This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

Li Fei had obtained detailed information about his opponents from Lu Mengyang the previous night.

According to the assessment by the Inspection General Office, Che Haochuan's strength ranked in the top ten among all the Refining Strength Martial Masters in Datong Prefecture!

"Are you Li Fei?"

Che Haochuan's gaze shifted to Li Fei.

In an instant, Li Fei felt as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on him!

He stared back at Che Haochuan without changing his expression and clasped his fists in a salute,

"Li Fei has seen Master Che."

"Truly a legendary talent famous throughout Wuda."

Che Haochuan smiled, his eyes squinting into slits, looking like a Maitreya Buddha.

With his smile, the mountainous pressure suddenly vanished into thin air as if it had never existed.

"I already know your purpose here. Teng Zhe, you go and have a sparring session with this genius from Wuda first."

Che Haochuan turned to a student on his left.

On either side of him, three students sat cross-legged, all Refining Strength Martial Masters in the Innate Qi Change Stage.

From this alone, one could tell that Earth Martial Arts Hall's strength far exceeded that of the Duel Martial Arts School Li Fei had visited a few days ago.

The student named Teng Zhe slowly got up and bowed to Che Haochuan first,

"Yes, teacher."

He too was a man who stood over 2 meters tall, a fat giant, only appearing somewhat 'slender' next to Che Haochuan.

Teng Zhe walked to the center of the venue, facing Li Fei.

"Today in the sparring, you can use your Extraordinary Abilities and Innate Qi to compete in wrestling techniques."

Chen Xiang said to Li Fei.

Li Fei nodded and began by taking off his dark blue jacket.

It was the school uniform of Wuda.

Underneath the jacket was a set of black Martial Arts Clothes, also distributed by Wuda, very flexible, which wouldn't tear even when Li Fei entered his 'Overlord Body' state.

Li Fei first folded the jacket neatly and placed it in a corner before turning to walk to the center of the venue, standing opposite Teng Zhe.

"Earth Martial Arts Hall, Teng Zhe."

"Wu'an University, Li Fei."

The two saluted each other.

"Please!"

As the word was spoken, the floor of the venue trembled, and Teng Zhe's obese body burst forth with astonishing power, charging out with a speed not at all inferior to Li Fei's.

The next second, the two of them collided fiercely.

Bang—

Both of them grabbed each other's arms at the same time, then their Innate Qi surged out from their palms.

Innate Qi was not as concentrated as Force, so it usually could only be unleashed through close body contact, the sole exception being True Qi.

Because True Qi was pure enough, it could be more refined, allowing for short-range remote strikes, like Li Fei's Blade Aura and Cao Yiqing's Flame Flying Stab.

Aside from True Qi, wrestling and close combat grappling were actually the martial techniques that best utilized the advantage of Innate Qi during the martial master stage.

A earthy yellow aura sprayed out from Teng Zhe's palms; this was Earth Gang Qi, both thick and forceful.

Just as Earth Gang Qi was about to flow into Li Fei's body, his physique suddenly expanded outward, becoming about the same size as Teng Zhe, just not as 'wide'.

Li Fei's timing for activating 'Overlord Body' was excellent, preventing Teng Zhe from getting a firm grip on his arms, while the Earth Gang Qi was also repelled by the 'Overlord Body'.

Taking this opportunity, two streams of Geng Metal True Qi burst forth from Li Fei's palms, transforming into two blades that stabbed into Teng Zhe's arms!

Teng Zhe's Earth Gang Qi interwove with the thick fat inside his body, forming a special 'Armor' layer by layer to block Li Fei's Geng Metal True Qi.

The 'Elephant Suffering' Implant had two Extraordinary Abilities, one of which was 'Thick Armor', creating an armor out of fat, significantly increasing his defensive power.

While using 'Thick Armor' combined with Earth Gang Qi to block Geng Metal True Qi, Teng Zhe continued his moves.

Waves of earthy yellow Qi spread from his palms towards Li Fei's body.

Advanced wrestling techniques required coordination with Innate Qi or Force, with Innate Qi and Force acting as an invisible lock internally to constrain the opponent's body.

Externally, they served as invisible hands to pull the opponent.

Teng Zhe was unable to break Li Fei's 'Overlord Body' for the moment and chose to use Earth Gang Qi to drag Li Fei instead.

Li Fei erupted with streaks of dark golden Qi, like steel blades, severing the Earth Gang Qi entwined around his body.

But his control over the Geng Metal True Qi was still a beat too slow, and his body's center of gravity was forcibly moved. Seizing the opportunity, Teng Zhe exerted force with his hands and feet and violently threw Li Fei through the air!

