Chapter 23

"Little Fei, I can't tell, when did you become so slick, just like Chen Gou?"

On the other side, Li Tianyu, who had been pulled away, asked in surprise.

"I learned it all from Chen Gou."

Li Fei laughed.

"Hahahaha, that's what they call 'he who stays near a dog gets covered in fur'!"

Li Tianyu burst into laughter.

Chen Lixin rolled his eyes, not wanting to pay attention to this pair of siblings.

"But with you doing this, I must take first place today!"

Li Tianyu said earnestly.

Not only did she not feel under great pressure, but she was also full of fighting spirit.

"You two, don't blame me for pouring cold water, but my cousin has many followers. If I were him, I would just have the followers in the same group as Tianyu exhaust her with all their might, and then it would be very difficult for Tianyu to make it to the end."

Chen Lixin pushed up his glasses and spoke.

The graduation exam uses a group round-robin format first, followed by a knockout tournament. Therefore, if you encounter a strong opponent during the round-robin stage, the best choice is to concede quickly to conserve energy for other opponents, so as to have a chance to advance from the group.

But if Chen Lixin instructs others to deliberately target Li Tianyu, refusing to concede and fighting to the death until the end, even if Li Tianyu manages to advance from the group, she will not have much energy left to fight in the knockout tournament.

"Damn, Chen Gou, are all you people surnamed Chen this black-hearted?"

Li Tianyu cursed.

Chen Lixin shrugged: "If you want to take first place, then defeat your opponents as quickly as possible in every match."

There are four ways to determine the winner in the graduation exam duels:

First, knock the opponent down more than three times.

Second, the opponent voluntarily concedes.

Third, knock the opponent off the ring.

Fourth, after five minutes, the referee determines the winner based on the performance of both sides.

If Li Tianyu wants to avoid being exhausted, she can only knock down her opponents more than three times or knock them off the ring as quickly as possible; only then can she retain the chance to win the top spot.

"Alright, watch me!"

Li Tianyu nodded heavily, her fighting spirit soaring.

From beginning to end, the two never discussed how Li Fei should win, because according to Li Fei's previous performance at school, it was difficult for him to even advance from the group, let alone win the top spot.

Li Fei stood to the side listening quietly, not participating in the discussion.

He did not mind being underestimated at all.

Next, all the students of the Martial Arts Department began to draw lots to be divided into groups, and dozens of students were divided into eight groups.

Li Fei was assigned to the 'Earth' ring, and Li Tianyu was assigned to the 'Mysterious' ring.

"What a pity, it would be better if you two were in the same group."

Chen Lixin said with some regret.

In his view, if Li Fei and Li Tianyu were in the same group, he could help Li Tianyu block some enemies, which would make it easier for Li Tianyu to advance.

If it were someone else, he certainly wouldn't say this, but he believed that Li Fei would definitely be willing to sacrifice for Li Tianyu.

Unexpectedly, Li Fei smiled and said: "It's better that we aren't in the same group."

"Hm?"

Chen Lixin looked at his friend, always feeling that he was different from before.

"No matter what, good luck!"

Li Tianyu extended her palm toward Li Fei.

Li Fei high-fived her:

"Good luck!"

For this graduation exam, the prize for first place is three hundred yuan, and now with the three hundred yuan added by Chen Lixin, it is a total of six hundred yuan.

For Li Fei, this is the medicine needed for seventeen sets of Heaven-Governing Tyrant Body cultivation!

He 'looked' at the Ten Thousand Blood Bead inside his body:

【Level: 2, 91%

Blood Soul: 12 beads】

The Ten Thousand Blood Bead is not far from leveling up; it will be able to level up after absorbing some more energy.

"Then let's try to take this top spot!"

Li Fei muttered.

He turned and walked toward the 'Earth' ring.

Under the morning sun, the youth's gaze was firm, his figure upright.

"Next match, Li Fei, Wang Heng."

At the edge of the 'Earth' ring, the Martial Arts Department teacher acting as the referee shouted loudly.

Li Fei, who had already put on a full set of protective gear on the side, stepped onto the ring.

On the other side, a chubby, fair-skinned little fatty also walked up.

The protective gear he was wearing was clearly a bit small, appearing somewhat tight.

Li Fei knew this person; because his family was in the pork business, he was called 'Pork Heng', and he was long-term at the bottom of the grade.

"Good luck."

Li Fei sighed in his heart, quickly set his stance, and waited for the opponent's attack.

Wang Heng had no thoughts about the graduation exam; he just wanted to get a graduation certificate. Originally, he was prepared to concede quickly, but he didn't expect Li Fei to actually take a defensive stance against him.

"What's the situation, so cautious?"

Wang Heng tentatively stepped forward and threw a punch at Li Fei, which was blocked by Li Fei's arms. He retreated half a step and still did not launch an attack.

"Not fighting back?"

Wang Heng continued to attack tentatively several times. Seeing that Li Fei still didn't fight back, he simply let go and fought; anyway, winning or losing didn't matter.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

On the ring, Li Fei only defended and did not attack, letting Wang Heng show off his fists and kicks.

