Contestants were continuously eliminated from the platform.
One by one, they were teleported out, either unconscious or sometimes with broken arms.
Lam Minh was having a great time.
For the past thirty minutes, all he had done was pick up attribute points. He couldn't be bothered to fight anyone.
Looking at the system panel, he couldn't help but secretly curl his lips into a smile.
[Name]: Lam Minh
[Age]: 16
[Cultivation]: Mortal (2.137/100 Golden Dragon Blood Essence)
[Spirit]: Mortal (400/1000 Spirit Points)
[Spiritual Root]: Hoang-Grade Spiritual Root (10/100,000 Spiritual Root Points)
[Martial Arts]:
Crippling Wind Fist (Initiate) 20/1000
Wind Walking (Initiate) 153/900
Star Manifestation Sword Art (Initiate) 100/500
[Accumulated Attribute Points]: 7213
Looking at the platform now, there were only twenty-four faces left. So now it would be a battle to select the final challengers for the platform defenders.
Lam Minh was in no hurry to choose an opponent right now.
It was time to use his points.
He decided to spend his points on martial arts.
He had a total of three martial arts, but all were only at the initiate level.
For someone like Lam Minh, who wanted to walk to the very end of the path of cultivation, this was not permissible.
With a thought, he spent 847 points on Wind Walking and 400 points on Star Manifestation Sword Art.
[Ding! The host has spent +847 points on Wind Walking, successfully breaking through to the Proficient realm!]
[Ding! The host has spent +400 points on Star Manifestation Sword Art, successfully breaking through to the Proficient realm!]
[Martial Arts]:
Crippling Wind Fist (Initiate) 20/1000
Wind Walking (Proficient) 0/1800
Star Manifestation Sword Art (Proficient) 0/1200
[Accumulated Attribute Points]: 5966
Not stopping there, Lam Minh decided to spend another 3000 points on martial arts to upgrade them once more. He invested 600 points in his spirit. All the remaining points were poured into his cultivation.
[Ding! The host has spent +1800 points on Wind Walking, successfully breaking through to the Great Achievement realm!]
[Ding! The host has spent +1200 points on Star Manifestation Sword Art, successfully breaking through to the Great Achievement realm!]
[Ding! The host has spent +600 accumulated attribute points on spirit, successfully breaking through to the Spirit Origin realm!]
[Ding! The host has spent +2366 accumulated attribute points on cultivation!]
[Name]: Lam Minh
[Age]: 16
[Cultivation]: Mortal (4.503/100 Golden Dragon Blood Essence)
[Spirit]: Spirit Origin (0/2000 Spirit Points)
[Spiritual Root]: Hoang-Grade Spiritual Root (10/100,000 Spiritual Root Points)
[Martial Arts]:
Crippling Wind Fist (Initiate) 20/1000
Wind Walking (Great Achievement) 0/3600
Star Manifestation Sword Art (Great Achievement) 0/2400
[Accumulated Attribute Points]: 0
As soon as Lam Minh finished allocating the points, a stream of memories flooded his mind. The knowledge and experience of the two martial arts began to permeate him. He felt as if he had been practicing these two martial arts for a very long time.
He casually waved the wooden sword, slashing out waves of kinetic wind.
His sea of consciousness condensed even further, and a magical sensation began to spread around him.
He could see within a ten-meter radius, every minute detail of his opponents. All he had to do was scan over them, and everything was clear.
Even what was behind him was crystal clear.
This was the result of breaking through in spirit.
Lam Minh savored the magic of the Spirit Origin. The four drops of Golden Dragon Blood Essence were taking turns circulating throughout his body. Never before had Lam Minh felt so powerful.
It was truly a solid foundation.
The breakthrough was complete.
He raised his head and looked at the remaining twenty-three people standing on the platform.
He decided to fight fast and win fast. He didn't have much time to waste here.
His Spirit Origin swept over the attribute balls on the ground.
A series of notifications rang out.
[Ding! The host has picked up +77 accumulated attribute points.]
[Ding! The host has picked up +72 accumulated attribute points.]
...
Lam Minh was very happy to see these reminders.
This meant he no longer had to go and pick up each bubble. He just needed to scan over them with his Spirit Origin, and these attribute bubbles would automatically fall into him.
He lifted his feet and walked step by step towards the competing contestants.
The person in front of Lam Minh now was the one he had noticed from the beginning.
He was Ly Thuy, the Third Young Master of the Ly family, a top assassin training family in the country, with high status and powerhouses as numerous as clouds.
This Third Young Master was not highly regarded in his family. Although he was talented, he couldn't compete with his eldest and second brothers.
From childhood, his father had always favored and nurtured his two elder brothers, while he always received a look of disappointment from his father.
Otherwise, someone like him wouldn't be studying at Tran Hung Dao High School, but at a top high school for the children of the nobility.
He was participating in the challenge today with Luc Du as his target. The Luc and Ly families had a long-standing feud. He wanted to use a victory over Luc Du today to prove that he was not weak.
From there, he hoped to gain the recognition of his family and his father.
Before today's competition, he had secretly met with Luc Du and issued a challenge: if either of them didn't participate, they would have to crawl on all fours and bark like a dog.
Luc Du had accepted his challenge, which was why Luc Du was now present in the waiting area.
