The Geared Immortal

 An Academy Life: 4

/*unedited*/

The burst of powerful energy surges around the hall as dust and smoke covered the three people fighting near the corner of the hall. Suddenly they saw a figure of a man in sorry state walking out of the smoke with his right hand already mangled with red blood dripping down. It is clear that his bones are broken as his whole looks bent in the wrong direction.

Bushan Deng looks at the young man who is sluggishly walking away and slowly falling to the ground. Then his gaze turns towards his hand which is being held by Shin Jiao. Realization suddenly came to his mind as he suddenly showed a grim face. He now knows that the bastard holding his hand uses his power to hurt his cronies.

"Why you son of a…" Bushan Deng said as he twisted his arm so that he can get away from Shin Jiao's grip.

Shin Jiao didn't hold on as he quickly released his hold. His hand is already aching from that exchange. The power of the spiraling Qi is truly terrifying that even with his physique he was still hurt.

"This is the power of martial techniques. Though this is just the basic yet it is strong enough to hurt me… I guess this is the reason why the beasts are unable to defeat cultivators." Shin Jiao muses with curiosity glowing in his eyes.

If he can learn martial techniques combined with his own martial arts achievements from Earth, then he can use far more powerful and deadly moves. This prospect gives Shin Jiao excitement deep in his heart as he could not wait to go to the library or hear lectures from the teachers in the academy.

Suddenly his train of thoughts was interrupted when he heard the person next to him shouted.

"Let go! Let go… or… or I'll break your arm!" Bushan Deng shouted in anger as he found himself unable to extricate his arm from Shin Jiao's grip.

"You three, what are you waiting for? Attack! Attack him!" shouted Bushan Deng.

With his command, the two young men suddenly woke from their stupor and immediately rushed in to attack Shin Jiao.

The gushing eagle claw strike was sent towards Shin Jiao's neck, which he evaded by doing a simple quick shadow step to the right where he suddenly appears beside the young man. But he didn't stay long as a powerful fist is directly coming towards his head.

Shin Jiao didn't dare belittle his opponents as he found that they are very skilled and powerful. The only thing he is glad is that their combat experience is far too little. Due to their bullying, their fighting experience against strong opponents is too low which made them complacent. But with their strength, Shin Jiao didn't know if he could withstand a single hit from those fist and claw strikes.

Luckily he was able to dodge those strikes as his speed is a bit faster than his opponents. But in the corner of his eyes, Shin Jiao notices the shadow of Bushan Deng who slowly creeps behind him. A sudden glint of craftiness came to Shin Jiao's mind as he dodges some of the attacks while slowly positioned himself.

Unknown to them, in the corner of the hall, a youth is watching the fight in awe. And behind him are three middle-aged men who also wore a curious expression on their faces. They could not believe that there is such a genius in their academy who can fight against four people.

"This young man is interesting… He seems to be playing with his opponents."

"Haha… Prince, I guess my martial technique path is going to have our chance with the three school's competition these coming months."

"Haha… the Dean is right, with that lad's dodging ability his opponent would waste their Qi. But we still need to see how he…" one of the middle-aged men said when his eyes suddenly bulge in disbelief.

Because… Right at this moment, Shin Jiao made his move.

Using the two colliding forces and energy thrown at him. He made them flow through the Qi outside his body. The Qi protecting his body is like a smooth flowing barrier that acts as a guide as they absorb the energy being thrown.

His body became like the eye of a tornado and two powerful forces multiplied twice their powerful along with a powerful G-force sending those energy flows back, towards his attackers.

Bam!!!

Three figures suddenly flew out like cannonballs along with the powerful erupting force. Making the area around Shin Jiao within 2 meters in radius was blown cleanly away.

The sorry figures of Bushan Deng and his underlings made everyone in the class dumbfounded. They didn't think that a freshman can have such a powerful skill to counter the attacks of his opponents. From this fight, everyone can see that one needn't move to trample his enemies. The students watching this fight suddenly had an epiphany as the picture of Shin Jiao's moves repeated over and over through their minds.

