Instant Kill

The spear tip was about to strike.

Luo Yan's free hand caught the spearhead in time.

But at that moment, Young Master Luo let out a sinister laugh.

Seeing his smile,

Luo Yan immediately released the spearhead.

He threw himself to the side.

At that moment,

a streak of black light shot from the flat spearhead.

It grazed Luo Yan's neck in an instant.

Carving a bloody groove.

There was actually a steel needle hidden inside the spearhead.

This was the true "snake's tongue"!

"Good!"

Someone in the audience cheered.

But this time, the person cheering was Minister of Education Lu Cheng.

His face was flushed with excitement.

Luo Beichen had just been split open by Luo Yan's sword.

That had nearly made him want to find a hole to crawl into.

Now that Luo Beichen had turned the tables,

Lu Cheng was naturally delighted.

The "Conservative Faction" members beside him also began cheering.

Trying to put psychological pressure on Luo Yan.

On the arena,

Luo Yan widened the distance.

Suddenly, his vision blurred.

The steel needle was poisoned!

He immediately took out the "Toxin Dispelling Agent."

Before he could inhale it,

Luo Beichen had already charged over.

Pursuing his advantage!

Luo Yan suddenly hurled the "Toxin Dispelling Agent" at Luo Beichen's head.

Luo Beichen instinctively tilted his head, inevitably slowing his movements by a fraction.

Luo Yan charged forward, relaxed his knees, and slid beneath Luo Beichen's spear.

At the same time, "Star Splitter" swept out.

The sword slashed at the unarmored area around his opponent's knee.

Luo Beichen immediately grunted, his steps staggering.

He had always lived a pampered life. When had he ever suffered like this?

The pain twisted his expression, leaving him unable to continue pursuing Luo Yan.

Seizing the opportunity, Luo Yan picked up the "Toxin Dispelling Agent" and hurriedly took a deep breath.

He inhaled the agent inside.

Then he took out the "Golden Boiling Agent," which stimulated the nerves, and inhaled that as well.

Under the effects of the two agents, the toxin Luo Beichen had applied to the steel needle was temporarily suppressed.

Meanwhile,

Luo Beichen also absorbed some medicine, temporarily easing the pain in his leg.

When he saw Luo Yan stand up again,

he inwardly sighed at the missed opportunity.

If only he had been able to obtain a deadly poison that killed with a drop of blood. Otherwise, that strike just now would have finished Luo Yan.

There were no restrictions in a Death Match.

Neither side needed to hold back.

It was no surprise that Luo Beichen used poison.

If the Logistics Department hadn't lacked poison for exchange,

Luo Yan would have wanted to coat his sword with poison as well.

Although the poison's effects had been temporarily suppressed,

no one knew how long that would last.

Therefore,

Luo Yan decided to end the fight quickly.

On the other hand,

the "trap" had already been laid.

Based on what he knew of Luo Beichen,

the odds of his opponent falling for it were very high.

Luo Yan took a deep breath.

Then suddenly charged out.

Luo Beichen had already made up his mind.

He decided to proceed cautiously,

dragging things out until Luo Yan's poison took effect.

Then he would finish him off.

Thus, when his opponent charged over,

Luo Beichen drew back his spear and assumed a defensive stance.

He restored the spear to its original form,

using it to block.

In an instant, Luo Yan arrived.

His body clearly erupted with Primal Energy fluctuations.

The skin on his exposed body took on faint stone-like patterns.

"Star Splitter" rose.

Luo Beichen immediately held his spear upright.

He knew Luo Yan was about to use "Thunderclap" again.

He had already planned everything.

After blocking Luo Yan's strike,

he would use his own Divine Treasure and Mystic Art to stall for time.

This battle was certain to end in victory!

On the arena,

the instant Luo Yan raised his sword,

Boom!

Bright yellow energy radiance erupted like flames!

The boiling aura lifted Luo Yan's hair into the air.

Bathed in the glow of Primal Energy, his crimson pupils

seemed to burn like blazing flames.

"Opening the Essence Gate"!

At that moment, Luo Yan finally used the secret technique personally taught by Di Zheng.

He immediately received an all-around enhancement.

A flash of sword light!

A horizontal sweep!

