Chapter Twenty-Five Training

  "What's the purpose of making such a big fuss?" Qin Fenglin's expression was playful, with a pair of black eyes that seemed to be probing, locked onto Qin Hao.

  Qin Hao shrugged and walked two steps forward, his eyes gazing at the center of the martial arts arena. He smiled lightly and said, "Training in martial skills is not necessarily a good thing, this is another way of training." At this moment, more than a dozen giant stone pillars appeared in the center of the martial arts arena, with countless golden threads intricately tied to them. One end of the golden thread was tied to the pillar, while the other end converged at the central empty space surrounded by the pillars, forming a huge web in mid-air.

  And on the silk net, nearly a hundred golden threads extended out, each with a wooden stick as thick as a human arm tied to it. The seemingly soft and fragile golden thread bore the weight of the wooden stick without showing any signs of breaking.

  Almost a hundred tall trees hang in mid-air, arranged in an orderly manner, forming a mysterious formation.

  Qin Hao involuntarily nodded, the golden fine silk at first glance seemed insignificant, but it was the silk thread spat out by the second-level intermediate demon beast, Jinzhuxin. It was not afraid of ordinary water and fire, and could withstand tremendous pulling force. With Qin Hao's current strength, even if he used all his might, he might not be able to break one strand.

  Not to mention the stone pillars and long woods set up in this martial arts arena, it's not an easy task to find all the silk spit out by so many golden spiders within a day.

  Thinking of this, Qin Hao also spoke with sincerity: "Thank you, Big Brother Qin."

  "I really can't understand you sometimes. Just over a month ago, you were locked in that isolation room, and now the transformation is so huge." Qin Fenglin walked to Qin Hao's right side and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, chuckling: "Your change is so great, sometimes I even suspect if there's something wrong with that isolation room. Really want to lock up a few useless guys from our clan in it and see what happens."

  "I heard that yesterday you even dared to defy the three elders who were furious. Now many people on the surface didn't say anything, but in their hearts they are all waiting to see your joke." Qin Fenglin paused for a moment: "Even the first elder and second elder this time are very dissatisfied with your approach. The third elder rarely comes out of seclusion, and when he does, he is currently the farthest ahead in martial arts comprehension among the Qins. You offended him, which was quite reckless."

  "What did my father say?" Qin Hao said calmly, without a hint of panic.

  "The master didn't say anything. But you made me set up the martial arts arena like this, and now the master knows about it. Anyway, Qin Hao, the master is also under a lot of pressure from several elders right now. If things can't be done, then just apologize to the three elders. If it were the old you, I wouldn't say this to you. Now I know what you're thinking."

  Qin Fenglin finished his reminder and didn't stay any longer, leaving the martial arts arena.

  Qin Hao gazed at his departing back, smiling, feeling incredibly relieved. His father had found out, yet hadn't explicitly expressed his intentions; how could he not grasp the underlying meaning?

  However, the pressure from several elders was indeed a problem. Qin Hao thought to himself.

  At this point, Qin Hao's smile was retracted, and he walked more than ten steps, directly to the edge of the long wooden array.

  At the edge, eight young men in white clothes stood sternly. Those eight were the ones who fought against the family guards yesterday and would be attending the inter-house competition a month later.

  Because of Qin Hao's words, the martial arts arena now only has Qin Hao and these eight people. Qin Yuxian and Qin Shan have been closed in the stone room for many days to practice hard. The other disciples were sent to different places to study.

  "Everyone please go ahead. There is still some space in the middle, just find a place to stand at will." Qin Hao stretched out his hand and pointed to the center of the wooden gathering.

  Hundreds of long wooden planks formed a large circle, with several smaller circles nested inside. The arrangement looked extremely complex, but the gaps between the planks were not small, and the empty spaces in between could still accommodate people.

  The eight young men standing opposite Qin Hao hesitated for a moment, gritted their teeth, and stepped into the circular area surrounded by long wooden planks.

  After the eight people stood in position, Qin Hao casually stood in one place, his right hand condensed the mysterious energy, and with a mighty push, the edge of a long wooden plank suspended in mid-air crashed towards the center of the wooden array.

  A wave of vibration triggered by a long wooden strip spread rapidly, and hundreds of long wooden strips shook one after another. For a time, the entire array of long wooden strips swayed, generating countless powerful gusts of wind.

  Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The sound of collision kept ringing out.

