Four Against One? One Against Four!

The moment Li Qingshan finished speaking, the place fell silent.

After several seconds of stunned silence, the Second Year martial arts students watching finally came to their senses and began shouting in dissatisfaction.

"Together? Has Li Qingshan gone crazy?"

"A First Year freshman wants to take on four people by himself? Who does he think he is?"

"I think his classmates downstairs praised him until his head spun. Does he really think being First in the new intake makes him invincible?"

Yang Peng and the three behind him all looked grim.

Li Qingshan's actions were a clear sign that he looked down on them.

A freshman who had only entered the Martial Arts Class two months ago actually dared to look down on them?

Why?

"Li Qingshan, we originally came here only to compete for the Single Training Room. We had no intention of targeting you."

"But since you are so ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, don't blame us for showing no mercy."

Yang Peng flexed his fingers, making them crack.

The other three also shifted their feet and moved to surround Li Qingshan.

"Wait!"

Teacher Li frowned and stopped them, staring at Yang Peng and the other three.

"One against four is inappropriate. Let's do it as we said before. Pick one of yourselves to duel Li Qingshan."

Yang Peng frowned and said unhappily,

"Teacher, we are not the ones trying to make it four against one!"

"Heh, it's nothing. I think it's quite good."

Wan Keshan waved a hand to cut him off, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.

"Since Li Qingshan requested it himself, let them do as they please!"

Yang Peng and the others were somewhat surprised, but they still thanked him politely.

"Thank you, Teacher Wan!"

Teacher Li stood behind them, raising a hand to his forehead with a speechless expression.

These four students had truly trained their muscles into their brains. Hadn't he been saying "one against four" all along?

When had he ever been worried about breaking the rules?

He was worried that after his four students joined forces, they would get beaten into shutting themselves away from the world!

Holding the Thunder Pattern Blade, Li Qingshan frowned at the four empty-handed men and asked doubtfully,

"You aren't using weapons?"

"A blade isn't as handy as a fist."

Yang Peng clenched his right fist, lowered into a bow stance, and bent forward, ready to strike.

"Of course, use your blade. We won't mind."

Looking at the black longsword in Li Qingshan's hand, all four of them had a faint trace of mockery flash through their eyes.

Both the First Year and Second Year Martial Arts Classes focused mainly on Body Forging. In order to compete for the training room, they had poured all their energy into Body Forging.

Without a Martial Technique at mastery or above, a weapon would only become a hindrance.

Only freshmen like Li Qingshan would feel safer with a blade in hand, right?

As the other three thought this, they moved into the remaining directions and boxed Li Qingshan in.

With four people surrounding him, Li Qingshan was like a lamb waiting for slaughter.

The atmosphere gradually turned grave, and the students outside the door unconsciously held their breaths.

Just then,

He drew the blade from its sheath.

The longsword rang sharply, and as if it were a signal, Yang Peng and the other three moved.

They crossed more than ten meters in three strides.

Fists and palms flashed out, four attacks arriving before Li Qingshan almost simultaneously.

Li Qingshan had already raised the right hand gripping the hilt.

"Is he planning to use me as the first sacrifice to his blade?"

Facing him head-on, Yang Peng slowed slightly. He had no intention of testing the blade with his own body.

If he could block it, he would block it. If not, he would retreat.

The other three were still attacking anyway. No matter what, Li Qingshan would not be able to dodge.

Just as he hesitated,

The longsword left Li Qingshan's hand and flew to the side.

"Li Qingshan threw away his blade?!"

Yang Peng froze slightly, then discovered that Li Qingshan in front of him had vanished.

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"Behind you!"

A cry rang out. Before Yang Peng could react, intense pain struck his back and limbs at the same time.

Attacks rained down like a tempest, one wave after another without end.

He lasted less than two seconds before his muscular body crashed to the floor.

"Sure enough, the scabbard is more convenient for this kind of fight."

Li Qingshan stood behind Yang Peng, twirling the scabbard in his right hand and spinning it in a flourish.

The Thunder Pattern Blade was too sharp. Using it here only made him hold back at every turn.

"Together!"

The remaining three roared, forcibly suppressing the shock in their hearts.

At this moment, the most important thing was to take down Li Qingshan first.

All three stood within two meters of him. Their attacks arrived in the blink of an eye, leaving him seemingly nowhere to evade.

But after last night's special training in the Martial Arts Space,

Compared with a Body Tempering fifth level fighter working flawlessly with three beasts, these three were far inferior.

Li Qingshan stepped with his right foot and twisted his waist and hips, evading their encirclement in an almost miraculous manner.

At the same time, the scabbard in his right hand turned into a continuous black shadow.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In only a few seconds, the remaining three had all fallen to the ground, baring their teeth in pain.

For a moment, the entire place was silent.

More than a dozen pairs of eyes outside the door remained motionless, nearly stupefied.

The battle had ended quickly—so quickly that they had not even had time to react.

In less than thirty seconds, the four strongest students in their class were all lying on the ground?

Since when had First Year students become this fierce?

"Alright, the fight is over. Stop watching the show."

Teacher Li sighed helplessly again, calling the students outside in and having them help Yang Peng and the others up.

"Teacher Wan, we won't disturb you any longer."

Wan Keshan grinned, showing his large teeth.

"It's fine. More exchanges between students are a good thing. Come again when you have time!"

An exchange? More like a one-sided beating!

Teacher Li wore an expression as though he had swallowed something foul, then turned and left with his dejected students.

"Alright, kid, I should be going too."

Still smiling, Wan Keshan patted Li Qingshan on the shoulder and turned to walk out of the training room.

"Make good use of your time to train and prepare for the Rookie Competition at the end of the year. Remember, Martial Techniques alone will not take you far. Your Body Forging Realm is the foundation!"

"Thank you, Teacher. I understand."

Li Qingshan watched Wan Keshan leave, then lowered his head to look at his Communicator.

Wan Keshan's final words were right. The Body Forging Realm was the foundation.

The one-million prize had already arrived. He could buy Intermediate Nutrient Solution now, and it seemed there was no need to waste time going to Yinghai anymore.

"Perfect. Rejecting him face-to-face might hurt Manager Zhou's pride. Rejecting him by message would be much more tactful."

Thinking of Manager Zhou's email from that morning, Li Qingshan simply sent a short message, mentioning both his resignation and his refusal together.

After sending the message, Li Qingshan searched through his contacts and quickly found a number.

It belonged to the girl who had sold him Nutrient Solution at the mall before.

As a major customer, he naturally had access to home delivery.

Yinghai Flagship Store, General Manager's Office.

Knock, knock, knock!

A rapid knock sounded at the door.

Fu Wen frowned and said in a deep voice,

"What are you panicking for? Come in and speak!"

The Bald Middle-Aged Man pushed open the door and said urgently,

"General Manager Fu, Li Qingshan replied to me."

"Oh?" Fu Wen's expression eased slightly, and a smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"Looks like I overestimated him. In the end, he is only a poor student from a Publicly Supported Background. He lost his composure so quickly."

"No, that's not it!" Manager Zhou swallowed and said cautiously,

"General Manager Fu, Li Qingshan's reply was that he refuses to sign the contract. At the same time, he resigned from Yinghai."

"What?"

Fu Wen's smile froze on his face. He could scarcely believe his ears.