Luo Beichen's expression turned strange.

He looked as though he was about to smile, yet not quite.

He had guessed that Luo Yan would use "Thunderclap,"

but he hadn't expected Luo Yan to possess the secret technique "Soul Gate Opening" as well.

This was something even Gao Lin had never mentioned.

Luo Beichen's mind went blank.

His experience and reactions

couldn't produce the correct judgment in that instant.

Just then,

Luo Beichen saw the sword light actually burst apart!

Shattering into over a hundred fine beams of light.

Dense and crisscrossing,

they filled his entire field of vision!

Cries of alarm erupted throughout the Training Hall.

Minister of Education Lu Cheng leaped to his feet.

From his angle,

he saw Luo Yan sweep his longsword horizontally, but the moment the blade completed its sweep,

it split into over a hundred fragments.

Those fragments dragged streaks of radiance behind them.

It was as if Luo Yan had scattered thousands of shooting stars with a single sword stroke.

The shooting stars curved around Luo Beichen's spear.

Only a few struck the shaft and bounced off to either side.

The rest swept across Luo Beichen's head in an instant.

Behind Luo Beichen, they reassembled into a longsword.

Luo Beichen stood motionless where he was,

as if he had been turned to stone.

Luo Yan, meanwhile, turned around and walked toward the edge of the arena.

What had happened?

Did I block it?

Why is that Luo fellow leaving?

Could it be that I lost?

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible!

I still haven't used my Divine Treasure.

I still haven't used my Mystic Art!

I won't lose.

I won't!

Luo Beichen opened and closed his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But suddenly,

streams of blood began spurting from various places on his face.

By the time Luo Yan jumped down from the arena,

Luo Beichen's head had shattered across the floor like a smashed watermelon!

Screams rang out through the Training Hall.

Several girls fainted on the spot from fright.

Many others turned pale.

Lu Cheng collapsed back into his seat as if all his strength had left him.

At that moment, only one thought remained in his mind.

He lost!

The Young Master of the Luo Family lost!

Why?

Young Master Luo had clearly held the upper hand just moments ago.

How had he been slaughtered by that brat surnamed Luo in the blink of an eye?

I must be dreaming.

Yes.

I was dreaming.

At that moment.

He heard laughter coming from the audience across from him.

Liang Jian.

The major general stood up and said, "Brilliant!"

"You seized the opportunity to explode with power, leaving your opponent no chance to turn the tables."

"Your scheming, experience, and judgment are all top-notch."

"And you were decisive enough, without any hesitation."

"Student, once you graduate, the Exploration Corps wants you!"

Luo Yan raised his head.

He looked toward Liang Jian in the audience.

Liang Jian gave him a thumbs-up.

A smile had just appeared on Luo Yan's face.

His vision suddenly went black.

He collapsed onto the ground.

The poison Luo Beichen had applied to the steel needle took effect.

Liang Jian immediately leaped down from the audience, picked up Luo Yan, and shouted, "Doctor! Where's the doctor?"

The school doctor hurried over.

Then Liang Jian and a group of soldiers from the Exploration Corps escorted Luo Yan to the school infirmary.

Inside the Training Hall.

Lu Cheng let out a long sigh.

He stood up.

He said dejectedly, "Let's go, everyone."

"There's nothing left to see."

Among them was a middle-aged man with a balding head and rather thick lips.

He glanced at Luo Beichen's corpse on the arena.

Then he looked in the direction Luo Yan had been taken.

Unable to hold back, he sighed, "Young people these days are truly impressive."

"What are you talking about? If you're not leaving, move aside. Don't block the way," a man said unhappily.

A hint of viciousness appeared in the balding man's eyes.

But when he turned around, his face was covered in smiles, and he nodded and bowed.

"Sorry for the trouble, General Manager Su. I was blocking your way. Please, you go first. After you."

General Manager Su gave a dismissive grunt. "I was wondering how a mere Local Security Bureau chief like you had the qualifications to watch the match."

"Now I understand."

The balding man pretended not to understand and kept smiling obsequiously.

P.S. Another day of writing ten thousand words! Brothers and sisters, could you give this newbie a little encouragement? Maybe toss me a few votes or something.

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