Chapter 1279: Chapter 1250: Revival
Teacher Li’s strike with the cane was quite artistic and visually pleasing, leaving those who saw it utterly amazed and mesmerized.
His movements carried a sense of swift decisiveness and ferocity, and the strike land perfectly just to knock out his opponent without inflicting too much injury, truly showing the demeanor of a master…
Okay, to be honest, that was all made up.
However, in the eyes of the students in Class Seven, right now, Li Chen is indeed in such a state.
It’s not because Li Chen’s cane was so remarkable, because they couldn’t pinpoint exactly what made Li Chen formidable.
It’s because Li Chen’s cane happened to knock Asad out just like that.
Who is Asad?
They were well aware, the instructor of Class Five, with a cultivation at the Mysterious Level Intermediate Stage, even ranked among the powerful at that level.
They knew several teachers at the school had suffered at Asad’s hands.
Yet, in their eyes, such a difficult figure was knocked out by a teacher wrapped in bandages and leaning on a cane.
Could this be explained as a mere coincidence?
Clearly, this was not a coincidence.
Even if their strength was lacking, they had enough discernment.
Even if Li Chen ambushed, seized the moment, and struck when Asad was off guard.
But how could it be so coincidental?
Could a Mysterious Level Intermediate Stage fighter, regardless of carelessness, be so easily knocked out with a cane?
Moreover, Li Weisi and the others were well aware that the cane in Li Chen’s hand was merely a branch he happened to break off, not a powerful weapon at all.
Logically, the one to break should have been the cane, right?
But the fact was before them, Asad, much like a clown, hopped around happily for a while before being casually knocked down.
Class Five students nearby witnessed this as well, shutting their mouths, speechless.
What could they say?
In this world of the survival of the fittest, strength is the hard truth.
Their strength was inferior to Class Seven’s, and their teacher was knocked out with a single strike, only proving they were weaker.
To let the students of Class Seven carry Asad out and hand him over to Class Five, the Class Five students soon slunk away with Asad in tow.
Why stay if not to continue enduring Class Seven’s mocking gazes?
Li Chen sat back in his chair, amusedly looking at the enthusiastic glances around him, and asked, “What are you all looking at?”
“Teacher Li!” Li Weisi stood up, somewhat excited, and said to Li Chen, “Please, tell us how we can train to become as strong as you!”
“To become as strong as me?” Li Chen’s smile suddenly faded.
“I… am actually very weak.” Li Chen’s gaze was calm, glancing at his obviously skeptical students from Class Five, and self-mockingly looked at his broken arm.
“If I were strong enough, how could I have ended up like this?”
Shaking his head, Li Chen’s eyes swept over the faces of the students before him: “So, you indeed should have goals.”
“But your goal shouldn’t be to catch up to me, at least, not as a final goal. Your goal should be to surpass me!”
After Li Chen’s words, the Class Seven students fell silent, contemplating his message.
For a while, no one spoke, as if all were lost in thought.
After some time, Li Chen suddenly smiled, breaking the rather heavy atmosphere.
“Alright, today’s lesson ends here, the training is over. Go drink your medicine, and for those who can’t stand, come with me. Let’s take care of those injuries, I don’t want to carry extra weight when we go out.”
“Uh?”
Hearing Li Chen’s words, everyone looked at him with surprise.
“Teacher, does this mean you’re really taking us for outdoor teaching, to teach us something else?” an excited student asked.
“I, for one, have no other merit than keeping my word,” Li Chen nodded with a smile.
Hearing Li Chen’s words, the students all cheered with excitement.
This period of training had really exhausted them.
Though they realized how much stronger they had become during the conflict with Class Five.
Such monotonous and tough training was indeed highly stressful; the recent conflict with Class Five relieved some of the pent-up negative emotions.
But continuing like this would only accumulate more.
Li Chen also felt it was time to take the youngsters out for a change of scenery.
Suddenly, Li Chen noticed his mindset had shifted quite a bit.
“Let’s go, drink the medicine first, or else today’s practice is wasted.” Li Chen called out:
“Remember, if anyone complains about the bitter medicine and secretly dumps it, they’ll be staying behind to train at the academy when we head out!”
“Got it! Teacher, we’ll get it done!” a group of students laughed and shoulder each other, heading towards Li Chen’s office.
Li Chen chuckled, standing up slowly.
By his side, Ying Caiyue obediently helped carry Li Chen’s chair.
“Thank you.” Li Chen patted the head of the well-behaved girl with a smile.
Ying Caiyue sweetly smiled, then hurried along with the team ahead with the chair in tow.
It was at this time, Li Chen lowered his head, looking at his own palm.
The fingers, wrapped in bandages, slowly closed into a fist.
“Crack!”
The bandages on Li Chen’s left arm abruptly snapped apart and fell to the ground.
“Resting this long, it seems the regenerative cells have finally recovered.” Li Chen looked once more at his plaster-wrapped leg, feeling his body healing the leg injury at a frenzied pace.
Just now, his action seemed to have triggered something, and suddenly, his body awoke.
“With this, I should indeed be able to move around.” A faint smile appeared on Li Chen’s face as he stood up to leave.
After Li Chen left, the old Dean Wang Qiu suddenly appeared at the spot where Li Chen had been, eyeing Li Chen’s departure with some puzzlement.
He too was an Earth-level expert, but even he hadn’t figured out how Li Chen executed the strike with the cane.
Moreover, he distinctly felt that at that moment, Li Chen’s aura seemed to change.
This change even made him feel some goosebumps.
“It seems that this Teacher Li has quite a few secrets on him.”