In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Chapter 97 The Powerful Ji Ming

"Battle!"

"start!"

As Fang Yu's voice fell, the two people on the stage suddenly unleashed their power!

"boom!"

Without any probing, they immediately engaged in combat!

Martial artists are strongest in close combat. When the distance between the two sides is close, the outcome often hinges on a matter of minutes.

The spear tip and the blade collided, and the source energy surged like a tide. A golden spear shadow and a black blade light flashed, and a powerful recoil force was transmitted to the two of them at the same time, causing Ji Ming and Yuan Xiao to retreat.

Ji Ming took two steps back and then stopped, but Yuan Xiao didn't stop until he reached the edge of the arena before using the gun barrel to brace himself against the ground.

"Jade Uncarved Stone—Seven Levels?"

Yuan Xiao pressed down on his numb arm; the immense force just now had almost shattered the bones in his hand.

At this moment, he looked at Ji Ming with shock in his eyes and exclaimed in disbelief.

Ji Ming unleashed all his source power without reservation, making a rushing sound like waves crashing on the shore. A black and white Tai Chi diagram formed around him, with seven vortexes on his body appearing and disappearing.

"How is this possible?"

The audience members below the stage gaped open, and someone murmured something.

Wu Hui and the other two were shocked. Seven days ago, Ji Ming was definitely only at the third level of Jade Unearth. Even if he went to the Moon Well once, he couldn't possibly have improved to this level.

Wu Hui said he believed Ji Ming could win, but he wasn't stupid; he was actually still having doubts.

"Depend on!"

Xia Qiwen, who was in the crowd, saw this scene, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but swear.

I guessed you were at most a fifth-grade Jade Unveiled, but you're a seventh-grade Jade Unveiled.

That's insane!

How exactly does one cultivate without encountering bottlenecks? Is it possible to break through as long as one has vital energy?

Ji Ming had no time to care about what the audience thought. The moment he steadied himself, he twisted his back, his waist and stance became one, and his left foot slammed into the ground. A muffled explosion resounded on the stage. His long sword pointed high, like a flowing moon, and the will to cleave the heavens appeared, pressing down on Yuan Xiao like a black sea!

boom!

He appeared before Yuan Xiao like a rainbow in the blink of an eye, his black blade flashing with an arc of light as he unleashed a powerful cleaving strike.

Yuan Xiao was shocked and furious at the sight. His hair turned golden and he was surrounded by an indestructible feeling. However, he felt no sense of security. He held his spear horizontally in front of his chest to block the blade, but the enormous force that followed made his eyes bloodshot and his eyeballs almost pop out!

"Pfft!"

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, fell to his knees, smashing two large craters into the arena with a cracking sound of bones breaking.

"Bang!"

Ji Ming kicked him in the chest, and Yuan Xiao's body bent over, flying backward like a longbow and crashing to the ground, convulsing.

"How can he be so strong?"

Zhao Tianyang and Jin Fei exchanged a glance, somewhat unable to understand why Yuan Xiao was so easily defeated when they were both at the seventh level of the Jade Purity Realm and Ji Ming did not use the characteristics of the Heavenly Demon Clan.

Wu Hui gripped the railing tightly, uttering a few words in a heavy tone: "Such pure and powerful source energy, such strong physical strength!"

He's a complete freak!

Not only is their cultivation speed so fast, but their foundation is also stronger than theirs!

Fang Yuxin and Xia Hong stopped joking around. Facing Ji Ming in this state, they weren't too confident of winning.

What do you think?

They exchanged glances, pondered the situation for a long time, and finally Xia Hong said, "Let's go for 70/30!"

I am number seven, Ji Mingsan!

If Ji Ming doesn't have any other trump cards, he is still confident, and that's a conservative estimate.

"His identity card is special; he can use the characteristics of the Heavenly Demon Clan!" Fang Yuxin reminded him.

"I know!"

Xia Hong said calmly that he had already taken this into account. Although the characteristics of the Heavenly Demon Clan were strong, he also possessed Saint-level combat talent, so he was no weaker than Ji Ming in this aspect, and might even be slightly stronger.

Of course, the main reason is that his cultivation level is much higher than Ji Ming's; if they were at the same level—

Xia Hong pursed his lips, looked back at the arena, and sighed, "It's over!"

"No! No!"

Wu Hui suddenly spoke up, "Yuan Xiao still has a trump card!"

"What?"

"A divine weapon forged with three blood-forged patterns!"

Just when everyone thought Yuan Xiao's defeat was inevitable, he slowly straightened up, his face pale, but still resolute.

"Ji Ming————"

Yuan Xiao's voice was firm, almost a murmur, "I don't want to lose to you!"

"boom!"

