Central Battle Stage.

Very quickly, the first student stepped onto the stage.

Fang Ping raised his hand, indicating that he had something to say. The student opposite him wrinkled his brows and said gruffly, Speak!

Senior, may I know your name?

School of Weaponry, sophomore student Chen Guolong!

Im a little curious. Im a new student who only entered this school recently. I havent wronged many people, so why do you want to challenge me?

Of course, I know the general reason. However, I still want to ask Senior Chen something. Have you perhaps also been defeated by NMAUs Wang Jinyang?

Chen Guolongs brows remained furrowed. He did not answer.

Fang Ping continued, Of course, I can understand if youve been beaten by him before. However, Wang Jinyang and I are not the same person.

Even if he did teach me martial science theory, theres still no need to treat me as his substitute, right?

Senior Chen, you couldnt have prepared to hurt me, right?

Chen Guolong remained silent.

Fang Ping continued leisurely, Really, Ive always been a civilized person. I have some knowledge and understanding of martial sciences. Ive never fought a lot. Im a good student.

If you seniors want to beat me up to vent your feelings, I will then submit.

Could you perhaps not hit my face though?

Also, dont injure me too badly. Im afraid I might not be able to pay for the medical bills.

Chen Guolong frowned. The crowd below the stage was beginning to feel dissatisfied when Lu Fengrou said in a slightly impatient tone, If youre going to fight, then fight! If you dont want to fight, surrender and stop with all the useless chatter!

Fang Ping did not get annoyed. Instead, he chuckled. So its alright if I surrender now?

Huh?

Chen Guolong finally opened his mouth. His gaze was sharp as he said, You want to surrender?

Of course. Youre at Peak Rank-1 whereas Ive just reached Rank-1. Plus, Ive gotten the medicinal pills, admitting defeat is fine, isnt it?

Below the stage, Zhou Yan was also frowning. She said coolly, Surrendering is fine, but you need to think clearly. Backing out from a fight that hasnt even started is detrimental to martial science theory.

Theres nothing I can do. Theyre seniors whereas Im a new student. I dont know if theyll find an excuse to kill me in battle. Surrendering is undoubtedly the best choice.

Below the stage, Liu Yongwen took a deep breath and said, Fang Ping, what exactly are you trying to say!

Youre Senior Liu, right?

Fang Ping laughed. Im not thinking of doing anything. I just want to ask, did you all plan to kill me?

Were all understanding people. If you have such thoughts in your mind, say them out loud.

If thats the case Then I also have something prepared

Liu Yongwen said coldly, In martial arts battles, accidents can happen at any time. Nobody wants to kill anyone. When Wang Jinyang first came to MCMAU, he didnt want to kill anyone either. However, sometimes, you cant hold back. No one can blame a specific person!

I understand the meaning behind those words of yours, Senior Liu.

Fang Ping nodded. He smiled widely as he said, In that case, I dont have any psychological burdens.

Really, Im being honest. I was too scared to even kill a chicken when I was young.

Wang Jinyang told me very early on that I had to strive in martial arts, but how could I strive since I was like that?

I didnt know how to. I thought I was striving if I quietly practiced and learned, as well as did my best to obtain more resources.

My instructor once told me that I should fight when its time to fight. Not to mention, change my mentality a little bit because its like that of a chickens.

I dont think Im a chicken. Im just not very used to it.

In my opinion, were all fellow students. As were all students, we dont have any major conflicts between us. To put it in another way, its still my first time meeting the few of you seniors.

Your grudges against Wang Jinyang should have nothing to do with me.

But now, I guess this can be considered as taking your anger out on me, right?

I didnt even provoke anyone

Fang Ping, thats enough!

The audience below the stage were starting to feel impatient. Could this guy still be considered a martial artist? Why did he have so much nonsense to say?

Fang Ping sighed, thinking in his heart, Its not nonsense, Im just saying it to hear it myself.

I, as a person, cherish life too much!

I cherish life so much that when I thought Huang Bin was going to cause me trouble, I found him to cause trouble first.

