"Beast?" Lin Chuxue's delicate brows furrowed slightly, puzzled, "What you said does resemble wounds caused by beast bites. But this is the city center. If there were beasts roaming, people would have noticed early on. Why haven't we received any reports about beast sightings before?"

"It could also be a deliberately staged crime scene." Ye Qiu casually replied before turning to leave the scene.

Lin Chuxue's query only reinforced his inner conviction. Those mysterious black panthers moved with incredible speed, coming and going without a trace. The only beasts capable of silently killing within city limits must be those black panthers!

"What exactly do they want to do?"

On the street, Ye Qiu walked while frowning, pondering that if it's just because I took a Black Pearl, they risk exposure entering the city, it's really not worth it. There must be another significant objective!

The primary goal of those black panthers was unclear to Ye Qiu, so he decided not to delve further. He planned to keep an eye on the news over the next few days and collect clues once the black panthers emerged again.

...

A week later.

Qinghe Sanda Hall.

"Next, I'll demonstrate the straight punch method for you, and today's lesson will conclude."

In the training room, Wang Qiangmin arrogantly glanced at a dozen students, then walked aside to fetch a two-centimeter-thick steel plate.

"You two, come here and hold the steel plate!"

Wang Qiangmin casually pointed at two students, tossing the steel plate to one of them.

The whole space instantly fell silent!

The students' eyes were filled with shock and anticipation.

No one expected that today, Wang Qiangmin would demonstrate fist techniques using a steel plate instead of a punching bag!

And it's a full two-centimeter-thick steel plate!

"Whoa, why did Coach Wang bring a steel plate today? That thick steel plate, a punch could break bones, right?"

"Come on, breaking bones is for beginners like us. Coach Wang is so skilled; he could definitely punch through the steel plate!"

"That's too exaggerated! No matter how skilled Coach Wang is, he's still human. How can a human punch through a steel plate?"

The students regained their composure and whispered among themselves, each with an opinion, but all were eagerly watching Wang Qiangmin.

At this moment, the chosen students each took hold of the steel plate.

"Coach, ready!" one of the students shouted.

Whoosh!

Without wasting words, Wang Qiangmin threw out a straight punch!

Boom!

The surrounding students hadn't yet reacted when a massive fist slammed hard into the steel plate!

Bang! Bang!

Almost simultaneously, the powerful impact sent the two students holding the steel plate flying backwards.

Crunch!

The two-centimeter-thick steel plate, surprisingly, cracked in half and fell to the ground!

The whole space fell silent again!

Ssss...

A dozen seconds later, the students collectively gasped, looked at the broken steel plate on the ground, and then looked at Wang Qiangmin in disbelief!

"My God, Coach Wang is truly powerful. This kind of strength is totally at a Superman level."

"Hahaha, this is great! The stronger Coach Wang is, the more we'll learn. The most satisfying part is, if those folks from Celestial Peace Martial Arts Hall challenge us again, Coach Wang will make them search for their teeth all over the ground."

"Haha, with Coach Wang's current strength, everyone from Celestial Peace Martial Arts Hall together wouldn't be his match!"

All the students were utterly stunned!

This, this, this, it's too terrifying, isn't it?

Two-centimeter-thick steel plate!

Could actually be smashed in half by a bare fist like that?

Meanwhile, in the dim corner of the training room.

Ye Qiu leaned against the corner of the wall, focusing intently on Wang Qiangmin, murmuring with some surprise, "Wang Qiangmin's strength has increased yet again. This completely proves that the effect of the Black Pearl is lasting!"

"It seems I've underestimated the Black Pearl; looking at it like this, there must be more mysterious functions yet to be discovered. I have to figure it out quickly!"

With these thoughts, Ye Qiu's feelings of anticipation for the Black Pearl grew even stronger!

"It's just... this guy hasn't gone berserk like last time. Could it be that the Black Pearl's side effects have passed?"

Ye Qiu looked at Wang Qiangmin and shook his head hard, thinking it's definitely not that simple. If the Black Pearl's side effects erupted again, Wang Qiangmin would certainly go even crazier!

"I still don't know what's going on with those black panthers."

Training finished, Wang Qiangmin was surrounded by a crowd of students as usual, bragging. Ye Qiu didn't pay much attention, as he routinely sent Lin Chuxue a text message, asking if there were any cases similar to last time's headless corpse.

Sure enough, Lin Chuxue replied within seconds.

No!

Instantly, Ye Qiu furrowed his brows even further, inwardly cursing, "Strange, if those black panthers entered the city, logically they would cause a commotion after killing people, why so quiet?"

Could it be that I'm mistaken and that the headless corpse case from last time was indeed a man-made concoction?"

"Forget it, let's go back. Observe Wang Qiangmin again tomorrow!" Without any clues about the black panthers, Ye Qiu was too lazy to think further. Seeing Wang Qiangmin being ushered by students towards the staircase, he didn't want to linger and prepared to leave.

Just then, a booming shout came from the staircase!

"Are the brothers from Qinghe here? We're from Celestial Peace Martial Arts Hall, here to learn from you, dare grant us some lessons!"

As soon as the words fell, a group of young men in black training uniforms stormed into the training room on the second floor!

"Ha, challengers are here. Observing them might provide some insights."

In the corner, Ye Qiu abandoned the idea of leaving, scanned the group of challengers, and spotted Song Sisi's brother Song Fei among them, but didn't pay further attention.

In the training room, Qinghe Sanda Hall's students were stunned for a moment, then all became excited!

"Hahaha, we were just talking about Celestial Peace Martial Arts Hall, and here they are—speak of the devil and he appears!"

"Celestial Peace Martial Arts Hall kids better not be too arrogant; today you'll surely lose!"

"That's right, today you'll personally understand what power is!"

Speaking, the Sanda Hall students all looked towards Wang Qiangmin, eyes full of anticipation!

The Celestial Peace Martial Arts Hall students were a group practicing Hong Fist, and they used to spar frequently with Qinghe Sanda Hall, completely overpowering them each time!

Qinghe Sanda Hall's students had long been suppressed to an extreme point, and today with a chance for revenge, how could they miss it?

Especially after witnessing Wang Qiangmin's performance earlier, the students were even more confident!

Two-centimeter-thick steel plate smashed into two halves by Wang Qiangmin's punch, how could these people be opponents?

The Celestial Peace Martial Arts Hall group was befuddled!

The crowd stared at each other, utterly perplexed at how, during previous challenges, Qinghe Sanda Hall's students and coaches would try every possible way to avoid confrontation. Why are they so enthusiastic today?

Are they all dumbstruck?

Bang!

At this moment, Wang Qiangmin suddenly stepped forward, stomping his feet down hard on the ground, disdainfully looking at the Celestial Peace Martial Arts Hall people, mocking, "A bunch of weaklings; since you're asking for trouble, I'll spend a few seconds teaching you a lesson!"

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