After Zhang Yuan and Li Mo finished speaking, they exchanged a nervous glance.
They felt a little uneasy!
After all, Jiang Hao had displayed such monstrous talent and strength. For ordinary people like them, he might turn out to be domineering like Zhao Wuji.
Or arrogant like Lin Fan!
After all, Jiang Hao had the ability to back it up.
But to their surprise, Jiang Hao's gaze was clear, without a trace of arrogance or impatience.
"Oh, it's you two."
Jiang Hao smiled warmly.
"Good morning, Zhang Yuan and Li Mo."
His calm greeting left them momentarily stunned.
Zhang Yuan and Li Mo were instantly overwhelmed by the honor.
At the same time, they breathed a sigh of relief!
"Brother Jiang, you still remember us!"
"Brother Jiang, you were amazing yesterday!"
Li Mo clenched his fist, his eyes full of admiration. "That was Zhao Wuji, and you beat him just like that!"
"I just got lucky."
Jiang Hao smiled slightly, then encouraged them:
"The Key Class has great resources, especially the Virtual Immersion System. You can use it too. Make the most of every moment to train."
"The Martial Arts College Entrance Exam is our real battlefield."
"Let's work hard together."
There was not a trace of charity or condescension in his words.
They were nothing but encouragement, offered as an equal.
Zhang Yuan and Li Mo both shuddered.
They nodded with all their might!
"Yes, Brother Jiang!"
"We definitely will!"
They exchanged a glance, and saw unprecedented determination in each other's eyes.
They silently vowed to themselves:
Jiang Hao wasn't just gifted—he wasn't the least bit arrogant, either. From now on, in the Key Class, they would follow Brother Jiang's lead!
No matter what happened, they would stand firmly by Jiang Hao's side!
Just then.
Luo Cheng's abyss-like aura swept over the entire hall.
The Training Hall fell silent in an instant.
"Silence!"
Luo Cheng's voice was calm, yet carried the distinctive authority of a Grandmaster, reaching everyone's ears.
When he finished speaking!
Luo Cheng said evenly:
"Today."
"I'll demonstrate three basic martial arts for you: spear, saber, and sword."
At his words, the students all grew solemn, then excitement blazed in their eyes.
A Grandmaster was going to demonstrate martial arts in person!
This was an opportunity worth more than gold!
Everyone from the entire Senior Year Key Class crowded closer—even Su Qingning was no exception!
"Martial arts may take countless paths, but they all lead to the same destination."
"Many of you have improved your vital energy and blood, and now you pursue advanced Martial Skills while forgetting the fundamentals."
"The basics are the foundation of everything."
Luo Cheng walked slowly toward the weapon rack and casually drew a standard-issue Alloy Battle Blade.
"The reason a Grandmaster is a Grandmaster is that we have long since ingrained the fundamentals into our very bones."
"Watch closely."
Luo Cheng took a casual step forward and suddenly brought the Battle Saber down!
No burst of vital energy and blood.
No dazzling Martial Skill effects.
Yet as the blade fell, the air before him seemed to be sucked away in an instant, letting out a shrill whistle!
An overwhelming will to charge forward and cut through everything rushed toward them!
"So strong!"
"He didn't even use his vital energy and blood, but I feel like this strike is even more terrifying than Senior Lin Fan's Clear Wind Chaos!"
A student cried out in shock.
Jiang Hao's pupils contracted slightly too.
Perfection!
Luo Cheng's basic saber technique had also reached perfection!
Luo Cheng's expression remained unchanged. He set down the Battle Saber and picked up a long Alloy Sword.
The blade trembled lightly, and a flash of cold light flickered before everyone's eyes.
It was impossibly fast!
More terrifying still, the instant the sword thrust forth, it seemed to follow some strange rhythm, sealing off every possible angle of evasion.
Perfection!
Perfection again!
The entire hall fell deathly silent.
Everyone was stunned by the terrifying depth of this Grandmaster's strength.
At last.
Luo Cheng lowered the sword.