As cultivators, most of them almost have photographic memories especially when they use their Qi. So this truly gave them an eye-opening experience.

"That young man is truly a genius… hahaha… At last! I think we found a good seed." The middle-aged man they called the Dean said.

The four people walk towards the hall which attracted the attention of several people. But those who suddenly have inspiration just sit on the ground with closed eyes and began meditating.

When the people entering the hall saw this, they showed a smiling and contented expression on their faces. They know that what these young people have has surely stimulated their passion for learning martial techniques.

As the Dean of the martial technique path waves his hand the four unconscious young men were lifted by some people to be sent to the infirmary. From their condition, he can see that they are not that hurt, which means that the young man who fought with them showed them kindness. Or else their lives would have been forfeited.

Shin Jiao on the other hand also knows that inside the school he could not casually take lives. But if ever they provoke him again, then they should blame themselves for being too stupid.

"Young man, what is your name?" the Dean asked.

"Greetings masters! This student is called Shin Jiao." Shin Jiao said.

The students wanted to greet the new people entering the hall, but the Dean waves his hand stopping them. He didn't want to affect those who are undergoing some enlightenment as this is a rare occurrence.

"Young man, follow me." The Dean said with a contented smile.

He truly feels that the young man is a good seed.

When the four people reached the office of the Dean, they were introduced to each other. Shin Jiao discovered that the young man with them is the second prince of the Wu Kingdom, Jubai Wu.

Jubai Wu is good at alchemy and war tactics. He is close with his youngest brother and elder sister, and one of the youngest generals of the Wu Kingdom. He has already fought countless battles in the borders along with the 3rd prince, Li Yan Xi. So when it comes to experience it is said that Prince Jubai Wu is an expert when it comes to battle and war tactics.

Right now, he is visiting the academy for two purposes, as they began to talk, Shin Jiao learned that the border has already been conquered and that the beast clan was driven back to their own countries. The people in the cultivation land are not interested in the deserted area where the beast clan people are staying. This land is barren due to the beast people abusing and not taking good care of their land. Due to their savage nature, they would always wage war against each other destroying a large number of lands and making their lives miserable. But it was too late when they realized their folly. So to gain more land and resources they began the war against cultivators.

But after a long time, they didn't win and instead were driven back.

Shin Jiao was seen to have potential hence the prince asked him to help with the campaign.

"The war is almost ending but we need a non-aggressive fighting technique like what you did, to defend the borders. If I may be presumptuous, can you teach that fighting style to the soldiers?" the prince asked.

The prince knows that the fighting style that Shin Jiao showed is not a martial technique, but a unique fighting style that uses one's body and movements to negate enemy attacks.

"Hmm… 10,000 low-level spiritual stones." Shin Jiao said with a smile.

Shin Jiao needed lots and lots of spiritual stones at this time to improve his cultivation. Teaching the basic Yin Yang deflection that he created while in on earth would not be his loss. But instead, he can gain more spirit stones, so this bargain is a win for him.

Upon hearing the price, the prince squinted his eyes.

This is not because the price is too steep but because Shin Jiao immediately agreed without thinking that much. Though he felt a bit suspicious yet upon seeing the big picture of his military might increase a bit, then it would be a good trade.

"Good, good… from tomorrow onward, you will report in the field every morning and train some soldiers." The Dean said with a smile.

"Umm… I can train at most 100 squad leaders. And that way they can train the rest. That would be the most efficient way." Shin Jiao suggested.

The agreement between Shin Jiao and the prince was finalized which made Shin Jiao felt a little happy.

Then the group asked Shin Jiao if he wanted to participate in the upcoming three schools competition, which he said to think about it and would just approach the Dead if he has decided on it.

As Shin Jiao returns to his assigned room, a malicious eye watches his every move. In the shadows stood a man in his 30's wearing a dark red robe and an evil smile on his face. He scrutinized Shin Jiao who walks nonchalantly.

"You dare touch my people… Let's see if you can last in this school."