47: Chapter 47 Me?! Go teach Chen An a lesson?!

"Whoa!!" As the announcement from the Instructor on Ring A fell, the entire Martial Arts Arena No. 1 erupted into an uproar once again.

A quarter of an hour ago, no one would have imagined that Chen An, the perennial bottom-feeder of Geng Class, would actually defeat Liu Qingyun, a Genius from Class Jia with exceptional talent, an extraordinary background, and a cultivation level as high as the Ninth Stage of Condensing Qi.

What was even more outrageous was—a one-hit kill!

"Holy crap! A Condensing Qi Stage 6 cultivator crossing realms to kill someone at the Ninth Stage of Condensing Qi; to think our County Academy was hiding such a fierce person?!"

"It's more than just crossing realms to kill; that was a genuine one-hit kill. It started and ended in the blink of an eye; this is just too outrageous!"

"I was wondering why Shen Qinglan would specifically favor this low-cultivation bottom-feeder; turns out he's been pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger all along, hiding his true strength!"

"Condensing Qi Stage 6 killing a Ninth Stage of Condensing Qi in one hit, and even destroying the opponent's Dantian with a single palm strike—I'm afraid even someone at the Perfection of Qi Condensation couldn't do that, right?!"

Facing the shocked and awestruck gazes of the entire crowd, Chen An curled his lips slightly and walked off the stage.

"Chen An, you..." Seeing Chen An walk down, a flash of shock and suspicion crossed Shen Qinglan's beautiful eyes. She looked him up and down, then asked in a probing tone, "Do you still remember that incident when you were seven, when you fell from a tree while trying to pick peaches?!"

"Did that happen? Why don't I remember it?!"

Chen An raised an eyebrow, glanced at Shen Qinglan, and then laughed, "I clearly remember that back then, you were the one clamoring to pick the pears in the corner of the courtyard. You climbed too high, lost your footing, fell from the tree, and even broke your left arm. In the end, it was me who carried you on my back to find the doctor. How did you end up remembering it as me?"

Hearing Chen An's words, Shen Qinglan finally breathed a slight sigh of relief in her heart.

Chen An's recent changes had truly made her feel uneasy; she had even wondered if Chen An had been swapped by someone.

However, upon hearing Chen An recount something only the two of them knew, her doubts were dispelled.

"Pah, you remembered it wrong. This young lady says it was you, so it was you. How dare you talk back?!" Shen Qinglan's earlobes turned slightly red as she lifted her snow-white chin, looking like a bossy, overbearing big sister.

"Fine, fine, if you say it was me, then it was me!"

Seeing Shen Qinglan's unreasonable attitude, Chen An shrugged and didn't continue to argue with her.

Seeing Chen An go along with her, a smile appeared on Shen Qinglan's pretty face. She said, "Alright, this young lady is going back to her assessment. After this Martial Examination, I'll settle the score with you properly!"

After speaking, Shen Qinglan glanced at him and returned to Ring B, leaving behind a waft of fragrance.

The duel between Chen An and Liu Qingyun had come to an end.

However, the Martial Examination did not end there; it continued in an orderly fashion.

After one round of testing, there were still thirty-eight students on Ring A, and then the second round proceeded.

In the second round, Chen An faced a student at the Eighth Stage of Condensing Qi.

Although that Eighth Stage of Condensing Qi student had become wary of him because of his battle with Liu Qingyun.

However, given his cultivation and mastery of Martial Skills, he easily knocked the student unconscious with a single palm strike within three moves.

Of course, this was the result of Chen An holding back, as he didn't want to be too shocking.

In the third round, Chen An faced a student at the Tenth Stage of Condensing Qi, who was still easily crushed by him; by the fifth move, he broke three of the student's ribs with one punch.

Fourth round... Fifth round...

In the end, in the final match on the ring, Chen An defeated a student at the Perfection of Qi Condensation in eight moves, winning the championship of Ring A.

