6: Chapter 6: A Major Defeat to Jiang Cheng

"You're not telling me you don't know, are you?!"

As soon as Shen Xingchen said this, a trace of anger finally appeared on Jiang Qingyao's cold face.

She said emotionlessly, "Six afterimages are a sign of mastering the Six Harmonies Golden Spear. Right now, only Teacher Song Qing has reached that level, let alone a seventh!"

Hearing her say this,

Shen Xingchen showed a look of sudden realization.

*So you guys are all this bad!*

*If you're bad, practice more. Why are you getting so worked up?*

Shen Xingchen stopped speaking.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Qingyao thought Shen Xingchen had finally realized the gap between them, so she didn't say anything more either.

Just like that, a day passed.

Even Teacher Song Qing, who had been guiding the students, noticed Shen Xingchen's laziness and showed a look of disdain.

"Even if a student like this has the best talent, we at Shanghai Shenwu wouldn't want him!" he thought to himself.

Seeing that everyone was almost done practicing,

Director Liu Xinfeng gathered the students, and Shen Xingchen stood up as well.

Director Liu Xinfeng: "Alright, everyone has practiced enough. Let's start sparring!"

"By the way, for this sparring session, you can only use the Six Harmonies Golden Spear technique that Teacher Song Qing just taught you," Director Liu Xinfeng added.

Shen Xingchen keenly noticed that after Director Liu Xinfeng said this, his eyes met Jiang Cheng's for a brief moment.

Then he heard Director Liu Xinfeng continue, "Next is sparring time. First group: Shen Xingchen versus Jiang Cheng!"

These words made the students present restless.

"Jiang Cheng practiced seriously the entire day, and his talent is already outstanding. I saw him manifest an afterimage!"

"Doesn't that mean he has entered the basic stage? That's terrifying!"

"On the other hand, Shen Xingchen didn't even learn..."

"What are you talking about? What if Shen Xingchen learned it just by looking at it twice!"

"..."

Teacher Song Qing looked at Director Liu Xinfeng with suspicion.

Jiang Cheng had indeed learned quite well. His original intention was to have students of similar levels spar with each other, so that...

Forget it, he thought back to Shen Xingchen's lazy attitude just now.

Lazy people deserve to be punished!

On the other side, Shen Xingchen and Jiang Cheng walked to an open area at the same time.

Jiang Cheng sneered, "Student Shen, you really have terrible luck. To think you'd be paired with me in this 'random' sparring match."

Shen Xingchen said calmly, "Next time you want to ask your father for guidance on spear techniques, you don't have to beat around the bush like this."

*The way you two are colluding, this young master could see it from eight hundred miles away!*

Jiang Cheng snorted coldly and was about to make a move.

Shen Xingchen stopped him and said, "Where's the fun in playing like this? Since we're competing, how about we make a bet?"

Jiang Cheng stopped his movement, thinking, *There's actually such a good deal?*

He thought for a moment and said, "If you lose, you have to kneel on the ground and call me grandfather."

Shen Xingchen smiled and said, "That's too childish. I'm a practical man. If you lose, in addition to calling me grandfather, you have to add thirty thousand yuan!"

Jiang Cheng said angrily, "Me, lose? If you can really win, this daddy can even give you a hundred thousand!"

Shen Xingchen sighed inwardly, *Rich people really are different!*

Jiang Cheng rooted his feet and then kicked off violently, his body rushing forward like an arrow!

This was the most standard opening stance of the Six Harmonies Golden Spear.

Even Teacher Song Qing had to admit that Jiang Cheng had some talent!

Shen Xingchen saw it clearly.

He swung his long spear in a full circle, knocking Jiang Cheng's spear away.

Then, he quickly stepped forward and thrust his spear fiercely.

The fierce spear technique brought a gust of astral wind, messing up Jiang Cheng's bangs.

The tip of the long spear pointed directly at the space between Jiang Cheng's eyebrows.

*This strike holds twenty years of cultivation. Can you block it?!*

"You lose!" Shen Xingchen said.

One move!

At this moment, in front of Jiang Cheng's forehead, the sharp tip of his opponent's long spear stood perfectly still, while his own spear had already left his hand.

The winner was instantly clear!

Cold sweat broke out on Jiang Cheng's brow.

Just a tiny bit off!

Just a tiny bit off and he would have died!

How did he do it? He himself was at Tier 1, Rank 8!

