Elbow Strike! Elbow Strike!

The martial artist nicknamed Great Wild Boar let out a long breath after seeing Yang Sheng's ranking.

Like Yang Sheng, he had only started using the Stellar Martial Arts Match System today.

To his surprise, he had lost all three of his matches since entering the system.

He had clawed his way up to Black Iron Eighth Stage on the losing side's victory points alone.

However, the opponents he had faced earlier had basically all been Black Iron Seventh Stage or higher.

That gave Wild Boar a sliver of comfort.

There was no shame in losing to someone stronger than himself.

Finally, in his fourth match, he encountered Yang Sheng.

A Black Iron Ninth Stage.

"At last, I can wipe away my losing streak and claim a win."

Wild Boar was overjoyed.

After checking Yang Sheng's basic information, his confidence rose even further.

"He actually used his real name. Looks like he didn't even enhance his virtual appearance either. A textbook greenhorn, a newbie shrimp."

"The system has finally opened its eyes. The matchmaking system actually worked for once."

Wild Boar shook the long spear in his hand.

When he saw that Yang Sheng was empty-handed, he sneered.

"Friend, haven't you heard the saying? An inch longer, an inch stronger."

"I've got a spear, and you've got fists. Before you can even get close, I'll stab you through and skewer your guts."

"I can give you one chance to regret it and pick another weapon."

Yang Sheng shook his head. "No need. I trust my fists."

Wild Boar snorted.

"Let's hope you can stay this confident when you lose later."

A battle countdown appeared in the virtual space.

Nineteen, eighteen, seventeen, sixteen, fifteen...

The instant the countdown ended.

Wild Boar suddenly lunged forward, flicked his spear, and charged at Yang Sheng.

The charge looked fierce.

But Yang Sheng spotted its weakness at a glance.

His horse stance was unstable, and his force was uneven.

It was a classic sign of weak fundamentals.

If he failed to hit his target, he would definitely enter a stiffened state.

Liu Chang had once dominated Bay City Martial Arts High School with her Stun-Grabbing technique.

Facing the spear thrusting toward him, Yang Sheng merely shifted slightly aside and evaded the blow.

Sure enough, just as Yang Sheng had expected, Wild Boar missed, and his entire body froze in place.

He could only retract the force he had released.

In that opening.

Yang Sheng seized the moment.

Whirling Wind Hand!

He grabbed the spear shaft in one motion.

Wild Boar was shocked.

In close combat, the last thing a spearman wanted was for someone to grab his spear shaft.

Once someone seized the shaft and closed in, the spear's advantage would vanish completely.

At the critical moment, Wild Boar gritted his teeth.

"Spear Sweep!"

This was an important self-defense technique for spearmen.

By vibrating the spear shaft, he tried to shake Yang Sheng off.

An ordinary person with poorly trained fundamentals.

Might have had their strength dispersed by the vibration, forcing them to yield and retreat.

But Yang Sheng's fundamentals were as solid as could be.

His legs were nailed to the ground like steel spikes, and he did not give even half a step.

Yang Sheng's iron hands clamped down on Wild Boar's spear shaft like steel claws.

"His lower stance is this steady?!"

Wild Boar could hardly believe his eyes.

Yang Sheng seemed to possess fundamentals far beyond those of an ordinary Bright Force martial artist.

Wild Boar could not see a single opening on him.

Moreover, Wild Boar had already used two techniques, while the man before him had merely grabbed the spear in return, without displaying any technique or footwork of his own.

He was holding the upper hand entirely through his powerful, solid foundation.

"Is this really Lesser Completion of Bright Force? He's unbelievably steady!"

The next second, Yang Sheng moved.

He stomped off the ground, twisted his hips and waist, and rapidly closed the distance.

Before Wild Boar could react, an iron elbow arrived first.

Heart-Piercing Elbow!

The combination technique Jiang Tian had failed to use—Yang Sheng had internalized it through sudden comprehension: Whirling Wind Hand + Heart-Piercing Elbow.

Yang Sheng drove his elbow into Wild Boar's chest.

A surge of intense pain traveled through the chest armor and into his brain.

Wild Boar gagged, and his whole body flew backward in an exaggerated arc.

In that instant, he felt as though all his internal organs had shattered.

The Heart-Piercing Elbow was too powerful. That strike made the system directly issue a KO judgment.

Yang Sheng decided the match with one elbow.

Wild Boar was forcibly removed from the match.

At that moment, in a residential complex in Hui Capital, a boy angrily tore off his equipment.

"Fuck, four straight losses! This Black Iron Ninth Stage is even stronger than a Seventh Stage! I could at least exchange a few moves with a Seventh Stage, but this Ninth Stage crushed me outright. This matchmaking system is insane. Can it match me with someone normal for once?!"

In the virtual arena, as Great Wild Boar was forcibly logged off.

Yang Sheng received a large number of victory points for his first win, and his rank rose.

"Yang Sheng, Black Iron Eighth Stage, Rank 185 in Bay City"

Of course, that was not what surprised him most.

What excited him most was that his cultivation progress had increased as well.

[Bright Force (195/500)]

Just as expected! Fighting in the Stellar Martial Arts Match System could also increase his cultivation progress and deepen his combat insights.

After absorbing and digesting the subtle realizations welling up within him.

Yang Sheng eagerly began his second match.

Far away in a residential complex in Hui Capital, the boy put his equipment back on.

"I refuse to believe it. There's no way I can't get my first win today!"

"Fifth match, begin!"

At the same time, he confirmed the match.

"Matching you with an opponent."

"An evenly matched opponent has been found for you."

In the arena, Great Wild Boar, spear in hand, watched as the form of his fifth opponent gradually materialized.

Suddenly, he felt something familiar.

In an instant, his boiling blood turned as cold as ice.

When his opponent fully appeared, the man named Yang Sheng had returned.

Yang Sheng was also slightly surprised to see that his second opponent was still Great Wild Boar.

But that surprise vanished in an instant.

No matter who his opponent was, he would give it his all.

Looking at Yang Sheng, Great Wild Boar gathered the last of his courage.

He gripped his spear tightly and charged forward.

Two seconds later.

Bang!

Great Wild Boar and his spear were sent flying backward together.

There was no suspense whatsoever.

Yang Sheng once again executed Whirling Wind Hand + Heart-Piercing Elbow perfectly.

In a residential complex in Hui Capital, the boy dejectedly removed his equipment for the second time.

His eyes were vacant.

He took out his communicator and dialed a number.

"Hello, is this a scrap station? I want to sell a set of equipment. Yes, urgently. I want to get rid of it right now. I never want to see it again!"

Yang Sheng saw that he had already reached the halfway point of Black Iron Eighth Stage.

As long as he won one more match, he could successfully advance to Black Iron Seventh Stage.

Of course, these two battles had also given Yang Sheng many insights.

He had used the combination technique twice in actual combat, which was equivalent to executing two hundred flawlessly correct combination techniques in real battle.

That caused his cultivation progress to rise once again.

[Bright Force (200/500)]

Yang Sheng touched his elbow.

His research into the Heart-Piercing Elbow over the past two days had reached an almost miraculous level.

He could clearly sense that his Heart-Piercing Elbow had already touched the edge of mastery.

"I wonder who will have to take my elbow strike in the next match."