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Chapter 4: Spear Technique and Scores
Chapter 4: Spear Technique and Scores
The spear tip tore through the air, creating a sharp whistling sound.
"So fast!"
"Li Yuan's spear," most of the students watched breathlessly as Li Yuan's long spear crossed the distance of several meters in the blink of an eye.
It was known that Li Yuan and Teacher Xu Bo were less than ten meters apart, and Li Yuan's spear was nearly three meters long. Combined with Li Yuan's explosive speed... the spear tip aimed straight at Teacher Xu Bo's chest.
"Zhong Ping Gun?" Zhou Qi tightened his grip on his long spear, recognizing Li Yuan's move.
Spear techniques were numerous, but the basic spear forms were simply blocking, seizing, stabbing, piercing, splitting, and breaking, all of which were derived from these fundamental moves.
Zhong Ping Gun, a rather ordinary spear technique, was also the most crucial one.
The so-called Zhong Ping Gun was a straight and direct stab, taking the shortest line between two points, with the offensive force as swift as an arrow.
What mattered were precision, speed, and strength.
"It's the same move, but Brother Yuan's spear could probably stab me to death directly," Zhou Qi silently marveled.
In the arena.
"A direct stab? Utilizing the advantage of the weapon and strength?" Teacher Xu Bo understood Li Yuan's intention.
As the saying goes, 'A knife is like a fierce tiger, a sword is like a swimming dragon, a stick sweeps a large area, and a spear picks a line.'
The stick was shorter than the long spear.
In this linear confrontation, the long spear would inevitably reach first, and Li Yuan's speed and strength were far superior to Teacher Xu Bo's level 5.0 speed and strength.
"Boom!"
Facing Li Yuan's attack, Teacher Xu Bo no longer dodged like before but took the initiative to strike. He took a step forward, and the long stick in his hand drew a smooth arc in the air, lightning-fast, and struck the spear tip. Using the force, the spearhead suddenly skewed.
Li Yuan avoided the fierce attack.
"Chi~!" Li Yuan seemed to have expected it, and in the moment the spear rebounded from the force, he took advantage of the momentum and, with his waist as the core, he twisted his body forcefully, and the spear turned one hundred and eighty degrees, like an axe blade, and fiercely split towards Teacher Xu Bo.
This time, the two were closer, and the burst of speed was faster.
"Haha!" Teacher Xu Bo suddenly laughed, as if he were a prophet, and he dodged Li Yuan's fierce split.
"How can he avoid it?" Li Yuan thought to himself, Teacher Xu Bo's reaction speed was too fast.
Before he could think further.
"Whoosh!" A blurry stick had already taken advantage of the long spear's horizontal sweep and struck hard.
"Retreat!" Li Yuan immediately changed his footwork and retreated, while also using the spear horizontally to try and block the stick.
"Bang~" The weapons collided.
However, Li Yuan didn't feel the impact of Teacher Xu Bo's long stick; it was as if the long spear had been stuck to the long stick.
It was very uncomfortable.
Teacher Xu Bo took another step forward, once again closing the distance between him and Li Yuan. The long stick in his hand changed and stabbed.
"Swoosh!" Li Yuan was forced to retreat and dodge, and the long spear, being a long weapon, needed space to unleash its full power.
What shocked Li Yuan was that his body movements were fine, but he just couldn't retreat. Teacher Xu Bo's long stick always managed to smash into him, forcing Li Yuan to repeatedly parry with his spear to block the attacks.
The long stick was sometimes violent and sometimes gentle, unpredictably changing.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The weapons of the two clashed like lightning ten times, and Li Yuan had already retreated to the edge of the silver floor.
"Boom~" Another stick swept over, and Li Yuan only felt a slight pain in his chest, and his entire body involuntarily retreated.
After retreating several steps, he finally stopped.
With the full armor, Teacher Xu Bo's unleashed strength didn't cause any harm to Li Yuan.
"I lost." Li Yuan held up his long spear and said helplessly, "Teacher Xu, with such a big advantage in speed and strength, I couldn't even block you for twenty moves."
It could only mean that the gap in their cold weapon skills was huge.
Around them, everyone was stunned into silence.
All the students stared in disbelief at Li Yuan and Teacher Xu Bo.
