It was no wonder the other Grandmaster instructors were suspicious. Everyone else had taught the Martial Arts perfunctorily. Even with the Lower Section’s Combined Attack Skill, they had simply taught the individuals and considered the job done.

Only Zhao Rui had gone beyond simply teaching the Martial Arts, specifically conducting multi-person and even large-scale group training for the Combined Attack Skill.

It was hard not to suspect he had some inside information.

Regardless of their suspicions, the second round of the competition ended with Zhao Rui’s team victorious, having held out the longest.

Upon hearing this result, the men of the Assault Battalion looked at Zhao Rui with expressions full of approval and respect.

Because after these two rounds, everyone could see it now.

The Court’s main purpose in promoting this Martial Art was to enhance the soldiers’ group combat and survival capabilities.

With the Combined Attack Skill, even a small number of soldiers could unleash several times their normal combat power. It was a life-saving skill, whether on the offensive or during a retreat.

And Zhao Rui had understood this secret from the very beginning, teaching them the true core of the technique.

He was truly dedicated to teaching them.

"The third round of the competition will now begin. For this match, Major Xu Shaolei will be fighting against each of the participating teams!"

Time was tight, so there was no break.

The third round began immediately.

Some of the more competitive Grandmaster instructors’ eyes narrowed instantly.

This was a rare and excellent opportunity to experience the power of a Dharma Realm Grandmaster.

Fighting a master held immense benefits for a Martial Artist of any level.

Even if they were defeated in a single blow.

"First group, Instructor Liu Huaijin..."

Hearing his name, Liu Huaijin’s face twitched. He wasn’t exactly ambitious.

For him, being a Grandmaster was good enough.

Besides, he was just an ordinary Grandmaster, one who had barely broken through after grinding away for years.

Normally, when everyone was being amicable, they all appeared to be profound Grandmasters.

But if he were to actually display his skills, his mediocrity would be immediately exposed.

And this was a duel against a Dharma Realm Grandmaster, no less.

’That damn commander! Isn’t he just setting me up to be humiliated!’

Though his heart screamed in protest, he had to bite the bullet and enter the arena.

The soldiers behind him immediately fell into formation, activating the All-Encompassing Thunder Technique they had just learned. The entire squad instantly radiated a vast wave of Evil Qi.

Spurred on by this Evil Qi, a fierce look came over Liu Huaijin. He leaped forward, ready to give it his all and put on a show in front of the thousands of soldiers.

"Finally, a chance to see a Dharma Realm master in action!"

"If we could reach the Dharma Realm, where in this world could we not go?"

"What a shame. For someone so young, and already in the Grandmaster Realm, to be content lying low in a small military district."

The Grandmaster instructors murmured to each other via voice transmission.

On the field, Xu Wenlei stepped forward. His half-closed eyes suddenly flashed open, and a hurricane abruptly swirled to life around him.

A violent gale suddenly swept across the entire Martial Arts Arena, whipping everyone’s clothes about and making their faces feel tight and numb.

’Is his True Qi altering the weather?’

Everyone present, from the Grandmasters to the ordinary soldiers, was utterly aghast.

"You may attack now," Xu Wenlei stated. "My Cultivation Technique contains the True Intent of a Dharma Aspect. If you can shatter this one Technique of mine, you will be considered successful!"

The moment he said this, everyone’s breathing quickened.

’We only have to shatter his Technique once?!’

Liu Huaijin was both incensed and delighted to hear this. He was a Grandmaster, after all. And after over a month of Spiritual Qi Cultivation, he felt he was a world apart from his former self.

’No matter how powerful a Dharma Realm master you are, are you saying I can’t even withstand a single one of your Techniques?’

’That’s just too insulting.’

A surge of anger rose in his heart. He immediately ordered his soldiers to charge, planning to use them to exhaust his opponent’s strength before looking for an opening to launch a surprise attack.

Thus, the dense mass of a hundred soldiers simultaneously unleashed the All-Encompassing Thunder Technique, charging toward Xu Wenlei like a pack of ferocious tigers.

A flicker of disappointment, almost imperceptible, crossed Xu Wenlei’s eyes.

With no discernible movement on his part, the hurricane around him split from one into two, and then from two into four.

In an instant, the four hurricanes morphed into four masses of wind shaped like Divine Beasts and lunged toward the soldiers.

The wind was so dense it seemed almost solid. The weaker soldiers were instantly thrown to the ground upon contact, while even the stronger ones staggered, nearly losing their footing. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Since they couldn’t even stand firm, their attacks were naturally ineffective.

Fortunately, their sheer numbers and the soldiers’ fearless tenacity allowed them to hold their ground. As some fell, others took their place, and they managed to halt the advance of the wind masses.

Liu Huaijin’s eyes narrowed—he knew his moment had come. He instantly circulated all the True Qi in his body, his hands weaving through a series of signs in front of his chest. His figure suddenly flashed like lightning, appearing in an instant behind Xu Wenlei, and he thrust a palm toward his back.

’He’s completely defenseless!’

Overjoyed, Liu Huaijin’s Palm Technique grew even more ferocious.

"Could it be that simple?"

"I doubt it. How could a Dharma Realm master not have noticed him?"

"Even if he did, they’re so close now. He has to block it."

The spectators shook their heads, unable to guess what kind of Technique a Dharma Realm Martial Artist would employ.

As everyone watched, the Palm Force, suffused with immense True Qi, was about to land on Xu Wenlei.

Suddenly, a translucent, phantom-like Profound Qi Group materialized at his neck in the shape of a turtle’s head, then lunged at Liu Huaijin with its mouth wide open.

It appeared with such speed and abruptness that Liu Huaijin had no way to alter his attack.

He could only brace himself for the qi mass’s bite and follow through with his strike toward Xu Wenlei’s back.

THUD!

Liu Huaijin’s Palm Force slammed into the Profound Qi Group.

Liu Huaijin’s body froze on the spot, his eyes wide with horror.

Without even turning his head, Xu Wenlei retracted his Dharma Divine Skill and announced coldly, wasting no words, "Eliminated!"