Chapter 19
Regret, One Punch
At this moment, Zhou Yibai truly felt that his cousin was not as good as himself.
Although his family has always lived at an ordinary standard of living, he has excellent grades and is a decent person, except for his tendency to show off.
At least he wasn't like Zhou Shenghao, who always so obviously divided people into different classes. He seemed to have a wide circle of friends, but not only did he look down on people, he also misjudged them!
He felt that if it weren't for Zhou Shenghao's instigation, he definitely wouldn't have done something like watching Li Xijun leave alone.
The two could at least be considered ordinary friends who ate together.
It's all my cousin's and Liu Yunmeng's fault that I've ended up in this awkward situation.
But it was too late. Zhou Yibai was fully aware of how badly he had performed.
Therefore,
After experiencing feelings of shame, embarrassment, and regret,
He naturally interpreted it as a dark desire to defeat, injure, or even break Li Xijun's limbs, so that Li Xijun would have to rest for a few days and delay his cultivation.
Of course, Zhou Yibai still maintained a smile on his face and said:
"Brother Li's progress is really impressive, but I'll have to go all out in the actual combat later."
"Hmm, I also want to test my current skill level."
Li Xijun paid no attention to Zhou Yibai's inner thoughts and simply responded with a calm expression.
In his view, when school started, he was ranked over 240, while Zhou Yibai was ranked 150 or 160, the level of a former goalkeeper at a martial arts high school.
If I can defeat it easily, it will be a perfect test of the progress I've made these past few days.
But this sight felt somewhat jarring and familiar to Zhou Yibai.
He saw it clearly at noon in the private room. At that time, Su Nianyi was so indifferent, not paying any attention to Zhou Shenghao and Liu Yunmeng, as if they were just insignificant pebbles on the roadside.
"Let's begin!"
Zhou Yibai stopped talking and thinking. After taking a deep breath and focusing his attention, he took a step and rushed to Li Xijun's left side.
He clenched his right fist and punched Li Xijun in the head with a loud "bang"!
Just by listening to the sound, one can tell that this punch is already close to the minor completion of the True Martial Killing Move: Sky-Grasping Hammer.
Considering Zhou Yibai's level 6 Qi and blood strength and 300 kilograms of punching power, there really weren't many people in the class who dared to directly take that punch.
In that instant, Li Xijun's irises opened slightly, revealing a flowing Milky Way in his eyes, and everything happening before him slowed down by nearly 30%.
The Heaven-Slaying Hammer, which was originally a punch that could be thrown with the speed of the wind, had a very clear trajectory in his eyes. Li Xijun simply moved his foot, and the powerful punch grazed past his ear.
"Oh!"
The students watching from the outside didn't notice anything different; they just thought Li Xijun's movements were very cool, just like in a TV drama.
However, Zhang Haifeng, the referee of the arena, and Ye Liuyun, who was always gentle and smiling, both widened their eyes.
The former then thought of that possibility again.
The latter seemed to realize something and couldn't help but feel surprised and envious.
Immersed in the battle, Zhou Yibai did not hesitate at all. He once again closed in without hesitation, his right elbow like a spear, thrusting straight at Li Xijun's chest.
As Li Xijun continued to easily dodge to the side, as if it had been premeditated, a "snap" sounded, like the crack of a whip, as he swung his arm and smashed it against the joint of his arm.
This change has surprised many people.
Zhang Haifeng, who has many years of teaching experience, saw it very clearly.
This is a technique from the new Xingyi Quan style after the Great Cataclysm, called "Zhuanhuan Bengquan" (Turning and Ringing Bengquan).
Under the federal college entrance examination system, modern Xingyi Quan, Bajiquan, and Baguazhang are very popular among students from wealthy families and certain martial arts families.
Firstly, these boxing styles have long been systematized, and their teaching and practice are no less effective than the "Thirty-Six Forms of Zhenwu".
Secondly, these boxing styles were originally ancient martial arts that evolved from spears into fists and knives into palms. After reaching 300 points in training, one can easily connect with weapons such as swords and spears to quickly improve their martial arts score.
After all, before filming on location, armed and unarmed are two completely different levels.
In order to get a higher score in martial arts in the college entrance examination, it is generally assumed that students should practice their fist techniques to a score of over 300 before moving on to weapons.
To have mastered the new Xingyi Quan to this level in such a short time, Zhou Yibai truly deserves his reputation as a top-ranked goalkeeper in his grade, and his talent is undeniable.
However, this ingenious attack was clearly seen by Li Xijun through his "bullet time" ability.
"At this level of spiritual refinement and enlightenment, I'm a bit too overpowered in actual combat."
Almost as if he were playing with his opponent's hand, Li Xijun easily dodged Zhou Yibai's Xingyi Quan and then stopped testing his strength.
The next moment, he took a step forward, as fierce as a tiger descending a mountain, and threw a punch with all his might without hesitation.
"boom!"
When the thunderous sound erupted from the flat ground, everyone trembled, realizing what had happened.
However, Li Xijun's Heaven-Slaying Hammer technique has reached the level demonstrated by Zhang Haifeng.
When everyone was startled by the sound that tore through the air like thunder...
This punch, imbued with the full force of the body, landed on Zhou Yibai's chest, sending it in a parabolic arc as it slammed into the numerous specially designed buffer barriers resembling an octagonal cage.
Judging from the fact that he remained motionless after landing, he had clearly fallen into a coma.
Completely satisfied, Zhang Haifeng didn't care that Zhou Yibai was no longer in his class. He waved his hand and asked his classmates to move him to the infirmary for recovery.
The students in the class were already dumbfounded.
As practitioners of the "Thirty-Six Forms of True Martial Arts," they never expected that Li Xijun would master the True Martial Arts Killer Move, the Sky-Grabbing Hammer, in such a short time.
Many people couldn't help but whisper among themselves until Zhang Haifeng's face darkened, at which point someone went up to help carry Zhou Yibai away.
Seeing this, he lost all interest in lecturing the students and said rather irritably:
"Alright, most of you did well today, so let's dismiss get out of class early."
After speaking, Zhang Haifeng turned his gaze to Li Xijun, his voice becoming more amiable:
"Li Xijun, you did very well today, excellent!"
"Just come straight to my private martial arts room."
"Teacher, I will teach you the next True Martial Arts Killer Move."
After saying that, he took Li Xijun and left first.
After all, it was just a small, uncertain investment before, so they could give him some qi and blood potions in front of the whole class.
This time, if there's any additional investment, it would be most appropriate to do so privately.