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Three days later.
Once again sitting in the carriage, the vacation days had passed in a flash, and it was time for school again. Accompanied by his parents, Shi Quan returned to Nuoding Academy.
Although he had experienced many partings with his parents, each separation still carried a hint of reluctance.
The familiar dormitory, and the next day, the familiar opening ceremony.
The new semester saw many new faces, and of course, some old ones were missing, such as Senior Xiao Chenyu, who had already graduated from the sixth grade.
After the opening ceremony, Shi Quan, who had just arrived at the back mountain and was about to Cultivate, suddenly heard a delicate shout from behind him.
"Shi Quan, you stop right there."
Hearing Xiao Wu's familiar voice, Shi Quan's brows immediately furrowed. School hadn't even started, and Xiao Wu was already eager to find trouble with him. It seemed she must have learned a lot from Tang San over the past two months.
Stopping in his tracks, Shi Quan said impatiently, "Don't you know you're really annoying?"
Xiao Wu, uncharacteristically, did not get angry. Instead, she confidently puffed out her chest and said, "Shi Quan, I'm giving you a chance today. Call me Sister Xiao Wu, say you know you were wrong, and from now on, we'll live in peace. Otherwise, don't blame me for making you look bad today!"
Seeing this, Shi Quan understood even more. After carefully recalling the plot, his gaze subconsciously fell on Xiao Wu's wrist.
Sleeve Arrow!
Tang San had given the Sleeve Arrow to Xiao Wu. The conflict between him and Xiao Wu was, at most, just a mutual dislike between classmates with a bit of animosity. If Xiao Wu used the Sleeve Arrow, the concept would be different.
That would be a direct tearing of faces, because the Sleeve Arrow was a Hidden Weapon used to kill enemies.
Shi Quan's gaze subtly changed, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Wu. "A person's patience is limited. This is your last warning, don't provoke me!"
Xiao Wu looked at Shi Quan mockingly, "What? Scared? If you're scared, call me Sister Xiao Wu."
"A provocation?" Shi Quan looked at Xiao Wu indifferently, "It might work on others, but it's useless on me."
With that, Shi Quan turned around and walked towards the back mountain of the Academy.
"Want to leave? That depends on whether you can." Xiao Wu didn't care about that much. Her toes tapped, and her body leaped up, launching an attack towards Shi Quan.
Hearing the movement behind him, Shi Quan's figure immediately moved, shifting sideways, dodging Xiao Wu's attack. With a flick of his backhand, blue light flashed and extended into a long whip, striking towards Xiao Wu like a giant python.
Just as the long whip was about to fall, a jade-white hand suddenly reached out and grabbed the long whip formed by the Blue Silver Grass.
"Tang San, are you also going to make a Move?" Shi Quan's voice was deep and powerful.
Tang San held the Blue Silver Grass whip in his hand, his eyes faintly purple, and said, "Sorry, I promised Xiao Wu I wouldn't let her get hurt at all."
"Heh heh." Shi Quan sneered, "Meaning, as long as I fight back, you'll step in? I should just let Xiao Wu chase and beat me?"
Tang San did not speak, because his hand, tightly gripping the Blue Silver Grass whip, had already given Shi Quan the answer.
"What a Tang San."
Shi Quan sneered inwardly. During their interactions over the previous year, he hadn't felt any particular dislike for Tang San, only a strong annoyance towards Xiao Wu. Now, Tang San's actions had thoroughly disgusted him.
Helpless, he could only retract his Martial Spirit.
Xiao Wu looked at Tang San beside her, her small face a little flushed, and whispered, "Tang San, you don't need to step in, I can do it."
Tang San smiled and said, "What? Have you forgotten the times you cried out in pain before?"
Xiao Wu glared at Tang San playfully, and just as she was about to say something, Tang San interrupted, "Hitting a live target is very comfortable, want to try?"
Hearing Tang San say this, Xiao Wu's eyes immediately lit up, and she looked at Shi Quan.
"Today, I'll make you admit defeat willingly. You don't use your Martial Spirit, and I won't either."
Xiao Wu let out a delicate cry, then reached both hands into the pockets at her waist. When her arms extended, she flicked them, and two flying stones shot out rapidly from her hands.
One could see that Xiao Wu's hands had her thumbs tucked in, palms facing down, and four fingers together, extended forward. The movements were simple but very effective. This was a basic Hidden Weapons technique called the "Throwing Hand Arrow," using the inertia of the arm's swing to launch Hidden Weapons.
This technique was the most direct, clearest, and easiest to learn. For someone like Xiao Wu, who had no foundation, it was the simplest and quickest Hidden Weapons technique to master.
