In this world, there would never be a lack of courageous men who liked to challenge their limits.
The majority of the students would choose to fight the weaker ones, but there would also be a minority of male students who would challenge strong opponents. To them, the rewards and rankings they would obtain after defeating geniuses were the most valuable.
Hu Qinglang was one such person. This youth with a medium build and a pair of sharp eyes like a wild wolf was prepared to tear his opponent's throat at any moment.
"Who do you guys think will win?"
The number of students spectating increased. This was because the quality of the battle between Hu Qinglang and Ba Liao was extremely high. It could be considered a top-notch battle among the 6th years.
"Ba Liao, right?"
Everyone felt that this muscular youth would win. Not only was he the top ranker among the 6th years, but he was also suppressing Hu Qinglang.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The curved blades of the two youths clashed, causing sparks to erupt unceasingly.
"What's Teacher Sun's opinion?"
Duanmu Li saw Sun Mo and walked over. His words also caused the ears of the surrounding students to perk up, wanting to hear Sun Mo's opinion.
"The youth with the wolf totem on his neck."
Sun Mo didn't hesitate and directly gave his answer.
"Why? Hu Qinglang is clearly being suppressed! "
Some students didn't understand.
Because Hu Qinglang's personality was more rash and liked to challenge others, he could be considered to have some fame. However, he couldn't be compared to Ba Liao.
"His tenacity is very strong. Although his attacks are ruthless and ferocious, this fellow is proficient in defense. As long as his opponent can't take him down, he would immediately be on the passive side."
Sun Mo explained, "Hu Qinglang knows that it's impossible for him to defeat Ba Liao in one go. It would definitely be a battle of attrition. Hence, he pretended to be weak and let his opponent attack first before waiting for a chance to counterattack."
The students opened their eyes wide and observed carefully. As expected, they discovered that although Hu Qinglang was in a sorry state, his eyes were filled with determination.
His defense was very methodical.
"What else?"
Duanmu Li was curious.
Sun Mo shook his head and didn't reply because this involved Hu Qinglang's secret.
The barbarians were different from the people of the Central Plains. They worshipped the strong and used ferocious beasts as their totems. The small tribe that Hu Qinglang came from also worshipped Hu Qinglang.
Some tribesmen mixed the fresh blood of ferocious beasts with special herbs and carved totems on their bodies to pray for protection. It was purely a custom.
However, some tribes had secret techniques that could activate the totem at a critical moment, and use it as a trump card to reverse the tide of the battle.
The jackal totem on Hu Qinglang's body was one such example.
"The effect of this totem should be similar to spirit runes, right?"
Sun Mo observed Hu Qinglang, almost using Divine Sight.
His Strength was 17, which was extraordinary, but compared to his Agility, it was nothing.
Intelligence 17. Cunning and quick-witted. Likes to plan before taking action. Once he takes action, he will not look back and will not return until he dies.
Agility 20, max value. You are like a wolf in the wilderness, coming and going like the wind, unrestrained.
Willpower: 18. Failure was not scary. As long as I obtained the final victory, I would be the winner.
Endurance 19. Very tenacious.
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Potential value: extremely high!
Note: A youth with an extremely tenacious personality. For the sake of his goal, he can put in an effort that even geniuses find unbearable. The scariest thing is that his talent is even better.
Even without the guidance of a great teacher, he could still obtain extraordinary achievements.
Note: He has already acknowledged Sun Mo as his teacher, but it is recommended to poach him. After all, such geniuses are rare.
Note: The wolf totem on his body has great research value.
Sun Mo looked at Hu Qinglang's exploding stats and was extremely astonished. It was rare to see a student that the system would take the initiative to accept as a personal disciple.
However, it was a little regretful that Hu Qinglang had already acknowledged Sun Mo as his teacher.
Because Sun Mo wouldn't poach the personal disciples of others.
Just when Sun Mo was observing Hu Qinglang, the situation suddenly changed.