At the same time, the champion of Ring B was unsurprisingly Shen Qinglan, while the champion of Ring C was a student from Class Jia at the Eleventh Stage of Condensing Qi, named Zhou Shuyan.

Afterward, the three drew lots again. Chen An unfortunately drew Zhou Shuyan as his opponent, while Shen Qinglan luckily drew a bye.

"Chen An, be careful. Zhou Shuyan is from the Zhou Family. Although he only has cultivation at the Eleventh Stage of Condensing Qi, he has mastered a Profound Rank High Grade Martial Skill, 'Thunder-Splitting Gale Palm', and has even Cultivated it to the Minor Achievement stage. His strength is even greater than an ordinary cultivator at the Perfection of Qi Condensation!"

Before going up on the stage, Shen Qinglan pulled Chen An aside and quietly told him all the information she knew about Zhou Shuyan.

"Hmm, alright, I know!" Chen An nodded, smiled slightly at Shen Qinglan, his expression confident and composed, and then turned and walked up onto the ring.

Watching Chen An's back, this time, Shen Qinglan was no longer as nervous as before; instead, she felt a faint sense of anticipation.

After this Martial Examination, she had already realized that Chen An was no longer the ordinary, average little brother who needed her to take care of him, as she had previously thought.

Being able to defeat an opponent at the Perfection of Qi Condensation in eight moves meant that even if Zhou Shuyan came from the Zhou Family and had mastered a Minor Achievement Profound Rank High Grade Martial Skill, he would not be his match.

... On the ring!

Zhou Shuyan wore a plain white martial outfit, his posture was upright, and his face was handsome and refined. Between his brows, he carried the calm pride unique to children of aristocratic families. He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze falling indifferently on Chen An, who was slowly stepping onto the stage, a flash of something unusual crossing his eyes.

In fact, although he had been at Ring D just now, he was already well aware of Chen An's record of winning several matches in a row and repeatedly crossing realms to kill opponents.

Whether it was the Condensing Qi Stage 6 killing Liu Qingyun of the Ninth Stage of Condensing Qi in one hit, or the subsequent Tenth Stage of Condensing Qi and Perfection of Qi Condensation opponents, all proved that Chen An, this Geng Class dark horse who had suddenly risen, indeed possessed combat power that surpassed ordinary people.

What made him most wary in his heart was that even his classmate from Class Jia, Xiao Qiyuan, whose cultivation had reached the Perfection of Qi Condensation, couldn't even last ten moves against Chen An before being defeated.

Although he believed he could defeat Xiao Qiyuan, even with his own strength, it would take him two hundred, or even more than three hundred moves, to be sure of defeating him.

In contrast, Chen An had defeated Xiao Qiyuan in just eight moves. Comparing the two, the difference was immediately apparent.

Originally, regarding this battle, Zhou Shuyan had no intention of continuing to contend with Chen An.

For him, as long as it wasn't first place, whether it was second or third no longer mattered.

And first place, in his heart, had long been defaulted to belong to Shen Qinglan, who had already stepped into the Acquired Realm.

It was just that, thinking of the instructions from the Old Ancestor he heard in his ear right after the draw, his scalp immediately went numb.

The Old Ancestor actually wanted him to properly teach Chen An a lesson in the upcoming duel?!

What?! Me teach Chen An a lesson?!

Zhou Shuyan was dumbfounded on the spot, wishing he could immediately rush up to the high platform and ask his Old Ancestor to his face: "Old Ancestor, is there some misunderstanding? Where did you see that I have the strength to teach Chen An a lesson?!"

However, that was, after all, the Old Ancestor of his own Family. Regardless of his status as his Family's Old Ancestor, or his identity as a powerhouse in the Innate Realm, he had no room to refuse or disobey.

Therefore, Zhou Shuyan could only discard his original thoughts, bite the bullet, and step onto the ring, preparing to accept this battle!