In a Martial World High, There’s a Mystical Great World – Chapter 44

Chapter 44: A Swift Resolution

“It’s not bad to slowly catch up from behind,” Shen Xing said with a smile, “It gives you more motivation.”

“Indeed.” An Yiyi nodded thoughtfully, then explained, “Fifth place is Situ Cheng, he has mastered five types of martial path intents. Among them, the one he’s most proficient in should also be ‘Leg Axe,’ but he hasn’t reached the minor completion level either. He’s just very skilled in the application of various martial path intents. It’s best not to get dragged into his rhythm during a fight.”

It was evident that An Yiyi had been paying attention. Although she was talking about the opponent’s performance from the previous week, she was clear on all the details and strengths.

Coincidentally, there was someone challenging Situ Cheng at this moment.

After all, he was in fifth place.

And his performance was just as An Yiyi had described. Although he had many martial path intents, they were not at all disorganized, and they were basically all leg and foot techniques.

Just from what Shen Xing recognized, there were Hand Axe, Hand Blade, Leg Axe, and Leg Sword. However, he had seen all four of these in the market, and only Leg Axe had a version that reached high-grade quality, while the highest versions of the others were only of superior quality.

In addition, he had a whole-body martial path intent that Shen Xing couldn’t name, but it allowed his hands and feet to be incredibly coordinated. When he fought, it was like a flurry of blades, even giving the impression of a battlefield meat grinder.

The challenger was clearly well-prepared, using one hand for defense and the other for a straight punch. But he soon cried out in pain, his arm covered in blood. He immediately retreated and gave up, running to the medical pod.

“That’s about it.” Shen Xing felt confident and stepped forward, “Next, it’s my turn.”

“You?” Situ Cheng had a delicate face, and his gaze at Shen Xing was still hesitant, “You’re a new student who joined the class last week, right? You just saw, I specialize in blade-type martial path intents. There’s a high possibility of injuries to the limbs, and my Qi and Blood strength is 25.4.”

By proactively stating his Qi and Blood strength, he was clearly trying to make Shen Xing back down.

It was evident that although this person specialized in blade-type martial path intents, his actual personality was not that aggressive.

“It’s okay,” Shen Xing said with a smile, “My Qi and Blood strength is 24.8.”

“What?”

Situ Cheng was clearly surprised, as were many of the students who were watching.

This new student, even if he had just entered Muscle Tempering last week, had reached this level in just one week?

“I understand!” Situ Cheng’s expression also became serious.

A mere 0.6 difference in Qi and Blood strength might not necessarily determine who was stronger or weaker in terms of basic abilities.

This new student was indeed qualified to challenge him.

“Let’s begin.” Situ Cheng didn’t seem to have any intention of resting. The muscles in his limbs tensed, and his eyes were fixed on Shen Xing, clearly waiting for him to make the first move.

Judging from his previous performance, Situ Cheng was indeed more adept at counterattacking.

Shen Xing stomped his foot and charged directly at Situ Cheng from the front.

“Oh, isn’t that foolish?” A student’s sigh came from the side.

“That’s right, he should try to circle around a bit.”

“Situ Cheng’s frontal attacks are really strong.”

“He’s done for.”

“He’ll be injured in one exchange.”

“. . .”

Not just these people, even An Yiyi thought the same.

And that was exactly what happened.

Facing Shen Xing’s frontal charge, Situ Cheng responded with a swift Hand Blade. At the moment of impact, there were two “puchi” sounds, and blood splattered. Two deep gashes were instantly carved into Shen Xing’s arms!

Pain surged through him.

This was the first time he had been injured since he started his martial path cultivation. Even Shen Xing couldn’t help but furrow his brows.

However, his attack did not slow down in the slightest! He even grabbed Situ Cheng’s two arms.

“What?” Situ Cheng was taken aback.

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In previous battles, the fight would have been over at this point. Most students would have cried out in agony from the intense pain.

But in this moment of hesitation, the battle was truly over.

–Leg Axe!

As if he had planned it all along, Shen Xing, while grabbing the opponent’s arms, had already swept his leg towards his waist. Under the power of Leg Axe, the protective suit on Situ Cheng lit up brightly, indicating a hit. And that wasn’t even the end of it. His raised right leg smoothly rotated and directly aimed for Situ Cheng’s neck.

Thump!

Even though there was a protective suit on his neck, the impact of this Leg Axe attack still slammed Situ Cheng to the ground.

A dull thud echoed.

For a moment, Situ Cheng even suspected that his neck had been severed by a heavy axe. His face was pale.

He even instinctively reached up to touch his neck, as if to check if his head was still there.

And all of this happened in an extremely short time. Many of the surrounding students didn’t even have time to react.

However, Teacher Lin, who was watching from the side, clearly had a different look in his eyes.

“This should count as my win, right?” Shen Xing grimaced, constantly inhaling, the pain in his arms still throbbing.

“It counts! Of course it counts!” Teacher Lin strode over, looked at Shen Xing’s arms, and did not hide his admiration. He even raised his hand, and a stream of Yuan Power directly sealed Shen Xing’s wounds, stopping the bleeding. “Go get treated.”

“Thank you, Teacher.” Shen Xing grinned, wincing as he ran to the medical pod.

“Teacher.”

Situ Cheng’s face was still pale, clearly not yet recovered from the battle.

“If this were a battlefield, you would be dead,” Teacher Lin said in a deep voice, “Don’t talk about protective suits. The protective suits on the battlefield aren’t that useful. I’ve already told you, in a fight, you must treat your opponent as a mortal enemy. It’s either him or you. How many of you can actually do that? You stop fighting when you’re injured? Is being injured more important, or is your life more important!”

Situ Cheng lowered his head in shame.

But there were also some who didn’t think much of it.

This wasn’t a real battlefield, after all. No matter how much they simulated it, there wouldn’t be a sense of life and death urgency. When it really came down to a life-or-death situation, the rush of emotions and adrenaline would naturally allow them to endure the pain.

Many students thought this way.

But that new student just now was truly ruthless.

From the looks of it, he had clearly planned it from the beginning.

To trade injury for a swift resolution.

His Leg Axe was also very powerful, executed fiercely and with quick changes.

His strength was completely unlike that of a new student. He was qualified to be fifth!

Suddenly, many of the students who had entered the advanced Muscle Tempering class before Shen Xing felt a strong sense of urgency.

They had been caught up to, surpassed!

Teacher Lin scanned the crowd, naturally seeing what some of the students were thinking. He didn’t bother to pay them any mind. Looking at Shen Xing, who had already come out of the medical pod, he said directly, “Your Leg Axe is just a step away from minor completion. Come, I’ll demonstrate it for you.”

“Thank you, Teacher.” Shen Xing’s eyes lit up. This was an unexpected bonus.