Who Else!

"Swish--"

The moment the ice spear arrived, Situ Xuan shifted his body half a step to the side. The ice-blue edge grazed his shoulder, leaving a bloody gash that was instantly frozen by the biting cold. Instead of retreating, he used the momentum to step forward, his right fist striking out like an enraged dragon emerging from the sea, aiming straight for Gu Yue's throat!

"North Star Hundred Rending Fists!"

Fist shadows poured forth like a torrential downpour, each strike carrying enough force to shatter steel.

Gu Yue's pupils constricted. With a flash of silver light, she teleported to create distance, simultaneously forming hand seals. Ice walls rose from the ground one after another, attempting to block Situ Xuan's onslaught.

But Situ Xuan sneered, his fist momentum unchanging. He smashed through three layers of ice walls, only to suddenly shift his technique before the fourth--

"Beidou Muscle-Winding Freedom Fist!"

His fist suddenly became as supple as a snake, winding around the ice wall to strike directly at the secret point on Gu Yue's left shoulder!

"Huh?!"

Gu Yue's heart tightened. She leaned back to her limit, narrowly avoiding the strike, but the wind from his fist still grazed her shoulder, and a wave of numbness instantly spread through her.

"Secret Point: Qi Seal!"

A sharp glint flashed in Situ Xuan's eyes. Once this strike landed, the flow of soul power within Gu Yue's body immediately stagnated, and her elemental control suffered a brief delay!

This was the mystery of Fist of the North Star—strikes specifically targeting the human body's secret points, capable of triggering all sorts of incredible effects!

"Oh no!"

Seeing this, Tang Wulin rushed forward without hesitation, golden patterns flowing across his right arm as he punched toward the back of Situ Xuan's neck.

But Situ Xuan seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Without turning around, he raised his left hand, his five fingers hooking like claws to catch Tang Wulin's fist.

"North Star Steel Rending Grip!"

"Crack!"

Several golden scales on Tang Wulin's right arm shattered instantly. A sharp pain surged up his arm, and he grunted through gritted teeth, yet he did not retreat, throwing another punch with his free hand.

"How does it feel to have your soul power slowed?"

Situ Xuan let out a savage laugh, twisting his waist to fling Tang Wulin away. At the same time, he stepped forward like lightning, pursuing Gu Yue.

Gu Yue's movements were noticeably sluggish, but her gaze remained calm. Her slender fingers quickly formed seals as she whispered:

"Wind and Thunder Resonance!"

In an instant, a gale carrying thunder raged outward. Lightning and storms intertwined, crashing toward Situ Xuan like divine retribution!

"The fun and games end here!"

"Boom--!"

Situ Xuan's fists erupted with two completely different powers—his left palm was as dark as ink, surging with black energy; his right fist was golden, with gale-force winds roaring!

"Black Heart Evil Palm: Darkening Heavens and Earth!"

His left palm slashed horizontally. In an instant, the elemental riot across the entire arena was violently disrupted by the palm wind, which carried a profound darkness!

Gu Yue's Wind and Thunder Resonance began to disintegrate uncontrollably, lightning splashing everywhere and the gale curling backward!

That black-purple palm wind acted like the maw of an abyss, swallowing and annihilating the elemental energy directly!

"What?!"

Gu Yue's expression changed drastically. She suddenly realized that her control over the elements had been forcibly severed!

--This palm technique could actually interfere with the operation of the world's natural energy!

"North Star Dragon Strikes Tiger!"

Situ Xuan's right fist followed closely behind, the golden light surging like an enraged dragon, slamming directly into Gu Yue's chest!

Gu Yue flashed with silver light, wanting to teleport, but she was horrified to find that space had been disturbed by the aftermath of the Black Heart Evil Palm, causing a brief stagnation!

"Bang!!"

The punch landed solidly on Gu Yue's crossed arms. Her petite body flew backward like a kite with a broken string!

Her black hair traced a poignant arc in the air, and the blood she spat out crystallized into ice shards.

"Gu Yue!" Tang Wulin's eyes were bloodshot.

