The so-called martial arts competition within the military was quite different from traditional martial arts contests.
It leaned more towards a broad definition, encompassing not only hand-to-hand combat but also shooting, throwing, comprehensive skills, and combat drills.
As for these, Qin Xuan had participated in almost none of them, except for shooting.
However, even facing seven outstanding armed special forces soldiers, he wasn't overly worried.
This was because he had Fu Guoan by his side to help explain, and he also had the Inner Voices of All Things as a backup.
If he didn't know how to do a particular event, he could simply ask the equipment on site.
Qin Xuan didn't believe that with his cultivation as an Intermediate Grandmaster, he couldn't crush everyone with his on-the-spot reactions.
Half an hour later, Fu Guoan led Qin Xuan to the training grounds.
Upon seeing the two arrive, the seven special forces soldiers quickly stood at attention.
They formed ranks, awaiting Qin Xuan's address.
"Are you the Dragon Shadow Special Operations Team that achieved third place overall in the Bear Country special forces competition?"
"I've heard that many among you are unconvinced of my abilities and wish to challenge me?"
"Good!"
"Today, I will give you that opportunity!"
"I will defend the arena, and you will attack."
"Whether it's one-on-one or one-against-many, I will accept any event you regularly train for."
Qin Xuan's declaration immediately displeased the members of the Dragon Shadow Special Operations Team.
Even the Dragon Viper Special Operations Team, which had won first place overall in this international competition, had no one who dared to utter such an outrageous statement.
Especially after returning to the country, they had heard their comrades talk about how strong Qin Xuan was so much that their ears had grown calluses. This only fueled their desire to prove Qin Xuan wrong.
"General Qin, since you've said so, we respectfully accept."
"I, Qi Chunyuan, challenge you."
"I, Meng Fan, challenge you."
"And me, and me."
"I, Chen Lin, also want to challenge you!"
To gain recognition from their comrades, the seven men eagerly stepped forward to challenge Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan, of course, welcomed all challenges.
"Qi Chunyuan, is it?"
"You were the first to speak, so you'll start."
"Come on!"
"State the event you wish to challenge and the number of participants."
Calling out the most eager Qi Chunyuan from the ranks, Qin Xuan directly let him choose the event.
Qi Chunyuan did not hesitate and chose the simplest: close-quarters combat.
"It's just you and me, one-on-one."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Chunyuan adopted a military boxing stance, left high and right low.
Qin Xuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, beckoning with a finger, signaling the opponent to attack freely.
No defense, leaving himself wide open?!
Seeing Qin Xuan's vulnerable posture, Qi Chunyuan's anger flared.
Wasn't the opponent looking down on him by doing this?
If so, he would make him suffer a bit!
"Hmph, pardon me!"
With a loud shout, Qi Chunyuan charged forward with a punch, intending to give Qin Xuan a taste of his power.
Qin Xuan did not dodge or evade, merely raising his right hand and swatting towards his left.
*Slap—!*
A crisp slapping sound instantly echoed. Qi Chunyuan's body lurched violently to the right, and he barely managed to steady himself.
He looked up, his eyes wide as copper bells.
"Hiss!"
It was only when he felt a burning pain that he slowly raised his right hand.
A clearly visible palm print instantly appeared and quickly began to swell.
"Next."
Seeing Qi Chunyuan's wrist, which was swollen like a steamed bun, Qin Xuan directly called for the next challenger, Meng Fan, to step forward.
But Qi Chunyuan was clearly not convinced. He cradled his reddened and swollen wrist and approached Qin Xuan, defiantly shouting that he wasn't finished.
However, as soon as he spoke, he let out another "Ouch!"
And sat down on the ground.
"Qi Chunyuan, what's wrong?!"
"Yeah, Qi Chunyuan, why aren't you talking?"
Qi Chunyuan's unusual behavior caused the other six, who were stunned by Qin Xuan's speed, to become worried.
They hurried forward to check on him, only to find Qi Chunyuan curled up in pain, his breathing becoming rapid from the agony.
The others were shocked and quickly helped him unbutton his uniform to examine his injuries.
Qin Hu, meanwhile, quietly watched Qin Xuan, recalling what Fu Guoan had said.
"Could you subdue a martial arts grandmaster armed with a gun and explosives in a crowded cable car?"
Could it be that he was also a martial arts grandmaster?
But he was only in his early twenties!
Weren't martial arts grandmasters supposed to be middle-aged men?!
As Qin Hu was in shock, the exclamations of the other special forces soldiers rose like waves, one after another.
"Damn, Qi Chunyuan has a very clear palm print on his left hand."
"He has one on his right hand too, but it's not fingers, it looks like a fist print!"
"No way, really? Qi Chunyuan also has marks on his left leg, but it's just a horizontal line, and judging by the pattern, it looks like the sole of a shoe."
"Yes, you're not mistaken, there's one on his right leg too!"
The others: "..."
After examining Qi Chunyuan's injuries, the group suddenly fell silent.
They had witnessed the exchange between the two just moments ago.
Although they knew Qin Xuan's movements were incredibly fast and that he seemed to have attacked more than once, they never expected that.
In that brief second, Qin Xuan had delivered four strikes.
And each strike had precisely hit Qi Chunyuan's limbs.
Rendering him completely incapable of fighting.
It was worth noting that each of them had undergone rigorous training in resisting blows.
If Qin Xuan had struck their bodies instead of their limbs, Qi Chunyuan might still have had a chance to fight.
This meant that Qin Xuan's four attacks were not impulsive.
From the very beginning, he had planned for this.
What was even more terrifying was that they didn't know if he had held back any strength.
This was because all four of his attacks were too precise.
Unless they were given ample time to aim before the attack, it would be difficult to achieve what Qin Xuan had done.
"Don't be discouraged, everyone!"
"So what if he's good at close-quarters combat?"
"It's not a big deal."
"We special forces soldiers don't just rely on our fists."
"General, I am Chen Lin, and I also wish to challenge you."
"The event is shooting!"
Gently patting his teammates on the shoulders, Chen Lin resolutely stood up and walked towards Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan wasted no words.
He directly asked the man to lead the way to the shooting range.
Once everyone was in position, Chen Lin saluted Qin Xuan and stated his rules.
"General, we seven have long heard of your deeds."
"Not only are you a hundred percent accurate in shooting, but you've also broken numerous shooting records in the military."
"However, what you've done, we can also do, so the event I wish to challenge you in needs to be more difficult."
"You may speak."
"Yes!"
After Qi Chunyuan was instantly defeated, the attitude of Chen Lin and the others towards Qin Xuan had subtly changed.
While they were still somewhat unconvinced, they also knew that the other party's reputation was not unfounded.
Therefore, when speaking to Qin Xuan, Chen Lin no longer spoke as casually as Qi Chunyuan, but with a certain degree of formality.
"I want to compete with you in reactive shooting, obstacle shooting, and rapid sniping after a five-kilometer weighted march."
"Agreed."
Upon hearing the events Chen Lin proposed, Qin Xuan nodded.
He had seen these events before when he visited the military camp.
Therefore, they were not unfamiliar to him.
As for Qin Hu and the other five, they felt a slight sense of relief upon hearing Qin Xuan agree to the challenge.
It was worth noting that Chen Lin had single-handedly won first place in these individual events at the international special forces competition.
Except for that freak in the Dragon Viper team who was his equal, few could match him!
This meant that this competition, barring any unexpected turns, was a sure win!