From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

boom!

With a muffled thud, the pale-faced man's foot struck Chen Shi squarely in the chest. Chen Shi was forced to stagger back several steps, and only managed to regain his footing after exerting a little force.

"How was it? Did that kick feel good?"

The pale-faced man kept his left leg in a kicking position, chuckled, and looked at Chen Shi with disdain.

Chen Shi flicked the dust off his chest, said nothing, and charged forward again in one swift step.

"Overestimating one's abilities."

The pale-faced man gave a soft snort, then his gaze suddenly turned cold, and his leg lashed out like a steel whip at Chen Shi, who was rushing forward.

Chen Shi's hands moved like dragon claws, one hand blocking and the other grabbing at the inside of the pale-faced man's knee.

However, the pale-faced man was skilled in leg techniques and reacted extremely quickly, giving Chen Shi no chance to attack. Instead, he knocked Chen Shi's hand away with his knee. Then, he swung his leg like a whip, striking Chen Shi's upper body.

Chen Shi raised his forearm to block the attack, but the powerful leg strike caused his body to shift half a step to the side.

The pale-faced man sneered smugly, his feet moving swiftly as he kicked again.

Although Chen Shi was at a disadvantage, his face remained expressionless as he desperately tried to maneuver using his Dragon Claw Hand technique.

boom!

A moment later, there was another muffled thud. The pale-faced man's shin swept across Chen Shi's ankle, sending Chen Shi flying to the ground.

"That's about it. Time to go collect the money from Young Master Xiao."

Glancing at Chen Shi on the ground, the pale-faced man gave a flippant shout and turned to leave.

As Xiao Yunhu had promised, he would give Chen Shi fifty taels of silver for each "sparring" session. If Chen Shi were injured, he would receive one hundred taels.

The pale-faced man kicked Chen Shi a few times. Although Chen Shi did not break any bones or tendons, his body was covered in bruises. Since he had already reached the standard of one hundred taels of silver, there was no need to waste any more energy.

What's more, there are so many people waiting in line.

"My turn! My turn!"

The pale-faced man had just stepped down when a scramble ensued, followed by the emergence of a tall, fat man.

He clenched his fists and looked at Chen Shi with a cold smile.

Please enlighten me.

Chen Shi stood up from the ground, dusted himself off, let out a soft sigh, and spread his hands into a claw-like stance.

The tall, fat man couldn't wait any longer and, too lazy to say anything more to Chen Shi, threw a punch.

Chen Shi's expression was serious. This punch was powerful and heavy, and he had to use his claws to parry and deflect it.

In the No. 3 training ground, Chen Shi and the tall, fat man were once again locked in fierce combat.

On the sidelines, Coach Li stood there with his arms crossed, and couldn't help but yawn. After more than half a month, he had gotten used to it.

Starting from early morning, more than two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and a total of more than ten people fought against Chen Shi.

"It's time to let out for class."

The matter only came to an end when Coach Li spoke up.

Chen Shi let out a sigh of relief, patted the fist and footprint marks left on his body, and silently circulated the Changchun Gong. Several injuries on his body healed in the blink of an eye.

In reality, given the strength of Chen Shi's physical body, the punches and kicks of these eighth- and seventh-rank martial artists posed no threat to him. Even without expending his blood energy to circulate the Everlasting Spring Technique, his withered wood divine body would only require a short while to recover.

"Is it already time? I haven't even had my turn yet!"

Several others who were waiting to spar with Chen Shi were furious and turned to shout at Chen Shi.

"Chen Busheng, come early tomorrow. We're still waiting to make money off you."

Chen Shi didn't say anything, and simply turned and left.

"Pah! He's getting all high and mighty, what kind of person is he!"

"He's the undefeated general of the Jiangnan Military Academy, a legendary figure, so it's normal for him to be a little arrogant."

"Haha~ The invincible general, it's absolutely hilarious."

"He's a complete waste of space!"

