Martial Arts Instruction Class

When Zhang Xun saw Chen Lie dare to talk back to him, he was so furious he laughed instead. "You've got some nerve. Looks like since I haven't been around these past few days, a lot of people have forgotten the reputation of Zhang Xun."

"Zhang Xun, Chen Lie is a new student."

At that moment, Wang Chen, who was nearby, stood up.

"I'm talking. Who the hell are you to interrupt? If you piss me off, why the hell should I care whether you're new or not?"

After berating Wang Chen, Zhang Xun turned back to Chen Lie and said coldly, "Chen Lie, right? If you've got the guts, come up to the sparring platform with me."

"Sure. Let's go!"

Chen Lie rose from his seat and headed for the classroom door.

"Wait, Chen Lie!" Seeing Chen Lie leave his seat, Wang Chen immediately said, "You absolutely can't go up on the sparring platform. For an ordinary conflict like this, if you don't go up there, Zhang Xun can at most beat you up. He can't do much worse than that.

"But if you get on the sparring platform, Zhang Xun can go all out. Even if he beats you so badly you can't get out of bed for ten days or half a month, the school won't hold him accountable."

"Fuck your mother! Say one more damn word and see what happens. Believe me, I'll slap you!"

Threatened by Zhang Xun like that, Wang Chen shrank back in fear and said nothing more.

At that moment, Xie Wanwan walked over from the front and said to Zhang Xun, "Zhang Xun, he's a new student. He doesn't know anything. Don't make things so difficult for him."

"He's the one looking to die!" Zhang Xun snorted coldly.

Xie Wanwan said to Chen Lie, "Hey, your name's Chen something, right? Never mind. I know you're new, so you probably don't know Zhang Xun has a bad temper. Just listen to him and go buy breakfast. You're only running an errand, and it won't cost many Star Credits.

"If he really loses his temper, even I won't be able to help you."

Their little act annoyed Chen Lie, but he also found it ridiculous. He immediately said, "Get lost. His temper's bad, so mine has to be good?

"I'm not his father. Why the hell should I indulge him?"

Seeing Chen Lie actually treat her like that, Xie Wanwan's face turned pale, then flushed with anger.

"Zhang Xun, is it? Today, I'd like to see just what you're made of. Get up on the sparring platform."

With that, Chen Lie flashed out the classroom door.

"Fuck, this new kid is really damn arrogant."

Zhang Xun cursed and went to Xie Wanwan's side. "Wanwan, don't be angry. I'll definitely teach him a proper lesson for you later."

Xie Wanwan nodded, her eyes red.

The training ground was right beside the classroom, and the sparring platform stood at its far end.

After leaving the classroom, Chen Lie walked toward the sparring platform.

Zhang Xun followed close behind and climbed onto the sparring platform with Chen Lie.

A circle of people had already gathered beneath the platform.

"Someone's on the sparring platform. What's going on?"

"Isn't that Zhang Xun? He's an old elite student. Who's fighting him? I've never seen that guy before."

"That's a new student. What a pity. He got on the sparring platform with Zhang Xun before understanding anything. Zhang Xun is known for being ruthless. That kid will definitely be bedridden for ten days or half a month."

On the sparring platform, Zhang Xun stared coldly at Chen Lie.

"You're the most arrogant new student I've ever seen. But arrogance comes at a price. Today, I'll cripple both your arms, so you'll learn that from now on, whenever you see me, Zhang Xun, in the elite class, you'll walk with your tail tucked between your legs like a dog."

"You sure talk a lot. Let's begin!"

"Die!"

Upon hearing that, Zhang Xun immediately charged at Chen Lie with a vicious grin and raised his fist. His vitality and blood value was extremely high, so his strength was immense. As his punch came down, fierce gusts of wind howled around it.

Chen Lie merely shifted slightly, easily dodging Zhang Xun's ferocious punch.

"Huh?"

When his punch missed, Zhang Xun's expression changed drastically.

Chen Lie moved his feet and was already behind Zhang Xun.

With a bang, Chen Lie drove an elbow into the back of Zhang Xun's neck, plunging his vision into darkness.

Then Chen Lie raised his foot and, with a boom, sent Zhang Xun flying with a kick.

Before Zhang Xun could even hit the ground, Chen Lie leaped forward and stomped heavily on him, pinning him to the sparring platform.

On the sparring platform, Chen Lie's foot pressed heavily against Zhang Xun's face.

"Weren't you acting tough? Go on, act tough for me again."

"You fucking—"

Pinned beneath Chen Lie's foot, Zhang Xun could hardly believe it. How could a new student possibly be this strong?

"Hm?"

Chen Lie frowned and suddenly lifted his foot before stomping down on Zhang Xun's arm.

With a crack, Zhang Xun broke out in a cold sweat from the pain and cried out.

"Ah! It hurts!"

"Remember this. From now on, take a detour whenever you see me. Otherwise, I'll beat you every time I see you!"

With that, Chen Lie kicked Zhang Xun more than thirty feet away, sending him tumbling off the sparring platform.

"Damn, how is this new student so strong? He beat Zhang Xun like a dog!"

"More than that. Zhang Xun was like a little chick in front of him. He didn't have any ability to fight back at all."

"Hurry and take a look! Zhang Xun was kicked off the sparring platform."

Amid the students' discussions below, two students reached out to lift Zhang Xun.

"Ah, my arm is broken! My arm is broken—"

As the two students lifted Zhang Xun, continuous screams came from his mouth.

Chen Lie did not look at Zhang Xun. He simply jumped down from the sparring platform.

