Leiyin knew very well that if he was hit by Ain's peach-colored flames, he would undoubtedly lose. Just think—if his age were reduced by twelve years, wouldn't his combat strength be inferior even to an ant's?
So, in the next moment, he vanished from Ain's sight.
Flying Thunder God Slash!
Leiyin activated his fastest speed to dodge Ain's Rejuvenation Flame, then flew in front of her. His hands flashed up and down before he suddenly formed a hand seal. "Wind Release—Great Breakthrough!"
Leiyin was so fast that Ain had no time to react before the gale he spat out blew her out of the arena.
Even the referee only came to his senses after a moment. "Eighteenth Division, winner—Leiyin!"
Seeing this, Garp smiled in satisfaction. That brat.
After the first qualifying match ended, almost none of the trainees could believe the result from the eighteenth division.
"What?!"
"You're saying that second lieutenant actually defeated Sister Ain?!"
"Are you kidding me?"
"Ain reaches the quarterfinals every year. How could this be?"
The trainees gathered together, their astonished exclamations ringing out without end. Among them, only two people remained relatively calm: Beligood and Hina.
Both of them had been defeated by Leiyin before, and Beligood had a fairly objective understanding of Leiyin's strength.
That damned second lieutenant definitely isn't a simple man, Hina thought to herself.
The Ranking Assessment stipulated that there would be one day of rest between each qualifying match. This was to give the advancing trainees sufficient energy and stamina to prepare for the next round.
People always trusted their own understanding of things. When it came to Leiyin defeating Ain, everyone still refused to believe it.
Thus, in less than a day, they came up with a reasonable explanation:
Leiyin and Ain had an unusual relationship. Leiyin wanted