Lin Yuan had a reason for calling on Chen Hu.
Unlike ordinary martial arts students, Chen Hu had a father who was a commander in the Divine Guard Army and had once arranged for him to spend six months there.
Six months was not long, but Chen Hu's fighting spirit and experience in life-and-death combat were beyond what ordinary martial arts students could compare with.
Lin Yuan wanted the others to see how martial artists actually fought!
When Chen Hu called out Zhang Juye's name, Xu Yuan's eyes lit up.
Over the past few days, under his guidance, Zhang Juye had trained Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt to perfection.
He had been worrying about how to get Zhang Juye to advertise for him, and now an opportunity had come knocking!
"Zhang! Hey, Zhang!"
Xu Yuan hurried forward and caught hold of Zhang Juye, who was about to step into the ring.
"What?"
"Mr. Lin specifically picked Chen Hu, so he definitely isn't simple. Don't give him a chance to show what he can do. Go straight in with Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt and one-shot him!" Xu Yuan urged.
Zhang Juye's gaze shifted slightly.
He knew Chen Hu's background, and honestly, he was a little worried about losing to him.
It was not that he belittled himself, but that he understood very well how important experience was.
But following Xu Yuan's advice, denying his opponent a chance to perform and catching him off guard with a one-shot, seemed like a good idea.
"Right, I understand. Thanks for the reminder!" Zhang Juye said earnestly.
Uh, well...
Xu Yuan felt a little embarrassed. I'm using you here, and you're thanking me...
Not noticing Xu Yuan's odd expression, Zhang Juye went straight into the ring.
"Losing to someone a tier below you is pretty embarrassing. Zhang Juye, are you ready?"
Chen Hu flashed a playful smile.
Having spent time in the Divine Guard Army, he felt a strong sense of superiority when facing these greenhouse flowers.
Even though Zhang Juye was a tier above him, he still thought he would win for sure!
"Beat me first, then talk," Zhang Juye said calmly.
"Fine, I'll knock you flat first! Mr. Lin, call the start!"
Lin Yuan had no objection to Chen Hu challenging a student from No. 3 Middle School, so he said directly, "Then begin!"
The moment his words fell, a faint, elusive bull's bellow exploded across the ring!
Zhang Juye crossed more than ten meters in an instant, spun, and raised his elbow, driving it toward Chen Hu with savage force!
Chen Hu's pupils trembled. His wealth of combat experience told him to dodge now, but the burst of speed unleashed by a perfected Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt upon closing in on its target was too fast for him to react!
Thud!
The dull impact exploded in everyone's ears, and Chen Hu flew straight out of the ring, crashing heavily to the ground!
Everyone below the ring looked at Chen Hu with incredibly strange expressions.
You were acting so damn badass, so how come you couldn't take even one move?
Chen Hu himself felt his face burning. This is fucking... embarrassing...
But he was also a little unconvinced. Clutching his chest, he glared at Zhang Juye. "Perfection-level Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt? When did you master that?"
Naturally, he had looked into Zhang Juye's situation before daring to challenge him.
During the assessment, Zhang Juye's Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt had clearly only been at major accomplishment.
By now, however, Zhang Juye had also caught on. Realizing Xu Yuan was using him as a living advertisement, he immediately felt a bit of a ball ache.
Not telling the truth was not something he, Zhang Juye, could do.
But telling the truth and letting someone use him for nothing felt pretty unpleasant too.
Before he could finish wrestling with it, a hearty laugh rang out below the ring.
"Hahaha..."
Xu Yuan patted someone he did not know on the shoulder. "You guessed right! I really was the one who taught Zhang Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt!"
The student getting patted was utterly dumbfounded.
Who guessed?
Did I fucking say anything to you?
Are you a damn dog?
Xu Yuan ignored his tool's expression and continued loudly, "Anyone training Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt can sign up with me now! I can't teach you to reach the Transformation Realm, but perfection is absolutely no problem!"
At that moment, Xu Yuan was like an old farmer waving a sickle, and before him lay a lush green field of chives.
And the chives... no, the students were feeling truly conflicted. That bastard Xu Yuan was going to make money off them again.
And yet they had to rush over and let him earn it. Fucking hell...
In the ring, Lin Yuan sighed.
He had no idea why something as serious as intensive training had veered into this sort of scene.
Shaking his head, Lin Yuan motioned for Zhang Juye to step down, walked to the center of the ring, and forced out a critique. "You all saw that, right? That is how martial artists fight. Either you don't strike, or you strike like thunder! Show me your ferocity. Don't be afraid of beating your classmates to death. If you can't hold back, I'll step in!"
The fights that followed were indeed much fiercer.
Although no one had truly displayed a martial artist's brutality yet, everyone went all out with every strike.
Not a single person who entered the ring walked away unscathed!
Luo Yaoxi's little face grew somewhat pale as she watched, but she took her little notebook and diligently made notes.
The sight left even Xu Yuan stunned.
Is this the self-discipline of a top student?
It was not until noon that the thirty-odd students from the E-grade training rooms finished their challenges.
Not one student from the D-grade training rooms escaped; every one of them was challenged.
Since the gap in their strength was small, nearly half the challengers actually succeeded, and Fatty was one of them.
Though Fatty was slow and his movements were not agile enough, his strength was truly outstanding.
His opponent hammered him with more than a dozen punches without knocking him down, but when he landed one punch, the fellow was left lying there.
Lin Yuan let everyone go out for lunch, and at two in the afternoon, they returned to the base to assemble again.
Following the order, it was now time for the students from the D-grade training rooms to issue their challenges.
However, every one of the D-grade fellows was injured, and they all said they would use their challenge opportunity on Sunday.
Only one student, who had been bought off by Jiang Yong, stepped into the ring to challenge Jiang Yong, using up his quota for being challenged that week.
This did not count as a fixed match, because neither of them held back in the ring.
Lin Yuan said nothing about it either and simply announced that the students from the C-grade training rooms could begin their challenges.
Then... everyone got excited.
Because the spectacle they had been looking forward to most, Jiang Yong thrashing Xu Yuan, was about to begin!
"Xu Yuan, you must be panicking now. Don't panic, because panicking won't help!"
"Why don't you refund Jiang Yong's money? Maybe he'll go a little easier on you, hahaha..."
Laughter rose one wave after another. Of the hundred and fifty martial arts students, at least half were gloating.
Actually, it was not that they truly hated Xu Yuan. They simply wanted to see him get beaten up.
Who told Xu Yuan to make so much money off everyone? They felt hard done by!
Seeing so many people hoping Xu Yuan would get beaten up, Luo Yaoxi could not help asking curiously, "Why does everyone seem so unfriendly toward you?"
"Maybe they're jealous of my looks and talent," Xu Yuan said.
Luo Yaoxi froze for a moment, unsure how to respond.
Amid the clamor, Jiang Yong soon entered the ring and said with a vicious grin, "Get up here, Xu Yuan. I've fucking put up with you for three days!"
Xu Yuan was chuckling inside, but his expression was solemn. "Classmate Jiang Yong, I'm a martial arts prodigy. You can't go too hard on me."
As soon as he finished, a roar of laughter erupted below the ring.
"I told you this prick was panicking, hahaha..."
"That's what he gets for saying in the group chat that Jiang Yong couldn't beat him. Serves him right!"
Jiang Yong laughed too. "Don't worry, I know my limits. At most, I'll beat the shit out of you!"
Xu Yuan chuckled inwardly and stepped into the ring as well.