Ba Liao, the top ranker of the cohort, wasn't a weakling. He had also sharply sensed Hu Qinglang's foundation. Hence, he no longer held back and went all out.
The curved blade was like the wind, slashing down rapidly.
Hu Qinglang hesitated for a moment but still chose to continue defending. If not, wouldn't the wave of injuries he had suffered earlier be a waste?
After receiving a few blows, Hu Qinglang turned pale with fright. It was because Ba Liao's aura was like a stormy sea wave, rapidly rising.
"No, I will lose if this continues!"
Hu Qinglang gritted his teeth and decisively activated his wolf totem.
Bzz!
His battle intent instantly surged. The spirit qi in the surroundings frenziedly gathered and entered his body.
Not only did the pain from his injuries lessen, but even his combat strength started to surge.
"Go to hell!"
Ba Liao roared in rage. Even if the timing wasn't right, he still decisively unleashed his ultimate move.
Storm Slash!
Hu!
The storm of blades engulfed Hu Qinglang.
At the same time, Hu Qinglang counterattacked.
Crescent Moon Wolf!
Swish!
As Hu Qinglang slashed down, spirit qi gushed out from his long blade, instantly forming a silver-colored wolf with sharp fangs as it pounced toward Ba Liao.
Swish!
The silver wolf passed through the storm of blades and slammed into Ba Liao's chest.
Swish!
Ba Liao's clothes were shredded and scattered in all directions like snowflakes. His body was torn apart as numerous wounds appeared, and fresh blood splattered everywhere.
Hu Qinglang didn't have it good either. After the storm of blades was shattered by the silver wolf, there was still some left. He brandished his blade, preparing to block it. However, those blades drew a strange arc and circled behind him, slashing into his back.
Zi zi zi!
Hu Qinglang's back was instantly turned into a bloody mess, causing him to stagger a few steps. Just when he was forcefully holding on and preparing to deal the final blow, Ba Liao fell to the ground with a thud.
Hu Qinglang was the victor of this battle.
Sun Mo and Duanmu Li immediately rushed out.
"I'll save Ba Liao!"
Duanmu Li spoke.
Upon hearing this, Sun Mo, who was originally running toward Ba Liao, ran toward Hu Qinglang. Because Ba Liao's injuries were more severe.
Sun Mo wouldn't be biased to save a student just because his aptitude was good.
"Teacher Sun is so impressive. As expected, he was right."
"Hu Qinglang is quite impressive. I feel that he used some kind of secret art to instantly raise his strength."
"As long as he didn't take any medicine, it wouldn't be considered cheating."
The students discussed and contributed a wave of favorable impression points to Sun Mo.
"Let me help you stop the bleeding."
Sun Mo tapped his finger on Hu Qinglang's body, sealing his blood vessels.
"Damn! Damn! "
Although Hu Qinglang had won, he didn't feel happy at all. Instead, he used his curved blade to slash at the ground.
On the other side, Ba Liao was unconvinced as well.
"Eh? What kind of attitude is Hu Qinglang showing? He isn't satisfied even after winning against the year's top ranker? He is simply acting cool! "
The students frowned, feeling that Hu Qinglang had gone overboard. He should have said something along the lines of 'thank you'.
"Teacher Sun, do you want to do it or should I?"
Duanmu Li asked.
For a high-level battle like this, there should be an explanation so that the spectating students could understand and learn.
"Teacher Duanmu, please do it!"
Sun Mo declined modestly.
"Teacher Sun, why don't you do it?"
A student mustered his courage and spoke up. After that, a series of pleading sounds rang out from the crowd.
Duanmu Li was a 5-star great teacher. His level was higher than Sun Mo's, but his fame wasn't as great as Sun Mo's. After all, Sun Mo was the great teacher who had broken the record of being the fastest to clear the Dragon Subduing Palace.
"Teacher Duanmu..."
