Chapter 157

After receiving the mission from the General Inspectorate, Li Fei did not act immediately.

For the next few days, he kept everything as usual.

By the end of the month, he remained first on both the Academic Credit Ranking and the Martial Master Combat Power Ranking.

First place on the Martial Master Combat Power Ranking earns a reward of 40 academic credits each month.

First place on the Academic Credit Ranking earns a 1,000-yuan scholarship each month, along with the elixirs required for martial arts cultivation.

The elixirs for martial arts cultivation can be chosen by the recipient. Since Li Fei does not currently need any elixirs at his stage, he selected some that are difficult to buy outside, keeping a portion for Li Tianyu to use and mailing the rest back to Xingcheng for the people at the Qingyuan Property Management Company.

Once February arrived, Li Fei chose courses from three special lecturers.

The courses offered by these three special lecturers were all aimed at Martial Masters: one taught blade techniques, one taught movement techniques, and another taught grappling and wrestling.

The special lecturer who taught grappling and wrestling was Li Fei's target—Chen Xiang.

This person is the one suspected by the General Inspectorate of having ties to Meijia Nation spies.

Li Fei did not suddenly run off to attend Chen Xiang's class to avoid arousing the other party's suspicion; by choosing the courses of three special lecturers at the same time, it would not seem so abrupt.

February 3rd.

Li Fei arrived in front of a massive sand pit; this was the location for Chen Xiang's class.

There were over twenty students in the sand pit, and these people were all somewhat surprised to see Li Fei.

"Junior Li, I didn't expect you to come to Chen Laoshi's class too."

Someone took the initiative to greet Li Fei; this was a student who had sparred with Li Fei in the arena previously.

"Yeah, one always needs to learn some unarmed combat skills; otherwise, what should I do if I lose my weapon in the future?"

As Li Fei spoke, he took off his shoes and walked barefoot into the sand pit.

Because it was for teaching grappling and wrestling, the ground here was specially made into a sand pit so that it would not be easy to get injured during practice.

A moment later, a muscular man with dark skin, a tall stature, and wearing a white tank top walked into the sand pit.

He gave people the feeling of a piece of black steel that had been tempered a thousand times; his aura was tough and fierce!

This person was Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang noticed Li Fei in the crowd at first glance and was somewhat surprised.

Then, he calmly said in a deep voice to the students present:

"Class begins!"

Chen Xiang's teaching method was very simple: he had the students spar one-on-one, using only grappling and wrestling techniques, while he would provide guidance on the side.

"Since it's your first time in my class, spar with me today."

Chen Xiang took the lead in finding Li Fei and spoke up.

"Please guide me, Chen Laoshi."

Li Fei bowed to Chen Xiang.

"Attack as you wish; let me first see the techniques you have mastered."

Chen Xiang opened his arms to signal Li Fei.

Li Fei did not stand on ceremony and stepped forward, rushing toward Chen Xiang.

The "Blue Hand" also contains grappling and wrestling content, which Li Fei had practiced during middle school, so he naturally knew the techniques, though he could not be called highly proficient.

He rushed in front of Chen Xiang and grabbed at the other party with both hands.

Chen Xiang stood in place without moving, letting Li Fei grab his arms.

When Li Fei began to exert force with his hands and simultaneously used his feet to trip Chen Xiang, Chen Xiang swung his waist and hips; without anyone seeing how he moved, he very easily disrupted Li Fei's force.

Subsequently, Chen Xiang raised both hands to grab Li Fei's arms; his hands were large, like two giant iron clamps, firmly locking Li Fei's arms.

The next second, a surge of innate Qi flowed out from his palms, like an electric shock, instantly flowing through Li Fei's entire body.

This was the first time Li Fei had encountered this way of using innate Qi; he felt his whole body go numb, and then he was thrown away by Chen Xiang.

He quickly stood up from the sand pit and rushed toward Chen Xiang again.

Following this, the two sparred several times, and Li Fei was easily thrown away by Chen Xiang every time.

Chen Xiang did not use any particularly powerful force; from beginning to end, he never exceeded the level of a Martial Master.

"It seems you really do need to practice properly."

Chen Xiang stopped attacking and said to Li Fei.

Afterward, he began to instruct Li Fei on grappling and wrestling techniques, which included the application of innate Qi.

"Your Tyrant Body can resist various abnormal states, so it is actually very suitable for practicing grappling and wrestling. Advanced techniques all restrict the opponent's body through innate Qi or force; you can forcibly withstand it with your Tyrant Body and then counterattack."

Chen Xiang instructed Li Fei for over twenty minutes and said this to him.

Hao Yi had also said similar things to Li Fei previously, telling him that he could practice grappling and wrestling when he had time in the future.

"This student understands."

Li Fei bowed to Chen Xiang.

"You two spar."

Chen Xiang called over a student, letting the other party spar with Li Fei, while he went to instruct other students.

In the days that followed, Li Fei had to attend three of Chen Xiang's classes every week, and just like that, more than two weeks passed.