I cherish life so much that, even though Ive never killed and dont dare to kill a person, if a person wants to take my life, I will definitely resist.

How do I resist?

If I kill my opponent, he wont want my life anymore.

But were all still students, still youngsters, without major grudges against one another. To kill someone without a good reasonis it worth it?

Fang Ping did not know if it was worth it or not. However, he felt that in other peoples eyes, life and death were just that simple.

A fight of goodwill and spirit was good, and taking anger out on someone else was fine. However, since there was no way to seek revenge on Wang Jinyang, and since Fang Ping was related to Wang Jinyang, Fang Ping would have to do!

Whether or not Chen Guolong wanted to kill him, Fang Ping did not know. However, it was true that Liu Yongwen wanted to find someone to avenge his brother.

Liu Yongwen himself could not show up as a challenger. Hence, among the challengers, either someone was representing Liu Yongwen, or they were all Liu Yongwens assassins.

Fang Ping sighed. I really cant understand how you all think. Are all martial artists this crazy? Just a small disagreement and you start to fight. I feel like Ive entered a lunatic asylum

Enough!

Opposite Fang Ping, Chen Guolong was getting angry. He called out in a deep voice, Are you surrendering or shall we continue!

If I surrender, youll all think that Im easily bullied. Then, youll still come to bother me.

Therefore, I guess not surrendering is the better choice

Zhou Yan did not wait for him to finish his sentence and quickly said, Start!

Whoosh!

Right after she had spoken, Fang Ping, who had been spewing nonsense earlier, rushed to the front!

Fang Ping went for his strongest Puncture Kick as his first attack!

His right leg struck quickly, and a whoosh sound was heard.

Chen Guolongs expression did not change as he lifted his left arm to block the attack. His right hand then curled into a fist. Instead of retreating, he advanced. Moving one step forward, his right fist went straight for Fang Pings throat!

Bang!

Fang Pings right leg collided with Chen Guolongs left arm. Fang Pings facial expression remained the same. On the other hand, Chen Guolongs entire body trembled. He fiercely pushed his left arm outwards, pushing off Fang Pings right leg.

Despicable!

Chen Guolong shouted. With just one move, his left arm had been reduced to a mess of flesh and blood!

With bone-honing, what was hardened was the bone. In regard to skin, even if the toughness of it was increased through bone homing, there was a limit to it.

Something was wrong with Fang Pings leg!

With no time to check thoroughly, Fang Ping quickly retracted his leg. He clenched both his hands into fists. Putting strength into his left leg, he sprang up!

In mid-air, Fang Ping put his fists together, moving into a Swinging Fist Punch!

Pft!

In a flash, his knuckles smashed Chen Guolongs right arm. Chen Guolong let out an angry roar. His body straightened and his right arm sprang upwards, blocking Fang Pings fists. At the same time, his left arm moved toward Fang Pings chest like a punch!

Fang Pings upper body tilted backward in an odd position. His employed his pole-standing firm stance to its limitroly-poly!

With Fang Pings body slanted, Chen Guolongs fist met with empty air!

Inertia caused Chen Guolongs body to slightly lean forward. Without a sound, and with his body still tilted backward, Fang Ping abruptly kicked his left leg toward Chen Guolongs crotch!

Asshole!

Chen Guolong was so angry that his eyes were about to burst. He hastily moved backward!

However, he had lost the upper hand because his left arm was angled forward and his right arm had just blocked Fang Pings swinging fists. There was no time to retreat!

Fang Ping spoke of his own weakness, and yet his attacks were merciless!

Without letting Chen Guolong escape his attack range, Fang Ping shot his left leg toward Chen Guolongs crotch.

Knowing it was too late to retreat, Chen Guo Long clipped his legs together in preparation to trap Fang Pings leg. At the same time, his right hand changed to the Eagle Claw form to capture Fang Pings left leg!

Once Fang Pings left leg had been pinched by his fully honed right hand, Fang Pings death would not be too far away!

Fang Ping remained silent. He acted as if he did not know that his left leg was not honed, and it was unable to break through Chen Guolongs right-hand defense!