A cold light shot out from his body, then transformed into a blood-red spear that hovered in front of him. The spear was long and slender, and when its master grasped it, it emitted a low hum, unleashing a fierce aura that made even the students below the stage breathless.

Zhao Mingquan, watching the situation on the stage from a distance, smiled. "Silly nephew, now you know what it means to be an old fox with a spicier tongue, right?"

The three-patterned blood-forged divine weapon probably surprised everyone.

Thinking of this, a look of heartache appeared in his eyes. For this Blood Refined Divine Spear, he had gone completely bankrupt and was in debt!

"What is this?"

Some people didn't understand, but when they looked at that long spear, they were immediately terrified. Yuan Xiao, who was gripping the spear shaft, suddenly changed his aura and became much stronger than before.

"Holy crap, a Blood-Refined Divine Weapon! That's incredibly expensive; this thing costs way more than a normal divine weapon!"

Someone explained the information about the Blood Refined Divine Weapon, which caused an uproar.

"This is allowed? Isn't that cheating?"

Many students are dissatisfied, saying that with such a thing around, how can students from ordinary families like them get ahead?

"Idiot! If you're so capable, why don't you make cultivators not use magical artifacts?!"

"That's right! Strictly speaking, Ji Ming's use of the Heavenly Demon Clan's blood essence is also an external force, but we didn't see his Star Realm Exam results being canceled!"

"Divine weapons are an integral part of a martial artist's strength. If you feel it's unfair, then strive to break through to the Divine Realm!"

Then, they were left speechless.

At the same time, everyone looked at Ji Ming with a mixture of anticipation and regret. Could he still win?

Xia Qiwen also stared intently at the arena, a look of worry on his face. He hadn't expected Zhao Mingquan to make such a decision; a three-patterned divine weapon was far superior to a one-patterned one.

Ji Ming remained calm, his eyes like a still pond, only gripping his knife tightly to block the overwhelming aura coming from the other side.

Is this the Blood-Forged Divine Weapon?

Indeed, very strong!

"Ji Ming, use the characteristics of the Heavenly Demon Clan. I'll give you time!" Yuan Xiao said in a deep voice.

"No need!" Ji Ming said calmly.

"good!"

Yuan Xiao retorted angrily, "Then don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"

boom!

He grasped the Blood Refining Divine Spear, and with a gentle shake, countless spiraling energies appeared in the air, causing the light screen covering the arena to flicker incessantly.

Yuan Xiao grabbed the end of the spear, his spine trembling like a dragon, his seven celestial meridians appearing and disappearing, merging into one, and his powerful source energy erupting to its extreme. He fiercely thrust the spear at Ji Ming, the spear energy several meters long shining like gold, the ground swirling up, and the solid arena almost having a layer shaved off!

The Hundred-Battle Prison-Suppressing Spear! One Spear Shatters an Army!

The spear's force was piercing and extremely cold; even before it touched me, I could feel its chilling glint.

Ji Ming raised his head, exhaled, and straightened his body like a towering mountain, as if an imperial phantom had descended upon him, and an inviolable and majestic will burst forth from his eyes.

The Wise King is here!

Although the characteristics of the Heavenly Demon Clan are powerful, nothing beats the satisfaction of crushing your opponent with your own strength.

He always remembered Master Luo's words: In the Great Xia, there is no need to compromise one's principles!

Stellar Transformation!

Two major body-refining properties combined!

"Buzz!"

Ji Ming merely raised his hand slightly, and the powerful force he exuded caused the air to distort.

"boom!"

He simply stepped lightly onto the arena, and a clear footprint appeared on the specially made arena floor. His afterimage remained in place as he charged towards Yuan Xiao.

"boom!"

Without any resistance, he threw a punch, shattering the spear shadow. The Blood Refining Divine Spear only tore his white robe, leaving not even a trace of redness on his skin.

"this----"

Yuan Xiao seemed to see something extremely horrifying. His pupils contracted, and he hurriedly tried to draw his gun and back away, but a hand grabbed him tightly, and another fist rapidly enlarged in his eyes.

"boom!"

Ji Ming lowered his right fist slightly and slammed it into his chest without holding back. A sound of bones breaking rang out, the arena caved in, and he lay directly in the center, unable to get up.

"I give up!"

"Yuan Xiao concedes defeat!"

Just then, a middle-aged man rushed onto the stage and quickly stood in front of Yuan Xiao.

Zhao Mingquan was sweating profusely as he stared at Ji Ming in shock. He was afraid that if Ji Ming didn't come soon, his foolish nephew would be beaten to death!

A mastered body-refining martial art!

The Wise King is here!

He couldn't be wrong; it was definitely King Ming Lin!

At such a young age, to have already mastered the Star King Body, what kind of monstrous talent is this?

No wonder Luo Zhao and Ye Zhou value him so much; those two are both incredibly arrogant!