Wu Zhangkong, standing at the edge of the arena, flashed forward. His ice-blue figure appeared in mid-air as if teleporting, catching the unconscious Gu Yue. His ten-thousand-year soul ring only then slowly retracted—in that split second, he had almost intervened!

"You're next, Tang Wulin."

Situ Xuan turned his head, a savage grin hanging on his lips. The wound on his left shoulder was still bleeding, but his battle intent grew increasingly violent. Black-purple evil energy and golden gale-force winds intertwined on his body, making him look like a demon god descended to earth!

"I'll fight you to the death!"

The golden scales on Tang Wulin's right arm spread wildly to his shoulder, and the Golden Dragon King bloodline was fully ignited. He kicked off the Blue Silver Grass, launching himself into the air, his right fist roaring with the sound of a dragon as he struck toward Situ Xuan's face!

"Slap!"

Situ Xuan casually swiped his right hand across Tang Wulin's face.

This seemingly effortless movement contained the profound mystery of the Fist of the North Star technique, Awakening Sharp Point.

Tang Wulin's eyes rolled back, and he passed out instantly, his body crashing heavily onto the edge of the arena.

"Tch, did you really think I was just fighting you?"

Looking at his former fellow townsman, Situ Xuan showed no intention of holding back, letting out a disdainful scoff. "Forging is forging, and fighting is fighting; there's no need to mix the two together."

The entire arena fell silent.

Three seconds later, the referee raised his hand with a tremor: "Grade One Class Three... wins!"

"BOOM--"

The spectator stands instantly erupted!

When Gu Yue used her elemental combination technique, the arena had already attracted quite a few students to watch. It wasn't just students from Grade One Class Two and Grade One Class One; even students from the second and third grades had come running at the sound of the commotion.

"Are these two guys really first-years?"

"You'd be better off asking how that big guy grew to that size. Is he really ten years old?!"

As the referee announced the result of the match, the entire Eastsea Academy training ground fell into a brief silence. Then, a thunderous roar of discussion exploded!

"Is... is this really the strength of freshmen?!"

The second-year seniors were dumbfounded, standing up one by one in shock. They never dreamed that this battle, which should have been a standard class confrontation, would unleash such astonishing energy!

And what they found even harder to accept was that the well-built youth, Situ Xuan, who stood nearly 1.8 meters tall with knotted muscles, had actually defeated two monster geniuses from Class Five single-handedly!

"What was that black-purple palm technique just now? It actually managed to forcibly disrupt the elemental fluctuations!"

"And that golden fist technique—it even predicted Gu Yue's spatial teleportation?!"

"This guy... could he be a soul beast in human form?"

The discussions in the spectator stands rose and fell, but on the arena stage, Situ Xuan merely flicked the blood off his hands with indifference. The wound on his shoulder had already completely scabbed over, and that terrifying recovery speed made everyone gasp in shock once again.

"Who's next?"

Situ Xuan scanned the area with contempt, his gaze finally settling on the livid Wu Zhangkong standing below the stage. A provocative arc curled at the corner of his mouth: "Or perhaps, Teacher Wu, would you like to come up and play yourself?"

"WHOA--"

This sentence was like pouring cold water into a pot of hot oil; the entire training ground boiled over again!

"Is this guy crazy? He actually dares to challenge Teacher Wu?!"

"Teacher Wu is a six-ring soul emperor!"

However, to everyone's surprise, Wu Zhangkong did not immediately rebuke him. His ice-blue eyes stared fixedly at Situ Xuan, and after a long moment, he spoke slowly: "Arrogant."

Just those two words caused the temperature of the entire venue to plummet!

"Interesting."

Situ Xuan grinned without a hint of fear. "It seems I've piqued your interest as well?"

"Situ Xuan!"

Long Xiuyuan could finally take it no longer. He lunged onto the arena in a single stride and grabbed Situ Xuan's arm tightly: "Enough! Are you trying to turn the world upside down, you brat?!"

"Oh my, Teacher Long, don't be angry~"

Situ Xuan waved his hand with zero sincerity. "I was just joking. Teacher Wu and I are very close."