Just as Fang Pings left leg approached Chen Guolongs crotch, Fang Ping suddenly landed heavily on his it. Taking advantage of the momentum, he leaped into the air. Then, he extended his right leg and aimed straight for Chen Guolongs temple!

Hurk!

Chen Guolong was stunned. He felt as if his liver and gall were splitting apart. With an explosive roar, he rapidly moved back!

Due to his earlier intention of capturing Fang Pings left leg, his arms were tilted downward. There was no time for him to block.

Just as he was preparing to retreat, Fang Ping, who had previously remained silent, let out a sudden roar. His right leg moved like a shadow, and with a full-powered Vitality Outburst, he kicked Chen Guolongs temple!

Pft!

The sound of a sharp weapon entering a body escaped, it was almost inaudible.

Due to inertia, Chen Guolong continued to move backward even though Fang Ping had already retracted his leg!

Psh psh

After Chen Guolong had moved back a few steps, the sound of liquid spraying was heard.

Sorry, Im just really afraid of dying.

Fang Ping muttered softly as he took a few steps back, no longer attacking.

Opposite him, Chen Guolongs eyes were wide open as the spirit in his gaze slowly faded.

His temple was a mess of flesh and blood. There was an obvious hole in it.

Martial artists of the lower 3 ranks generally could not survive being kicked on the temple by Fang Ping if he was wearing alloy combat boots.

Guh

It seemed as if Chen Guolong had something to say. However, other than meaningless guh guh noises, he could not make any other sound.

Bang!

His body fell backward and then hit the stage as the arena plunged into silence.

I killed someone

Fang Ping muttered to himself. He could not look at Chen Guolong. Throughout both his past and present lives, Chen Guolong was the very first person who had died by his hands.

When Huang Bin died, he had not been there to witness it.

When the Evil Sect martial artist died, he was there to witness it. However, the death had not been caused by his own hands.

The sophomore opposite him was still very young, he was about 20 years old.

Fang Ping never wanted to kill someone. A change in mentality could not happen so quickly.

However, he did not want to die!

He did not know if Chen Guolong would have killed him, but he did not want to bet on it. Hence, from the very start, he attacked with the notion of killing the other party first.

It was silent below the stage.

To both parties, it seemed like they had exchanged many blows. However, in reality, they only rapidly changed techniques. Hence, the entire thing had lasted for less than a minute.

A challenge between martial artists was that simple.

Chen Guolong was dead!

That Peak Rank-1 martial artist lost to Wang Jinyang earlier that year. At that time, he was injured, but his life was kept intact.

Yet today, he lost his life to someone who was Wang Jinyangs junior, or perhaps, his disciple.

Someones dead

Zhao Xuemeis face was pale. She never thought that someone would die right at the beginning of the challenge!

It had completely exceeded her expectations!

Standing at the side, Yang Xiaomans face was beginning to turn pale. She never thought that such a thing would happen either. Was it still a match?

In the crowd, Liu Yongwens face changed slightly. However, he did not say a word.

In the arena, life and death were decided by fate. Before stepping onto the stage, Chen Guolong should have made preparations for such a scenario.

It was a pretty good fight.

Lu Fengrou said coolly, It lacked a bit of flair, and your strength is slightly lacking as well. If not, with your opening move, you could have broken his left arm. Then, with your second move, you couldve stomped him to death!

On the other hand, the instructor beside her had a bad look on his face. He gritted his teeth as he said, Such attacks are too ruthless!

Lu Fengrou ignored his statement. However, on one side, Zhang Guoru took a deep breath and said calmly, What a joke!

Although everyone was from the same faction, he had said so himself. If you want to kill others, then be prepared to be killed!

The death of Chen Guolong just proved that he was out of luck, and his skills were not up to par.

On one side, another instructor said gruffly, Its too fast. How can it be that his foot bone has been completely honed. It hasnt even been a month!

Furthermore, Fang Pings boots are E-class alloy boots. Fighting barehanded, he was at a major disadvantage!

