Su Ming stared straight into Su Luo's eyes.
It was as if he had already decided that Su Luo would agree to the spar.
Su Luo shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"I agree."
At those words, a glint of coldness flashed through Su Ming's eyes.
The corners of his lips curled up in a sinister smile.
"Let's go now. Otherwise, there won't be enough time."
The two walked one after the other to the dueling platform.
By then, the area beneath the platform was already packed with spectators.
Some had even taken out their phones and aimed them at the two onstage.
An E-Class ability against a B-Class ability.
Ability User Tier 3 against Ability User Tier 7.
And supposedly, the two were even biological brothers.
With such an explosive matchup, how could anyone resist watching?
"That Su Ming is the guy who awakened a B-Class Lightning Control Ability, right?"
"That's right. A few days ago, he teamed up with others to leave the city and hunt Exotic Beasts. He only got back today."
"A B-Class ability! And rare Lightning Control at that! This guy's luck is insane!"
"How long do you think Su Luo can last?"
"The gap between their Ability Levels is too huge. Su Luo won't last more than ten seconds."
"Ten seconds? I think even five seconds is too generous!"
"..."
"Su Luo, you slapped my mother last night and called her a filthy bitch!"
"I hope you're ready to be taught a brutal lesson by me!"
Su Ming glared viciously at Su Luo.
He hoped to see the same fearfulness Su Luo used to wear on his face.
Yet Su Luo's expression was as still as an ancient well.
"Su Ming, your mother is a filthy bitch. Anyone with eyes can see that."
"And you want to teach me a lesson?"
"You'd better see whether you have what it takes first!"
At that—
Su Ming immediately abandoned all sense of fair play.
Electric light flashed across his body as he turned into a streak of blue lightning.
He instantly moved in front of Su Luo.
At the same time—
He swung his right hand, intending to slap Su Luo hard and avenge Pan Yun.
Su Luo smiled faintly.
With a flip of his palm, he blasted away all the air in front of him.
The forcibly expelled air gathered into a powerful Air Cannon!
As for Su Ming, standing before Su Luo—
He only felt a chill run down his spine, and found it difficult to breathe.
BOOM!!!
A thunderous explosion suddenly rang out.
The people below the stage had not even figured out what had happened!
When Su Ming on the platform—
Was directly blasted away by an overwhelming force.
The immense impact—
Smashed through the railing at the edge of the dueling platform.
The railing shattered across the ground.
Su Ming fell from the dueling platform.
He violently spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs.
A section of his chest had caved in, and his sternum was clearly shattered.
Su Ming gasped for breath, experiencing for the first time the feeling of death closing in.
He looked toward the surrounding students, wanting them to hurry and save him.
He raised a hand and struggled to open his trembling mouth.
Yet not a single sound came out.
Seeing Su Ming's miserable state, everyone unconsciously took a step back.
Who could have imagined that the guy who had been full of life just moments ago—
Would be on the verge of death after taking a single attack from Su Luo?
They turned to look at Su Luo, who stood proudly on the platform with a blank expression.
A bone-deep chill swept through them all.
What a ruthless strike!
He had been this ruthless even toward his own biological brother.
Wouldn't people like them die on the spot?
Along with their fear came countless doubts.
Since when had Su Luo become so strong?
An Ability User Tier 7—
Could not even withstand one move from him.
Just then—
The Dean of Studies, Wang Yue's voice suddenly rang out.
"You people! Why aren't you in class? What are you all gathered around here for?!"
Wang Yue was twenty-one years old.
She was around 1.7 meters tall, with long, permed waves.
She wore a black professional OL teacher's outfit and a pair of glasses.
Her entire appearance exuded the aura of a mature, commanding beauty.
Her strength was at the Transcendent level, though no one knew exactly which tier.
She had only been the Dean of Studies at Tianshui High School for one year.
Wang Yue squeezed through the crowd.
The first thing she saw was Su Luo on the platform.
A flicker of surprise passed through her eyes.
She knew this student, Su Luo.
He was quiet and reserved, a student who rarely spoke.
His awakened ability was E-Class, placing him at the very bottom of the entire grade.
His current strength was Ability User Tier 3.
She had never expected him to be dueling someone here, and to have apparently won.
Following the trail of the shattered railing—
She spotted Su Ming lying on the ground, barely clinging to life.
Her pupils instantly widened. With just one look—
She could tell that Su Ming's life was hanging by a thread.
She hurriedly took out her phone.
She called the hospital and told them to immediately send an ambulance.
Once the ambulance had taken Su Ming away—
Seeing that there was no more show to watch, the crowd scattered like birds and beasts.
Just as Su Luo was about to return to class, Wang Yue called out to him.
"Su Luo, don't leave yet. Come over, I need to talk to you."
Standing before Wang Yue, Su Luo asked in confusion.
"Director, once both sides step onto the dueling platform, life and death are left to fate."
"Are you going to stand up for Su Ming?"
At that—
Wang Yue shook her head.
"Once you step onto the dueling platform, life and death are left to fate."
"Rules are rules. I won't break them."
"I'm simply very curious how you managed to beat Su Ming into that state."
"Su Luo, can you tell me?"
Su Luo nodded at her words.
He had nothing to hide anyway.
He once again used his Paw Ability.
He blasted away the air before him.
Under Wang Yue's astonished gaze—
A powerful Air Cannon—
Immediately blew a massive hole through a distant stone wall.
Looking at the hole in the wall—
An enormous question instantly filled Wang Yue's mind.
"Is that still an E-Class ability?"
She turned back to Su Luo and asked impatiently.
"Was that attack—produced by your E-Class ability?"
Su Luo shook his head.
Then he said something that left Wang Yue frozen on the spot.
"This is my other ability."
"It's called the Paw Ability."
Wang Yue stood there in a daze for a long while before gradually coming back to herself.
In utter shock, she grabbed Su Luo by the shoulders.
"You're saying this is your other ability? You're a Dual Ability User?" Wang Yue asked excitedly.
"That's right." Su Luo nodded and replied casually.
After confirming that the news was true—
Wang Yue firmly patted Su Luo on the shoulder.
"Good job!"
"Su Luo, what is your current strength?" Wang Yue asked curiously.
"Ability User Tier 8."
At those words, Wang Yue murmured.
"Ability User Tier 8? If you work hard, you might be able to break through to Transcendent Tier 1 before the college entrance examination."
She reached into her pocket.
She took out a Tier 1 Exotic Beast Crystal Core.
Then she placed it in Su Luo's hand.
"Su Luo, this is a Crystal Core I'm giving you personally. I hope it can help you."
Su Luo accepted the Crystal Core in confusion and asked without understanding.
"Director, why are you giving me a Crystal Core?"
Wang Yue sighed.
"In recent years, not a single student from our school has gotten into a key Ability University."
"The other high schools in the city have students admitted every year."
"And our school does not even have a single S-Class Ability Awakener."
"Su Luo, if you break through to the Transcendent level, then with your Dual Ability User aptitude—"
"You will definitely get into a key Ability University."
At that—
The corner of Su Luo's mouth lifted as he feigned helplessness.
"Director Wang, that's a heavy task. One of these doesn't seem quite enough."
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