But he didn't expect a powerhouse like Lam Minh to appear.
He watched Lam Minh approach.
There was no fear in his eyes.
"If I can't even defeat someone like you, what right do I have to exist in my family?" Ly Thuy said, each word hitting Lam Minh's ears.
Lam Minh paused for a moment, then continued walking.
"Then from now on, consider me a goal that you will never be able to surpass in this lifetime." Lam Minh replied confidently, a mocking smile on his face.
Lam Minh had the foundation to be so confident.
This was the path he was walking.
Building a solid foundation that no one had ever been able to achieve.
Lam Minh activated his Wind Walking, and his figure suddenly vanished into thin air.
Ly Thuy held a dagger in each hand, in a defensive stance. He didn't believe that Lam Minh truly had the ability to vanish into thin air like that.
"Where are you looking?" Lam Minh appeared behind Ly Thuy.
The wooden sword was placed right against his neck.
Lam Minh didn't strike. He wanted to let Ly Thuy surrender on his own, to make a friend and leave a path for himself.
But Lam Minh didn't know that for an assassin, being approached from behind like this without being struck was more humiliating than being knocked unconscious or killed.
Ly Thuy was startled. He only heard the voice behind him and then a cold sensation pressing against his neck.
The two daggers in his hands fell to the ground with a clatter.
"I lose. You are too strong." Ly Thuy said with a laugh, his voice filled with helplessness.
"Good. I am Lam Minh. Remember the one who defeated you," Lam Minh lowered the sword from Ly Thuy's neck.
Ly Thuy turned around, his eyes fixed on Lam Minh before he was teleported off the platform.
"No need to thank me," Lam Minh said with an amused look.
At this moment, outside the platform, roars of cheers thundered.
The name mentioned the most was Lam Minh.
His strength had surpassed the understanding of high school students.
No one had ever seen anyone display such superior martial arts and strength at this age as Lam Minh.
Videos of Lam Minh's battle were quickly spread on the school forum.
Creating a powerful storm of discussion.
A person who had been knocked unconscious just last week was now suppressing the entire school.
The subsequent matches really didn't have much meaning, other than providing Lam Minh with another 1340 attribute points.
After eliminating Ly Thuy, Lam Minh single-handedly fought the entire school with his sword.
His Great Achievement Wind Walking, combined with his Great Achievement Star Manifestation Sword Art, made him unrivaled.
His figure flickered in and out of sight. Every time he appeared, an opponent would be sent flying into the spiritual energy cage and knocked unconscious by his sword.
He didn't want to waste any more time.
Just three minutes later.
Lam Minh stood alone in the middle of the platform.
All around him, opponents were being teleported out one by one.
The spiritual energy cage automatically dissipated.
The sound of cheering from outside pierced through to the inside.
"Ladies and gentlemen and fellow students! Something that has never happened at Tran Hung Dao High School has truly happened today! One person has fought the entire school, and he alone will challenge the platform defenders. How surprising!" The MC's voice boomed through the microphone.
"Is this Lam Minh guy a monster? Watching him take down everyone so easily, I can't believe it."
"Could it be that he was deliberately acting weak before to make us think he was weak and laugh at him? But what's the point of that?"
As for Le Dao Khuc, needless to say, he had gone from one surprise to another.
"What did Uncle Quoc do to this guy? In just a few days, he's become such a monster," Le said to himself, his face full of bewilderment.
Lively discussions buzzed in the stands.
Lam Minh now walked off the platform after being declared the winner by the judge.
The MC hurriedly ran towards him with a microphone for an interview.
"Classmate Lam, why do you have such superior strength?" The MC asked, holding the microphone out to Lam Minh.
"Because I eat my mom's cooking." Lam Minh replied curtly.
He felt that the MC's question was rather tactless. He was strong because he trained; what other reason could there be?
The MC was quite flustered after receiving Lam Minh's answer. He turned to cover his embarrassment with another question.
"According to the competition rules, eight challengers will fight against eight platform defenders. But right now, you are the only one. So who will you choose as your opponent?" the MC asked.
Lam Minh thought for a moment and then replied.
"The strongest contestant is Luc Du, right? I challenge him," Lam Minh said.
"Whoa! Ladies and gentlemen, the final match of today will be between Lam Minh and Luc Du – who is currently ranked number 2 in terms of strength and aptitude from class 11A01. Are you all excited?" The MC returned to his professional role and made a comment that made the entire school explode with excitement.
A rather chubby figure walked over, catching Lam Minh's attention, especially the head with only a few carefully combed strands of hair.
It was the principal.
"Hahaha, good, very good! Lam Minh, right? It's a pleasure to meet you," Principal Ma said as he walked over, extending his hand to shake Lam Minh's.
"Hello, sir. I'm Lam Minh," Lam Minh replied politely, also extending his hand to shake the principal's.
"Mmm, you performed very well. I'm really looking forward to your battle with classmate Luc. Keep up the good work," Principal Ma said, patting Lam Minh's shoulder.
"Yes, sir," Lam Minh replied.
The conversation between Lam Minh and the principal also caught the attention of the students in the stands.
Some were curious, some were jealous.
Being able to shake hands and talk directly with the principal was an honor and a wish of many students in the school.
As for Lam Minh, he found it normal.