Inside Combat Room 1 of Zone C, the air seemed to have frozen solid.
The Energy Shield emitted a soft glow, enveloping the arena.
At the examiners' table, six teachers watched with solemn gazes fixed on the two young candidates in the center of the arena.
Xu Wuyi and Chu Shanhe stood ten meters apart, facing each other.
There was no immediate, explosive attack as one might expect. Both were exceptionally cautious.
Their auras locked onto each other, like two fully drawn bows, taut but unreleased, silently accumulating a heart-pounding power.
Xu Wuyi's gaze was focused. In his perception, Chu Shanhe seemed to be a perfect, unified whole.
His stance, his breathing, the flow of his Qi and Blood, even the focal point of his gaze—everything was seamlessly integrated, leaving no discernible gap or opening.
This was the person who, since Xu Wuyi had begun his martial arts journey, best embodied the very definition of "flawless."
Chu Shanhe was observing him as well.