Sun Mo smiled bitterly. He had a very good impression of this great teacher and didn't wish to make their relationship stiff.
"Teacher Sun is worrying too much. How can I be a narrow-minded person?"
Duanmu Li indicated for Sun Mo to not mind. "Since the students wish to listen to your explanation, just do it!"
Given Duanmu Li's bearing, he didn't feel that his face had been swept away.
"Then I shall display my incompetence."
Sun Mo apologized and looked at Ba Liao. "Your judgment is very good and your judgment is also very good. Also, you are decisive and don't hesitate when you attack. These are all your strengths.
"As for your weakness, although you have a lot of battle experience, they are all bullying noobs. Your opponents aren't evenly matched. Hence, when you encounter high-level battles, your experience won't be enough.
"For example, in this battle, you sensed that Hu Qinglang's defense is extremely high and also sharply grasped the timing of his counterattack, as well as the source of his counterattack. It was that wolf totem. Hence, your ultimate move was aimed at his totem."
Ba Liao immediately focused and listened attentively. His expression was respectful because Sun Mo was completely correct.
"Because you knew that Hu Qinglang's defense was extremely high, you didn't know if your ultimate move would be able to defeat him. Hence, you chose to fight a protracted battle, destroying his totem and taking drastic measures.
"This is the biggest reason why you lost.
"From the start, you didn't even think that Hu Qinglang's ultimate move would be able to insta-kill you. This is an error in judgment caused by your lack of high-level combat experience. You are too confident."
The students whispered to each other, feeling that Sun Mo's words made sense.
"Ba Liao, in the future, you should fight against opponents on the same level as you. If you really can't do it, you can look for a great teacher. Fighting against students is already useless to you."
Sun Mo suggested.
"This student has benefited from your guidance!"
Ba Liao forced himself to bow to Sun Mo because Sun Mo had completely guessed his mentality. (Fighting more high-level battles to accumulate experience?) (I'll note it down.)
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Ba Liao + 300. Friendly (912/1,000).
(Teacher Sun truly lives up to his reputation. Seems like I have to seek guidance from him more often in the future.)
Ba Liao made up his mind. At the same time, he felt a little proud in his heart because Sun Mo's evaluation of him was already extremely high. Looking at the students in the surroundings, they were all envious of him because he received Sun Mo's praise.
"Hu Qinglang, you must have worked hard for a very long time, waiting for a single battle to shoot to fame, right?"
Sun Mo glanced at the youth beside him.
"Mn!"
Hu Qinglang's lips twitched, feeling depressed in his heart. Because his wolf totem had been destroyed, his dream of getting into the top ten had been shattered.
"In this round, your only mistake was that when you discovered that Ba Liao was about to go all out, you hesitated for a moment and chose to defend instead of attacking."
Sun Mo guided, "It can be said that you ended up like this because of a single wrong thought."
"That's Ba Liao after all!"
Hu Qinglang was brave, but he wasn't arrogant.
"Are you really afraid of him?"
Sun Mo asked. Without waiting for Hu Qinglang to reply, he continued, "You aren't afraid because before you went to look for him, you had already collected detailed information. You are very confident."
Hu Qinglang was astonished. (How did you know?)
This caused him to be shocked.
"This Teacher Sun is a little godly!"
Unknowingly, Hu Qinglang's attitude became even more respectful.
"The reason why you continued to defend is because you felt that once you retaliated, all the injuries you suffered would be wasted. Hence, you wanted to continue using a battle of attrition. However, your judgment is too good. After Ba Liao attacked, you knew that you would be heavily injured if you resisted. Hence, you retaliated."
Given Sun Mo's current combat experience, it wasn't difficult for him to see through the thoughts of these two students.
"Sigh, it's too late no matter what I say!"
Hu Qinglang sighed. He could sense that the telepathic connection between him and the wolf totem was already extremely weak. After losing the king bomb, how was he going to fight in the later rounds?
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