The confrontation between the two was short but intense, as if it were a real battle, and it was on a completely different level from the skill test they had just undergone.
"You blocked me for more than ten moves. Your spear technique is much stronger than it was at the end of last semester. I had to give it my all to win against you." Teacher Xu Bo's cold face rarely showed a hint of a smile.
"Go all out?"
Li Yuan sighed inwardly, knowing that this was merely Mr. Xu's full power at the 5th-level Physical Fitness level.
If both sides unleashed their strength and speed simultaneously, Li Yuan feared he wouldn't be able to withstand more than three moves.
This was the difference in skill level.
"During last semester's end-of-term exam, my spear technique and body technique were both at the second tier, 99%. I only broke through after the exam," Li Yuan thought to himself, "Based on this, Mr. Xu's skill level is at least at the fourth-tier level."
Without other references, Li Yuan wasn't entirely clear on the specific differences between the first, second, and third tiers on the panel.
However, he could vaguely judge that among his classmates, only a very small number, like Wan Xiao, had reached the second-tier level in cold weapon skills.
At the same time, Li Yuan was certain of one thing.
If his spear technique and body technique improved, it would definitely be reflected in his panel data.
Tick-tock!
On the screen at the front of the classroom, Li Yuan's Martial Arts Skills score appeared—365 points.
"So high?"
"Over 360 points!" Zhou Qi's eyes lit up.
"This is the difficulty level of the college entrance exam. We've just entered senior year, and Li Yuan's Martial Arts Skills score has risen so much since last semester?"
"This kind of single-subject score, even within the city, would be among the most formidable batch."
"By the time the college entrance exam comes, Li Yuan might be able to compete for the city's top spot in the Martial Arts Skills subject."
"Li Yuan will definitely get into a Martial Arts University."
"If my spear technique was as good as Li Yuan's..."
"Who wet their pants? Go wake him up."
The students were once again shocked and envious, whispering among themselves.
If Li Yuan had scored 320 or 330 points, these classmates might have been jealous, as the gap wouldn't have been so absurd.
But with such a large difference, most people could only admire him.
Most people had enough self-awareness; clearly, there was no point in being jealous of someone who was obviously on a different level.
Moreover, Martial Arts Skills were different from Physical Fitness.
If one's family conditions were extremely good, and they could afford specialized dietitians and physical therapists to create personalized training plans, and if they awakened their Martial Spirit... then raising their Physical Fitness level to 7th-tier or even higher during senior year was a possibility.
But improving Martial Arts Skills couldn't be achieved by throwing money at the problem.
...
As Li Yuan's assessment ended, it was already 5:30 in the afternoon.
"Based on today's test, most of you have been working hard after entering senior year," Teacher Xu Bo's voice regained its coldness, "But some of you are regressing instead of progressing."
"You are already high school seniors. The college entrance exam, while it may not determine your fate, is at least a significant life opportunity. I'll be coming to supervise your Martial Arts cultivation again tomorrow afternoon. Class dismissed." Teacher Xu Bo turned and left.
Right after, another voice floated in: "Li Yuan, Wan Xiao, the two of you, come to my office."
Many students had already practiced to the point where their feet were sore and their bodies drenched in sweat. Hearing this, they immediately dispersed.
Some boys were gulping down water while calling out to secure seats in the cafeteria.
Some girls were discussing going to the restroom first.
"Brother Li, let's go!" Zhou Qi shouted, "Yan Zhou and I will go to the cafeteria first to get you a seat! We'll also grab a nutritious meal for you."
"Old Zhou, get two meals for Brother Li," a robust boy named Yan Zhou smiled and said to Li Yuan, "Brother Li, leave the food to us, you should go to the office quickly."
"Thanks, I'll transfer the money to you later," Li Yuan smiled.
"No need, I didn't pay you back for the breakfast you got me the other day, so today's dinner is my treat," Yan Zhou smiled.
Li Yuan smiled.
Aside from Zhou Qi, there were a few other classmates he was close with.
"Li Yuan, let's go," the burly Wan Xiao called out to Li Yuan, "Mr. Xu wants to see you, probably to transfer you to the Elite Class."
As for why Mr. Xu wanted to see him, Li Yuan had his suspicions, but he couldn't be sure.
(End of Chapter)
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