Chapter 209: Defeating the Enemy with One Strike! (4k)
“Is this Su Jiu’s friend? She’s got some skill.”
“Indeed, she’s almost at the Battle General level.”
All eyes turned to A Dun and his companions, scrutinizing them. They were surprised to see that all of them had reached the Half-step Battle General level.
Facing the barrage of gazes, A Dun couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. He clenched his fists and scanned the surroundings, hoping the girl who could spar with a Battle General three months ago would appear again.
“She’ll come… just like three months ago,” Lin Ling said softly, her forehead resting gently on A Dun’s.
A Dun nodded slightly and returned the intense stares. Though he looked simple-minded, his aura was quite intimidating.
On the other side of the spectator seats, the handsome young man, crossing his legs, looked at the stage where only Lin Er was present. He chuckled and said playfully, “Xiao Ke, do you think that legendary figure is afraid and hiding somewhere even though she’s here?”
“Perhaps…”
Luko glanced at him, sighed, and murmured only for himself to hear, “Where did such an outstanding person like you go? You’re the pride of our Zhiyuan High School!”
“Dong dong…”
Hu Ling, seated at the judges’ table, tapped her desk impatiently, producing crisp sounds. She had plenty of time to wait. She had also seen Su Jiu’s profile – an Intermediate Stage Warrior who had defeated a higher-level Advanced Stage Warrior, Li Yi, in an upset. That was all.
“I’m afraid that student named Su Jiu won’t show up today. Student Hu Ling, you shouldn’t always target junior Bai.”
A middle-aged mentor beside her looked at the scene helplessly. They, the mentors, just wanted to resolve this so-called dispute as soon as possible.
“Targeting her? Wasn’t his brother’s organization the one who targeted the student union first?”
Hu Ling smiled faintly, a hint of smugness in her gaze at the crowd below. No matter what, she couldn’t lose. She could both annoy Bai Ming’s sister and tarnish his reputation.
The mentor could only shake his head and sigh in resignation.
“Don’t go too far.”
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“Jiu-jie… where did you go?”
The sudden oppressive feeling tightened Bai Qianyu’s brow. It was as if she were back in the arena match three months ago. But this time… the person waiting on the stage wasn’t herself, but Su Jiu.
Sigh…
After a while, with a slight sigh, Bai Qianyu lost her desire to wait. She glanced at the stage and found the chairman looking at her with a playful smile. She couldn’t help but clench her fists tightly.
“You wait here. I’ll go find the manager of the main campus. Letting a freshman spar with a Battle General is too against the rules.”
Seemingly noticing Bai Qianyu’s anxiety, Mr. Huang’s eyelids drooped. He turned to leave for an office somewhere, but after a few steps, he stopped. He suddenly looked up at the sky, his pupils constricting sharply, and his body stiffened.
Bai Qianyu noticed the old principal stop and looked confused. Before he could speak, Mr. Huang said in disbelief, “She’s here…”
At this moment, she looked in the direction of his gaze again and saw a familiar figure flying through the air, a red energy sword beneath her feet. The energy sword left a long trail in the sky, like a streak of red light.
“Whoosh!”
The figure whistled through the air, rapidly approaching the sky above the arena. The sonic boom attracted everyone’s attention.
“This level of materialized external qi!? Is that a director from the Green Campus?”
“Such strong aura, who could it be!”
“Must be a passing counselor, right?”
For a moment, everyone instinctively raised their energy shields to block the airflow, their eyes fixed on the crimson silhouette.
In the next moment, the silhouette plummeted towards the stage like a meteorite. With a roar, the floor made of special monster leather armor was pulverized into dust, kicking up and obscuring a small area.
“Who are you?!”
The young man named Lin Er tightly gripped the flaming greatsword in his hand, his expression uncertain as he looked towards the dusty area. He could only see a petite figure within the dust cloud.
“She’s here! Jiu-jie is here!”
