Chapter 341: About to be Pierced? (3k)
Gritting his teeth, Ling Feng’s expression shifted, and he rushed forward. His figure flickered, and he thrust his spear out over a dozen times in a very short period, the airflow sweeping across the entire arena.
However, all his attacks were easily blocked by the giant crimson wolf-tooth club. The two started fighting again. Each time Ling Feng blocked a blow, his hand trembled slightly, as if blood was about to spurt out. But he knew clearly that if he retreated, he would be destroyed by the demon-like figure before him.
Outside the arena, countless students on the stands gazed in awe at the rapid movements of the figures within. With their vision, most could only see sparks flying and the figures flashing as their weapons collided.
The other participants from the two teams were lined up not far from each other, able to hear each other’s voices. It seemed to be Wang Li, the girl from before, who spoke with a hint of sarcasm, “With Sister Chen’s sister giving Ling Feng buffs, dealing with a mere servant wouldn’t be a piece of cake?”
She felt she had overestimated Su Jiu; was the array amplification not as high as before when dealing with the Sphinx, or was it because Li Yi and Chen Jia’er were already strong, or was there another reason?
Someone beside her immediately chimed in, one of the substitute team members. They glanced at the arena and chuckled, responding, “I’m afraid we’ll have to zero them out later.”
Glancing at Wang Li, Vivian lounged on a railing, her full legs swaying beneath her white dress. She chuckled lightly, her words laced with mockery, “That smelly servant is absolutely right. You aristocratic disciples are truly trash, you don’t even know how to fight properly…”
“Heh, perhaps our team members will zero you out later… don’t come crying to me then.”
Vivian’s voice wasn’t loud, but Wang Li and the others could hear it. Their gazes shifted over. When Wang Li realized the voice belonged to a harmless-looking young girl, she was almost amused to the point of anger.
“Ask your captain. Her face is darker than my floor.” After being retorted twice, Vivian wasn’t annoyed. Instead, she pointed at Chen Qianyun on the other side with a playful look in her eyes.
Hearing this, everyone from Imperial Capital University couldn’t help but look at Chen Qianyun. When they noticed her indeed sporting a gloomy expression, their expressions slightly faltered. She swallowed and said, “Captain, is what she said true…”
“Ling Feng was too careless. That servant, Li Yi, has strong combat experience, far exceeding that of an ordinary student,” Chen Qianyun paused, her voice laced with a hint of gloom. Her normally dashing face was now shadowed with a haze.
“If I weren’t at the Battle King level, I might not have noticed that the opponent, despite possessing great strength, was countering Ling Feng with minimal force. This is entirely a cat-and-mouse game.”
“Boom!”
However, the very next moment after Chen Qianyun finished speaking, Ling Feng’s body was sent flying, turning into a golden afterimage that slammed heavily against the white array, emitting a loud noise. Ah Hu, on the other hand, was completely unharmed. He grinned and walked towards the opponent’s priest, chuckling, “I remember you. You often bullied Sister Jia’er too.”
On the right side of the stage, only Chen Mengmeng remained. Hearing Ah Hu’s words, she looked up at him with a pale face as he slowly approached. She hurriedly looked towards the referee, waved her staff, and yelled, “Our combatants are incapacitated. Please announce the result quickly.”
“Sequence Four, Battle One. The ‘Slacking Team’ wins. Next, Imperial Capital University, please send out your next challenger.”
The referee, snapping back to reality from the blood-covered Ling Feng, quickly waved his flag to announce the result, but his eyes still held a trace of disbelief. Two mid-rank Battle Generals had crushed two high-rank Battle Generals, and almost in a completely dominant fashion.
“This is interesting…”
On the judging panel, the old man Yun Mo was also somewhat surprised by the outcome. Unlike his expectation of a narrow victory for Ling Feng, Su Jiu and his companion had won with the demeanor of absolute power.
“Mr. Yun, that burly student seems to fit our organization’s requirements. If the opponent truly brings honor to our country, should we consider him…” the secretary holding a notebook said softly, her eyes narrowing slightly with emotion.
“Let’s discuss it later. Some rules cannot be broken…”
Glancing at him, Yun Mo waved his hand and focused his gaze on Su Jiu, who was casually resting his hand on his sword hilt. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and he said somewhat seriously, “Moreover, his strength largely comes from this ‘bullet’. The ability to enhance a mid-rank Battle General into a Peerless Battle General is already much more impressive than that of top priests from academies like Cambridge.”
“A mid-rank Battle General enhanced to Peerless Battle General?? But I observed that the burly student consistently displayed the external qi of a high-rank Battle General,” the spectacled secretary expressed surprise before once again looking at the arena, her words conveying a hint of confusion.
“Don’t just look at the external qi, look at the power… The power within him has reached a very peculiar state, seemingly at the limit of what his body can withstand. If his physical fitness were stronger, he might be even a bit more powerful,”
Yun Mo, having worked in underground operations for so many years, could easily spot nuances like these, and this was what astonished him the most – someone who couldn’t withstand the enhancement…
“If Imperial Capital genuinely loses the entire match, then things will truly change…”
With a sigh, Yun Mo took out his phone again and looked at the trending topics in the country. All he saw were titles that stirred public outrage:
Top 1: “Aristocratic Disciples Crushed by Commoners”
Top 2: “Are Our Taxpayer’s Money Only for Buying ‘Abacuses’ for Aristocratic Disciples?”
