Fighting Center, 5:12 PM.
Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen arrived late together, and the two of them could be considered partners in trouble. One hadn't done homework for three days, and the other got caught copying homework, so they both had to stay after school for half an hour.
"Oh no, we're going to be late. Today is the ranking match!"
"I'm about to become emperor, why are you, a little eunuch, in such a hurry?"
"Damn, if I didn't know I couldn't beat you, I'd definitely show you what I'm made of!"
Huang Liwen bared his teeth at Ye Qingzhou, noticing that his desk mate had become more and more self-indulgent lately.
He used to be a total bootlicker, but now, without the bootlicking, he's only left with the dog!
Swordsmanship Club, Ye Qingzhou had just stepped through the door when a lovely figure came flying at him, and he reacted quickly enough to catch her steadily.
Through the thin fabric of the school uniform, the soft and fragrant body of the girl crashed into Ye Qingzhou, a captivating aroma filling the air and lingering at the tip of his nose.
Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but take a deep sniff: "Hmm, you smell so good."
Xu Yuebing had been consuming various exotic beasts and immortal ganoderma since she was young, so her body was full of primordial qi, brimming with vitality and energy. To someone like Ye Qingzhou, who was perpetually hungry, she was too tempting, too delicious.
Ye Qingzhou looked down at the beautiful girl in his arms. Xu Yuebing was tall, with a slender waist that could be encircled with one hand, and soft, bouncy hips that felt top-tier.
Ye Qingzhou had plenty of say about this, as he was currently holding Xu Yuebing by the waist with one hand and supporting her waist with the other, embracing her like this.
He even gave her a little heft and found it slightly heavier than expected, looking a bit surprised: "I didn't expect you to seem so light, yet you're quite heavy to hold, what were you thinking?"
Girls often care a lot about their weight, especially pretty ones like Xu Yuebing. Hearing Ye Qingzhou say she was heavy immediately made her grit her teeth in anger, wanting to take a big bite of Ye Qingzhou.
"What are you feeling around for? Let go of me, I don't need your help!"
"Oh."
Ye Qingzhou shrugged and set Xu Yuebing down then looked around, finally noticing that, apart from himself, as the late protagonist, most of the Swordsmanship Club members had already arrived.
"How come there are so many people today, is there a celebration?"
At this moment, Lu Yifan was struggling to stay upright, using his sword to prop himself up, while the blood flowed from his right arm and sword onto the floor.
As for Leon, he stood proudly with his sword, having defeated both Xu Yuebing and Lu Yifan without a scratch, and with a victorious stance, he looked at Lu Yifan: "Weak, too weak, even you, the so-called first seat, can't withstand my five swords, truly disappointing. From today onward, I am the first seat of the Swordsmanship Club and will lead everyone."
After asserting his dominance over the room, Leon stood tall like a crane, his gaze overbearing: "I've said my piece, who supports me, who opposes me?"
The others, intimidated by Leon's overwhelming prowess, dared not speak up despite their anger.
"I oppose."
Ye Qingzhou's lazy voice cut through the dead silence in the room: "I'm securing the stipend for the first seat, no one's stopping me, I said so."
Seeing that someone still dared to challenge him, Leon was not angry but instead, struck a very over-the-top pose, putting his hands on his hips and laughing heartily: "Good, good, good, you dare challenge me after witnessing my strength, young man, your courage is commendable. Come, draw your sword, and let me see your strength."
Ye Qingzhou, startled by his words: "You want to let me have the first move? Are you sure?"
"Hahaha, when you become as strong as I am, you will have such confidence too. Enough talking, draw your sword, and I'll show you what a true top master is."
Leon was very confident because, in his perception, Ye Qingzhou's qi and blood were very weak, not even as strong as Xu Yuebing and Lu Yifan.
Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but sigh: "It's been many years since anyone spoke to me like this, for this next sword strike, you better watch out, don't die."
As soon as he spoke, time seemed to freeze, even the flow of the wind stopped, the world lost its colors, and the surrounding scenery turned into black and white light and shadows.
Until the sound of a sword's clanging echoed, the cold gleam of the famous sword Flying Frost broke through the monochrome world, and dazzling sword light brought back the colors.
In an instant, wind and clouds surged, the sword qi transformed into a white dragon shape soaring into the sky, with the momentum of soaring through the nine heavens, roaring and slashing toward Leon.
This Dragon-Shaped Sword Qi Slash was the result of Ye Qingzhou's efforts over the past few days.
To perfect this sword technique, he hadn't done his homework for three days, paying the heavy price of being detained by the teacher.
But it was all worth it!
The Dragon's Roar of the sword qi, unannounced, once announced, was astonishing!
At this moment, Leon's expression was brilliant. The more he postured earlier, the more miserable he appeared now. Seeing Ye Qingzhou's sword qi slash, he wished he could travel back in time seven seconds to give his past self a hard slap.
The antagonist dies posturing!
Boom~
In the critical moment, Leon only had time to hold his sword in front, unleashing both his Five Thunders Seal and Fishing Toad Skill, yet he still couldn't withstand Ye Qingzhou's incredible sword, getting completely slashed into the air.
Before fainting upon landing, his thoughts spun wildly as if the montage of his life was playing.
"First High School's Swordsmanship Club really doesn't stick to chivalrous principles, you should have told me there was such a master!"
"Pretend to have a fake first seat to deceive and ambush me, an old comrade of 192 months!"
"Is this okay?"
"This isn't okay!"
As Leon slid across the smooth floor for several seconds, hitting the wall with a thud, the fierce battle came to an abrupt end, and the hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, everyone was utterly stunned.
Even Zheng Zigang, who usually looked down on Ye Qingzhou, felt complicated and couldn't believe his eyes.
A few days ago, Ye Qingzhou said Lu Yifan could only take three of his sword strikes, Zheng Zigang thought this birdman was talking nonsense, feeling indignation, believing Ye Qingzhou was too arrogant.
But now, Zheng Zigang just felt that Ye Qingzhou was extremely modest, as just that one sword strike would have beaten even ten Lu Yifan to no avail.
But no matter what, the name of First High School's Swordsmanship Club was upheld!
"Yay!"
"We won!"
"Ye Qingzhou actually won!"
Everyone was delighted, except Ye Qingzhou, who was displeased. He went up and tested Leon's breath with his finger: "No breath? Damn, don't die! You were so arrogant just now; I thought you were strong, yet you couldn't even withstand one of my swords, came to scam me, huh?"
Ye Qingzhou was speechless; he arrived late and didn't witness Leon's performance. Seeing Leon dominate the Swordsmanship Club with just one sword, he thought Leon was strong.
Turns out, this was it?
"Who'll give him artificial respiration?"
As soon as Ye Qingzhou spoke, the surrounding students immediately backed up five meters, even his desk mate, Huang Liwen, pretended not to know him, turned away to feign ignorance.
Just then, Xu Lan and Lei Ying arrived together.
They walked hand in hand, talking and laughing, a picture of close, loving friends.
"Are you all here? Just right, I have an announcement to make. Teacher Lei's brother Leon will be joining our Swordsmanship Club today. He is a high-achieving student who trained at the prestigious Three Pure Ones Mountain, with great strength. You all should seize the opportunity to learn from him."
Xu Lan walked through the crowd, smiling at her cousin: "Bingbing, where is Leon?"
Xu Yuebing blinked, unsure how to explain to her cousin, pointing to the wall: "He's lying over there."
Following Xu Yuebing's gesture, Xu Lan quickly saw Leon lying unconscious by the wall, and the smile on her face disappeared.