There's a Slacker Among Us

"They're here!"

As soon as the Qin Clan's Flying Ship landed, disciples rushed over to report.

These two words, like a stone thrown into still water, instantly created ripples.

The crowd began to erupt in excitement.

Some people who still didn't understand what was happening looked around in confusion. "What's going on?"

The person next to him looked at him with disdain. "Don't you even know this? Are you from the Wandao Academy?"

The man smacked his lips but didn't say anything.

He's really not from the Wandao Academy.

Outsiders are also welcome to watch the battle during the Edge-Tempering Battle.

He originally thought he was late, but he didn't expect to arrive just in time—at this moment, the area around the Edge-Tempering Battle arena was densely packed with people, a dark mass of tens of thousands.

A name spread like wildfire.

"Qin Wangchuan is here!"

After Qin Wangchuan disembarked from the Flying Ship, he immediately saw He Xuan and Elder Liang waiting beside him.

Elder Liang was still the same as always, smiling, but there was a hint of expectation hidden in his eyes.

He Xuan had a stern face, but upon closer inspection, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly for a moment.

"Go," He Xuan said, uttering only two words.

Qin Wangchuan nodded and strode towards the Edge-Tempering Battle Arena.

Azure Cloud Road.

This is one of the many main branches of the Wandao Academy, and also the only way to the Grand Arena.

The road is paved with bluestone, and ancient trees stand tall on both sides.

It was dusk, and the setting sun filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

Qin Wangchuan walked alone.

Footsteps echoed softly on the bluestone slabs.

After walking a dozen or so steps, he suddenly realized something.

I glanced to the side.

A figure leaned against an old tree by the roadside.

Chu Wujiu.

With her arms crossed and head slightly lowered, she looked as if she had been waiting for so long that she was almost asleep.

Noticing the gaze, he looked up.

"You're here."

The tone was casual, as if saying the weather was nice today.

Qin Wangchuan continued walking forward without stopping.

"Have you been waiting long?"

Chu Wujiu chuckled and stepped out from under the tree, following beside him.

"If I had to say, we've been waiting for this moment for several years?"

The two walked side by side.

After taking a few steps, Qin Wangchuan looked up.

Several figures sat scattered on the eaves on both sides of the roof.

Li Xuan sat cross-legged on the left, with the invisible and intangible sword standing upright behind him.

Ji Wuchen leaned against the eaves beside him, still in that position of closing his eyes and resting.

Ye Lingchuan sat on his own Immortal Burial Coffin, lazily glancing down.

On the right side of the roof, Yan Wujin stood with his arms crossed, looking down at the area below.

Seeing Chu Wujiu's impatient look, he couldn't help but tease him:

"Chu Wujiu, don't you dare reveal our battle plan to him."

Chu Wujiu rolled his eyes at him.

Am I that kind of person?

He paused for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"Wait, we have a battle plan?"

"No."

Ye Lingchuan shook his head, paused, and said, "But I roughly know how to fight."

"We're on different paths, having a plan would only hold us back," Yun Zexuan said as he jumped down from the roof, landing a few steps behind Qin Wangchuan.

Yan Wujin walked along the rooftop like that.

From this height, even Qin Wangchuan appears very small.

He really liked this perspective.

Zhao Lingyun followed behind Yan Wujin, also walking on the rooftop.

"Yun Zexuan is right. After so many times, if we can't even cooperate this much... that would be too embarrassing."

These words startled Zhou Yunyi, who was sitting in a distant corner.

He had originally intended to secretly ask about tactics via telepathy—after all, this battle didn't seem like a situation where he could survive.

But now that he's said that, how can he ask again?

'No, then how do I play?'

How am I supposed to live?

These two questions lingered in my mind, churning my thoughts into a jumbled mess.

'No, wait.'

'It seems I know how to play this game too!'

Suddenly, images of the previous battle flashed through Zhou Yunyi's mind.

'At the beginning, it should be Ye Lingchuan carrying the Immortal Burial Coffin with the top at the front.'

' Li Xuan's swordsmanship is formidable; he's very confident and will likely stand beside Ye Lingchuan at the forefront of the battlefield.'

'Ji Wuchen will probably stand next to him.'

' Chu Wujiu's Heaven-Opening War Halberd is too powerful in his Heaven and Earth Law state, so he will likely stand alone to one side, behind Li Xuan.'

' Yan Wujin will definitely use the Dual Heaven and Earth Law; his position should be opposite Chu Wujiu from a distance.'

' Zhao Lingyun and Yun Zexuan... two shady individuals probably wouldn't use the Heaven and Earth Law, but they would definitely stand together.'

As Zhou Yunyi pondered, the battle situation instantly unfolded before his eyes.

This discovery brought a smile to his face.

'Could it be that I'm a genius too?'

Just then, Zhou Yunyi suddenly realized something was wrong.

'Hiss~ No way!'

What about me?

Everyone has their strengths, but where am I?

'What should I do??'

His pride and joy is his speed.

But in battles of this caliber, speed is truly useless.

I hadn't used it before anyway.

After all, no matter how fast it is, can it outrun Li Xuan's sword?

Could it be faster than Chu Wujiu's halberd?

Can it be faster than Qin Wangchuan's Three-Character Heaven and Earth Law?

'Wait... maybe it really can be faster than the Heaven and Earth Law.'

Zhou Yunyi fell into deep thought.

'Faster, faster!'

On the other side, after hearing the words "no tactics," Chu Wujiu retorted:

"How can we not have tactics?!"

My tactic is --

He paused, then looked at Qin Wangchuan with intense gaze.

"Qin Wangchuan, I will defeat you head-on!"

Before Qin Wangchuan could speak, Li Xuan beside him shook his head first.

"Here we go again, the declaration of victory."

"That's right, Chu Wujiu."

Zhao Lingyun poked his head out from under the eaves. "The last time we fought to the death with the Alien Race, if you told others where you were going to attack, wouldn't that have made you lose the initiative?"

"What do you know!"

Chu Wujiu glared at him.

"I don't want to defeat, I want to crush!"

"Make them so thoroughly defeated that they will never dare to oppose me again!"

"This is my way."

The group shook their heads and sighed softly.

But no one objected.

Although Chu Wujiu's behavior was foolish, they didn't dislike it.

On the contrary, I admire them greatly.

The group chatted and laughed, showing no signs of the impending battle.

Qin Wangchuan was caught in the middle, and as he walked, he suddenly looked up.

A figure was walking silently on the roof.

Ji Wuchen.

He didn't speak, but walked on the rooftop to the upper right, his pace unhurried.

The shadow cast by the setting sun obscured his profile, making his expression impossible to see.

Qin Wangchuan glanced at it, then looked away.

Keep walking forward.

The next moment.

The sound of clothes rustling through the air rang out.

Ji Wuchen leaped down from the roof and landed steadily in front of the crowd.

"Everyone."

"Although I didn't want to choose this time, but--"

He paused, his gaze falling on Qin Wangchuan.

"Qin Wangchuan."

"I've thought about it for a long time. If I wait any longer, it'll be next year in the blink of an eye."

"So."

It's time to keep our promise.