"This Li Fei is really trash, actually being suppressed and beaten by Pork Heng. Compared to his sister, he is far behind."

Someone off the stage said mockingly.

His name is Huang Qian, one of Chen Lixin's followers.

Chen Lixin instructed them to target Li Tianyu with all their might, but there were no special instructions for Li Fei. Huang Qian originally wanted to target Li Fei as well to please the young master Chen, but seeing Li Fei as such a weakling, he immediately felt that targeting this person was beneath him.

Four minutes passed quickly, and Wang Heng was already panting and sweating profusely.

However, he had an excited look on his face because he had never fought so happily before. Li Fei was simply the most qualified human sandbag, making him exclaim that it was satisfying.

Just as he stepped forward to throw a straight punch, Li Fei suddenly dodged to the side, grabbed his wrist with his left hand, stepped forward to close the distance, and quickly swept his right leg low like a sickle, hooking his calf.

Immediately after, Li Fei exerted force with his hands and feet at the same time.

Snap!

Wang Heng immediately lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground.

"Hook-Sickle Leg?"

Wang Heng recognized this move, quickly stood up, and launched an attack again.

But this time it was still easily dodged by Li Fei, who knocked him down in almost the same way as before.

"How did he suddenly become so powerful?"

Wang Heng was puzzled. After getting up again, he didn't throw a punch, but suddenly leaned down and bent his waist, making a diving motion, wanting to use a wrestling move on Li Fei to enter ground grappling.

He had been in the lead before, so as long as he dragged it out for a while longer, the winner of this match would be him.

But his figure was too bloated, and all his movements looked like slow motion in Li Fei's eyes. Li Fei took a step back and easily dodged the pounce.

Immediately after, Li Fei stepped to Wang Heng's side, a fierce low sweep kick, making Wang Heng fall to the ground again.

Three times.

After Wang Heng stood up again, Li Fei took the initiative to attack, throwing a punch to the front to distract him, and kicked twice in a row with low sweep kicks.

The first leg destroyed his center of gravity, and the second leg made the opponent fall to the ground again!

"Li Fei, wins."

The Martial Arts Department teacher on the side announced.

"Sigh."

Wang Heng sighed, feeling it was a pity.

He felt that he was just a little bit away from winning.

After he stood up, he shook hands with Li Fei and said sincerely:

"Brother, we must spar more in the future. Fighting with you is really too satisfying!"

Li Fei: "."

After one match, the level of the Ten Thousand Blood Bead rose by 2%, becoming 2, 93%.

As for the consumption of the Blood Soul, it was almost negligible.

"The little fatty's punches were too light."

Li Fei complained to himself.

After waiting for more than twenty minutes, Li Fei welcomed his second match.

This time, he repeated his old trick, still choosing to start by taking a beating.

This process allowed him to absorb others' energy to the greatest extent, while also being beneficial for him to practice the Heavenly Stellar Tyrant Body.

Compared to "static" strike-resistance training, the difficulty of using the Heavenly Stellar Qi Stake to endure damage in a real fight is much greater, because the opponent will not wait for you to adjust your breath before striking.

When Li Fei can achieve "Qi and blood condensed, moving at will," he will have reached the minor accomplishment realm of the Heavenly Stellar Tyrant Body, able to circulate his Qi in time and apply this technique in actual combat.

This graduation examination was, for Li Fei, a perfectly timed practical cultivation session.

Just like the previous match, he dragged it out until the final minute before Li Fei began to counterattack.

The opponent in this match was stronger than Wang Heng, so Li Fei forcibly endured the opponent's attacks, using a very forceful method to execute the Hook-Sickle Leg four consecutive times to knock the opponent down and secure victory.

This time, the Myriad Blood Bead absorbed 4% of the energy, reaching level 2 at 97%, getting closer and closer to leveling up.

There are a total of seven people in the group corresponding to the "Earth" grade arena; Li Fei still has four matches to go, and there is a high probability that he can make the Myriad Blood Bead level up.

In the following third match, Li Fei encountered a strong opponent.

This time, he did not dare to drag it out until the last minute to counterattack; after the opponent had attacked for two minutes, he launched his counterattack, meeting offense with offense.

After practicing the Heavenly Stellar Tyrant Body, Li Fei's ability to resist strikes improved significantly, and with the Myriad Blood Bead sharing the damage, the opponent could not shake him at all.

Anyone who has fought knows that facing an opponent who cannot be shaken no matter how they are hit, and who won't even take half a step back, is difficult.

That kind of oppressive feeling is too strong!

Under such a huge advantage, even if Li Fei's martial arts and physical fitness were inferior to his opponent's, he could still win easily.

He frequently used the Hook-Sickle Leg to attack the opponent's lower stance, and finally knocked the opponent down four times before time ran out, winning the match.

After several matches, Li Fei felt he had vaguely touched the threshold of minor accomplishment in the Heavenly Stellar Tyrant Body, and the Myriad Blood Bead was only 1% away from leveling up.

(End of this chapter)