"Wei Yi, how could you accept Instructor Xu's challenge?"
"He clearly means you no good. He's a fourth-year instructor with the cultivation of a third-stage Great Martial Master. If you fight him, aren't you bound to get the short end of the stick?"
Zhu Ling'er pulled Wei Yi aside and spoke, her face full of anxiety.
"Because I promised to go to the Overlord Sect with you."
Wei Yi shrugged and smiled.
He clearly hadn't taken it much to heart.
"You..."
Zhu Ling'er was both embarrassed and annoyed.
"How can you still joke at a time like this? How about I go beg Grandpa Headmaster again..."
"If nothing else works, I'll pester him for a few more days. Once he's fed up with me pestering him, he's sure to agree!"
Zhu Ling'er came up with an idea.
Hearing her words, Wei Yi froze slightly, then couldn't help feeling a warm current well up in his heart.
Looking at the anxious beauty before him, Wei Yi recalled a saying: the emperor wasn't worried, but his eunuch was frantic.
Of course, he didn't dare say that aloud. He couldn't help reaching out with his right hand to stroke her glossy black hair and said with a smile, "I'm not joking with you. You really don't need to worry."
That head-pat attack left Zhu Ling'er a little dazed.
"You... you..."
Her pretty face instantly flushed scarlet.
Zhu Ling'er couldn't even speak smoothly anymore.
After all, she was a young, unmarried girl. When had she ever experienced such an intimate gesture from the opposite sex?
"Do you trust me?"
Wei Yi looked at her and asked.
"Of course I do, but..."
Zhu Ling'er pressed her lips together.
"If you trust me, then don't worry. I'll definitely win." Wei Yi smiled faintly, leaned close to Zhu Ling'er's ear, and whispered, "I'll tell you a secret. If I actually wanted to deal with him, one hand would be enough."
His warm breath brushed her ear.
His magnetic voice kept echoing in her mind.
Zhu Ling'er's fair neck suddenly turned crimson.
She lowered her little head and murmured softly, "I trust you."
In truth, she hadn't heard what Wei Yi said afterward clearly at all. She only felt her heartbeat quickening, thump, thump, thump, as though a little deer were dashing about inside her.
"Ahem."
"That's about enough, you two youngsters."
Unable to watch any longer, the old headmaster called out.
"Since Instructor Xu is willing to offer me guidance, naturally, I won't refuse."
Wei Yi walked over and spoke without any change in expression.
"Hehe, as long as you can withstand ten moves from me, student Wei Yi, you'll naturally qualify for a spot... Just ten moves. A very simple matter."
Instructor Xu also spoke up at just the right moment.
But the look he gave Wei Yi clearly held a measure of contempt and disdain.
"All right. In that case, let's go to the indoor arena downstairs."
The old headmaster wasted no words, waving his hand as he spoke.
Soon, the group arrived at the indoor arena on the first floor.
The others stood beside the arena.
Wei Yi and Instructor Xu stepped onto the arena from opposite sides at the same time.
"You think you can withstand ten moves from me?"
Looking at Wei Yi, Instructor Xu asked with a faint, ambiguous smile.
"Isn't this the chance you're giving me, Instructor Xu?"
Wei Yi asked, pretending to be clueless.
Hearing Wei Yi's words, the mockery in Instructor Xu's eyes immediately deepened.
"To tell you the truth, I successfully broke through to fourth-stage Great Martial Master a few days ago. Even among all the fourth-year instructors, my strength is enough to rank in the top ten."
"Against a mere Martial Master like you, forget ten moves. I'm afraid you won't even withstand three!"
"Then doesn't that mean the ten-move condition you set for me is impossible to fulfill?"
Wei Yi asked in surprise.
"Hmph, good that you know!"
Instructor Xu snorted coldly. "If you know what's good for you, admit defeat now and save me the trouble of acting. Don't covet this spot. It isn't something a second-year student like you can compete for."
"So this was a trap."
Wei Yi looked as though he had only just understood.
But immediately afterward, he smiled easily again and said, seemingly unconcerned,
"In that case, please give me your guidance, Instructor Xu."
"You brought this on yourself."
Instructor Xu was inwardly annoyed, and his gaze toward Wei Yi grew increasingly hostile.
He targeted Wei Yi this way partly because he disliked him, and partly because he didn't want Wei Yi taking a spot, since he also had someone he wanted to arrange one for.
He hadn't expected Wei Yi to be so oblivious to what was good for him.
"Three moves. You'll lose for sure!"