Bai Qianyu could no longer hide the excitement in her delicate face as she cried out in disbelief. The long sword in her hand transformed into a small white fox that climbed onto her shoulder. Sensing its owner’s excitement, it also looked curiously in that direction.
“Chii…”
Under the gaze of countless people, the clear sound of a weapon dragging across the ground echoed. The sound was so clear; it was as if it were scraping at everyone’s hearts rather than the floor, like a mysterious witch casting a spell, making them desperately want to know who the person was.
“Sorry, I’m a bit late.”
As a cold female voice sounded, the girl dragging a giant scythe appeared in everyone’s sight. With a gentle stomp, a powerful gust of wind blew outwards from her feet, instantly clearing away the dust.
“Su Jiu, accept your senior’s guidance.”
Leaning on the giant scythe, the girl said with a slight smile. Her scattered silver-white hair fluttered in the wind, and a small red butterfly mark adorned her brow. Her faint laughter struck the hearts of those around her like a heavy hammer.
The sudden sound silenced the crowd, who had been debating the identity of the figure in the shadow. Their eyes were all fixed on Su Jiu, who was leaning on the blue-glowing giant scythe, as if mesmerized, unable to look away.
To them, an opponent of such strength being a cute junior student felt somewhat absurd.
“Jiu-jie, she’s gotten stronger again…”
Bai Qianyu gazed at Su Jiu, whose hair was entirely white, her casual light red pupils meeting hers. She couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy.
A faint smile appeared on her already delicate face, like a vibrant flower, drawing the attention of many male and female students.
“Her aura… what has she experienced in these three months? This is not the level a first-year student should have.” Mr. Huang narrowed his eyes, his surprise followed by deep confusion. He then murmured softly.
Though others lacked his keen eyesight, they could all tell Su Jiu was different. Luko, on the other side of the spectator seats, was filled with admiration and exclaimed, “She’s gotten stronger again…”
The young man sitting next to her frowningly explained in a way he could understand, “It’s true that this girl can reach the Battle General level among freshmen, but I think she’s only superficial. She only knows how to cultivate external qi shaping and has forgotten that the most important thing for a Battle General is actual combat experience.”
Hearing this, Luko smiled and said nothing more – someone who could defeat a Battle General as a Warrior Class, in her opinion, couldn’t be more experienced in combat.
A Dun and the others exclaimed excitedly, “She really came! Su Jiu, the Priest!”
On the stage, Hu Ling stared intently at Su Jiu, a look of surprise on her face, but more so confusion. “Why is she different from her enrollment information? To have such an aura, could she be the trash bloodline that forcefully broke through?”
On the pillar, the stern young man looked somewhat surprised. He hadn’t expected Su Jiu to arrive just in time. Observing her aura, he raised his eyebrows slightly and commented, “Seeing how skillfully she uses external qi shaping, yet uses it so casually without conserving her strength, she must have focused all her energy on external qi shaping. In essence, she’s extremely lacking in combat experience.”
Clearly, he had reached a very official and orthodox conclusion, unlike the moved onlookers. He had received professional training!
The old man beside him glanced at Su Jiu. A look of deep surprise appeared in his cloudy old eyes. Then, his voice slightly deepened as he asked, “Young master, who do you think will win this time?”
“Although Lin Er isn’t very powerful, he’s been at the Battle General level for some time and has received various skill training from Magical Capital University. Defeating a high school student who only knows how to study dead books is more than enough.”
The stern young man frowned and spoke confidently. He didn’t believe a future freshman who focused on external qi shaping had any real skill; it was too flashy and unsubstantial.
“Let’s see. She’s not simple.”
The old man smiled and looked at the teachers sitting at the judges’ table. He noticed that the Battle King level teachers also showed expressions of surprise, clearly indicating that Su Jiu was not as simple as Qingjun thought.
“You’re junior Su Jiu? You’re quite pretty, but I wonder if your skills are as pretty.”
In the crowded plaza, Lin Er wiped his greatsword, which was wrapped in bandages, and looked directly at the silver-haired girl in front of him, asking somewhat flirtatiously.
