Chapter 224: Incomplete Mid-Rank Battle General (3k)
“Heh, the student council…”
A somewhat cold female voice echoed on the fighting stage, seeming to reverberate more chillingly on the metal platform. Under the gazes of the surrounding onlookers, Su Jiu gripped the scythe in reverse, her indifferent eyes fixed on Hu Ling.
“This aura… is that girl’s master?!”
“Just looking at her gives me a strange chill. Hu Ling has run into a tough opponent.”
The gazes of the surrounding people swept over the previously broadcasted student council members, noticing their gloomy faces, and some began to laugh maliciously.
Originally, an organization that was quasi-official had its positions gradually monopolized by aristocratic disciples like Hu Ling, leading to a chaotic situation. Now, they had finally provoked a reckless youth who wanted to vent their anger, disregarding face and reputation.
Seeing Su Jiu’s significantly stronger aura, Hu Ling’s expression turned a bit gloomy. Recalling the scene of Su Jiu beating her brother to the ground, she was momentarily stunned. After a brief hesitation, she quickly turned to the black-robed teacher beside her and said, “Teacher, I forfeit this challenge. Thirty-six stratagems, the best is to retreat.”
“Student Su Jiu, student Hu Ling has forfeited, so you have obtained the right to use the room, and they will also be disqualified from challenging you for half a month…”
The black-robed teacher looked at Su Jiu, found that she was continuously gathering strength in her hand, frowned slightly, and then said loudly to her.
“High-rank battle general? Heh, quite the hand at tilting the scales. I will report all of this to the school.”
Hearing the black-robed teacher’s voice, Su Jiu glanced over, understood a little, withdrew her gaze, and then looked at Hu Ling again. Seeing the fear on the latter’s face, she said indifferently,
“Originally, I didn’t want to get involved in Bai Ming’s struggle with your student council, but you kept being aggressive.”
Hu Ling felt a chill from her feet just by being looked at. Su Jiu’s words also made the faces of the student council members below change slightly. They could clearly feel the hidden coldness and suppressed rage in Su Jiu’s words.
“Junior Su Jiu, this teacher has already announced the end of the challenge. Private disputes between students are not allowed. Is it irrational to bear punishment for a monster?” Looking at Su Jiu’s eyes, which were as quiet as a mountain village at night, Hu Ling swallowed and said to her with a slight smile, quite confidently.
Beast pets generally wouldn’t suffer fatal injuries and die, nor did they use lethal force. She felt Su Jiu shouldn’t go mad and fight her.
“If you can walk out of this tower safely today, then I don’t need to study anymore.”
Su Jiu said softly, without any hesitation, directly activating the first stage of “Elegy.” An aura comparable to what she had on the stage before surged into the sky, and her waist-length silver hair was casually let loose.
This powerful aura made the student council members below forget to turn off their mobile live broadcasts. Pushed by the strong wind, their faces began to tremble, and they stared at Su Jiu blankly.
Wasn’t it said that she was just at the level of an ordinary low-rank battle general? This doesn’t seem right!
Before everyone could finish their surprise, with a “boom!”, the sound of air exploding was heard, and she disappeared from her spot. Afterimages stretched continuously on the metal floor, and the orange sparks scraped by the giant scythe on the metal ground dazzling the surroundings.
“Screech—”
In the next second, Su Jiu appeared in front of Hu Ling as if tearing the air, raising her giant scythe high. Blood-red butterflies spat out from both edges of the scythe, as if filled with anger, and rushed towards Hu Ling’s waist.
Seeing this, Hu Ling’s face changed drastically. In a hurry, she quickly pulled her arms to grab the long whip, instinctively blocking it in front of her waist. External Qi surged wildly, constantly strengthening her defense, attempting to resist this attack.
“Boom!”
A violent collision sound rang out. With just one collision, Hu Ling’s face suddenly changed drastically. As her feet stomped backward, an unnatural flush appeared on her face, and a cloud of blood mist suddenly sprayed from her mouth.
Fearing she might not be able to resist killing the opponent, Su Jiu put away her scythe and flickered, leaving only an afterimage in her original spot.
Hu Ling retreated for tens of meters before barely stabilizing herself. When she looked up again, she saw a fair hand. Before she could react, with a “snap!”, that hand instantly covered her face, followed by a strong force pulling her backward.
With a loud “boom!”, the scene instantly fell silent. They watched Su Jiu half-crouch, one hand pressed against the student council president’s face, with an indifferent smile beneath her messy silver hair.
Unable to feel the warm and damp sensation from the back of her head, Hu Ling looked at the expressionless smile on Su Jiu’s small face through her fingers and quickly shouted, “Teacher, help! This lunatic wants to kill me!”
However, before her cries could fall, a scarlet gleam flashed in Su Jiu’s eyes. With a “boom!”, a sharp pain suddenly came from Hu Ling’s abdomen, and a great force violently convulsed her body. The feeling of her intestines churning surged into her heart, and in the next moment, the faint crisp sound of bones breaking quietly echoed.
“Student Su Jiu, calm down. Student Hu Ling has lost the ability to fight.” The black-robed female teacher frowned slightly and then slowly stepped forward, reprimanding her.
