Wang Qi had never expected that his very first battle in the joint examination's martial trials would bring him such good fortune.
Someone was actually standing there wrapped in a full set of Protective Astral Qi and letting him hit them?
This was practically serving up a meal on a platter!
Looking at the "kind-hearted man" across from him, Wang Qi almost felt reluctant to strike. He said politely, "Isn't this a little too generous of you? How about I let you attack first?"
Kun Zhongxuan merely assumed Wang Qi lacked the confidence to break through his defenses. Shaking his head, he said, "No need. I am most skilled at rebounding force. Brother Wang need not hold back..."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony!" Filled with gratitude, Wang Qi pushed off with his feet and charged toward Kun Zhongxuan.
Then he threw a punch.
Wang Qi's fist drifted forward lightly, seemingly without the slightest force behind it. Yet Kun Zhongxuan did not dare be careless. He adjusted his stance, crossed his arms, and defended against the punch in his strongest posture.
The fist brushed against the astral qi and immediately withdrew. The imagined clash of force against force never happened. Wang Qi's punch was so weak that it could not even trigger the rebounding power of Kun Zhongxuan's earth-crust astral qi.
A feint? Kun Zhongxuan hurriedly turned, ensuring that he always faced Wang Qi. Then, all at once, he felt scorching heat spread across his body. The defensive spell he had cast countless times suddenly spiraled out of control!
What was going on?
Kun Zhongxuan hastily circulated his inner energy, forcibly squeezing out a stream of power from his meridians to form a new Gale Layer. The out-of-control astral qi collided violently with the hastily generated astral qi, producing muffled