My apologies for failing to satisfy Lord Wu Yong...

On the arena of the Inner Academy, Lin Xiuya, the second-ranked on the Strong Ranking, finally appeared amidst a chorus of anticipation.

"Lin Xiuya, go for it!"

"You must defeat this bastard!"

"..."

Listening to the continuous shouts ringing in his ears, Lin Xiuya twitched the corner of his mouth and shook his head slightly, looking over at Wu Yong, who was currently standing beside a group of female students.

Judging by the expressions on those female students, however, they did not seem to be coerced at all; each of them wore a smile, whispering something into Wu Yong's ear with great attentiveness.

As expected, rumors cannot be trusted!

Whoosh~

A gentle breeze blew past, and Wu Yong's figure landed on the arena.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuya's heart sank.

"So fast!"

"Second on the Strong Ranking?"

"I was before, but after today's battle, that's hard to say."

Lin Xiuya reached out his hand; the pressure the opponent exerted on him was too great, and he truly did not have much confidence.

Especially regarding his speed.

The next moment, Lin Xiuya's expression changed drastically!

"You're quite sensible."

Watching the long leg wrapped in cyan energy that had suddenly appeared at his side and was swinging toward his head, Lin Xiuya reacted instinctively, raising his hands to protect his skull.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, Lin Xiuya was forced back dozens of steps.

He then instinctively raised his hands to guard his left side, and sure enough, another long leg came kicking over.

With trembling hands, Lin Xiuya looked at the two afterimages remaining on the field, lowered his head instinctively, and rolled forward.

"Heh, your reactions are quite good; you truly live up to the name of an Inner Academy genius."

Seeing Lin Xiuya's rapid response, Wu Yong couldn't help but offer a word of praise.

He then raised his hand, and the cyan energy of heaven and earth condensed into a massive arm, intending not to give Lin Xiuya any chance at all.

Qingyan Sword Qi!

Lin Xiuya did not intend to give up, unleashing his strongest move.

A ten-meter-long cyan sword aura was condensed by his own Dou Qi. Although he had only just entered the nine-star Dou Ling realm, he had used this move to defeat many veteran nine-star Dou Ling and secure his position as second on the Strong Ranking.

However, this ten-meter-long cyan sword aura was nothing more than a small knife in front of that ten-zhang-long arm.

With just a gentle exertion of force, it was snapped in two.

After breaking the cyan sword aura, the giant hand continued its momentum, swatting Lin Xiuya against the wall with a single slap.

In just over ten seconds, this highly anticipated battle had ended, declared by the crushing defeat of the second-ranked Lin Xiuya.

In the stands, the people beside Liu Qing looked at one another and, without hesitation, reached the same decision:

It would be better not to call their boss/cousin out to get beaten up!

"Is this all the Inner Academy's geniuses have to offer? How truly unsatisfying!"

"We are truly sorry for failing to satisfy Lord Wu Yong..."

Hearing Wu Yong's lament, the many geniuses of the Strong Ranking present all silently grumbled in their hearts in unison.

As things stood, perhaps only that person could stop this guy.

However...

"Hey, are you the one who wants to challenge me?"

A pleasant voice suddenly came from the sky—at least, to those who recognized the owner of the voice, it sounded very pleasant.

Everyone present looked up in unison to see a young girl in white, with a pair of Dou Qi wings condensed behind her back, slowly descending from the air.

"Brute Force King, we're counting on you!"

"You must not let this bastard look down on you, Brute Force King!"

"..."

As the young girl's death glare swept across them, the cheering in the stands fell silent instantly.

They were all afraid that this Brute Force King wouldn't fight that bastard, but instead rush over and beat them up.

Seeing those annoying pests quiet down, the young girl looked at Wu Yong, only to find that this guy's eyes seemed very excited?

"To think there would actually be a Dou Wang realm student in the Inner Academy; this is... simply wonderful!"

"Hmph, take this punch first!"

The little girl looked at this excited fellow and decided to punch him first, just to let him know who the real boss of the Inner Academy was!

Her fair, delicate little fist slammed out, compressing the air in front of it as a terrifying force of energy instantly passed through the chest of the figure opposite her.

The person on the other side didn't even react after being hit, but the little girl's reaction speed was fast; she turned around in a flash and threw another punch.

The fair little fist collided with a long, powerful leg that carried a fierce gale, yet the long leg was defeated in an instant and sent flying far away.

"What immense strength. It seems I can't engage in close-quarters combat with you."

As the dust settled, Wu Yong stomped his feet, his heart gaining a deeper understanding of the little girl's strength.

Although he didn't have much of an advantage in raw power, within the Dou Ling realm, his speed-enhanced strength was enough to surpass the vast majority of human Dou Ling.

Even compared to a Dou Wang expert, his strength shouldn't be that far off.

However, Wu Yong knew that the little girl in front of him was actually a Magic Beast, and even a Dou Huang expert would be no match for her physical strength...

At this moment, the little girl was frowning as she watched Wu Yong stomping his feet: "There is something strange about you; it feels like my power didn't actually hit you."

This guy, who looked to be about the same build as Lin Xiuya, didn't seem like he could take much of a beating, yet he acted like nothing had happened after taking her punch.

Recalling the feeling of that punch just now, the little girl felt something was very wrong!

"You noticed?"

Wu Yong was somewhat surprised. As expected of a transformed Magic Beast, her combat perception was truly sharp.

After just one contact, she was actually able to detect the existence of his protective energy. It was definitely best to avoid close-quarters combat with her.

With a thought from Wu Yong, two ten-zhang-long giant cyan energy hands were condensed in an instant, slapping toward the little girl in a pincer movement from the left and right.

However, with two "Bang! Bang!" sounds, the giant energy hands were shattered by the little girl.

Wu Yong shifted his focus, and the giant energy hands transformed into countless wind blades, flying toward the little girl from all directions.

Seeing this, the little girl spread her Dou Qi Wings, flew into the air, and continuously punched toward the ground, sending one air cannon after another slamming into the earth.

Dust that seemed capable of blotting out the sun rose up, causing the students watching from the sidelines to suffer.

When the dust finally settled, Wu Yong's figure was nowhere to be seen.

It was unclear who looked up at the sky, but someone suddenly shouted, "Everyone, look up!"

The little girl turned her head instinctively, only to see that Wu Yong also had a pair of cyan Dou Qi Wings on his back.

"You're just a Dou Ling, right? You can fly too?"

"Hehe~ is there a rule that says a Dou Ling can't fly?"

Wu Yong chuckled and drew his battle blade.

He looked at the little girl opposite him and said in a calm tone, "Considering we are in the academy, and also to save time, let's get straight to the point. How about we use our most powerful Dou Technique to decide the winner?"

"Hmph, you think I'm afraid of you?!"