This was also the only Hidden Weapons technique Tang San had taught Xiao Wu during their two-month vacation.
Looking at the flying stones, Shi Quan's expression held a hint of disdain. If it were Tang San's Hidden Weapons technique, he would be wary, but if Xiao Wu used these Hidden Weapons techniques, having only practiced for a mere two months, how dare she show off under his Nine Shadows Shift? It was completely like showing off in front of an expert.
Although the flying stones were fast, Shi Quan easily dodged them with just two twists of his waist.
Xiao Wu was not in a hurry. She quickly chased after Shi Quan, continuously pulling pebbles from her waist pouch with both hands and throwing them at Shi Quan. As long as one of her pebbles hit, Shi Quan's movements would definitely be affected, giving her an opportunity to get close. Once she got close, she would use her soft techniques to teach Shi Quan a good lesson.
Shi Quan looked at Tang San, who was poised to act nearby, a hint of mockery and coldness in his eyes. You can block the Blue Silver Grass whip attack for Xiao Wu, but what about the others?
He raised his right hand. Tang San originally thought Shi Quan was going to use the whip again, but instead, Shi Quan's right hand reached out towards the flying stone, his five fingers slightly bent into a palm. His single palm formed a semicircle, and the power on the stone seemed to disappear the next second, directly grasped by Shi Quan.
The next second, the stone had already flown out again.
The difference was, this time the stone was thrown by Shi Quan, and its target was Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu's movements paused, and she shifted to the right to dodge. Although she had learned the Throwing Hand Arrow Hidden Weapons technique, it wasn't easy to master it in just two months. When dodging, Xiao Wu's Throwing Hand Arrow technique clearly became somewhat distorted.
Shi Quan also seized this opportunity, reaching out his hand to easily catch the Hidden Weapon Xiao Wu threw, and then threw it back. As Xiao Wu continuously dodged, Shi Quan's agile figure did not use this to widen the distance between him and Xiao Wu. Instead, he stepped forward, actively choosing to get close, and his single palm struck towards Xiao Wu's chest with a heaven-supporting posture.
Tang San, who was watching from the side, smiled at the sight. In his opinion, Shi Quan just wanted to catch Xiao Wu off guard with the stones and quickly end the fight once he got close. But how powerful were Xiao Wu's soft techniques? Even he couldn't gain an advantage against Xiao Wu's soft techniques, let alone Shi Quan.
He could even imagine Shi Quan being violently thrown flying by Xiao Wu.
Although Xiao Wu hadn't expected Shi Quan to actually get close to her, upon noticing Shi Quan's intention, a confident smile immediately appeared on her lips. There was no trace of panic in her expression as she twisted her body to dodge the incoming stone.
Shi Quan's movements were agile. Xiao Wu understood that if one attack missed, Shi Quan was very likely to pull away again and not give her any more opportunities to get close, so she had to firmly seize this chance.
With a flick of her head, Xiao Wu's scorpion braid behind her head turned into a black shadow, coiling around Shi Quan's arm. Xiao Wu's hands also moved with her braid. As Shi Quan's single palm struck, Xiao Wu's hands simultaneously pressed downwards.
Not far away, Tang San saw Xiao Wu's hand touch Shi Quan's arm, and his tensed body finally relaxed. In his opinion, the battle was already decided.
However, at this moment, the smile on Xiao Wu's face was gone, because she suddenly found that even though she had clearly touched Shi Quan, she couldn't Bind him.
Xiao Wu's soft techniques were known for using a small force to deflect a great one. In close-quarters combat, she would specifically target fragile parts of the body to lock, and after incapacitating, render the enemy powerless to resist, then violently throw them to severely injure them.
The prerequisite was to get close, Bind, and incapacitate. But now, if Xiao Wu's hands were compared to cotton, Shi Quan's arm was like air. She clearly touched it, but she couldn't grasp it.
She was already very soft, but Shi Quan was even softer than her, like flowing water or air.
This was the Heavenly Star Shift, which could deflect an enemy's Move and force by shifting power.
As the saying goes, softness overcomes hardness. Xiao Wu's soft techniques were definitely the epitome of softness, but if there was a comparison that was even softer than her soft techniques, then her soft techniques became hardness!
Shi Quan's arm strangely vibrated. His palm, which was originally in an upward-supporting posture, flipped downwards. Xiao Wu had intended to end the battle in one go, so her center of gravity was entirely focused on Shi Quan's arm. This not only failed to Bind him but was also pulled down by Shi Quan's arm, causing her entire center of gravity to shift downwards.
As his right hand sank, Shi Quan's left hand also pressed down. Xiao Wu felt a great force from behind, and her entire body instantly lost balance, directly pressed to the ground.