During this period, Chen Xiang did not have any abnormal behavior, only earnestly teaching Li Fei various techniques, and Li Fei also learned earnestly; his attitude toward Chen Xiang was no different from his attitude toward other lecturers.

February 17th, afternoon.

Li Fei finished today's lesson in the sand pit.

"Li Fei."

Just as Li Fei intended to leave, Chen Xiang suddenly called him back, "Stay for a moment."

"Alright."

Li Fei nodded and stopped in place.

After all the students in the class had left, Chen Xiang walked in front of Li Fei and said in a deep voice:

"Have you heard of the Gladiator Martial Arts Hall?"

Li Fei shook his head.

"This is a martial arts hall that specializes in teaching grappling and wrestling, and it is quite famous within Datong Fucheng."

Chen Xiang looked at Li Fei, "The master of the Gladiator Martial Arts Hall is a good friend of mine, and they will have an internal competition in two days; I would like to recommend you to participate."

"Recommend me to participate?"

Li Fei showed a surprised expression.

Chen Xiang nodded: "The strength and realm of our Martial University students are naturally higher than those students in outside martial arts halls, but if we only talk about grappling and wrestling, the level of some elite students at the Gladiator Martial Arts Hall is actually quite good; if you can spar with these elite students, it will be very helpful to you."

Li Fei looked at Chen Xiang: "Why does Chen Laoshi want to recommend me?"

Chen Xiang smiled: "Because your aptitude is high enough, and you are worth us cultivating more attentively."

Li Fei bowed to Chen Xiang: "Many thanks, Chen Laoshi; I am willing to participate in this competition."

Chen Xiang nodded: "Good, at 1:00 PM two days from now, I will wait for you at the school's East Main Gate."

"Alright."

Li Fei nodded in agreement.

Afterward, he bid farewell to Chen Xiang and returned to his dormitory.

Just after returning to the dormitory, he picked up the phone and called Lu Mengyang.

The call was connected quickly:

"Hello, who is this?"

"It's me, Li Fei."

"Lord Li, do you have any instructions?"

Lu Mengyang's voice immediately became enthusiastic.

"Immediately convey to Lord Xia for me that Chen Xiang has invited me to participate in an internal competition at the Gladiator Martial Arts Hall in two days."

Li Fei said.

"Alright, this subordinate understands; I will convey it for you right away."

After hanging up the phone, Li Fei sat in his seat and waited quietly.

Currently, there is no evidence to prove that Chen Xiang is connected to the Meijia Nation spies, and the other party's invitation today also seems very normal.

But one must always be on guard; Li Fei naturally had to notify the General Inspectorate to let them be prepared.

A few minutes later, the phone rang.

Li Fei answered the phone; it was Lu Mengyang calling.

". Alright."

". I understand."

"Then that's all."

After hanging up the phone, Li Fei pondered for a moment in his seat, then stood up and walked out of the room.

Two days later.

At 1:00 PM, Li Fei appeared on time at the East Main Gate of the Martial University.

Chen Xiang was waiting here in advance; upon seeing Li Fei, he nodded, being brief and to the point:

"Let's go."

Afterward, the two walked out of the campus and took a tram to the Wuyi District.

Datong Fucheng has a total of twelve districts; the Wuyi District is in the east of the city, a distance away from the city center, but it is also very prosperous.

After getting off the tram and walking on the street, Li Fei could see a martial arts hall from time to time.

Martial arts hall culture is a characteristic of Datong Fucheng.

Wuan University is naturally the highest "mountain" in Datong Fu and even the entire Feng Province; besides this high mountain, Feng Province also has several very powerful Jianghu sects.

Within the territory of Datong Fu, there is a Tiefeng Sect, which is the "peak" second only to the Martial University!

The Tiefeng Sect's sect grounds are outside Datong Fucheng, but it has opened over a dozen Tiefeng Martial Arts Halls within the city, widely recruiting students.

If there are sufficiently excellent students, the Tiefeng Martial Arts Hall will recommend them to the Tiefeng Sect, making them inner sect disciples of the Tiefeng Sect.

Before Wuan University was established, the major martial arts sect Tiefeng Sect was the most popular place for martial arts cultivation in Datong Fu; even if they failed to become inner sect disciples in the end, the students who came out of the Tiefeng Martial Arts Halls were still more powerful than the students of the local Lecture Hall.

Therefore, the business of the martial arts halls opened by the Tiefeng Sect in Datong Fucheng has always been quite good.

Influenced by this, many more martial arts halls were opened one after another in Datong Fucheng, and over thirty years, the martial arts hall culture of Datong Fucheng was thus formed.

Today, there are over a hundred martial arts halls in the entire Datong Fucheng, and a Martial Arts Hall Association has also been established.

Through the authority of the General Inspectorate, Li Fei investigated the information on the Jianghu forces in Datong Fu and learned quite a bit about the "Seven Kings," knowing that the sect master of the Tiefeng Sect is the "Blade King," one of the "Seven Kings," and also the one with the strongest strength among the "Seven Kings."

