Chapter 47

【I woke up a bit late today, but I won't be short of three chapters. Here's the first one!】

As Luo Feng stepped onto the stage, he was met with enthusiastic cheers and applause. Even though the people from Class 8 didn't believe Luo Feng could actually defeat Gorin, they couldn't let their morale be lower than the others. They had to cheer for their respected class president.

Gorin's gaze also fell on Luo Feng, examining him closely.

He looked quite ordinary, not like someone from a prestigious family.

As a shrewd businessman, his eyes were naturally sharp. Just from Luo Feng's demeanor, he could judge his background.

However, his relationship with Lucia was not ordinary. After meeting this young man, she kept inviting him home, and now Luo Feng even lived there during the holidays. Recently, Lucia had been reserving large quantities of precious herbs in the material market and auction house, likely to make spirit liquids. But since she could no longer cultivate斗气 (martial qi), it was probably for someone else, most likely this Luo Feng.

That woman, who had no blood relation to Luo Feng, treated him so well; there must be a reason.

It seems she wants to cultivate a super-strong fighter with her own abilities to avenge her deceased father and brother!

This rookie from the basic class is a bit special. According to Gorin, he once defeated someone from Class 2. Although that person was of medium to low strength in the class, it still indicated something.

So, Lucia, let me see what makes the person you've bet everything on so unique. If necessary, it won't be too difficult to crush him!

"Class President, go for it!"

Amidst the cheers of both classes, the battle began. Luo Feng activated his martial qi.

Fourth stage of martial qi!

In these few months, his martial qi had advanced another stage.

At the beginning of the semester, he was the lowest in martial qi level in the basic class. Now, he was on par with most of Class 8. Luo Feng didn't hold back because his opponent was indeed much stronger.

Gorin had also advanced to the fourth stage of martial qi, but his martial qi had a faint golden hue.

Metal attribute!

Although they had heard about it, the people from Class 8 were still quite surprised and became more concerned for Luo Feng.

Both of them pushed their hands forward, each launching a wave of qi. At their level, using a simple martial qi projectile was meaningless. Even for the first round of probing, they used a low-rank blue-grade martial technique.

"Boom!"

The two waves of qi exploded in mid-air, a result of their similar power.

Gorin was quite surprised. His son had received excellent education from a young age, with spirit medicines to improve his physique and personal guidance from himself. His foundation was solid, and even the regular martial technique "Qi Wave" he used was stronger than most. It was also enhanced with the metal attribute, which should have given him a decisive advantage over Luo Feng, who had no attribute. Yet, they were evenly matched.

This Luo Feng is indeed not simple. No wonder Lucia favors him!

Gorin knew Luo Feng's martial techniques were powerful because that's how Ryan lost. He was mentally prepared, but he was still unsatisfied with the result.

The cheers from Class 8 were quite grating, and Gorin was even more annoyed.

Hmph, don't celebrate too soon.

With a wave of his hand, a golden blade of light shot out.

Low-rank blue-grade martial technique—Inch Blade!

"Boom!"

Luo Feng's second Qi Wave was shattered, but the golden blade still had momentum and continued toward him. Fortunately, Luo Feng reacted quickly. His hands couldn't launch another attack in time, but he gathered martial qi into his right foot, forming a hammer.

Lowest-rank blue-grade martial technique—Hammer Kick!

From below, he kicked the golden blade accurately, and it finally shattered.

Although he wasn't at a disadvantage, Luo Feng's expression became more serious.

It took a low-rank blue-grade Qi Wave and a lowest-rank blue-grade Hammer Kick to finally break through. Gorin's attack had clearly intensified.

Gorin's lips curled into a smug smile after gaining the upper hand.

Heh, Luo Feng, see that? The power of an attribute is something you, who don't have one, can't understand!

The previous Qi Wave was just naturally enhanced with the metal attribute. Although it was stronger than an attributeless one, the difference was limited.

Each attribute must be used with a specific martial technique to unleash its full power. For example, the metal attribute's sharpness, when combined with a cutting-type technique like Inch Blade, makes it much stronger than a naturally enhanced Qi Wave, even though they are both lowest-rank blue-grade. They were evenly matched earlier, but now Luo Feng had to use an additional Hammer Kick to break through.

Gorin launched two more Inch Blades. Although Luo Feng could still break them with his hands and feet, he was clearly on the defensive, and the people from Class 8 were worried.

Hmph, I want to see how resilient you are!

His martial qi surged to the fifth stage. With a diagonal slash of his palm, the golden blade of light this time was different, larger and faster, like a crescent moon.

Low-rank blue-grade martial technique—Crescent Slash!

Like Inch Blade, Crescent Slash was a low-rank blue-grade technique, but it was not a regular school technique. It was a family-secret metal attribute technique passed down in Gorin's family, similar to the secret technique "Rising Dragon" that Luo Feng had faced before, which could unleash much greater power.

"Boom!"

Crescent Slash easily shattered the Qi Wave. Luo Feng added another Hammer Kick, hitting it accurately.

However, a small segment of the crescent blade broke off and continued toward Luo Feng's chest.

Heh, hit! Luo Feng, you think Crescent Slash is just stronger than the school technique Inch Blade? You're wrong. My family's secret technique has unique qualities. It's quite resilient, and even when shattered, the residual force doesn't dissipate immediately, still retaining its killing power.

Aaron's expression changed. He knew the value of this.

Don't underestimate this small segment of the crescent blade. Due to the metal attribute's sharpness, it's like a razor blade. If hit, even with active defense, Luo Feng would likely suffer a deep, bloody wound.

Luo Feng was wide open, in a difficult position to defend. It seemed certain he would be hit. At this moment, his right leg moved. Although he couldn't immediately retract it after the Hammer Kick, his knee gathered martial qi and thrust upward in a flash.

Lowest-rank blue-grade martial technique—Tiger Strike!

"Clap!"

The crescent blade fragment was finally shattered by the thrust.

Gorin was taken aback. An attack that was certain to hit had missed.

This was an unconventional combo. Generally, after a Hammer Kick, no one would think to use another technique with the same leg before it retracted. Luo Feng, however, had thought of it. Thanks to Lucia's training, he had used Hammer Kick followed by Tiger Strike multiple times in emergencies during battles with the beautiful president, and he was now quite proficient. This was the growth that experience brought.

Even the people from Class 2 couldn't help but admire Luo Feng. Setting aside class loyalty, the way he defused the danger with this two-move combo was truly brilliant.

However, even if they saw this brilliant move, they couldn't easily learn from it. They didn't have Luo Feng's explosive power, and few would be willing to practice such a variety of techniques. Hammer Kick and Tiger Strike were rarely practiced, and even fewer would practice both. This move was only suitable for someone like Luo Feng, who learned techniques at an extraordinary speed.

Aaron also breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Feng has improved a lot since his battle with Ryan. Besides the increase in martial qi level, more importantly, his combat experience has grown. This was his biggest weakness before. When fighting Pierce, he only knew how to rigidly attack. When fighting Ryan, he was more flexible, and now he can even use unconventional combos proficiently. It's been only a few months since the training camp.

If this continues, combat won't be his weakness but his strength!