A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

66. Kill Line

The practical assessment began early the next morning.

Chu Xuan drew his turn relatively early this time, and it was soon his turn to go on stage.

His opponent was a burly man with dark skin, as strong as a black bull, nearly two meters tall. He was broad-shouldered and thick-backed, and his coarse cloth outfit was stretched taut by his taut muscles.

However, at this moment, the burly man had a look of bitterness on his face.

His performance yesterday was only at the C level, and now he's facing Chu Xuan from the B level right away, so he can't help but feel frustrated.

Frustrated as he was, it didn't mean he was afraid of Chu Xuan.

He didn't think he was weaker than Chu Xuan, even though they both possessed internal strength!

"I am Han Ye from the Mangniu Boxing School!" Han Ye cupped his hands in greeting.

"Lu's Martial Arts School, Chu Xuan!"

Chu Xuan returned the greeting in kind.

"Excuse me!"

Han Ye gave a low shout and, without any probing, launched the first attack.

With his feet pounding the ground, his body moved like a charging bull, his right fist clenched into a hammer, whistling through the air as it aimed straight for Chu Xuan's heart. This was the core killing move of the Wild Bull Fist, "Wild Bull Charges Against the Mountain!"

The Wild Bull Fist is based on the principles of "fierce and domineering, using force to overwhelm others," making it extremely suitable for Han Ye. Now, with his internal strength, he has refined his fist power to be even more profound and powerful!

With a single punch, dust billowed across the arena, and a faint rumble of thunder could be heard.

Chu Xuan's gaze was deep and focused. He neither flinched nor dodged, and stepped out with the Eight Extremes Stamping Step.

Seeing Han Ye's fist coming, he made a fist with his right hand, generated power from his waist, passed it through his shoulder and arm, and met the attack with an eighth-level collapsing fist.

The fist technique was simple, yet it contained the unique explosive power of Bajiquan, as fast as lightning, striking directly at Han Ye's heart.

"Bang!"

The two fists collided, and a muffled explosion reverberated through the arena, sending shockwaves rippled outwards.

Han Ye felt a powerful yet penetrating force collide with his own raging strength along his fist.

His powerful punches, which he was so proud of, were actually shattered layer by layer by this force, his arms went numb, and he couldn't help but take two steps back.

"So strong!"

A flicker of fear crossed Han Ye's eyes.

Chu Xuan used the recoil from the collision to slightly rotate his body, changed his footwork, and stepped forward with the Baji Cuobu, not giving Han Ye a chance to catch his breath.

Bajiquan is inherently good at close-quarters combat; its techniques of striking, pushing, and leaning are all deadly.

Chu Xuan followed closely, his left hand swiftly grabbing Han Ye's wrist, while his right elbow pressed down, using the momentum of his forward thrust to strike Han Ye's ribs.

It was a direct hit to the heart!

The elbow strike was fierce and carried a burst of power.

Han Ye roared, his left arm blocking his ribs, his powerful ox-like strength gathering in his arm, intending to take the elbow strike head-on. Just as Chu Xuan's elbow was about to reach him, he suddenly changed his move, turning a deflection into a ramming strike, grazing Han Ye's arm and hitting his chest.

Han Ye was immediately put on the defensive and hurriedly parried.

The two figures clashed repeatedly, their fists and palms striking each other, producing a series of muffled thuds.

After fighting for dozens of moves, Chu Xuan seized the opportunity, slightly lowered his left shoulder, concentrated all his strength in his shoulder and back, and took advantage of Han Ye's forward momentum to lean forward suddenly—it was the Iron Mountain Lean, a unique skill of Bajiquan!

With this lean, the power of the dantian, waist, and shoulders is concentrated, and the three forces are combined into one, making it incomparably fierce.

"Bang!"

Han Ye felt as if he had been struck in the chest by a heavy hammer, his internal organs churning, and his fierce strength instantly dissipated!

He stumbled back several steps before managing to steady himself, feeling a sharp pain in his chest, but he was not injured.

Han Ye understood that Chu Xuan had shown mercy.

Otherwise, Chu Xuan's Iron Mountain Lean would have kept him in bed for at least a month. He wouldn't have been able to compete in the later matches. But now, although his chest is in excruciating pain, it doesn't affect his ability to fight later.

"Thanks, I lost!"