As the students below watched Chen Lie walk past them, they all wore expressions of shock.

A new elite-class student actually possessed such strength, utterly crushing an old elite student. Nothing like this had ever happened before.

Just how high was his vitality and blood value? Why had he joined the elite class so late?

When Xie Wanwan saw Chen Lie walk past her, a trace of fear flashed through her eyes. She lowered her head and withdrew her gaze unconsciously.

She had never expected this new student to be so strong. Zhang Xun had not possessed the slightest ability to fight back before him.

When Chen Lie returned to the classroom, Wang Chen immediately came over to him.

"Chen Lie, what's your vitality and blood value now? Even Zhang Xun wasn't your match? I heard Zhang Xun's vitality and blood value is almost thirty Cal!"

"I passed double digits a long time ago," Chen Lie said.

"That's incredible. No wonder you weren't afraid of Zhang Xun. But why did you only join the elite class now?"

Suddenly, as if Wang Chen had thought of something, he asked again, "I know! Your family must be so well-off that the resource subsidies from the elite class are practically nothing to you. That's why you stayed hidden in the regular class for so long—so you could make a name for yourself in the elite class."

Chen Lie did not explain Wang Chen's speculation.

He and Wang Chen were only casual acquaintances. Wang Chen had just risked offending Zhang Xun to warn him, which was already quite commendable.

"The instructor's here!"

At that moment, many students outside surged into the classroom.

Two students carried Zhang Xun to the classroom entrance.

When Hong Chengshuo arrived at Elite Class Five and saw Zhang Xun screaming on the ground, he frowned and asked, "What happened here?"

"Instructor, Zhang Xun lost a match on the sparring platform, and someone crippled one of his arms!"

As soon as Hong Chengshuo asked, a student immediately answered.

"The sparring platform? Who did Zhang Xun lose to?"

"Me!"

At that moment, Chen Lie stood up and said calmly, "He was too arrogant. He'll suffer for it once he leaves school, so I gave him a little lesson to teach him that there's always someone stronger."

"You?"

Hong Chengshuo looked at Chen Lie. If he remembered correctly, Chen Lie had only entered the elite class in the past couple of days, right?

His vitality and blood value was only six Cal. Teaching Zhang Xun a lesson? It would make more sense for Zhang Xun to teach him one.

Still, it was a sparring match on the platform. He had no say in who won or lost.

"Two students, carry Zhang Xun to the school clinic. Everyone else, prepare for class."

Under Hong Chengshuo's directions, two elite students carried Zhang Xun to the infirmary.

"Students, today is martial arts instruction class. Follow me to the training ground outside the classroom."

With that, Hong Chengshuo led the students of Elite Class Five to the training ground.

Since it was martial arts instruction class today, more than seventy elite students from the class had come.

At that moment, the more than seventy of them gathered around Hong Chengshuo in a circle.

"The school's elite classes primarily promote two C-rank martial arts. One is the Flying Dragon Kick, and the other is the Army-Breaking Fist.

"We'll go with the majority. Those who want to learn the Army-Breaking Fist, stand on the left. Those who want to learn the Flying Dragon Kick, stand on the right.

"Whichever side has more people, that's the martial art we'll study."

After Hong Chengshuo finished speaking, the students automatically split into two groups.

There were more than twice as many students on the left as there were on the right.

Seeing this, Hong Chengshuo nodded. "Good. In that case, we'll study the Army-Breaking Fist today."

"I'll demonstrate it once for everyone first. During the demonstration, I'll deliberately slow down, so I hope you all watch carefully."

With that, Hong Chengshuo began moving his fists.

"Army-Breaking Fist, first form: Sweeping Through Thousands of Armies!"

Boom! Boom!

Hong Chengshuo was, after all, a martial artist. In his hands, the Army-Breaking Fist was imposing and majestic. Every time he threw a punch, fist force formed, accompanied by booming sounds as his fists tore through the air.

"Army-Breaking Fist, second form: Shattering Mountains, Breaking Peaks."

Suddenly, Hong Chengshuo's fist style changed. His movements shifted from sharp and fierce to heavy and powerful.

Hong Chengshuo soon finished demonstrating the entire set of Army-Breaking Fist.

He waved a hand at the surrounding students. "All right, everyone, spread out and line up."

"Next, I'll break down the Army-Breaking Fist move by move. I hope you all gain something from it."

Hong Chengshuo then began explaining the Army-Breaking Fist in detail.

After Hong Chengshuo demonstrated it once, Chen Lie had already grasped the general flow of the martial art.

Now that Hong Chengshuo was explaining the Army-Breaking Fist in such painstaking detail, Chen Lie did not know about the other students, but as far as he was concerned, there was no need to continue learning this martial art. He already knew it.

After carefully explaining the Skyshattering Fist once, Hong Chengshuo looked over the students and said, "All right, students. Begin practicing on your own now."

Seeing the other students begin practicing the Army-Breaking Fist, Chen Lie followed along and practiced as well.

Hong Chengshuo paced back and forth among the students. Whenever he saw a student practicing incorrectly, he would offer some guidance.

When he came near Chen Lie, he could not help stopping.

That was because he saw Chen Lie execute a set of Army-Breaking Fist as smoothly as flowing clouds and running water. His movements never paused, nor did he make a single mistake.

"This..."

Hong Chengshuo was astonished. Chen Lie's fist technique had nearly reached the level of complete mastery. Even if he tried to find fault with it, he could not identify any mistakes.

Even if he himself performed this set of fist techniques, he could only reach this level.