True Werewolf

Time flew by, and the incense stick was about to burn out.

Yet there were still 60 people on the field!

The countdown continued. 10, 9, 8...

58 people!

7, 57 people!

6, 56 people!

5, 55 people!

4, 54 people!

The final three seconds!

Fang Xuan's gaze turned cold as the Shadowless Blade swept out fiercely, knocking three people down with a single slash.

There were two seconds left, and he still needed to eliminate one more person!

Those sharp eyes scanned the surroundings like a hawk, swiftly searching for the nearest target as though hunting for treasure.

"There you are!"

Fang Xuan's eyes lit up when he spotted a girl in purple. He immediately raised his blade and charged at her menacingly.

"Uh... Aah!!"

When the girl in purple saw him coming, she froze for a moment before her face went pale with fright, and she screamed on the spot.

After that earth-shaking free-for-all, Fang Xuan's notorious name was known to everyone. Who wouldn't recognize that fiend?!

He attacked men and women alike!

A beauty killer!

A girl-chopper!

A fiend!

A butcher!

Cold-blooded, heartless, and cruel—none of those words were enough to describe how terrifying this guy was!

Seeing Fang Xuan staring fixedly at her with his eyes gleaming, the girl in purple turned deathly pale. Fear welled up in her heart, and she unconsciously backed away.

If an ordinary boy had stared at her like that, she would have assumed he wanted to confess to her. But this was the fiend Fang Xuan...

Heh~

What he wanted wasn't her beauty, but her body—he was planning to use her as a punching bag.

"W-Wait!"

As she retreated, the girl in purple begged Fang Xuan pitifully, "Mr. Fiend, I admit defeat! I surrender! Please don't hurt me!"

Fang Xuan frowned. His long blade suddenly stopped above the girl's head without falling.

Just as the girl let out a sigh of relief, Fang Xuan's left fist shot out and slammed brutally into her lower abdomen, sending the delicate beauty flying!

"Ow..."

The purple-haired girl's pretty face twisted in pain as she cried out. She rolled four or five times across the ground in a miserable state, her beautiful body covered in dust before she landed face-first in the dirt, looking utterly pitiful.

"Oh my God, Miss Daier!"

"Daier! That beautiful girl is Daier, the number one goddess among the Heavenly Supreme Level students!"

"Damn it, what did that bastard do to our goddess? How could he bring himself to hit her?!"

"You beast! Worse than a pig or a dog!"

Complaints erupted all around. Seeing Fang Xuan send Daier flying with one punch, many of the boys were so furious their eyes seemed to spit fire. They glared at him viciously, as if they wanted to rush forward and tear him apart together.

They could have reluctantly accepted it if that bastard had merely tried to flirt with Daier.

But...

He sent her flying with one punch?

What kind of move was that?

How the hell could you bring yourself to do it?!

Now everyone had truly witnessed Fang Xuan's black-hearted ruthlessness. He didn't even spare beautiful girls—what a terrifying freak!

Fang Xuan paid no attention to the indignant crowd around him. Instead, he turned toward the incense stick on the referee's table. A pinch of ash fell from the timekeeping incense, and it had just burned out!

"This was truly the most thrilling Preliminary Round I've ever seen in my life..."

The gray-haired teacher's eyes shone as he swept his gaze over the fifty contestants standing in the Square, finally settling on Fang Xuan. A pleased smile rose to his lips as he announced loudly, "I hereby declare that the Genius Battle Preliminary Round has officially concluded. All fifty contestants present have advanced!"

"That's great!"

The next moment, endless cheers and jubilant cries erupted from every direction. The contestants were overjoyed. After enduring this chaotic free-for-all involving two hundred people, they had finally earned the right to participate in the Genius Battle.

They could now compete against the very finest geniuses!

Everyone was thrilled beyond measure.

"Whew~"

Seeing this, Fang Xuan could not help but let out a breath of relief.

After fighting for so long, he had defeated thirty or forty students by himself. Most of the soul power in his body had been drained, and even his physical strength was nearly exhausted. He was truly worn out.

Still, no matter what, he had finally passed this Preliminary Round.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and began checking his current attributes.

[Strongest Blade Drawing System]

[Host: Fang Xuan]

[Level: LV22]

[Title: Soul Grandmaster]

[Soul Power: 36/220]

[Proficiency: Basic Blade Drawing Technique (99/100)]

[God-Bestowed Blade: 0]

[Martial Souls: Ice Phoenix Soul (Beginner 60/100), Nine Heart Begonia Soul (Beginner 5/100)]

[Talents: Blade of Glacial Cold, Blade of Healing]

This great battle had earned him a full 34 points of soul power, and even the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul's proficiency had increased by 3 points. It was far more efficient than practicing the blade alone at home—his gains had been substantial.

Besides that, Fang Xuan had made a new discovery.

He discovered that every time he successfully defeated someone, regardless of how strong or weak they were, it would be judged as a successful blade draw, and he would immediately receive 1 Soul Power Value!

That would undoubtedly greatly increase the efficiency of his leveling up!

At the thought, Fang Xuan felt secretly delighted.

The Preliminary Round ended perfectly. The referee explained the rules for tomorrow's official matches to the fifty advancing students, and before long, everyone dispersed.

With his hands behind his head, Fang Xuan avoided the crowded flow of people and headed alone toward the northern residential district.

Boom!

At that moment, a deafening thunderclap exploded!

Fang Xuan was startled and looked up, only to see a bolt of blue lightning hurtling wildly toward him from ahead!

"Blade Drawing Technique!"

His hand gripped the hilt, and he abruptly drew the Shadowless Blade, slashing viciously at the blue lightning.

But to his surprise, an indescribably terrifying force crashed into the Shadowless Blade, making its blade tremble violently and sending Fang Xuan himself stumbling backward.

"Who is it?!"

The web between his right thumb and forefinger split open. Blood flowed down the blade, dyeing the snow-white body of the Shadowless Blade red. He was deeply shocked; the force behind that strike was terrifying, and he could barely withstand it.

Looking up, he saw a young man in ornate robes with sword-like brows and starry eyes, his entire body wreathed in blue lightning. The youth stared at him coldly as he strode forward with the bearing of a dragon and tiger.

Once Fang Xuan saw who it was, his brows lifted slightly, and a grave look appeared in his eyes.

Yu Tianheng!!

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