[Martial Arts Space] Unlocked!

Wan Keshan looked the student before him up and down, somewhat surprised.

First Lesson of Martial Arts was his specialty.

Nearly every time he took on new students, he would bring in a Fierce Beast for class.

The purpose was not some "show of force," but to let these students see what real Fierce Beasts looked like.

To make them understand that martial arts had never been for strengthening the body and keeping fit.

Martial arts were weapons—the path of slaughter!

Whether it was the ordinary students fleeing in panic or Liang Mingyu collapsing from fright, none of it surprised him.

For people like Yu Lei and Hong Qian, merely taking a few steps back yet still managing to stand firm and face the Fierce Beast was already quite impressive.

But someone like Li Qingshan, who went against the current and took the initiative to raise his blade after the Fierce Beast revived, was something he had never seen before.

More importantly,

Li Qingshan was staring at the Fierce Beast with blazing eyes, licking his lips.

As though what stood before him was not a Fierce Beast, but a delicious feast.

"A born fighter?"

The thought flashed through Wan Keshan's mind, and a grin spread across his face.

"Go ahead and chop. Chop as many times as you want—even chop it to death!"

"Thank you, Teacher. I understand."

Li Qingshan stepped forward, his right hand gripping the knife hilt trembling slightly—trembling with excitement!

Wolf Poison noticed the human approaching with a blade, and the savagery in its eyes deepened.

But with all four limbs still secured to the steel plate, the only thing it could do was open its blood-filled maw.

It let out a violent roar, and a foul wind blasted into his face.

Li Qingshan did not slow in the slightest. He even took a deep breath, a trace of delight appearing on his face.

As though he had caught the scent of food.

In his vision,

The phantom Status Panel overlapped with Wolf Poison's figure, and the [Martial Arts Space] entry was flashing nonstop.

Moreover, the closer he got, the faster it flashed.

Kill it, and [Martial Arts Space] would definitely unlock!

"Watch your safety. Be careful it doesn't bite back."

Afraid that Li Qingshan might get carried away in the heat of the moment, Wan Keshan offered a reminder.

Though Wolf Poison's limbs were restrained, its head still had a certain range of movement.

However, his concern was unnecessary.

When Li Qingshan was one meter from Wolf Poison, he turned sharply, bypassed its head, and stopped beside its waist.

He raised the blade high and brought it down hard.

"So hard?"

Li Qingshan rotated his numb wrist and looked at his "battle results."

There was a wound less than one centimeter deep on Wolf Poison's waist and belly.

"Not easy to kill!" Li Qingshan frowned.

Striking at the neck made it easy to get bitten. Too dangerous.

He had deliberately chosen the waist and belly, hoping to avoid the protection of its ribs.

But he had clearly been wrong. Star Realm Fierce Beasts could not be judged by common sense.

Though the Wolf Poison before him looked like a wolf, its structure was completely different. Fine ribs ran beneath its entire torso.

And his strike had not even reached the bones before being stopped by muscle.

Even the wound had already stopped bleeding as its muscles contracted.

Wolf Poison twisted its head and snarled at the blade-wielding human.

There was a hint of mockery in its violent crimson eyes.

"That's it?"

At some point, Liang Mingyu had already gotten back to his feet and let out a derisive laugh.

He was feeling bold again!

"Student Liang, would you like to go up and demonstrate?" Wan Keshan's indifferent voice sounded.

Liang Mingyu shuddered all over and immediately shut his mouth.

Wan Keshan glanced at Liang Mingyu, then turned his gaze around.

Other than Liu Jingya, who was still unconscious on the ground, the rest of the students had recovered and formed a circle again, watching how Li Qingshan would "swing his blade."

Very good. At least they had not been scared out of their wits.

Wan Keshan nodded in satisfaction and looked back at Li Qingshan.

After the first strike, Li Qingshan had not raised his knife again. He was examining Wolf Poison's body, seemingly deep in thought.

"At Body Tempering First Level, trying to chop Wolf Poison to death is easier said than done." Wan Keshan shook his head.

Though Wolf Poison's limbs were bound, the toughness of its body was real.

Even if someone at Body Tempering First Level exhausted all their strength, they could at most make it bleed and suffer minor wounds.

