High Martial Arts: Enlightenment after Practices

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: A-level Rating

”Honghe First Middle School, Xu Wuyi.”

His name came over the broadcast, and immediately, countless eyes focused on him.

The dark horse who had shot up to fourth place with his rapidly soaring Life Energy Level was finally about to take the stage.

Xu Wuyi stood up, patted down his Martial Arts Uniform, and strode onto the central ring.

His opponent was a senior Martial Artist from United Middle School, surnamed Wu. His aura was composed and his gaze was like lightning.

”Begin when you’re ready,” Teacher Wu said succinctly, looking at Xu Wuyi with great interest.

Being from the same Red River City, he had long heard of Xu Wuyi’s reputation and had been keeping an eye on Honghe First Middle School’s situation.

He knew that this newly risen student before him was Honghe First Middle School’s true number one.

Xu Wuyi performed a fist-and-palm salute, then brought his fists up in front of him, assuming the Army Stabilization Form, the Starting Form of the Wind-Settling Spear. The aura around him instantly grew calm and heavy, as if he had become one with the ring beneath his feet.

After cultivating his Wind-Settling Spear to the Minor Success Realm, he could already easily integrate it into any other form of Martial Arts.

Whether it was fist techniques, palm strikes, blades, or even Leg Techniques, as long as Xu Wuyi wished it, he could execute a ”Spear Thrust.”

”Please, Teacher, guide me.”

The moment the words left his mouth, the Qi and Blood in his body surged. He instantly activated the Cloud-Pushing Force, throwing a swift and fierce Cloud-Breaking Stab with his right fist, aiming straight for Teacher Wu’s center!

”Hm?”

Teacher Wu let out a soft sound of surprise, apparently not expecting Xu Wuyi’s attack to be so swift and sharp.

He changed his hand into a slapping palm, using a Soft Force to strike the side of Xu Wuyi’s wrist and bat the fist away.

But the condensed Power contained in Xu Wuyi’s stab still made his palm go slightly numb.

’What condensed explosive power!’

Teacher Wu praised him inwardly as his own attacks quickened.

He no longer held back. His fists, palms, fingers, and kicks rained down like a torrential storm, testing Xu Wuyi’s defense from every angle.

Xu Wuyi’s Heart and Spirit were highly focused. He pushed the defensive techniques of the Wind-Settling Spear to their limit, extending his arms and using Back Wind Sweep like a spinning wheel to keep most of the attacks at bay.

His defense was no longer about simply blocking head-on; he had integrated the Silk Binding Force into it. With every block, a thread of Power was transferred over.

On the ring, Teacher Wu’s figure moved rapidly, his attacks relentless, yet he never gave Xu Wuyi an opening to get close enough.

He had already discovered that Xu Wuyi’s explosive power was immense; the correct strategy was not to clash with him head-on.

This was, in fact, the exact same core strategy from his sparring match with Teacher Wang Wenhai.

If he hadn’t experienced that battle, even if Xu Wuyi could have remained calm and not panicked, he wouldn’t have been able to find a way to break through so quickly.

But now, he felt confident, simply continuing to quietly strengthen his use of the Silk Binding Force.

Time ticked by, and in the blink of an eye, more than two minutes had passed.

’His defense is truly outstanding, but if this is all he has, it’s not enough to get an A-level rating.’

The thought flashed through Teacher Wu’s mind, and the rhythm of his attacks suddenly changed again. His speed increased, his power became more focused, and he specifically targeted the tiny gaps in the transitions of Xu Wuyi’s Fist Technique.

The pressure instantly mounted!

Xu Wuyi immediately felt the strain. He found himself in perilous situations several times, barely managing to avoid the attacks with his superior reflexes.

But he still wasn’t anxious, waiting with astonishing patience for an opportunity to appear.

After several probing attempts with the Silk Binding Force, he had gained some confidence.

The next moment, Teacher Wu sent a sharp Finger Wind jabbing toward his Jianjing Acupoint, but a glint flashed in Xu Wuyi’s eyes.

