Battle Against Sun Jie

Everyone's gazes focused on Quan Yi.

They all wanted to see how Quan Yi would react.

But their attention instead became an invisible pressure, creating a psychological burden.

Quan Yi, however, remained unmoved. He said calmly, "First of all, I'm angry, but not because of the accusations against me. My clothing was indeed inappropriate, and I accept that humbly."

"But what truly makes me angry isn't that. It's your discrimination against country folk."

"What you really care about isn't my clothing, but the fact that a country person was eating on the second floor."

"Because back then, you didn't tell me to leave the Dining Hall. You told me to go downstairs to eat."

"You don't care one bit about the feelings of the students on the first floor. All you care about is yourself."

"A selfish, arrogant, and hypocritical wretch like you actually dares to wag your Tongue in public? I have never seen anyone so utterly shameless."

By the end, Quan Yi had almost lost control. After saying all that, he felt even more thoroughly satisfied.

Quan Yi was not someone skilled at arguing, but the other party's actions had completely ignited his anger.

Yet strangely, his anger instead made Quan Yi's mind clear, and his words became organized.

"Well said! It was clearly that Sun Jie's fault, so why did he make it seem like he was the righteous one? So hypocritical!"

At that moment, a crisp voice came from the crowd. Quan Yi turned his head and saw that it was the dark-red-haired girl from the morning.

Right now, she was indignantly helping him denounce Sun Jie.

Quan Yi's impression of this girl changed.

After all, not just anyone could be the first to speak up.

The one who said those words was Huo Wu. Huo Wu usually hated these sanctimonious "fakes" the most.

So after hearing Quan Yi's speech, she began to "speak up for justice" even more.

Huo Wushuang beside her looked rather helpless. It was already a little too late to stop her.

Quan Yi's defense and Huo Wu's "righteous speech" caused the situation in the arena to completely reverse. The students all looked toward Sun Jie, and their eyes revealed a kind of disgust.

At that moment, Sun Jie's face turned ashen. He looked angrily toward Huo Wu, but when he saw Huo Wushuang beside her, the fury in his heart was extinguished in an instant.

He had not expected Huo Wushuang to be here. That girl should be Huo Wushuang's genius younger sister. Even if they were younger than him, they were not people he could afford to offend.

Sun Jie understood that the situation could not be reversed. He could only turn his anger toward Quan Yi.

Flustered and furious, he said, "Hmph, I kindly reminded you, and it's fine if you don't appreciate it, but you actually slander me like this. Looks like I'll have to teach you a proper lesson and make you understand what gratitude means."

Seeing that he could not beat the other party with words, Sun Jie immediately wanted to suppress him with force.

"Flame Finch, possess me."

Red light burst from Sun Jie's entire body. His hands transformed into bird claws, reddish-brown feathers appeared on his skin, and he cried toward the sky, looking very imposing.

A yellow ring even emerged beneath his feet.

"Sun Jie, Martial Soul: Flame Finch, rank nineteen Battle Soul Master."

Seeing that Sun Jie had finally gotten to the main point, Quan Yi immediately summoned his own Martial Soul as well.

Gauntlets suddenly appeared over his hands. The black-and-red combination, together with their exquisite shape and patterns, instantly drew everyone's eyes.

In particular, the Sun Pattern on the back of Quan Yi's hand faintly leaked a dangerous aura.

"Quan Yi, Martial Soul: Blazing Sun Gauntlets, rank fifteen Tool Soul Master."

Although the people watching this battle all hoped Quan Yi would win, they all understood that hope was slim.

Sun Jie chose to attack first. He stared fixedly at Quan Yi, thinking only of tearing Quan Yi to pieces, so he went all out from the very beginning.

"First Soul Skill, Flame Claw."

The yellow ring floating around Sun Jie suddenly shone brightly. As the Soul Power on his body surged, flames appeared on both claws.

Sun Jie charged toward Quan Yi first.

Sun Jie ran extremely fast. The Flame Finch Martial Soul made his body light and agile, and with the flames on both hands, Sun Jie at that moment was like two flaming meteors, rapidly closing in on Quan Yi.

This move combined Sun Jie's speed, the sharpness of his bird claws, and the scorching heat of the flames. Almost no one could come out unscathed under this move, much less Quan Yi, who was four ranks lower.

At that moment, Sun Jie was certain of his victory.

Just as Sun Jie was about to reach Quan Yi, he suddenly leaped. His jumping power was astonishing, reaching a height of more than two meters.

In midair, Sun Jie's body and claws naturally angled downward, pointing at Quan Yi. Sun Jie concentrated his entire Weight into his claws; if they struck the body, they would cause tremendous impact and damage.

Quan Yi looked at Sun Jie descending from the sky, without the slightest ripple in his heart.

Compared to the meteor-like impact of the Exploding Rhino, Sun Jie's attack could only count as raindrops.

Quan Yi immediately condensed his Soul Power onto his right hand, forming Gang. Then, with astonishing speed, he turned his body sideways, and Sun Jie's claws swept past Quan Yi's chest.

Sun Jie was startled by Quan Yi's speed. Although his eyes could follow Quan Yi's figure, he could no longer adjust his body quickly.

Quan Yi did not let this fleeting opportunity slip by. His right hand smashed fiercely into Sun Jie's face.

Bang!

Powerful force sent Sun Jie spinning sideways through the air for several meters before he crashed heavily to the ground.

Sun Jie's strength was indeed decent, but he had underestimated his opponent far too much. A leaping attack was an extremely risky move; though powerful, it also meant giving up his own advantage in agility.

And so, Quan Yi seized the opening and knocked him unconscious with a single blow.

At that moment, the whole arena fell utterly silent, sinking into an eerie stillness. No one could believe the scene before their eyes.

"Boss!" At that moment, Sun Jie's followers rushed to his side.

They carefully checked Sun Jie over and found that the left side of his face had already swollen up, drool spilling unconsciously from his mouth.

His followers immediately slapped Sun Jie, trying to wake him up, but the massive impact had left his mind hazy. Even though he tried his best to open his eyes, his body would not obey him.

In the end, he sank into a deep unconsciousness.

"Boss, what happened to you? You can't die!"

His followers thought Sun Jie was dead and were so anxious they were about to cry.

"Stop shouting. He's fine. He just passed out. Can't you see he's still breathing?" Quan Yi's voice came over.

Quan Yi knew how strong he was, so he had not used his full strength. He had not even used Jian.

Sun Jie had fallen unconscious because Quan Yi had struck his jaw with precision.

The group of followers saw that Sun Jie really had only passed out, and only then did they relax.

They no longer had the face to stay there. Lifting Sun Jie up, they left.

Quan Yi quietly watched them go. After seeing them walk far away, he withdrew his Gauntlet.

"So strong!"

"Amazing!"

"He sent Sun Jie flying with just one hit. That Quan Yi didn't even use a Soul Skill."

Seeing that group flee in defeat, the crowd erupted in a huge commotion.

Quan Yi turned to look at the girl who had spoken up first. He saw that she was also looking at him, approval and excitement in her eyes.

Quan Yi walked up to the girl, wanting to properly thank her for speaking up on his behalf earlier.

Quan Yi cupped his fist and said gratefully, "Many thanks, senior sister, for speaking up for me."

When Huo Wu heard that, her originally happy expression suddenly collapsed. Somewhat speechless, she said, "Senior sister? What kind of eyes do you have? Do I look that old?"

Huo Wushuang was amused by their conversation.

"Hahahaha, se-senior sister. Xiao Wu, how come I never knew you had such a junior schoolmate?"

Quan Yi was somewhat confused.