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"Do you know what the coach is going to talk about?"

Hu Qi shot him a glance, his heart full of doubt.

"How could you not know? With your astonishing rate of progress, you must have studied other Combat Techniques beforehand. You already have a foundation in fighting."

Song Jian raised a brow, wearing an expression that said, "Don't mess with me."

"If I knew, why would I be asking you?"

Hu Qi felt rather helpless.

What was this guy playing at, acting all cryptic with him?

Yet even after hearing Hu Qi's explanation, Song Jian still looked deeply suspicious.

Still, he explained.

"Coach Chen probably wants to talk about the Red Scale Club's Core Class."

"Core Class?"

Hu Qi's heart stirred.

"That's right."

As he spoke, he glanced around and lowered his voice.

"As far as I know, only by entering the Red Scale Fighting Club's Core Class can one gain access to more powerful Combat Techniques, as well as methods capable of breaking the limits of the human body!"

More powerful Combat Techniques, methods to break the limits of the human body?

Hu Qi was shaken.

Just as he was about to press for more details.

At that moment.

The two people who had gone to the restroom happened to return.

Seeing this, Chen Wu spoke again.

"Now that everyone is here, let me say a few things.

Over this period, all of you have more or less mastered the Comprehensive Combat Technique. Some of you have even reached the standard required to obtain the lowest professional certification."

At this point.

His expression turned stern. His gaze swept over the group, pausing briefly on Hu Qi and Song Jian before he continued.

"But having reached this level only means you have just stepped across the threshold of fighting. You are still vastly far from becoming true experts."

"However, an opportunity now lies before you. Whether you can seize it depends entirely on yourselves.

I believe some of you already know something about our Red Scale Club.

Most of you joined for this opportunity.

Now, that opportunity has arrived.

A month from now, this year's new Core Class will open."

Hu Qi's expression shifted.

He clearly heard it—after Chen Wu finished speaking.

Song Jian beside him had involuntarily begun breathing more heavily.

That only made him more curious about this so-called Core Class.

"Coach, what is this Core Class?"

Someone in the crowd shouted.

Chen Wu looked at that person, then swept his gaze over everyone's curious, probing eyes.

He smiled faintly.

"The Core Class can be understood as the true inner circle of our Red Scale Club. Those who can enter it are all genuine experts."

"If I explain it too complicatedly, you may not understand, and there is no need for you to know so much.

You only need to understand that if you successfully enter the Core Class, you can learn stronger Combat Techniques.

Believe me, this is a rare opportunity for every one of you.

It would not be convenient for me to reveal much more right now!

Also, once you enter the Core Class, you will not need to pay any fees. You will even receive a fixed monthly income, with ten thousand as the minimum."

As soon as he finished.

Apart from Song Jian and a few others.

Everyone else burst into an uproar.

Though most people who could come here to study Combat Techniques did not come from poor families.

Being able to learn stronger Combat Techniques and get paid at the same time.

Who would not be tempted by such a good thing?

Hu Qi was naturally no exception.

Still, entering the Core Class surely would not be so easy.

As that thought crossed his mind.

Hu Qi spoke up and asked the question.

Hearing this.

Chen Wu smiled.

"Of course. The Core Class only accepts true geniuses.

According to past practice, there will be no more than five spots this time."

There were five classes in the Red Scale Club altogether.

The class they were currently in was Class Two, with more than twenty people.

Across all five classes, there were at least a hundred people.

Over a hundred people competing for those five spots—the difficulty was easy to imagine.

"Don't lose heart too soon. When the time comes, specialists from above will come to conduct assessments.

If you possess any special talent or unusual aptitude and catch their eye, you can still be exceptionally admitted into the Core Class. There have been precedents for that before."

Seeing everyone's expressions.

Chen Wu added another sentence.

"Of course, whether you can ultimately enter the Core Class, the most important thing is still your own strength. So during this month, I hope you can put in two hundred percent effort and improve your strength as much as possible."

Afterward.

Because of the information Chen Wu had revealed.

The trainees trained through the next several classes as though they had been injected with chicken blood, brimming with excitement.

During that time.

Hu Qi also sought out Song Jian and asked what exactly those methods for breaking one's limits were.

But that guy did not seem to understand very well either.

He only said that the Core Class definitely had such things, and that he had come here precisely to join the Core Class.

"My strength seems to be growing more and more slowly. Am I nearing my limit?"

Hu Qi practiced the Comprehensive Combat Technique once.

Feeling out the condition of his body.

His brows furrowed.

Ever since the Comprehensive Combat Technique had reached perfection.

Its strengthening effect on his body had continued without pause.

But as time passed, over the past few days.

The intensity of that strengthening had grown weaker and weaker.

Now, it had almost come to a standstill.

Seeing this.

He understood that it was time to make some changes.

There was no longer much point in continuing to practice the Comprehensive Combat Technique. Its improvement to his strength had become negligible.

With that thought.

He stopped moving and walked toward Chen Wu, who was seated to one side.

When Chen Wu saw Hu Qi approaching.

He could not help looking over.

"What is it?"

Chen Wu naturally remembered Hu Qi.

Though the two had not interacted much.

Hu Qi's displayed potential and astonishing rate of progress had long since caught his attention.

It would not be an exaggeration to say.

Hu Qi's current strength.

Was already the best among this batch of trainees under his instruction.

Therefore, Chen Wu naturally treated Hu Qi far better than the other trainees.

"Coach, I want to learn some other types of Combat Techniques. Do you have any here?"

Hu Qi did not bother with any unnecessary pleasantries and stated his request directly.

After all, he had paid. There was no need to feel embarrassed about making such a request.

"Hm?"

Chen Wu's brows knitted slightly.

"Can you tell me why you have such an idea?"

"I feel like I've run into some kind of bottleneck. I want to use other Combat Techniques and see whether they can give me some inspiration."

Hu Qi remained calm.

Before coming over, he had already prepared an excuse.

"A bottleneck?"

Chen Wu's expression turned strange.

His gaze traveled up and down Hu Qi.

After thinking for a moment, he still tried to persuade him.

"You should understand that no matter how talented someone is, their energy is limited. Studying other Combat Techniques will inevitably divide your attention and may even delay your progress. Personally, I would not recommend doing that."

"Don't worry, Coach. I know what I'm doing. I only want them for reference; it's not as though I necessarily intend to practice them."

Hu Qi smiled.