26: Training Hall
Zhang Sheng chose a Tang Dao, while the fatty chose a Greatsword.
The Materials were all made of very tough alloy.
"How about it? Do I look cool?"
The giant sword was swung in the fatty's hands as if it were a toy.
For this open class, no one was late and no one was noisy; the one teaching cold weapons was still Teacher Xu.
However, this time, Xu Anmin had changed his attire into a set of form-fitting armor with crossed twin swords on his back.
It had to be said that this look was truly handsome.
"Students, we meet again."
"In the last session, we learned basic firearms; in this lesson, I will guide everyone to begin learning cold weapons."
"I know that among you, many look down on cold weapons. You just randomly picked a fun weapon to come to my class!" Xu Anmin said coldly.
"Now, I will give you a chance to challenge me!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the classroom instantly became heated.
"Of course, I will completely seal my own Spiritual Energy, while you can use any means!"
"Whether it's Spells or Talents!"
"As long as someone can defeat me, I will directly reward 1,000 academic credits, and all assessments this month will be considered passed by default!"
This was a thousand academic credits; although Zhang Sheng didn't care, the eyes of the other students were glowing.
"Now, do you have any questions?"
"Teacher, is it 1-on-1, or many-on-1? Can we go up together?" a student asked.
A dark line instantly appeared on Xu Anmin's forehead as he said coldly:
"One-on-one!"
"Now, who among you dares to issue a challenge? I've heard that some of you have awakened dual Talents, and some have even awakened SSS-grade Talents!"
"What Huaxia spends massive resources to Cultivate cannot be a bunch of trash!"
As soon as these words were spoken, several people immediately stepped forward!
"Very well, let's go to the training hall!"
The floors and walls of the training hall were made of special Materials, and it was also the regular training ground for War God Academy.
"The five of you are very courageous; each of you is rewarded with 5 points!"
"Who's first?"
Xu Anmin's loud voice echoed through the training hall, his majestic Battle Intent like the bulging muscles on his body.
The students formed a large circle, and at the center of the battle stage was Xu Anmin, who now looked like a fierce beast.
From him, Zhang Sheng felt an extremely dangerous aura; it wasn't until later that Zhang Sheng understood this was the killing intent developed after experiencing countless slaughters.
"War God Academy—Li Yuan, requesting Teacher Xu's guidance!"
A tall boy walked onto the battle stage, and then an incredible scene occurred.
The temperature in the training hall began to drop sharply, exhaled breath turned into icy mist, and a layer of thin ice grew on the battle stage.
A thin layer of ice formed over Xu Anmin's entire body surface.
"Holy crap, you're using a sneak attack! You little piece of trash!" Other students below immediately began to whisper accusations.
Seeing Xu Anmin get hit, a hint of a smile flashed across Li Yuan's face, but he didn't dare to be careless in the slightest, immediately performing hand seals.
A fireball the size of a basketball quickly formed in his hands.
Even for Xu Anmin, taking this fireball would likely result in injury.
However, in the next second, his pupils dilated several times over!
A powerful sense of suffocation flooded all his senses; the fireball in his hands dissipated before it could fully form.
From the corner of his eye, he saw the shocked and horrified looks of his classmates, who were all covering their mouths.
Then the world spun, and he was slammed heavily onto the ground!
At this moment, where was there any ice? There was only white mist melted by the heat.
Li Yuan didn't know why he had lost.
However, the students outside the field saw it clearly.
At the exact moment Li Yuan was casting his Spell, Xu Anmin shattered the ice, turned into a blur, quickly approached Li Yuan, grabbed the neck of Li Yuan—who was still performing hand seals—with one hand, and then performed a ground slam.
Fortunately, after undergoing Cultivation, everyone's physical fitness was very strong; if an ordinary person took this hit, they would have gone to see their ancestors.
From the start of the battle to the end, it was only within a single breath.
A few seconds later, Li Yuan finally regained consciousness.
"Li Yuan, right? Knowing to use the Ice Talent at the start to restrict my movement shows you have some ideas and are brave. But you don't know what use it is to use a Talent with your unranked Mental Energy against my Qi Sea Realm physical body?"
"Do you know why you lost?" Xu Anmin questioned.
"Teacher, it was during my hand seals that I gave you an opportunity."
"You're not too stupid, kid." Then Xu Anmin looked at everyone.
"You guys are just too obsessed with Spells, but you don't know that when facing a real enemy, life and death are often decided in an instant. Do you think you have time to cast Spells?"
"The first student was brave and had ideas, but he didn't even have the qualification to make me draw my sword! Who is the second? Come up to the stage now."
The second to go up was a student with a Clone Talent, but unfortunately, he couldn't even last a single encounter.
The Clone was directly blasted apart by a punch.
The fourth one, defeated in seconds!
When the fifth one took the stage, the atmosphere on site clearly intensified. The newcomer had eyes like a hawk, yellow hair slightly covering his eyes, skin as white as jade, and a slender build like a pine tree.
He looked like he had quite the selling point.
"Who is this blondie?" Zhang Sheng asked the fatty in a low voice. However, his voice still attracted the attention of several girls nearby, who all cast fierce looks his way.
"That's the dual Talent guy I told you about. See these girls? Almost all of them are his fanatical fans!" Wu Xingyang sent a message to Zhang Sheng directly on WeChat.
"You are Lin Xiaotian from War God Academy, dual Talents, I know you! I wonder if you can make me draw my sword!" Xu Anmin said calmly, his voice devoid of any emotion.
"Teacher Xu, please guide me!" Just as Lin Xiaotian finished speaking with a bow, he was seen rapidly launching a charge toward Teacher Xu.
Zhang Sheng didn't know where he got the courage.
But Xu Anmin, on the opposite side, frowned and quickly drew his sword with his right hand.
"Clang!"
There was clearly only one sword on the field—Teacher Xu's—yet the sound of metal clashing rang out, and sparks flew from the collision.
This is...?
Zhang Sheng's eyes widened, only then realizing that Lin Xiaotian was rapidly brandishing something in his hand.
An invisible weapon!
Lin Xiaotian actually possessed an invisible weapon; it seemed to be a sword as well.
However, what surprised Lin Xiaotian on the field was that this Teacher Xu could actually sense his Shadowless Sword.
Every strike was perfectly parried.
In the end, he still lost; the gap in skill was too vast. He was completely unable to parry Teacher Xu's attacks and could only manifest another Shield Talent to cover himself, but his Mental Energy was quickly exhausted.
A long sword was pressed against his glabella; at this moment, his body was trembling, a sign of overextending his Talent.
"You are very good; at least you forced me to use a sword. Go and rest well!" Xu Anmin's voice carried a hint of praise.
Xu Anmin turned and looked sternly at the crowd:
"This is your current level! Your combat ability is a mess! Aside from your Talents, you are worthless. What use is there for the country to Cultivate a bunch of trash like you?"
"Soon! You will have to personally face and kill Yao Beasts!"
"On the battlefield, once your Mental Energy is exhausted, you won't be able to use Talents; once your Spiritual Energy is exhausted, you won't be able to cast Spells; once your bullets are exhausted, you won't be able to use firearms! You need to use your bodies to fight!"
"After class today, everyone should choose a suitable combat Secret Manual based on their own needs and step up their practice! This Sunday, you will be scheduled to visit a White-Grade Secret Realm. All students should prepare in advance."