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Qin Hongyan exhaled deeply, his face turning cold.
"The strength you've displayed is already quite formidable. I originally intended to fight you to a draw so you could end things peacefully, but I'm sorry, my classmates disagree."
Ling Qingxue sneered. "A martial arts battle demands full effort. No one is asking you to hold back!"
Qin Hongyan became even angrier.
Being lectured by a little girl was a first for the young master Qin.
"Fine, whatever. You don't know what's good for you!"
Qin Hongyan laughed in fury, his aura suddenly surging. He stomped his feet on the ground, cracking the hard stone slab.
The next moment, the advanced high-grade martial skill, the Heaven-Shaking Fist, was unleashed with overwhelming force.
In an instant, the wind created by the fist howled, as if a thousand horses were galloping past, and the air violently vibrated and exploded with successive booms.
Those around were stunned by this powerful aura and retreated in disarray.
"The Heaven-Shaking Fist is a top-notch skill among the advanced martial art techniques. At its peak power, it rivals the minor mastery of a basic martial art!"
Zhou Weiwei laughed smugly. "Even if my cousin has only just perfected it, it's enough to defeat her!"
Such a high-grade advanced martial skill was the limit that a Second Rank martial artist could unleash. If the skill level was higher, the vital energy could not sustain it, resulting in a situation where one injures the enemy eight hundred while losing a thousand of their own. Such a technique was sufficient for most situations.
Qin Hongyan's fists moved with a blur, his attacks skillful, clearly the result of long practice.
His Heaven-Shaking Fist was enough to contend with a Third Rank early-stage martial artist!
He had full confidence in this attack!
Ling Qingxue, however, didn't retreat. She changed her fists into palms, her internal energy flowing like water.
Her palms countered Qin Hongyan's Heaven-Shaking Fist, light and seemingly without any force.
Qin Hongyan felt as if his attacks were hitting cotton; powerful yet utterly ineffective.
This was truly bizarre!
He grew increasingly anxious, unleashing his inner energy to amplify the power of his Heaven-Shaking Fist.
A single slash could cleave a river, a single punch could shatter the sky.
With sufficient power, any defense was meaningless!
"Step back!!"
Qin Hongyan's inner energy erupted like magma as his right fist, crackling with scorching heat, lashed out again.
"This punch is my strongest move. No one can withstand it. If you don't retreat, you will be severely injured!"
Ling Qingxue smiled faintly.
"You know nothing of true power!"
She stood silently, one hand clenched into a fist, manifesting the power of Heaven-Shaking Fist.
Her other hand rapidly inscribed spirit formations; several beams of light intertwined, and three arrays appeared on the fighting platform.
Zhou Weiwei gasped, covering her mouth in shock.
"Blazing sun, swift wind, solidified energy—instantly inscribing three advanced-level amplification spirit formations! Is she a Third Rank Spiritual Master?!"
This was unbelievable.
This wasn't just a test of proficiency with spirit formations, but also a tremendous test of spiritual strength. Only a Third Rank Spiritual Master with the Heavenly Eye could accomplish this; a Second Rank Spiritual Master couldn't possibly do it.
Zhou Weiwei herself was a Second Rank late-stage Spiritual Master, yet she was far from being able to inscribe three advanced-level amplification spirit formations instantly, let alone simultaneously.
"Is she even human? Cultivating simultaneously Physical Cultivation and Spiritual Masterhood?!"
High school was only three years long; very few people would choose to cultivate two paths simultaneously.
Most people only began a diversified study after they had made sufficient progress studying a single path intensively.
But she was still just a high school student...
On the martial arts stage, Ling Qingxue, empowered by the three spirit formations, overwhelmed Qin Hongyan in an instant.
In terms of pure strength, she was indeed inferior to him; there was a difference in the intensity and level of her vital energy that she couldn't overcome.
But she wasn't just a Physical Cultivator; she was a Spiritual Master who had awakened the Heavenly Eye!
The same Heaven-Shaking Fist was unleashed, and a terrifying, earth-shattering explosion erupted.
The fighting arena, which only a Third Rank martial artist could break, was shattered by two Second Rank martial artists.
Countless cracks appeared on the fighting ground.
Amidst the dust and smoke, Qin Hongyan was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.
In contrast, Ling Qingxue stood calmly on the shattered fighting arena, her breathing only slightly heavier.
Such a difference.
Such a huge difference.
Qin Hongyan struggled to stand, but found his chest excruciatingly painful, making it impossible for him to rise.
He stared at her in shock. "You... how do you also know the Heaven-Shaking Fist, and even reach such perfection?"
This degree of mastery couldn't be achieved without two or three years of practice.
Not only that, the Heaven-Shaking Fist was a martial art of Lingtian Middle School; even Nanhua Middle School didn't have it!
How could Ling Qingxue, a person from a small town, possibly learn such a technique?
"I watched you use it, then I tried it," Ling Qingxue replied.
Everyone was stunned, and the entire martial arts arena fell deathly silent.
To learn it after just watching someone use it once, and even reach perfection—this was an advanced high-grade martial art, not some calisthenics!!
Qin Hongyan's face flushed red. "Impossible! How could you possibly learn an advanced high-grade martial art after just one viewing!"
Ling Qingxue smiled faintly, flames igniting on her fists as she unleashed the perfected advanced mid-grade martial art, the Blazing Fist.
This was also a martial art Qin Hongyan had used before, and it was his family's secret technique; no one except the Qin family knew it!
This proved one thing without a doubt: Ling Qingxue's martial arts talent was unparalleled.
"I… I concede," Qin Hongyan muttered.
How could he not be reluctant to be defeated by someone of equal ability, despite being at a lower level?
The entire student body of Lingtian Middle School stared at the girl standing on the fighting platform, their expressions complex.
They had studied at Lingtian Middle School for nearly three years, only to find themselves inferior to someone from a small town, and they had even looked down on her…
"What kind of freak is this? How can such a genius exist in a tiny place like Linjiang City!"
"Do you think this Ling Qingxue could be this year's top scholar in Nanchuan Province?"
"She is indeed very strong, but Yang Lie, the martial arts genius from Nanhua Middle School, is even more terrifying. The chance of her beating Yang Lie is less than 40%."
Seeing the opportune moment, Shen Congwu stepped onto the platform, his gaze sweeping over the audience.
"To be honest, I am very dissatisfied with your performance today, not in terms of strength, but in terms of your attitude!
It's true that martial artists compete based on strength, but Ling Qingxue is a newcomer, and you blocked her at the school gate. Is this the spirit of Lingtian Middle School?
Losing isn't terrible; what's terrible is your lack of tolerance and your complete lack of martial arts spirit!"
Lin Yutang then began to smooth things over.
"Remember the principal's words. Go back and train hard. For the next three months, you'll all train an extra hour every day. If you haven't trained enough, make up for it by staying up all night!"
The group slunk away, their faces filled with shame.
They came to ambush someone, but ended up being humbled.
If this got out, who knew how much the students at Nanhua Middle School would laugh at them.
Shen Congwu shook his head inwardly, giving Ling Qingxue an apologetic look.
"We've made a fool of ourselves, Qingxue. These kids are too arrogant. In Nanchuan Province, they've never been afraid of anyone except Nanhua students. They're always looking at everyone with a superiority complex."
Ling Qingxue forced a smile. "Temperament is secondary; their strength is indeed a bit lacking. We need to put more pressure on them for the remaining three months, otherwise, their grades this year might be at the bottom."
This was already a "hellish year". Maintaining grades similar to previous years would be a step backward.
Without pushing their limits, they would be guaranteed to be last in Nanchuan Province this year.