Chapter 219: Peerless Grace (3k)
“So what if he’s a Peerless Battle General? If you make a move on Little White, I’ll have to eliminate both of you.”
A faint voice slowly echoed across the arena. Su Jiu’s entire face was covered by a mask. Under countless gazes, her ethereal aura made her look like an immortal banished from heaven. She slowly raised her head, her cold gaze fixed on Hu Yang’s face.
“Has this girl changed?”
On the judges’ bench, the various deans frowned deeply. After some contemplation, Dean Yan was the first to speak. He looked uncertainly at Su Jiu’s mask.
Beside him, Lin Tingyu wore an expression as if she had seen a ghost. Her eyes were fixed on the mask, and after a few seconds, she slowly squeezed out a few words from between her teeth: “This aura, and this level of amplification… this is Elegy! The top genius among the Night Watchers, how could she appear at the school?!”
“Elegy?! Su Jiu is a Night Watcher?”
“But the information says she’s only 18 years old!”
When the deans mentioned this organization, they were all somewhat puzzled. At their level, they naturally knew about the Night Watcher organization. Why would a dark organization select a prospective freshman so early?
Looking at Su Jiu’s considerable skill proficiency, it didn’t seem like she had just joined. Perhaps she had joined while in high school.
“Night Watch has nothing to do with age… they have a special assessment mechanism.” A ripple flashed in Lin Tingyu’s dark pupils, her gaze falling on Su Jiu’s small back with a hint of admiration.
And she happened to know of one such assessment called Night Watch. The task was simple:
To advance against the current in a desperate situation and seize the dawn of life for the weak, that is to be a Night Watcher!
On the arena.
Seeing Su Jiu’s changed aura, a flicker of uncertainty crossed Hu Yang’s eyes. He actually felt a tremor of palpitations. He merged his two fingers and quenched his long sword again. Then, narrowing his eyes, he said coldly, “So what if you used a secret art? I’m a Peerless Battle General!”
“Peerless Battle General? You’ve only just touched the Half-King level.”
Su Jiu tilted her head slightly and let out a sneer. Then, her figure appeared as afterimages, and only the sound of a sonic boom could be heard.
A bloody afterimage suddenly appeared ten meters away from her original position. Immediately, a bloody crescent moon several meters long suddenly appeared above Hu Yang. Su Jiu held the scythe in reverse and swung out a scarlet light. The scarlet light was covered with dense, blood-red butterfly shadows, making it look extremely eerie!
After swinging once, she didn’t stop. Another strike followed. Each slash stirred up spatial turbulence with its energy.
“I didn’t expect to encounter such a strong opponent right after advancing.”
Hu Yang looked at the surging butterfly shadows, his previous disdain replaced with a grave look mixed with a hint of madness. He continuously swung his long sword, leaving behind sword shadows. The sword energy directly charged towards Su Jiu’s slashes. He then used his enhanced physique to rapidly retreat, trying to create distance.
“Boom! Boom!” The two attacks erupted with a huge sound.
As soon as they made contact, Hu Yang’s slash was instantly devoured. The bloodthirsty butterflies crashed onto the ground but did not dissipate immediately. Instead, guided by Su Jiu’s two fingers on her left hand, they turned into tiny streams of light and charged towards Hu Yang.
“Go!”
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—” The sound of tiny air-piercing projectiles echoed.
Hu Yang quickly swung his long sword to cut down the streams of light. Then, taking advantage of the obscuring dust, his body trembled, and he transformed into a scarlet phantom.
In just two breaths, he arrived at Su Jiu’s side. He violently drew his scarlet flaming long sword and aimed for Su Jiu’s back, her vital neck. A look of madness spread across his face, and he muttered, “I’ve secured the position of Chief!”
“Clang! Clang!”
Although Hu Yang’s speed was very fast, the sword tip did not land behind Su Jiu. The scythe handle, glowing with a blue light, was lightly lifted by the latter. With a “whoosh,” it appeared behind her, easily blocking the long sword.
Unsuccessful in his attack, Hu Yang quickly retreated to create distance. The madness on his face did not diminish, but he was breathing heavily. He felt a suffocating pressure, as if he were being crushed by a mountain, when facing Su Jiu. He thought to himself: “Her combat experience is too rich, I have to use Sky-Opening… For a High-Rank Battle General, I should be able to force out a weapon phantom.”
With this thought, he tightened his grip on the long sword and began to slowly charge up. As he charged up, the surrounding air became more scorching, emitting abnormal fluctuations, as if he were burning mountains and boiling seas.
“Is he going to use his ultimate move? Heh heh…”
Su Jiu glanced at him and smiled faintly. Then, a bloodthirsty glint flashed in her eyes beneath the mask. She held the scythe in reverse, with butterflies constantly swirling around it. Immense energy surged all around, causing the surrounding air to warp into concave shapes.
“The outcome is decided! Although my weapon is inferior to yours, you must know that the destructive power of the Southern Fire Witch is not something a Battle General Level can withstand!”
Hu Yang’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and he grinned. The Sky-Opening in his hand finally reached its limit. The long sword in his hand vibrated with a roar, and instantly, a sky-high fiery radiance shot out, like a flame giant tens of meters tall stomping on flames and charging forward!
