A Killing Blow

I was woken up early the next morning by the sounds of training outside. When I got up, I found Tam still reading. Doesn't he ever sleep?

Through the window, I saw the Five Teachers, Strength Speed Shadow Precision, and Yujun, training A Bing, and I couldn't help but stop and watch for a while.

This little guy is already incredibly powerful. He showed remarkable strength when we fought the Shadow Isles undead together last time, and now he's taken it a step further.

The Five Teachers are still formidable, especially their seamless teamwork. If this were a real battle instead of instruction, A Bing would probably be defeated very quickly.

Seeing the moves of these Teacher again now, I suddenly have a different feeling.

When I was being taught, I thought I had learned all their skills, and I even held my own against five opponents. Now I realize they were just holding back.

This is often the case; you think you understand something at the time, but after revisiting it some time later, you have a different feeling.

This applies to reading, and it also applies to martial arts; one cannot simultaneously understand the multifaceted nature of a single thing.

Thanks to this, I was able to learn their superb martial arts skills again and consolidate and improve my own Martial Arts.

After a while, A Bing couldn't hold on any longer. At this moment, Teacher Zhun found an opportunity to attack his rear. This kind of precise and silent attack is the most deadly.

But A Bing didn't fall for it. It was as if the back of his head had eyes, and he dodged it. The palm wind grazed past his ear without missing a beat, otherwise he would have definitely taken the slap.

"Great! That's fantastic!"

Then I heard Sivir's voice. Doesn't this guy know how to keep quiet when others are fighting?

The group of people who were training stopped what they were doing when they heard Sivir's conversation. They didn't know why there were two more people in the room next to Tam.

Who are you? What are you doing here?

"Hehe, sorry to bother you, we arrived last night. We heard fighting outside and watched for a while, and it was so exciting that I couldn't help but shout!"

"Young lady, you haven't answered my question yet. Who are you? Why are you here?"

"Ah, my name is Sivir, and this is Huo Su. We're here to ask for lodging, and that chubby guy agreed."

The "fat man" Sivir was referring to was Tam Kench, a name that displeased the others, as Tam was highly respected there.

Seeing this, I stopped watching and quickly went outside. Although I wasn't very familiar with them, I had at least met them a few times.

"I brought them here, please don't mind."

"Yasuo? Is Riven here too?"

"Riven didn't come; she wasn't with us."

Teacher Li seemed very happy to see me, but she seemed disappointed when she heard that Riven hadn't come.

Is this really necessary? I'm your student too, okay? At that moment, I really wanted to tell them that I was Zhao Xin.

"Sorry to have disturbed you, please continue, we'll go back inside now."

"Since you're here, why don't you practice with us? Your two friends are watching very intently; they must be quite capable."

Teacher Su is eloquent and wants to have a match with us. The others haven't said anything, but they seem to have the same idea. The people in the arena and training ground are all warmongers!

Sivir definitely won't fight them; she's not good at hand-to-hand Martial Arts. I don't care, though, since I'm not leaving today anyway; I haven't finished reading Tam's book yet!

As for Huo Su, I don't know. She hitched a ride here and has now reached a big town. I don't know if she plans to leave or have a contest on the spot.

However, I tend to favor the latter, because she really enjoys sparring in the Avarosa tribe.

Just as I expected, Huo Su immediately agreed; clearly, she was already interested when she saw the group fighting.

"I hope you will show mercy."

"No need for you Teacher, I can do it!" A Bing said eagerly.

The Five Teachers left the arena, and the two began to spar. I was very familiar with A Bing's moves, and I had just sparred with Huo Su, so there weren't many interesting things to watch.

I used all my strength to defeat Huo Su back then, and now A Bing has used all her skills, but she's still not quite there yet.

Just when I thought he was going to lose, a miracle happened again. This little guy's senses were truly extraordinary. Whenever I thought he was going to lose, A Bing could always dodge the attack at an incredible angle.

What's commendable is that he also grasped the essence of several Teacher's techniques, discovered Huo Su's weakness in attacking with her legs, and began to use side attacks to force her into a corner.

However, A Bing's strength is somewhat inferior to mine, making it difficult for her to do this quickly. She can only proceed slowly, but if she proceeds slowly, External Force have an advantage, leading to a stalemate in the battle.

In the end, A Bing managed to gain the upper hand with her agile movements, successfully finding an opportunity to approach Huo Su and launch an attack on her heart.

Seeing his attack methods, I was a little worried. This was just a competition, not a life-or-death battle. Was it necessary to go straight for vital points like this? It wouldn't be good if someone really got hurt.

Soon, my fears came true. In a fierce attack, A Bing dodged Huo Su's sweeping leg and grabbed her by the neck.

"I lost..."

Before Huo Su could finish speaking, a cracking sound of bones was heard, and A Bing had snapped her neck!

My Wind Force surged forth, heading straight for him, but I was stopped by several Teacher: "The competition here is brutal. You should be mentally prepared before you go on stage. No one can break the rules!"

"I know how brutal the arena and training grounds are; only in this way can true fighters be trained. But she's a guest after all. Is it really necessary to go through all this?"

"There are no guests here, only rivals. If you're not satisfied, you can challenge any of us!"

When they were training me, they were strict but also gentle. Now it's like they've become completely different people, showing no regard for our lives whatsoever.

Perhaps this is their true nature: serious and cold, but it always makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

At this moment, A Bing sneered and walked over, reaching out to Huo Su at my feet, but before she even hit the ground, she pushed off with her legs and stood up again!

This action startled everyone. They had clearly heard the sound of bones breaking, so how could it suddenly come back to life?

Seeing her long, fiery red hair, I had a clue. She had escaped a crisis in the same way yesterday, but I didn't expect that this form could even avoid death.

At this moment, Huo Su was like a fire spirit sculpted from magma, raising the surrounding temperature by several degrees. She twisted her neck and glared fiercely at A Bing:

"The clan chief said the people outside were dangerous, and it seems that's true. I only wanted to spar with you and learn from you, but you wanted to kill me!"