Chapter 1: Blood Jade Pendant

August 8, Start of Autumn!

China, Xiangnan, Changsha City.

Suburbs, Sihai Martial Arts School!

Although the training facilities inside the martial arts school are simple, it has dormitories, a cafeteria, everything is complete!

At this time,

In the middle of the training ground inside the martial arts school.

"Eat the bitterest bitterness, to become a superior man! Since you have already come here, there is no way back!"

"To change your own fate, you must be ruthless enough to yourself!"

"You have always wanted to know, why practice martial arts, why suffer so much...?"

"I tell you today, because practicing martial arts is the only way out for you in this lifetime!"

"The Octagonal Cage Boxing Ring is your fighting arena, and also your path from now on!"

"If you don't sweat more now, what you will shed later is blood...!"

His surname is Lin, given name Hongtu, he is the founder of this 'Sihai Martial Arts School', and simultaneously the Head Coach.

A fierce roar, resounding like a thunderclap.

Swish...!

Chen Jie suddenly startled awake, raised his head and took a glance at the surroundings.

Have you ever had a nightmare, and discovered the feeling of being personally on the scene?

Very unfortunately,

Chen Jie right now is exactly this situation.

"To make a name on the Octagonal Cage Boxing Ring, it's too difficult!"

Not far away, some young men who had finished training were resting.

The students whispered among themselves.

"Say what you will, in the end it's still that our talent isn't enough!"

"Hard to say, everything still depends on the luck of the draw...!"

"Chen Jie!"

On a wooden bench in the corner of the training ground, a tall and robust young man was sitting with eyes closed, sunk in deep sleep.

"Amumu, with your strength, making the top eight in Xiangnan Province should be no problem, there's even a chance to make the top four!"

"I've decided, if this time at the 'Xiangnan Provincial Sanda Championship', I don't make the top eight in the ranking matches, I'll go to Shenzhen in Hua Nan to be a bodyguard!"

"..."

At this time,

"Being a bodyguard, how could it be that easy? Not only must you be able to fight, you also need to master many skills. We haven't even graduated middle school and came to 'Sihai Martial Arts School'. If we don't become professional boxers, later even becoming a security guard might not have anyone hiring us."

After hearing the middle-aged man's lecture, they helplessly shook their heads.

A middle-aged man wearing training clothes was speaking passionately.

"Our 'Sihai Martial Arts School' has been established for fifteen years. Every year, over a hundred students graduate from the 'Sanda Combat Class', but there has never been anyone who could enter the world's top-level combat arena. This path is too arduous!"

Many bare-chested young men stood around, looking like they half-understood.

Hiss...!

He couldn't help but take a deep breath, his face still carrying a thread of fear from the nightmare and a bewildered loss.

Lin Hongtu, who was lecturing, glared at him fiercely.

"Chen Jie, are you sick? Or did you not sleep last night?"

"The Xiangnan Provincial Youth Sanda Championship starts next month. At this most critical moment, you don't train hard, yet you still have the mood to sleep?"

"With your current strength, if you don't train hard, later even wanting to obtain a professional boxer qualification will be very difficult."

"Do you know how cruel the competition in the professional boxing world is right now?"

"Limit Heavy Fist Explosive Power must reach 2.5 times body weight or above, to possess the qualification to apply for a professional boxer license!"

"Has your explosive power and speed training reached the requirement?"

"..."

One saw Lin Hongtu hating iron for not becoming steel as he scolded Chen Jie who had just startled awake from a nightmare.

Chen Jie lowered his head and made no sound.

In his heart he understood, the coach scolded him for his own good.

Hu...!

He took a deep breath, silently walked to the middle of the training ground, and stood together with the other young men.

At this time,

A slender young man standing next to Chen Jie leaned close to Chen Jie's side and asked in a low voice:

"Chen Jie, what's wrong with you...? Insomnia again last night?"

Chen Jie helplessly nodded.

Yeah...

Insomnia again last night.

He had already suffered continuous insomnia for nearly half a month.

Every night he had nightmares, tormenting him until he started losing hair.

The key is,

Every night he has the exact same nightmare.