As they watched Chen Shi's retreating figure, the group burst into laughter, mocking him without restraint.

Over the past two weeks, most of the seventy or eighty recruits in the academy have sparred with Chen Shi, engaging in at least two or three hundred matches. Regardless of who he fought, Chen Shi has not won a single match.

He couldn't help but earn the nickname "the invincible general".

Some people simply call him Chen Busheng (meaning "Chen the Unbeatable").

"All the hard work finally paid off."

Ignoring the jeers behind him, Chen Shi nodded to himself as he recalled the sparring sessions that morning.

After working hard for more than half a month and sparring with these recruited students two or three hundred times, I can say that I have mastered the Dragon Claw Hand technique.

The Dragon Claw Hand is said to have nine moves that can break ten thousand moves. As a Xuan-level martial art, it has the ability to counter all moves in the world.

While the so-called Lesser Vehicle can not yet break all martial arts in the world, it has already found a way to break any martial art that Chen Shi has fought against!

"If you continue, you might be able to master it."

There are still six months left. If you practice like this every day, it's not impossible to master the Dragon Claw Hand technique.

If one masters it, even martial arts techniques that Chen Shi has never seen before can be countered! It truly reaches the level of "before the hostility arises, the energy is already stirring; before the enemy's move is made, the flaw has already appeared."

Although these newly recruited students differ in their cultivation levels, they all come from prestigious families, practice a wide range of martial arts, and are of a high rank. With their daily guidance, they might actually achieve this in six months.

"We should really thank Xiao Yunhu then."

If Xiao Yunhu hadn't spent thousands of taels of silver every day, how could Chen Shi have made such rapid progress?

Thinking of Xiao Yunhu, Chen Shi's gaze turned slightly cold.

Such a willingness to pay any price suggests that it is not simply a matter of acting on impulse.

While pondering, he arrived at the Yi-zi dining hall. Thanks to Nangong Caiyun's care, although these students who had passed the imperial examinations did not like Chen Shi, none of them came to cause him any trouble.

Of course, cold stares were inevitable.

Chen Shi didn't mind. He got his food, found an empty seat, and ate in peace.

After eating, we returned to our barracks.

"Young master, wipe your face."

Lian'er was already waiting at the door. When she saw Chen Shi come over, she handed him a towel soaked in warm water.

Chen Shi took the towel, wiped his face and hands, tossed it back to Lian'er, and went straight back to his room.

More than half a month has passed, and Lian'er has gotten used to it.

He wrung out the towel with clean water, went back to the small shack he had built next to it, and took out a dry, coarse biscuit to eat.

He ate while glancing at the closed door every now and then.

Inside the room, Chen Shi sat cross-legged, refining his essence and blood.

He didn't come out until it was time for afternoon classes.

After Chen Shi left, Lian'er went into the room and tidied up the bed that Chen Shi had messed up. She was just like a hardworking and conscientious little maid.

This was a lesson on city defense. There were already quite a few people in the classroom, so Chen Shi found a seat at the back.

As usual, I listened attentively to the teacher's lectures.

Those students who were originally lax in their studies became quite serious at this time.

After all, it's already late August, and the autumn exams are just a few days away.

Spring exam formations, autumn exam strategies.

By evening, after the course was over, many people came up to the teacher to ask questions and get answers.

Chen Shi did not approach, but left directly with the book.

He had been enrolled for less than a month, attending classes every afternoon and also reading some military books on his own. As a result, he only had a superficial understanding of so-called military strategy.

With the autumn exams just around the corner, Chen Shi didn't expect to get a good ranking. He would be satisfied if he could make it into the top three and be on the list.

However, for him, the exam ranking was not important. As long as he graduated smoothly, Gu Tingshu would transfer him to the Longxiang Army.

"To attack and surely capture, attack where the enemy is not defending; to defend and surely hold, defend where the enemy is not attacking..."

Back in his barracks, Chen Shi continued to peruse the military books he had borrowed, and also prepared paper and pen to record his understanding and insights.