Top 3: “Very Blue”
Below Top 1, the most liked comment was from a netizen with the avatar of an old educator:
“Last year, we kept losing, losing to Eagle Country, United States, and Divine Elephant Kingdom. It was normal. Until eventually, we even lost to Sakura… I thought our Dragon Country lacked talented individuals due to its school system, but the live broadcast just now dealt me a severe blow—”
“It’s not that we don’t have talented individuals who can win against stronger opponents, but their positions have been consistently occupied by certain people.” Likes: 3w
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“Amazing! They actually managed to defeat the high-ranking participants of Imperial Capital University.”
“Their strength is definitely not at the bottom; they could even rank in the upper-middle tier.”
After Su Jiu and his companion won the first match, the arena erupted in fierce cheers. The atmosphere was instantly ignited by the exhilarating feeling of overcoming stronger opponents. Soon, the second match began, with the previously conflict-ridden Young Man with Yellow Hair from the opposing team stepping forward.
Ignoring Ah Hu, who was rubbing his hands together, he looked at Su Jiu with a tingling scalp. He knew his strength was on par with Ling Feng and that he could only participate thanks to his family’s support. Now, if he wanted to win, he had to target the opponent’s priest. But the tragedy was—unlike the ignorant Ling Feng, he knew that if he attempted a beheading strategy, he would likely be kicked away by Su Jiu with a single kick.
Soon, the Young Man with Yellow Hair was swept off the stage by the wolf-tooth club. The other members of Imperial Capital University followed suit closely, still maintaining the crowds in the spectator stands surrounding the square with deafening cheers and encouragement, their eardrums ringing.
Wang Li, as the third participant, tried her best to attack Su Jiu. After several clashes, she tragically discovered that her strength might not even be enough to get close to him.
Later, she had Chen Mengmeng use Su Jiu’s previous skill. Instantly, it was as if all buffs had disappeared. Her pupils quickly contracted, and she quickly asked her to switch back—she still couldn’t understand why the same spell had such a vast difference.
However, she was still quickly knocked flying by the wolf-tooth club, forced to grit her teeth and watch as Ah Hu, whom she had once looked down upon, raised his wolf-tooth club high and accepted the cheers of victory.
“Could Imperial Capital be zeroed out by a team that includes their former substitutes?”
“Isn’t their captain a Battle King? They shouldn’t… But seeing them beaten like this, I really want to laugh, Hahaha!”
“Even Imperial Capital University is like this, Dragon Country will likely be nothing to fear this year.”
In the waiting area, Chen Qianyun felt the mocking gazes from other teams and the eyes of the audience filled with various emotions. She gritted her teeth in frustration. She was a Battle King level, and…
“Hmm… now it should be Li Yi against that annoying girl.”
Leaning against his sword, Su Jiu’s gaze flickered through the three matches like a passing flower, and he felt a bit bored. Matches of this level were indeed uninteresting to him. Perhaps only Wend, who was rumored to be a sure first-place winner, could last a few more swords against him.
“Match point. If the ‘Slacking Team’ wins this round, they will gain four points, plus bonus points for a shutout,” the white referee slowly stood up, surveyed the arena, and then announced loudly, “The final match will be between Li Yi of the ‘Slacking Team’ and Chen Qianyun of Imperial Capital University.”
As the referee’s voice fell, the noisy square fell silent for a moment. Then, countless gazes suddenly shifted to Su Jiu’s team. Those gazes held some unexplainable meaning. Compared to the previous excitement and enthusiasm, there was now more anticipation.
Due to the sale of information, they had learned about the participants other than Su Jiu on Weibo.
They knew that the people in these teams were either substitutes from Imperial Capital University or members of foreign, obscure universities. Although they each had family backgrounds, they were a young master from a small town and a servant, an unfavored concubine’s daughter from a family, and a minor noble from Europe.
Compared to the backgrounds of the formal contestants from the War God aristocratic families in other teams, they were practically nothing. In the world championships, virtually no one had a lower background than theirs.
What they didn’t know was that Su Jiu, whose information was not disclosed, was the lowest-ranking “second-generation official” among them. His father was a mayor in a small city, and he had basically never requested resources from his family.
“Are you ready? The opponent has reached the Initial Stage Battle King level. Although they are very weak, they are still a Battle King… Ah Hu has already proven himself in the World Championship. Now it’s your turn, Student Li Yi.” Looking at the slender back, Su Jiu smiled casually. Even if Li Yi couldn’t defeat Chen Qianyun, he had arranged for Vivian to be the final backup.
Li Yi paused. The figure wearing the same uniform as Ling Feng slightly turned his head, touched the flaming greatsword he wore on his earlobe, and smiled somewhat nonchalantly, “If it’s not enough, then use the buff. This fight isn’t just for glory; I also want to seek justice for Jia’er and prove to her family that I…”
After a brief pause, he stomped hard, and a fierce heat wave surged towards the white array. His gaze fixed on the gloomy Chen Qianyun, he exhaled softly, “Am worthy of marrying her.”