As his words fell, Instructor Xu's imposing presence surged wildly. As a fourth-stage Great Martial Master-and a fourth-stage Great Martial Master from the True Martial Academy at that-his strength truly was extraordinary.
A terrifying pressure immediately enveloped the entire arena. Even the vast training room filled with a chilling presence.
That icy sensation
was like the depths of winter.
The old headmaster and the other instructors felt little, but Zhu Ling'er, whose cultivation was currently only at the Martial Master level, couldn't help looking shocked.
Fortunately, the old headmaster intervened. With a wave of his right hand, he instantly cleared away the icy currents around Zhu Ling'er.
Wei Yi, by contrast, despite also having only Martial Master cultivation and being Instructor Xu's main target, seemed to feel no pressure whatsoever. His expression remained unchanged.
"The lad's not bad."
"You have a good eye, Little Ling'er."
The old headmaster teased her.
"Grandpa Headmaster, what are you saying?"
Feeling shy, Zhu Ling'er rolled her eyes, then took the old headmaster's arm and pleaded incessantly, "Since you think highly of him too, just give him a spot."
"If he wins, won't he have a spot? What, you don't have confidence in him?" the old headmaster asked with a chuckle.
"No, it's just... sigh..." For a moment, Zhu Ling'er didn't know what to say either. "Grandpa Headmaster, do you think he can withstand ten moves from Instructor Xu?"
"Just watch, and you'll find out."
The old headmaster smiled but wouldn't tell her the answer.
Just then, Instructor Xu struck!
A simple punch.
Yet that simple punch contained the purest strength of a fourth-stage Great Martial Master.
The punch looked simple, but in reality, it was far beyond what ordinary martial artists could withstand. At the very least, martial artists below the Great Martial Master level would find it difficult to withstand!
Without question, Wei Yi's cultivation was below the Great Martial Master realm, but... he wasn't an ordinary martial artist.
Facing that lightning-fast punch, he shifted his feet and instantly unleashed the Blackwater Movement Technique. The maxed-out LV10 Blackwater Movement Technique was a Mortal Grade, Supreme Rank martial skill, extraordinary even for a Great Martial Master.
And so Instructor Xu's punch struck nothing but air.
It took everyone by surprise.
"Two moves left!"
Wei Yi held up his fingers and spoke with a faint, ambiguous smile.
"Brat, you're courting death!"
His actions undoubtedly enraged Instructor Xu.
Originally, Instructor Xu hadn't intended to do much to Wei Yi, only to defeat him. But now, he wanted to teach this brat who knew neither the height of heaven nor the depth of earth a harsh lesson.
"Icy Cold Fist!"
With an angry roar, Instructor Xu hurled another punch at Wei Yi.
But this punch was completely different from the last.
This time, it was a genuine martial skill.
And it was the martial skill Instructor Xu had mastered most thoroughly.
Freezing Ice Fist. Icy True Qi surged wildly, and his punch blasted out, carrying a dragon of Qi that roared and surged as though it would swallow Wei Yi whole.
"Twin Dragons Emerge from the Sea!"
Without waiting for Wei Yi to react, Instructor Xu attacked again.
His left fist also roared out.
Twin Dragons Emerge from the Sea, confronting the enemy with both fists.
This was precisely the method on which Instructor Xu had built his reputation.
Now filled with fury, he not only intended to defeat Wei Yi within three moves, but also planned to seize this opportunity to seriously injure him and teach him a harsh lesson.
Seeing this, quite a few of the surrounding instructors couldn't help frowning slightly.
Using such ruthless methods against a student.
In their eyes, Instructor Xu's actions... truly lacked the bearing of an instructor.
"Big Brother Wei!"
Zhu Ling'er's pretty face paled.
She couldn't help covering her mouth, her worry plain to see.
"Brat, accept your fate!"
Instructor Xu growled angrily.
Twin Dragons Emerge from the Sea unleashed two martial skill moves together. Never mind a mere Martial Master-even a Great Martial Master at the same realm as him would fall prey to it if caught off guard.
His fists reached Wei Yi's chest in the blink of an eye. Instructor Xu seemed already able to foresee Wei Yi falling to the ground, wailing in pain.
Then Wei Yi suddenly vanished.
Yes, vanished.
The method on which he had built his reputation had struck empty air yet again.
For a moment, Instructor Xu couldn't help freezing.
How was that possible!
"Your three moves are over."
"Now it should be my turn."
"You needed three moves. I only need... one!"
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out coldly behind him.