The Ways of the World

Next, Wang Teng took five seconds to prove that he indeed couldn't handle the name.

When Wang Teng's slightly injured body landed off the ring, the audience in the stands were still stunned.

Liu Qing was also stunned.

Although he knew there were differences between Dou Ling,...

Is the difference really that big?

After confirming his score with the referee, Qin Yu drifted away.

All that remained was Wang Teng, face down and unconscious with his buttocks sticking out, and the dumbfounded spectators in the stands.

Now that the competition has started, let's go all out and try to climb the rankings.

There weren't many people at the arena today. Apart from Wang Teng, the strongest player was only a Four-Star Dou Ling.

Qin Yu plans to directly challenge opponents at the Six-Star Dou Ling or above on the ranking list, in order to raise his ranking as quickly as possible.

Because there's only one week left this month!

It's a bit of a pity that the Qi-Gathering Pill was given to Wang Teng; it was a complete waste of the pill.

The news that Wang Teng had been treated like a human being on the roadside spread quickly.

After all, the Inner Academy courtyard is only so big, and Wang Teng lost in an extremely humiliating, or rather, extremely humiliating way, so the news spread even wider.

In the past few days, people everywhere in the academy have been talking about Wang Teng's "superb mental fortitude" or the way he landed on the ring.

Fortunately, Wang Teng has been recuperating in his dorm these past few days, otherwise...

After returning to his dormitory, Qin Yu's first action was not to rest, but to take out a Strong List list, spread it on the table, and begin sketching.

This was something he had taken back from the competition venue; it listed the top fifty players on the Strong List, along with each person's cultivation level.

Qin Yu's finger clicked through the list one by one, finally stopping at the twenty-fifth position.

From twenty-fifth place upwards, you'll be at the Seven-Star Dou Ling.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to start by taking down his opponent who Six-Star Dou Ling.

Take a cautious approach first.

The next morning, Qin Yu sent out the challenge letters one by one.

As for the result...

Some people don't respond; they play dead.

Some people made excuses, saying they were in seclusion recently, or that they would talk about it in a few days.

Others responded angrily, believing that Qin Yu's actions were a sign of contempt for them.

Qin Yu, on the other hand, accepted all challengers and, through three consecutive days of battles, fought his way up to twenty-fifth place.

Those ahead of him were all opponents at the Seven-Star Dou Ling or higher.

Behind him was a string of names, beaten to the point of questioning their very existence.

Day four.

On the field, Qin Yu was engaged in a fierce battle with an opponent.

This match was initiated by his current opponent Chen Xiu, when he reached the 25th position on the Strong List.

Because Chen Xiu was ranked twenty-sixth.

However, Chen Xiu found this battle incredibly frustrating no matter how he fought.

At the referee's signal, the battle began.

Chen Xiu made the first move, stomping his feet on the ground and lunging at Qin Yu, his Earth-Attribute Battle Qi condensing on his fists.

Qin Yu did not back down, and instead met the attack with a punch of his own.

Boom!

The two fists collided, producing a dull thud.

The shockwave spread outwards from the two individuals, stirring up dust on the arena and creating a visible ripple.

"Ouch... it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

Chen Xiu shook his swollen and aching fist, a sense of horror welling up inside him.

He felt Qin Yu Dou Qi Dou Qi the moment they made contact.

It was like a mud wall crashing into an indestructible super barrier.

But Chen Xiu didn't have time to think further; Qin Yu's next attack had already arrived.

As Chen Xiu fought, he pondered a way to break the deadlock, but the more he fought, the more he doubted the meaning of life.

He couldn't understand why there was such a big difference between the two, even though they were both Earth-Attribute Battle Qi.

It's like an ordinary person facing a real mountain; no matter how hard they try, they can't budge it an inch.

Chen Xiu took a deep breath, concentrated all his Dou Qi into his right fist, and unleashed his strongest Dou Technique.

When his fist landed in front of Qin Yu and was blocked by a layer of rock armor, Chen Xiu readily admitted defeat.

It's impossible to hit it at all.

"Around the fifteenth move again..."

As Chen Xiu stepped off the stage, he muttered to himself.

Over the past few days, Qin Yu has fought more than a dozen battles.

Many experts from the Inner Academy have already begun watching the match live and analyzing Qin Yu's strength.

The strangest thing is that Qin Yu's battles almost always end within about fifteen moves.

Every battle begins with both sides evenly matched, but around the fifteenth move, Qin Yu will suddenly unleash his power and defeat his opponent in one strike.

Some people think this is a tactic, but in the eyes of those top ten experts on the Strong List, Qin Yu's move is...

Social etiquette and interpersonal relationships.

If only one or two people were defeated around the fifteenth move, it could be considered a coincidence.

But if every opponent is like that, then it's no wonder they have doubts!

However, despite realizing it, no one took the initiative to point it out; everyone maintained a tacit understanding and decency.

Aside from a certain Mr. Wang who had been unconscious in the audience for a long time with his buttocks sticking out, he had no dignity left to speak of.

Qin Yu stepped off the stage, intending to return to his dormitory to rest and see who he would challenge in the next few days.

When he looked up, he saw a familiar figure standing in front of him.

A silver dress, long, snow-white legs, and a cool, aloof face.

"Senior Han Yue? Have you collected all the medicinal herbs?"

Upon seeing Han Yue, Qin Yu's first instinct was to refine the Ice Spirit Pill; he hadn't expected her to have already sorted out the medicinal materials so quickly.

It hasn't even been a week yet.

"Uh... more or less."

Perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for a few days, Han Yue still felt a little like laughing when she saw Qin Yu, but she was able to hold it in.

Qin Yu was puzzled by her behavior and was about to respond when a woman with wavy hair and a voluptuous figure walked over.

Judging from her appearance, this woman does bear a resemblance to her mentor, Ruo Lin.

However, this one has a much more domineering aura than mentor Ruo Lin.

"Little Yue'er~ What are you doing here?"

Moreover, upon his arrival, he completely ignored Qin Yu, wrapped his arms around Han Yue's slender waist from behind, and teased her.

"Oh... Sister Youruo, didn't you say that if I found Qin Yu to have a match with you, you would give me that medicinal herb?"

Han Yue, somewhat embarrassed, grabbed Lin Youruo's mischievous little hands and pointed at Qin Yu.

This lady is wonderful in every way, except that she's a bit... like a lily.

No, it's appealing to both men and women.

After Han Yue restrained her hands, Lin Youruo looked up at Qin Yu, her eyes filled with curiosity.

After all, Qin Yu's unique style is extremely rare among the new students of the Inner Academy in previous years.

Especially since this guy is Alchemist, and at least a fourth-grade Alchemist.

Han Yue had been collecting the ingredients for the Ice Spirit Pill, and Lin Youruo happened to have one of them, so she asked Han Yue for help.

only...

She didn't really want to fight Qin Yu.