Willpower and Madness

For some reason, most of the students felt a chill run through their hearts as they listened to Pei Xuan's words.

They secretly thought that the days ahead were definitely not going to be easy.

Suddenly, Su Yuan felt a gaze settle on him.

It was Huang Yi'an's gaze.

Bring it on.

As long as Teacher Huang didn't use moves beyond the limits of my own ability, I'll take every one of them.

Without the slightest fear, Su Yuan met Huang Yi'an's gaze and stared him down.

"Ye Ling, Chu Tianche, Leng Xin..."

Wang Zheng quickly called out the names of ten students, signaling for them to spar with him.

Su Yuan understood. Teacher Wang had arranged them according to the students' strength.

In that case, he would be doing practical combat training with Teacher Huang.

Based on yesterday's Blood Qi Value rankings, Su Yuan was definitely near the bottom.

And Huang Yi'an was the weakest among the teachers. Looking at it that way, the outcome was obvious.

Over on Zhao Xinxuan's side, she quickly called out the names of ten students.

Su Yuan was not among them.

Finally, it was Huang Yi'an's turn.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and swept his gaze over the remaining ten students.

"Wang Pingzhi, Hu Xiangyuan, Lin Jie, Li Xingyu, Zhao Qing..."

"Su Yuan."

"You ten will undergo practical combat training with me."

At that moment, Pei Xuan's gaze suddenly fell on Huang Yi'an.

A wave of pressure descended. Huang Yi'an understood what Pei Xuan meant.

"Don't worry. Your teacher is fair and impartial. I guarantee that every attack I land on you won't exceed your limits of endurance."

"Come on. This area will be our sparring ground."

Huang Yi'an walked to the right side of the space. Pei Xuan had long since divided the area into three sections.

Following Huang Yi'an, Su Yuan glanced back.

He discovered that Ye Ling, Chu Tianche, and the others had already begun being brutalized by Wang Zheng.

The scene was utter chaos.

Su Yuan could not make out Ye Ling and Wang Zheng's movements, but every time Ye Ling launched an attack against Wang Zheng, he would be lying on the ground in less than a second.

The cycle repeated over and over, and the others were the same.

Once Huang Yi'an, Su Yuan, and the others were in position, Pei Xuan grabbed a stool and sat in the center of the room, his eyes shifting back and forth.

He wanted to see who possessed greater practical combat talent.

The sparring on Su Yuan's side began.

Lin Jie was the first to rush to Huang Yi'an's side, throwing a heavy punch straight at Huang Yi'an's abdomen.

Huang Yi'an remained expressionless. He lightly tapped the fist with his right index finger, and Lin Jie was sent flying backward.

Li Xingyu then swiftly charged at Huang Yi'an as well, only to be easily repelled by Huang Yi'an.

"Don't come at him one at a time. Attack together."

"Don't let Teacher Huang defeat us individually."

Hu Xiangyuan from Qianshan No. 1 High School took on the role of commander. Among the ten students fighting Huang Yi'an, he had the highest Blood Qi Value and was better suited to directing the others.

Following Hu Xiangyuan's command, all ten of them attacked Huang Yi'an at once, each giving their "all" in an attempt to make Huang Yi'an move his feet.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Ten consecutive thuds rang out. Su Yuan and the others were effortlessly driven back by Huang Yi'an, their faces twisted in pain.

Just like that, all three sparring matches proceeded at once. There were no surprises; every battle was completely one-sided.

The gap in strength was too great. No amount of numbers could make up for it.

As expected of a Fourth-Realm Martial Artist. I can't even catch his movements.

As he was knocked back by Huang Yi'an, Su Yuan observed Huang Yi'an's movements.

Unfortunately, the difference in their strength was too vast. Nothing they did now would help; they could only passively endure the beating.

"No, I can't do this anymore. I can't hold on."

"I'm out of strength."

"If this keeps going, something will happen."

Luo Min's fairly pretty face had already been beaten black and blue by Huang Yi'an, while her body was covered in bruises.

Every attack she launched was with all her strength, yet Huang Yi'an easily neutralized them all. She had no strength left to defend herself.

