At the Inner Academy arena, Lin Xiuya, second on the Strong Ranking, had finally made his appearance after much anticipation.
"Lin Xiuya, go!"
"Make sure you beat that bastard!"
"..."
Listening to the endless cheers around him, Lin Xiuya tugged at the corner of his mouth and shook his head slightly as he looked at Wu Yong, who stood among a group of female students nearby.
But judging by the expressions of those female students, they did not seem to have been forced. Smiles adorned every one of their faces as they eagerly whispered things into Wu Yong's ear.
Sure enough, rumors could not be trusted!
Whoosh~
A breeze swept past, and Wu Yong's figure landed in the arena.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuya's heart sank.
"So fast!"
"Second on the Strong Ranking?"
"He was before, but after today's battle, that may not be the case."
Lin Xiuya raised his hands. The pressure his opponent gave him was far too great; he truly did not have much confidence.
Especially because of his speed.
The next instant, Lin Xiuya's expression changed sharply!
"You're quite perceptive."
Watching a long leg wrapped in azure energy suddenly appear at his side and kick toward his head, Lin Xiuya reacted instinctively and raised both arms to protect his head.
Bang!
With a muffled impact, Lin Xiuya was forced back dozens of steps.
Then he instinctively raised his arm to shield his left side. Sure enough, another long leg came kicking toward him.
His hands trembling, Lin Xiuya looked at the two afterimages left on the field, lowered his head instinctively, and rolled forward.
"Hehe, your reactions are pretty good. As expected of a genius from the Inner Academy."
Seeing Lin Xiuya react so quickly, Wu Yong could not help but praise him.
Then he raised a hand. Azure energy from heaven and earth gathered into an enormous arm, leaving Lin Xiuya no chance at all.
Qingyan Sword Qi!
Lin Xiuya had no intention of giving up and unleashed his strongest move.
A ten-meter-long azure sword aura condensed from his own Dou Qi. Though he had only just entered the nine-star Dou Ling realm, this move had allowed him to defeat many veteran nine-star Dou Lings and claim second place on the Strong Ranking.
However, before that hundred-meter-long arm, the ten-meter azure sword aura was no more than a small knife.
With the slightest exertion, it was snapped in two.
After breaking the azure sword aura, the giant hand continued onward and slapped Lin Xiuya into the wall.
In barely over ten seconds, this highly anticipated battle came to an end, ending with the crushing defeat of Lin Xiuya, second on the Strong Ranking.
In the stands, the people beside Liu Qing looked at one another and immediately made the same decision without hesitation:
We'd better not call out the boss/cousin to get beaten up!
"Are the geniuses of the Inner Academy only this capable? What a disappointment!"
"My sincerest apologies for being unable to let Lord Wu Yong enjoy himself..."
Hearing Wu Yong's lament, the many geniuses on the Strong Ranking present all silently complained in their hearts in unison.
At this point, perhaps only that person could stop this guy.
Only...
"Hey, are you the one who wanted to challenge me?"
A pleasant voice suddenly descended from the sky. At least, to those who knew its owner, it sounded very pleasant.
Everyone present looked up in unison. A little girl dressed in white, with a pair of Dou Qi Transformation Wings condensed behind her back, was slowly descending from the air.
"Brute Force King, we're counting on you!"
"Don't let that bastard look down on you, Brute Force King!"
"..."
As the little girl swept the stands with a deadly glare, the cheers immediately fell silent.
They were all afraid that the Brute Force King would skip fighting that bastard and rush over to beat them up instead.
Only after those annoying people quieted down did the little girl turn to Wu Yong, only to find that this guy seemed rather excited?
"I never expected there to be a student in the Inner Academy at the Dou Wang realm. This is... wonderful!"
"Hmph, take one of my punches first!"
Watching this excited fellow, the little girl decided to give him a punch first and let him know who ruled the Inner Academy!
Her fair, delicate little fist shot forward fiercely. The air ahead was compressed by that force, and a terrifying blast of force instantly pierced through the chest of the figure opposite her.
The person on the other side had been struck yet showed no reaction at all. The little girl reacted swiftly, turning around at once and throwing another punch.
Her fair little fist collided with a long leg carrying a fierce gale. The long leg was instantly overwhelmed and sent flying far away.
"What tremendous strength. It seems I can't fight you in close combat."
As the dust dispersed, Wu Yong stamped his foot, gaining a deeper understanding of the little girl's strength.
Though he had no great advantage in raw power, within the Dou Ling realm, the enhancement speed gave to his strength was enough to place him above the vast majority of human Dou Lings.
Even compared to a Dou Wang expert, his strength should not have been much inferior.
Unfortunately, Wu Yong knew that the little girl before him was actually a magical beast. Even Dou Emperor experts could not match her physical strength...
At this moment, the little girl frowned at Wu Yong, who was stamping his foot. "There's something strange about you. It feels like my strength didn't hit you at all."
This guy looked to be about the same build as Lin Xiuya and did not seem particularly tough, yet after taking her punch, he looked completely unharmed.
Recalling the feeling of that punch just now, the little girl felt that something was very wrong!
"You noticed?"
Wu Yong was somewhat surprised. As expected of a transformed magical beast, her battle instincts were truly sharp.
After just one exchange, she had actually detected the existence of his protective energy. Sure enough, he needed to avoid close combat with her as much as possible.
With a thought from Wu Yong, two hundred-meter-long azure energy giant hands condensed in an instant and slammed toward the little girl from both sides.
Yet with two more Bang! Bang! sounds, the energy giant hands were shattered by the little girl.
Wu Yong changed his thoughts, and the energy giant hands transformed into countless wind blades that flew toward the little girl from all directions.
Seeing this, the little girl spread her Dou Qi Transformation Wings and flew into the air, continuously punching downward. One air cannon after another blasted toward the ground.
Dust rose as though it could blot out the sky and cover the sun, making life miserable for the students watching at the edge of the arena.
When the dust finally dispersed, Wu Yong was nowhere to be seen.
Someone raised their head to look into the sky and suddenly shouted, "Everyone, look up there!"
The little girl turned around instinctively and saw that Wu Yong also had a pair of azure Dou Qi Wings behind his back.
"You're only a Dou Ling, right? You can fly too?"
"Hehe~ Who says a Dou Ling can't fly?"
Wu Yong chuckled and drew his battle saber.
Looking at the little girl opposite him, he said calmly, "Since we're inside the academy, and to save time as well, let's be direct. We'll use our most powerful Dou Techniques to determine the victor. How about it?"
"Hmph, you think I'm afraid of you?!"
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