He, Qin Chen, Is Not Jiang Ruohan!

The two traded blows on the stage, but it was clear Jiang Ruohan had the upper hand.

Li Meng hadn't even touched a corner of Jiang Ruohan's clothes since the fight began. Instead, he had already been hit by her countless times.

But the problem was, even after so many hits, Li Meng was still full of vigor, as if those attacks had no effect on him.

This was a typical case of Li Meng putting all his stat points into constitution.

His speed was even slower than a normal Body Tempering Third Layer cultivator.

But he was tough!

A mighty man's first priority was his physique, then everything else. Otherwise, how could he show his might?

Meanwhile, Jiang Ruohan, seeing that she couldn't take down Li Meng, and constantly hearing him shout "Mighty!"

Jiang Ruohan couldn't take it anymore!

"Are you done? Can you just shut your mouth!"

Jiang Ruohan's sudden outburst startled Li Meng, but he immediately grinned.

"I won't! You gonna bite me?"

With that, Li Meng roared "Mighty!" again, his aura stronger and his voice louder than before.

"You forced my hand!"

Jiang Ruohan's eyes turned cold.

She had originally wanted to conserve some energy for the next match, but Li Meng's toughness was truly beyond her expectations.

It seemed she wouldn't be able to get past this brute without getting serious!

Having made up her mind, Jiang Ruohan's aura changed drastically. She took a step forward, her figure darting towards Li Meng.

"Mighty!!"

Li Meng roared, his eyes filled with excitement, and threw a punch fiercely at the approaching Jiang Ruohan.

But the result was the same as before; Jiang Ruohan easily dodged it.

"Cloud Dispelling Palm!"

Jiang Ruohan let out a soft cry, a faint white mist appearing around her palm as she slammed it fiercely into Li Meng.

A tremendous force erupted instantly.

Li Meng felt as if he hadn't been hit by a woman's palm, but by a speeding train.

His body was sent flying backward instantly, intense pain radiating from the point of impact, causing the muscles on his chest to tremble.

After Li Meng stopped his retreat, he realized that Jiang Ruohan had appeared before him again at some unknown time.

Another familiar palm strike came hurtling towards him.

A dull thud echoed, and Li Meng's body was sent flying backward again.

Following that, dull thuds sounded one after another on the stage.

As Jiang Ruohan unleashed another palm strike, Li Meng's body flew off the combat stage and plummeted downwards, signifying the end of the battle.

"Hooch~~"

Jiang Ruohan gasped for air on the stage, beads of sweat seeping from her forehead, dampening her soft, long hair.

She felt exhausted, utterly exhausted!

The Cloud Dispelling Palm was already a very energy-consuming Combat Skill, and she had lost count of how many palms she had thrown just now.

Li Meng's toughness was beyond her imagination!

After glancing at Li Meng, who was lying on the ground grimacing, Jiang Ruohan felt slightly better before leaping off the stage.

This battle had consumed too much of her stamina; she needed to use her "money-counting" ability to recover quickly.

Not long after the first battle ended, Qin Chen and Zhou Feng arrived on the combat stage together.

Looking at the delicate young man opposite him, Qin Chen's gaze was calm.

In contrast, Zhou Feng's eyes were extremely solemn as he stared intently at Qin Chen, a faint sheen of sweat appearing on his forehead.

He was only at the peak of Body Tempering Third Layer. It was only natural to be nervous facing someone at Body Tempering Fifth Layer.

By this point in the competition, all the students' cultivation levels had been revealed, with Qin Chen's Body Tempering Fifth Layer being the highest.

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Throughout his progression, all of Qin Chen's opponents had been defeated in a single blow.

This put immense pressure on him!

However, he was, after all, at the peak of Body Tempering Third Layer, just one step away from breaking through to Body Tempering Fourth Layer.

He shouldn't be defeated in one blow, right?

At most, it would take two?

As these thoughts raced through his mind, the referee's announcement of the match's start sounded.

The next second, Zhou Feng felt a gust of wind brush past him. He subconsciously looked up, and what met his eyes was Qin Chen, who had appeared before him at some unknown time.

Zhou Feng's pupils contracted, and he instinctively crossed his arms in front of him.

The next second, he only felt a tremendous force strike his arms.

The powerful force sent him flying backward like a cannonball, crashing heavily onto the ground after flying over twenty meters.

The violent impact on his back caused Zhou Feng's blood to surge. A coppery, sweet taste welled up in his throat, and a metallic smell filled his mouth.

He looked at Qin Chen not far away in disbelief, then smiled bitterly and shook his head after a long pause.

"Is the gap really this big?"

He had originally thought he could at least hold on for a little while, but he was defeated so quickly.

However, he wasn't defeated with a single blow, but with a single punch.

Zhou Feng swayed his numb arms and slowly got up from the ground, then spoke to the referee below the stage:

"I surrender!"

"Hiss!!"

Zhou Feng's surrender caused everyone in the arena to gasp in shock.

They looked at the proud figure on the stage with disbelief in their eyes.

Their thoughts were similar to Zhou Feng's; they all believed that Zhou Feng could at least hold on for a bit.

This was especially true after seeing how much effort Jiang Ruohan had to expend to defeat Li Meng in the previous match.

But everything that was happening now told them.

He, Qin Chen, was not Jiang Ruohan!

For a moment, voices discussing Qin Chen filled the arena, both on and off the stage.

On the main platform, the executives from the various corporations were congratulating Zhang Haoran incessantly.

"Principal Zhang, it's truly commendable that your academy has produced such a genius!"

"The pleasure is all mine! The pleasure is all mine!"

Principal Zhang replied with a smile.

Everyone: ...

What does this have to do with us?

No! It has nothing to do with us now, but perhaps it will in the future.

The executives from these corporations couldn't help but start scheming.

As soon as Qin Chen finished his first round, his profile had already been sent to them.

To be honest, they didn't believe it when they first saw the profile.

Because the profile stated that Qin Chen was a student whose parents had both passed away, and his family conditions were extremely difficult.

Could someone with difficult family conditions break through to the Body Tempering Fifth Layer in such a short time?

What a joke!

In the early stages of Martial Artist cultivation, unless one's Star Energy Aptitude exceeded ninety, the importance of resources was greater than talent.

Without the support of Body Tempering Fluid, it would take an extremely long time for the body's recovery capabilities to heal the damage incurred during the tempering process.

Poverty breeds scholarly pursuits, wealth breeds martial prowess; this applies to any era!

However, regardless of how Qin Chen reached the Body Tempering Fifth Layer in such a short period, since the profile stated that his family conditions were not good...

They had room to maneuver!