"I only need... one move!"
An icy voice suddenly rang out.
Instructor Xu's expression changed drastically.
He immediately turned around.
Only to discover that Wei Yi had appeared behind him at some point.
Cold sweat instantly poured off Instructor Xu. If this had been a real fight to the death, he probably... would already have died.
"When did you get behind me..."
"What movement technique did you use?"
Suppressing his humiliation and anger, Instructor Xu demanded coldly.
"Heh, idiot... do you think I'd tell you?"
Wei Yi looked at him with a sneer as he asked.
His opponent's ruthless attack just now had thoroughly angered him.
Wei Yi made no attempt to conceal the mockery on his face.
"You..."
Instructor Xu was instantly at a loss for words, so furious he nearly spat blood.
He had never imagined he would suffer such humiliation before a student, yet he could do nothing to Wei Yi.
Now he finally understood why Wei Yi had been able to defeat those two instructors. Wei Yi's strength truly could not be compared to that of ordinary students.
What he did not know, however, was that,
compared to back then, Wei Yi's strength was already vastly different.
"One move!"
Wei Yi held up a finger and repeated himself, as though afraid Instructor Xu had not heard him clearly.
"Wei Yi, don't get too arrogant!"
Instructor Xu gritted his teeth.
"Heh, arrogant?"
"Soon enough, you'll know whether this is arrogance..."
Wei Yi's eyes were icy.
It was not that he did not understand respecting teachers and honoring their teachings, but that, in his eyes, this Instructor Xu was not worth respecting at all.
Buzz...
A strange sound suddenly rang out.
An ancient presence slowly emerged.
An exceedingly terrifying power suddenly rippled around Wei Yi.
"Is that bloodline power?"
The old dean's gaze sharpened slightly. Looking at Wei Yi on the platform, he showed an intrigued expression for the first time.
Boom!
His bloodline power erupted in full!
Wei Yi's robes fluttered without any wind.
It was not a bronze bloodline, but the power of his already upgraded silver bloodline.
A terrifying presence surged wildly. Apart from the old dean, every instructor around them involuntarily changed expression.
Although the Game System had kept Wei Yi stuck at the tenth-stage martial master realm, unable to break through, with his silver bloodline added, his cultivation strength instead surpassed Instructor Xu's fourth-stage great martial master realm.
But the strength Wei Yi commanded went far beyond this.
He slowly extended his right hand.
A wisp of crimson flame slowly burned.
It looked like nothing more than a wisp of flame, seemingly liable to go out at any moment.
But a closer look would reveal that the air currents throughout the entire space seemed to have been ignited by that wisp of flame.
After that wisp of flame began to burn, not only was the icy presence throughout the training hall swept away, but everyone felt an irrepressible heat. Even the old dean, whose cultivation was the strongest, could not avoid it.
This was not the power of cultivation.
Rather, it was power that came from abnormal fire.
Abnormal fire-not only a fire unlike others, but also a fire of wondrous mystery.
Even the old dean's expression could not help changing.
"Is this the Crimson Crystal True Flame that caused such an uproar over in Jinling some time ago?"
The old dean slowly asked.
"It most likely is."
"I heard the Crimson Crystal True Flame ended up in this boy's hands. From the looks of it, he's already more or less mastered it completely."
A middle-aged instructor beside him could not help saying, his eyes filled with shock, "Truly extraordinary talent. Had we known, our academy should have focused on nurturing him."
"It's not too late now. The opportunity is right before us."
Another instructor immediately added.
They exchanged glances, understanding dawning on them, then all nodded slightly.
Recommending him for entry into the Overlord Sect was undoubtedly a good opportunity.
It was also a good opportunity to draw Wei Yi to their side.
Although the True Martial Academy was one of the ten great academies, its foundations still rested on its students. Only by nurturing strong, talented students could the academy become increasingly renowned and gradually grow stronger.
In their eyes, Wei Yi was just such a promising student.
"Are you ready?"
Looking at Instructor Xu, Wei Yi asked.
"You're courting death!"
