A Metal-Attribute Battle Qi Opponent

On the arena stage, the referee stood stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses. He cleared his throat and announced:

"Qin Yu wins!"

Qin Yu had already stepped down from the arena and returned to Yellow Class Two's section.

As soon as he sat down, the students from the other classes all instinctively moved farther away. It seemed Qin Yu's Nine-Star Dou Practitioner cultivation was the real deal.

Meanwhile, after returning to his class's section, Lu Han headed straight for the last row.

"Are you alright? Should you get treated first?"

"No need!"

Facing the concern of the classmate beside him, Lu Han replied stiffly. Clutching his chest, he stared unwillingly in Qin Yu's direction.

He had been completely careless just now. He had failed to dodge and suffered because of bad intelligence.

If he had another chance, the outcome would definitely be different!

"Well fought."

There was a trace of approval in Instructor Ruo Lin's eyes as she secretly rejoiced that Qin Yu had been assigned to her class.

With a student whose cultivation speed was so monstrously fast, being promoted to a Mystic Tier instructor was just around the corner!

"Yeah, it's just a pity I didn't get to face that Seven-Star Dou Practitioner."

Ruo Lin nodded. After hesitating for a moment, she still asked,

"That movement Dou Technique you used earlier—did you pick it from the Scripture Repository?"

Qin Yu shook his head.

"I created it myself. It's called Mountain Qilin Leap. As for its tier, it's hard to say, but... it should be Mystic Tier, I suppose."

A self-created Dou Technique?

Ruo Lin gave the student before her another look, and her assessment of Qin Yu rose another level.

Setting her sights on becoming a Mystic Tier instructor suddenly seemed like she was underestimating Qin Yu.

He had created a movement Dou Technique of such power without ever practicing any proper movement Dou Technique...

When recruitment came around next year, she definitely had to make another trip to Wutan City!

What if she recruited another student? Even one with slightly less talent than Qin Yu would let her soar to new heights!

There were still other matches to come.

They did not offer much reference value to him, but watching how others fought could never hurt.

Perhaps one of them would bring him fresh insight someday.

The matches on the arena continued one after another. The new students varied greatly in strength; some fights were thrilling, while others were utterly dull.

Qin Yu sat among the spectators and watched with great interest.

Whenever he saw something interesting, he silently simulated it in his mind, considering how he would respond if he faced the same situation.

However, apart from Qin Yu, the other students of Yellow Class Two had rather poor records.

Aside from Xiao Yu barely defeating a girl who was also at Nine-Stage Battle Qi, fewer than ten students had won.

In the following rounds, Qin Yu's opponents mostly surrendered without fighting, leaving him without even a chance to get onstage and stretch his limbs.

It could not be helped.

Lu Han was still clutching his chest, cold sweat pouring down his forehead!

He still had not recovered from the lingering force of Qin Yu's Qilin Fist.

And because he had stubbornly refused treatment, Lu Han's face was beginning to turn pale.

In the final round, Qin Yu's opponent was the only Seven-Star Dou Practitioner among this year's freshmen, Luo Zheng.

The man's upper body was incredibly burly. Standing on the arena, he looked like a wall.

But his lower body...

Think of the Tesla logo.

However, from Qin Yu's earlier observations, this man possessed the rare Metal-Attribute Battle Qi, and his offensive power was exceptionally formidable.

"Qin Yu, good! At last, I've met a worthy opponent!"

On the arena, Luo Zheng grinned and slammed his fists together, producing a sound like clashing metal.

Qin Yu did not respond, merely giving a slight nod.

Luo Zheng took his stance, his feet firmly rooted to the arena. Grayish-white Dou Qi surged around him, radiating a sharp, cutting aura.

Metal-Attribute Battle Qi.

Qin Yu's gaze narrowed slightly. Here on the arena, he could finally clearly observe the characteristics of Metal-Attribute Battle Qi.

"Come on!"

Luo Zheng let out a low roar, stomped the ground hard, and shot straight at Qin Yu like a drawn sword.

Qin Yu did not choose to take the attack head-on. Just before Luo Zheng's fist landed, he drifted gracefully to the side, easily avoiding the blow with Mountain Qilin Leap.

Luo Zheng's punch missed, and the force of his fist smashed into the arena, leaving an obvious crack as fragments of stone scattered.

"Dodging?"

He frowned and spun around with another sweeping punch.

Qin Yu dodged again, moving across the arena like an agile deer. Each time, he brushed past Luo Zheng's fists by the narrowest margin, his timing impeccable.

"Why are you running? Fight me head-on!"

Luo Zheng threw several punches in succession without even touching the corner of Qin Yu's clothes, and he could not help growing irritated.

Qin Yu ignored his taunts and carefully observed the properties of Metal-Attribute Battle Qi.

Metal was said to follow transformation.

Among the Five Elements, metal governed slaughter and conquest, known for sharpness and ferocity.

Its nature was hard, its temperament fierce, and its use sharp—but what was too hard broke easily.

Luo Zheng's attacks were indeed fierce, but they were a little too fierce.

Moreover, as he threw more punches, subtle disorder began to appear in his rhythm.

When Luo Zheng charged again, he threw both fists at once, grayish-white Metal-Attribute Battle Qi wrapped around them as they drove straight toward Qin Yu's chest.

Qin Yu slipped aside, then tapped the ground with his foot and drifted to Luo Zheng's flank.

Luo Zheng hurriedly turned, only to find Qin Yu had already moved to the other side.

"Damn it!"

He roared and simply stopped pursuing precise strikes. He began spinning in place, throwing swinging punches, whipping punches, and low sweeping kicks in an unbroken barrage.

He used offense as defense, refusing to give Qin Yu a chance to close in.

But that only made his openings even greater.

As Luo Zheng spun, his center of gravity had already become unstable. His vision was also restricted, leaving his back completely exposed.

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes. Now.

His right foot slammed down, and Mountain Qilin Leap erupted at full force. Seizing the instant Luo Zheng twisted his waist and turned his hips, Qin Yu clenched his right fist and unleashed Qilin Fist without hesitation.

Fortunately, Luo Zheng possessed Metal-Attribute Battle Qi, and the cultivation method he practiced also offered considerable physical enhancement.

Although Qin Yu's punch sent Luo Zheng flying just like Lu Han, the aftereffects were clearly far lighter than Lu Han's.

The entire venue fell silent.

Less than half a minute had passed from Luo Zheng launching his attack to being blasted off the arena.

Qin Yu had barely attacked at all. He had continuously dodged and observed until Luo Zheng revealed an opening, then defeated him with a single strike.

But there was one thing the others could not quite understand...

What exactly had Qin Yu been observing?

Luo Zheng lay sprawled on the ground for quite a while before finally getting up. He turned to look at the figure on the arena and shook his head helplessly.

"You're strong."

Luo Zheng gave Qin Yu a thumbs-up, showing that he accepted his defeat wholeheartedly.

But he also did not understand what Qin Yu had been observing.

Judging from the power of that final punch, even if Qin Yu had exchanged direct, flesh-and-blood blows with him, Qin Yu would not have been at any disadvantage.

"Qin Yu wins!"

The referee announced the result.

With that, the collective examination for the new students came to an end.

With a flawless record, Qin Yu claimed first place in this New Student Examination without any suspense.