His hand closed around an Alloy Spear.
In an instant.
Jiang Hao's eyes snapped toward him!
He couldn't help holding his breath!
Luo Cheng's aura shifted once more.
If he had been utterly domineering with the saber,
and nimble and swift with the sword,
then now, holding the spear, he was like a towering mountain, immovable and connected to heaven and earth!
Steady!
Weighty!
Unshakable!
The spear in Luo Cheng's hand shot forward, moving with a speed that seemed slow, yet was as fast as thunder!
As the spear thrust out,
Jiang Hao's pupils abruptly narrowed to pinpoints!
It was as if billions of bolts of lightning exploded in Jiang Hao's mind at once!
In that instant, his world lost every sound and color!
Everything else rapidly faded away!
In Jiang Hao's consciousness,
in the depths of his soul,
nothing remained but that one spear shadow!
Jiang Hao gazed at it, transfixed.
His own Basic Spear Technique had also reached perfection. He had thought his spear technique had already reached the pinnacle of "skill."
Fast, accurate, ruthless—back to basics, without a single flaw.
But Luo Cheng's spear thrust was different!
It had already transcended the realm of skill!
Jiang Hao could clearly feel that Luo Cheng had thrust out more than just a spear.
He had thrust out his own will!
His spirit!
The "aura" of a Grandmaster!
The spear was no longer a cold weapon. It seemed alive, an extension of Luo Cheng himself—the spear was the embodiment of his will!
"So this is..."
"Beyond perfection..."
"Using will to stand above all things!"
"This!"
"This is Spear Intent!"
Buzz—!
Jiang Hao's body jolted!
An invisible, intangible, yet incomparably sharp and terrifying aura suddenly erupted from within him!
It wasn't vital energy and blood!
It was a keen edge that transcended vital energy and blood, born from the soul!
Clang—!
Clang-clang-clang-clang—!
In the corner of the Training Hall, the dozens of Alloy Spears on the weapon rack seemed to have received the summons of an emperor!
They all began to tremble violently!
The shafts hummed, the spearheads swayed!
As if bowing in worship before their new king!
"What?"
"Look at the weapon rack!"
"The spears! They're all shaking!"
"What's happening?!"
The students cried out in shock!
"This!"
On the platform, Luo Cheng froze mid-demonstration!
His eyes widened slightly, and then he saw the figure standing with eyes closed amid the crowd!
"This aura!"
"Ten Thousand Spears Submission!"
"This is..."
A note of shock crept into Luo Cheng's voice!
"Spear Intent!"
"He actually comprehended Spear Intent!"
Luo Cheng's words exploded in the ears of everyone in the Senior Year Key Class.
Boom!
Those two words were like divine thunder striking from the heavens, crashing down on every genius in the Key Class!
"Spear Intent? Martial Dao Will?"
"You've got to be kidding!"
"Isn't that the mark of a Grandmaster?"
"He's a Martial Trainee, and he just joined the Key Class!"
"He only watched the instructor demonstrate, and he comprehended Spear Intent?"
"Holy crap, that's way too outrageous!"
Lin Fan was staring fixedly at Jiang Hao too!
"Martial Intent!"
"How could he possibly comprehend Martial Intent?!"
"That's impossible!"
Lin Fan was incredulous!
His vital energy and blood measured 12.1, and his basic martial arts had reached perfection some time ago, yet he still hadn't even touched the threshold of Martial Intent!
And this Jiang Hao!
He was only at 9.99!
On the other side.
Su Qingning's cool, stunning face also showed an expression she had never worn before: shock.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement!
"Spear Intent!"
"One kind of Martial Intent!"
"And Martial Intent is the only proof of advancement to Grandmaster. It's the seed from which the rudiment of a domain takes shape!"
"I only just grasped Sword Intent not long ago!"
"This Jiang Hao..."
Su Qingning watched Jiang Hao's retreating figure and made a decision in her heart.
"Monthly Assessment?"
"No need!"
"Someone like him!"
"I, Su Qingning, have to have him!"
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