Full Awakening: One F is trash, three me

Boom!

With a buzzing sound, the competition began!

Yang Han looked at the arena with some curiosity. He had never actually seen a battle between sophomores before, so this was a good opportunity to observe.

The competition format is actually quite simple. All second-year students can participate, and they are randomly assigned to different rounds to advance to the final rankings.

At this moment, a teacher slowly walked onto the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Wang Mingshan, a teacher in the boxing department. I will be the referee for this competition. There are no restrictions on fighting in the ring. The competition ends when one side concedes defeat or loses the ability to fight."

"Now, please welcome the first two students to the stage!"

As soon as the words were spoken, two figures leaped up from the crowd almost simultaneously and stood on the arena.

The two men, one wielding a sword and the other a knife, exuded an imposing aura!

"The combat style of the Meridian Integration Realm is not fundamentally different from that of the Opening Meridian Realm. The three basic stats plus the application of combat techniques determine a person's strength. In the future, pay special attention to the limitations of the arena, the utilization of combat power, and endurance, etc., especially Wu Yuan, you are a key factor in this plan, you must not make any mistakes!"

Liu Li's voice rang in his ears, followed immediately by Wu Yuan's reply: "Understood!"

Soon, with the referee's signal, the battle between the two began instantly!

Both of them were extremely fast; their figures flashed and energy roared as they moved in unison!

Yang Han's mental energy covered the entire arena, and he also discovered some differences in the Meridian Integration Realm.

Combat skills!

The Meridian Integration Realm, as the name suggests, involves fusing the star veins within the body to increase the efficiency of absorbing star energy and gain a greater power ceiling.

Previously, when Yang Han came into contact with combat skills, he had wondered what would happen to the combat skills if the star veins were fused.

The original combat technique required the coordination of 36 star veins, but now that all the star veins have been merged, there are less than 36 star veins in total. How can it be performed?

The answer to this question was found at this moment.

When the swordsman unleashed his combat technique, the fused star veins within his body briefly separated again for a fleeting moment. After the technique was released, the star veins returned to their original state.

Yang Han couldn't see the star veins, but when he used his combat skills, there would be brief fluctuations in the star veins. That was a sign that his combat skills hadn't been perfected, and that's how he made the difference.

Rumble!

The fight between the two on the stage had been intense from the start, with neither of them catching their breath. Now, their momentum surged once again!

The longsword vibrated, and a phantom image radiated out as a massive sword, several meters long, pierced out with a thunderous roar!

The greatsword was equally formidable, its light radiating as it slashed down with tremendous force!

Yang Han's eyes narrowed; these two had reached the point of determining a winner!

boom!

The shockwave exploded violently, causing the semi-transparent light shield at the edge of the arena to vibrate and hum.

puff!

The student wielding the sword was sent flying backward; in the final battle of pure strength, he had lost.

"Battle over! Victorious: Xu Feng!"

The referee immediately announced the result of the match, and the first battle was over.

It was faster than Yang Han had imagined. He thought that the higher the realm, the stronger the endurance and the longer the battle would last, but... what he saw at this moment was not like that.

"Yang Han".

Liu Li's voice rang out again; she had been observing from her vantage point.

"Did you see the light shield on the arena?"

"Um."

Yang Han nodded slightly.

"Once the battle begins, the light shield's defense is two-way; attacks from inside cannot penetrate it, and attacks from the outside cannot penetrate it either. Therefore, we only have two opportunities to make our move..."

"The moment before it begins and the moment it ends!"

Liu Li looked somewhat serious, which undoubtedly made their surprise attack much more difficult.

"fine."

Yang Han reassured him, "It's better to end it right away. Meng Xiao will definitely be very exhausted then, and whether he wins or loses, it will be the time when he's most relaxed."

"Um."

"..."

The group fell silent and watched the game intently like spectators, occasionally cheering for one of their classmates.

The sun gradually rose overhead, and it was the hottest time of the day, but for a group of powerful individuals, this temperature had no effect whatsoever.

"Meng Xiao is about to enter the arena!"

The sound came from the noisy crowd around him, clearly indicating that Meng Xiao was not an unknown figure in his sophomore year.

"Which Meng Xiao?"

"You don't know that? It's that guy with S-level talent who still insisted on opening 216 meridians and almost got expelled from school. I heard he recently took on a mission from the academy and became a resource controller among the freshmen. He's suddenly taken off!"

"Holy crap, the resource controller! Now I remember, I should have gone too!"

"It's not that simple. The price of being in control of resources is having to disclose your abilities to freshmen in real time, and every piece of data needs to be accurate. Are you willing to do that?"

"That's true, but... a group of freshmen would hardly pose a threat to him."

"Don't underestimate the new students. I heard that the latest batch has a total of twelve SSS-level talents, eight more than our batch. If they grow up, you can imagine how strong they will be! They will surpass ordinary geniuses like you and me... It's only a matter of time."

"Ugh."

With a sigh, the two stopped talking, and two more people appeared on the arena.

The man on the left held a long sword, his long hair moved without wind, and his face was resolute. Yang Han had seen Meng Xiao's information and naturally recognized him at a glance. This was Meng Xiao.

His opponent, too, wielded a long sword and wore a cunning smile.

"The match begins!"

Hiss!

The air vibrated as the sword was unleashed!

The person opposite was no weakling either; he thrust his sword forward with an even stronger aura than Meng Xiao!

Clang!

Meng Xiao took three steps back, while his opponent sneered and attacked again!

The two exchanged no pleasantries whatsoever... that was all a joke.

At this moment, both sides have only one goal: to defeat the other.

Unable to match his strength, Meng Xiao instantly changed his tactics, abandoning direct confrontation and instead using his speed and agility to strike at opportune moments.

Meng Xiao's sword is agile, graceful, and naturally fluid!

His opponent's sword was sparkling with fire and possessed immense power!

The clash of the two swords!

The booming sounds continued, and even though the arena was specially built for the Meridian Integration Realm, it seemed to be overburdened at this moment.

In particular, the flames from Meng Xiao's opponent caused many floor tiles to shatter, crack, and burn instantly.

Soon, the flames on the arena grew stronger, leaving Meng Xiao with less and less room to maneuver!

Yet Meng Xiao was still able to precisely seize the enemy's attack gaps amidst the flames and deliver a highly threatening sword strike!

Until Meng Xiao suddenly retreated dozens of meters, and the other party also stopped.

At that moment, the audience realized what was happening and cheers erupted.

Wow!

"Holy crap! Meng Xiao's speed is incredible!"

"Zhang Yan's fire sword is truly powerful, okay? Keep going, Meng Xiao will surely be defeated!"

"..."

Yang Han was also somewhat surprised. Meng Xiao's speed... just as he had just demonstrated, had already exceeded 100 meters per second, and it wasn't a pure linear burst. The speed of the opponent's dodging and maneuvering remained at that level without slowing down at all!

That's pretty impressive!

Yang Han considered himself fast, but... his agility was not as good as Meng Xiao's!

It's time to find a movement-based combat technique!