Practical Combat Training

By the time Qin Chen left the Martial Arts Association, it was getting late. He took a taxi home.

As soon as he entered, he saw Qin Dahe and Li Xiufen sitting on the sofa. They seemed to be waiting for him to come back.

"Xiao Chen, there's something we want to discuss with you!" Li Xiufen spoke first.

Qin Chen sat down and looked at them, waiting for them to continue.

"Xiao Chen, where did you put that beast crystal? We've decided to sell it."

"A top-grade ferocious beast crystal should sell for around eighty thousand yuan. Then we can buy you some supplements and try to get you up to the standard for cultivation before the college entrance exam!"

They had originally planned to do it in secret, then bring the supplements back as a surprise for Qin Chen.

But when they went into his room, all they found was an empty box. The beast crystal was nowhere to be found.

Qin Chen looked at Qin Dahe. "Haven't you always insisted on keeping it?"

"Alas." Qin Dahe sighed. "I was too stubborn before. I didn't consider the family's situation. When the captain gave me the beast crystal, he told me to sell it for some money, but I just couldn't get over that hurdle in my heart. I've thought it through now, though."

Over the past year, life had grown harder and harder for the family. He also knew that Qin Chen's fire sensitivity had reached 0.9, just 0.1 short. Perhaps some special supplements could make up the difference. If they could really qualify Qin Chen to cultivate, then anything would be worth it.

The college entrance exam was only three months away, and the threshold for entering university was being qualified to cultivate. As long as his sensitivity reached 1, he could get into a university. Even the worst university was still a university, and when he graduated, he would be at least at Early Body Training. He would be able to do pretty well for himself then, too.

"We're not selling it!" Qin Chen waved a hand.

Sell what? He had swallowed it. How could they sell it? They might as well sell him instead.

"Huh?" The two looked at Qin Chen in confusion.

When they had argued about it before, Qin Chen had neither supported nor opposed the idea. Why had his attitude suddenly changed?

"There's no way we can sell it. And you don't need to worry about me anymore. I can already cultivate!" Qin Chen no longer kept it from them.

The two of them had spent the past year worrying about him. It was time to put their minds at ease and give them something to be happy about.

"You can cultivate?" They stared at Qin Chen, rooted to the spot.

A moment later, Li Xiufen stood up, walked over to Qin Chen, and raised a hand to feel his forehead. "Xiao Chen, what's gotten into you today?"

Knowing they didn't believe him, Qin Chen pulled out a certificate. "Take a look!"

Li Xiufen took the certificate. "An Early Body Tempering certificate?"

Her hands trembled slightly as she looked at it.

"Let me see! Let me see!" Qin Dahe's physical condition made it hard for him to move, so he could only shout from the sofa.

Li Xiufen walked over and handed him the certificate. Looking at it, he said excitedly, "It really is Early Body Tempering!"

His expression was complicated.

There were still three months until the college entrance exam, and reaching Early Body Training at this point was something only top students could do. Ordinary students generally had to enter university before they truly succeeded in tempering their bodies.

Qin Chen merely smiled at their expressions. He had obtained four certificates this time. Fortunately, he hadn't taken out the one for Body Training Peak, or he feared they might faint from excitement.

He stood up and returned to his room, leaving the two to enjoy their excitement.

The next day.

In class, the homeroom teacher came to the lectern and looked at everyone below. "Today, you'll be doing practical combat training. It will also serve as a test of your progress over this period."

"The college entrance exam isn't far off. I hope you'll all show what you can really do. The school will register some outstanding students based on the results of this training, and over the coming period, those students will receive some special training!"

They were now in the final sprint toward the college entrance exam, and the school had set certain targets. Thus, how many outstanding students a school produced was not just a matter for the individual students, but for the school as well.

"All right, everyone, assemble at the practical combat training ground! The whole grade is training together this time, so don't embarrass me!" The homeroom teacher looked over everyone once more.

The training ground was less than a twenty-minute walk from the teaching building.

When Qin Chen arrived, he saw that over a thousand people had already gathered.

Before long, everyone was divided into ten groups by class. Class Seven, Qin Chen's class, was assigned to the second group.

Each group had a teacher to guide them.

"My name is Fang Lei, and I'm your instructor. Now, who's going to step forward first?"

"Teacher, are we fighting you?" a student asked.

Fang Lei smiled. "Fight me? I'm at Peak Body Tempering. If you want to fight me, that's fine too!"

"Well..."

Everyone's expression changed when they heard that. At Peak Body Tempering, he was stronger than even the number one genius at First High.

"The first person to step forward will be the equivalent of the ring's defender. What, doesn't anyone have the guts?" Fang Lei glanced over the crowd.

Just then, a student stood up and walked to the center of the field. "My name is Liao Yang!"

"It's Liao Yang!" The surrounding students' expressions changed when they saw him.

Liao Yang was one of the ten great geniuses of First High's senior year, ranked fifth.

"Liao Yang actually got assigned to our group? How are we supposed to fight him?" someone said, at a loss for words.

With Liao Yang the first one up, anyone who went after him would only get beaten.

Fang Lei nodded in satisfaction when he saw Liao Yang step up. Then he looked back at the others and, finding that no one dared come forward, had no choice but to start calling people out.

There was no helping it. This time, he had to record the practical combat abilities of some outstanding students. He could only make a rough judgment after seeing them fight.

"You!" He pointed at a student.

The student's expression changed, but he had no choice but to step forward, trembling with fear.

Bang!

The fight had barely begun when he was knocked to the ground.

"You." Fang Lei continued calling people out.

As time passed, they were defeated by Liao Yang one after another. Even the strongest of them didn't last more than three moves.

"You!" Fang Lei continued calling people out.

"Go, class monitor!"

Suddenly, the students of Class Seven shouted.

The class monitor, who had been called out, shook his head with a bitter smile. He knew Liao Yang and was certain he was no match for him.

Sure enough, after he stepped forward, he held out for ten moves before being defeated.

The students of Class Seven were all deflated at once.

"Liao Yang is way too strong. This is practically bullying!" someone said helplessly, shaking his head.

At that moment, the eyes of some of the girls nearby lit up as they looked at Liao Yang.

"Quite good indeed!" Fang Lei also looked at Liao Yang and nodded in satisfaction.

Liao Yang should have already crossed the threshold into Early Body Tempering.

Afterward, he scanned the remaining people who had yet to fight.

"You, come on up!" He pointed at Qin Chen.

Qin Chen stood up, and Wang Hai, who was beside him, tugged at him. "Fall down as soon as you get up there. Don't let him hit you!"

Qin Chen nodded. After walking onto the field, he said, "Qin Chen!"

His expression was so calm that the students around him couldn't help but be surprised.

"He doesn't look nervous at all!"

"He has no choice. Once he's called out, he has to go up. He's getting beaten either way, so he must have prepared himself for it!"

On the field, Liao Yang was visibly getting bored after defeating so many people. He looked at Qin Chen and asked unconcernedly, "Ready?"

"Ready!" Qin Chen nodded.

The instant Qin Chen finished speaking, Liao Yang charged straight at him. He wanted to end this boring fight quickly.

He pounced like a cheetah, moving at extreme speed. In the blink of an eye, he was almost upon Qin Chen.

Some of the girls nearby could no longer hold back their shouts.

"Liao Yang!"

"Liao Yang!"

For a moment, the excitement reached its peak.

Bang!

A figure went flying backward.