With an almost imperceptible flick of his wrist, the Back Wind Sweep he had been using to block suddenly transformed!

In the instant before his arm made contact with Teacher Wu’s fingers, a Hidden Force—insidious and soft as silk—erupted.

Teacher Wu felt as if his fingertips had brushed against countless fine threads. A strange vibrating sensation instantly spread up his arm through his meridians.

His Qi and Blood stagnated slightly, and his once-fluid attacks became a bit sluggish.

Teacher Wu couldn’t help but show his astonishment. He had, of course, long since noticed that Xu Wuyi was trying to use a Hidden Force, but its intensity had been very low before and had almost no effect on him, so he had paid it no mind.

He never expected that this time, Xu Wuyi would be able to unleash an outburst of this magnitude.

But as for Xu Wuyi, the light in his eyes flared brightly.

’Now’s my chance!’

This was the opportunity he had been waiting for!

He stomped his foot and lunged forward. His long-suppressed Qi and Blood erupted, and he infused his arm with the Triple Power of the Cloud-Pushing Force, thrusting out a simple, unadorned Cloud-Breaking Stab!

His left fist tore through the air with a sharp whistle!

Teacher Wu was, after all, highly experienced. Though startled, he wasn’t flustered. Forcibly circulating his Qi and Blood, he sidestepped at the last possible second to avoid a vital point, simultaneously slapping a palm against Xu Wuyi’s arm.

BANG!

The Qi Forces collided with a muffled thud.

Xu Wuyi was knocked two steps to the side by the impact, but his fist still landed squarely on Teacher Wu’s body!

Teacher Wu’s figure swayed as well. With his level of strength, he was naturally unharmed, but when he looked at Xu Wuyi, his face showed unconcealed admiration.

”Time’s up!”

The system prompt sounded at the perfect moment.

The entire arena fell silent for a moment, then erupted into thunderous applause and discussion.

”What happened just now? It looked like Teacher Wu’s movement paused for a second?”

”It was Xu Wuyi’s Fist Technique! Maybe it hides some kind of special Power?”

”He actually forced Teacher Wu to take a direct hit?”

”That timing for the counter-attack... It was brilliant!”

Xu Wuyi retracted his stance and stood still, calming his turbulent Qi and Blood as he looked at Teacher Wu.

Teacher Wu nodded at him.

A few seconds later, Xu Wuyi’s rating result appeared on the central screen—

[Honghe First Middle School, Xu Wuyi, Rating: A]

”Yeah!”

The Honghe First Middle School contingent instantly erupted.

Zhou Yun and Wang Wenhai exchanged a look, also breaking into relieved smiles.

Another A-level!

With United Middle School and Silver Port having already secured three A-level ratings between them, Xu Wuyi had finally scored one back for Honghe First Middle School!

Xu Wuyi walked slowly down from the ring, where Zeng Bonan was already waiting to greet him.

”Great fight!” Zeng Bonan praised sincerely. ”You didn’t bring shame to Red River!”

Liu Jing was also standing to the side, giving Xu Wuyi a shy smile.

Both of them had their rating battles this morning, but unfortunately, they only managed to get B-level ratings.

On the other side, Hu Haobo also nodded at Xu Wuyi. However, he was about to go on stage soon and was currently making his final preparations.

Xu Wuyi smiled at them both. He let out a sigh of relief internally but didn’t let his guard down completely.

The rating battles were just the beginning. Tomorrow’s student-versus-student matches were the real contest.

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the rankings on the screen, lingering for a moment on the names Li Mo and Su Yueling.

He was fairly confident he could handle Zhao Ding, who excelled at defense. It was these other two who posed a real threat to him.

The rating battles were nearing their end, with only about thirty or forty students left who hadn’t competed.

Everyone thought things were about to settle down and there would be no more surprises, but not even the teachers expected that Honghe First Middle School had one more in store.

Five minutes later, a notification from the AI appeared on the large screen.

[Honghe First Middle School, Hu Haobo, Rating: A!]