Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

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In this world, a martial artist's proficiency in a martial art ranges from low to high as follows: Beginner, Some Success, Advanced, Mastery, Thorough Understanding, Pinnacle, and Return to Simplicity.

A vast amount of insights into cultivation techniques flooded into my mind instantly.

Yang Xian felt as if his brain had been thoroughly purged by knowledge once again.

Given someone's aptitude, these 6000 points at least saved him a century of arduous cultivation.

If he were to slowly wear it down, Yang Xian was confident that he could eventually kill the monster with the broken claw.

But what he lacks most right now is time!

"roar……"

The monster looked at Yang Xian, its scarlet compound eyes revealing fear.

The aura of the human in front of me is surging wildly!

escape!

must escape!

However, it was too late.

"A monster, is it?"

Yang Xian slowly raised his head, his eyes flashing with a faint blue light.

A chill several times more terrifying than before suddenly erupted from his body, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

"Let me show you what real effort and sweat really mean!"

Where is the effort?

Yang Xian gambled away all his savings without hesitation.

Where is the sweat?

Of course, it's on the enemy.

"What's going on? Why has it suddenly gotten cold again?"

"My goodness, it's May! But I feel like it's winter!"

"Look at that martial arts master!"

"He...he seems to be glowing!"

Visible ice crystals floated around Yang Xian, shining brightly under the sunlight.

He took a step forward.

A thick layer of ice instantly froze on the ground and spread rapidly in all directions from him!

"roar!"

The monster let out a furious roar of resentment and turned to flee.

"Trying to leave?"

"Too late!"

Yang Xian unleashed the full power of the "Ice Soul Divine Technique" and punched towards the direction of the demon!

In an instant, the chilling energy around him gathered wildly, and a giant ice crystal dragon, several meters long, suddenly appeared out of thin air!

The dragon, carrying a world-destroying force, swallowed the demon whole and then soared into the sky!

On the other side...

"Such a powerful... ice-based martial art."

Jiang Yu sheathed his long sword and looked up at the distant sky.

A colossal dragon composed of pure ice crystals soared into the sky, its extreme chill causing even a third-realm martial artist like him to feel a chill run down his spine.

A hint of amazement appeared in the boy's usually calm and collected eyes.

Who delivered that blow?

He asked himself honestly, if he were to take this attack head-on, he would be seriously injured even if he didn't die.

"That direction..."

"That's the direction Yang Xian left in!"

Jiang Mengyun also saw the ice dragon that stretched across the sky.

The thought of Yang Xian made her face turn deathly pale.

"Yang Xian is in danger! I need to find him!" Without thinking, Jiang Mengyun turned around and ran towards Yang Xian's location.

"Miss!"

The bodyguards' expressions changed drastically, and they had no choice but to follow.

Jiang Yu silently followed, while the three demons from before had long since turned into charred corpses.

He wanted to see for himself who was capable of delivering such a stunning blow.

The other warriors in Area A also saw the ice dragon.

"Such powerful ice-based martial arts! Are there any experts in Area A who use ice-based martial arts?"

"I don't recognize them. Could they be from the Luo family?"

"It looks similar to the Luo family's 'Ice Soul Divine Technique,' but it also seems to be somewhat different."

"Was this move something you invented yourself?"

"Perhaps it's a newly developed ice-based martial art by some reclusive old monster?"

"If he doesn't have the ice bloodline of the Luo family, and can still unleash such a large ice dragon, this person must be a martial arts genius."

"..."

"boom--!"

The giant ice dragon in the sky suddenly exploded, turning into ice shards everywhere.

Yang Xian slowly exhaled a puff of white breath.

Is this what it feels like to snag a kill in seconds?

That was fucking awesome!

The power of this attack has probably reached the third realm.

No wonder the prodigies in those novels can always defeat enemies of higher levels; a top-tier cultivation technique can truly make up for deficiencies in one's cultivation level.

Those 6000 points were totally worth it!

If it has such power at the level of "mastery," wouldn't it be able to destroy the world if one truly cultivated it to the point of "returning to simplicity"?

Destroying the world is a bit of an exaggeration, after all, in addition to the proficiency of martial arts skills, one's own realm is also very important.

No matter how strong an ant is, it can't lift an elephant.

"Now that the trouble's over, it's time to find Xiaobai!"

With a thought, Yang Xian moved with lightning speed.

Driven to its limit, the "Phantom Step" technique sped rapidly toward the direction of Nanhai No.1 Middle School.

"Archer—!"

Someone sneezed, and everyone came to their senses.

"Holy crap! That's incredible!"

"Did you all see that? The martial artist just conjured up an ice dragon out of thin air!"

"He took down that monster in one hit! That was so cool!"

"Where's Master Musashi? I need his autograph!"

"Me too!"

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"Xiaobai, wait for me a moment."

"Da Yang will be here soon!"

Yang Xian's speed increased, and the school's iconic white wall was now in sight.

This wall was meaningless to him at that moment.

It's very easy to get over it.

However, the next second...

"Boom—!"

With a loud bang, the wall in front of him suddenly exploded outwards!

Brick and stone fragments flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.

Yang Xian paused, narrowing his eyes.

Two dark figures darted out from the smoke and dust.

One of them was nearly three meters tall, covered in a thick bony shell, and exuded the aura of a demon in the early stage of the second realm.

The other one, slightly smaller in size, was a demon at the peak of the second realm!

The smaller monster was carrying a petite figure on its shoulder, like carrying a sack of potatoes!

A snow-white dress, and long, smooth, light blue hair.

noob?!

Yang Xian's pupils dilated, and he let out an angry shout.

"Let her go!"

However, the two monsters didn't take him seriously at all.

Their goal is crystal clear—to capture people and then escape.

The two monsters, one after the other, raced off in the same direction.

"Damn it!"

"You think you can just leave after capturing my men!" Yang Xian immediately gave chase.

"The Enchanting Steps of a Startling Beauty"!

"Yang Xian!!"

Inside the school, Lin Qingxue saw Yang Xian's face clearly as he left.

What's Yang Xian doing here?

Shouldn't he, an ordinary person, be hiding in his dorm right now?

Even staying at Jiang Mengyun's house would be fine!

The monsters had a very clear objective; they grabbed Bai Chuyi and left in less than three seconds.

That's why Lin Qingxue was not injured.

"Yang Xian is in danger, I have to go save him!"

Lin Qingxue, leaning on her straight sword, struggled to her feet.

"Qingxue! Don't go!"

"Those two are second-realm demons! You can't handle them alone!"

Xia Ming's anxious shouts came through.

She herself was being held captive by another second-realm demon and was unable to break free to provide support.

If Xia Ming is given more time, he will definitely be able to kill this monster.

But Lin Qingxue couldn't hear Xia Ming's words at all.

Because she really didn't want to wait any longer.

In her world, only the man she had hurt remained.

"Yang Xian, I won't abandon you this time."

Without a second thought, the girl grabbed her knife and gave chase.

Those gentle, watery eyes now held only anxiety and determination.

What martial artists, what demons, what life and death...

I can't care about any of that anymore!

Lin Qingxue knew that she absolutely could not stand by and watch Yang Xian go to his death!