Chapter 1101: Is Your Xuanxuan Association Still Recruiting? (Part 1)

Xiao Qin's mouth twitched.

Was he supposed to take on a group alone, or was the group going to take him on?

Although their strength wasn't too impressive, each one was glaring fiercely, their aura like dragons... Hadn't they come from a small place and traveled a long distance?

Why didn't they look tired at all? Instead, upon hearing about a competition, they were all excited, as if they had encountered a weakling.

"I'm at the peak of Saint Domain First Layer. Is there anyone here with the same strength as me?"

Xiao Qin said.

Since he wanted to test their strength, finding someone of similar power would allow him to exert his best combat ability and be fair. Otherwise, suppressing his cultivation level while having far superior insight would clearly be bullying. Of course, if he demanded fairness, they wouldn't have the nerve to gang up on him.

"Saint Domain First Layer?"

Ruohuan Gongzi frowned.

The members of their Xuanxuan Association were mostly freshmen, having only cultivated for a few months since the start of the semester. Even if they progressed quickly, they were at most at the Unity Realm. Those who had reached the Saint Domain... well, there was one such person!

"Go invite Senior Qiqi!" He turned and gave an order.

A young man ran out, and before long, Luo Qiqi arrived.

In the Xuanxuan Association, apart from Zhang Xuan, who was the strongest, there was only her.

"I'm really sorry. In our Xuanxuan Association, only Senior Qiqi has reached the peak of Saint Domain First Layer. How about... you compete with her?"

Ruohuan Gongzi looked a bit embarrassed.

Although Luo Qiqi was also a member of the Xuanxuan Association, she had received personal guidance from the dean, so her cultivation and insight were far superior to theirs. Having her fight was somewhat unfair.

"Fight a girl?"

Xiao Qin frowned.

He was a supreme genius of the War Master Hall, far surpassing his peers in true qi, physical strength, speed, and reflexes. Having any random girl come to compete with him was too insulting!

"What's wrong with a girl?" Luo Qiqi raised her delicate eyebrows, snorted, and waved her jade hand: "Make your move!"

"Since you insist, then I'll oblige. But don't worry, if you can't handle it, I'll stop in time..."

Seeing her persistence, Xiao Qin sighed, bowed chivalrously, then flipped his palm, channeling true qi throughout his body, and a majestic aura surged forth.

Whoosh!

He swayed and stepped forward.

He was a thousand-man commander of the Martial Arts Hall, most skilled in martial techniques. Although it was just a single step, it contained seven or eight variations. His figure flickered, as if multiple identical shadows appeared, making it impossible to discern his attack direction.

Martial technique: Thousand-Trace Phantom!

Thousand-Trace Phantom was created two thousand years ago by a Primordial Spirit Realm senior of the War Master Hall. Once executed, it produced a series of phantoms, confusing the opponent and making them easy prey.

Although his opponent was a girl, he still went all out without holding back.

The War Master Hall's motto... never underestimate any opponent!

Swish!

As he executed Thousand-Trace Phantom, he simultaneously formed a sword with his fingers, striking forward like a venomous snake emerging from its hole.

This was also a martial technique called Hidden Dragon Emerges from the Sea, fast and precise, like a dragon or snake leaping, hard to defend against.

Combining these two techniques, even in the War Master Hall, few at the same level could defeat him.

"Not bad!"

With a light laugh, the girl opposite moved. She didn't use any martial technique or make any large movements; she simply opened her five fingers and slapped downward.

The simplest palm strike!

However, for some reason, although it looked simple, Xiao Qin felt that his footwork and techniques were all suppressed by her, as if no matter where he fled, he couldn't dodge.

"What kind of move is this?"

His pupils contracted, and cold sweat broke out on his body.

Her move looked simple, but it actually saw through all his variations. No matter how he changed, the result would be the same... getting slapped down.

"I have to go head-on..."

As a genius of the War Master Hall, he knew that if he continued with his original technique, he would suffer. So he gritted his teeth, flipped his palms, and met her attack.

Since he couldn't dodge, he would clash head-on!

Although he wasn't as freakish as those in the Defense Hall, his true qi and physical body were balanced. In a head-on clash, he was no weaker than anyone at the same level, especially against a girl, who probably wasn't strong in power.

Whoosh!

As he swung his palms, about to make contact with hers, he suddenly found that the girl had vanished from before his eyes.

"Damn..."

His hair stood on end, and he was terrified, drenched in cold sweat.

The move that had forced him to brace for impact was... a feint!

"Ah..."

With a sharp cry, he hastily withdrew the force of his forward attack and struck backward.

Although his movement was fast, she was faster. He felt a tremendous force pressing down on his back, about to tear apart his internal organs before it even landed.

"Too late..."

