Li Taibai's Wine-Drink Until You Drop

"Heh, counting the dozen-odd seconds we just fought, even after my shield disappears, I only need to withstand Senior's attacks for another forty-something seconds!"

"Does Senior think forty-something seconds is enough to defeat me?"

The two did not fight. Instead, they started bickering!

"Even if I can't defeat you, forty-plus seconds is enough for me to deal you fatal damage!" Li Taibai retorted without giving an inch.

"Then Senior can try. But Senior mustn't forget one thing!"

"What thing?"

"If you can't inflict fatal injuries on me before your Flourishing Glory state ends, then once it does, what will you use to fight me?"

Li Taibai raised an eyebrow. "You've got me all figured out?"

Xu Kun shook his head. "I just don't want to waste unnecessary time!"

"Junior, I admit that you're strong enough, but you're looking down on people a little too much!" Li Taibai was somewhat displeased.

What Xu Kun did not know was that within the academy, Li Taibai's unrivaled standing in the hearts of the younger female students had naturally drawn the envy and hostility of many people!

Thus, people had also questioned why Li Taibai deserved to hold third place on the Dragon-Tiger Rankings!

The biggest doubt was this: without that powerful forbidden spell, what was Li Taibai even worth? He probably couldn't even beat Dugu Yun!

But was that really true?

Even Dugu Yun had admitted that Li Taibai's swordsmanship was very strong. He simply was not as single-mindedly specialized in the path of the sword as Dugu Yun was!

Xiang Longtu's lightning-element control methods were extremely powerful. Logically, he should have been able to endure Li Taibai's Flourishing Glory Drifting Clouds, yet he still ranked below Li Taibai and held no dissatisfaction toward him. That proved that even without his forbidden spell,