"Dammit, I'm going to kill you!" Daniel roared crazily. He'd gone completely insane and began to attack Han Shuo as if he were going to throw his life away.
However, Han Shuo was like a sturdy boat in the middle of a raging ocean. He looked like he would capsize at any moment, but he was still unscathed.
At this point, everyone fully acknowledged Han Shuo's dodging speed. No one thought that Han Shuo's previous dodging was due to luck. Those who'd been worried about Han Shuo all wore relaxed smiles. Even Jeff crossed his arms and looked on with a smile.
Finally, Daniel's stamina ran out and he stopped, panting heavily. He glared angrily at Han Shuo and roared, "Brat, take a punch from me if you have the guts. What's the use of just dodging?"
Daniel had only been complaining out of anger. Even he himself didn't think that Han Shuo would take a punch from him. However, Han Shuo unexpectedly stopped his various bodybuilding poses and nodded calmly at him. He smiled and said, "No problem."
Everyone began to size up Han Shuo again after these words were spoken. Many revealed puzzled expressions. Han Shuo had a small and skinny build, so his speed and agility made sense. However, no one thought that a small and skinny Han Shuo who hadn't trained in fighting aura could compete with Daniel in strength, who was obviously a big muscleman.
Even Daniel himself was stunned by Han Shuo's reply. He immediately reacted and laughed wildly, "Good, good, you're courting death, don't blame me!"
Daniel had always been proud of his strong body and fierce strength, and relied on this to earn this reward. Although Daniel was discouraged that his speed and agility weren't as good as Han Shuo's, he could reluctantly accept it. The opportunity to display his great strength was right in front of him. Whether or not he could wash away the humiliation he'd just suffered depended on this blow. Daniel naturally wasn't willing to let it go.
Gathering his strength, Daniel punched out with his right fist. The veins on his entire arm bulged, and his speed and strength were raised to the peak as he suddenly punched at Han Shuo.
Han Shuo narrowed his eyes slightly, and a vicious cold light flashed in his pupils. He was like a venomous snake waiting for its prey at the entrance of a cave, giving off a cold and sinister feeling.
Just as Daniel's fist was about to land on Han Shuo's face, Han Shuo condensed his magical yuan into a tight fist in his right hand and abruptly punched out, colliding with Daniel's iron fist.
Pa!
After a crisp sound, Daniel suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream like a pig being slaughtered. His entire right arm drooped, and his clenched right fist curled up like a chicken claw, trembling along with his right arm.
The viciousness in Han Shuo's eyes receded, and a harmless smile once again hung on his face. He withdrew his right fist and shook it slightly, looking at his own fist in astonishment. He muttered to himself, "Eh? I really did take it."
Daniel had seen that Han Shuo's body was thin and weak, and had just thrown out a punch with all his strength. He wasn't simply trying to teach Han Shuo a lesson, but was obviously planning on killing Han Shuo. The current Han Shuo was no longer a coward who meekly accepted adversity. Although he would feign ignorance, he naturally wouldn't be soft-hearted when faced with someone who wanted to kill him.
The bizarre scene of the two's fists colliding completely stunned the many knight students and human targets in the hall. Some of the commoner human targets on the side looked at Han Shuo with a trace of fear. Those closest to Han Shuo all automatically moved away, allowing Han Shuo to occupy the best position.
The knight students were all extremely excited and started whispering to each other in discussion. Some even suspected that Han Shuo was one of the rare barbarians on the Continent, or that he was a half-beast in human form.
Daniel was still howling in pain as his right arm trembled continuously. Everyone knew what the crisp sound just now meant. They knew that Daniel's right arm was most likely crippled from just one exchange of fists.
The old errand boy Jeff looked regretfully at Daniel and comforted him softly, "Daniel, I'm very sorry that this has happened, but I'm afraid that your body is no longer suitable to remain here."
When Daniel heard Jeff's words, he couldn't help but glare at Han Shuo with resentment and then walked past Han Shuo, walking out of the hall. There were too many people who had been injured in the fights here, so there were already a few rules. Daniel understood his own identity and position, plus he was well aware that he was absolutely no match for Han Shuo, so he could only leave early.
When Daniel left, Jeff called out loudly, "Alright, alright, everyone can continue with the negotiations!"
Many knight students walked towards Han Shuo as soon as Jeff's words landed, all of them staring at Han Shuo and calling out, "One gold coin!", "Two gold coins!", "Three gold coins!"
Under normal circumstances, a commoner human target who accompanied the students during their training would only cost around ten to fifty silver coins, depending on the student's strength. A strong warrior would normally cost between one to five gold coins, depending on the warrior's level.
Now that these people were calling out two to three gold coins, it was already an extremely high price. Although Han Shuo had displayed his strength just now, Han Shuo wasn't a warrior after all. If a slightly stronger warrior had exchanged a punch with Daniel, they could've used their fighting aura to kill Daniel in one blow. Therefore, a price of two to three gold coins was already an unbelievably high price among commoner human targets.
When the first knight student called out a price of one gold coin, Han Shuo had already planned to open his mouth and agree. However, when the second price was called out, Han Shuo immediately shut his mouth and waited for a higher price to appear.
Although Han Shuo hadn't come for money, Han Shuo understood the importance of money in this world. It was just as important as it was on Earth. If he could earn two gold coins, he naturally wouldn't be willing to earn just one.
