Chapter 19: Combat and Special Abilities (Please Recommend)

"I can feel your spirit," Fang Xing expressed his respect for such an opponent and then brought his fingers together, his body like a bow, as he leapt out, crossing several meters to take the position where Phoenix was about to reach, "But if spirit was all that mattered, what would be the point of the material world?"

Boom!

An explosive sound echoed through the air.

Bow Step Cannon Fist!

Such a move was worth its weight in gold!

After Fang Xing got serious, Phoenix was sent flying back even faster than she came.

This time, she flew directly out of the ring and fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Damn, Fang Xing from class two isn't human, he actually knocked Phoenix out..."

"I'll remember you, see you in the ring!"

As a beautiful girl, Phoenix had her fair share of fans, which immediately caused an uproar.

Fang Xing always ignored the buzzing of these flies.

'Hmph, if I hadn't won so decisively, with her stubborn nature, insisting on victory even if it means harming herself, she would only have lost more miserably and been injured more severely,' he thought coldly, stepping out of the ring.

At that moment, even louder gasps came from the adjacent ring.

"How savage!"

"Is that... Refine to Perfect for skin? Even more, not just average tough skin, but a Copper Skin Warrior?"

"Is that Cole from class two? Class two really is lucky, producing Martial Arts experts one after another!"

...

"Hm?"

Fang Xing headed toward the next ring and saw Cole roaring with his fists raised, with another classmate lying unconscious at his feet.

The classmate looked absolutely dreadful, as if had been run over by a steamroller.

Listening to the conversations of the surrounding audience, Fang Xing understood that in the previous fight, Cole had shown terrifying strength, completely unaffected by any hit from his opponent.

Such defense was definitely the refinement of skin to perfection, not just any ordinary tough skin!

What was even more frightening was the savagery Cole displayed when he had the overwhelming advantage!

"Roar!"

Cole raised his fists, roaring like a wild beast.

His slightly bloodshot eyes turned and caught sight of Fang Xing, and with a vicious grin, he made a throat-slitting gesture.

'Really... so arrogant.'

Fang Xing crossed his arms and looked on indifferently, unaffected by the provocation.

After all, to him, Cole was as insignificant as an ant at the roadside.

People don't compete with ants, they just step on them without a second thought!

Soon he faced his second opponent, his classmate Qian Xun.

Dressed in practice clothes and still sporting her pumpkin-head hair, Qian Xun said, "Fang classmate, please go easy on me!"

Clearly, she knew how highly Xia Long regarded Fang Xing and that she was no match for him.

Even so, she was still determined to challenge herself to the limit.

"Please!"

Fang Xing raised his hand slightly and saw Qian Xun leap up with her legs in continuous motion, displaying the 'Twin Snake Legs' from the Military Boxing Twelve Styles.

With a slight shift of his hands, Fang Xing spread his palm and caught her ankle.

With just a little force, he tossed Qian Xun off the ring.

"You..."

Her face flushed slightly, and then she couldn't hide her surprise, "You've refined your skin to perfection?"

Only with such a level of defense could one catch her moves with such ease.

"That idiot Cole has refined his skin to perfection, so it's only normal for me to reach this realm, right?" Fang Xing answered with a smile.

"You don't know, the Cole family has taken out a loan to support his martial arts training..." Qian Xun stood up, patting the dust off her clothes, and responded with a smile.

"You're not going to tell me his mother quit her job to take care of him full-time and took out a loan to buy a house..." Fang Xing's expression suddenly turned strange.

Those two things, along with the crazy investment in their child, were sure traps for middle-income families in his previous life.

"How could that be? Louise was originally a full-time homemaker, but later, due to the large expenses of Cole's martial arts training, she had no choice but to go out and look for work..." Qian Xun obviously missed Fang Xing's jest and answered earnestly.

"That's a shame."

Fang Xing shook his head, but then his expression changed as he heard a voice.

"Ring number 9, Liu Wei against Cole!"

"Hm?"

He hurried to the edge of the ring and saw Liu Wei stepping up, opposite him a much bulkier Cole, wearing only a tight vest.

"Liu Wei... perfect, you're Fang Xing's close friend, right?"

Cole, nonchalantly cracking his knuckles, the bones grinding with a grating sound, said, "First, I'll take you down, then I'll slaughter him!"

"Ah Xing was too lenient for not crippling you back then…"

Liu Wei's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.

"Cough cough… The two students may begin now."

An exasperated cough from a teacher responsible for the platform rang out beside them.

Just high school students, and each one had a bigger attitude than the last, shouting about fighting and killing. Did they think their Martial Arts teachers were dead?

