Light-Pillar Training Room

Su Yuan had long since become an oddity among the First Class students.

He did not use Intermediate Recovery Potions and even insisted on eating meals.

For First-Realm Martial Artists like them, eating was no longer a necessity of life.

Basic Recovery Liquid or Intermediate Recovery Potions could already satisfy their daily hunger.

Even going a day without eating was no problem.

Combined with the crazed drive around Su Yuan, he had influenced many First Class students, who felt he was an outlier among Second High School's students.

"Su Yuan, in a few minutes, we'll be sparring in pairs. I hope you'll be my opponent."

Seeing Su Yuan return, Lin Jie hurried to his side with a smile.

"Hopefully."

"We still don't know how it'll be arranged. Maybe we'll be sparring against Qianshan No. 1 High School students."

Su Yuan did not care who his sparring partner was. Even if it was those Qianshan No. 1 High School students with rather high Blood Qi Values, he was not afraid.

"I hope I don't get matched with someone too strong. Otherwise, I'll just get beaten up."

Li Xingyu, Xie Zhengyang, and the others prayed off to the side. Their Blood Qi Values were not high, so sparring with those Qianshan No. 1 High School students was practically meaningless.

Being beaten one-sidedly could bring some improvement in strength, but it was not good for one's mentality.

If someone developed a mental issue, things would become troublesome.

A few minutes later, Pei Xuan and the other three teachers appeared in the basement.

"Time's up."

"Next, form pairs. You can pair up according to Blood Qi Value, or choose your own partners."

"The sparring session will last one hour."

Pei Xuan swept his gaze across the room and briskly began the next lesson.

Blood Qi Value?

That was perfect.

Several Second High School students looked delighted. This way, they would not have to spar against those Qianshan No. 1 High School students.

They could loosen up more with familiar people from their own school.

"Remember, every move must be made with your full strength."

"If I find anyone holding back—"

Pei Xuan continued coldly, "you'll put on a five-hundred-jin Gravity Belt and continue sparring."

Five hundred jin again!

Everyone felt their scalps tingle. This was no joke.

"Alright, form your own pairs."

After Pei Xuan finished speaking, he and Wang Zheng and the other two teachers stepped aside, leaving ample room for the thirty students.

"Su Yuan, how about us?"

Lin Jie moved quickly and immediately stood before Su Yuan.

"Sure."

Su Yuan nodded. Li Xingyu, who had been a step too slow, looked full of regret.

He had wanted to find Su Yuan too, but Lin Jie had beaten him to it by a fraction.

Nearby, Leng Xin and Fang Yan naturally formed a pair and silently went off to spar.

Before long, all thirty students had found sparring partners.

As for Ye Ling, Chu Tianche was the one accompanying him.

Among the students present, only Chu Tianche barely possessed that level of strength.

"Ling, I want to see whether I've improved during this time."

"With both of us going all out, I want to see how many moves I can withstand."

Chu Tianche's fighting spirit surged as he looked eagerly at Ye Ling.

"Come on."

Ye Ling curled his lips into a smile, his face brimming with confidence.

Different scenes unfolded throughout the space as the thirty Qianshan Class students threw themselves into training.

The gazes of Pei Xuan and the other three teachers constantly swept through the room. If anyone held back, a Gravity Belt would immediately be waiting for them.

Of course, there were special cases, such as Ye Ling and Chu Tianche, or Su Yuan and Lin Jie.

The gap in strength between the two was too great. If they held back, Pei Xuan and the other three teachers turned a blind eye.

If one of them was instantly defeated, what sparring effect would there be?

Pei Xuan's gaze drifted toward Su Yuan from time to time.

He discovered that every strike Su Yuan landed on Lin Jie targeted one of Lin Jie's fatal weaknesses.

From the beginning until now, Lin Jie had not even touched the hem of Su Yuan's clothes.

Su Yuan's gaze was focused, as though he could predict Lin Jie's moves.

On the surface, Lin Jie's Blood Qi Value was far higher than Su Yuan's, but in reality, Su Yuan was completely suppressing him.

The scene was quite strange.

In less than a minute, Lin Jie was defeated, still far from the one-hour mark.

On the other side, Chu Tianche and Ye Ling were in the same situation. Neither had lasted even a minute.

"Students who are defeated or exhausted must immediately consume an Intermediate Recovery Potion."

"No resting. If your rest exceeds three seconds, you'll be given a Gravity Belt."

Pei Xuan's words now sounded like a demonic chant, leaving Lin Jie miserable.

Little did Lin Jie know that Su Yuan was already going easy on him.

Chu Tianche, on the other hand, was filled with an eager desire to challenge Ye Ling. Before Pei Xuan had even finished speaking, he proactively swallowed an Intermediate Recovery Potion.

Thus began an hour-long sparring session.

"Teacher Pei, isn't this training method a little excessive?"

Zhao Xinxuan watched the students in the arena fall one after another, only to quickly throw themselves back into sparring. She could not bear to watch.

"This is excessive?"

"They haven't even bled much. How is this excessive?"

"Teacher Zhao, having a compassionate heart is a good thing, but you need to use it in the right place."

"The Qianshan Class does not raise idlers, nor does it want trash."

"These thirty represent the top geniuses from the two schools in Qianshan District. If they can't even endure this much pain—"

"How will they resist the Beast Tides that could descend at any time? How will they protect Qianshan District, Linzhou City, or even Xia Nation?"

Pei Xuan's words left Zhao Xinxuan speechless.

"Besides, this is only the beginning. Something even more brutal awaits them."

Pei Xuan deliberately left it hanging, immediately piquing the interest of Wang Zheng and the other two.

When the Qianshan Class curriculum had been designed, the higher-ups of the two schools had deliberately left the evenings unarranged.

Pei Xuan had suddenly arrived yesterday. Could the evening lessons be decided by him?

At that thought, Wang Zheng and the other two teachers silently glanced at the thirty students sparring with all their might.

They could already imagine these students crying and wailing.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"Time's up. You may take a short break."

As Pei Xuan's words fell, twenty-two students instantly collapsed to the ground, unwilling to move even a finger.

That one hour had felt like an entire year.

It had been too agonizing for the Qianshan Class students.

The eight students still standing were Ye Ling, Leng Xin, Su Yuan, and five Qianshan No. 1 High School students.

Ye Ling's expression had not changed. Leng Xin and Su Yuan were breathing slightly harder, while the five Qianshan No. 1 High School students were forcing themselves not to collapse.

In truth, sparring with Lin Jie at that intensity probably did not even count as a warm-up for Su Yuan.

Soon. I'll be able to unleash myself completely.

"Rest where you are for twenty minutes, then practice your martial skills and breathing techniques."

With only another twenty minutes of rest, the Qianshan No. 1 High School students could not help but groan, privately complaining that the intervals between lessons were too short.

Twenty minutes later, Pei Xuan and the other three teachers waved their hands, and thirty barriers formed from pillars of light appeared at once.

"These are Light-Pillar Training Rooms specially prepared for you, one for each person."

"After entering, the Light-Pillar Training Room will slowly dim according to the remaining strength in your body."

"When the pillar of light has completely darkened, it will mean that your entire body is exhausted and you have no strength left."

"Rest assured, the Light-Pillar Training Rooms fully protect your privacy. We teachers, as well as the surrounding students, will be unable to see the martial skills or breathing techniques you practice."

"You can train without worry."

After Pei Xuan finished explaining, a sharp gleam immediately flashed through Su Yuan's eyes.

Finally, he had a chance to train at full strength!

At that moment, many people who knew what this meant revealed shocked expressions.