At that moment, Li Yuan could not worry about anything else. He stepped forward and pushed Chen Yong back into the crowd.
Li Yuan could tell that his friend wanted to help him.
But Li Yuan did not want Chen Yong to get into trouble, or even get hurt, because of this.
Besides, Li Yuan was confident about today's match.
After obtaining the [Martial Recruitment Accelerator] talent, Li Yuan had not only practiced Cloud Extreme Fist, but also familiarized himself with his other martial skills and Movement Arts again.
As for his current mastery of martial skills, Li Yuan believed he had reached an extreme level.
So what if Gu Yu was the finest top scholar in fifty years? Li Yuan would not necessarily lose!
Seeing Li Yuan push Chen Yong into the crowd, Gu Yu looked over at the spectators and continued speaking.
"Any teacher who wishes to contend for the challenge qualification may enter the field directly.
I am used to answering every doubt, so that no rumors arise after this is over."
Gu Yu looked at the crowd. From his expression, he truly seemed to hope someone would compete with him.
It would not matter if he expended a little stamina first.
Many teachers from First High School had come to watch today, but at this moment, no one spoke up.
Five minutes passed before a teacher from First High School finally stepped forward.
Yin Yi, one of the strongest among Lingshan No.1 High School's younger teachers.
Before Jin Fan came to Lingshan No.1 High School, he had been the young teacher regarded by the leadership as having the strongest martial arts ability.
Yin Yi strode quickly before Gu Yu. His face was full of courtesy as he politely bowed to Gu Yu.
"I am thirty-one this year and have already exceeded the age limit for the Youth Martial Tournament. Even if I won this qualification, I would have no use for it.
But today, I would still like to exchange a few moves with you."
At this point, Yin Yi turned and pointed at Li Yuan in the distance.
"Before Teacher Jin Fan arrived, First High School gave many of its opportunities to me.
Teacher Li Yuan also secured several competition qualifications for me.
After today's disturbance, he knows he is inferior and may not blame Teacher Jin Fan.
But if nothing unexpected happens, he will probably blame me..."
As he said this, a bitter smile appeared on Yin Yi's face.
Still smiling, he looked toward Li Yuan and shook his head helplessly.
"By sparring with Brother Gu Yu, I want to clear my own name as well.
That way, he will not later accuse me of stealing his chance to gain experience.
I will prove my strength and let him know those opportunities were given up because he did not meet the requirements.
Not because I used some trick to steal his opportunity."
At this, Gu Yu nodded in understanding.
Those words gave him and the surrounding spectators a certain impression of Li Yuan.
Li Yuan resented heaven and earth because things had not gone his way.
This time, he blamed Jin Fan for taking the opportunity. After returning, he would probably blame Yin Yi as well.
In reality, it was all Li Yuan's own problem.
The spectators who had originally sympathized with Li Yuan were misled.
Jin Fan saying it might have been one thing, but now Yin Yi was saying the same about Li Yuan. That made it far more believable.
The two did not waste any more words. In the next instant, Yin Yi attacked.
He used a palm technique, Shockwave Palm.
This palm technique gathered palm force into waves that injured invisibly when unleashed.
From the technique alone, it was clear Yin Yi possessed considerable strength.
The power and speed of his palm force were beyond what ordinary martial artists could achieve.
Yin Yi already possessed Fifth Grade strength. In matches like this, both martial artists generally kept themselves at the same martial arts realm.
Yin Yi had initially held back somewhat, but he had not expected Gu Yu, a young man in his early twenties, to be Fifth Grade as well.
Gu Yu responded with a fist technique. His moves seemed casual.
Yet even from those casual strikes, everyone nearby could sense something extraordinary.
His fist force was too surging, so fierce that it brought with it a compressed, enormous power.
As the heavy fist drew near, that immense force pulled at the people and objects around it, delivering its target straight into the punch.
After exchanging one move, Yin Yi confirmed that Gu Yu possessed truly unusual skill.
With slightly poorer talent, one would likely find even entering the basics of such a fist technique difficult.
Yet Gu Yu could strike so casually, showing just how deeply he had mastered it.
The surrounding spectators certainly did not feel it as deeply as Yin Yi did.
But even watching from the sidelines, they could see some of its intricacies.
That control over power and speed relied not only on a martial artist's natural abilities, but also on mastery of technique.
Brute force alone could not produce such a fist technique.
After the first exchange, Yin Yi was slightly disheveled.
But moments later, he regained his composure and attacked again.
Yin Yi sacrificed power in pursuit of moves of Extreme Speed.
Now that he was alert, he was no longer forced back in such an embarrassing manner when facing Gu Yu.
Palm winds howled, leaving deep palm prints whenever they struck the ground.
Like Li Yuan, Yin Yi practiced Cloud Treading Step as his Movement Art.
At that moment, Yin Yi used Cloud Treading Step to shift his figure without pause.
His palms continuously struck forward, unleashing fierce gusts of palm wind.
He was extremely fast, and every palm wind he sent out came from a particularly tricky angle.
It was clear that Yin Yi truly had some skill.
The school leaders seated on the podium wore satisfied expressions.
Yin Yi's performance proved to everyone else that their decision had been correct.
Why had they transferred the opportunities Li Yuan obtained to Yin Yi before Jin Fan arrived? Because Yin Yi deserved them!
After the two exchanged around ten moves, Gu Yu seemed unwilling to drag things out any longer.
His fist force instantly changed style, and his Movement Art shifted just as suddenly, overwhelming Yin Yi in one stroke.
Yin Yi's techniques sacrificed some power in exchange for the fastest possible attacks.
Yet before Gu Yu, he could not gain an advantage even in speed.
Seeing this, Yin Yi had already admitted defeat in his heart.
The strength he had displayed after stepping forward was enough to clear his name.
Though he was no match for Gu Yu, he was more than enough compared to Li Yuan.
There was no shame in losing to Gu Yu. After all, Gu Yu was a Grandmaster's disciple and the finest top scholar in fifty years.
With that thought, Yin Yi took a deep breath and launched another move.
He had already conceded in his heart. This was merely his final display.
A massive palm wind swept out. Rather than dodge it, Gu Yu charged straight toward it.
His fist force tore through the palm wind, and that heavy force stopped before Yin Yi's face.
"As expected of a Grandmaster's disciple. I lost, and I accept my defeat wholeheartedly."
Before so many people, Yin Yi spoke openly.
Even though Gu Yu was so much younger, Yin Yi did not feel the slightest embarrassment.
With so many spectators around, no one mocked or looked down on him for losing to Gu Yu.
"Teacher Yin Yi's methods are not easy to deal with. I merely got lucky and found a few openings.
If my mentor had seen this, he surely would have praised you."
Gu Yu spoke a few polite words, giving Yin Yi plenty of face.
Of course, Yin Yi's performance just now had truly been excellent.
Among the many young teachers in Lingshan City, his showing had easily ranked near the top.
At the same time, everyone gained a more direct understanding of Gu Yu's strength.
Before this, they had only known that his reputation was formidable.
Now, they knew for certain that his strength was indeed extraordinary.
Among the young teachers of Lingshan No.1 High School, Yin Yi stood at the very top tier.
Yet in Gu Yu's hands, he lost without the slightest suspense.
As for the upcoming match against Li Yuan, even a three-year-old child could guess the outcome.
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