Thud, Xiao Wu fell face down heavily onto the ground. Shi Quan stepped on Xiao Wu's neck, his gaze cold as he looked in Tang San's direction.
"Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"
After being disgusted by Tang San's actions, Shi Quan also realized that he and Tang San were destined not to be friends in the future, because there could only be one Emperor of the Blue Silver Grass!
How could he become friends with Tang San when he was going to seize the Emperor that rightfully belonged to him from Tang San, the Innate Emperor.
His life, with the existence of the System, was destined to be extraordinary and unique.
Previously, Shi Quan's purpose in deliberately choosing to Cultivate on the training ground every day was to let the people around him know about his uniqueness and specialness. Otherwise, why would he Cultivate so ostentatiously on the training ground? If he wanted to hide, he could have always gone to the back mountain to Cultivate.
The fundamental reason why Shi Quan wanted to appear unique was that his Innate spirit power was only rank one!
His rise was bound to be a special existence, so he also had to create a special persona for himself, to make his rise as understandable as possible.
Before, he felt that he should be special, but not too special. Considering this, Shi Quan, under Xiao Wu's provocations, did not choose to compromise, but instead revealed his lightness Kung Fu. Even in subsequent continuous provocations, he always hid his true abilities, and it was the same when he used his whip techniques.
Every Move of the enemy-killing martial arts was a true killing technique. If Shi Quan had really been ruthless, Xiao Wu would have been severely injured and bedridden for at least a month or two.
Shi Quan also understood that perhaps the true meaning of the Heavenly Mandate Treasure Chest was to help him contend for the Heavenly Mandate. If he were suppressed by these two like this, he would feel uncomfortable himself, and his Qi would be out of sorts, which was a great taboo for martial arts Cultivation.
Since that was the case, then he might as well just tear off the facade.
"Shi Quan!" Tang San was furious at this sudden turn of events, his eyes bloodshot. How could he tolerate his younger sister being trampled underfoot by someone else? Just as he was about to step forward, he immediately stopped.
"Try to Move?" With that, Shi Quan's foot began to exert force. The neck was one of the most fragile parts of the human body. With this force, Xiao Wu immediately let out a painful cry, "Ah!"
Tang San's eyes turned red, and he lightly tapped his left wrist with his right hand. The safety on the Sleeve Arrow on his left hand was already open. At this moment, he had already moved to kill!
"Tang San, from beginning to end, you two have been the ones causing me trouble. I haven't provoked you. I've told you many times, I'm very busy, don't disturb me. Are you deaf, or stupid? Why can't you understand?"
Shi Quan looked at Tang San coldly, his gaze falling on his left hand. Since he had already decided to tear off the facade, he wasn't afraid of Tang San becoming his enemy.
Tang San said coldly, "Let Xiao Wu go."
"Let go?" Shi Quan looked directly at Tang San, "Then I want to ask, did you understand my words?"
Xiao Wu was furious, shouting from the ground, "I'm not convinced! If you have the guts, let me go first, then come at me again!"
"Looks like you didn't understand!" Shi Quan smiled faintly, and pressed down with his foot again. Xiao Wu, in pain, cried out again.
How could Tang San bear to see Xiao Wu suffer? He quickly said, "I understand!"
"And you?" Shi Quan glanced at Xiao Wu indifferently.
Xiao Wu also knew that she had to bow her head when under someone else's roof, so she could only grit her teeth and say, "I know."
Shi Quan continued to ask faintly, "Know what?"
"You're very busy, don't disturb you!" Xiao Wu's voice, filled with anger, came from below.
"Looks like you're not deaf, you can still hear what others say." Shi Quan looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu mockingly. If he hadn't had the strength, the person lying on the ground would have been him.
"I hope this is the last time, otherwise, don't blame me for truly being ruthless!" With that, blue light flickered from Shi Quan's right hand, and with a flick of his right hand, the Blue Silver Grass whip landed on a nearby tree trunk like a giant python's tail flicking.
With a crack.
The surface of the tree trunk directly cracked, leaving a clearly visible whip mark. If this whip had landed on a person, it would definitely have caused their skin to split open.
Seeing this, Tang San's gaze towards Shi Quan changed again and again.
Before, he had always thought Shi Quan just possessed some special Spirit Ability, similar to Xiao Wu's soft techniques, surprising but still understandable. But now, it seemed Shi Quan's true strength was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
It seemed that from beginning to end, they didn't know Shi Quan's exact strength. Today's Shi Quan was like a different person compared to the Shi Quan of the past, now shrouded in a mysterious veil.