Young War God

Losing would only cost ten Mysterious Water Pills, which he could get by pestering his old man again when he went home. But if he won, having an extra person to help him pursue Jiang Nannan—even if it didn't guarantee success—would certainly yield a much higher success rate than pursuing her all by himself, wouldn't it?

In his eyes, the Mysterious Water Pills, which were worth a fortune to outsiders, were nowhere near as important as Jiang Nannan. Besides, as long as the Xuanming Sect existed, he could get more pills at any time, but he wouldn't always have someone to help him pursue Jiang Nannan.

Xia Linyuan smiled slightly, "I mean it."

Xu Sanshi agreed without a moment's hesitation, saying, "Fine, I'll take that bet."

Although he didn't know where Xia Linyuan, who was two or three years his junior, found the confidence to challenge him, in Xu Sanshi's eyes, he was guaranteed to win this bet!

After all, the freshmen recruited by Shrek Academy every year were generally at the level of Spirit Master or Great Spirit Master. No matter how monstrous Xia Linyuan's talent was, it was impossible for him to be a three-ring Spirit Venerable.

However, Xu Sanshi would soon realize that he was wrong, and just how ridiculously wrong he was.

In the spectator stands, more and more students arrived to watch this unprecedented Spirit Fighting match. The stands, which could hold three thousand people, were packed with students wearing school uniforms of various colors. Even many teachers from the outer courtyard had come; at a glance, there were at least two thousand people.

"Wow!" Looking at the crowded surroundings, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but exclaim, "Teacher Tang Ya, Senior Brother, there are so many people!"

"It's normal, considering a lower-grade student is actively challenging a higher-grade student on the very first day of school, and it's a freshman challenging the well-known fourth-year student Xu Sanshi."

Although she said it was normal, Tang Ya couldn't help but mutter sourly, "Usually, Beibei and Xu Sanshi's matches only draw four or five hundred people at most. With this many people, I'm afraid even the students from the Martial Soul Department of the outer courtyard have all come."

Beibei smiled elegantly, "Xiao Ya is right. This is the first time in history that a freshman has challenged a senior student across grades; everyone wants to come and join in the excitement."

"As for your classmate, he is truly not simple." Beibei pondered for a moment and said slowly, "The name Xia Linyuan sounds very familiar, though I can't quite recall where I've heard it. But the fact that he dared to challenge Xu Sanshi right after enrolling shows he definitely has some confidence..."

Huo Yuhao suddenly said, "Senior Brother, Linyuan is the son of Duke Molong of the Star Luo Empire."

Beibei's body jolted, "He is that legendary Young War God?"

"Young War God?" Huo Yuhao's voice rose by several decibels.

He had grown up in an isolated environment and knew almost nothing about the outside world.

Beibei nodded slightly, "Yes. At the collision point between the former Sun Moon Continent and the former Douluo Continent, a spatial rift appeared in the Endless Mountains."

"One end of the spatial rift is our Douluo Continent, while the other end is home to a group of Abyssal Creatures that swarm like locusts, leaving nothing but barren land in their wake. Xia Yanqing, Duke Molong of the Star Luo Empire, was ordered to rush to the Endless Mountains to resist the invasion of the Abyssal Creatures, and he has been there for twelve years now."

"As for the son of Duke Molong, Xia Linyuan, he went to the front lines of the abyss five years ago. During the outbreak of a first-level Abyssal Tide, he relied on his unparalleled wisdom and courage to lead the soldiers in repelling the Abyssal Creatures, becoming famous in a single battle. Later, in many major battles, he led the soldiers to turn the tide in desperate situations, reversing a near-collapse. From then on, he earned the title of Young War God."

Huo Yuhao was stunned. He hadn't expected that, despite being around the same age, Xia Linyuan had already created such a brilliant history, while he himself, had he not met Teacher Tang Ya, his Senior Brother, Brother Tianmeng, and Brother Naiya, might still be struggling to obtain a ten-year Spirit Ring.

"Yuhao, are you very close with this classmate of yours? How did you know he was the son of Duke Molong?" Tang Ya asked curiously.

"Uh, this..." Huo Yuhao stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Seeming to notice that Huo Yuhao had some hidden difficulties, Tang Ya tactfully stopped asking; after all, who didn't have a few secrets they didn't want to talk about?

"Huo Yuhao!" Suddenly, a voice gritted through teeth rang out, giving Huo Yuhao a fright.

Turning his head, he saw Wang Dong, followed by Tang Wulin, walking toward him aggressively.

"Why are you here too?" Huo Yuhao asked calmly.

Although their relationship hadn't softened through Wang Dong's help as it had in the original story, after the recent incident, the stiff relationship between the two had unexpectedly thawed.

Tang Wulin and Wang Dong sat down beside him.

Looking at Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin had a strange expression on his face.

"Hmph!" Wang Dong snorted coldly, "Next time you don't knock before entering, no one will be able to save you."

Huo Yuhao felt a bit helpless, "Is it really that serious? I already told you my secret."

Wang Dong was furious, "What do you mean 'not that serious'?"

Huo Yuhao said speechlessly, "Then how about I let you look back when we go back later, is that okay?"

"Go to hell!"

Tang Ya's surprised gaze wandered between the twin sisters, Wang Dong and Tang Wulin, "Little Yuhao, aren't you going to introduce these two handsome little guys to me?"

Handsome guys? Huo Yuhao felt a bit depressed but was too embarrassed to say anything, so he could only say honestly, "Teacher Tang Ya, Senior Brother, this is my roommate Wang Dong, and this is Wang Dong's younger brother, Tang Wulin. Wang Dong, Wulin, these are Tang Ya and Beibei, our seniors."

Wang Dong and Tang Wulin nodded at Tang Ya and Beibei.

Tang Ya was immediately overjoyed, "What beautiful little boys! I like them. Little Yuhao, why don't you work on them and recruit them into our Tang Sect too?"

Huo Yuhao and Beibei: "???"

Beibei couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Xiao Ya, stop messing around."

Tang Ya stuck out her tongue playfully, looking quite adorable.

However, what they didn't expect was that when Wang Dong and Tang Wulin heard the words "Tang Sect," their bodies jolted slightly, and they asked in unison, "You are from the Tang Sect?"

Tang Ya didn't understand why, but she still nodded, "Yes, but there are only three of us left in the Tang Sect now, and I am the current Sect Master of the Tang Sect. Little boys, do you want to join our Tang Sect? I can give you an elder position."

Huo Yuhao and Beibei broke out in a cold sweat.

Just as the group was fooling around, in a corner that no one noticed, a dozen elderly figures were also watching the direction of the Spirit Fighting platform.

And among these dozen people, familiar faces like Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe were among them.

Qian Duoduo said happily, "I didn't expect such an interesting thing to happen as soon as school started this year: a freshman challenging a fourth-year student, tsk tsk."

Yan Shaozhe smiled mysteriously, "Old Qian, do you want us to join in on the fun too?"