Everyone in Class Three, Grade Twelve quickly stood up and made room for the two to have their battle.
"Hoo!"
A strong surge of Qi-Blood erupted from Zhou Kexin's body, causing several people's expressions to change slightly even before she made her move.
"Zhou Kexin's strength has surpassed her previous level!"
"Move back quickly."
The members of Class Three retreated once more.
Li Ruoxi looked at Zhou Kexin and said, "Zhou Kexin's talent is a B-grade battle talent. After using it once, it can't be used again for seven days."
"But every time she uses it, it temporarily boosts her strength significantly. Now, her ability might be close to the lower ranks of the Dragon-Tiger List."
Then, Li Ruoxi looked at Xu Zhou, her long eyebrows slightly furrowed: "This guy, he's too reckless."
She had already made up her mind that if Xu Zhou was overwhelmed, she would step in to save him, even if it meant risking her chance to graduate.
In the arena.
Xu Zhou looked at Zhou Kexin, feeling a bit surprised.
This was his first time witnessing the battle talent.
The talents of Awakeners come in many forms, the most common being the cultivation talent and the combat talent.
Cultivation talent accelerates training speed, while combat talent benefits battles.
Besides these, there are some rare and unique talents, such as treasure-hunting talent and beast-mastering talent.
Strictly speaking, Xu Zhou's "Imperishable Heavenly Dragon Body" is also considered a combat talent.
Because the Qi-Blood he unleashes is much stronger than that of opponents at the same level.
Zhou Kexin's combat talent allowed her to temporarily increase her Qi-Blood by 4-5 cards, significantly amplifying her power.
This kind of boost made Xu Zhou quite envious.
"Kill!" Zhou Kexin held a short sword and shouted, her figure transforming into a phantom as she charged toward Xu Zhou.
The raging Qi-Blood energy erupted freely, and the air along her path seemed to ignite.
She thrust her short sword, aiming it at Xu Zhou's face.
Xu Zhou remained unfazed, raising his Tang sword to meet the attack.
His reaction was even faster, intercepting Zhou Kexin's short sword before it could reach him.
"Boom!" Xu Zhou, holding the Tang sword, felt as though he had crashed into a car, a terrifying force reverberating back through the sword.
A month ago, Xu Zhou might not have been able to withstand this strike.
"Chit!"
But at this moment, Xu Zhou easily lifted his arm, reflecting the entire force back.
Mountain Breaking Saber Technique, Stage Two Perfection, dark power's reflection!
This is the subtlety of dark power; it can serve as an offensive means and also nullify the fierce attacks of the enemy, reflecting them back.
Simultaneously, Zhou Kexin felt a violent force rebound from her short sword.
Her expression changed slightly as she stepped back to maintain her balance.
At the instant she retreated, Xu Zhou launched his fiercest assault.
"Hoo!"
Xu Zhou swung his sword down, the blade gleaming bright, illuminating the entire training room. For a moment, it seemed like a waterfall descended from the sky, enveloping the opponent.
Mountain Breaking Saber Technique, Stage Two Perfection, the ultimate move it produced— "Milky Way"!
The sword light resembled the Milky Way, with a mighty momentum, descending from the ninth heaven with the fiercest burst, unstoppable.
Zhou Kexin's pupils contracted, intuitively sensing that this was not a sword technique a high school freshman could wield.
But the next moment, she had no choice but to raise her short sword to block.
With all her Qi-Blood at its peak, she unleashed the full power of Swordsmanship Stage Two to block Xu Zhou's ultimate move!
"Boom!"
The two collided fiercely, and in an instant, Zhou Kexin's expression changed dramatically.
"Impossible! His Qi-Blood is this strong?"
She had no time to react further, and the next moment, her short sword shattered into pieces under Xu Zhou's strike.
The sword's momentum continued unabated, directly slicing toward her face.
Zhou Kexin could only watch helplessly as the blade light enlarged in her vision, about to strike her head.
If that blade fully descended, she would almost certainly be dead.
"Chit!"
The blade lightly grazed her face, leaving a hideous scar, but Xu Zhou reined in his sword in time, preventing her from dying on the spot.
Xu Zhou wasn't foolish; after all, this challenge was not a life-and-death arena.
If he had really killed someone, no matter how justified, he would have borne immense responsibility.
At this moment, Zhou Kexin stood frozen, still holding the raised pose, with only a broken sword handle in her hand.
Class Three, Grade Twelve was enveloped in deathly silence.
Everyone seemed petrified, staring ahead in sheer disbelief.
Even Li Ruoxi widened her beautiful eyes slightly, displaying a rare expression of astonishment.
Three seconds later.
The training room erupted in a shocking uproar.
"Two strikes?!"
"Xu Zhou knocked out Zhou Kexin with just two strikes?"
At this moment, everyone was stunned.
Even when Xu Zhou defeated Huang Hao with one strike last time, it was not as shocking as this.
After all, Zhou Kexin is a senior high school student!
She had been training for three years and was ranked in the top ten in her class, yet in Xu Zhou's hands, she couldn't withstand even two strikes?
Judging by Zhou Kexin's expression, the blow she suffered was even worse than everyone imagined.
She was utterly crushed!
Meanwhile, beside Li Ruoxi, Lin Shishi widened her beautiful eyes, her pure, pretty face full of shock.
"This guy... is really a monster!!" she couldn't help but mutter.
Hearing this, Li Ruoxi turned back to glare at her.
Lin Shishi only then came to her senses and immediately said, "Ruoxi, how high is your brother's Qi-Blood? How can it be so strong?!"
Li Ruoxi did not respond. She turned her head to look at Xu Zhou, a hint of incredulity in her eyes.
Indeed, this guy's Qi-Blood is ridiculously high, isn't it?
These days, she hadn't paid much attention to Xu Zhou's training, so she was almost completely unaware of his progress.
As a result, Xu Zhou's little display almost made her lose her composure.
...
Ignoring everyone else's gazes, Xu Zhou sheathed his Tang sword and walked over to Li Ruoxi.
"Sister, I didn't go too hard on your classmate." he said.
Li Ruoxi rolled her eyes at him; that's what you call not going hard?
She glanced at Zhou Kexin, whose face was now marked with a hideous scar, which was likely to disfigure her.
For a girl, disfigurement was almost more desperate than the sky falling.
However, Li Ruoxi also understood Xu Zhou's meaning. Previously, she had criticized Xu Zhou for not crippling Huang Hao, and Xu Zhou had clearly taken her words to heart.
When Zhou Kexin struck, she aimed her sword at Xu Zhou's face, evidently not intending to show mercy.
So Xu Zhou's actions were understandable.
At this time, Zhou Kexin also came back to her senses.
When she discovered the hideous blood mark on her face, she let out a scream.
"Xu Zhou!!" she clutched her face and turned to glare angrily at Xu Zhou.
Xu Zhou turned to her, his expression calm as he said, "In real combat, swords have no eyes, have you forgotten?"
"You..." Zhou Kexin was furious, her face flushed, and she finally turned and stormed out of the training room.