Everyone present was completely dumbfounded.

What just happened?

Why did Jiang Cheng drop his weapon?

Only Teacher Song Qing and Jiang Qingyao saw Shen Xingchen's movements clearly.

In that split second, one of Shen Xingchen's afterimages struck out fiercely, cutting off Jiang Cheng's offensive in advance, which caused his spear to fly out of his hand.

Then, he took another violent step forward, emphasizing speed, pointing directly at his opponent's vital point.

Just now, Shen Xingchen had perfectly executed the line from the Six Harmonies Long Spear general principles: "Move like thunder, reality and illusion intertwine."

Moreover, his technique was so precise, he had clearly reached the [Subtle] level!

Reaching the Subtle level after just two glances, to think this small Wudao No. 3 High School actually had such a genius!

Teacher Song Qing was shocked!

Right at this moment, an unexpected change occurred.

Jiang Cheng clearly couldn't accept his defeat.

Although he had lost his weapon, he still had his fist techniques!

With a sidestep, Jiang Cheng bypassed Shen Xingchen's spear and came to his side.

A fist the size of a sandbag was about to hit Shen Xingchen's face.

"Stop!" Teacher Song Qing shouted.

Was such a good seedling going to lose to Jiang Cheng's sneak attack?

Teacher Song Qing could not accept this!

Jiang Cheng certainly would not stop.

However, Shen Xingchen conjured two afterimages again to block Jiang Cheng's attack, while his own body lunged forward, sweeping his spear horizontally.

With a bang,

Jiang Cheng's body flew backward.

"This!"

"What on earth happened? Can someone tell me?"

"Why did Jiang Cheng fly backward? Doesn't that hurt?"

Everyone had different reactions.

Jiang Cheng's body crashed against the wall and then fell straight down, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He had clearly suffered a significant internal injury.

Jiang Cheng felt it clearly this time: Shen Xingchen was actually at the peak of Tier 1!

A few days ago, he thought his worries were a joke, but now it had actually happened!

But how was this possible?

Rising two ranks in just a single week?

Jiang Cheng only felt a tightness in his chest. Could he accept such a defeat?

No!

He couldn't!

He still had his Talent Divine Ability!

His veins bulged, and losing all reason, he rushed toward Shen Xingchen like a madman.

A stone wall quickly condensed on his arm.

That was his D-class Talent Divine Ability, [Mountain Rock Wall].

This time, Shen Xingchen started to get a bit serious.

Talent Divine Abilities were always very troublesome, even if it was only D-class.

Before Jiang Cheng even reached him,

Shen Xingchen began to swing his long spear.

Every time Shen Xingchen's body paused, an afterimage would condense.

One!

Two!

Three!

...

Six!

Six afterimages surrounded Shen Xingchen's body.

As Jiang Cheng rushed over, those six figures merged into one again.

Boom—

A power several times stronger than Shen Xingchen's original body erupted from the tip of the spear.

Jiang Cheng's arm, wrapped in the earthen shield, collided with the long spear.

With a muffled thud,

Jiang Cheng's arm snapped.

His body flew backward once again.

"Ahhhh—"

He knelt on the ground, his entire body twitching.

"What?!"

Upon seeing Shen Xingchen's six afterimages, Teacher Song Qing's face began to flush red, his emotions reaching an extreme level of excitement.

"Mastery! He has achieved mastery! To think such a person exists in this world... then what does my ten years of hard practice count as?" Teacher Song Qing seemed to go mad.

Does it just count as him being able to endure hardship?!

The students also realized what was happening.

Although they couldn't understand the spear technique, they knew how to count!

That was a whopping six afterimages!

Even Teacher Song Qing only had six, while Shen Xingchen had only looked at it twice...

Jiang Qingyao's usually cold face showed a shocked expression for the first time.

No wonder Shen Xingchen had asked about the seventh afterimage just now. It turned out he had actually achieved it...

For so many years, she had prided herself on her extraordinary talent, with a comprehension speed far beyond what ordinary people could reach.

She never expected that there would be such a peerless genius in this world.

Thinking of her proud attitude just now, a trace of blush appeared on Jiang Qingyao's tender face. It was simply too embarrassing!

Shen Xingchen walked up to Jiang Cheng, standing right where he was kneeling.

Then, looking down at him, he said with a playful smile, "Stop wailing. Call me grandfather!"