Joining the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School

"Xu Qing! Xu Qing! Xu Qing!!!"

"..."

Suddenly.

No one knew who it was.

From the audience, a spectator suddenly shouted Xu Qing's name loudly, and the other spectators joined in shouting his name.

Then.

The entire underground black boxing arena echoed with the name "Xu Qing," and at this moment, Xu Qing became the most dazzling star fighter in the entire underground black boxing scene.

"How is this possible?"

At this time.

Fan Yanbin stood frozen. He never imagined that Xu Qing could actually defeat Pang De, and the fight was so clean and swift, without any wasted movements.

One punch.

Just one punch.

Pang De was defeated by Xu Qing.

"Hahaha..."

Yu Chen burst into laughter, looking at Fan Yanbin. "It seems you can be wrong sometimes. Didn't you say Xu Qing could only last three punches? But look, Pang De couldn't even withstand one punch from Xu Qing."

"Xu Qing."

Fan Yanbin's expression was a little grim. He stared deeply at Xu Qing, snorted coldly, and said no more, leaving immediately.

In fact.

Fan Yanbin had also placed a bet on this match, wagering a hundred taels of silver. The result was a complete loss, with all hundred taels of silver gone.

"This Xu Qing is no simple man!"

Lu Wei remarked.

"Of course."

Yu Chen replied.

The match ended.

Although the many spectators had lost all their money, they no longer shouted about foul play or demanded refunds. This was because Xu Qing had shown them his true strength, making them accept their losses wholeheartedly.

The scene shifted.

Inside the room in the underground black boxing venue where Xu Qing was.

"Xu Qing."

Yu Chen took out a money bag again and handed it to Xu Chen. "This is for you. It's sixty taels of silver in total, plus the thirty taels you won from your own bet and your initial stake."

"That makes a total of ninety-three taels of silver."

"Thank you."

Xu Qing smiled and carefully put all the money away.

"Xu Qing, I truly didn't expect this. You actually managed to beat Pang De, and that was Pang De! You've really impressed me."

Yu Chen said with great emotion.

"It was just luck."

Xu Qing replied.

"What are your plans now?"

Yu Chen asked.

"With your strength revealed, it won't be as easy to earn this much money in underground black boxing anymore. Many people will bet against you."

Yu Chen continued, "So, even if you keep fighting in underground black boxing, you'll only be able to earn appearance fees at most."

"I plan to join the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School."

Xu Qing said.

"That's right."

Yu Chen nodded in realization. "With your talent, you mastered the Eight Extremities Fist I gave you yesterday today. If you join the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School and learn their true skills, you'll be like a hidden dragon emerging from the abyss, unstoppable!"

"Haha..."

Xu Qing chuckled a few times. "I'll take your good words."

"You're the person who has spent the shortest amount of time in underground black boxing that I've ever seen."

Yu Chen commented again, "Less than two days, just yesterday and today."

In a blink of an eye.

It was later that afternoon.

Xu Qing spent a few taels of silver to get a clean and tidy set of clothes. After washing his hair and body, he looked like a completely different person as he headed towards the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.

At the entrance of the martial arts school.

Xu Qing saw the same martial arts school students from yesterday.

"Who are you?"

One of them stopped Xu Qing.

"I'm here to become a disciple."

Xu Qing said.

"Become a disciple."

The two martial arts school students exchanged a glance. Suddenly, they froze. They clearly recognized Xu Qing and said with astonished expressions, "It's you! The beggar from yesterday! How come you're here today...?"

"Is there a problem?"

Xu Qing's tone was calm.

"This... you..."

Shock. Bewilderment. Disbelief.

These two martial arts school students never imagined that in less than two days, Xu Qing would undergo such a drastic transformation. They were utterly stunned.

Moreover.

They had originally thought Xu Qing would be beaten to death in the underground black boxing matches. To their surprise, not only did he survive, but he had also changed so much that they almost didn't recognize him.

"Lead the way."

Xu Qing said in a deep voice.

"Did you bring the money?"

One of them asked.

"Of course."

Xu Qing replied.

"Then follow me."

The student said.

Entering the martial arts school.

Xu Qing followed the student inside, passing through the outer and inner courtyards. The outer courtyard was filled with students who had recently joined the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School, and they were the most numerous.

The inner courtyard was different.

Those who could be in the inner courtyard were disciples recognized by the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School's head, Du Cangying, and were considered formal disciples of the school.

Inner courtyard.

"Senior Disciple Brother."

Xu Qing saw Huo Yi again. After arriving at the inner courtyard, the student who had been leading the way no longer dared to go further. He stopped and bowed respectfully to Huo Yi.

"What is it?"

Huo Yi asked.

"Someone wants to become a disciple."

The student who led the way said.

"Become a disciple."

Huo Yi looked at Xu Qing. His expression also froze, and he even looked a bit bewildered. He scrutinized Xu Qing up and down for a while. "Xu Qing, it's you."

