Early the next morning, with a stick tucked behind his back, Mr. Chai stood there with a sour face, observing everyone's "martial arts practice" results. On a regular basis, he wouldn't hesitate to give a few repeated whacks to those who didn't follow orders, and then drag them into a dark room for some "sermonizing." Although this guy was arrogant and overbearing, no one dared to do anything to him.

　　"I... I can't do it anymore." After throwing his last punch with all his might, a man collapsed to his knees, gasping for breath. Before he could get up, Mr. Chai had already rammed his knee into the man's stomach and then landed a punch on his face.

　　"Don't you dare slack off in front of me, you son of a bitch." Maybe thinking the punch wasn't hard enough, he grabbed the stick from his waist and gave the man two more whacks. Only when he saw the man's contorted face and complete exhaustion did he roughly toss him aside and let out a disdainful "Pfft."

　　A man who was secretly using his phone in a blind spot felt a sudden tightening in his heart. He nervously glanced around, only to feel a huge force yank his hand. His phone was slammed onto the ground and smashed to pieces, accompanied by Mr. Chai's fierce glare.

　　"I... I know I'm wrong." The man hurriedly begged for mercy, but it couldn't save him from a beating from this brute.

　　After a few such incidents, a young man suddenly burst out laughing and casually sat on the ground, whistling defiantly.

　　"What the hell are you doing? Openly slacking off?" Seeing this, Mr. Chai rolled up his sleeves and strode over, standing over the young man with his hands on his hips.

　　The young man snorted coldly, scanned his surroundings, and seemed to exchange a glance with someone in a corner before yawning and giving Mr. Chai the middle finger.

　　"What if I am? What are you gonna do about it?"

　　"I think you're asking for trouble." Mr. Chai grabbed the young man by the collar. The young man shuddered all over. "How dare you defy our academy."

　　"It's... it's the immobilization technique." Someone in the crowd blurted out. The people who had been practicing martial arts suddenly all turned to look. This wasn't the first time they'd seen Mr. Chai use his powers. Some had already tried to rebel but had been frozen in place.

　　The fearful glances from around made Mr. Chai smug. He raised his fist, ready to teach the young man a lesson. But suddenly, a gust of cold wind swept in, accompanied by a loud bang. Mr. Chai's temple was now trapped between a pair of fists and a wooden post.

　　"What?" Before Mr. Chai could react, a shiver ran through his body, and then he collapsed to the ground, feeling completely drained. The young man who had been immobilized was suddenly free again.

　　"His powers are really something..."

　　"They've been absorbed. With the force I used just now, he's probably a cripple now." Su Xuan looked a bit proud as she gazed at the imprint of Mr. Chai's head on the wooden post.

　　The crowd was thrown into a panic. The people who had been enjoying the show a moment ago were now chattering away, offering after-the-fact advice. The dojo, which had only been filled with the sound of wooden posts, suddenly became noisy.

　　"Stop the racket."

　　Before she could even see who had made that unfamiliar voice, a few drops of blood splattered onto Su Xuan's cheek. The young man who had been right beside her just moments ago suddenly had his head punched through by a bald - headed figure who had appeared out of nowhere.

　　"It's the principal! It's Principal You!" The fear in the crowd intensified. Unlike the earlier chatter, these people now dared not move and fell into an eerie silence.

　　In the light, Su Xuan finally got a clear look at the principal in front of her, his hands drenched in blood and his eyes bulging with anger. His right fist was shimmering with a metallic sheen illuminated by the light.

　　"Iron - cast body, huh." She murmured to herself. Before she could finish her words,

　　"Su Xuan, get out of the way!" Li Lei suddenly darted out and took the principal's punch. But the force of the punch still sent a shockwave through Su Xuan, who was standing behind Li Lei, making her whole body tremble.

　　Even my high - speed movement almost couldn't dodge it. I've underestimated this guy. Su Xuan didn't have time to think. She took a backward step and retreated to a safe distance. Only then did she realize that although the bald man's attack hadn't caused her any harm, it had left a semi - circular stone pit on the ground.

　　"Is that all you've got?" Li Lei twitched the corner of his mouth and gave Principal You a challenging look.

　　Principal You was naturally furious. In a fit of rage, he put all his strength into a punch aimed at Li Lei.

　　Li Lei was well - prepared. His ability was that of a Seer (he could see through his opponent's next move and strengthen the defensive ability of a certain part of his body). He crouched down and took Principal You's iron fist on his back. Although he was prepared, he still slid backward a short distance.

　　"You're still too green, kid."

　　Before Li Lei could react, he realized that Principal You's other fist was coming up from below with a sudden strike.

　　After a loud bang, Principal You's bald head detached from his body, spun around in mid - air a few times, and then landed on the ground with a "thud".

　　"Even an iron - clad body is useless without a head, right?"

　　Behind Li Lei, Cheng Hao stroked his slightly warm left arm. Now everyone could see clearly that he didn't have a left hand; it was actually a powerful cannon.

　　"Is that the Divine Cannon? I've heard of it before." The young man who had been a bloody mess just moments ago had now restored his original appearance and joked, "It's said to be a weapon whose power increases over time as it stores energy."

　　"Your flesh re - casting isn't bad either, Chen Song." Cheng Hao turned his head to look at him.

　　On the other side of Qinglong Academy, two figures were sneaking their way towards the center of the deception vortex.

　　"I wonder how they're doing." Jing Lingxiao glanced at Lu Kong, but Lu Kong didn't respond. He seemed to be lost in thought.

　　"This should be the place." Lu Kong tore off the seal and slowly pushed open the secret door at the deepest part of Qinglong Academy.

　　"So it is you, Jing Lingxiao."

　　Those words made Jing Lingxiao break out in goosebumps, and he shuddered uncontrollably.

　　A figure had been watching all of this from the shadows, clearly having waited for a long time.