The crowd had initially expected Qin Xuan to concede due to Qi Ling's ferocity.
After all, his performance thus far was enough to prove his excellence.
Moreover, while the reward for first place might be very tempting to others, it held no special significance for him.
However, Qin Xuan did not give up as they had anticipated.
Facing an even more powerful Qi Ling, it instead ignited the fighting spirit within him.
He wanted to see if he could last half an hour against a high-level Grandmaster who had taken stimulants, relying on everything he had learned.
With no one conceding, the martial arts competition continued.
Qi Ling pushed off the ground with his right foot and attacked Qin Xuan again.
Seeing this, Qin Xuan stopped trying to meet force with force.
Instead, he shifted to harassment and evasion.
"Heh heh, can you escape?"
With a strange laugh, Qi Ling quickly closed the distance.
However, in the next second, after feeling a surge of heat, he was once again left far behind by Qin Xuan.
"What's going on?"
"Qin Xuan's speed is actually comparable to Qi Ling's?!"
Witnessing this unbelievable scene, the Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters who had come to watch were momentarily stunned.
They couldn't understand why Qin Xuan could still maneuver around Qi Ling using speed in such a predicament.
After all, the opponent's strength, after taking stimulants, was even stronger than an ordinary high-level Grandmaster!
Could it be that this kid had been hiding his strength all along?
Was his tough fight with Qi Ling merely a performance for the public?
It shouldn't be the case, right?
Hiding one's strength was merely to show off.
Now that everyone knew of his genius, he shouldn't need to engage in such pointless battles.
Fortunately, not everyone present was completely bewildered.
A few with sharp eyes instantly saw the trick in the arena.
Qin Xuan was not simply using his own speed to advance.
Instead, while moving forward, he was using wind-attribute techniques to reduce his weight and wind resistance.
And Su Qing Tan, a master of wind, offered an explanation that surprised everyone.
"Qin Xuan is not only using wind now, but also fire."
"Fire?"
The crowd was taken aback. Su Qing Tan then directed their attention to Qin Xuan's palm facing backward.
They saw bursts of fire erupting from Qin Xuan's palm, only to extinguish instantly.
And each explosion propelled him forward a certain distance.
"This is..."
"Using flames to generate forward thrust?!"
Qin Xuan's move completely stumped everyone.
They only knew that wind-attribute techniques could control wind, and fire-attribute techniques could release fire, but they didn't know that these two techniques had such absurd applications.
Even the master of techniques who had previously fought Su Qing Tan was now bewildered.
This was clearly beyond his comprehension.
"You old fellows really don't use your brains at all!"
"Sticking to the old ways you learned every day."
"No wonder the things passed down from the older generation are decreasing, and nothing new is being created."
Su Qing Tan's words made a group of Great Grandmasters blush with shame.
But fortunately, most of them were not as pedantic as rumored.
After a moment of silence, the Great Grandmaster of techniques, Han Qian Shan, took the lead in asking Su Qing Tan, "I have some idea about this flame propulsion, but why isn't Qin Xuan continuously releasing flames from his hands, but rather in quick bursts?"
"Patriarch Su, please enlighten us."
Have an idea?
You have no idea at all!
Coldly sneering inwardly, Su Qing Tan was completely dismissive of Han Qian Shan's claim.
However, out of courtesy, she remained composed and even patiently explained to everyone, "You only know one part, not the other."
"How so?"
"What Qin Xuan is using now has similarities to flame propulsion, but it's not exactly the same."
"Flame propulsion mainly relies on fuel combustion to produce high-pressure gas."
"This high-pressure gas is then expelled through pipes from the combustion point, thereby generating thrust."
"But that's not what Qin Xuan is doing."
"He doesn't have a place to compress gas, so he can only achieve it through another similar method."
"That is, deflagration!"
"Deflagration?" The Great Grandmaster of techniques was still confused.
Su Qing Tan nodded gently, "Great Grandmaster Han, may I borrow some fire?"
Han Qian Shan was startled and immediately understood that Su Qing Tan wanted him to cooperate in demonstrating the principle.
He then formed a hand seal and immediately conjured a ball of flame in his palm.
This was the advantage of techniques over special abilities.
As a master of techniques, one could manipulate various attributes within the body or in nature, but ability users generally could not.
Conversely, the cultivation of techniques became relatively difficult, and much slower than that of ability users.
As the flame rose, the crowd's attention shifted from the arena to Han Qian Shan's palm.
"Flame combustion often cannot be complete, even when catalyzed by essence."
"However, if air that can assist combustion is introduced internally at this time, the flame will deflagrate."
Seeing that Han Qian Shan was ready, Su Qing Tan spoke as she activated her wind-attribute ability.
A strong gust of wind rushed into the flame, and with a "bang," it exploded.
The flame, which was only the size of a basketball, instantly shot up two meters!
However, as Han Qian Shan's essence supply was not sufficient,
After the flame deflagrated for a moment, it returned to its original state.
"How did it feel?"
"When the deflagration occurred, it did produce a strong downward thrust."
Su Qing Tan nodded and put her hands behind her back, "What Qin Xuan is using now is this technique."
"However, to achieve sufficient thrust, he must produce rapid and continuous deflagrations."
"Only in this way can he maintain his speed at its peak at all times, ensuring that Qi Ling cannot catch up to him."
"So that's how it is!"
After hearing Su Qing Tan's explanation, the Great Grandmasters finally understood Qin Xuan's method of movement.
Han Qian Shan, who had performed deflagration with Su Qing Tan, stared at Qin Xuan, who was about to fly to the edge of the arena, and remained in a state of shock for a long time.
There is a saying that laymen watch the excitement, while experts see the skill.
As a Great Grandmaster of techniques, he knew better than anyone how difficult it was to cultivate techniques.
Yet Qin Xuan had not only reached the level of a junior Great Grandmaster in both these techniques but could also release them simultaneously.
This was truly outrageous!
Setting aside how he managed to cultivate techniques so quickly.
The mere act of using two techniques simultaneously and making them cooperate perfectly was something he himself could not achieve.
After all, using techniques required using mental power to drive essence, and then using essence to communicate with the attribute power within or outside the body.
Although the entire process was not overly complicated, it was extremely difficult.
Especially the extremely difficult-to-cultivate mental power.
With the mental strength he had cultivated for decades, it was just enough to communicate with one attribute.
Looking at it this way.
This disciple, who was suspected to be a Divine-level Supreme...
Was truly a monstrous anomaly!