  Qin Hao's figure flashed quickly at this moment, stepping into the very center, and loudly shouted: "Think of a way to deal with it yourself, don't leave the Longmu group until you're exhausted."

  As soon as his voice fell, the eight young men gritted their teeth at the same time, used their internal energy techniques, and employed various martial arts skills to knock down the incoming long wooden beams.

  "Blast Fist." A young man took a half step back with his right foot, twisted his body, and brought up a gust of wind with his right palm, heavily striking a long wooden pole that was approaching him head-on.

  Bang!

  The long wood was struck by gravity and retreated with a loud noise, but the ripple had already reached the spider web in mid-air. The spider web shook violently for an instant, and then the surrounding long woods began to shake even more violently, rushing towards him with greater momentum.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Another slightly chubby youth was using his hands and feet, desperately wielding the Xuan Qi. Within a short span of dozens of breaths, he had already used several martial techniques. Every time he struck back one long wooden pole, three to four more would simultaneously emerge from the surroundings to attack him. At first, he could still utilize the abundant Xuan Qi within his body to keep up with them, using all his might to eliminate the threats around him. However, very soon, he began to feel somewhat unable to support himself.

  His face flushed with an unnatural redness, he panted like a cow, and his footsteps were unsteady.

  Bang!

  After a flurry of left and right dodges, a long wooden stick struck his right shoulder, knocking him heavily to the ground. He lay on the ground, panting for several breaths, with both hands supporting himself as he tried to get up, but his legs kept trembling due to exhaustion, unable to lift even a slight height.

  Although the people present at this moment have an average strength of about seven or eight layers of condensed mystery, and everyone's physical quality is strong, being knocked down quickly by such a thick long wood, although not seriously injured, it's also not something that can be easily carried over.

  Qin Hao gazed at the crowd that had entered and was quickly thrown into disarray, sighing helplessly. Their mindset couldn't be changed for the time being. In the midst of this long wooden array, the endless attacks from the countless wooden logs required one to cleverly utilize every bit of their mystical energy, lest they end up like a raging bull, only making themselves more miserable.

  "I hope you understand." Qin Hao's body tilted, dodging the attack that came from the side.

  His footsteps kept changing, like a butterfly fluttering and dancing around flowers.

  His footsteps were much more leisurely than those of the others, often taking only half a step forward. Or he would stand on one foot and turn his body to the other side, barely avoiding the impact that came head-on.

  When he really couldn't avoid it, he punched out a few punches, deflecting the trajectory of the incoming Longmu, and at the same time, using that counterforce to quickly bounce back and fly out, avoiding the most dangerous place.

  Several young men were busy dealing with it at the same time, and they also sneaked a peek at Qin Hao. At this glance, they almost dropped their eyeballs.

  Qin Hao stood at the center of the dense forest, surrounded by countless trees swaying around him, drifting and fluttering like a pack of swift wolves, constantly charging and attacking, while Qin Hao flashed quickly in the midst of the dense collision.

  Although Qin Hao was occasionally hit, the angle of his body seemed to be able to resolve more than half of the incoming force, and compared to their miserable appearance, he was much better.

  Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

  A denser sound wave came out, and five exhausted boys were knocked down by the long wood, either lying on their backs or grasping the ground, with all sorts of postures.

  Of the five, three got back on their feet, while two others lay on the ground gasping for air.

  As the sun gradually sets in the west, there are fewer and fewer people standing in the field. By the time night falls, only Qin Hao is left standing in the field.

  At this moment, Qin Hao was also somewhat exhausted, with sweat dripping from his face, his hands slightly numb and soft, and his body showing signs of power loss.

  Although he seemed carefree before, in fact he was also exhausted.

  He didn't use any martial arts or techniques while dodging, but simply relied on his quick reflexes to concentrate the mysterious energy in the soles of his feet and generate a counterforce when he stepped on the ground to dodge quickly. This prolonged evasion also left him almost exhausted from using up the mysterious energy.

  Bang!

  Another loud noise.

  Qin Hao's hands crossed in front of his chest, barely blocking the impact, but he was unable to react again and was directly knocked out of the long wooden array.

  After rolling on the ground for a few rounds to dissipate the force of the impact, Qin Hao got up wearily.

  At his feet, eight people were lying down in a mess, some with their noses and faces swollen, others who had been pressing their hands on the ground for half an hour but still couldn't get up.

  "It ends here for today. The next three days will be the same as today." Qin Hao said, panting, and then dragged his somewhat softened footsteps, step by step, back to the cultivation stone room.