When Did He Get So Fierce?!

Seeing the coldness in Jiang Yuan's eyes, Huang Yi felt an inexplicable panic rise within him, a trace of Fear surfacing for no reason. Realizing this only made him more embarrassed and enraged.

A piece of E-rank trash could make him afraid?

Creak!

Amid the scraping sounds of desks and chairs shifting, Huang Yi stood up and looked down at Jiang Yuan, who was half a head shorter than him.

"What if I say it again? You're nothing but a cripple! Trash!"

Chen Hao could not help standing up and shouting, "Huang Yi, I'll f—"

"What the hell does Jiang Yuan getting into college have to do with you?"

Guan Xiaoxiao planted one foot on a stool, rolled up her school uniform sleeves, and cursed, "What the hell are you barking about?"

"Didn't you just awaken a B-rank talent? What are you acting so high and mighty for? If you've got the guts, spar with me."

Everyone was surprised. They had not expected Guan Xiaoxiao, who had transferred into a rare class, to speak up for Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan could not help giving his former neighbor a few extra looks as well.

"Guan Xiaoxiao, wouldn't fighting you just be asking for a beating? I admit I can't beat you. I surrender."

"Pah! Coward!"

Guan Xiaoxiao spat and put her hands on her hips. "Apologize to Jiang Yuan!"

Huang Yi glanced at Jiang Yuan in front of him. "I respect people stronger than me, but that doesn't mean I'll apologize to trash."

Guan Xiaoxiao's delicate little face was filled with anger. "What did you say?!"

Huang Yi raised his hand and clenched it into a fist. Muscles and veins bulged as he grinned viciously at the skinny boy half a head shorter than him. "I only believe in strength. In this era, the strong are respected. Everything is settled by force. If he can beat me, forget an apology—I'll kneel, kowtow, and call him Dad."

"The question is... does he have that kind of strength?"

Huang Yi swept his gaze around the room and sneered. "In this class, aside from you and Zeng Hang... every single one of you sitting here is trash."

A fat boy stood up angrily. "Huang Yi, you motherf—"

Huang Yi sneered. "What, not convinced?"

Seeing the huge fist he raised, the fat boy immediately chickened out and obediently sat back down.

"My vitality has already broken through 3, and I've awakened a B-rank sequence talent. Getting accepted by a Martial Arts University is practically guaranteed. As for you lot, even if you risk your lives, you might not even get into a second-tier Martial Arts University." Huang Yi spoke arrogantly, his tone exceptionally overbearing.

"Once I get to university, I'll only have more resources. The gap between us will only widen. Before long, you won't even be able to see my back."

"If you want to fight me, do it now. I'm giving you this chance today. In another month, you won't even be qualified to be in the same room as me."

Though everyone was furious, not a single person stood up. A deep sense of helplessness swept over them.

His words were cold and merciless, but they were also the harsh reality.

Before talent and family background, personal effort was truly not worth mentioning.

Huang Yi looked at Jiang Yuan and sneered. "Cowardly bastard, a useless piece of trash who can only hide behind women. I've always hated that serious look on your face, acting like you're working yourself to death. You have no talent, yet you still want to become strong? Pah!"

"If hard work worked, martial artists would be everywhere."

"Take me—I only need to train two hours a day and casually take some supplements, and I can surpass you by who knows how much. My talent can crush yours too. So, are you pissed?"

Jiang Yuan looked at him coldly, then turned to Zhang Yiming.

"Teacher Zhang, I'm applying to use the Combat Room."

Zhang Yiming froze. Guan Xiaoxiao also turned to look at him in surprise.

Chen Hao looked at Jiang Yuan and tried to persuade him. "Jiang Yuan, don't be impulsive. Impulsiveness is the devil..."

Huang Yi clenched his fists and grinned viciously. "Hehehehe. At least you've got some guts. If I don't beat you to your knees today, then I haven't eaten enough."

Zhang Yiming also looked at Jiang Yuan and advised, "Jiang Yuan, don't act on impulse."

What he meant was: don't go looking for a beating.

Jiang Yuan shook his head.

Since someone was courting death, how could he refuse to grant their wish?

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Zhang Yiming could not say much more.

In this difficult era filled with danger, the path to becoming strong required countless battles. Being battle-hardened was a compulsory lesson, so all major martial arts schools stipulated that—as long as no lives were endangered—private fights under a teacher's supervision were permitted and even encouraged.

Zhang Yiming sighed helplessly, tapped his wristwatch, and activated his teacher privileges.

Rumble!

The classroom began to shake. The surrounding walls expanded outward, while the desks and chairs automatically retracted into the floor.

The ordinary classroom instantly transformed into an empty Combat Room with a technological metallic sheen!

Zhang Yiming said, "Unarmed combat. You have ten minutes."

Huang Yi stepped forward, clenching his fist without taking Jiang Yuan seriously at all. "Won't need ten minutes. One minute will be enough."

He stretched out his right hand and beckoned to Jiang Yuan provocatively. "Trash, come on. Don't say I didn't give you a chance."

