Arrival at the Inner Academy

"An opportunity?" A sharp glint flashed in Chen Xu's eyes. "Then Chen will gladly accept!"

"What a fine 'gladly accept'!" Professor Mei threw back her head and laughed. The moisture within half a meter of her froze into ice, falling sparsely to the ground with crisp clinks.

"Let this professor see whether you have what it takes to accept it!"

Frost gathered in her palm as Professor Mei tore a pale blue current of cold through the air.

Without dodging or evading, red steam rose from Chen Xu's entire body, scorching away the cold currents in the air.

The Yang Extremity Fist had been incorporated into the Diamond Glazed Body. Not only had its original burning effect not disappeared, it had instead become even stronger.

A crimson fist collided with a pale blue palm.

Hiss... rip... hiss... rip... hiss... rip...

High-temperature steam collided with icy currents, and white mist billowed up, blanketing the entire martial arts hall in vapor.

Within the mist, blue and red streams of light clashed fiercely, their piercing roars echoing throughout the cruise ship.

In the bridge, the captain lowered the brim of his cap and calmed the panicked crew members, who thought the ship had malfunctioned. An inscrutable smile curled across his lips.

Clusters of white mist formed with every exchange between the two, spreading downward from the top deck.

A pale blue blur suddenly plunged to the ground, smashing into the wall and leaving behind a crystal-clear breach.

The wall had turned to ice from merely being brushed by Professor Mei's body.

Every step Chen Xu took left a charred mark beneath his feet. Fortunately, his pants had been custom-made at great expense, or he would probably have ended up completely naked.

He appeared to be fighting with all his strength, but in truth,