93: Chapter 93: The Powerful Leng Feng!

As expected, once the "minor skirmishes" among the lower-ranked students gradually died down...

The atmosphere of the Martial Arts Arena suddenly became heavy.

More students with profound auras and sharp gazes began to take the stage to challenge!

These students had generally reached five or even six times of Skin Tempering!

Their blood qi intensity had also risen to levels of 140 or 150 Cal.

When they struck, the power and sophistication of their martial arts were far beyond what the previous students could compare to.

During this period, Qin Yan also received a challenge.

The challenger was a student originally ranked fourteenth.

He seemed to believe that Qin Yan's strength had stagnated after missing a Monthly Exam.

He wanted to take the opportunity to replace him.

Qin Yan stepped onto the arena with a calm expression.

Facing the opponent's long-prepared and aggressive strike.

He lightly raised his hand and delivered a simple, unadorned, yet heavy straight thrust!

"Clang!"

A crisp sound rang out!

The challenger only felt an irresistible, massive force transmit through the spear shaft.

The weapon in his hand flew right out of his grip!

He was shaken so hard he stumbled back repeatedly, landing on his buttocks on the arena floor, his face filled with shock and bewilderment.

The battle had ended the very instant it began.

"Qin Yan wins!"

The referee immediately announced the result.

Qin Yan retracted his long spear and stood tall, then calmly walked down from the arena.

Though brief, this battle instantly caused quite a stir!

Below the stage, many students who had designs on Qin Yan, thinking his resources might not have kept up...

Now all sucked in a breath of cold air, completely extinguishing any thought of challenging him.

"Six times Skin Tempering! That is absolutely the blood qi intensity of six times Skin Tempering!"

"And his Spear Technique... it feels even more terrifying than last time!"

"From three times Skin Tempering to six in two months, how did he do it?"

"In the same realm, Third Stage intermediate Spear Technique is practically an invincible existence! Who would dare provoke him?"

For a time, no one else dared to easily challenge Qin Yan.

He used absolute strength to re-announce his return.

Below the Martial Arts Arena, when Jingang saw Qin Yan display the strength of six times Skin Tempering...

And defeat the original fourteenth rank in a single move.

His heart sank violently, and his face instantly became incredibly ugly.

Although he now relied on family resources and his own hard work.

He had completed his seventh Skin Tempering within this month, making his blood qi intensity slightly higher than Qin Yan's.

However, his most fatal weakness still existed—his Martial Arts Skill had yet to break through to the Third Stage!

He knew very well that when the gap in blood qi was small...

Qin Yan, who had mastered Third Stage intermediate Spear Technique, would absolutely crush him in actual combat ability!

If Qin Yan challenged him, he would surely lose!

He might even be heavily injured like last time.

Lying in bed for another half a month would delay his precious cultivation time!

At the thought of such consequences, Jingang was filled with anxiety and resentment.

Soon, the selection phase concluded entirely.

It moved into the even more tense and exciting arena match phase!

The masters of the ten arenas had been determined, and they would accept challenges from all the students below.

Qin Yan did not hesitate at all.

His gaze locked directly onto that familiar figure on Arena Number Ten—the bald Jingang!

For no other reason than he was simply practiced with him.

Of course, that was a joke.

The real reason was that Jingang had, after all, been heavily injured by him and had rested for half a month.

Compared to the geniuses in the top nine who had been steadily improving, there was a certain gap in his progress.

Facing the top nine, Qin Yan had no absolute certainty.

But against Jingang, his chances of winning were much greater.

Qin Yan steadily stepped onto Arena Number Ten, standing opposite a grim-faced Jingang.

Jingang looked at Qin Yan standing across from him.

Feeling the condensed blood qi and the faint spear intent emanating from the other, his expression turned sour to the extreme.

His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't get the words out.

"Arena match: Qin Yan challenges Jingang. Begin!"

The referee announced loudly.

As the referee's voice fell, Jingang took a sharp breath.

His blood qi surged throughout his body, seemingly about to launch a fierce attack.

The audience below also held their breath, expecting another clash between dragons and tigers.

However, in the next second—

"I forfeit!!"

Jingang almost gritted his teeth as he squeezed those words from his throat.

His voice was filled with immense humiliation and resentment, but in the end, his reason triumphed over impulse.

Rather than being defeated in public or even injured again...

It was better to preserve his strength and seek another opportunity.

After speaking, he didn't even look at Qin Yan.

With his head lowered, he walked down the arena with somewhat staggering steps, his departing figure appearing quite pathetic.

This scene caused the entire Martial Arts Arena to fall silent for a moment.

Immediately after, a wave of discussion broke out.

"He forfeited? Jingang actually forfeited directly?"

"He completed seven times Skin Tempering!"

"His blood qi is even a notch stronger than Qin Yan's, how could he..."

"What do you know! Jingang's martial arts obviously haven't reached the Third Stage, otherwise how could he be willing to forfeit!"

"Seems like he was left with a psychological shadow from last time..."

Standing on the arena, Qin Yan was also slightly stunned.

He truly hadn't expected Jingang to choose to surrender without a fight.

"Arena Number Ten: Qin Yan wins, replacing Jingang as the new tenth rank!"

The referee's voice broke the brief silence.

Qin Yan shook his head, no longer thinking about Jingang's business.

He had successfully reclaimed the tenth position, but this was only the beginning.

His gaze turned toward several other arenas where intense clashes were ongoing.

The battles on the other arenas were far more exciting and fierce than his "victory without a fight" against Jingang!

Of course, no one yet dared to touch the arenas of the top three.

Xiao Wangshu, Lu Qingfeng, and Lu Youyou—these three were like three insurmountable mountains.

They firmly held their respective arenas, their auras as deep as the abyss and as steady as the peaks, leaving no one with the courage to challenge them.

The real battles were mainly breaking out between the fourth and ninth ranks.

Qin Yan carefully observed these few duels, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

He discovered that among these top students, several had already successfully mastered Third Stage Martial Arts Skills!

Though it might only be Third Stage initial level.

Combined with their already powerful blood qi and Skin Tempering realm, the combat power they unleashed was extremely startling.

What drew his attention even more was that, besides Sun Kong...

The Body Tempering Martial Art of the sixth-ranked Leng Feng had actually reached the Major Achievement stage!

Leng Feng was also an expert with the spear, and Qin Yan had a deep impression of him.

At this moment, on Arena Number Four, Leng Feng was engaged in a fierce battle with Sun Kong!

The long spear in Leng Feng's hand was like a dragon, with pale silver spear force flickering at the tip.

Every thrust came with a whistle that tore through the air; his Spear Technique was sharp and precise.

His skin was faintly covered by an extremely thin yet incredibly tough silver-white light membrane.

Clearly, he had cultivated some Body Tempering Martial Art to the Major Achievement stage!

Under his fierce assault, Sun Kong appeared quite pathetic.

Although the long staff in his hand swung so fast it was air-tight...

Every time it collided with Leng Feng's long spear, he would be shaken until his blood qi churned and his arms went numb.