The Man Who Had Repeated Five Years

"Yeah, I never expected it to be him."

"Me neither."

Someone recognized the fire man at a glance and whispered.

Jiang Chen was not deaf, so naturally, he heard them.

He normally knew little about the school gossip and had never paid attention to it.

As for the fire man, Jiang Chen knew absolutely nothing about him.

Soon, someone began explaining, "Legend has it that this guy is incredibly talented and has already reached S-rank standards, but he hasn't graduated for five years because he can't control his ability properly."

"They say that when his ability awakened, everything within a hundred-mile radius centered on him was scorched by flames."

"It didn't go out for three days and three nights."

"That shows just how powerful those flames are."

Having been recognized, the fire man looked at Jiang Chen and asked, "Now that you know who I am, are you still not going to make a move? I can't control my ability well. If you don't attack soon, you could get hurt."

"I don't think you're qualified to be my opponent."

Looking into the fire man's eyes, Jiang Chen said, "What right does a piece of trash who can't even control his own ability have to be my opponent?"

"Who are you calling trash?!"

Fury covered the fire man's face, and he looked as though he wanted to devour Jiang Chen whole.

Jiang Chen remained unmoved and continued, "Are your ears broken? I'm talking about you. Trash, trash, trash!"

"You..."

"Still can't hear me?"

"Trash!"

At that moment, the system's notification sounded beside Jiang Chen's ear.

[ Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the task of saying "trash" five times. You have received a special reward: one Soul Power Recovery Potion! ]

[ Note: The Soul Power Recovery Potion can be used three times and instantly restores Soul Power. ]

[ The reward has been sent to the system backpack. Please check it. ]

Jiang Chen saw that an extra bottle of potion had appeared in the system backpack. He tapped to use it, and a bottle of blue potion appeared in his hand.

He quickly took a sip. His movements were so fast that the people around him had yet to react.

Everyone wondered if Jiang Chen had gone mad. He actually dared to provoke the fire man.

Did he think his life was too long?

After all, the fire man could not control his ability, and that often resulted in people getting hurt.

Moreover, his flames were incredibly powerful. Anyone injured by them would definitely be severely wounded.

Therefore, at school, no one dared to get too close to the fire man.

And the fire man had never appeared in group activities.

Over time, everyone seemed to have forgotten that such a person existed.

But that did not mean he was gone.

Now, he had appeared again.

Everyone instinctively felt that it was better to stay far away from him.

Well, they should stay away from Jiang Chen too.

That way, they would not get caught in the crossfire if the two started fighting.

Everyone quietly retreated several steps.

They thought that the farther away they were, the safer they would be.

Now that Jiang Chen's Soul Power had recovered, he naturally did not fear the fire man.

If he had been afraid, he would not still be standing here.

"What, are you still not taking out your sword?"

The fire man was already surrounded by blazing flames, as if he were wearing a suit of flaming armor.

In his left hand, he held a blade formed from fire.

The heat from the blade had scorched even the ground.

"You'd better calm down. Can we talk this out properly?"

Jiang Chen had recovered his Soul Power, so naturally, he was not afraid of the fire man. But he remembered that he still had a Thousand-Year Fox Demon to deal with and did not want to waste his combat strength, so he did not summon his Zanpakuto.

But how could the fire man care about that? "That's not up to you!"

As he spoke, the fire man raised the blade in his hand and slashed toward Jiang Chen.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Three terrifying explosions rang out in succession.

The sounds carried directly into the distance.

At that moment, the Principal had just returned to his office and was about to sit down when he heard the deafening noise.

Crash!

After that sound—

The glass in his office shattered.

What was going on again?!

The Principal was furious.

He had been in a good mood today, but now the floor was covered in broken glass. How was he supposed to work?

At that moment, the secretary rushed in and said anxiously, "Principal, this is bad, this is terrible! Something huge has happened!"

"What now?!"

"It's Jiang Chen..."

Jiang Chen? What had happened to him?

The Principal knew that Jiang Chen's existence was tied to the safety of the city.

He did not dare to be careless in the slightest and immediately asked.

"He was attacked by the fire man..."

Of course, the Principal knew who the fire man was.

Wasn't he studying Buddhist scriptures with the master at the temple, trying to stabilize his temperament so he could control his ability sooner?

When had he returned?

Remembering how he had nearly been unable to handle the fire man when his ability went out of control, the Principal became worried about Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen, nothing must happen to him.

With a Teleportation, he appeared in midair and immediately spotted the scene of the incident.

He hurried over at once.

But then...

What was this situation?!

The Principal thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

He looked again carefully.

He confirmed that he had not seen wrong.

The flames around the fire man's body were actually being devoured by the sword in Jiang Chen's hand.

Jiang Chen drew his Zanpakuto and chanted, "Devour, Glaze!"

Besides releasing flames, Lapis Lazuli Infernal Fire also possessed the ability to devour.

This was the second skill of his Shikai.

Naturally, there was a prerequisite: it could only be used when the opponent was weaker than him.

If he had not recovered his Soul Power, Jiang Chen would naturally not have dared to use this skill rashly.

But now that his Soul Power had recovered, he naturally did not fear the fire man.

"You... despicable!"

The fire man also noticed that the flames on his body were being devoured bit by bit by Jiang Chen's sword.

If this continued—

He would sooner or later be defeated by Jiang Chen.

He could only curse, "If you've got the guts, fight me fair and square! What kind of hero uses tricks like this?!"

"You lost!"

Jiang Chen looked at the fire man and said, "In my eyes, losers aren't qualified to negotiate with me!"

He increased the flow of Soul Power, and Zanpakuto: Glazed Karma Fire absorbed the flames even faster.

In the blink of an eye, it had devoured all the flames on the fire man's body.

The fire man no longer had the strength to launch his flames again.

Like a defeated man, he knelt on the ground. He had lost. Just like that, he had lost.

He had lost without any ability to resist.

He had been defeated completely.

And he had lost to the flames he was so proud of.

No matter what, he had to admit that the other party was stronger than him.

The fire man, who had always held himself in high regard and believed himself to be extraordinary, seemed unable to accept the scene before him. He knelt on the ground and began to cry.

Jiang Chen withdrew his sword, glanced at the fire man, and said, "So you lost. What's there to cry about? I've been called trash for three years, and I never cried!"

"At least you were called a genius from the very beginning, while I was seen as trash by everyone from the start."

"I didn't cry, so what are you crying for?!"

The fire man wiped away his tears with his sleeve and said, "I wasn't crying!"

"Then hold your head high and be a man. You lost this time, so win it back next time!"

The fire man had not expected Jiang Chen to say such things to him. He had originally thought the other man would mock him.

Why was he encouraging him instead?

[ Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the task of comforting the fire man. You have received a special reward... ]