This Martial Arts Hall Association of Datong Fucheng was initiated and created by the Tiefeng Sect; any martial arts hall that wants to successfully open and operate in Datong Fucheng must have the nod of the Tiefeng Sect.

Every martial arts hall also has to pay a "regular fee" to the Martial Arts Hall Association every month; in reality, this money is paid to the Tiefeng Sect.

Besides this, the Martial Arts Hall Association regularly holds various martial arts competitions, all of which are the kind where one can place bets.

There are no underground black boxing matches like the Qingyuan Boxing Village in Datong Fucheng, because they have been replaced by competitions between martial arts halls.

On the surface, there are regular martial arts competitions, and in the dark, there are also gambling matches where one can fight to the death.

The profits from this part are all occupied by the Tiefeng Sect.

On the surface, the Tiefeng Sect's disciples only add up to a few hundred people; in reality, it also controls over a hundred martial arts halls in Datong Fucheng; one word from the "Blade King" can mobilize tens of thousands of students practicing martial arts!

The Gladiator Martial Arts Hall that Chen Xiang brought Li Fei to today is a member of the Martial Arts Hall Association and can be counted as a force of the "Blade King."

After walking for over ten minutes, Chen Xiang brought Li Fei to the outside of the Gladiator Martial Arts Hall's main gate and was quickly invited inside.

The Gladiator Martial Arts Hall is holding an internal competition today to select a batch of the most powerful students to prepare for participating in next month's Martial Arts Hall Ranking Competition.

The Martial Arts Hall Ranking Competition is held by the Martial Arts Hall Association once a year, letting every martial arts hall send students as representatives to participate, ranking them according to their results, and finally ranking the ten most powerful martial arts halls in the entire Datong Fucheng.

This ranking will directly affect the business of each martial arts hall, so everyone attaches great importance to it.

Li Fei naturally will not represent the Gladiator Martial Arts Hall to participate in the competition, so he came today to serve as a benchmark:

"This is Li Fei, an excellent student of Wuan University; today, only those who can defeat him can participate in this selection competition."

The master of the Gladiator Martial Arts Hall pointed at Li Fei and announced:

"During the martial arts competition, student Li Fei will not use extraordinary abilities or innate Qi; he will only use grappling and wrestling to spar with everyone."

Chen Xiang had already told Li Fei this rule on the way here.

In this way, Li Fei would have the opportunity to spar with all the excellent students of the Gladiator Martial Arts Hall.

Upon hearing that Li Fei is an excellent student of the Martial University, the eyes of the martial arts hall students present changed as they looked at him, all becoming eager to try.

If they fought with the rules lifted, they would have no confidence that they could defeat Li Fei, but if they only compared grappling and wrestling, they immediately became energized!

The martial arts competition began quickly.

Among the dozen or so students present, only three were Martial Masters at the early stage of Qi Transformation; the others were all only at the Body Breaking stage.

However, their implants were all the same, all being the very common 【Flame Pattern】, possessing the extraordinary ability of force explosion. In the situation of force explosion, they could at least struggle with Li Fei, who was not using his Tyrant Body or innate Qi.

As long as they seized the opportunity, it was not impossible to grapple or throw Li Fei down.

The rule of the martial arts competition is that as long as one successfully grapples the opponent once, or throws the opponent down three times, it counts as a victory.

Li Fei sparred with these students one after another.

Chen Xiang was right; if one only talks about the techniques of grappling and wrestling, these elite students of the martial arts hall are indeed more powerful than the students of the Martial University.

Li Fei sparred for seventeen rounds in a row and lost five rounds.

"Brother Zhou, sorry for the disturbance."

After the martial arts competition ended, Chen Xiang bid farewell to the master.

"Brother Chen is too polite; being able to spar with an excellent student of the Martial University is also very rare for these students of mine."

Master Zhou said, turning his head to look at Li Fei, "Student Li Fei, you are welcome to come again in the future."

"Many thanks, Master."

Li Fei bowed to the other party.

Afterward, he and Chen Xiang left the martial arts hall and took the tram back to school.

From beginning to end, no abnormal situation occurred.

After Chen Xiang returned to his dormitory, he picked up the phone and called out.

Soon, the call was connected.

"How was it?"

Chen Xiang asked.

"Confirmed, no one followed him."

A voice with a somewhat strange tone came from the other end of the phone.

Chen Xiang narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "Are you sure?"

"For this kind of thing, we want success even more than you do."

"Fine, then proceed according to the plan; those things I want must be prepared first!"

"No problem; after the matter is accomplished, you will be able to leave Datong Fu at the fastest speed."

"Then that's all."

Chen Xiang hung up the phone.

After sitting silently in his seat for a while, he stood up and walked to the window, looking at the students coming and going outside, and muttered:

"Don't blame me; if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too outstanding."

"Trees in the forest are destroyed by the wind!"

(End of chapter)