Hearing this voice, Han Zhong suddenly smiled, and a group of people surrounding him trembled and turned their heads instantly.
"Ning Chen."
"Ah, we didn't do anything. We were chatting with Han Zhong."
The shadow of a famous tree, they would not dare to act arrogantly in front of Ning Chen, even if there were many first-grade high-ranking or even peak first-grade students among the group of people.
So what if it’s the pinnacle of the first rank?
You must know that the first-grade peak and the first-grade peak are also different.
"Ning Chen." Han Zhong ran to Ning Chen's side and said, "They said there is someone on the Prodigy List who wants to challenge you and is looking for you everywhere."
"Oh?" Ning Chen raised his eyebrows. Teacher Zhang had reminded him before that he was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
These people really can't wait.
Ning Chen didn't ask who was challenging him and said directly: "Pass a message to me. I just had a fight with Qian Shuwen and I need some time to recover."
A group of people were suddenly disappointed, and one of them asked: "How long will it take?"
"Half a month."
A group of people responded.
It didn't take long for the news to spread - in half a month, Ning Chen will step onto the stage again and fight against the people on the first-class genius list.
For a time, people were talking a lot.
"Ning Chen is going to lose this time."
"I think so. The one who takes action this time is the 53rd-ranked Zhang Ke. He fought Qian Shuwen a few months ago and defeated Qian Shuwen. Ning Chen's strength is about the same as Qian Shuwen, and he is definitely not Zhang Ke.
He is destined to lose as his opponent."
"We are finally losing. If Ning Chen continues to win, our senior class will be completely disgraced."
Regarding this arena battle, many people were sure that Ning Chen would lose because his opponent was very strong and had defeated Qian Shuwen before.
Therefore, people have reason to believe that Zhang Ke will definitely be able to defeat Ning Chen. After all, Ning Chen's strength limit has been exposed. He is on par with Qian Shuwen and is no match for Zhang Ke.
The freshman students were also discussing, some were worried about Ning Chen.
"This time he is ranked 53rd on the list of first-class geniuses. He is said to be stronger than Qian Shuwen. He defeated Qian Shuwen a few months ago. Ning Chen is in trouble this time."
"Yes, it was so difficult to fight Qian Shuwen last time, but this time my opponent is stronger than Qian Shuwen. Hey, after winning so many games in a row, are we still going to lose in the end?"
"It's too difficult to win this time..."
Because Ning Chen had already said before that as long as he was ranked 50-100 on the first-grade list, anyone could challenge him, and he would not be rejected.
So whether he faced Qian Shuwen's challenge or Zhang Ke this time, he could only accept the challenge.
Of course, Ning Chen stayed for a certain amount of time.
...
Training room.
Ning Chen and Han Zhong are sparring.
After the sparring session, both of them were already dripping with sweat. Han Zhong hesitated for a moment and then said, "Ning Chen, are you sure this time?"
Ning Chen smiled slightly: "Let's do it five to five."
After all, there is still half a month, right?
Now Ning Chen's cultivation is at the peak of the first level, and the opponent must be too. He can't take advantage of his cultivation. The test is still about martial arts, body skills, etc.
And in half a month, Ning Chen would not be able to practice the fourth cut of "Nine Cuts of Breaking Waves".
"Nine Cuts of Breaking Waves" has a total of nine moves, and every three moves is a hurdle, just like "Nine Levels of Martial Arts". The first three moves are relatively easy to practice, but the difficulty will increase greatly with the fourth move, and the difficulty will increase by one level with the seventh move.
cut......
Now Ning Chen is at the first hurdle, and it will be difficult to cross it in a short time.
"Han Zhong." Ning Chen said: "In the next half month, I will try my best to hone my boxing and body skills, and I need your cooperation."
"No problem." Han Zhong answered simply, wasn't he just being used as a sandbag?
I'm familiar with this.
In the next half month, most of Ning Chen's energy was focused on the training of boxing and body skills.
Compared with "Nine Slashes of Breaking Waves", "Mountain Shaking Fist" and "Floating Cloud Step" are easier to practice, and they are also things that he can improve in a short period of time.
Of course, the ease of practice is relative and varies from person to person. Others would not have this confidence.
...
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Ning Chen went back to his home and spent two days on the weekend guiding Xiaoya's cultivation.
This is the second weekend. Xiaoya's talent is very good. After only half a month of practice, she has already mastered the boxing and pile skills. With the help of the Qi-Building Pill, her strength has improved rapidly.
Ning Chen estimated that if he continued at this rate, by the time Xiaoya entered the first year of high school, it would be certain that she would be awarded the title of intermediate student of the martial arts hall, and it would even be possible for her to become a senior student.
At the same time, students in the Capital Martial Arts Academy started to quarrel.
"Why hasn't Ning Chen come yet? The half-month period has already arrived."
"I just went to ask. Ning Chen is not in the dormitory or in the class. It seems that he left school on Friday afternoon and never came back."
"What? Did he forget about the ring battle?"
"Haha, I think he must be afraid of losing, so he simply hid."
"It's impossible. If Ning Chen said he would accept the challenge, he would definitely do it. Moreover, the arena battle hasn't even started yet, so it's not necessarily who will lose..."
Freshmen and upperclassmen are arguing.
Someone also went to look for Han Zhong and asked him to contact Ning Chen and ask Ning Chen to come quickly because his opponent Zhang Ke had already arrived.
Zhang Ke was on the ring, his face looked a little ugly.
It's not that Ning Chen doesn't dare to challenge, after all, Ning Chen's strength is there, and the difference in ranking between the two sides is only a few positions, so it's not that big of a deal.
It's just that I've been here for so long and Ning Chen hasn't come yet. This is a bit too arrogant. Does he look down on me?
By evening, people had lost their patience.
Even Zhang Ke was the same. He waited in the ring for several hours. He was so angry that he secretly scolded Ning Chen for being a bastard. He also secretly decided that when Ning Chen came, he would teach him a lesson.
This bad breath must come out.
In fact, Ning Chen didn't forget, but he didn't expect Zhang Ke to go so early, and he didn't expect Zhang Ke to wait stupidly in the ring.
At this time, Ning Chen had returned and entered the school gate...
...
This is a training room.
At this time, there were four people in the training room, Lu Feng, Cao Zhengxi, Yan Yibing, and a teacher, who was Yan Yibing's teacher Lao Zhou.
Lu Feng and Cao Zhengxi did not practice, they just looked at Yan Yibing.
Teacher Zhou sat cross-legged in front of Yan Yibing. He was dedicated to protecting Yan Yibing.
During this period, Yan Yi's soldiers were attacking the second level, and today was the most critical moment, where success or failure depended on it, so he went to find Teacher Zhou and asked the teacher to protect him.
"Have you not made a breakthrough yet?" Cao Zhengxi frowned.
"Wait a moment." Lu Feng was still calm.
Suddenly, Teacher Zhou stared at Yan Yibing with burning eyes.
At this moment, Yan Yibing released a powerful aura. He suddenly opened his eyes, his face showed joy and his eyes glowed.
"I... broke through!" Yan Yibing said to himself, sensing his own changes, unable to conceal his excitement, "Is this the second-level bone forging realm?"
Lu Feng and Cao Zhengxi also smiled and said in unison: "Congratulations."
From the first level to the second level, after experiencing the second transformation of the human body, even among the lower third level warriors, the second level is not considered weak.
Teacher Zhou was also very satisfied, encouraged him with a smile, and left immediately.
There are only three people left in the training room.
Yan Yibing also calmed down and suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, there seems to be an arena battle today. Who will win, Ning Chen or Zhang Ke?"