Knowing she had seized the initiative, and that by the time his palm reached her, he would be severely injured, Xiao Qin gritted his teeth and quickly channeled all his internal energy to his back. For now, he could only take the hit and then try to counterattack.

Gurgle!

He braced for a fierce blow, but suddenly felt the pressure behind him vanish, and all the oppressive force dissipated.

He quickly turned around and saw the girl had already retreated seven or eight steps, standing still as if she had never attacked.

"You lost!"

Luo Qiqi said calmly.

"Pfft!"

As she finished speaking, Xiao Qin's face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he could no longer stand.

Although they hadn't made contact even once, she had successfully disrupted the flow of his true qi. The violent backlash from abruptly withdrawing his true qi twice was too much for him to bear.

Without a single clash, relying solely on her insight and experience, she had severely injured him, nearly killing him on the spot. This girl's understanding of martial techniques and combat was terrifying!

They were not on the same level at all!

"I lost!" Taking a deep breath, he adjusted his breathing for a moment, suppressed the pain, and stood up, looking dejected.

He had initially dismissed this visiting master teacher academy as overrated, but now that he had actually fought, he realized how formidable they were.

Even a random girl was unbeatable; he wondered how strong the others were!

"Actually, your true qi, physical body, speed, and reflexes are not bad. It's mainly your martial techniques that are too poor!"

Seeing his dejection, Luo Qiqi comforted him.

"Martial techniques too poor?"

If she hadn't said that, he might have felt better. But hearing this, Xiao Qin's mouth twitched, feeling even more humiliated.

He was the most famous genius of the Martial Arts Hall in the War Master Hall. At just Saint Domain First Layer, he had mastered four Saint Domain-level martial techniques, making him a rare genius even in the entire War Master Hall.

It could be said that in the Martial Arts Hall, apart from the thousand-man commanders with higher cultivation, almost no one at the same level had a better understanding of martial techniques than him...

And yet, she said his martial techniques were too poor—that was a slap in the face.

"Don't believe me?" Luo Qiqi smiled lightly. "You can ask any student here to critique what went wrong in your fight."

"Critique? They critique me?" Xiao Qin shook his head and looked around.

The cultivators around him were mostly below the Unity Realm, and some were only at the Harmony Realm. He wouldn't even spare a glance at such cultivators in the past. Asking them to critique...

Could they understand the subtleties of his techniques?

Could they appreciate the brilliance of his martial techniques?

Critique!

What a joke!

"What, you think they're not strong enough to see the flaws in your martial techniques?" Luo Qiqi shook her head. "I'm not trying to discourage you, but with your current strength and understanding of martial techniques, even if you suppress your cultivation, you wouldn't last two moves against any one of them!"

"Any one of them? Please don't speak too soon!" Xiao Qin's face darkened.

He was a master of the War Master Hall. To say that he couldn't last two moves against someone who hadn't even reached the Unity Realm was outright contempt.

"Senior Qiqi is right. Your strength is indeed very poor."

"If you suppress your cultivation and fight us, you're no match."

"We're not lying. Your understanding of martial techniques is too weak..."

Seeing his disbelief, everyone chimed in to console him.

They had hoped for a formidable opponent to have some fun, but he turned out to be so weak. They were actually quite disappointed.

If you're going to challenge us, why not bring someone decent, someone a bit stronger?

This guy's understanding of martial techniques was so poor. Coming here was just asking to be beaten!

Sigh, too weak!

Everyone felt a sense of melancholy.

"You... Fine, I originally thought suppressing my cultivation to fight you would be bullying. Since that's the case, bring it on!"

Seeing everyone sighing and treating him like a weakling, Xiao Qin was furious. He couldn't hold back anymore. He took a healing pill, recovered his injuries, roared, and suppressed his aura until it reached the peak of the Bridge Heaven Realm.

"I've suppressed my cultivation. Is there anyone who wants to fight me?"

He looked around coldly.

"Peak of Bridge Heaven Realm? Almost all of us are at that level. You can pick anyone..."

Seeing his disbelief and desire to fight, Ruohuan Gongzi shook his head and looked around.

"Fine!"

Seeing the Xuanxuan Association's leader so confident, letting him choose freely, Xiao Qin felt slapped again. Gritting his teeth, he scanned the crowd and randomly pointed at an unremarkable person. This person looked about twenty, with a fair, clean face, somewhat bookish and shy.

"You want to fight me?" The person stepped forward, seemingly surprised by the lucky strike.

"Yes!"

Xiao Qin waved his hand.

"I can fight you, but you're injured now. If I fight you like this, it would be unfair..."

After hesitating for a moment, the fair-faced young man thought of a good idea. His eyes sparkled with excitement as he looked seriously at Xiao Qin: "I'll tie my hands behind my back and fight you without using my hands... That way, it'll be fair!"