Chen Guolong was careless. Right from the beginning, he was forced to take on a passive role. His counter-attacks were also weak as he was confused by fake attacks.

If he took the risk and not blocked the lower attack, his position might have changed from passive to active. He had a chance to turn the tables!

Theres no use saying this now!

Lu Fengrou huffed. It seemed as if the instructor was talking about Chen Guolong, but he was actually explaining what had happened to the people at the back.

Fang Ping managed to kill Cheng Guolong in an instant not because his skills far surpassed the latters.

The primary reason was that he had a good weapon as well as made a sudden burst of movement. Chen Guolong did not dare attack Fang Ping first as he was injured

If he had taken the risk and not worried about the attack from below, it might have been possible for Chen Guolong to kill Fang Ping with a single punch.

On the stage, members of the Martial Arts Society quickly showed up with a doctor in tow and brought Chen Guolong off the stage.

In reality, the audience knew that the doctor was just there for show.

Fang Ping let out a breath of unclean air, letting his Vitality and Mentality return to their peak. Repressing the slight discomfort in his heart, he turned to the audience below the stage. I didnt mean to kill anyone. My skills are limited

Fang Ping, theres no need to say all that!

Liu Yongwen interrupted him coldly. On the battle stage, one is responsible for their own life or death!

Theres no one who doesnt know of this principle!

If you have the strength, then take revenge. If you dont have the strength, then admit your loss. This is also MCMAUs rule!

Nobody forced Chen Guolong onto the battle stage. It was his own decision. The three people at the back as well. If theres anyone who doesnt want to go on stage, you can withdraw!

Having been interrupted, Fang Ping paused a while before nodding. I guess I was just making a fuss out of nothing. In that case, lets continue!

You dont have to rest?

Theres no need. I booked a train ticket for this afternoon. Ill defeat everyone and settle my business!

Fang Ping smiled fiercely as he turned to the three people standing by the stage. Whos next? Lets end this quickly!

You sure have confidence!

The second challenger was not afraid. He jumped straight onto the battle stage and said in a low voice, School of Weaponry, junior student Zhang Guowei!

Earlier this year, half my sternum was broken by Wang Jinyang. Even after resting for a few months, Im still not fully healed.

As you know, in a martial arts university, being unable to train and improve for half a year practically means that my martial arts journey has been cut in half!

Those of us here have limited qualifications and dont have a lot of family support. We dont have powerful fathers to back us up.

Having to stop training, ones future immediately turns bleak!

At first I had hopes of graduating at Rank-3, but now I might end up being stuck at Rank-1

Wang Jin Yang is now at Peak Rank-3, advancing to Rank-4. I have absolutely no hope of getting revenge on him!

A fight between martial artists do not involve regular people. His parents are regular people, and he has no siblings.

Since you, Fang Ping, have been taught martial arts by him, its only natural that Id look for you to seek revenge.

Whether you kill me or I kill you, it doesnt involve other people. Its purely an act of exacting revenge and purging resentment. I have no relatives that are martial artists. If I die, then all my grudges die with me!

Understood.

Fang Ping nodded and smiled. Putting it like this makes it so much simpler. Im not that much different from you. Wang Jinyang might not necessarily help me do anything, so even if you kill me, it shouldnt be too much of a problem.

Offstage, Zhou Yan waited for the two to finish talking. Then, she said, Start!

The moment the word was heard, both parties moved at the same time!

Zhang Guowei had also honed his lower limbs. He swiftly avoided Fang Pings Whip Leg agilely as his own leg swept out toward Fang Pings left leg.

Fang Ping hastily dodged as Zhang Guowei continued to close in on him, forcing Fang Ping into a corner of the battle stage!

Below the stage, Zhao Xuemei was very nervous. She said softly, Xiaoman, this time This time, will someone die?

Yang Xiaoman exhaled. Her face was pale as she nodded and said in a low tone, The chances are eight or nine out of ten.

Both parties had spoken clearly that their goal was to kill each other!

