Piercing Sun

Facing the Yellow-clad Man, whose skill was equivalent to the pinnacle-level staff technique at the entry stage, charging in with his weapon, Li Wen moved.

After all, his own blade art had only just reached the pinnacle-level entry stage.

Even though he had grinded in the training room again last night, he had only managed to increase the experience points for Rainbow Light Blade Art by 3 points, still far from the Minor Success stage.

So, facing this Yellow-clad Man whose skill had also just reached the pinnacle-level staff technique at the entry stage, he dared not be careless in the slightest.

However, he did not immediately activate [Absolute Focus], because he wanted to verify, under the same level of skill, just how strong he actually was. What was the true value of this "entry" stage?

Just then, his figure moved like lightning, flashing abruptly!

The footwork accompanying Rainbow Light Blade Art was displayed to its fullest in that moment. The Yellow-clad Man's swift staff shadow grazed past the corner of his clothes, striking nothing but air.

"So fast. Looks like Li Wen chose a pinnacle-level blade art that focuses on speed."

Watching Li Wen's figure on the virtual screen, smoothly and almost eerily dodging the Yellow-clad Man's attack, the crowd from Class 21 easily reached this conclusion.

Xue Jun's eyes narrowed slightly, while Deng Yuefei subconsciously clenched his fists.

By now, everyone had basically confirmed the fact that had been on the verge of being revealed—Li Wen's blade art had truly reached the pinnacle-level entry stage.

Earlier, Li Wen's five-slash kill of the Orange-clad Man, who represented the peak of advanced technique mastery, could have been a coincidence, perhaps he had just mastered a few devastating finishing moves from Rainbow Light Blade Art.

But now, in this life-or-death battle where every second counted and the rhythm was suffocatingly fast, he could still move so effortlessly, executing footwork to perfectly evade as if he had predicted the attacks. This was absolutely not something achievable at the peak of advanced technique mastery.

If his foundation were unstable, the timing and angle of his dodges could never be so precise and perfect.

What does pinnacle-level technique entry mean?

It means that all the blade art moves, footwork, body techniques, and even the application of the core essence of the skill, can be executed stably and smoothly, forming a preliminary combat capability. Only then can it be called entry!

Otherwise, if even the basic moves and footwork are unreliable, claiming entry would only invite ridicule.

As if to confirm everyone's speculation, after dodging several rounds of the Yellow-clad Man's storm-like attacks, Li Wen's blade light finally erupted.

"Clang!"

The clear sound of the blade cutting through the air of the virtual space rang out. One after another, fierce, unpredictable, and lightning-fast pinnacle-level blade techniques were executed by Li Wen without any hesitation.

No longer scattered finishing moves, but a complete offensive and defensive system.

In an instant, the entire livestream screen was covered and filled with dazzling blade light and staff shadows.

The clanging sounds of metal clashing rang out densely like popping beans. The collision of blood and qi energy scattered faint halos of light.

After several minutes of intense fighting, the more Li Wen fought, the brighter his eyes became, like a furnace fed with fresh fuel.

Since awakening his past-life memories, this was the first time he had unleashed Rainbow Light Blade Art with no holds barred, at full power.

That exhilarating feeling was something that practicing against the air or holographic projections could never compare to.

The life-or-death pressure brought by the Virtual Human instantly pushed many techniques and methods that had only existed in theory or imagination to the critical point of practical combat verification.

Every angle of blade and staff collision, the subtle adjustments of force, the shifting and maneuvering of footwork at extreme distances, the subtle resonance of blood and qi flowing with the blade's movements...

Countless details that he had pondered over but failed to understand or control in daily practice were now, under the high pressure of real combat, being forged like metal under an invisible hammer, constantly tested, corrected, and solidified.

To the eyes of the outside crowd, Li Wen on the arena, initially facing the Yellow-clad Man's fierce assault, had some barely noticeable pauses and stiffness in the transitions between his moves.

However, as the battle continued, this feeling was gradually fading away.

His movements became smoother and more natural, the blade light more integrated and cohesive. The roughness in the transitions between offense and defense was visibly being smoothed out.

Nevertheless, very few people in the entire square could clearly perceive and understand this change.

In the entire Class 21, only Xue Jun, whose skill had long reached the pinnacle-level Minor Success stage and was already halfway through it, could keenly capture this subtle but crucial transformation in Li Wen, thanks to his far superior realm and understanding.

Regarding this, Xue Jun merely shifted his gaze slightly, without pointing it out. He had encountered a similar situation when he was breaking through to the Minor Success stage.

Martial arts skills should be honed in such real combat confrontations to achieve the greatest progress in the shortest time! To truly transform the techniques from books and videos into the body's instinct.

It's just... a trace of helplessness flashed deep in Xue Jun's eyes. Their group of students, who had not yet entered the ranks, had too rough control over their physical strength in daily life.

Coupled with their inherently weak bodies, they simply dared not engage in such intense, injury-prone real combat sparring.

It was too easy to get hurt, and once injured, it would set back their training progress.

It was precisely for this reason that both teachers and students cherished every Martial Arts Assessment.

This was almost the only precious opportunity for them to temporarily set aside all worries, cast aside physical limitations, and unrestrainedly, exhilaratingly display what they had learned, fighting with all their might.

How could an ordinary family afford an immersive combat Virtual Pod that cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of Huaxia Coins? Moreover, owning a Virtual Pod was only the foundation for accessing the virtual world.

What was truly precious and core were the intelligent Virtual Humans that simulated martial arts techniques at various levels, and the exquisite algorithms that could nearly 100% replicate the body's reactions and energy flow in real combat.

This authority was currently only possessed by the government, the education system, and behemoths like the Four Major Powers.

Even if an ordinary person sold everything to buy a Virtual Pod, they could only enter the virtual world to play games, never touching such a strategically valuable resource.

The students of Class 21, most of whom were there through connections, felt this deeply.

While the crowd in the square was buzzing with discussion and lost in their own thoughts, the battle between Li Wen and the Yellow-clad Man on the arena was also nearing its end.

Even though Li Wen's Rainbow Light Blade Art was only a few experience points higher than his opponent's, that was still an advantage.

Especially since, through this practical verification, he had polished his entry-level skill to be even more refined.

"Woom—!"

Everyone saw Li Wen's figure on the screen suddenly burst forth with speed even greater than before.

At the moment when the Yellow-clad Man's sweeping strike had exhausted its force, Li Wen, relying on the extreme speed of Rainbow Light Blade Art's footwork, ghost-like circled around to the Yellow-clad Man's blind spot behind him.

The next second, all the power and momentum on the cold blade seemed to be compressed to the extreme, then erupted in an instant.

The ultimate secret of the Rainbow Light Blade Art—Piercing Sun!