“Shall we try and see, senior?”
Su Jiu nodded slightly and replied with a faint smile.
“High school students who live in ivory towers like you probably haven’t seen blood, have they?” Seeing Su Jiu nod, Lin Er chuckled, asking with a hint of provocation. After all, his purpose here was to intimidate her.
Hearing this, Su Jiu smiled helplessly and turned to the referee, asking, “Can we begin?”
“Junior, be careful!” Lin Er’s face showed a trace of anger, and his expression sank. Clearly, being ignored by a junior student was a great humiliation in his eyes.
“The spar begins!”
Seeing this, the referee’s fingertip ignited with a flame, which then shot towards the sky!
“Blazing Strike!”
After the referee announced the start, Lin Er, with a stern face, brandished his greatsword, which suddenly surged with flames. He then rotated it forcefully, and the blade shot out a fiery slash towards Su Jiu.
“This is the first lesson your student union elder is giving you – learn to be reverent! University is society, and no one will go easy on you in society!”
Seeing Lin Er’s lightning-fast attack and Su Jiu still leaning on her scythe, A Dun and others’ expressions changed slightly. Only Bai Qianyu remained calm; she knew too well that her Jiu-jie would never be easily defeated…
Under the gaze of countless eyes filled with various emotions, Lin Er’s imposing fiery long saber was about to strike Su Jiu’s body.
“Boring…”
Looking at the incoming slash, Su Jiu pouted. It was too childish to flaunt student union authority right from the start. She then hooked her finger towards the blue-glowing scythe, which trembled and clung to her hand.
“You’re using your skills too casually. In a fight to the death, you’d already be a corpse.”
Su Jiu shook her head lightly, reversed her grip on the scythe, ducked down to dodge the red slash, and applied pressure to the opponent’s blade back by merely holding the center of the scythe’s shaft and spinning it with her waist as the center, with a “clang!”
“What’s going on?!” Lin Er tried to pull his sword free but found he couldn’t. The blade seemed to be pressed down by a colossal mountain. He looked at Su Jiu, who was smiling faintly, in utter terror.
Su Jiu’s simple and unpretentious counterattack immediately caused a stir throughout the crowd!
Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!
Her skills were not like a student’s or something taught in school, but more like a seasoned adventurer, who frequently faced life and death, with wicked and tricky moves!
“Aren’t you both just Initial Stage Battle Generals?! Why is the gap so big?”
After just one clash, Lin Er’s heart was filled with panic. He saw Su Jiu condense blood qi in her left hand and gently pat him. His energy shield was instantly pierced as if it were made of paper, followed by a tremendous force that violently propelled his body away.
His feet couldn’t stop moving, and he was forced backward. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t stop this impact.
With a loud “bang!”, Su Jiu effortlessly sent her opponent flying with the most basic skill. Looking at her opponent who had already flown out of the ring, she bowed slightly to the referee, “I concede. Please announce the result, teacher.”
“Damn it! She’s too strong, isn’t she?”
In the stands, A Dun and the others stared at Su Jiu, her silver hair fluttering casually, with their mouths agape and faces full of astonishment. They couldn’t help but sigh heavily.
With just a single casual attack, she repelled a member of the student union who was also a Battle General. It was evident they were not on the same level!
The young man on the pillar narrowed and then opened his eyes, frowning as if contemplating something. He then turned to the old man beside him.
The old man beside him seemed to understand his confusion. He stroked his beard and said with admiration, “This is called the ‘Great Dao to Simplicity.’ This girl’s combat experience is not simple.”
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“Does this junior have any interest in joining the student union?”
Before the referee could speak, the chairman Hu Ling’s voice suddenly rang out from the spectator seats. She crossed her arms and looked down at Su Jiu, knowing her background perfectly well.
She had a father who was the mayor of a small county and had been an exorcist for a period. She had no real status or background.
Inviting her to join the student union allowed for many promises.