"What are you doing?"

Fang Yu suddenly stood next to Ji Ming, her expression unfriendly. "You dare to interfere in the students' competition?"

"Yuan Xiao concedes defeat!"

Zhao Mingquan said it again, then explained, "I am Yuan Xiao's mentor, and according to the rules, I can concede defeat on his behalf!"

Fang Yu's expression softened slightly at this point, but she still rebuked him angrily, "That doesn't mean you can just rush onto the stage! Go to the disciplinary office and accept your punishment!"

"If this happens again, your junior instructor title will be revoked!"

"Remember, the rules of the Star Palace are paramount; you can't just do whatever you want!"

Zhao Mingquan gave a wry smile, helped the barely alive Yuan Xiao to his feet, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes! Yes!"

He then bowed to Ji Ming again, saying, "I'm sorry, Ji Ming, I was just too eager to save him!"

Before Ji Ming could speak, Fang Yu coldly said, "Why do you need to do this? If Ji Ming had intended to kill, he wouldn't have abandoned his knife and used his fists!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingquan paused, a look of shame appearing on his face. It was he who had judged a gentleman by his own petty standards.

Then he looked at Ji Ming and said sincerely, "Ji Ming, I was wrong about this. Consider it a favor I owe you. You can come to me if you need anything."

Ji Ming nodded, not angry. "Professor Zhao, you're exaggerating!"

He wasn't doing it out of gratitude to Zhao Mingquan; after all, he wasn't as good as Teacher Ye Zhou, so what could he do to help him?

However, it's always better to make a good friend than to have many enemies.

Zhao Mingquan nodded without saying anything more, then looked at Yuan Xiao and sighed, "I'll take him for treatment first."

"etc!"

At this moment, Yuan Xiao spoke up. He pulled a card from his pocket, seemingly out of nowhere, and said, "You won. You're better than me. I'm completely convinced!"

"This is—cough! The five hundred merit points I lost to you!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Ming's eyes lit up, and he took the merit card. Then, Yuan Xiao completely fainted.

Zhao Mingquan's expression changed, and he quickly grabbed him and slipped away.

Ji Ming wasn't worried. He wouldn't die. Besides, it was said that the Yuan family was much stronger than the Yuan family, with a deep foundation. Maybe Yuan Xiao would be lively and energetic again in a few days, unlike Yuan Dongqing who was still lying in bed.

Only Ji Ming and Fang Yu remained on the stage. The former bowed deeply to the teacher, saying, "Thank you, teacher!"

"Ha ha!"

A slight smile appeared on Fang Yu's usually cold and hard face as he looked at Ji Ming with admiration in his eyes. "Good lad, not bad!"

The highest-grade body-refining martial art of the Great Perfection level is something that some people on the Star Ranking haven't even achieved yet!

Let alone Ji Mingxiu's Star King form, such a young age is extremely rare, even during the most prosperous period of the Qian Tian School.

The geniuses in the audience, including Wu Hui, were speechless with shock, and Xia Hong, who had previously said that he and Ji Ming were evenly matched, had also fallen silent.

I'm cracking!

A bitter smile appeared on their lips. Damn it, this doesn't make sense!

They had worked hard to cultivate for so many years, only to be surpassed by Ji Ming in just over ten days of schooling.

With the Great Accomplishment Star King Body, those below the third rank are already invincible.

I doubt they could break through their defenses even if they went all out.

"Damn! He can't possibly be compared to that freak, can he?"

A figure simultaneously appeared in their minds: the leader of their generation had already been decided, and even the arrogant Wu Hui could only admit defeat.

However, perhaps things have taken a turn for the better now?

They all looked at Ji Ming, who was slowly walking off the stage. It's really hard to say!

Because Ji Ming is progressing too fast, he's getting faster and faster with each training session, he might actually be able to defeat that guy!

However, a sense of urgency also arose in their hearts. It would be best if they could overthrow him themselves. Now that Ji Ming had caught up, they could not allow themselves to fall behind.

"Haha! Ji Ming, you're awesome!"

As soon as he stepped off the stage, Xia Qiwen came up to him with a beaming smile. "I'll transfer the merit points you earned to you later."

The two nodded to each other without saying a word.

"You're really amazing now!" Xia Qiwen exclaimed, Ji Ming's strength had indeed given him a big shock.

"Can anyone be as good as you?" Ji Ming smiled.

Xia Qiwen shook his head helplessly. "To tell you the truth, I am indeed a member of the Xia family, but I'm not very talented. I can't even beat Xia Hong, so how could I possibly be your match?"

Ji Ming didn't say whether he believed it or not, but looked at Wu Hui and the other two, "What level are those three at?"

"Them!"

