hard fight

Qin Feng after ordering the annual card and the boundary-breaking elixir, essentially became half a member of the White Tiger Hall. Stepping up, he rushed from the fourth floor to the second-floor martial arts arena and saw Chen Xinyan in combat gear, holding a long knife. "Junior brother, you finally came," her tone filled with a fighting spirit not typical of someone of her age.

"Let's begin then," Qin Feng took a step back, the lightning on his Cold Edge Short Sword shimmering as the Phantom Blade Technique activated within him, gathering power. "You go first."

"As you wish!" Chen Xinyan exclaimed, the phantom of an ice-cold snow woman appearing behind her. Qin Feng felt as if he were pinned to the ground, unable to move.

"Junior brother, give up," Chen Xinyan's voice dripped with disdain, provoking Qin Feng who was immobilized by pressure.

The intense suffocation fuelled Qin Feng's killing intent, surging against the pressure. A wave of anger rose within him. "Who said we had to be crushed by an SS-level Awakened like you!" Qin Feng shouted, taking an imperceptible step forward. The pressure around him shattered into pieces!

White lightning surrounded him, and a vague shape appeared behind him, growing three heads and six arms, exuding a dominating aura. Red phantom shadows emerged, and the white lightning turned into red-black, merging with killing intent. It shocked Chen Xinyan. Qin Feng extended his front foot, and his figure vanished instantly.

"What's this?" Chen Xinyan countered with ice spikes, but Qin Feng's speed exceeded her sight. He appeared beside her in a flash, his Blood Red Flashing Thunder Slash aimed at her chest.

Chen Xinyan hastily blocked the lethal strike with her blade, summoning a White Whale to engulf Qin Feng. He used his Thunderball to attack the vacuum-phase Chen Xinyan, intending to withstand her counterattack. Multiple Flashing Thunder Slashes burst out, tearing the ice-formed White Whale into fragments and then mist.

"The attack has reached a mid-level Tier 3 level! Has he been hiding his strength all along?" Chen Xinyan barely blocked Qin Feng's Flashing Thunder Slash after his Phantom Blade Technique erupted. She noticed the fierce and murderous gaze in Qin Feng's eyes, which had replaced his usual calmness, staring fiercely at her while repeatedly attacking.

As Qin Feng prepared to unleash another Flashing Thunder Slash, his neck was exposed to Chen Xinyan's blade. Instantly, she used the back of her blade to strike Qin Feng's neck. Qin Feng roared, unwilling to give up, unleashing one final Flashing Thunder Slash, aiming at her head!

"If my full strength doesn't kill the enemy, then let us die together in our final moments!" Qin Feng's mind was filled with one word: Kill!

Just as the Flashing Thunder Slash was about to hit Chen Xinyan, a giant stone hand grabbed her, slamming her to the ground. "Multiple Rock Shields!" The stone giant's phantom appeared, roaring, but it shattered like paper against the blood-red Flashing Thunder Slash.

Zhou Junkai, pale-faced, barely intercepted the attack with two A-level combat techniques. "Is this still Qin Feng?" Zhou Junkai, his Star Chart progress pushed to the 14th point, had been in a state of enlightenment for days, his strength soaring.

Others among the freshmen also improved significantly. Some moved from mid-level Tier 1 to upper-level Tier 1, while others, having reached mid-level Tier 1, felt smug.

With only one day left until the school year starts, the prices for training rooms in various organizations doubled, leaving low-ranking freshmen unable to afford them and causing frowns among senior students.

The library, standing tall for centuries, now used its combat training rooms to cope with the pre-competition rush.

At night, the entertainment areas were deserted, with only the chirping of birds echoing around the campus.

Qin Feng was teleported back to his villa by the library, clenching his fists. "The Flashing Thunder Slash is about to reach the threshold of the primary level, and I've mastered the Thunderball technique. Although there's been no breakthrough with the Phantom Blade Technique, it allows me to approach the upper level of Tier 2. Tomorrow is the Freshmen Competition; I must make you suffer!"