Chapter 93: Unrivaled

Facing Lü Fang’s fierce punch, Jiang Xincheng turned lightly and dodged it neatly. Then, with lightning speed, he threw a punch that heavily struck Lü Fang’s back.

But what Jiang Xincheng did not expect was that, just as he landed his blow, Lü Fang suddenly released his left hand, drew a gleaming dagger from his waist, and fiercely stabbed toward Jiang Xincheng’s chest and abdomen.

As it turned out, Lü Fang’s ferocity was just a bait—the real killer move was the dagger in his left hand. However, Lü Fang never imagined Jiang Xincheng could evade his attack so easily.

Not only that, but against the sudden dagger thrust, Jiang Xincheng gently shifted his left foot and avoided Lü Fang’s dagger once again without effort. Then, delivering a palm chop, he struck Lü Fang’s dagger-holding arm.

“Crack…”

With a harsh cracking sound, Lü Fang’s left arm was broken clean off by Jiang Xincheng, and the dagger in his left hand fell to the ground.

As Jiang Xincheng advanced to the Bone Forging Realm, his overall strength multiplied several times, and the Primordial Force within him also surged severalfold. As a result, his Five Elements Steps became far more effective: faster, more agile in dodging, and much superior to before.

Thanks to the greatly enhanced Five Elements Steps, Jiang Xincheng could effortlessly evade Lü Fang’s deadly moves and even found time to land a palm chop, breaking his right arm as well.

“Ah…”

As his left arm broke, Lü Fang could not help but let out a piercing scream. But before his scream faded, his right arm was shattered by another punch from Jiang Xincheng. Crying out in pain, Lü Fang collapsed and rolled on the ground. His agonizing shrieks echoed across the field, leaving all spectators in shock.

This Lü Fang really had no backbone. Although breaking both arms was extremely painful, he was, after all, one of the top ten students in his junior year. There was no need to scream so intensely, to the point of having no strength left to fight back.

Jiang Xincheng gave Lü Fang another punch and a kick, channeling Primordial Force into his body to form a strange hidden force. Within a year or so, Lü Fang’s Meridians and Dantian would be damaged, preventing any further progress; in fact, his Primordial Force might even regress.

One could say Lü Fang was already finished, his future ruined. Faced with such a narrow-minded, ruthless scoundrel, Jiang Xincheng would not leave a threat for later. Instead, he took a decisive action to ensure Lü Fang could never improve again, hence eliminating any future danger.

With a final kick, Jiang Xincheng harshly sent Lü Fang flying off the stage. Without continuing to torment him, he left many in the audience moved, thinking Jiang Xincheng was merciful and not as relentless as Lü Fang. Although he had taught Lü Fang a lesson, compared to Lü Fang’s own deeds, his punishment was far lighter.

Broken arms could heal, but a ruined Cultivation Foundation could never recover. Jiang Xincheng truly was generous toward Lü Fang. Yet, no one knew that Jiang Xincheng had implanted an extremely sinister hidden force in Lü Fang. Once his broken arms healed, Lü Fang would slowly realize he had become a cripple, with no chance of advancement.

Watching Lü Fang wailing below the stage, Jiang Xincheng smiled faintly and raised his hands. After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted into thunderous cheers.

After securing his position as the Chief Student of the junior year, Jiang Xincheng did not challenge the Chief Student of the senior year. Instead, he challenged a third-ranked senior student at the Bone Forging Late Stage peak and easily won, becoming a super student eligible for graduation. He then halted his challenge spree.

The reason he did not challenge the top two senior students was that both were fearsome masters at the Cloud Condensation Realm. The Primordial Force in their Dantian had reached the stage where mist condensed into clouds, blooming like flowers. They qualified to be called Great Yuan Warriors, capable of projecting Primordial Force to kill from a distance. Jiang Xincheng was no match for them, even with only one major realm separating them.

However, the Bone Training Realm was merely the final stage of the Three Tempering Realms, a foundational phase of cultivation. In contrast, the Cloud Condensation Realm belonged to the hallowed stage of cultivation—the two were incomparable, with a vast gap between them. Even with Primordial Force several times greater than his peers and aided by various powerful Origin Force Combat Skills, Jiang Xincheng had no confidence in defeating a Primordial Warrior at the Cloud Condensation Realm.

To avoid humiliation, Jiang Xincheng directly challenged the third rank and won overwhelming applause. He maintained his undefeated record in the All-School Martial Examination, becoming a new rising star at Tianhai University.

Chief Student of the freshman year!

Chief Student of the sophomore year!

Chief Student of the junior year!

Third place among seniors!

All of this forged Jiang Xincheng’s glory, making him one of the most outstanding students since Tianhai University began holding the All-School Martial Examination.

“Xincheng, Xincheng, united we stand! Jiang Xincheng, I love you, I love you! Let’s date!”

“Little junior, your senior sister is graduating soon. Want to hang out sometime?”

“I was born before you, and you arrived as I graduate—how unfortunate! Jiang Xincheng, your senior sister will wait for you in the world.”

“Heartily celebrating our student Jiang Xincheng from the College of Computer Management and Science, who successively became Chief Student of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years, and now ranks third among seniors—roar, roar, roar…”

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The entire stands erupted in joy. Shouts resounded throughout Tianhai University; even representatives from various major organizations and media reporters could not help but cheer loudly for Jiang Xincheng.

In this year’s All-School Martial Examination, Jiang Xincheng was undoubtedly the brightest star. At this moment, he shone like a red sun rising over the sea—brilliant and radiant, illuminating all of Tianhai University, unrivaled!

Yet, amid his boundless glory, Jiang Xincheng failed to notice a pair of malevolent eyes fixed intently on him, radiating deep-seated hatred and madness.

The owner of these venomous eyes was a thin, middle-aged man with a round face, looking rather gloomy. Dressed in plain gray suit, he stood indifferently on the high platform, having watched Jiang Xincheng’s entire battle, his face dark and brooding. He muttered under his breath:

“It seems Liu Ping was right. There’s a ninety percent chance this Jiang Xincheng is the murderer of Shengnan, Yijun, Yifeng, and Shi Zhong. Only he has been in constant conflict with Yijun and Yifeng recently—even beating them severely. That’s why Yijun and Yifeng sent Shi Zhong and Shengnan to teach him a lesson. As a result, one was seriously injured by him, and the other was killed. That Zhang Xing, who set the apartment on fire—his strength is too poor; he couldn’t have killed Shi Zhong and Shengnan.”

“In the Tendon Training Realm, he can defeat masters of the Bone Training Realm and possesses such a formidable footwork—no wonder Shengnan lost to him and was brutally killed. This Jiang Xincheng deserves to die a thousand deaths. I must crush his bones to ashes and wipe out his entire family.”