Xia Qiwen turned his head. "Probably around the eighth level of Jade Unveiling!"

"Eighth level of Jade Uncarved Stone?"

"Hmm!" Xia Qiwen nodded. "They definitely can't beat you. Their body-refining martial arts are far from perfected, but their innate talents are very strong. It won't be easy for you to win."

"Innate talent—Saint-level?"

Xia Qi nodded indifferently as before.

Ji Ming sighed inwardly, thinking that Tianyi Star Palace was truly a gathering place for geniuses. He guessed that those three people must all have Saint-level talent.

Of course, there are different levels of Saint-level talents, and it's unlikely that they would have the same effect as the [God of War's Blessing].

Don't think of Saint-level talents as too terrifying. The biggest advantage of Saint-level talents over Extraordinary talents is their higher potential. Whether a talent is stronger or weaker at the same level depends on its development level.

His [God of War's Blessing] might be due to the identity card, as it doesn't need to be developed; it's at a perfect level upon awakening. Moreover, this is pure cultivation talent, making it even more rare.

While there are many ways to compensate for shortcomings in combat techniques, in this world, realm of cultivation is still the most important factor.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but ask, "Does god-like talent exist in the world?"

This has been a question that has always puzzled him.

Xia Qiwen rolled his eyes and retorted, "You think this might let me know? If you insist on asking me, then in my knowledge, there's no way I'd find out!"

"Of course, not necessarily!"

As if remembering something, Xia Qiwen changed the subject again.

Ji Ming quickly looked at him, waiting for what would happen next.

Xia Qiwen looked around and whispered, "Actually, you're probably more likely to know than I do. Everyone's guessing that Senior Luo Zhao's teacher is very likely to have god-level talent. If that person isn't, then his innate talent should only be at the saint level!"

"Master Luo's teacher?" Ji Ming was shocked. When he looked at Xia Qiwen again, the latter shut his mouth and refused to say anything.

"Don't ask anymore, it's taboo, I'm afraid I'll get beaten to death!" Xia Qiwen shook his head and ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"this----"

Ji Ming was puzzled. Was it really that scary? He couldn't even talk about it?

The moment the battle results were announced in the attic, Leng Jianqiu left.

Shangguan Yue was a little confused. "Is this... satisfactory? Or unsatisfactory?"

"Who knows?" Zhao Yinman smiled. "But this junior brother Ji Ming really gave us a big surprise!"

"Uh—" Shangguan Yue paused, "Okay, it's pretty impressive!"

It's not about ability, it's about the speed of progress.

too fast!

In the blink of an eye, Ji Ming arrived at the new world.

Among this year's freshmen, apart from that annoying guy, there shouldn't be anyone who can rival him!

Thinking of that annoying guy, Shangguan Yue frowned, feeling irritated.

In some other space, an old man in a gray robe burst into laughter, "Hahaha, we won!"

"Anyone who dares to say I always lose at gambling, I'll slap them all!"

He looked at the man in the suit beside him and asked expectantly, "How did it go? How much did you win this time? You should have won back what my stupid son lost at the Star Realm Grand Examination, right?"

The man in the suit calculated for a moment, then looked troubled and stammered, "Lord Zhao, we lost—lost—2432 merit points this time."

"Oh, only won two—" the old man said disappointedly, but then suddenly realized what he had said, "What did you say? Say it again!"

"Grand Secretary Zhao, you heard me correctly," the man in the suit whispered.

"How is that possible?"

The old man couldn't believe it. "Wouldn't betting on that kid Yuan Xiao have won more?"

"That's correct!" the man in the suit said hesitantly, "But those who bet on Yuan Xiao to win only wagered a few dozen merit points, while those who bet on Ji Ming to win, although fewer, saw several bets of hundreds or even thousands of merit points on the last day!"

"And Ji Ming's odds are higher, so—" the man in the suit said with a mournful face, "we lost again this time!"

"You lost money again?"

The old man suddenly looked several years older; even I, the old man, lost as the banker.

"Grand Secretary Zhao—how about—" the man in the suit suggested in a low voice, "Since this is Tianyi Star Palace anyway, let's just run away?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

The old man flung his sleeve in fury, "Am I a sore loser? I'll pay them back everything I won, not a penny less!"

"Yeah, be careful. There are a lot of shameless old fogies in Tianyi Star Palace. Don't let them take over your plate!"

"ah?"

The man in the suit paused, then asked, "Wasn't that person in seclusion?"

"You actually believe that?"

The old man glanced at him and thought, "He's still too young!"

"Fine, I'll finish the transaction with you before I leave. He can't possibly do such a small thing himself."

After thinking it over, the old man was still uneasy, so he sat cross-legged in the void and closed his eyes to rest.

The man in the suit was puzzled, but he obediently began to settle the bill.

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