Although they knew that in a Martial Artist's spar, momentum was crucial, they needed to know when to stop.

"Die!"

Cole's figure charged forward like a tank, like a crazed brown bear.

Observing his steps and punches, it was clear he had learned another set of combat skills, completely different and ferociously vicious from before!

Adding the Perfect Realm of skin refinement, he could absolutely contend for the top spot of his freshman year at Yucai High School!

"Hmm? This Cole is not bad!"

A Martial Arts teacher pushed up his glasses, "Perfect skin refinement and he's learned 'Black Snake Fighting Skill'. He's a shoo-in for first place in practical combat from past years."

"Hmph…"

Xia Long's ears twitched as he heard the faint voices from a great distance, dismissively saying, "As far as I know, Cole took 'Black Man Liquid'. Although this medicine is not banned, it's almost there… It seems his coach is a short-sighted fool, focusing only on immediate progress and overlooking potential and development…"

While the two teachers spoke, up on the platform.

Liu Wei had already clashed with Cole, both of them pulling back their arms and throwing punches simultaneously!

Cole's fist had rough skin with a faint blue-black hue, like a hammer.

Before the fist even arrived, its fierce wind was already terrifying.

Liu Wei's fingers were also clenched, he threw out a punch!

But as he swung, the muscles on his right arm seemed to come to life, writhing and expanding wildly…

Boom!

A loud noise!

Cole screamed, his right arm fractured into several pieces!

Not just that, his whole body, like a cannonball, was blasted off the platform, flying backward.

"Hmm?"

Fang Xing was somewhat surprised by the scene, "Liu Wei actually defeated Cole?"

Although they hadn't been in contact much recently, the progress Liu Wei made was terrifying, wasn't it?

Whoosh!

Several figures moved at a speed invisible to the naked eye around the platform to check on Cole's injuries.

"His arm's broken, ribs too… It's a severe injury, but it's treatable."

A female teacher examined Cole's wounds and said.

Xia Long's gaze was fixed on the writhing muscle on Liu Wei's right arm, his eyes slightly shining, "A Superpower User? Liu Wei… have you awakened a superpower?"

"Yes, strength-related—Muscle Activation!"

Liu Wei answered frankly.

"Not bad, this superpower may be limited in potential, but it allows you to exert most of your body's strength… Besides, it gives you a great advantage in the progress of skin and flesh refinement… Looking at your Realm, you must be nearly at the Perfect skin refinement, right?"

Xia Long didn't skimp on his praise, "Keep it up… My class has finally produced a student who has a hope of getting into university."

Obviously, in Xia Long's eyes, the previously hiding Fang Xing might not have met this criterion.

But Liu Wei, who awakened the 'Muscle Activation' superpower, indeed met the standard!

"Rest assured, teacher, I will work hard."

Liu Wei became much steadier and slowly stepped down from the platform, seemingly casting a glance towards Fang Xing.

"What an idiot Cole is… saying he would teach me a lesson, and yet he got eliminated first."

Fang Xing commented to himself and looked at his next opponent—Ouyang Qianqian.

In the third round, he had the misfortune of drawing a classmate again, continuing the internal conflict.

"Fang classmate, please advise!"

Ouyang Qianqian was vigorous and spirited, clearly going through her share of harsh training. As she made her move, her Flying Orchid Finger was dense and endless, now infused with a soft power, showing much improvement from last time.

"Ouyang classmate has made a lot of progress…"

Fang Xing reflected, withdrawing his defenses and taking the eighteen strikes of her finger strength head-on.

Clang!

The finger strength that could dislocate bones and muscles landed on him, only to be met with a layer of extreme suppleness that blocked it.

It felt to Fang Xing almost like someone was massaging him, the points where the fingers touched felt pleasantly tingly.

"Hmm? Is this also a unique effect of 'Jade Skin'? Diverting force?"

Typically, if it had been Cow Skin or Copper Skin, although he could withstand Ouyang Qianqian's finger power, he would have inevitably suffered some penetrating and rebound injuries.

But Fang Xing felt his skin tremble lightly at the touched points, dispersing the extremely concentrated finger strength.

Ouyang Qianqian's killer move failed to achieve any effect, staring at Fang Xing as if he were a monster, "I've worked so hard, yet I find myself getting further and further away from you…"

She felt somber in her heart.

Whether Fang Xing or Liu Wei, they had both climbed up the Martial Arts ladder with an unimaginable speed!

Compared to them, she, a natural human, felt like garbage!

"I surrender!"

Ouyang Qianqian raised her hand to signal the referee, then looked at Fang Xing, "I will surpass you one day."