How did he become a martial arts master? (7-minute bonus chapter)

That gaze was like a wild beast, a bloodthirsty, solitary beast, almost trying to pierce into Jiang Xuan's deepest heart.

Jiang Xuan, however, remained calm and slowly averted his gaze.

Half of Nie Cangqu's body looked like a monster, and his face was naturally not good-looking; only half of it was normal, while the other half was covered in dense, sharp spines, like a hedgehog. Anyone with trypophobia would probably have an attack on the spot.

But even so, Jiang Xuan still felt that Nie Cangqu was much handsomer than Pang Jinghai... "Wow, this guy is a bit handsome, almost catching up to me!"

Suddenly, an honest and simple voice rang out, almost making Jiang Xuan think he was hallucinating.

He turned his head and saw Pang Jinghai, along with Huangfu Yan and others, walking in from the entrance of the circular arena, their faces full of excitement. It seemed they had come to watch the show, especially Pang Jinghai, who was marveling at Nie Cangqu's appearance.

Jiang Xuan was a bit speechless and suddenly realized that Pang Jinghai's aesthetic sense might be completely reversed from the norm, finding beauty in ugliness. This would explain why Pang Jinghai insisted that he was not as handsome as him!

It was the moment Jiang Xuan turned his head that Pang Jinghai's Martial Emperor-level keen five senses immediately caught his gaze, and his squinting small eyes instantly lit up with excitement:

"Brother Jiang Xuan, you're also here to compete? Oh, right, you're from Lei Cheng No. 1 Middle School anyway. Go for it! Beat them all! We'll cheer for you from the stands!"

Pang Jinghai's voice was naturally loud, and with that shout, everyone looked over.

However, most of the students didn't know Pang Jinghai at all, nor did they know he was a Martial Dao noble from the City of Flame, a Martial Emperor at twenty years old. So, their faces only showed strange expressions.

Pang Jinghai, however, thought everyone was attracted by his handsomeness and couldn't help but raise his head, walking proudly towards the audience seats of the circular grandstand, maintaining a cool pose the entire time until he sat down.

Huangfu Yan and Ji Ying also clenched their fists at Jiang Xuan, cheering him on, and then found their seats and sat down.

Ji Ying was still dressed in a tight-fitting, black leather outfit, fully revealing her curvaceous figure, especially her long legs, which were extremely eye-catching, making her the most striking presence among the group.

Jiang Xuan also nodded at them, clenching his fist in response, but then felt a little nervous in his heart.

"Principal, Feng Lin and the others, and Pang Jinghai and his group are all here, plus my classmates and teachers... If I lose today, will it be a bit embarrassing?"

The inter-city challenge match was somewhere between a friendly match and a life-and-death battle. Unless he was truly in mortal danger, he couldn't use his trump cards like the Azure Dragon Dao Divine Ability.

The coiling dragon axe, however, could be used in an emergency. After all, as an Earth Rank Magical Artifact, it was equivalent to a Grandmaster Craftsman's creation. With two Grandmaster Craftsmen as his Masters, no one would suspect anything if he used it.

And with the Azure Dragon Dao Divine Ability unable to be easily used, facing an opponent like Nie Cangqu, whose qi and blood value was three times higher than his, Jiang Xuan had confidence in winning but not absolute certainty.

After all, this Nie Cangqu looked too strange and definitely possessed many bizarre and hard-to-defend special Martial Skills obtained from the benign mutation after fusing with monster blood... Soon, the contestants from Lei Cheng No. 1 Middle School and Black Flame Middle School arrived one by one, taking their seats in their respective waiting areas.

At this moment, a somewhat old and hunched figure suddenly stood up from the VIP seats and slowly flew into the air above the arena.

"Distinguished audience, honored guests, good morning, everyone!"

The old man floated in the air, smiling as he spoke, and continued:

"I am Yi Shenbai, the principal of Black Flame Middle School. Today, I will be presiding over this inter-city challenge match."

As he spoke, he extended a finger and said:

"The rules of the inter-city challenge match are similar to our usual arena battles. It's mainly for exchange, so it's best not to be lethal. For the students of our school, I have only one request: I heard Classmate Jiang Xuan is also participating, so whoever meets Jiang Xuan, please show mercy. I wouldn't want our Human Federation to lose a future Grandmaster Craftsman, haha."

As soon as Yi Shenbai uttered these words, the eyes of nearly ten thousand people, both above and below the circular arena, simultaneously turned towards Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan's ears didn't redden, his face didn't change, and he kept his gaze down, pretending not to care about these looks.

There was nothing he could do. As an Artisan with Grandmaster potential, he was truly too dazzling in this small Lei City, like a firefly in the dark, so much so that even the principal of Black Flame Middle School had to specifically mention him.

"Alright, I won't say any more. On the arena, fists and feet have no eyes. Everyone just competes for superiority, no need to decide life or death. Be careful in all matters. We, Black Flame Middle School, are guests, and guests follow the host's convenience. Lei Cheng No. 1 Middle School, please draw lots to decide thePlayers."

As Yi Shenbai's words fell, everyone on the Lei Cheng No. 1 Middle School's waiting area turned towards Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan rubbed his nose, immediately understanding that his classmates and Transfer Students had given him the chance to draw lots.

The so-called drawing of lots meant that in each match, one representative from the participating sides would draw to decide the players for the upcoming battle.

Since the numbers of the two sides' players corresponded, drawing a certain number meant that the two players represented by that number would go directly to the stage to fight.

Jiang Xuan didn't think much of it and immediately stood up, walking towards the lottery box in front of the waiting area.

He reached in, casually felt around, and pulled out a small ball.

But the next second, his expression froze slightly.

On the small ball, the number 10 was clearly written!

"No way, I'm up first?"

Jiang Xuan chuckled inwardly, not knowing what to say.

Before he could even raise the numbered ball, Yi Shenbai, the principal of Black Flame Middle School, who was in the air, casually glanced at it from a hundred meters away and then happily said:

"Classmate Jiang Xuan has very good luck, actually drawing himself right away! Then I announce that the first match of the Lei City vs. Black Flame City Inter-city High School Challenge Match is..."

"Jiang Xuan, against, Nie Cangqu!"

Boom—!

As soon as Yi Shenbai's words fell, Nie Cangqu seemed unable to wait any longer, leaping high from the waiting area, jumping a full thirty meters high, and landing in the middle of the arena, kicking up countless light yellow dust.

Many spectators gasped in surprise. The audience was mainly students who had never even seen myriad races before, so seeing Nie Cangqu's half-human, half-monster appearance naturally astonished them.

Nie Cangqu, however, seemed to enjoy these gasps of surprise, even spreading his arms and turning in a circle in the center of the arena, as if accepting the cheers of the audience.

Jiang Xuan: ...Why do I feel like Nie Cangqu's aesthetic sense is also a bit abnormal?

He had originally thought Nie Cangqu would feel inferior because of the audience's gasps... Without overthinking, Jiang Xuan also leaped casually, soaring over thirty meters high, and landed in the middle of the arena, opposite Nie Cangqu.

At this moment, all the students and teachers of class 3-5 were stunned, their faces showing disbelief.

"This level of physical fitness... Jiang Xuan... has become a Martial Master?"

Liu Qingqing was the first to exclaim. With a qi and blood value of only 35,000, she could most intuitively feel how strong Jiang Xuan currently was!

This... was definitely a performance only a Martial Master could achieve!