Lin Xiuyan stared intently at the White Baleful Squad member who had outpaced him. Watching from the sidelines, he noticed something unusual about the way the man exerted his strength. That technique was precisely what made him faster.
The discovery brought Lin Xiuyan a moment of complete understanding.
So even when their strengths were similar, the difference could be this vast. He and the other newcomers were like flowers raised in a greenhouse, while the Inner Academy veterans had long endured the ravages of raging winds and torrential rain.
That was why every movement the veterans made had been honed to its barest essentials. In a real fight, the slightest difference could decide victory or defeat.
Liu Qing reflected on the fight just now. What he needed, alongside training on his own, was the tempering of real combat.
Watching the White Baleful Squad member charge toward her, Xiao Xun'er neither dodged nor used a powerful Dou Technique. She made only one very simple move.
Light flashed from her Storage Ring, and the sword bearing a Sixth-tier Magic Core appeared in her hand, its tip aimed straight at the squad member's chest.
Golden light flickered. Startled by the girl's reaction speed, the White Baleful Squad member made his own Storage Ring flash. A mithril shield appeared in his palm, covering the vital points of his upper body.
A smile appeared on Lu Bai's face. This was his squad member's prized weapon, the Silver Astral Shield.
Unlike most wind-attribute fighters, who chose swords and similar weapons, Qin Feng had chosen a shield. He relied on his speed and the shield's sturdiness to charge straight through opponents. With that terrifying speed behind him, his blows carried enormous force and usually left his opponents with broken bones and torn tendons.
Though his opponent this