54: Chapter 54 Defeating the Vajra!

Qin Yan took a deep breath, calming his surging blood and qi.

His gaze became sharp as a hawk's, locking onto Jingang: "Jingang, it's time for everything to end."

Before his voice had even faded, the aura around his body shifted abruptly!

A strange vibration force faintly radiated out, centered on his body.

Invisible ripples seemed to appear in the air.

Immediately after, these invisible counter-shock currents rapidly converged toward the spear tip.

Finally, they formed an incredibly condensed layer of pale gold astral qi in front of the tip!

Spear Aura!

The moment the Spear Aura formed, a terrifying aura, several times sharper than before, permeated the area!

Seeing this, Jingang's pupils suddenly contracted as a strong sense of crisis flooded his heart!

He didn't dare hold anything back, frantically pouring his entire body's blood and qi into his fists.

The bronze color became richer and deeper than ever before, as if molten copper were about to drip out!

"Vajra Mountain-Shattering Punch!"

He exerted his full strength, unleashing his strongest martial art finishing move.

He threw a punch with a tragic and fierce momentum, as if it truly intended to shatter a mountain with a single blow!

Facing this extremely hard and fierce punch, there was no fear in Qin Yan's eyes; instead, his fighting spirit rose!

"First Layer Astral Vibration!"

He gave a clear shout, and the long spear in his hand was thrust out resolutely like a flood dragon emerging from the sea!

At the spear tip, Spear Aura and spear force intertwined, emitting heart-palpitating waves of destruction!

However, at the critical moment just as the long spear was about to collide with that giant bronze fist!

Without any warning, a second sharp and peerless spear force suddenly erupted from the spear tip!

"What?! Two layers of spear force?!

Third Stage intermediate Spear Technique!?"

Jingang was horrified; he never expected that Qin Yan's Spear Technique had actually reached the Third Stage intermediate level!

At this moment, it was too late for him to change his move!

Puchi!

There was no earth-shattering roar, only the somewhat dull sound of a sharp object tearing through something hard!

The Spear Aura, containing dual spear force, easily pierced through the metal gauntlets forged from fine steel!

"Ah—!"

A shrill scream instantly echoed across the arena!

Jingang's right fist was completely pierced through.

Leaving a shocking bloody hole, blood sprayed out like a fountain!

Qin Yan did not let up while he had the advantage; with a flick of his wrist, he changed the spear's movement from a thrust to a slap.

The spear shaft, accompanied by the whistling sound of wind, slammed hard into Jingang's waist and abdomen, which were wide open due to the intense pain!

Bang!

Jingang's burly body was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

He rolled pathetically across the arena for several turns.

Dragging a long trail of blood before he finally managed to stop.

He curled up on the ground, his right hand a bloody mess, his whole body covered in dust and blood.

He looked incredibly wretched and had already lost the ability to fight further.

The referee instructor's figure blurred, and he immediately appeared beside Jingang.

He leaned over to check the injuries and channeled a thread of pure qi into him.

Temporarily stopping the gushing blood.

But everyone could see clearly that the bones in Jingang's right hand had been completely pierced and shattered.

Even with the medical facilities of Modu University of Martial Arts,

it would be absolutely difficult to restore it to its original state without half a month of careful nursing and precious medicinal materials to reconnect the bones.

This recovery period would be enough for his strength improvement speed to be left far behind by his peers.

The referee stood up, walked to the center of the arena, and took a deep look at the calm-faced Qin Yan, who stood holding his spear.

Then he announced loudly:

"Qin Yan wins!

Replacing Jingang, he is now ranked tenth in the freshman year!"

As for the fact that Qin Yan had seriously injured Jingang, neither the referee nor Instructor Lin Jian on the stage spoke a word of blame.

The school spirit of Modu University of Martial Arts was like this: encouraging competition and worshipping strength!

As long as one didn't violate the basic rules of the match by intentionally torturing or killing,

causing injuries during battle, or even using it to establish dominance, was tacitly allowed or even encouraged.

Because the path of a true martial artist was inherently filled with thorns, blood, and fire, leaving no room for the slightest mercy or cowardice.

Qin Yan stood on Arena No. 10, slowly retracting his spear and standing still.

Below him were countless gazes containing shock, awe, wariness, and even fanaticism.

He knew that from this moment on, he had truly established a preliminary foothold in this Modu University of Martial Arts where geniuses gathered.

After the referee announced the result, he directly sat down cross-legged in the center of the arena.

He closed his eyes to adjust his breathing and began to recover.

The battle with Jingang just now had taken quite a toll on Qin Yan.

Jingang was, after all, a late-stage first grade prodigy martial artist, and his Body Tempering Martial Art progress was startling.

To break through the opponent's Vajra Mountain-Shattering Punch, Qin Yan's blood and qi consumption was quite significant.

Feeling the waves of emptiness and weakness coming from within his body, Qin Yan had no intention of forcing himself to stay up.

For martial artists like them who were still at low grades,

there were essentially two main ways to restore depleted blood and qi:

The first was to take pills like "Qi-Replenishing Pills."

They could quickly replenish blood and qi and restore one's state.

But the cost was high.

A single Qi-Replenishing Pill of decent quality required an amount of academic credits or huaxia coins that was not a small sum.

The second was the most primitive way—relying on the body's own recovery ability.

Through rest, sleep, and consuming large amounts of energy-rich food to slowly but steadily make up for the consumption.

The vast majority of students, including many from well-off families,

would choose the second method unless it was a life-or-death moment or an emergency.

The path of martial arts was long, and rational planning of resources was crucial.

Using precious resources for daily recovery was seen by many as a luxurious waste.

The arena matches continued, but the atmosphere had become somewhat subtle.

After witnessing the near-crushing duel between Qin Yan and Jingang, as well as Jingang's wretched appearance when he was carried off the field,

many students who had originally harbored fantasies about the top ten rankings couldn't help but feel timid.

"The tenth place is already this monstrous?

Then wouldn't those few in front be practically godlike?"

"Forget it, forget it. This Qin Yan's strength is extraordinary and he's ruthless; I don't want to go looking for trouble."

"It seems these top ten seats are indeed not something we can covet..."

The challengers looked at each other, and not a single person dared to be the first to launch a challenge at any of the arenas.

Their gazes swept back and forth across several of the later-ranked arenas.

In the end, they all subconsciously avoided the figure on Arena No. 10 who was resting with his eyes closed.

This lull lasted for about a minute.

Finally, a few students who considered their strength to be decent,

or were unwilling to give up just like that, stepped onto the arenas.

It was unclear whether Jingang's miserable state had served as a warning to the others,

or if the crushing combat power Qin Yan displayed was too terrifying.

Among these challengers who had plucked up their courage, not a single one chose to challenge Qin Yan.

Their targets were all focused on the arena lords ranked sixth to ninth.

As for the top five arenas, they were even more neglected.

It was as if several immovable prehistoric beasts were perched there.

Seeing this, Qin Yan couldn't help but pay attention to the changes on the field.

He also harbored a strong interest in the true combat power of these top-tier geniuses ranked ahead of him.

However, the results of the next few challenge matches left him slightly disappointed.