Liu Huaijin fell to the ground. He stared at his arm, confused, and was momentarily dazed.

The feeling from just now—as if something tangible had bitten his arm—still lingered in his mind.

’Is this the Dharma Realm?’

’Is this the true essence of a Dharma Aspect—the ability to make True Qi tangible?’

’I couldn’t even break a single one of his moves!’

Liu Huaijin dejectedly walked back to his squad. Seeing his soldiers picking themselves up off the ground, a bitter expression filled his face.

’I just came here to serve my term, why are you all crushing my spirit!’

He shook his head and was the first to return to his position off the field.

Watching Liu Huaijin’s performance, the crowd had mixed expressions. For one, they began to doubt Liu Huaijin’s strength.

The Spiritual Qi Revival had been going on for so long, yet he was still using his old techniques and methods. It seemed he really didn’t have any decent Cultivation Techniques.

Secondly, their understanding of the Dharma Realm had been completely overturned.

Although they hadn’t personally experienced what Liu Huaijin felt, they could tell just from watching on the sidelines that the power of the Dharma Realm was truly astonishing.

And that was just a casual strike from his opponent.

"The competition continues!"

Before the crowd could get too lost in their thoughts, the competition resumed.

In the following few matches, the Grandmaster instructors clearly performed better than Liu Huaijin.

Not only did they manifest their True Qi and dissipate a few of the Divine Beast wind masses, but their soldiers also began using Combined Attack Skills infused with Evil Qi to resist the attacks.

One team, through the joint effort of their Grandmaster and soldiers, even managed to forcefully dissipate all four wind masses.

When this result was announced, the crowd cheered in unison.

Even Xu Wenlei showed a rare look of approval.

"It’s starting to show results!"

On the viewing platform, the army officers nodded one after another. This was what they wanted to see.

Soon, it was time for Zhao Rui’s team to take the field.

"Everyone, just do what we do in training. Don’t be nervous. I’ll cover for any mistakes!"

"Sir!"

The soldiers responded with spirit and followed Zhao Rui onto the field.

When Xu Wenlei saw it was Zhao Rui, his eyes narrowed slightly. For someone as young as Zhao Rui to have advanced to the Grandmaster Realm...

...he either possessed exceptional talent or a supreme Divine Skill.

Either way, he was no ordinary Grandmaster.

Even if his Power wasn’t as profound as a veteran Grandmaster’s due to his youth, his future progress was bound to be terrifying.

"Zhao Rui, you’ve made a deep impression on me. Your performance in the last two rounds was quite good. I hope you can do even better this time."

Xu Wenlei said, a rare smile on his face.

"Thank you!"

Zhao Rui returned the smile.

"Alright, let’s begin. I won’t go easy on you just because you’re young."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wenlei directly channeled his True Qi, manifesting four guardian Divine Beasts. Each one bared its fangs and brandished its claws, looking incredibly lifelike.

If the crowd hadn’t witnessed the tangible attack power of these four beasts with their own eyes, they would have dismissed it as an empty bluff.

The match began.

Zhao Rui’s figure flickered, and he instantly leaped into the middle of the Assault Battalion soldiers.

All the soldiers immediately began to move rapidly according to the Combined Attack Skill, with Zhao Rui as the eye of the formation.

Seeing this, the Grandmaster instructors on the sidelines all revealed looks of astonishment.

’Can it be used like that?’

In the field, Xu Wenlei’s eyes suddenly lit up.

He couldn’t help but nod slightly, but his attack didn’t falter. The four wind-mass Divine Beasts were already charging through the air toward the soldiers.

"All Laws and Manifestations, swift as the wind!"

Zhao Rui shouted, and the soldiers suddenly changed their footwork, swiftly evading. They weaved from outside to inside, inside to out, concentrating the Force from their entire formation onto the few soldiers at the front.

This made those soldiers move at extreme speed.

While evading, these soldiers continuously struck the four Divine Beast wind masses with their palms.

They were whittling away their fierce energy bit by bit.

In just a moment, the entire military formation had changed shape. From originally facing the four Divine Beasts head-on, they had now encircled them.

Zhao Rui’s figure flickered, and he suddenly stepped into a specific position. Instantly, the Force of a hundred men began to circulate in unison with his movements.

"Thunderous Force!"

Zhao Rui struck out with a single palm. A vast wave of Evil Qi, mingled with his True Qi, surged forth, coalescing into a tangible spear.

The spear shot straight toward one of the Divine Beast wind masses—the White Tiger.