Before Wei Yi could strike, Instructor Xu roared first.
He attacked in fury!
Surging true Qi circulated wildly, enveloping his entire right hand in the blink of an eye. He quickly charged up to Wei Yi, his iron right fist swelling considerably as the power of his true Qi came twisting in to crush him.
With this punch, Instructor Xu had clearly used one hundred percent of his strength.
Either he won or he lost.
He had left himself no way out.
Naturally, Wei Yi did not fear him.
"Seven Kills Fist!"
A low-grade profound-tier martial technique, the Seven Kills Fist!
This was a martial technique Wei Yi had learned at the Wei Clan some time ago.
He was, after all, the Wei Clan young master. Learning a martial technique or two from his lineage was naturally no difficulty.
Although he had only practiced the Seven Kills Fist for a short time and it was still only LV3, its power not yet fully developed, with the Crimson Crystal True Flame driving it, it still far surpassed ordinary low-grade profound-tier martial techniques.
As Wei Yi unleashed this punch, the Crimson Crystal True Flame enveloped his fist. With his bloodline power also activated, veins bulged one after another, and the terrifying fist wind's viciousness gave off an indescribably ferocious feeling.
The power of seven kills!
Boom!
The two fists collided.
Contrary to expectations, they were not evenly matched.
Wei Yi stood where he was without moving, but Instructor Xu was blasted straight backward.
Six steps, seven steps, eight steps...
He could not stop at all.
Only when he reached the edge of the platform did he grasp his right hand with his left. His entire arm trembled uncontrollably, and he dropped straight onto his backside, his eyes filled with unimaginable shock.
"Pfft..."
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Instructor Xu raised his head with difficulty.
He had never expected to lose to Wei Yi.
And... Wei Yi had only used one move!
"I already held back."
"Otherwise, that arm of yours would already be crippled."
Wei Yi spoke calmly.
There was no arrogance, no conceit. He was simply stating a fact.
He had indeed deliberately held back just now. Otherwise, with the might of the Crimson Crystal True Flame, while he would not have gone so far as to kill Instructor Xu, crippling one of his arms would have been no problem at all.
Had Wei Yi said nothing, it would have been fine. But at these words, fury surged straight to Instructor Xu's heart.
His face instantly turned as white as paper.
Several instructors beside the platform hurried up to treat him.
The others' gazes toward Wei Yi also immediately grew complicated.
Although they thought highly of Wei Yi, his repeated defeats of instructors were undoubtedly slaps to their faces as well. As fellow instructors, they really could not bring themselves to like him...
"He really won."
Zhu Ling'er, on the other hand, looked excited.
She did not care about anything else. Seeing that Wei Yi had not been injured and had instead won the match, she immediately went up to him happily.
"Now you believe me, right?"
Wei Yi patted her little head and could not help asking with a smile.
"Don't touch my head!"
The smile on Zhu Ling'er's face abruptly vanished, replaced by both shyness and a little annoyance.
After all, having one's head patted always made one feel like a child who had not grown up.
Rising onto her tiptoes, she firmly bumped her head against Wei Yi's palm.
"Then what should I touch?"
Wei Yi suddenly widened his eyes and asked with an exaggerated grin, "Somewhere else is fine?"
"You..."
Zhu Ling'er's little cheeks puffed up in anger.
But seeing Wei Yi's joking manner, she was also somewhat helpless.
"As long as you won."
"Heh~"
Wei Yi chuckled and turned toward the old dean.
"Of the ten places, we can give you one," the old dean said before he could speak.
"Thank you, Dean."
Wei Yi thanked him sincerely.
Although he had fought for this himself, it was also an opportunity the academy had given him.
Without this place from the academy, entering the Overlord Sect would be very troublesome for him.
"No matter what, you are a student of the True Martial Academy. Since you have the strength, giving you a place is hardly unreasonable."
The old dean spoke meaningfully.
Wei Yi froze slightly, then understood. "I'll remember. No matter what happens in the future, I'll always be someone who came from the True Martial Academy."
The old dean smiled and nodded.
What he wanted was precisely this promise...