Bang—

Li Fei slammed heavily onto the wooden floor.

"First round!"

Teng Zhe shouted loudly at Li Fei.

It meant that he had won the first round.

According to the rules of martial competition, if he could knock Li Fei down three rounds in a row, he would win the match.

Li Fei quickly got up from the ground and charged at Teng Zhe again.

The two collided once more.

This time, Li Fei didn't make the first move to attack but was wholly focused on manipulating the Geng Metal True Qi and the Earth Gang Qi from Teng Zhe as they entwined in battle.

It was as if they were controlling dozens of invisible hands, sparring with each other.

Li Fei was indeed less skilled in this technique compared to Teng Zhe, but he had the enhancement of the 'Overlord Body,' which enabled him to continuously dispel the Earth Gang Qi that was wrapped around his body.

After all, Earth Gang Qi is not the same as Force and is easily dispersed.

With this, Li Fei's defense was as solid as a fortress.

After a deadlock of seven or eight seconds, Teng Zhe suddenly let out a loud shout, his body fat trembled violently, and his strength surged, overpowering Li Fei in an instant!

This was the second extraordinary ability of 'Elephant Suffering'—Oil Burn.

By burning body fat, he could gain tremendous strength!

Seeing this, the other students from the martial arts schools present were somewhat surprised.

Today's match was just a normal sparring session, and Teng Zhe didn't need to use 'Oil Burn' at all since body fat once used would diminish and would take time to accumulate again.

With the ranking competition next month, why did Teng Zhe bother?

Snap—

The sudden surge of power broke the balance, and Li Fei was once again thrown out.

"Two rounds!"

Teng Zhe shouted at the fallen Li Fei, his eyes as if flames were burning in them.

Behind him, Che Haochuan, who always wore a smile, frowned slightly.

Li Fei got up from the ground once again.

His face was calm as he continued to charge towards Teng Zhe.

This time he didn't defend but went all out, thrusting the Geng Metal True Qi into Teng Zhe's body.

With 'Oil Burn' in use, Teng Zhe's defensive power naturally decreased.

Teng Zhe, paying no attention, let the two streams of Geng Metal True Qi pierce into his arms, penetrate the layers of fat, and finally stab into his bones!

He let out a cry of pain and even pushed 'Oil Burn' further, as streams of Earth-colored Earth Gang Qi surged out of his body, then wrapped around Li Fei.

Li Fei managed to disperse one stream of Gang Qi with his 'Overlord Body,' but another immediately wrapped around him, encasing him in an Earth-colored cocoon.

The next second, Teng Zhe fiercely lifted Li Fei and slammed him hard onto the ground!

Boom—

The floor of the venue shook once again, the planks made of vineblack wood cracked open, caved inward, and formed a small pit.

"Three rounds!!"

Teng Zhe grabbed Li Fei's arm and pressed down on his chest, pinning him firmly in the pit, and roared loudly.

Li Fei calmly looked at the other party, "You've won."

Hearing this, a quizzical expression of both laughter and tears appeared on Teng Zhe's face as he stared at Li Fei before sneering:

"So this is all there is to Wuda's genius!"

"Teng Zhe!"

Just then, Che Haochuan spoke up, his powerful voice filled with anger ringing throughout the entire venue:

"Enough!"

He didn't understand what had gotten into his disciple today, but Wuda was not a school the Earth Martial Arts Hall could afford to offend, and he had to intervene to prevent Teng Zhe from saying anything more outrageous.

Fortunately, although Li Fei looked battered from being slammed, he didn't seem to be seriously injured and there was still a chance to rectify the situation.

As Che Haochuan was considering how to salvage the current state of affairs, Teng Zhe suddenly did something that none of the people of Earth Martial Arts Hall expected:

He moved the hand on Li Fei's chest upward, grabbed Li Fei's neck, and then squeezed hard!

Wrestling experts would particularly train their finger strength, and now that Teng Zhe was in an 'Oil Burn' state, such strength could even deform steel in an instant!

"Stop—"

Che Haochuan, who had been sitting still, changed his expression drastically and struck out at Teng Zhe with a palm strike, a stream of Earth-colored Force shaping into a large hand reaching towards Teng Zhe.

Whoosh—

On the other side, the always-quiet observer Chen Xiang also made his move, stepping forward and throwing a punch.

A similar Earth-colored Force took the shape of a dragon, tearing through the air towards its target.

However, this stream of Force was not aimed at Teng Zhe but collided with the one Che Haochuan had sent out.

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PS: It seems I've caught the flu, I'm not in great shape, so just one update today.