Four Skills for All.

The audience gasped in surprise, utterly bewildered as to what Mo Xiu was trying to do.

The other party used underhanded tactics, clearly intending to embarrass Mo Xiu. Mo Xiu could easily let everyone teach Wang Xuanhu a lesson.

Although Mo Xiu doesn't have many close friends, he's a good person and has excellent skills, so he has some prestige in the class. At this time, as long as he speaks up, everyone else will be willing to help.

However, Mo Xiu insisted on continuing the fight with Wang Xuanhu, which not only meant that he had forgiven Wang Xuanhu, but also that he was making things difficult for himself.

In everyone's eyes, Mo Xiu, who had no skills, could not possibly defeat Wang Xuanhu.

After Wang Xuanhu realized what was happening, he was overjoyed. He hadn't expected Mo Xiu to be so stupid. He had only wanted to teach him a lesson because he couldn't stand Mo Xiu's arrogant attitude.

However, if the competition continues, it will be more than just suffering.

"Alright, since you're so sincere in your invitation, I'll accept."

Mo Xiu didn't react after hearing this, but nodded seriously.

Zheng Yi, standing to the side, was furious. This Wang Hu was utterly shameless, and he was about to rush up and beat him up.

"You shameless bastard! I'm going to teach you a lesson today and beat you until your eyes are sweating."

Mo Xiu grabbed Zheng Yi and whispered, "Leave it to me. There are many ways to teach someone a lesson. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would swallow my pride?"

Hearing Mo Xiu's words, Zheng Yi calmed down and walked outside the venue. He wanted to see what Mo Xiu was up to.

If things get tough, we can go up and help when Mo Xiu is outmatched.

Mo Xiu turned to Wang Xuanhu and said, "Let's begin!"

Wang Xuanhu plopped down on the ground and said, "Wait a minute, I'm exhausted from the competition just now. Let me rest for a while before we start again."

The onlookers were stunned. Was he exhausted? They had only exchanged three blows, and Wang Xuanhu had only taken one punch, while Mo Xiu was still bleeding.

Mo Xiu didn't care and sat down on the ground, giving Wang Xuanhu a meaningful look.

"good!"

……

Mo Xiu kept staring at Wang Xuanhu, no one knew what he was thinking.

The competition continued only after Wang Xuanhu said he had finished resting.

Wang Xuanhu arrogantly stood up and said, "Come on, let's begin!"

This time, Mo Xiu did not behave as politely as before, but launched an attack immediately after Wang Xuanhu finished speaking.

The force of his legs exploding was astonishing, and he instantly punched Wang Xuanhu in the face.

Knowing Mo Xiu's prowess, Wang Xuanhu dared not be careless and protected his head with both arms.

"First skill, Explosive Thrust!"

Wang Xuanhu was once again covered in spikes. Mo Xiu was clearly well prepared this time, turning his fist into a chop, and slashing at the gap between the two spikes on Wang Xuanhu's arm.

"Snapped!"

After Mo Xiu's successful attack, he immediately retreated. Wang Xuanhu lowered his arms, smirked, and said, "Haha, you think you've found my weakness?"

Mo Xiu acted as if he hadn't heard Wang Xuanhu's words, and muttered to himself, "So that's how it is."

"Mo Xiu, what did you say?!"

"It's nothing, let's do it again!"

Before he finished speaking, Mo Xiu attacked again, still with a hand chop, but instead of slashing, he used his fingertips to attack the gaps in the spikes on Wang Xuanhu's body, so as to ensure that he would not be injured.

Wang Xuanhu was no pushover either. He was already quite strong, and with the added boost from his first skill, after a few exchanges, although he didn't manage to injure Mo Xiu, he clearly had the upper hand.

Mo Xiu, on the other hand, relied on his agile movement to fight and retreat, and for a time the two were evenly matched.

Zheng Yi, sitting on the sidelines, frowned. Mo Xiu's seemingly chaotic moves actually contained certain patterns, and he was quite familiar with these patterns.

Just then, a voice behind Zheng Yi reminded him, "Do you think Mo Xiu is using something like Baguazhang?"

Zheng Yi slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! Isn't Mo Xiu using Baguazhang, the basic martial arts course for first-year high school students?"

Mo Xiu transformed Baguazhang into hand katana, attacking with his fingertips with tremendous force. His legs were as stable as the Bagua, and his movements were unpredictable. Isn't this Baguazhang?

Just as these words resolved Zheng Yi's doubts, they also resolved the doubts of all the onlookers, and the room fell silent for a moment.

Good heavens, just how solid are Mo Xiu's basic skills? He can actually use basic martial arts techniques that everyone looks down on to this extent.

The most frustrated person at this moment was Wang Xuanhu. He no longer had the confidence he had at the beginning of the competition. His brows were furrowed and his expression was solemn.

I thought I could easily defeat Mo Xiu and humiliate him, but I didn't expect that even using my first skill, I could only manage a draw.

Suddenly, Wang Xuanhu's spikes disappeared, and Mo Xiu's right hand transformed into a fist, striking Wang Hu's face directly.

"I surrender!!!"

