Everyone was talking at once, still unable to believe what had happened. Even Olivia Turner stared at Brian Carter with her bright, sparkling eyes, looking at him in surprise.

Everyone’s gaze toward Brian Carter had changed. In just one day, their impression of Brian Carter had probably grown more than in the past two years combined. If, in the morning, Brian Carter’s calm and fluent answers to Mr. Harris’s questions had only slightly changed their view of him, now they were completely seeing him in a new light.

After all, this world revered martial prowess above all else. A person’s strength in martial arts was more eye-catching than anything.

Just as everyone was still in shock, suddenly, a stern voice came from the classroom door.

“What are you all doing?” At this moment, a tall figure walked into the classroom—it was their instructor, Eric Bennett.

He walked in, his gaze sweeping over the students in the classroom, and he saw Brian Carter standing in the middle and Samuel Scott knocked down on the ground.

These were just sparring matches between students, which normally didn’t interest him much. But what was surprising was that the one knocked down was Samuel Scott, a student in the class with decent talent, and the one who defeated him was Brian Carter, whom he had always thought had little potential.

As a teacher, he was familiar with the basic situation of each student. Brian Carter trained very hard, but his talent was average, and the possibility of further progress was slim. It was harsh, but that was reality.

But unexpectedly, today Brian Carter had made him see him in a whole new light.

Eric Bennett stared at Brian Carter for a while, then spoke: “You’ve broken through to the sixth level?”

Brian Carter thought to himself, Eric Bennett really deserved to be the school’s martial arts instructor—he could see his breakthrough at a glance.

But since he’d been found out, he didn’t hide it. He nodded and said, “That’s right, I’ve broken through to the realm where muscles and bones resonate!”

“Not bad!” Eric Bennett nodded and said nothing more.

At this moment, the students really exploded with excitement, all of them looking as if they suddenly understood everything.

“No wonder, no wonder! So Brian Carter has also broken through to the sixth level!”

“Samuel Scott really lost unfairly. He was too careless. But Brian Carter was so sneaky—he didn’t say anything after breaking through and caught him off guard!”

“If they fought again, Samuel Scott wouldn’t lose!”

Everyone was talking at once, but they weren’t really surprised. After all, Brian Carter had already reached the fifth level of the Internal Strength stage, and now he had just broken through to the sixth level, Muscles and Bones Resonance. It was a normal breakthrough.

They just hadn’t expected that he could defeat Samuel Scott right after breaking through, especially since Samuel Scott had reached this level several months ago.

At this moment, Adam Cooper curled his lips in disdain and said, “It’s useless. Even if they fought again, Samuel Scott would still lose for sure. Whether it’s strength, speed, or the angle of attack, Brian is flawless. It would be the same result. This isn’t about being caught off guard—it’s a total crushing by absolute strength!”

When everyone heard what Adam Cooper said, they fell silent for a moment. It seemed that the previous fight really couldn’t be explained away by just being caught off guard.

“Everyone quiet down. Next, we’ll start class. Today I’ll teach you martial arts techniques for real combat!” Eric Bennett clapped his hands and said.

Chapter 10: What Can Be Endured, What Cannot Be Endured

All the students’ attention was pulled back by Eric Bennett’s words. Most of them were very excited, because with ordinary family backgrounds and average talent, they hadn’t had the chance to practice real combat martial arts techniques.

Previously, whether it was Samuel Scott’s big fight with Jack Reed, or Brian Carter defeating Samuel Scott in a single move, neither had actually used martial arts techniques—they were just relying on their physical abilities.

The purpose of martial arts techniques was to maximize the use of one’s physical abilities to defeat an opponent.

So everyone was eager to learn. Even though the instructor wouldn’t be teaching any particularly advanced techniques, it was free, so why not learn?

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Eric Bennett. Eric Bennett paused for a moment, then began, “I won’t emphasize the importance of martial arts techniques any further. Today, I’m going to teach you a set of fist techniques called Tiger Demon Fist. This set of techniques was created by a master from an ancient civilization, inspired by a kind of demon tiger that existed at the time!”

“However, this fist technique does have certain requirements for your own cultivation. Only when you reach the sixth level of the Body Refinement stage, the Muscles and Bones Resonance realm, and your body is strong enough, can you practice it freely. Most of you haven’t reached this level yet, so be careful when practicing on your own. If you feel you can’t handle it, stop immediately. Otherwise, if you end up with hidden injuries, it’s not worth it!”

“What? There are actually physical requirements to learn this Tiger Demon Fist?”

“That’s normal. The more powerful the martial art, the higher the requirements for the body. As they say, cultivation starts with the body—the foundation of everything. The stronger your body, the more powerful your other abilities will be!”

“That’s true. I’ve heard that powerful martial artists can even punch down a whole mountain. In ancient times, they were like immortals on earth, worshipped as gods and buddhas!”

“The instructor is right. Unless you can cultivate to the point where your brain is extremely developed and you gain supernatural powers and incredible strength, you’ll always be dependent on your body!”