Han Ye cupped his hands in greeting, a look of gratitude on his face.

"You're too kind!"

Chu Xuan returned the greeting, stepped down from the stage, and did not leave, but watched as the other contestants rose from the platform.

The duel with Han Ye didn't take much to his liking.

If he were to fight seriously, he was confident he could knock his opponent off the stage within ten moves.

This is without adding the other three forces.

However, there's no need!

Soon, Chu Xuan saw his other fellow disciples take the stage.

As expected, Li Xiao and Sun Dai, who had just broken through to the Dark Force realm, were swept off the field.

Next was Dongfang Lin.

It's unclear whether Dongfang Lin had incredible luck or something else entirely. Despite his mediocre strength, he encountered someone even less skilled. After a prolonged battle, Dongfang Lin successfully defeated his opponent and advanced to the next round.

Lu Xiaoshuang's opponent was a martial artist who had just entered the Dark Force realm. As expected, she successfully knocked him off the stage.

The five families didn't run into each other at all.

Chu Xuan sneered.

If there's nothing fishy about this lottery, his name can be written backwards.

Just then, a series of exclamations came from the side.

"Someone has died!"

"Hiss! Is that Xu Yuan from the Lu Family Martial Arts School? He's ruthless!"

"What a vicious method!"

On the furthest arena, Xu Yuan stood, his gaze icy, his long hair flying wildly. Beside him lay a lifeless corpse.

"What happened?"

Chu Xuan saw Dongfang Lin coming over with a grim expression and asked.

Dongfang Lin's face was grim as he said, "Xu Yuan went too far! His opponent was a disciple of the White Crane Martial Arts School, who had only recently entered the Dark Force realm!"

The White Crane Martial Arts School and our school have always been on good terms. But Xu Yuan attacked with deadly moves from the very beginning, giving his opponent no chance to admit defeat, killing him on the spot!

Chu Xuan was taken aback.

Dongfang Lin said coldly, "He's making an example of someone! He wants to warn those behind him not to waste his energy, so he can prepare for the ranking competition later! He's quite ambitious; he's probably aiming for the top ten!"

After listening, Chu Xuan patted Dongfang Lin on the shoulder: "Eighth Senior Brother, don't force yourself. If things look bad, admit defeat!"

"I see!"

Dongfang Lin nodded, but his expression was still somewhat unpleasant.

He spent more than three years at the Ming Jin level before finally reaching the An Jin level, and had no hope of joining the Xuan Yang Sect.

Moreover, he was well-off and didn't need the benefits of being a "martial arts examination graduate." His participation in the examination was more about showing off to his father!

But what follows requires careful consideration!

Xu Yuan's idea is clearly not an isolated case.

The following matches were equally brutal!

The top experts from the five major families attacked ruthlessly as soon as they stepped onto the stage. Although no one was killed like Xu Yuan, the scene was still extremely bloody, with the opponents either seriously injured or crippled!

Chu Xuan didn't watch much, because it was his turn to go on stage again.

This time, his opponent is—Wan Yang!

Chu Xuan knew about the other party because after the White Ape Martial Arts School revealed this genius disciple, Lu Tong had a dark face in the martial arts school for several days in a row!

Top-tier physical constitution!

This is a genius even more monstrous than Xu Yuan!

Chu Xuan felt a chill in his heart.

He realized he had reached the point of no return!

I just don't know if this was arranged by the Tao family or by the other four families!

"You're Chu Xuan? The one who killed Meng Qing?"

On the arena, Wan Yang did not make a move, but instead looked at Chu Xuan with a mocking expression, as if watching a cat watching a mouse.

Chu Xuan asked calmly, "You want to avenge Meng Qing?"

"Heh~!"

Wan Yang scoffed.

"What is Meng Qing? Just a piece of trash! If I'm in a good mood, I might call him 'Senior Brother,' but if I'm in a bad mood, I'll just bury him! But..."

His face suddenly turned cold: "That day on the arena in the south of the city, you made my White Ape Martial Arts School lose all face! This score must be settled!"

Chu Xuan asked, "So, how do you plan to calculate it?"

Wan Yang continued with a cheerful smile: "So, you either admit defeat now! Otherwise, once it starts, you won't even have a chance to speak!"

He clenched his fist suddenly, tilted his head, and bared his teeth at Chu Xuan: "I'll beat you to death!"