The opening ceremony for the Martial Arts Students was held separately from the regular students. As a group of people entered, applause filled the venue.
The principal stood at the front of the stage, also clapping. He smiled at the few dozen people in the vast space, saying:
"There's no need for a long speech. Martial artists don't do that kind of thing. Last year, three of our students were admitted to key Martial Arts Universities. You all know that we only had twelve Martial Arts graduates last year. Don't be discouraged just because we're a regular high school. Work hard when you need to, and strive when you need to."
As he spoke, the three accompanying individuals walked to the center of the venue.
The tower-like teenager was escorted by a group of people to one side, while the more sinister-looking teenager walked towards Guo Chuming and his group with a gloomy expression. Guo Chuming was pointing and gesturing towards Li Ye, making him turn his head. Their eyes met.
The teenager grinned, revealing a sinister smile. He drew a thumb across his neck, then made a grotesque face with wide eyes, tongue sticking out, and his head bobbing.
Fierce and sinister, the atmosphere instantly turned cold.
The students who were already not close to them now kept even more distance.
That expression also cast a shadow over Deng Hao and Jia Dong's faces.
They felt a bad premonition.
Li Ye raised an eyebrow. "Is that Xiang Feipeng?"
"Yeah, he looks so annoying!"
Despite saying that, Yao Leden couldn't help but shiver all over and instinctively took two steps back from Li Ye and the others.
Seeing this, Li Ye narrowed his eyes and mouthed words at the taunting Xiang Feipeng.
You motherfucker.
Xiang Feipeng clearly understood. He was stunned for a moment, then his smile widened. He gave Li Ye a thumbs-up and continued to stare at him intently.
Li Ye ignored him and looked back at the principal.
"The district martial arts competition, the city martial arts competition, the provincial martial arts competition – you only get one chance a year. Last time, we ranked fifteenth in Ningjiang City for the martial arts competition, and we didn't even make it into the provincial competition. Are you satisfied with this, as martial artists?!"
The principal's tone became impassioned. "Martial artists must be sharp and never satisfied. Cultivate martial arts, improve your Blood Essence. As long as you are strong enough, the position of a main player can be changed at any time. As long as you achieve a better ranking in the martial arts competition, I will give you whatever you want!"
After he finished, the accompanying vice-principal and others were the first to applaud, which then triggered applause from the students in the venue, but the enthusiasm was clearly lacking.
It was obvious that these words were probably just the same old routine.
"Alright, I won't say any more. Practice martial arts well. If you need anything, find your teacher Gu Yang. He has a lot of experience in martial arts. Teacher Gu Yang, the stage is yours now."
The principal walked off the stage directly and left with his entourage.
At this moment, Xiang Feipeng, who had been staring at Li Ye, had an even wider smile, his whole body subtly trembling.
It seemed like excitement.
Yao Leden looked grave. "You guys should back down later. Xiang Feipeng is going to go crazy. Lying in the hospital for a few days is better than being seriously injured."
Deng Hao and Jia Dong's expressions darkened further upon hearing this. After exchanging glances, they both looked at Li Ye.
Li Ye smiled at this point. "If he goes crazy, I should back down? Then wouldn't lunatics be invincible? That amazing? More amazing than the Ren Family?"
"What are you talking about?" Yao Leden was taken aback, then said:
"Stop talking about this and that family. Don't lose your dignity for the sake of face. There are differences between Dragon Gates, and Dragon Gates. Xiang Feipeng is on the Break Through Realm path. Ah, to put it simply, he's learned superior martial arts. Even a normal Seven Dragon Gate can't beat him!"
Yao Leden spoke hastily, but as she was talking, the principal's figure disappeared. Gu Yang walked to the center and was about to speak when suddenly a gust of wind inexplicably rose from within the venue.
Xiang Feipeng leaped up from the ground. His legs moved like he was riding the wind, his hands forming claws like an eagle as he pounced.
"Kneel!"
His arrogant laughter echoed throughout the entire venue.
Thump!
But just as he leaped, a sound like air being shattered erupted from his surroundings.
Yao Leden's vision blurred. She saw several rings of energy appear around them. Li Ye had also leaped into the air, moving even faster than Xiang Feipeng, and grabbed his ankle.
"There are always so many troubles. I just want to cultivate properly, not play this game of 'beat the child and the parent shows up'!"
Li Ye's hand restrained Xiang Feipeng's ankle. The latter was startled but reacted quickly. He bent down, his claws grabbing Li Ye's shoulders.
Clang!
The crisp sound made him visibly dazed.
His fingers could leave dents even in iron!
What was going on?
"Smash him!!"
Bang!!
Li Ye roared and yanked his leg down heavily. His body broke through the air with a loud sound as he landed on the ground. His arm also slammed down hard on landing, smashing Xiang Feipeng heavily onto the ground. The impact shook the entire venue, and the spot where he landed cracked.
Twin Pagoda Prison Suppression, strength like a thousand pounds!
Although he hadn't reached that level yet, it was clearly more than enough for someone of this caliber!
Pfft!
Xiang Feipeng was slammed so hard that he bounced off the ground for a short distance, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Li Ye lifted him up again and slammed him down hard.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As if shaking a rag, Li Ye lifted Xiang Feipeng up and smashed him down, again and again.
The other side was already in a stance to attack, and he couldn't hold back any longer.
Why would a Martial Arts Student, whom even the Ren Family couldn't figure out, come here looking for trouble? The Ren Family was much more low-key and smarter than them.
But these kinds of people were very persistent.
If he didn't act now, was he supposed to wait until the other side started spewing trash talk before making a move?
He didn't even have the time to listen to such talk!
Since this was a world where the strong were respected, he was determined to be at the top of his class in this school, in this Martial Arts Major!
"S-stop!"
After smashing him down more than ten times, Gu Yang, who had finally snapped out of his shock, leaped in front of Li Ye and reached out to grab his wrist.
Slap!
As soon as his hand extended, it was knocked away by the force of Li Ye's lift. He couldn't grab on at all.
When Gu Yang made his move, he subconsciously activated his Blood Essence. Under the steaming effect, his frequency was clearly seven.
He was a Seven Dragon Gate martial artist, but his skills were lacking.
In desperation, Gu Yang gritted his teeth, bent down, and hugged Li Ye's waist, shouting, "Someone's going to die if you keep hitting him! Li Ye, this is a school!"
BOOM!!
The floor tiles, made of some unknown hard stone, shattered, and some fragments flew out, hitting Gu Yang's face.
Li Ye stopped, pried Gu Yang's wrist away, and said with a smile, "Teacher, no one dies at school. After all, it's just students sparring; they don't kill each other."
Gu Yang stared blankly at Li Ye's smile, then turned his head to look forward. Xiang Feipeng, who was lying in the indentation, breathing more in than out, his blood staining half his body, stood there frozen, unsure of what to say.
"As long as this kind of thing doesn't bother me again."
Li Ye said to Gu Yang, "What do you say?"
"I promise!"
Gu Yang said solemnly, but then immediately showed a wry smile, "No one will bother someone like you who's on the Break Through Realm path."
The surrounding students, every single one of them, were silent, not daring to breathe.
Who would dare to bother him?
If Xiang Feipeng could endure this, they would probably be smashed into a pulp.
Yao Leden was lost in thought for a moment before murmuring, "Break Through Realm path..."
Only the Break Through Realm path could grant such powerful combat strength at the low Dragon Gate stage.
Li Ye, this Preparatory Student, was actually on the Break Through Realm path too!
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