Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 1022: Do You Dare to Battle?

During this mountain training period, Huang Miao had indeed made significant progress in her strength, but compared to the Core Disciple Qi Dongsheng, who possessed a high-rank Heaven Level cultivation, she was still far behind.

Moreover, Huang Miao didn’t possess the ability to challenge those beyond her rank like Liu Qingqing did.

Therefore, in a full-force battle, Huang Miao only lasted about twenty moves against Qi Dongsheng before she was ultimately defeated.

Among the Inner Court disciples, Tu Hu was infamous for his love of fighting.

And among the Core Disciples, Qi Dongsheng was also known as a madman for the Martial Dao.

Such madmen typically invest all their energy into Martial Dao cultivation and rarely show any tenderness toward women.

Qi Dongsheng was exactly that kind of person.

The punch that finally sent Huang Miao off the Stone Platform could have been withheld, but he showed no mercy whatsoever.

In the midst of her pained cries, Huang Miao fell from the Stone Platform, blood spurting repeatedly from her mouth, her chest stained red with her blood, clearly wounded badly.

"Senior Sister Huang!"

Liu Qingqing’s face lost its color as she cried out in alarm, leaping forward to support the barely standing Huang Miao, who was swaying as if about to collapse.

Hou Ziping and Liu Liehu also rushed to Huang Miao’s side, anxiously inquiring about her injuries.

"I... uh... I’m not seriously hurt..."

Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Huang Miao forced a smile at Liu Qingqing and the others and took out a Healing Pill to swallow.

"Senior Brother Qi, it’s customary among fellow disciples to stop at the right moment, your actions were a bit too much!"

Hou Ziping turned and looked up at Qi Dongsheng on the Stone Platform, angrily shouting.

Liu Qingqing and Liu Liehu also glared at Qi Dongsheng with a look of shared animosity on their faces.

Their team of five had formed a deep friendship during their mountain training period, and naturally, they were all furious to see Huang Miao seriously injured.

Even the senior officials of the Martial Academy, like Ren Jingbo sitting on the Stone Platform, frowned slightly and felt discontent.

When Qi Dongsheng unleashed that final punch, he could have held back some strength and still secured the victory without seriously injuring Huang Miao.

"The duel between Martial Artists should be with full effort. What’s the point of fighting if we make allowances or hold back? Besides, I have adhered strictly to the rules of the Martial Academy and did not harm junior Sister Huang’s life."

Qi Dongsheng sneered, speaking dismissively.

"You..."

Hou Ziping, not good with words, found himself at a loss for what to say in his frustration.

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Qi Dongsheng’s gaze swept over Hou Ziping, Fang Bai, Liu Qingqing, and Liu Liehu as he said, "I know the four of you and Junior Sister Huang are a team and get along well. If you can’t stand it, challenge me! Here’s what, I’ll give you a chance for revenge. The four of you can all come at me together!"

Common sense dictated that Qi Dongsheng, a Core Disciple with a high-rank Heaven Level cultivation, would have great odds against three Inner Court disciples and one External Courtyard disciple. Hence, he issued such a bold declaration.

And the thousands of disciples watching from all around, except for a very few, did not think Qi Dongsheng was arrogant or conceited.

They too believed that even if Hou Ziping and his three teammates joined forces, they were no match for Qi Dongsheng. The challenge he proposed to them was a display of confidence in his strength, not a sign of disrespect toward Hou Ziping and his team.

"Disciple Qi, confidence is a good thing, but overconfidence often turns bad," said Tu Hu, who had been watching from below the stone platform with a cold eye.

Originally, Tu Hu, as a disciple of the Inner Court, should have addressed Qi Dongsheng as "Senior Brother," but he had just joined the ranks of the Core Disciples, ranking even above Qi Dongsheng, and had become Qi’s senior brother in one leap.

Although Qi Dongsheng was inwardly reluctant to accept Tu Hu, he did not dare show disrespect to this freshly promoted senior brother in front of the high-ranking members of the Martial Academy.

"Senior Brother Tu, I don’t understand what you mean."

Qi Dongsheng glanced at Tu Hu, bewildered by his comment.

Tu Hu looked at Fang Bai meaningfully and chuckled, "You will understand soon enough."

The arrogance displayed by Qi Dongsheng provoked indignant fury in Hou Ziping, Liu Qingqing, and Liu Liehu, their blood boiling with eagerness.

The three of them were itching to challenge Qi Dongsheng, cracking their knuckles and eager to test themselves on the platform.

The trio, being lower both in status and martial strength within the Martial Academy than Qi Dongsheng, knew that even if they lost, as long as it wasn’t a total defeat, there was honor in their attempt.

"It’s preposterous, this stone platform is not a place for you to squabble! If you refuse to accept each other, you can settle your differences in private at the Martial Academy’s Practice Battle Arena in the future!"

Elder Tie Xing of the Enforcement Hall had a stern face, and his icy gaze swept over Qi Dongsheng and Hou Ziping’s group. Seeing that they had all fallen silent, he continued, "Now, let the challenges proceed!"

Disappointed he couldn’t fight the four of them, Qi Dongsheng was about to leap off the stone platform and return to his original spot, when suddenly a clear voice rang out.

"Disciple Qi, Inner Court Disciple Fang Bai challenges you! Do you dare to fight?"

"Hmm?"

Qi Dongsheng raised his head at the sound and looked in the direction it had come from, only to see Fang Bai had already leapt onto the stone platform, his eyes as sharp as a blade, coldly staring at him.

"You challenge me? Ha... Hahaha... Hahahaha..."

Qi Dongsheng looked at Fang Bai and then burst into laughter, his laugh filled with scorn and disdain.

Fang Bai ranked below Huang Miao in the Inner Court disciples’ battle power list, and since Qi Dongsheng had heavily injured Huang Miao, naturally he could also pummel Fang Bai.

"You are an Inner Court disciple and want to challenge me, beat the top-ranked fighter on your Inner Court disciple battle power list first."

As Qi Dongsheng said this, it suddenly dawned on him that the previously highest-ranked Inner Court disciple, Tu Hu, had been promoted to a Core Disciple, and Huang Miao, now second-ranked, had been seriously injured by him and was unable to fight.

With Tu Hu advancing in rank and Huang Miao injured, Fang Bai, currently ranked third on the battle power list of the Inner Court disciples, was indeed eligible to challenge Qi Dongsheng directly.

"Disciple Qi, I am no match for Senior Brother Fang!"

Huang Miao, who was meditating and healing, suddenly spoke. By calling Fang Bai "Senior Brother," she formally acknowledged that his strength was greater than hers and that he now outranked her.

"During our mountain training, Senior Brother Fang also defeated me!"

Following Huang Miao’s admission, Tu Hu also suddenly spoke up.

During their training experience in the Bitao Mountain Range, while vying for the corpse of an Antlered Silver Lion, Tu Hu had a duel with Fang Bai. Even though Tu Hu had tapped into his latent physical potential, he hadn’t managed to defeat Fang Bai within fifty moves.

The side effects of Tu Hu’s activation of his latent potential later manifested, leaving him exhausted and unconscious. It was only with Fang Bai’s assistance that he had recovered. At that time, Tu Hu realized that he was no match for Fang Bai at all. During their duel, Fang Bai had actually been holding back.

Huang Miao’s acknowledgment that she was not Fang Bai’s equal did not cause much surprise among the crowd, for both were Inner Court disciples with closely ranked positions on the battle strength list.

But the admission of defeat by Tu Hu, a newly advanced Core Disciple, was like a huge stone thrown into calm waters, creating massive ripples.