As time went on, despair filled her heart.

Thud.

As Luo Min collapsed to the ground and could no longer rise, she withdrew from the sparring match in exhaustion.

No one attended to her. Su Yuan and the other nine could not spare any attention for Luo Min, while Pei Xuan's expression remained utterly indifferent.

Wang Zheng had said yesterday that the sparring match would not truly end until all ten were unable to move.

Luo Min was the first to fall, and it was as though she had triggered a chain reaction. Before long, a second and then a third person on Huang Yi'an's side went down.

Hu Xiangyuan and Wang Pingzhi felt their pressure surge.

They secretly cursed the Second High School students as useless. Not one of them could fight. How did they usually cultivate?

Not a single person on Teacher Wang's or Teacher Zhao's side had lost the ability to fight. Why had three combatants already been lost so quickly on their side?

"Su... Su Yuan, I can't hold on much longer either."

Li Xingyu finally managed to get close to Su Yuan and gave him a bitter smile.

There was no helping it. Huang Yi'an was too powerful. For a group of students who were not even First-Realm Martial Artists, dealing with him was simply too difficult.

Su Yuan was also covered in injuries of all sizes. Panting heavily, he replied to Li Xingyu.

"Hold on a little longer. Sparring with Teacher Huang is greatly beneficial. Every extra second we endure will help us on the martial path."

As soon as Su Yuan finished speaking, he charged at Huang Yi'an again.

With a thud, Su Yuan slammed hard into the ground once more. Ignoring his injuries, he quickly climbed back up and continued charging at Huang Yi'an.

Lin Jie, Hu Xiangyuan, and the others watched this suicidal behavior with pale faces.

At some point, Pei Xuan had shifted his gaze to Huang Yi'an's side. As he watched Su Yuan repeatedly attack Huang Yi'an, a trace of appreciation appeared deep in his eyes.

"This kid's talent rivals Chu Tianche's, and his temperament is fiercer than Chu Tianche's. He's good material."

"Though I don't know why his Blood Qi Value is so low, he is worth cultivating."

Pei Xuan thought highly of Su Yuan.

What he valued was Su Yuan's ruthlessness and his spirit of never yielding in the face of adversity.

What student would dare talk back to a Fourth-Realm Martial Artist when his Blood Qi Value was only in the dozens?

Su Yuan had done it.

And he had even successfully made Huang Yi'an suffer for it.

In the blink of an eye, six people on Huang Yi'an's side had lost their ability to fight. Only two students from Qianshan No. 1 High School, along with Su Yuan and Lin Jie, remained.

On the other side, two people on Wang Zheng's side had lost their ability to fight, while three had gone down on Zhao Xinxuan's side.

"This guy is really ruthless with himself."

Naturally, Wang Zheng and Zhao Xinxuan had noticed Huang Yi'an's side. Su Yuan's reckless fighting style was far too conspicuous.

"What a lunatic. Doesn't he know pain?"

"But with Su Yuan here, we can hold on a little longer."

Hu Xiangyuan and Wang Pingzhi were closest to Su Yuan. Every time Su Yuan pounced on Huang Yi'an, he was mercilessly knocked back.

Again and again, it had happened at least a hundred times.

Perhaps infected by Su Yuan's spirit, Lin Jie also began launching desperate attacks alongside him.

Not long after.

Bang!

Huang Yi'an flicked Lin Jie away with a curled finger. Lin Jie fell to the ground and did not move again.

Seven people lay sprawled on Huang Yi'an's side, making for a rather spectacular sight.

On the other side, Wang Zheng and Zhao Xinxuan each had eight and seven people remaining, respectively.

The difference between the students of Second High School and Qianshan No. 1 High School was immediately apparent.

After an unknown amount of time, when Su Yuan seemed unable to hold on any longer and three or four more people on Wang Zheng and Zhao Xinxuan's sides had lost their ability to fight,

he finally had no strength left to continue and passed out.

"Such rare willpower and madness. Su Yuan may go farther than Leng Xin and Fang Yan."

Pei Xuan's praise for Su Yuan deepened even further. Being able to endure under Huang Yi'an for so long was already a miracle.