I Choose to Withdraw from Third Middle School

Chu Han's declaration of war instantly set the entire arena ablaze.

He was still an ungraduated student, yet he actually dared to challenge a 2nd Rank Martial Artist in public?

Wasn't he insane?

"Could it be that Chu Han really took a banned drug and lost his reason?"

His impulsive behavior further confirmed Sun Liqiang's accusation. By now, hardly anyone still believed in his innocence.

A cold glint flashed through Shen Ping's eyes. He immediately volunteered to the principal: "Principal, he's beyond saving. Let me deal with this menace for Third High School. Otherwise, the one disgraced in the future will be Third High School!"

"Mm."

The principal nodded, tacitly approving the match.

"This little fellow certainly has spirit. It would be a pity if he didn't become a soldier."

Captain Li thought to himself from the side.

The more he looked at Chu Han, the more he admired him. "This is just the right opportunity to observe him. If he encounters danger, it's not as though I can't intervene."

Chu Han and Shen Ping arrived at a platform specially provided for the martial artists in the base to spar and duel.

After the students from Third High School spread the news, a large crowd quickly gathered.

After all, one didn't get to see a student publicly challenge a teacher every day.

On the platform, a ferocious grin appeared at the corner of Shen Ping's mouth. "Chu Han, today I'll show you what a true martial artist is."

Chu Han merely let out a cold laugh and crooked a finger at Shen Ping. "Make your move."

He had a fairly good understanding of the strength of the school's teachers.

Although Shen Ping was a 2nd Rank Martial Artist, he was far weaker than Wang Hao, who was also 2nd Rank—in other words, he was only at the early stage of the 2nd Rank.

Compared to the 2nd Rank peak Red Scale Python, he was even utterly insignificant.

Chu Han had already killed the Red Scale Python. Naturally, Shen Ping couldn't frighten him.

Although he no longer had blood-colored Elemental Power, his physical constitution, strength, defense, and every other aspect had increased two to threefold.

With physical strength alone, he could fight!

"Courting death!"

Shen Ping could no longer hold back. He stomped the ground, and his body shot forward like a cannonball. Cyan Elemental Power wrapped around his fist as he viciously slammed it toward Chu Han.

Shen Ping possessed the D-rank talent "Body of Clear Wind," a Wind Attribute talent that enhanced his agility. Thus, his speed was extremely fast.

"This guy is using Elemental Power right from the start!"

Below the platform, Wang Hao clenched his fists, unable to keep from worrying about Chu Han.

"Good!"

Chu Han shouted and threw out a punch as well, neither dodging nor evading.

He wanted to find out exactly how powerful his punches had become now.

"He actually dares to take it head-on? The banned drug has clearly corroded his mind. He'll become crippled in no time."

Li Mengran, watching from below, shook her head, her eyes filled with contempt.

"Bang!"

The two fists collided. The air exploded around them, producing a tremendous muffled boom.

Shen Ping's Wind Attribute Elemental Power was like countless tiny Wind Blades, continuously slicing at Chu Han's fist. Chu Han felt only a wave of tingling and numbness; it was nothing serious.

Instead, the tremendous force from Chu Han's fist knocked Shen Ping back several steps before he managed to stop.

"This kid—how can he have so much strength? Is his fist made of iron?"

Shen Ping was shocked by the pain. He repeatedly rotated his wrist to lessen the agony in his hand.

Everyone saw the two men's performance and was left utterly stunned.

Chu Han hadn't used any Elemental Power, yet he had forced back a 2nd Rank Martial Artist?

Who would believe that?

"That's the Basic Fist Technique at the transcendent level! He's achieved at least a five- to sixfold increase in punching power!"

Li Yunjian's eyes lit up, but the shock in his heart refused to settle for a long time.

"A 2nd Rank Martial Artist is nothing special after all."

Chu Han's mocking voice rang out, making Shen Ping's expression even uglier.

"You not only took a banned drug, you also injected a physical enhancement agent!" Shen Ping said through clenched teeth.

"But I won't compete with you in brute force."

As he spoke, Shen Ping drew his saber. It was a D-rank weapon.

Cyan Elemental Power flowed beneath his feet. His entire body transformed into a breeze sweeping forward, while the saber in his hand seemed to merge with the wind, tracing a strange arc through the air.

"D-rank martial skill, Gale Steps! C-rank martial skill, Gale Saber Technique!"

"Shen Ping is getting serious! He's even using his ultimate martial skills!"

Gasps of astonishment rose from below the platform.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Ping's saber had reached Chu Han's neck.

"Clang!"

A metallic impact rang out. Chu Han held his saber horizontally and blocked Shen Ping's attack.

"He blocked it again! His Basic Saber Technique has also reached the transcendent level!"

Li Yunjian's eyes widened.

At a glance, it seemed that Chu Han's saber strike had been effortless, but any expert with sufficient strength could immediately see how extraordinary it was.

The principal was also a 4th Rank Martial Artist, and at this moment, his face was filled with disbelief.

Could it be that they had really wronged Chu Han?

