163: Chapter 163 Anyone who offends our Martial Arts University of Shanghai, no matter how strong, will be punished!

The ironclad rule of the Exchange Competition—no surrendering before a fight!

This forced every match to continue until one side lost the ability to fight.

This directly resulted in almost every match ending with martial arts students being carried off the stage, bearing injuries ranging from light to severe.

Blood frequently stained the stage floor, creating an extremely brutal scene.

Time flew by amidst the intense life-and-death struggles.

Qin Yan's gaze was fixed on one of the stages.

Sun Kong wielded a wrought-iron staff, executing his staff techniques to their absolute limit. The staff shadows piled up layer upon layer, like a collapsing mountain range.

He was locked in a desperate battle with a star player from Beiyue Martial Arts University—Shi Meng.

This was already the fourth battle for Modu University of Martial Arts today.

They had won the previous three, with Qin Yan having taken action in one of them, easily dispatching his opponent.

On the stage, Shi Meng lived up to his name, possessing a burly, iron-tower-like physique and wielding a massive, door-plate-sized stone axe.

With a furious roar, earthen-yellow aura light erupted violently from his entire body.

The giant axe, carrying force enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, cleaved towards the impenetrable curtain of Sun Kong's staff shadows!

"Mountain-Splitting, Rock-Shattering Slash!"

The layered, illusory mountain of staff shadows crumbled instantly before this absolute power!

Sun Kong felt an irresistible, immense force transmit through his weapon.

The tiger's mouth of his grip split open instantly, and he could no longer hold the long staff. It flew from his grasp!

The stone axe's momentum was undiminished; although its force had been greatly eroded by the staff shadows,

the axe blade, still carrying a sharp, chilling gleam, viciously chopped down onto Sun Kong's left shoulder!

"Squelch—!"

Blood sprayed forth!

Sun Kong's entire left arm was severed cleanly at the shoulder!

Blood gushed out like a fountain!

Shi Meng immediately followed up with a savage kick to Sun Kong's chest, sending him flying like a ragged sack.

He crashed heavily near the edge of the stage, completely losing consciousness.

Thus, Sun Kong was defeated!

When Sun Kong was carried back to the Modu University of Martial Arts preparation area on a stretcher by medical personnel,

the gruesome severed wound on his left shoulder and the empty sleeve made the expressions of all the team members turn extremely grim.

Instructor Fang Yan's expression also tightened slightly, his brows furrowed.

His gaze swept over the preparation area: of the five reserve team members, after four brutal rounds of combat, two had already completely lost their fighting capacity. Now, with the severely injured, arm-severed Sun Kong, that made three!

The attrition situation was far from optimistic.

"Instructor Anya!" Fang Yan immediately looked to the side.

Hearing this, Anya walked slowly to the side of the unconscious Sun Kong.

Her jade-like hand lightly brushed the air, and those vibrant, emerald-green energy branches materialized once more.

They gently covered the horrific severed wound on Sun Kong's shoulder.

Gentle yet vast life energy poured in. The flesh and blood at the severed end visibly squirmed and regenerated...

In less than a minute, the severed arm had actually been reattached!

Apart from the skin appearing slightly fresher in color, there was no trace of injury to be seen!

"The severed arm has been restored,"

Anya withdrew her energy, her tone calm as she instructed, "However, you cannot fight again today.

Your current cultivation level is low. The blood and aura circulation at the reattached arm has not yet fully re-established and connected.

Forcing your aura to fight will create irreparable hidden dangers for your future Bone Forging and Blood Refining cultivation,

severely affecting your martial foundation."

Sun Kong had now regained consciousness. Feeling his restored arm and hearing Instructor Anya's serious warning, though unwilling, he could only nod heavily.

His current situation was this: the injury was healed, but he was forbidden from fighting in the short term.

After speaking, Anya retreated back to her seat.

Instructor Fang Yan took a deep breath, turned his gaze to Qin Yan, and said gravely, "Qin Yan, you're up for the next match."

He specifically instructed, "Remember, you can lose the fight, but try your best to avoid severe injury!

Our goal is the final championship. We cannot lose too much of our immediate combat strength here."

"Understood."

Qin Yan nodded, his eyes icy as he glanced towards the direction of the Beiyue Martial Arts University preparation area.

He then stood up, lifted his long spear, and stepped onto the stage with steady strides.

On the stage, Shi Meng, having just achieved a bloody victory, was riding high on momentum.

But when he saw Qin Yan walking onto the stage, the smug look on his face instantly vanished.

It was replaced by extreme gravity, even a trace of barely perceptible apprehension.

Qin Yan! This was the ruthless individual who had defeated that terrifying woman, Longhua Martial University's team captain Liu Ruyan, in a direct confrontation!

And Shi Meng, knowing his own strength was still inferior to Liu Ruyan's, how could he possibly be Qin Yan's match?

However, the rules of the Exchange Competition did not allow him to concede; he had to fight until he was defeated.

He could only brace himself, tighten his grip on the stone axe, and prepare for this inevitably difficult battle.

As the referee gave the command—"Begin!"

Qin Yan moved!

Without the slightest probing, his internal aura erupted explosively!

"Hum—!"

With a flick of the long spear, six condensed, pale golden Spear Auras instantly materialized at its tip! Immediately after, Layered Aura was activated!

"Layered Aura—First Layer, Expand!"

The six Spear Auras fluctuated violently, split into two, and fiercely transformed into twelve roaring golden auras!

From the very first move, Qin Yan unleashed a level of power he had already revealed before—a significant portion of his full strength!

He intended to respond to the opponent's ruthless treatment of Sun Kong with an overwhelmingly dominant stance!

The long spear shot forth like a sea dragon, carrying twelve golden auras that tore through the air, thrusting straight at Shi Meng!

Sensing the lethal threat, Shi Meng's pupils constricted sharply.

With a frenzied roar, earthen-yellow light blazed brilliantly from within the giant axe!

"Mountain-Splitting, Rock-Shattering Slash!"

He unleashed his strongest axe technique skill. The giant axe, bearing the momentum to split a mountain asunder, fiercely met the killing golden arc of the spear tip!

"Boom—!!!!"

Spear tip and axe blade collided once more!

But the outcome held no suspense!

Those twelve incredibly condensed, pale golden Spear Auras contained unparalleled penetrating and destructive power.

They instantly shredded and shattered Shi Meng's axe force!

"Crack! Squelch—!"

First, the spot on the giant axe struck by the spear tip broke, tearing it from Shi Meng's grasp.

Immediately after, the long spear drove straight in, piercing Shi Meng's left arm with pinpoint accuracy.

Then, the violent auras erupted, forcibly blasting his left arm to pieces, severing it in two!

This was Qin Yan's eye for an eye, blood for blood!

Although he hadn't interacted much privately with Sun Kong, at this moment, they were comrades fighting side by side!

A comrade had been so grievously wounded; he *had* to respond!

"Argh—!"

Shi Meng let out a piercing shriek. The immense agony instantly robbed him of all fighting capacity.

His massive frame swayed and crashed heavily to the ground, unable to rise again.

The referee immediately stepped forward and, confirming Shi Meng was no longer fit to fight, announced loudly, "Beiyue Martial Arts University versus Modu University of Martial Arts. Modu University of Martial Arts, Qin Yan wins!"

Qin Yan expressionlessly retrieved his long spear, not even glancing at the fallen Shi Meng or the shattered arm on the ground.

He turned and walked off the stage with calm steps.

With his actions, he declared to the other martial arts universities—Those Who Offend Modu University of Martial Arts, No Matter How Strong, Must Be Punished!