Yangzhou City, Yi'an District, No. 3 High School.
Under the scorching June sun, a blazing heat poured down from the deep blue sky like fire from the heavens.
The intense rays baked the earth, stirring up waves of irritation in the hearts of many.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Inside the normally quiet school campus, the third floor of the gymnasium buzzed with excitement.
The vast indoor martial arts arena echoed with the fierce sounds of battle.
Two figures darted across the floor like bolts of lightning, moving so fast that they blurred to the eye.
Every collision between them echoed like thunder, shaking the hearts of the onlookers.
"Boom!"
With a loud crash, one of the fighters was blasted through the air like a cannonball, slamming hard into the ground.
The crowd erupted in astonishment and awe.
"So this is the strength of an advanced warrior? Today was truly eye-opening!"
"Amazing!"
"Senior Ye Yu is incredible! No wonder he's the top expert in our school!"
"Senior Luo Feng is impressive too. He's managed to last this long against Ye Yu!"
Around the arena, young students clapped and cheered, their eyes burning with excitement and admiration as they watched the battle.
The two fighters? One was Ye Yu, the other Luo Feng both legendary geniuses not just in this school, but across all forty-plus high schools in Yangzhou City.
Ye Yu just eighteen years old, had already reached the level of advanced warrior. He wasn't just the strongest in No. 3 High School, but also the undisputed number one among all the high schools in the city.
All the major forces of Jiangnan Base City were scrambling to recruit him.
Luo Feng, also eighteen, had similarly reached advanced warrior level, only slightly behind Ye Yu.
But in this world where strength ruled above all, the two were already considered once-in-a-generation prodigies.
Standing in the center of the ring, Ye Yu, dressed in a sleek black martial outfit, flipped through the air and landed gracefully.
He let out a deep breath and glanced at Luo Feng, who had just steadied himself after being knocked back over ten meters.
> "Not bad, you've improved a lot lately," Ye Yu praised calmly.
He knew Luo Feng was no ordinary student.
Even though Ye Yu had technically won the bout, he was well aware that Luo Feng had hidden cards yet to be played spiritual force being the most terrifying among them.
Luo Feng's spiritual force had already condensed into a solid form, which meant his true combat power surpassed his rank by two whole levels likely reaching the level of a mid-level War General.
Even if Ye Yu revealed his full strength, he wasn't sure he could defeat him.
Moreover, Luo Feng's strength was in the midst of a rapid evolution, accelerated by his spiritual powers.
If nothing went wrong, it wouldn't be long before Luo Feng surpassed him.
Still, Ye Yu chose not to expose him. After all, everyone had their secrets.
> "Ye-ge, you're still stronger," Luo Feng replied with a wry smile, his arm trembling from the force of the clash.
Ye Yu rolled his eyes. This guy was good at acting humble when he needed to be. But he wouldn't be fooled.
Their coach, who had been watching from the side, finally stepped forward with a satisfied nod.
> "Well done. Both of you have grown remarkably. Take a break the next group, prepare to enter!"
To him, both Luo Feng and Ye Yu were the most gifted students he had ever trained.
Their strength, speed, reflexes, and combat techniques had reached the pinnacle of the advanced warrior level, and both showed signs of breaking through to even greater heights.
Most impressively they were only eighteen.
Within the entire Yangzhou City, their level of talent was exceedingly rare.
> "Rain-ge! Are you okay?!"
As Ye Yu and Luo Feng stepped down from the arena, two beautiful girls with long legs jogged over to Ye Yu, flanking him from either side with concern and admiration written all over their faces.
Their radiant smiles and affectionate gazes made Ye Yu grin. He casually wrapped an arm around each of their slim waists.
Both girls froze for a moment, faces blushing deeply, but didn't resist his bold action. The surrounding crowd murmured with mixed jealousy and amazement.
> "Hey, I was the one who got thrown across the arena. Why does no one care if I'm okay?" Luo Feng joked bitterly.
He glanced at one of the girls, Xu Xin, with a flicker of complicated emotion in his eyes.
Although he had no special feelings for Liu Ting, his history with Xu Xin was different. Back in their first year, he sat right behind her and harbored a quiet crush on her, never confessing before they were separated into different classes the following year.
Now, two years later, Xu Xin had changed dramatically not only had she grown even more beautiful, she was now one of the most dazzling girls in all of No. 3 High School.
And her heart already belonged to someone else ....Ye Yu.
Luo Feng could only bury his feelings deep inside, watching silently as Xu Xin leaned closer to his best friend.
But in this world, where warriors were the protectors of humanity and the beasts in the wild zones threatened extinction, there was no law that stopped a powerful man from having multiple wives.
In fact, the government encouraged it.
As long as it was consensual, no one cared whether you had two wives or twenty. Humanity needed powerful bloodlines to survive and thrive.
And Ye Yu?
He was exactly the kind of man who could lead that future.
As the trio walked off together, Ye Yu's arm still draped around both girls' waists, Xu Xin and Liu Ting didn't resist at all. Their faces remained flushed, but their eyes sparkled with admiration.
After all, what girl doesn't dream of a strong, handsome hero to protect them?
And in the entire Yangzhou, there was no one more fitting than Ye Yu.
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