"But why did Li Qingshan calm down after just one chop?"

Wan Keshan hesitated, no longer certain of his earlier judgment that Li Qingshan was a "born fighter."

True born fighters were fanatical battle-lovers who enjoyed fighting.

Once they entered battle, they would never stop until the final moment.

Just as he was pondering this, Li Qingshan moved.

From Wolf Poison's waist and belly, he continued walking backward and stopped directly behind it.

Then he held the Chopping Knife in reverse, blade pointing upward.

He gestured up and down between Wolf Poison's legs.

"Fuck! What born fighter? He just wants to kill this Fierce Beast, plain and simple!"

Wan Keshan slapped his forehead. He had already guessed what Li Qingshan was about to do.

The students watching nearby also lit up, growing excited.

"As expected of the top student in the class. He came up with a way to blaze a new trail so quickly."

"Hehehe, I'm suddenly not scared anymore. I even feel a little sorry for this Fierce Beast."

"I can't take it, I can't take it. My groin is going cold—I don't dare watch."

"My Brother Shan is the smart one. He saw through the essence of living creatures."

Zhao Hongzhou smiled smugly and analyzed seriously,

"As long as it's a living creature, it has weaknesses—especially when it's male!"

Wolf Poison sensed the gathered gazes and opened its mouth to roar again.

Its roar was much louder this time. Beyond its ferocity, it carried the majesty of a king roaring through the mountains and forests.

Its blood-red eyes looked down upon all, sweeping across the eight directions.

These frail humans before it were utterly unqualified to injure it.

Even that little brat behind it who had chopped at it did not dare strike a second time.

However,

These humans who had fled in panic earlier were not frightened away again.

Everyone remained where they were, their gazes strangely alike, holding an emotion it could not understand.

The next second,

The blade entered flesh. The wound was not deep, but terrifying agony swept through it.

Roar—gak!

Its savage head jerked high, its howl instantly reaching its peak before cutting off abruptly.

Its raised head drooped limply, then snapped back up at once, turning wildly as it looked from side to side.

But it had no time to find the culprit. The terrible agony struck again from its lower body.

Roar—gak!

Wolf Poison threw back its head and roared again, howling with all its strength.

Directly behind it,

Li Qingshan's eyes burned, utterly unaffected.

Both hands gripped the knife hilt tightly, blade pointing upward as he hacked with all his strength.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes...

Wolf Poison's roars grew weaker and weaker, but Li Qingshan struck harder with every blow.

Shattered balls, split sack, ripped belly!

Splat!

A wound over thirty centimeters long tore through flesh, and masses of internal organs slid out from it.

Wolf Poison's body convulsed violently, then collapsed to the ground, barely clinging to life.

Li Qingshan let out a long breath and stood with his knife planted before him.

His white martial arts uniform was covered in blood. Sweat ran down from his forehead and mingled with the flecks of blood on his face.

"It's finally over!"

All the watching students let out breaths of relief, each clamping their legs together, faces pale.

Wan Keshan's eye twitched as well. He had never expected this lesson to turn from "swinging a blade" into "dissection."

Just as he reached out to call Li Qingshan back.

Splat!

Li Qingshan raised his knife again and drove it into the Fierce Beast's abdomen along the wound.

The one-meter-twenty blade sank in completely, leaving only the hilt outside.

"What grudge? What resentment?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, muttering aloud.

"Wolf Poison isn't dead yet."

Seeing Wan Keshan's outstretched hand, Li Qingshan explained.

Was that really the issue here?

Looking at the Fierce Beast with only one breath left, everyone fell silent.

A trace of bewilderment appeared on Wan Keshan's face as well.

If he had not known Wolf Poison's origins and Li Qingshan's publicly supported background,

He would have thought Wolf Poison was Li Qingshan's father-killing enemy.

Inside the silent training hall,

Li Qingshan gripped the knife hilt with both hands and twisted with all his strength, tearing apart every organ the blade touched.

At last, the final trace of life faded from Wolf Poison's mangled body.

Li Qingshan pulled out the Chopping Knife, a smile appearing on his face.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and fixed his gaze on the phantom Status Panel.

[Martial Arts Space], unlocked!