Perhaps seeing the man’s miserable state, Hu Qi barely made a move afterward.
Anyone who encountered Hu Qi chose to concede early.
Another person who received the same treatment as him was Simms from Class Three.
However, compared to Hu Qi, his attacks were even more brutal.
Previously, a student was knocked unconscious by a close-range punch because he was too slow to concede.
Fortunately, a coach was nearby, preventing any accidents.
“Too weak!”
Simms crossed his arms over his chest, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, lingering specifically on Hu Qi.
Thinking of the numbers he had seen in the force testing room earlier, his eyes narrowed involuntarily.
“Could it be you?”
...
Not long after, the internal battles of each class concluded.
As for Li Yi, he had only been practicing Comprehensive Fighting Technique for two days, and even his most basic stances weren't standard enough, so it was naturally impossible for him to participate.
Soon, the results for Class Two were out.
Hu Qi, Song Jian, Chen Chang, and a girl named Ye Li advanced.
Ye Li had an ordinary face with a bit of baby fat, belonging to the cute type of girl.
Her skin was a healthy wheat color, gleaming slightly under the lights.
What was striking was her long legs, slightly thick thighs, and firm, slightly bulging calf muscles.
The firm muscle lines extended smoothly along her legs, full of power.
If Hu Qi and Song Jian’s advancement were expected, and Chen Chang’s advancement was understandable given his performance, then Ye Li’s was truly surprising.
After all, her previous performance could only be described as extremely mediocre.
Seemingly sensing Hu Qi’s gaze, Ye Li slightly tilted her head and looked over, nodding briefly to Hu Qi.
“Was she hiding her strength before?”
Hu Qi smiled, withdrew his gaze, and came to a conclusion in his mind.
Additionally, because everyone who encountered Hu Qi chose to concede, he was quite idle, which also gave him time to observe the situations in other classes.
From the occasional exclamations and the surprised expressions of those around, it was clear that there were quite a few people like him who were hiding their true strength.
They were all cunning old foxes, Hu Qi could only sigh.
Soon, the strongest four from the other classes were also decided in turn.
Five classes, a total of twenty people.
As for the others who were eliminated, they completely lost their chance.
“Don’t be disheartened by this failure; work harder next year, and you might still have a chance.
Of course, the prerequisite is to be under twenty-eight years old; once you exceed that age, there’s no opportunity.”
The short-haired youth looked at the dejected students and explained.
After speaking, he no longer bothered and turned his gaze to the remaining twenty people.
“Next, we continue. Each person will have two matches, directly deciding the five Core Class spots.”
At his words, some people’s expressions changed slightly, and Song Jian was no exception.
This meant there would be no revival matches. If he were to encounter Hu Qi or Simms at the start, it would likely be over for him immediately.
Others had similar thoughts, but given the oppressive Aura emanating from the youth, no one dared to say anything more.
The short-haired youth took in everyone’s expressions, and he chuckled.
“I know you have objections, but the Core Class only recruits true powerhouses, and coincidentally, in my opinion, luck is also a part of strength.”
To this, everyone could naturally only nod in agreement.
Soon, everyone went up to draw paper slips. Because there were exactly twenty people, everyone had an opponent.
Hu Qi’s opponent was a tall, slightly corpulent youth, who stood there like a small mountain.
Hu Qi remembered that he seemed to be a student from Class One, named Hong Shan.
The moment the match began, he let out a low roar, moved his legs, and charged straight over.
Like a speeding car, his feet pounded the ground, making thudding sounds.
Hu Qi, however, stood still, making no attempt to dodge.
“Chen Wu, your student is far too arrogant. You should know that even I would have difficulty blocking Hong Shan’s move head-on.”
On one side, the coach of Class One was a thirty-something white woman with blonde hair.
Seeing this scene, a faint smile appeared on her face.
“You can’t even block a student’s attack, and you still have the nerve to talk here? How embarrassing!”
Chen Wu sneered, ignoring her darkening face, his gaze not moving an inch.
In the arena, seeing Hu Qi not dodge, Hong Shan snorted coldly in his heart.
The moment he approached within a meter of Hu Qi, his shoulder sank slightly, his right arm tightly guarded his ribs, his left arm bent, elbow outward, and he directly thrust forward with a Mountain Ram.
In that instant, the air seemed to be compressed by his Aura, emitting a whooshing sound.
Mountain Ram is a move within Comprehensive Fighting Technique, renowned for its simple and fierce, short and dangerous, sudden and hard, direct and brutal style, and strong combat effectiveness.
Once struck, a person would be sent flying, with broken bones and torn tendons being minor injuries.
Looking at the figure so close, Hu Qi’s expression was calm.
He spread his legs, bent his knees, lowered his center of gravity, raised his arm, bent his elbow, lowered his shoulder and elbow, using the same Mountain Ram.
However, Hong Shan was directly charging, while Hu Qi was standing still.
“Ridiculous, to dare to go head-to-head with me!”
A cold glint flashed in Hong Shan’s eyes, followed by a sinister grin.
He stomped his foot hard on the ground, power transferring from his waist and hips to his shoulder, increasing his speed even further.
Bang!
In an instant, the two collided!
A muffled explosion echoed in the arena, drawing everyone’s attention.
Fine dust on the ground vibrated slightly, and visibly, ripples like waves appeared on the skin of their colliding arms.
The sinister grin on Hong Shan’s face froze. The imagined scene of Hu Qi being sent flying by him did not occur.
Instead, he felt as if he had crashed into a solid, unshakeable mountain.
Violent tremors and pain came from his shoulder, and his face changed drastically.
The next moment, a tremendous force came from his opponent, and his entire body was shaken back several steps.
“Damn it!” Hong Shan’s face was a mix of shock and anger.
Suddenly, a dark figure was upon him. Just as he looked up, he saw Hu Qi, who had been several meters away just moments ago, had somehow arrived in front of him.
The next moment, Hu Qi’s right heel lifted, with his toes on the ground.
Suddenly, the muscles in his leg below his pant leg contracted sharply, as if every muscle fiber was awakened in that instant, tightly winding and straightening.
Distinct muscle lines clearly protruded, full of a sense of powerful texture.
From his thigh to his calf, every muscle group instantly tensed, like a tightly wound spring.
Whoosh!
Hu Qi suddenly raised his leg, his right leg turning into a black blur, flashing past Hong Shan’s eyes.
He only felt a numbness in his face, unable to react in time.
Immediately after, his body involuntarily lifted into the air, his feet leaving the ground.
Like a withered leaf caught by a hurricane, he drew an uncontrolled arc in mid-air.
His body completely lost balance, his limbs flailing helplessly, trying to grasp something to steady himself, but it was all in vain.
Finally, he fell heavily to the ground, making a dull thud, his body motionless.
Standing still, Hu Qi retracted his leg, remaining in place.
A profound silence filled the arena.