Lu Cheng nodded slightly at Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, revealing a faint smile.
With his surging mental force, the entire Soul Fighting Zone was completely covered, naturally allowing him to perceive Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and even Xiao Xiao sitting separately.
The slender youth had bright spirit eyes, his gaze filled with admiration.
Wang Dong'er, on the other hand, had a complex look in her eyes; she sat on the chair, propping up her head as if contemplating something.
As for Xiao Xiao, just like Huo Yuhao, her emerald green eyes sparkled. She sat cautiously on her chair, looking at Lu Cheng, who stood proudly below, her pretty face slightly flushed.
It couldn't be helped; he was just too handsome—
There were quite a few girls like her. Lu Cheng's slender figure and his nearly perfectly handsome face, combined with his lazily tied wolf-tail hairstyle and his top-tier monster talent.
He quickly gained a group of fangirls in the Outer Academy, but he was always low-key. He preferred to travel in a straight line between the Soul Tool Department laboratory building and his dormitory or spent most of his time hunting soul rings in the Star Dou Great Forest and cultivating. He rarely stayed at the academy, which is why these noble daughters and royal princesses were quite restrained.
But now—
Lu Cheng quietly sized up Xu Sanshi opposite him.
If the previous scene of him slaying a ten thousand years spirit beast was only seen by the two members of the second-grade assessment class, and his reputation was only spread by word of mouth, with many even doubting the authenticity of the rumors because they were too outrageous, then today—
It was all witnessed by all the disciples of the Outer Academy.
"The match begins!"
With a light shout from the referee.
Xu Sanshi let out an angry shout, and a massive, cyan Black Tortoise phantom condensed behind him, his defense instantly maximized. At the same time, four soul rings rose from beneath his feet—yellow, yellow, purple, purple—one by one. The pressure of a soul ancestor was no longer hidden and swept out completely.
"A Soul Ancestor?!?"
Many students were stunned.
As one of the twin stars of the Outer Academy, Xu Sanshi had received much attention. But clearly, just a few months ago, he was only a level 35 or 36 Soul Elder, yet he had suddenly surged into the ranks of Soul Ancestors.
Soon, everyone understood where Xu Sanshi's confidence came from.
A fourteen-year-old Soul Ancestor could indeed be called a heaven-favored child.
Facing Lu Cheng, whose fame was widespread but whose strength few had witnessed firsthand, this exciting scene made many students unable to help but stand up.
At this moment, Lu Cheng still stood on the other side of the arena, looking at Xu Sanshi with calm eyes.
"Lu Cheng, get the hell down!" Xu Sanshi's eyes were ferocious and angry, yet also carried a hint of relief that his revenge was about to be fulfilled. With his martial soul possessed, his arm pressed against a heavy, dull black tortoise shield. He raised it abruptly and used the sharp edge of the shield to smash down fiercely toward Lu Cheng.
A ferocious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He had originally prepared to be briefly suppressed by arrows, and then use Mysterious Swap to catch him off guard. But since this guy was so arrogant, well—he wouldn't hold back either.
If you really get crippled, you can only blame yourself for acting too cocky.
The teacher below the stage frowned slightly, their soul power surging, already prepared to step in.
No one dared to underestimate the damage of Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Shield. If this thing really came down, it was possible for a head to be chopped off.
But the next instant—
Time and space seemed to freeze. Lu Cheng raised his hand and slowly grasped that cyan turtle shield.
Hum—
A humming sound rang out, and Xu Sanshi's expression shifted from the original mockery and satisfaction to confusion and terror.
His force was completely neutralized. His full-force strike was casually blocked by the other party with just a raised hand. And it was only physical body strength!!
Something is wrong! Run!!!
Xu Sanshi's pupils shook. In his peripheral vision, he suddenly caught sight of Bei Bei's terrified expression, constantly signaling him to surrender. A chill instantly swept through his entire body. He turned his head, about to shout those three words.
But the next instant—
Pfft~
A massive force came from the other side of the Black Tortoise Shield. Before Xu Sanshi could even speak, the arm holding the Black Tortoise Shield instantly fractured, and then his entire body was smashed flying, like a torn sack, falling heavily toward the edge of the arena.
Crimson blood sprayed recklessly in mid-air.
Just when he thought he would be thrown out of the arena and the match would end.
A figure appeared beside him; he knew not when.
Looking down at him indifferently, as if he were an ant.
Another punch swung down.
Xu Sanshi's pupils shook. He knew this was a lethal blow. Even at the cost of severe injury, it was worth manifesting the Black Tortoise Shield to block it.
Boom!!!
A layer of invisible air waves spread out in all directions.
The Black Tortoise Shield instantly buckled, shattered, was covered in cracks, and then was torn to pieces with a boom.
His body slammed heavily onto the arena. Kicking up a cloud of dust.
At this very moment.
The audience below were silent, all watching this scene in astonishment.
And when the dust settled, revealing Xu Sanshi's twisted body lying on the stage, his limbs clearly having their meridians ruined, blood gurgling from his mouth, and his face devoid of color, gasps of cold air suddenly erupted.
A battle of pure physical body and an unquestionable posture of crushing dominance.
Only then did all the students understand.
This was fundamentally not a competition between peers. Lu Cheng had long since surpassed the so-called soul skill and soul power; it was just like a high-level soul emperor or soul saint teacher sealing their cultivation and using only their physical body to crush them, the lower-grade Outer Academy students.
The gap between the two was like a chasm.
And Lu Cheng slaying a ten-thousand-year spirit beast?
Looking at his physical body strength alone, he was probably no different from a spirit beast wearing human skin—
"Lu Cheng!"
"Lu Cheng!"
First, there was a moment of silence, followed by soaring sounds of excitement and fanaticism.
Xu Sanshi crippled? It was indeed bloody and cruel. But in the eyes of many girls, this was truly a manifestation of strength, coldness, and handsomeness.
Especially when Lu Cheng slowly looked at him lying on the ground being carried away on a stretcher, with many teachers staring at him with complex and wary expressions, yet he remained nonchalant, leisurely tying up his wolf tail with a hair tie—it made people all the more crazy.
"Student Lu Cheng, everyone is a fellow student; you are being a bit too cruel." Among the referees, a middle-aged female teacher frowned slightly, looking at Lu Cheng.
"He also tried to kill me," Lu Cheng said indifferently. "It's just that I am stronger than him. That you failed to save him in time only proves that you are trash—"
"You! Is this how you talk to a teacher?!?" The middle-aged female teacher's voice grew louder.
"Alright, Zhou Yi," a male teacher beside her advised helplessly.
The female teacher beside her also tugged at Zhou Yi.
Lu Cheng was slightly surprised and glanced at Zhou Yi. This person hadn't disguised herself as an old woman. But then again, the disciples of the new Class One didn't recognize her original appearance, so even if she appeared openly, no one would know that this was the "Extinction Master" old hag, Zhou Yi.
Lu Cheng glanced at her and then walked straight toward the lounge.
He had been an Evil Soul Master in the simulator. At that time, he was even crazier and even perverted; this bit of bloodshed could really only be considered normal.
Moreover, he had already held back. After all, killing Xu Sanshi would attract too much trouble.
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