Should he return the reward to him?

No! Even so, Chu Han was still someone without talent. A 3rd Rank Martial Artist was his limit.

Li Mengran had awakened an A-rank talent. In the future, she would very likely be able to break through to the Grandmaster realm!

The two still couldn't be compared!

"The Gale Saber Technique isn't limited to a single strike. It's a continuous, violent assault! If you can block it, then keep blocking!"

His first strike had been stopped, and Shen Ping immediately flew into a rage. His saber swept wildly, like a raging storm, slashing toward Chu Han from every direction.

At the same time, he used Gale Steps to constantly change positions, circling Chu Han and completely trapping him within his web of blades.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

Chu Han reacted swiftly, continuously swinging his saber to block. His contempt for Shen Ping diminished somewhat.

There was no denying that Shen Ping's saber technique was quite impressive. Chu Han liked it very much.

As he swung his saber to defend, he analyzed the technique. Under the Ten Thousand Times Talent, he quickly gained new insights and comprehended most of the Gale Saber Technique.

The essence of the Gale Saber Technique lay in a single word: speed. Its attacks came like a raging storm, flowing without pause and giving the enemy no time to react. When executed with Wind Attribute Elemental Power, its might was even greater.

However, Shen Ping's saber technique had not yet reached mastery, and it contained many openings.

Chu Han's long saber flew up and down. Against Shen Ping's attacks, he became increasingly at ease, accurately defending against every strike.

"Your saber technique isn't fully trained yet! Let me teach you!"

With a cold laugh, Chu Han changed from defense to offense. He actually used the Gale Saber Technique to counterattack Shen Ping!

One saber strike followed another, each incomparably sharp. Although his saber carried no Elemental Power, its movements were even more unpredictable, and its speed was faster as well!

"Impossible! How do you know the Gale Saber Technique too?"

Shen Ping was utterly shocked and hurriedly raised his saber to defend.

He had immersed himself in this saber technique for more than a decade. With one glance, he could tell that the Gale Saber Technique Chu Han displayed was exquisitely profound—far more formidable than his own!

"Of course, you taught it to me!"

The moment Chu Han unleashed the Gale Saber Technique, it was already at the mastery level. Shen Ping could only rely on Elemental Power to barely withstand it, causing his Elemental Power to drain rapidly. He was clearly about to reach his limit.

Shen Ping immediately used Gale Steps to pull away from Chu Han.

Gale Steps was a movement technique driven by Wind Attribute Elemental Power. Chu Han couldn't learn it, but with his insight, he quickly saw through its patterns and flaws.

He immediately used Spirit Cat Steps to pursue him, the long saber in his hand slashing toward Shen Ping like lightning.

"Fourth Form of the Seven Forms of the Army Breaker!"

Shen Ping instantly felt an incomparably powerful pressure, causing even his breathing to stagnate and his courage to shatter.

He hurriedly poured all the Elemental Power in his body into his saber and resisted desperately.

A flash of white light streaked past. With a sharp crack, the saber in Shen Ping's hand snapped in two.

Chu Han's long saber slashed diagonally across Shen Ping's chest, and blood sprayed in all directions.

Shen Ping fell onto his back, completely losing the ability to fight.

Chu Han glanced at the long saber in his hand, which had also broken partway and now resembled a serrated saw, then shook his head.

If his weapon hadn't been severely damaged in the clash just now, that strike would have been enough to kill Shen Ping.

The entire arena fell silent.

The match had ended just like that, with Shen Ping suppressed by Chu Han from beginning to end!

Chu Han's strength had clearly reached the level of a 2nd Rank Martial Artist!

This was simply too shocking!

So much so that many people hadn't even recovered their senses!

"That strike just now was the Fourth Form of the Seven Forms of the Army Breaker!"

Li Yunjian, who had been watching the match, immediately stood up, his face filled with shock.

He also cultivated the Seven Forms of the Army Breaker, so he naturally knew how difficult this martial skill was to master.

"He has no Elemental Power, yet he can execute the Fourth Form. His Basic Saber Technique, Basic Fist Technique, and movement technique have all reached the transcendent level! What kind of monster is he? The depth of his martial foundation is unprecedented. This absolutely cannot be achieved by taking a banned drug!"

The principal and the other leaders wore extremely colorful expressions at that moment—astonishment, shock, confusion...

"I can prove now that I didn't take a banned drug, right?"

Chu Han stood with his saber in hand and looked toward the principal and the other leaders.

But the principal merely snorted. "Even if you've now displayed a certain degree of martial talent, who can guarantee that this isn't the effect of that banned drug? Moreover, as a student, you actually used such a vicious attack against your teacher and refused to accept discipline. Based on that alone, I can cancel your outdoor training results!"

As the lofty principal, he would not allow a student to act so arrogantly—unless that student had awakened a powerful talent.

And Chu Han clearly did not meet that condition.

"All right. Since that's the case, I, Chu Han, have no desire to remain at Jiang City Third Middle School either! From today onward, I choose to withdraw from Jiang City Third Middle School. I am no longer a student of your school!"

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