The moment the spear appeared, everyone present was horrified.

’Is that materialized Evil Qi?’

’How is that possible?’

’They’re just ordinary Martial Artists! Never mind a hundred of them; even a thousand or ten thousand shouldn’t be able to do this!’

Just as they were all reeling in confusion and horror...

The spear had already pierced the White Tiger’s body. The vast Evil Qi instantly disintegrated, like a bomb detonating from within, shattering the entire White Tiger wind mass.

The speed was so fast and the method so inconceivable that everyone was momentarily stunned speechless.

’Could it be? Is Zhao Rui a Dharma Realm Grandmaster?’

’How is that possible?’

"Good skill!"

Xu Wenlei suddenly said in a clear voice, "You have passed. There’s no need to test you against the remaining wind masses. They can no longer stop you."

"However, I’d like to test the limits of your strength. The rest of this is just for my own sake and won’t affect the competition’s results."

After speaking, the Powerful Qi around Xu Wenlei erupted, and frenzied wind masses began to gather around him.

One, two, three, ten...

Countless smaller wind-mass beasts began to run about animatedly before suddenly charging toward Zhao Rui and his men.

"Change formation!"

Zhao Rui shouted, and the entire team moved swiftly. The encirclement formation instantly converged, forming a massive Tai Chi Circle.

These small beasts continuously attacked the circle.

But the soldiers on the perimeter unleashed a formidable Evil Qi comparable to that of a Grandmaster Martial Artist, forcefully holding back all the small beasts’ attacks.

"Good!"

Xu Wenlei’s figure flickered, and he leaped directly into the air. He pointed a finger toward Zhao Rui’s position at the eye of the formation.

Zhao Rui stood firm, unafraid, and pointed a finger in return.

The two streams of True Qi collided instantly, creating a terrifying wave of overflowing Spiritual Qi that spread out beyond the field.

The spectating soldiers were hit by this wave of True Qi, and many lost their footing, sent staggering and stumbling.

Even the other Grandmasters had to secretly circulate their True Qi to resist the impact.

"Impressive! Your All-Encompassing Thunder Technique has reached the peak of perfection!"

After speaking, Xu Wenlei’s figure flickered, and he withdrew from the center of the battlefield.

At the same time, the countless small beasts all vanished into nothingness, dissipating into the air.

Seeing his opponent depart, Zhao Rui also had his soldiers retract the All-Encompassing Thunder Technique.

CLAP, CLAP, CLAP!

A round of applause came from the stands, and then the applause spread to the teams on the field below.

The entire venue was engulfed in a sea of applause.

"Incredible! Director Zhao is an excellent teacher and has grasped the essence of this Cultivation Technique."

The Commander smiled, stood up, and announced in a clear voice.

"An individual’s strength may be small, but Director Zhao has demonstrated for everyone that with combined skills, collective power can also be extraordinary."

"This is also why we so strongly advocate for these Martial Arts..."

"I hope everyone trains diligently. This is not only a form of Martial Arts to defeat our enemies, but also a Cultivation Technique to save your lives."

"Alright, the competition continues!"

Following the Commander’s impassioned speech, all the soldiers responded in unison.

With the brilliant performance of Zhao Rui’s battalion setting such a high bar, the other teams’ performances could only be considered passable.

Naturally, when the competition ended, Zhao Rui’s team took first place with a perfect record of three wins.

As soon as the news broke, the soldiers of the Assault Battalion surged toward Zhao Rui and tossed him into the air.

Zhao Rui was enjoying every moment of it.

’When it’s a competition, who doesn’t want to be number one?’

After the lively celebration and awards ceremony, Zhao Rui was summoned to an office by a military department official.

"Appoint me as Chief Instructor? I don’t think I’m suitable."

Zhao Rui was completely stunned.

"Your performance in these matches has already proven that you are capable of handling this position... This is also the military department’s recognition of your ability."

"What about Major Xu?"

Zhao Rui asked curiously.

"He has other assignments. I hope you can take on this responsibility. You must understand, for every additional person who learns this, there is one less sacrifice we have to make."

"This current peace won’t last long. Xiaozhao, this world is far more complex than we imagine!"

Hearing the Commander’s words, Zhao Rui was taken aback for a moment.

He felt there was a hidden meaning in his words.

However, since he was serving in the military, obeying orders was a given.

So, Zhao Rui didn’t try to modestly refuse again and readily accepted.

’Chief Instructor!’

’That doesn’t sound too bad, does it!’