The special demon-skinned floor emitted a scorched aroma of roasting, and then began to crackle and split, the cracks spreading to the sides of the arena. Even Dean Yan’s energy shield showed signs of scorching, even though Hu Yang did not have the enhancement of extraordinary attributes!
This was the immense amplification brought to him by the descendant of the Demigod Level Southern Fire Witch!
“Then… let the butterflies tell you the answer, who is the Chief!”
As the fire-stomping giant charged at her, Su Jiu’s eyes remained as calm as a tranquil pool. She glanced at the swarm of butterflies on her scythe, curled her lips, and said faintly.
Blade Draw Slash!
Then, like the god of death, she lightly raised her scythe. Her eyes opened and closed, and she unleashed a giant crescent-shaped swarm of blood-red butterflies. The butterflies flew like bullets towards the giant. Each small butterfly left a red trail, looking exceptionally magnificent.
If one ignored the serrations on the butterflies’ wings and the terrifying energy they emitted, they were indeed quite beautiful.
The moment the two clashed, a world-shattering explosion erupted. In the next second, the charging swarm of butterflies cut the giant in half. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that they had gnawed the giant to pieces with their sharp teeth.
But it wasn’t over. In less than half a minute, after devouring the giant, they had systematically divided into two groups and, like an army, flew out.
The smaller group surged towards the unsuspecting Lu Bingyu in the distance, while the larger group “whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—” sprayed towards Hu Yang. One, two… a huge explosion sounded, as if they didn’t care about his life or death.
“Bang bang bang!!”
At this moment, the already tormented arena finally collapsed with a roar. Instantly, dust billowed up more than two meters high. The arena, built with so much money, had finally announced its retirement.
The crowd outside looked at the arena, which had completely turned into ruins, and fell into a deathlySilence. Who would have thought that a freshman competition would destroy the arena, even doubling the combat power? They had come to watch low-level Battle Generals fight, but it had directly escalated to a scale only seen in Initial Stage Battle Kings.
With this scale, who would believe it was a freshman competition!
Under the gazes of countless people who were almost frozen, the smoke and dust covering the arena slowly dissipated, revealing various debris, plow marks, and a ruin beyond recognition.
And in the ruins, there were two large pits. Hu Yang and Su Jiu lay inside. Hu Yang, extremely disheveled, supported himself with one hand and rolled over, a faint trace of blood lingering at the corner of his mouth. The madness in his eyes had long since vanished, and he stared blankly at the sky, muttering to himself, “I actually lost, lost to someone my own age.”
“Master.”
A white light appeared. The scorched long sword in his hand transformed into a puppet-like girl. The girl also had a trace of red on her lips. She lightly carried Hu Yang on her back and rushed towards the judges’ bench outside the arena.
Su Jiu stood not far away, the mask on her face having disappeared. Her silver hair fluttered in the wind, and her complexion was a little pale. The next moment, her weapon also transformed into a human form – Bainisi. She gently hugged Su Jiu and handed her a magic crystal from her pocket, whispering softly, “Miss…”
“Thank you.”
Feeling the warmth in her embrace, Su Jiu reached out and took the magic crystal, taking a small sip. She felt the energy released by the magic crystal. At this moment, a graceful figure walked over from not far away. Bai Qianyu threw the heavily injured Lu Bingyu off the arena like a dead pig and asked with concern, “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine… just depleted of energy.” Su Jiu turned her head at the sound and smiled.
“Then… Chief Lord, I’ll be taking my leave now!”
She glanced at Su Jiu again, found that she was indeed alright, and Bai Qianyu turned around with a light smile, hands behind her back, and walked off the arena step by step.
Looking at her retreating figure, Su Jiu smiled helplessly, “This girl…”
Only when Su Jiu was held by Bainisi and quietly breathing did the dean of the medical school on the judges’ bench snap back to reality. While treating the injured individuals, he stood up and shouted:
“The selection for the Chief of the Class of ’24 at Magical Capital University has concluded! According to the competition rules, the top three have been determined: Third place is Lu Bingyu, second place is Bai Qianyu, and this time’s champion is student Su Jiu, who will also serve as the Chief of the Class of ’24!”
As soon as his voice fell, the entire circular competition venue was suddenly filled with an overwhelming roar of cheers, especially from the White Water Society, whose expressions were no less ecstatic than winning a lottery. In fact, it was more than that. If they had invested two hundred thousand, the odds of 1:28 had indeed brought such high returns.
Amidst this torrent of sound, countless people stood up from the stands. They looked at the two girls embracing on the stage with awe… They had already crushed a Peerless Battle General before classes had even started, truly remarkable!
Such peerless grace!
Under the cheers of the crowd, important members of the White Water Society also came down, their faces beaming with hearty smiles. Bai Ming transferred nearly 600 million yuan to Su Jiu and handed her a crystal-made important commendation medal of the White Water Society.
After receiving the medal, Su Jiu leaned against Bainisi’s chest and used Healing Arts to recover some of her qi and blood. This very act of healing was seen by the grey-haired girl Ziyun, who had arrived on the stage. She asked with surprise, “You’re also a Priest?”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu was slightly stunned, and then nodded. After confirming, Ziyun’s expression was like she was looking at a monster. Then, she directly made a phone call and said very seriously:
“Old man, it’s time to poach her!”