The next second.

Jiang Yuan suddenly appeared before him and threw a punch.

His fist stopped before Huang Yi's face, and the fierce, scorching wind from the punch whipped up his bangs!

"..."

Huang Yi's expression froze, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

The watching students, Zhang Yiming, Guan Xiaoxiao, and the others were all shocked as well.

"Did you see that clearly?"

"Damn! So fast! How was he that fast?"

"Isn't he E-rank?"

"What's wrong? Don't you like barking?"

"Is that all you've got?"

Hearing Jiang Yuan's cold mockery,

Huang Yi flew into a rage from embarrassment. "I-I was careless just now!"

"Now I'm getting serious."

As he spoke, he took a step forward, clenched his right fist, and smashed it heavily toward Jiang Yuan's face!

There was not the slightest ripple in Jiang Yuan's eyes or expression.

Against an attack like this, there was not even any need for him to dodge.

Jiang Yuan's body swayed ever so slightly. An unusual force of vitality rippled outward in vibrations, like crimson waves, knocking aside Huang Yi's grab.

"Wha..." Disbelief flashed through Huang Yi's eyes.

Jiang Yuan closed in at an unbelievable angle, instantly arriving before Huang Yi. Before he could react, Jiang Yuan's right hand became a palm and grabbed his face!

"!"

Before Huang Yi could understand what had happened, an astonishing force came from his face. His body lost balance and fell backward uncontrollably!

Bang!

Huang Yi was slammed heavily onto the ground. He stared blankly at the ceiling, questioning his life.

Chen Hao, who had not even dared to keep watching, blinked in confusion when he saw this.

"...Huh?"

The entire room fell silent. Not a sound could be heard as everyone stared blankly at the scene.

The fat boy swallowed. "Jiang Yuan... flipped Huang Yi over?!"

"Holy shit!"

"How did he do that?"

"What just happened?"

Everything had happened too quickly. Almost no one had seen what occurred. They had thought Huang Yi had victory in the bag, but things suddenly turned completely around!

Only then did Huang Yi realize what had happened. He climbed up from the ground in disbelief and glared at Jiang Yuan.

"You... what did you do?"

Jiang Yuan looked disdainful. "I thought a B-rank talent would make you pretty strong. I didn't expect you to be this weak."

"Weak trash." Jiang Yuan softly uttered the two words, his gaze down at Huang Yi filled with contempt.

He had already restrained himself to using only the power he possessed before awakening, relying solely on martial techniques. Yet his opponent did not even have the strength to fight back.

"It's the boost from a martial technique," Zhang Yiming said, his eyes filled with surprise and delight.

If vitality was fuel, then martial techniques were the "firearms" that unleashed its power. Powerful martial techniques could increase one's combat strength by five to ten times!

"That's impossible. Aside from Zeng Hang, who has cultivated the Basic Fist Technique to minor mastery, everyone else in our class is only at the beginner level," someone said unwillingly.

"But aside from Zeng Hang, Jiang Yuan has the highest score in Basic Fist Technique class, right?"

"Could he have reached minor mastery?"

Zeng Hang frowned deeply. "Not minor mastery."

Minor mastery could not provide such a boost.

"I'll kill you!!"

Mocked by the E-rank trash in his eyes, Huang Yi felt unbearably humiliated. His fury exploded. He stomped hard, launching himself forward like a fierce tiger leaping at Jiang Yuan, intending to crush him with all his strength.

Seeing the pale yellow, hardened substance appear over his body, a student cried out in alarm.

"It's Huang Yi's talent, Yellow Rock Shield."

"It's over. Jiang Yuan transferred into Assassin. Unless he becomes a martial artist, there's no way he can break a B-rank defensive talent."

But the instant those words fell,

Jiang Yuan kicked out.

Fast, accurate, and ruthless! The kick tore through the air with a sharp howl!

Whether in angle, power, speed, or timing, this devastating kick was flawless. It struck precisely at the weakest point of the defense!

The pale yellow armor-like substance covering Huang Yi shattered instantly, collapsing completely!

Huang Yi's muscular body was blasted backward by the kick like a cannonball!

The boy who had just declared that Jiang Yuan could never break through the defense stood there with his mouth agape, completely dumbfounded.

"What the fuck is going on?!"

Boom!

Huang Yi slammed heavily into the metal wall, kicking up clouds of dust!

Watching Huang Yi slide down from the metal wall like a limp rag and collapse in the corner, eyes rolled back as he fainted,

Everyone swallowed hard and stared blankly at Jiang Yuan.

It was unimaginable!

That skinny body possessed such terrifying explosive power!

Disbelief, shock, astonishment, inability to accept it...

"He took Huang Yi down in two moves. This is an E-rank talent?!"

"Am I dreaming, or has the world gone insane?"

"Someone pinch me."

Chen Hao clutched his head and grabbed at his hair in bewilderment. "What the hell is going on? Is this still the Jiang Yuan I know?"

"When did he get so fierce?!"