“Take one more step forward, and I’ll fight you too!”
Before she could take a few steps, a clear and cold female voice rang out. Su Jiu lightly turned her head, a killing intent in her eyes. After signing the contract, she could sense Bairnis’s basic feelings. Now…
She wanted to retaliate and make the other party experience the same feeling.
“Junior sister Su Jiu, I was wrong…” Hu Ling felt the pain in her abdomen and couldn’t help but beg for mercy. The pride of a student council president was gone from her face, and she looked at Su Jiu with tears streaming down her face.
“Don’t worry, senior sister. This is a school, and I won’t kill you.”
As Hu Ling begged for mercy, Su Jiu smiled faintly, slowly let go, wiped the sticky liquid from her hands with the other’s clothes, and then raised her fists again, raining punches down on the latter’s face. Her silver-white ring was completely covered in flowing blood.
“Su Jiu! If you continue like this, you risk being expelled! Do you know she is from the Hu family?! Their family has a strong person close to the War God level!”
Su Jiu’s indifferent words sent a chill through the hearts of the onlookers. The black-robed teacher quickly reprimanded her, her voice even becoming a little sharp. If such an aristocratic disciple was bullied in school, she would likely bear a lot of responsibility.
“Alright, that’s enough then…”
Su Jiu patted the dust off her body and stood up gently. Just as everyone thought she was going to let Hu Ling go, she smiled slightly, revealing small dimples on her small face. She suddenly swung her right leg, creating a low sonic boom, and under the gaze of countless stunned onlookers, heavily kicked Hu Ling in the abdomen.
“Bang!”
Instantly, with a dull thud of flesh colliding, Hu Ling’s body dragged a dozen-meter-long mark on the ground before heavily hitting the metal wall. She spat out another mouthful of blood, her head tilted, and she lost consciousness.
“None of you will escape!”
As everyone stared blankly at the silver-haired girl with waist-length hair, the girl suddenly turned her head, tilted her head, and smiled at the remaining few, a ferocity instantly surging onto her face.
“Boom!” A burst of air sounded in the air.
“You were the one making noise outside the door, weren’t you, Chuan Yun!”
Su Jiu flickered and appeared behind Liu Yu and the others like a ghost. Her indifferent voice carried a fierce external aura. Her fingertips, wrapped in white light, suddenly struck towards them.
Her back, her chest… Instantly, all of them spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, under the shocked gazes of countless people, they were beaten around like wooden stakes. In just a few moves, they were sent flying in all directions.
Liu Yu, after being beaten and crashing into the same wall as his president, spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Hu Ling, who had turned into a pig’s head, shivered, and quickly notified her counselor with his phone.
Su Jiu glanced at the tragic scene around her and nodded with satisfaction, then walked back the way she came. She felt Bairnis, who was sleeping in her spiritual space, and breathed a sigh of relief, but her brows remained furrowed.
A more troublesome matter had now appeared. She was currently in an unstable mid-rank battle general state. Due to the awakening of the Ghost Car bloodline, half of the golden core within her was covered in frost, while the other half, the crimson flame, was particularly dim, as if about to extinguish at any moment.
It was likely that she wouldn’t be able to cultivate further until she obtained the Feather and awakened. She could only increase her blood coagulation value once every seven days through the ring, and it was also a good opportunity to learn that ice control technique.
Watching Su Jiu’s departing back, the black-robed teacher didn’t dare to stop her too much, let alone others. Just as she had made the call, the counselor said with some fear, “The entire live broadcast transmitted this. The student council was in the wrong from the start, so the school authorities will probably give both sides a share of the blame. But the prestige of the student council is likely to plummet drastically.”
…
It was close to evening.
Walking slowly on the tree-lined paths of the academy, Su Jiu didn’t pay much attention to the fearful gazes cast at her. She knew it was because of Hu Ling’s live broadcast. Perhaps her methods were a bit too harsh?
But she really didn’t kill them.
After returning to the dormitory, she found the entire dormitory empty. She didn’t know where Yun Ling’er had gone. So, she resettled Bairnis. The latter was already somewhat unconscious. Su Jiu heaved a sigh, took off her entire set of clothes, and used the “Spring Bloom Technique” on the long scar on her arm that had already scabbed over.
“Thank you…”
Seeing her delicate eyebrows tremble slightly, Su Jiu felt a pang of pity as she caressed the face that was enough to drive anyone mad. She narrowed her eyes slightly, a look of pity on her face.
Her promotion was originally problematic. If those few from the student council had interrupted, the problem would have been more severe. Fortunately, with Bairnis’s intervention now, she had only partially succeeded.
“Miss…” Bairnis’s closed eyebrows tightened slightly. She murmured softly, then turned her hand to hold Su Jiu’s. However, she only held on. Feeling Su Jiu holding her, the corners of her mouth eased slightly, as if she thought of something happy.
“Sigh…”
Su Jiu gently stroked her head and smiled helplessly. Then, she simply let Bairnis hold her. With her other hand, a green light caressed the scarred skin, and her gaze softly watched the elf-like sleeping face.
After healing this girl, she should get a good night’s sleep. There was the entrance exam tomorrow.