The fist stopped just five centimeters away from Wang Xuanhu, who let out a long sigh.

"Phew! I admit defeat this time. I'll ask you again next time!"

After saying that, he turned to leave. At this moment, Zheng Yi ran over and said, "Mo Xiu, are you just going to let him go like that? When he ambushed you, if you hadn't reacted quickly, you might have been seriously injured, which could have affected your college entrance exam. If you're worried about it affecting you, I'll go and deal with him."

"He has received the punishment he deserves."

Zheng Yi frowned and asked, "What punishment?"

Wang Xuanhu, who was halfway there, turned back after hearing this.

He regained his initial arrogance and said, "Tell me, you coward, how did you punish me?"

Mo Xiu laughed, remaining calm and ignoring Wang Xuanhu's mockery.

Mo Xiu walked step by step to Wang Xuanhu's side and gently patted his shoulder.

Wang Xuanhu slapped Mo Xiu's hand away and said, "Stop playing dumb! Tell me! What exactly are you up to?!"

Mo Xiu spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the surrounding onlookers to hear: "Wang Xuanhu, skill 'Explosive Spikes,' a release-type skill. His entire body is covered in spikes, and his speed, strength, and defense are increased by about 20%. The duration is 45 seconds, and the cooldown is 30 minutes."

Wang Xuanhu looked at Mo Xiu in disbelief. Everything Mo Xiu said was right. How could this be?

The people around him started making a fuss. The release of such a detailed skill description would definitely affect Wang Xuanhu's future development.

Each person has only four skills, and everyone will try their best to hide their skills.

Because if two people are fighting, and you don't know the opponent's skills, but the opponent knows your skills, the opponent will formulate tactics based on the characteristics of your skills. Unless you have an absolute advantage in strength, it is almost impossible to defeat the opponent.

Such a detailed explanation, even including the cooldown time, was a heavy blow to Wang Xuanhu.

No school would want someone who has just awakened a skill and then exposed all the detailed data of that skill.

Wang Xuanhu trembled as he said, "You... even if you can estimate the skill's effect on me, then... how did you know the cooldown time and duration? You're lying, yes! You're just lying!"

Mo Xiu replied with great interest, "After the first match, the spikes on your body didn't disappear, which means your skill cannot be manually deactivated. Therefore, in the second match, the duration of your skill will be from the moment you activate it until it ends!"

"What about the cooldown time?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to rest for a while? I've been watching you the whole time. Considering your eagerness to fight immediately, the time it took for the spikes to retract to the point where you said you could continue fighting was your cooldown period!"

Upon hearing Mo Xiu's analysis, Wang Xuanhu could no longer stay and left in a hurry.

Mo Xiu was ambushed but remained calm and challenged Wang Hu to continue the match. He then used the basic martial art Baguazhang to fight Wang Hu to a standstill. Finally, he even used such meticulous calculations to predict Wang Xuanhu's skills.

The matter is over, but Mo Xiu's plan to train at the martial arts field after school has been disrupted. Now, with injuries, he can only go home to rest.

This is one of the reasons why Mo Xiu was angry. Another reason is, as Zheng Yi said, that Wang Xuanhu wanted to affect his college entrance examination.

Back home, a meal was laid out on the dining table, with a note under the plate.

"Night shift, eat well, don't worry about me!"

Mo Xiu's mother, Li Yuan, works in a small factory. The two of them have a hard time getting by in such chaotic times. To earn more money, his mother often works the night shift. Mo Xiu hasn't seen her for several days.

Mo Xiu saw the family's situation and his mother's hard work, which is why he kept studying and training so hard.

After dinner, I lay in bed, quietly waiting for midnight to arrive.

Mo Xiu will awaken his first skill as soon as it reaches midnight, and he is currently under great tension.

"What will my first skill be? The book says that at midnight on my birthday, three skills will appear in my mind, and I can choose one as my first skill. What will mine be?"

Whether it was because he was too tired from the battle or because the tension had a negative effect, Mo Xiu fell asleep.

It was almost midnight when Li Yuan returned home. Midnight was her son's birthday, and also the time when he would wake up.

No matter what happens, she always makes sure to come back to be with her son at this time.

Seeing that Mo Xiu was already asleep, he sat down by the bed to keep him company.

Li Yuan's eyes were full of heartache and apology as she looked at Mo Xiu.

Li Yuan had witnessed Mo Xiu's hard work over the years. Although she was the one earning money to support the family, she knew that Mo Xiu had put in just as much effort as she had.

Mo Xiu wanted to change his fate; he wanted to change his own destiny.

00:00

A tremendous surge of energy hit his mind, jolting Mo Xiu awake. His gaze then became vacant.

When awake, the brain may freeze, and there may be no senses from the outside world.

Seeing this, Li Yuan also became nervous. She knew that the awakening had begun.

Mo Xiu nervously watched the skill patterns that floated into his mind from afar.

As the pattern drew closer, Mo Xiu began to realize something was wrong. Why was there only one pattern? Could it be that he couldn't choose?

The pattern became clearer, and Mo Xiu stared intently at it.

Passive Skill: Flip

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