19: Young people are in good health
Looking at the options before him, Shen Yi didn't have time to consider how to react before Su Lanqing's Ice Ability came straight at him.
Shen Yi communicated with the Fire Element within his body, attempting to resist, but his mental energy, exhausted last night, hadn't fully recovered today. He only resisted for a moment before the Ice Element broke through his defenses.
Facing Su Lanqing's attack, Shen Yi simply gave up on using his Ability, closing the distance for a direct hand-to-hand fight.
During sparring, everyone usually thought of using their Ability to counter, and aside from strength-based users, most fought by controlling the Ability Elements in the spiritual energy. Shen Yi didn't care about any of that.
He closed in on Su Lanqing, directly grabbed her arm, and immediately executed a back suplex.
With a 'thud,' Su Lanqing was firmly slammed onto the floor.
After falling to the ground, Shen Yi straddled her, raised his hand, and punched her head. Su Lanqing's ice elements, which she had been controlling very well, were instantly scattered.
That one back suplex left Su Lanqing stunned. When had she ever been treated like this? Even when sparring with friends, they always used their Abilities to counter each other.
Watching their goddess being pinned to the ground and beaten, the students below the stage were going crazy.
"He's an animal! How could he treat my goddess like that?"
"Damn it, don't hold me back! I'm going up there to teach him a lesson."
"Later, I'm going to kill him. No one can stop me, I said it."
...
Shen Yi ignored all of it, just throwing punches.
The entire process was very fast, the battle ending in less than ten seconds.
Before Li Mengxue could even react, Su Lanqing had already been knocked unconscious on the demonstration stage.
"Student, stop!" She rushed to intervene.
Shen Yi immediately felt his body being controlled by an invisible force, pushing him aside.
Li Mengxue quickly went forward to check Su Lanqing's injuries. Thankfully, she was only unconscious. She breathed a sigh of relief, momentarily unsure how to explain the recent battle.
She had told them to spar using their Abilities. Aside from strength-based users, almost no one directly engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
"Instructor, did I win?" Shen Yi stood to the side and asked.
"Uh... you won," Li Mengxue said helplessly.
[Completion Reward: Talent Level +1, Combat Skills]
After his talent improved, Shen Yi felt his perception of the surrounding elements become more acute. He summoned his attribute panel.
[Name: Shen Yi]
[Talent Level: D-rank]
[Spirit: 13]
[Strength: 9]
[Ability Level: First-tier 3-star]
[Ability Type: Fire (Hidden Ability not awakened (21/100))]
[Ability Technique: Reconnaissance (Proficiency: 0/100)]
[Combat Skills (Perfect)]
[Free attribute points: 0 points]
Not only did his strength increase by one star, but his Spirit and Strength also increased by one point each. His mind also gained many combat skills, which made him very happy.
Looking at the attribute panel, his mouth was almost grinning to his ears.
"Li Instructor, I want to go up and spar with him!" At this moment, a male student stepped forward and shouted.
Li Mengxue looked at the male student who stepped forward, then at Shen Yi: "The sparring has ended. Next, we'll discuss some small tips for using Abilities. If used well, the effect can be comparable to an Ability Technique."
"Instructor, I also want to go up and spar with him." Another male student stepped forward.
"Bastard, he knocked my goddess down and can still smile? Instructor, I also want to spar with him."
Li Mengxue was about to say something, but the students' voices below grew louder and louder.
One male student even jumped from below onto the demonstration stage.
"It's Li Fei, a student from the Strength Ability class. His Talent Level is C-rank. In our school, no one dares to let him get close. His strength is immense."
"Now we'll see something. Isn't it a hand-to-hand fight? Let's see how he'll jump around now. I bet he won't last three seconds."
"Three seconds? With his small build, I estimate he won't even withstand one punch from Li Fei."
[Ding~]
[Option One: Defeat Li Fei. Completion Reward: Ability Level +1 star]
[Option Two: Say to the Instructor: "Instructor, I'm feeling a bit unwell, I want to go to the restroom." Escape from here. Completion Reward: Hidden Ability Awakening Points +10]
[Option Three: Stand in the middle of the demonstration stage and say to the shouting students: "You are not worthy to fight me." Completion Reward: Spirit +1]
"Instructor, I want to try." Just as Li Mengxue was having a headache about how to appease the students below, Shen Yi suddenly spoke.
Li Mengxue readily agreed.
Li Fei heard that Shen Yi agreed to spar and clenched his fists, making them crack. He had originally thought he might have to expend some effort to get this, but he didn't expect Shen Yi to agree himself.
With so many students present, if he defeated Shen Yi, not only could he gain fame, but when Su Lanqing found out and saw that he had avenged her, he might even have a chance to win over the goddess.
The more Li Fei thought, the more excited he became. He walked up to Shen Yi and threw a punch straight at Shen Yi's face.
Shen Yi didn't dodge. He also met it with a punch.
With a 'boom,' Li Fei staggered back two steps, but Shen Yi remained motionless.
"How is that possible?" Li Fei was greatly surprised. How could someone from the Fire Ability class have such strength?
Shen Yi flashed, appearing in front of Li Fei, grabbed his arm, and performed another classic back suplex.
With a 'boom,' you could even feel the stage tremble.
Li Fei was just about to get up when he saw a black shadow coming towards his face. With a 'bang,' he lost consciousness.
The audience below instantly fell silent. The entire process took no more than five seconds; Li Fei was crushed.
"Young people have good bodies; they fall asleep right away," Shen Yi muttered, squatting in front of Li Fei.
Li Mengxue: "..."
[Completion Reward: Ability Level +1 star]
Shen Yi felt a mysterious energy within his body. The mental exhaustion aftereffect from using his Ability Technique last night instantly recovered.
[Name: Shen Yi]
[Talent Level: D-rank]
[Spirit: 13 (+)]
[Strength: 9 (+)]
[Ability Level: First-tier 3-star]
[Ability Type: Fire (Hidden Ability not awakened (21/100))]
[Ability Technique: Reconnaissance (Proficiency: 0/100)]
[Combat Skills (Perfect)]
[Free attribute points: 2 points]
"Huh, two more attribute points? Is it because I leveled up by one star, I gained two attribute points?" Shen Yi looked at his panel. This was the first time the 'Free attribute points' section wasn't 0.
Moreover, there was a plus sign next to the attributes above. He was very familiar with this, similar to the online games he used to play.
Without hesitation, he added both points to Strength. Currently, his Ability wasn't very useful to him, and he still found fighting with his fists the most satisfying.
Now he felt like he could kill an elephant with one punch. Although it seemed a bit exaggerated, it was indeed true.
Normally, people of the strength type, before reaching the third tier, have strength intensity that is not as good as their spiritual intensity.
The third tier is a dividing point for Ability users. Most ordinary people in society have not reached the third tier, which is why the Ability applications taught in school only involve the most basic things, and nothing more.