight.

Ignoring Li Bin's pain, Zhuge Xiang grabbed him by the throat and nearly lifted him off the ground. With Li Bin's back against the wall, Zhuge Xiang's hand was like an iron hoop around his neck. Starved of oxygen, Li Bin's face turned the color of gold paper.

"Zhuge Xiang, don't!" A duel was sacred to those of the Asura Sect, and no one could interfere before victory or defeat had been decided. Thus, although Niu Geng had watched his two roommates duel with worry in his heart, he had not dared interrupt. But now Li Bin had already lost his fighting ability, and Zhuge Xiang seemed ready to kill him. Niu Geng finally could not help crying out.

Zhuge Xiang ignored Niu Geng's shout. A fierce gleam shone in his eyes as he leaned close to Li Bin's face. "Well? Do you submit or not?"

With his abdomen churning and his throat being squeezed, Li Bin struggled to breathe. Before life and death, how could he dare refuse? He could only nod miserably and apologize for the words with which he had offended Zhuge Xiang earlier.

Ding! Defeated ordinary person Li Bin. Gained 10 experience. Obtained Steel Secret Medicine.

Just as Zhuge Xiang defeated Li Bin and made him submit, a mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind. It startled him slightly. Almost at the same time, Zhuge Xiang raised his hand. At some point, a pill had appeared in his palm. It was pale yellow, about the size of a soybean, and gave off a strange fragrance that rushed into his nose.

Steel Secret Medicine: Upon consumption, increases Physical Defense by 150 points for 1 minute.

As Zhuge Xiang lowered his head to inspect the pill in his hand, this information suddenly appeared before his eyes. Having already understood the rules of the Game System, Zhuge Xiang secretly rejoiced. Sure enough, he had been right. Defeating an opponent not only earned him experience, but could also make items drop.

After training bitterly in the Asura Sect for a year, he had only gained 80 experience points. Yet defeating Li Bin had instantly given him 10 points? One battle was nearly equivalent to a month and a half of his hard training.

The arrival of those 10 experience points secretly excited Zhuge Xiang. He was only 10 experience points away from leveling up. Cultivation in the Qi Cultivation Realm, the status of an official disciple of the Asura Sect—he finally had hope.

"I don't accept the result of this duel! I wasn't prepared, and you suddenly attacked me. I don't accept it!" At that moment, Li Bin, whose pain had eased somewhat, suddenly shouted at Zhuge Xiang.

This time, he had been defeated by Zhuge Xiang and had even been humiliated into apologizing. But though Li Bin submitted with his mouth, his heart did not submit. In his eyes, both he and Zhuge Xiang had failed to comprehend Qi Energy. If Zhuge Xiang had not struck while he was unprepared, he could never have lost.

"You don't accept it?" Zhuge Xiang's eyes lit up when he heard Li Bin's words. He was just short of someone to fight for experience. "Then what do you want to do?"

"I want to fight you again. Three days from now, we'll have an official duel at the Martial Arts Arena. Do you dare come?" Li Bin said, glaring fiercely at Zhuge Xiang.

"Li Bin, Zhuge Xiang, why must you do this? You're both roommates living under the same roof," Niu Geng said, seeing that the two seemed to have completely fallen out and were even going to duel before everyone.

Zhuge Xiang ignored Niu Geng. Short on experience, he had no intention of refusing and readily agreed.