Chapter 7 Inner Court Selection Competition

"Teacher Ruolin, I am really sorry for bothering you these past few days. This is a small gift from my student. Please accept it."

As the sun sets, on the martial arts field, Han Cheng takes out two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills and gives them to his mentor Ruolin as a thank you gift for practicing with him from morning to night over the past few days.

In less than a week, Ruolin was exhausted as a sparring partner. Unfortunately, there was only one great fighting master in her class, so she had to practice with him personally.

"Student Han Cheng, I am your mentor. This is just what I should do. Besides, this is too precious!" Ruolin watched Han Cheng take out two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills and swallowed unconsciously.

That is a top-grade elixir among the fourth-grade ones. It can improve a Grand Fighter's level by one star without any side effects. If you can take two pills in a row, you will gain two stars of cultivation.

For a mentor like her whose talent is average after all, these two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills can save her three years of accumulation!
"Teacher, that's what you should do, but these pills are also a gift from me. There's no need to confuse the two." Han Cheng said sincerely.

"Then I won't be polite, classmate Han Cheng~" Ruolin took the pill with a smile and gave him a slight hug.

The inner courtyard selection competition began amid the nervousness and excitement of many outer courtyard students.

The instructors of each class give a list of students who they think have a chance of passing the internal college selection, and then the college divides the students into groups based on these lists.

Han Cheng was very lucky. The opponents he met in the first few rounds were all fighting masters. He relied on his cultivation to crush them and swept through them all.

The places for the inner court trials have been determined, and next up is the ranking competition.

Those who can participate in the ranking battle and compete for the top five places are basically students at the Grand Fighter level.

Han Cheng's opponent in this round is the three-star master, Bai Cheng.

"Brother Han Cheng, I never thought you were so talented. You have come this far in your first year at school. But I won't give up the top five spots!"

Bai Cheng didn't dare to offend this talented alchemist who had advanced from a layman to a fourth-grade alchemist in less than a year.

But this is a competition after all, and with so many people watching, he can only take it seriously.

"Senior Bai Cheng, I also want to see my own limits. Please give me some advice."

Han Cheng was not treated as a villain just because Bai Cheng was against the protagonist in the original novel.

People were so polite to him, it was obvious that they had no intention of making an enemy of him, so why bother?
Bai Cheng was holding a fine steel spear, while Han Cheng was unarmed, and Han Cheng seemed a little weak.

But as soon as they fought, Bai Cheng realized that Han Cheng was not an ordinary alchemist.

Although he did not have much combat experience, Han Cheng's reaction speed and his perception throughout the ring made Bai Cheng feel that all his moves were seen through.

Under such circumstances, he would undoubtedly lose a protracted war and could only fight quickly and decide the outcome with one move.

However, almost every move of Han Cheng was extremely powerful. Given the difference in strength, if Bai Cheng didn't respond with all his strength, he wouldn't have the chance to use his fighting skills...

In the end, under Han Cheng's tactic of using normal attacks as his ultimate moves and overwhelming others with force, Bai Cheng admitted defeat very unhappily.

After defeating Bai Cheng, Han Cheng has entered the top five.

The worst of the other four is also a five-star master. Han Cheng does not have much advantage in cultivation, but he still wants to test his limits.

Although practical experience is important, it does not completely determine victory or defeat. Moreover, Han Cheng has a unique advantage.

It is unknown whether it is because of being in a state of accelerated time for a long time that Han Cheng is very sensitive to time and his reaction speed is far beyond that of his peers. For example, if the reaction speed of an ordinary Grand Fighter is 0.3 seconds and the reaction speed of a genius Grand Fighter is 0.15 seconds, then Han Cheng's reaction speed reaches a terrifying 0.05 seconds!
What’s even more amazing is that his body can keep up with this reaction speed.

In addition, Han Cheng has another trump card: the Wind Black Fire from the sixth-level peak magical beast Wind Fire Black Tiger.

Unfortunately, Han Cheng met the six-star master Liu Qing. This guy has the earth attribute and has practiced physical training for many years. He really can't beat him...

To be more precise, it should be that the defense is not broken.

There was not much difference in their cultivation, except that Han Cheng's fighting skills were complete, comparable to the advanced Xuan level. However, Liu Qing's fighting skills were all good stuff among the advanced Xuan level, and it seemed that most of them were also complete.

Although Han Cheng could take pills and fight a protracted battle, it would be meaningless if he defeated Liu Qing in that way. In the end, Han Cheng chose to admit defeat.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knew that the two were tied, and many people even thought that Han Cheng was the winner.

After all, how could a fourth-grade alchemist not have elixirs to replenish his fighting spirit?

In the referee's booth, several Douhuang masters at the peak of their powers communicated with each other.

"Good fellow, such a young Seven-Star Grand Master has no arrogance at all, and can fight Liu Qing to a draw, and he is also a fourth-rank alchemist. Old man Huo, you have made a fortune!"

"Alas, it's all Han Cheng's own fault. I, as his teacher, have become accustomed to it." Elder Huo smiled. How could he not be happy when he found a talented disciple who could carry forward his lineage?

"Oh, you old thing, just be happy."

"Hehehe, it's useless for you to be jealous. This is my disciple."

"But speaking of it, Old Man Huo, Han Cheng is still too honest. You need to teach him more in this regard."

He didn't even take a single pill to replenish his fighting spirit, but admitted defeat on the grounds that his fighting spirit was completely exhausted. Hu Qian felt that Han Cheng was too honest.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely take out a handful of pills and fight a war of attrition with Liu Qing.

"Yes, that's true. But the child has only been in school for less than a year, and I haven't had time to teach him about the evil nature of human nature." Elder Huo nodded helplessly. It is not good for a disciple to grow too fast.

The final battle of the inner courtyard selection begins, with Liu Qing facing Lin Xiuya.

The result was very interesting, Lin Xiuya won easily, but because of the attribute restraint, Liu Qing could only come in second.

A few days later, Han Cheng and his team came to the vice president's office.

On the way, Liu Qing curiously asked about the competition between Han Cheng and Lin Xiuya. Lin Xiuya said with a look of relief: "If you and I were to decide the winner first, and then fight against Han Cheng, then I would not be the champion."

Well, Lin Xiuya was restrained by Han Cheng and lost miserably.

The speed that he was so proud of could not escape Han Cheng's perception at all, and his amazing reaction speed made him be pressed to the ground by Han Cheng.

The mutual restraint between the three is also quite interesting. In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon in Douqi Continent.

When the skills and abilities are similar, the attribute restraint is really fatal!

Finally, the five people followed Hu Qian's footsteps, walked out of the secret passage, and came to the valley where the library was located.

(End of this chapter)