Chen Jie couldn't describe what the nightmare was like.

He only remembered the scenes in the dream — dilapidated, gray, making one feel incomparably stifled.

Amidst boundless darkness, mist permeated everywhere, filled with a desolate aura.

Nightmare!

This was absolutely a nightmare!

Ever since half a month ago when he started having this nightmare.

He began suffering from insomnia, severely affecting his training and life.

For a martial artist, essence, Qi, and spirit are very important.

He had insomnia every night, so his daytime training results were definitely very poor.

To the point that even today when the Head Coach was lecturing, he was leaning on the stool dozing off.

Next month is the opening of the Xiangnan Province "Youth Sanda Championship"!

Chen Jie thought of his current training state and felt depressed, sighing repeatedly.

If this continues, next month he shouldn't even think about getting a ranking.

……

Five PM, training ended!

Chen Jie walked toward the dormitory, mentally exhausted.

Too sleepy!

He didn't even have the appetite to eat dinner, only wanting to hurry back to the dormitory and sleep.

Just then, someone called his name from behind.

"Chen Jie, what have you been up to lately? Why do you keep having insomnia at night?"

"Tell Brother honestly, are you thinking of women?"

"Puberty is like that, I've had that experience too, it's fine, don't be so nervous!"

"Thinking of women isn't a crime... right?"

It was that slender youth from afternoon training.

His name was Zhang Haonan, counted as Chen Jie's close friend.

Hearing the other's teasing, Chen Jie helplessly shook his head, making no sound.

Zhang Haonan glanced at Chen Jie and comforted him:

"Chen Jie, actually you don't need to put too much pressure on yourself, even if you can't get a ranking in next month's provincial 'Youth Sanda Championship', you still have a chance to become a Professional Boxer."

"You're tall and mighty, with strong explosive power; domestic Heavyweight boxers are scarce, the assessment won't be that strict!"

"Unlike me, my physical condition limits future development, domestic Bantamweight competition is very large, and the assessment is strict too!"

"Wanting to become a Professional Boxer, I don't have much hope!"

"Let's go, eat dinner...!"

Hu...!

Chen Jie took a deep breath, shook his head again, and said: "Not going, I'll go back to the dormitory to sleep first!"

"Sleep a hammer, what time is it?"

Zhang Haonan made an exaggerated face, surprised.

Chen Jie yawned, waved his hand, and continued walking toward the dormitory.

Zhang Haonan still wanted to say something, but several other students walked over this way.

"Zhang Haonan, hurry up, going to eat dinner, why are you so slow...?"

Zhang Haonan watched Chen Jie's departing back, helplessly shook his head, turned and followed the other students together to the Martial Arts School's Shitang.

Chen Jie arrived at the Martial Arts School dormitory entrance, then turned his head to glance at the Training Ground's direction.

"Ai...!"

He sighed, the thoughts in his mind somewhat chaotic.

Why during this period does he keep having the same nightmare?

"... Desolate... Gray... Mist... Graveyard... Ring... Blood Jade Pendant...!"

From Chen Jie's mouth, he murmured to himself.

Suddenly,

When he recited the last word, his eyes brightened.

Blood Jade Pendant!

That's right, it was after obtaining that 'Blood Jade Pendant' that he started having insomnia!

Swish...!

Chen Jie hurried back to the dormitory, took out the box holding the 'Blood Jade Pendant'.

During training, wearing any pendants or rings is not allowed.

After obtaining the 'Blood Jade Pendant', he would just stuff it under his pillow at any time, never paying much attention to it.

Only now did he think that his insomnia during this period was very likely related to this 'Blood Jade Pendant'.

But what followed,

When he opened the box and saw that on the 'Blood Jade Pendant' two characters had actually abruptly appeared.

For a moment,

Chen Jie was completely stunned.

Wu Kui!

What the hell...!

He remembered that when he first got this Blood Jade Pendant, he had examined it carefully, and there were absolutely no characters on it.

How could two characters suddenly appear now?

The next scene made Chen Jie rub his eyes desperately, thinking he was seeing things.

He saw the two characters 【Wu Kui】 flash once, then quickly disappear...!

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(Chapter End)