"Mm."

Xu Qing nodded.

Surprise.

Huo Yi was indeed surprised.

Although Huo Yi had opened the underground black boxing matches, he basically didn't manage anything. He only needed to reconcile the accounts each month and take his substantial share of the profits.

Therefore.

Huo Yi was unaware of Xu Qing's situation.

"Did you prepare the money?"

Huo Yi asked.

"I'm ready."

Xu Qing nodded.

"Then follow me."

Huo Yi said.

"Yes."

Xu Qing followed Huo Yi to the main courtyard of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School. Those who could enter this courtyard were all true disciples of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School, just like Huo Yi.

"Master."

Outside the door.

Huo Yi bowed and saluted, "Someone has come to seek apprenticeship today."

"Bring him in."

A majestic and ancient voice came from inside the room.

"Yes."

Huo Yi nodded, signaled Xu Qing, pushed open the door, and led Xu Qing inside.

Inside the room.

Xu Qing saw an elder whose temples were already more than half white. Although he was old, he held a teacup and sat on a chair, yet the aura he exuded made Xu Qing feel like he was facing a terrifying beast.

This was Du Cangying, the master of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.

It could be said.

The master was considered one of the strongest in the outer city of Qingbei Town. Because the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School's industries were in the outer city, they had not entered the inner city.

"Are you the one who wants to become my disciple?"

Du Cangying sized up Xu Qing and asked.

"Yes."

Xu Qing nodded.

"Times have changed."

Du Cangying said, "Starting today, joining the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School requires a one-time payment of three months' tuition. One month is ten taels of silver, totaling thirty taels of silver."

"Thirty taels."

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, but he still took out thirty taels of silver from his bosom and respectfully handed it to Du Cangying, "This is my tuition. Please count it."

"Oh."

Du Cangying was slightly surprised and glanced at Huo Yi. Huo Yi, understanding his intention, took Xu Qing's thirty taels of silver.

"Good."

Du Cangying nodded with a smile and said, "Starting today, you are a student of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School. In the next three months, the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School will teach you the most basic martial arts. If you cannot get started within three months, it means you have no talent for martial arts, and you can give up early."

"Of course."

"It's okay if you insist on continuing to learn, as long as you pay the money."

"Disciple Xu Qing pays his respects to Master."

Xu Qing was about to bow.

"You are not yet qualified to call me Master."

Du Cangying interrupted Xu Qing.

Next.

Du Cangying had someone give Xu Qing a set of Azure Hawk Martial Arts School student clothes and then sent him away. Xu Qing arrived at the outer courtyard of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.

Here.

There were at least three to four hundred people practicing martial arts together.

"Are you the new one?"

In the outer courtyard.

Xu Qing met the outer courtyard instructor, Zhang He, a bald man who looked Xu Qing up and down. Other students were also observing Xu Qing.

"Yes."

Xu Qing nodded, cupped his hands in salute to Zhang He, and then secretly slipped an ounce of silver into Zhang He's hand, "Greetings, Outer Courtyard Instructor."

"You're too kind."

Zhang He felt the abnormality in his hand and found it was an ounce of silver. A smile immediately appeared on his face. He had originally planned to ignore Xu Qing for a few days, but now he became very enthusiastic.

"After joining our Azure Hawk Martial Arts School, you will be qualified to practice our Azure Hawk Martial Arts School's cultivation method, 'Azure Hawk Force'."

Zhang He said slowly, "Of course, 'Azure Hawk Force' cannot be practiced immediately upon entry. You need to take good care of your body and have sufficient physical fitness to practice it."

"In addition."

"Besides Azure Hawk Force, you can also practice the accompanying fighting technique, called: Eagle Claw Skill."

"Before that."

"I need to properly explain to you what is fighting style, what is training method, and what is fundamental method. These are the most important things for us martial artists."

"Yes."

Xu Qing nodded. "I request Instructor Zhang He to enlighten me."

Time passed.

Unbeknownst to them.

It was already approaching evening.

Zhang He earnestly explained to Xu Qing what a fighting style, a training method, and a fundamental method were, greatly benefiting Xu Qing.

"For a martial artist, the first step in martial arts is the 'Force Realm,' which is further divided into: Bright Force, Dark Force, Transforming Force, and Pill Force."

"Only by reaching the level of 'Pill Force' will one be qualified to learn the fundamental method. If one can master the fundamental method, they can reach the 'Aura Realm'."

Our Master is a true Aura Realm martial artist, one of the top experts in the entire outer city of Qingbei Town. This also shows that our Azure Hawk Martial Arts School possesses a true fundamental method.

"Therefore."

"It's your good fortune that you were able to join the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School for just ten taels of silver. As long as you can demonstrate sufficient talent and cultivate 'Bright Force' within a month, you can become a formal disciple of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School."