The knight students walked up to Han Shuo one by one and called out different and continuously increasing prices. However, Han Shuo was only a commoner after all, and not a warrior with astonishing strength. Therefore, most of these people stopped after calling out two to three gold coins.
"Five gold coins!"
Han Shuo's patience finally won him a large sum of money. A handsome journeyman knight with golden curls and a gentle and humble appearance called out a higher price than the others.
When he called out five gold coins, many people stopped talking and looked at him with some surprise. One of them said, "Lawrence, a journeyman warrior is only worth five gold coins. Although this kid has some strength, he's definitely not worth five gold coins. Aren't you calling out a bit too high?"
Lawrence smiled faintly and said mildly, "It's a bit high, but we've come a bit late. All the warriors have already been chosen, so we don't have any other choices. We can only choose him."
Everyone thought that he was right after he said this. After all, Han Shuo's strength was probably the highest amongst the many human targets in the hall. If the warriors from before were still here, perhaps Han Shuo wouldn't be worth this price. But now that Han Shuo's strength was the highest here, the knight students didn't have any other choices. Everyone was in a hurry to find someone to spar with, so Han Shuo's price naturally rose.
"What a wondrous friend, how about five gold coins?" Lawrence looked at Han Shuo with a smile and said amiably.
Looking left and right, Han Shuo saw that no one else was raising the price. He then looked at Lawrence's strength and saw that he was the highest amongst them. He nodded and agreed, "Deal!"
Lawrence walked towards Han Shuo and fished out five gold coins from his ornate purse, handing them to Han Shuo. "I'm Lawrence, here are five gold coins. I hope you'll be able to help me in the upcoming trials!"
Han Shuo was a bit excited as he accepted the five gold coins. When Brian had been sold to the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force, he'd also been sold for five gold coins. Now, five gold coins for a sparring partner was enough to buy Brian's life. With Han Shuo's identity, five gold coins was an absolutely astronomical price. It was enough for Han Shuo to regain his freedom.
"I'm Brian, please advise me." Han Shuo smiled courteously at the God of Fortune, Lawrence, after putting the gold coins into his shabby purse.
"Come with me, let me see if you're worth those five gold coins!" Lawrence walked out of the hall after saying this, Han Shuo following closely behind.
The training field of the knight school was more or less similar to the one in the school of magic, except that there were fewer magical tools and a few more obstacles in the corners. Only Han Shuo and Lawrence were present in this spacious training field. The ground was made of rough, hard rocks, and the ground was hard to walk on.
When Lawrence walked in, he changed into a set of white training clothes and took off his sword, setting it to the side. He then looked at Han Shuo with interest and said with a smile, "Those five gold coins aren't easy to earn, are you ready?"
Han Shuo thought to himself. Due to the forging of magical yuan, his body was as tough and strong as the sky and the earth compared to the original Brian. Add to that the odd magical yuan, which seemed to have some miraculous resistance to fighting aura, and he wasn't afraid that Lawrence would use fighting aura to completely damage his body. He didn't make any preparations either, so he nodded directly at Lawrence.
"Take note, you're a sparring partner. You can only dodge and block, but not attack!" Lawrence seemed to have noticed that Han Shuo was a newbie, so he gave some instructions before making his move. He only slowly walked towards Han Shuo after seeing that Han Shuo understood.
Just as Lawrence was about to reach Han Shuo's side, he suddenly sped up like lightning. His empty left hand was like an unsheathed sword as he stabbed towards Han Shuo's chest with the five fingers of his palm closed together.
Because knights trained in fighting aura, their strength and speed were completely incomparable to that of ordinary strong commoners. Lawrence's thrust was more than ten times faster and more powerful than Daniel's.
Han Shuo's vision blurred as he saw Lawrence's arm reach his chest. He was startled and immediately circulated his magical yuan, twisting his body abruptly and dodging to the side.
With a ripping sound, the clothes in front of Han Shuo's chest were torn open by Lawrence. Han Shuo felt a chill in front of his chest and then saw his clothes flutter. He couldn't help but rejoice that he'd dodged in time.
It was a pity that before he'd even finished rejoicing, a strong force suddenly surged into his lower abdomen. Han Shuo's body involuntarily stumbled backwards, finally landing on his butt on a hard rock. He felt as if his stomach and intestines were tangled together, and the pain was extreme.
He abruptly lifted his head and discovered that Lawrence's foot was still suspended in midair. Lawrence was looking at him with a face full of ridicule, "Brian, I've already held back this time and didn't take the opportunity to attack. I won't be so merciful next time."
Lawrence had condensed fighting aura in that kick just now. However, although Lawrence had used fighting aura on his physical strength and attack, he'd only withdrawn it and hadn't released it. He'd only used fighting aura to increase his physical strength and attack power, and hadn't used fighting aura to directly enter Han Shuo's body to destroy Han Shuo's body.
It was precisely because of this that Han Shuo's magical yuan hadn't undergone any changes. His body had forcefully endured the violent impact this time, and his gradually strengthening body had also been immediately damaged.
Nodding, Han Shuo's brow furrowed tightly as he endured the pain in his lower abdomen. He stood up from the ground and looked coldly at Lawrence, "I'll be careful from now on. Again!"
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