Free Web NovelChapter 41: Chapter 41: I’m About to Get Serious
BOOM—
A figure was thrown heavily onto the platform.
Yang Yong’s expression was incredibly grim.
His brows were tightly furrowed as he watched Lin Yi step forward and help Li Xuewen up.
Beside him, Zhou Qi also wore a look of astonishment.
"Brother Yang, it seems this high school sparring partner isn’t as simple as you said."
"It was one thing for Sun Tao to lose, but even Li Xuewen lost!"
"This kid’s Martial Arts cultivation must be at least 1-star or higher!"
After Zhou Qi finished speaking,
Yang Yong nodded lightly. "A high school student who’s never trained at a Martial Arts Hall, with no master to speak of... To have this level of cultivation under these circumstances, it seems his talent is no less than yours!" freeweɓnovel.cøm
Zhou Qi laughed. "Why do I get the feeling his talent is even greater than mine? Back when I took the martial exam, my realm hadn’t even reached 1-star yet. It was only in the month before the exam, by cramming like crazy at the Martial Arts Hall, that I managed to raise my cultivation to 1-star..."
"His talent is greater than mine!"
Yang Yong didn’t speak. The look in his eyes as he gazed at Lin Yi had grown subtly complex.
Li Xuewen walked down from the platform.
He approached Yang Yong and said with a look of shame, "Coach, I lost!"
Yang Yong nodded. "Are you alright?"
"I’m fine. That Lin Yi has a great sense of control. He can retract his power at will. I can tell that if he had used his full strength, I probably would have had to be carried off!"
Among Yang Yong’s students, Li Xuewen was considered quite talented.
Like Sun Tao, his realm had also reached the 4th Rank.
He was one of Yang Yong’s prized students.
He was usually quite arrogant, so for him to say something like this today was truly surprising to Yang Yong.
This was enough to show that Lin Yi had genuinely earned his respect through combat, just like with Sun Tao.
"Go on, get some rest in the back."
"Yes, Coach!"
Li Xuewen blushed, glanced back at Lin Yi one more time,
and limped over toward Sun Tao.
Yang Yong focused his gaze on Lin Yi on the platform and said with a slight smile, "How about it? Need a break?"
Hearing this, Lin Yi shook his head.
Even though he had just fought two consecutive matches, he didn’t feel tired at all.
He hadn’t even fully loosened up; it barely counted as a warm-up.
Lin Yi hadn’t expected the students of the New Star Martial Arts Hall to be so weak.
’Aside from their seemingly decent realms, they have absolutely no real combat experience.’
’Dealing with them is much simpler than dealing with those demonic beasts.’
"Coach Yang, I can keep going!"
Hearing him say this, Yang Yong smiled and nodded.
"Hu Quan, you’re up!"
"Yes, Coach!"
Following his words, a student who was 1.8 meters tall, with a burly and formidable physique, walked over.
Lin Yi glanced at Hu Quan.
He couldn’t help but be startled. The guy had dark skin, and the Martial Arts Uniform he wore looked like it was about to burst from his muscles. As he strode onto the platform,
Lin Yi had to tilt his head up slightly to look at him. In terms of both height and weight,
they were clearly mismatched.
"Are you a high school student?" Lin Yi asked subconsciously.
The first two opponents had both been high school seniors.
Lin Yi had unconsciously assumed that all the opponents Yang Yong arranged for him would be students.
But this Hu Quan in front of him... his appearance seemed a bit too "mature."
Judging by his face alone, he looked to be at least in his early thirties.
Hu Quan’s face darkened. He glared and said, "I’ll tell you after the fight..."
As soon as the words fell, Hu Quan charged toward Lin Yi like a tank.
This guy’s realm was also only at the 4th Rank.
However, among his three traits, there was one for [Iron Armor].
This meant his defensive power was astonishing.
’Using ordinary basic fist techniques, it’ll be impossible to defeat him.’
BANG—
Sure enough, the moment Lin Yi’s fist slammed into his body,
it felt like hitting a steel plate. It didn’t cause any damage to Hu Quan at all.
Instead, it made Lin Yi’s own fist ache with pain.
Hu Quan’s eyes widened, and he threw a vicious punch toward Lin Yi’s temple.
Lin Yi relied on his agile Body Technique and unpredictable footwork.
He dodged away quickly, then rained a flurry of punches down on Hu Quan’s body.
As a result, Lin Yi felt like his own fists were about to swell up.
Hu Quan, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed and only grew more furious...
"Brother Yang, I was a little confused a moment ago about why you sent Hu Quan up there!"
"He’s a partially awakened Martial Artist, and his body’s defense is like an iron plate—incredibly hard to break through... But now I get it!"
"Oh? What do you get?"
After Zhou Qi finished, Yang Yong glanced back at him.
Zhou Qi smiled. "Brother Yang, I haven’t just been at the Martial Arts Hall for a day or two. I’d say I know you pretty well, right?"
"You didn’t put Hu Quan up there just to beat Lin Yi."
"I think you’re hoping to keep him here at New Star, aren’t you?"
At these words, the corners of Yang Yong’s mouth tilted up slightly.
He neither confirmed nor denied it.
His gaze fell back on Lin Yi, a hint of admiration now visible in his eyes.
BOOM—
Lin Yi was slammed heavily onto the platform.
A moment of carelessness had allowed Hu Quan to grab him and throw him down hard.
The fall made Lin Yi feel as if every bone in his body was about to shatter.
Before he could even react, Hu Quan raised a large foot and stomped down viciously toward him.
"Holy shit... Are you trying to kill me?"
Lin Yi immediately rolled away, creating some distance between himself and Hu Quan.
When he climbed back to his feet, his eyes held a trace of anger.
He then looked down at Yang Yong off the platform and saw the coach’s lips were still curved in that upward smile.
It seemed he had no intention of stopping Hu Quan’s previous move.
Lin Yi nodded slowly and said, "Fine, so we’re playing dirty, are we? In that case, I’ll have to get serious!"
He then executed the [Snake-shaped Stepping Technique], coordinating it with [God-Speed] as he began moving rapidly in S-curves.
His speed was so fast it was dazzling Hu Quan.
His head swayed left and right, trying to follow Lin Yi’s afterimages.
Seeing this from below, Yang Yong quickly shouted, "Hu Quan, don’t focus on his afterimages! Feel the air around you!"
After Yang Yong’s reminder, it was as if something clicked for Hu Quan.
No matter how fast Lin Yi moved, the disturbed air was the flaw in his technique.
Lin Yi was secretly amazed, and he committed Yang Yong’s words to memory.
This was real combat experience. In the future, when facing other opponents, or even demonic beasts,
especially those with good Body Technique and high speed, he could use the tip Yang Yong just gave to break their moves.
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Just as Lin Yi was slightly distracted,
Hu Quan let out a great roar and threw a punch toward his right rear.
And Lin Yi had just moved to that exact spot, where Hu Quan’s fist was waiting to meet him.
However, he just gave a slight smile.
Without dodging or evading, he also balled his fist and punched toward Hu Quan.
Except his fist was enveloped in the Power of the Stars, glowing with a faint, deep blue light...