In that case In that case, Fang Ping now is

I dont know. Zhang Guowei is at Peak Rank-1 after all. Hes not unprepared, and he isnt looking down on Fang Ping unlike the previously

As the two talked, they gradually did not know what else to say and fell into silence.

Onstage.

Fang Pings eyes narrowed, and he stopped counter-attacking. With the help of pole-standing, he continuously retreated.

A Rank-1 Martial Artists Vitality was limited. His outburst would not last for long.

Zhang Guowei was also dishing out hits consistently, relentlessly shrinking the space Fang Ping had to escape.

His Vitality was limited, but so was Fang Pings!

This was especially true since Fang Ping had not completed his bone honing. Not a single limb of his had been honed completely. Hence, comparing their rates of depletion, Fang Ping could not last longer than him.

Five or six minutes later, Fang Pings face began to look pale. Not to mention, his footsteps began to look a little weak.

Zhang Guowei did not take the risk and continued to reduce the space Fang Ping had to dodge, preventing Fang Ping from taking any medication.

A moment later, Fang Pings face became paler and paler. His arms and legs started to tremble.

Below the stage, Lu Fengrou lightly scrunched up her brows as Zhang Guoru said in a low voice, His Vitality has pretty much been used up.

Humph!

Lu Fengrou scoffed. Zhang Guowei was very steady, he did not give Fang Ping any time. If not, Fang Ping could have taken the Rank-2 Vitality Pill she had given him to increase his outburst for a while.

A Peak Rank-1s Vitality theoretically lasted longer than Fang Pings.

Fang Ping was a thrice-honed and his Vitality was not low. However, looking at the situation at hand, Fang Ping did not know how to pace himself. Hence, he ended up using more Vitality than Zhang Guowei.

Just as Zhang Guoru finished his sentence, Fang Ping staggered slightly onstage. The extent of it was very small.

However, every one of the spectators had extraordinary eyesight!

On the stage, Zhang Guowei had also noticed it. Seeing his chance, he pounced forward, preparing to harshly attack Fang Pings leg that was losing Vitality. After that one kick, it would be Fang Pings death!

However, right after he had rushed forward, he felt that something was wrong!

The earlier, pale-faced Fang Ping whose footwork was weak suddenly regained his color!

His Puncture Kick that was originally soft and weak suddenly had an outburst of strong Vitality!

Shit!

Zhang Guowei did not even have the time to think about how Fang Ping was suddenly full of Vitality.

At that point, even he, as a Peak Rank-1, felt that he could not hold on much longer. He could see that Fang Ping had used up more Vitality than him. Even if Fang Ping had instantly taken a Vitality Pill, it would have been difficult to get such an instant response. There was something called the digestive period!

Sadly, Fang Ping was no longer giving him a chance.

Zhang Guowei was about to shout surrender. However, right before the word could leave his mouth, Fang Pings foot hit his heart with a bang.

Though his kick hit its target, Fang Ping did not relent. His fists stretched outward to both his sides, and he punched Zhang Guoweis left and right temples!

Blood seeped out from Zhang Guoweis nostrils and the corners of his mouth as well as eyes. Even though Fang Ping had not completely honed his limbs, the strength of being a thrice-honed could not be overlooked.

As a skull was never honed, a martial artists head was a weakness.

Dong

The light in Zhang Guoweis eyes faded as he fell to a sitting position, his head drooping down.

Below the stage.

There was a drastic change in expression in Liu Yongwen and the audience. Even Zhang Guoru had his brows furrowed as he said in a low tone, How can it be!

He, as a Rank-5 Martial Artist, clearly saw that Fang Ping had depleted his Vitality. However, Fang Ping suddenly had an outburst of Vitality which caused the death of Zhang Guowei!

Two battles and two deaths. It was completely out of their expectations.

The remaining two people who had not lost their fighting spirit upon the death of Chen Guolong showed clear signs of fear.

Onstage, Fang Ping closed his eyes. He breathed heavily as his heart pounded rapidly.

In a single challenge, he had killed two people. At that moment, he did not care about right or wrong. Not to mention, whether or not it was worth it. All Fang Ping knew was that as long as he was alive, it was fine!