Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Signing in the Heavenly Fire
Chapter 22

Defeating an Enemy in One Move

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Xiao Yu ignored Ge La and looked directly at Luo Bu.

Luo Bu immediately laughed mockingly. "You want to fight me? Don't you know what my strength is?"

"Enough nonsense. Are you fighting or not? If not, admit defeat!" Xiao Yu looked impatient.

"Fight? Why wouldn't I?" A sinister smile appeared on Luo Bu's face as he thought, Just wait. I'll teach you a proper lesson in a moment!

Xiao Yu could naturally guess what Luo Bu was thinking, but he did not care. Luo Bu was asking for a beating, so Xiao Yu would make sure to teach him a good lesson before leaving.

The two of them went straight outside, with everyone following behind. The young men and women still suffering under the blazing sun saw Luo Bu and Xiao Yu walk to the center of the grounds and immediately turned their attention over.

When they saw the Jia Nan Academy uniform Luo Bu was wearing, they began whispering among themselves.

"What's going on? Did a new student get into a fight with an old student?"

"No way. Fighting an old student is just asking for trouble, isn't it?"

"I heard this happened before, but the senior students always suppressed them by force!"

"That should be about right. I heard Jia Nan Academy has an unwritten rule. If some new students refuse to accept things, the old students will grind down their sharp edges. Looks like this new student must have offended the old student in front of him!"

Luo Bu naturally heard what they were saying. He then looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Well? Are we still fighting?"

"Why are you dawdling like a woman?" Xiao Yu said, curling a finger at him.

"You're courting death!" Luo Bu was furious. He decided he would no longer hold back. He would just say he had accidentally struck a little too hard and accept some punishment!

Having made up his mind, Luo Bu slowly circulated the Dou Qi within his body, releasing the aura of a Four-star Dou Zhe. The surrounding new students immediately cried out in alarm. "That senior is actually a Four-star Dou Zhe!"

Luo Bu shouted, "Come!" He stepped back with his right leg and sprang forward at high speed. His left hand clenched into a fist as a layer of Dou Qi slowly covered it, carrying fierce force as it smashed viciously toward Xiao Yu's head!

Seeing Luo Bu attack with his full strength right away, everyone frowned. This did not look like a simple lesson at all. He was going for a killing blow from the start. Xiao Xun'er's expression darkened as a dangerous aura enveloped her entire body. Even Xiao Yu glanced at Xun'er. Seeing her face as cold as ice, Xiao Yu felt a chill rise in her heart!

Although Xun'er had great confidence in Xiao Yu's strength, Luo Bu had still left an extremely poor impression on her. Perhaps she would help Xiao Yu vent his anger over today's matter once they were at Jia Nan Academy!

Xiao Yu still watched indifferently as Luo Bu swept toward him with a fierce gust of wind. Everyone thought Xiao Yu had been frightened senseless, and they could not help sighing inwardly. With such little strength, he still tried to show off. Now he's done for. He'll definitely be beaten black and blue! The girls standing beside Xiao Yu were somewhat anxious, but seeing that Xiao Yu herself was not worried, there was nothing they could do!

Just as everyone was grumbling inwardly, Xiao Yu moved!

A layer of fiery red Dou Qi covered Xiao Yu's right hand. He suddenly reached forward and firmly caught the iron fist Luo Bu had thrown at him!

The scene instantly fell silent. That fist carrying tremendous force seemed to have struck a ball of cotton, not making the slightest sound. Everything appeared calm and effortless, as though it were only natural!

Luo Bu's face immediately flushed red. How could the tremendous momentum he had created be so easily neutralized by Xiao Yu?

Luo Bu shouted, "Impossible! Impossible!"

"There's nothing impossible about it. I already told you, a Four-star Dou Zhe is still vulnerable before me!" Xiao Yu smiled faintly, then clenched his left hand into a fist and ruthlessly struck Luo Bu in the chest.

Pfft!

Luo Bu's chest felt as though it had been hit by a massive carriage. His body flew backward, accompanied by the crack of breaking bones. His face instantly turned pale before he spat out a mouthful of blood!

Bang!

With a dull thud, Luo Bu crashed heavily to the ground ten meters away, landing on the scorching stone floor outside. He lost his breath for a moment, and perhaps out of lingering humiliation, his eyes rolled back as he fainted on the spot!

Everyone present could not help swallowing. Several girls close to Xiao Yu could not help asking, "Yu'er, your brother is practically a humanoid monster! He's way too strong! He defeated Four-star Dou Zhe Luo Bu in one move and didn't even give him a chance to fight back. His talent is probably even more monstrous than the academy's Little Demoness!"

Xiao Yu said helplessly, "This guy still loves showing off as much as ever."

Meanwhile, Ge La, standing off to the side, kept congratulating himself for not stepping forward. Otherwise, he would only have ended up worse than Luo Bu. Even a Four-star Dou Zhe had been beaten into this state. If a One-star Dou Zhe went up, he would be reduced to scraps!

The commotion here had already drawn the academy instructors' attention. Before long, Xiao Yu saw Instructor Ruolin approaching.

"What happened?" Instructor Ruolin asked. Xiao Yu explained everything that had occurred. Instructor Ruolin glanced at Ge La and the others, who had their heads lowered, and said, "Go carry Luo Bu inside!"

Ge La hurriedly nodded and led two people out to carry Luo Bu back inside. Instructor Ruolin lowered her head to examine Luo Bu's injuries, her beautiful brows knitting slightly. Then her watery eyes carried a hint of helpless reproach as she glared at Xiao Yu. "You're so strong, yet you still didn't know to hold back!"

Xiao Yu shrugged innocently. "He said he was a Four-star Dou Zhe himself. Who knew he was so fragile!"

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, everyone present could not help developing black lines across their foreheads as they grumbled inwardly, Listen to that. Is that something a human should say? A Four-star Dou Zhe is too fragile? This is plainly a monster bullying an old student!

Even Xun'er, who had originally been somewhat angry, twitched at the corner of her eye. Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yu a thumbs-up, while Xiao Yu, standing nearby, held her forehead and said, "This guy really knows how to show off!"

Instructor Ruolin sighed. "Send him to the infirmary."

"Yes!" Ge La's expression twitched. He had not expected Luo Bu's injuries to be so severe. Instructor Ruolin's attribute was water, and she naturally possessed some healing methods, yet they were useless on Luo Bu. This showed just how serious Luo Bu's injuries were!

Ge La glanced at Xiao Yu again and found him staring at him. He immediately shuddered in fright and hurriedly led people away with Luo Bu, fleeing in panic for fear that this living King of Hell would turn his attention to him!

As they left, the new students outside also came in. Instructor Ruolin turned and elegantly sat in the chair at the head of the room. Her slender hand lightly brushed the Storage Ring on her left hand, and it flashed faintly. A green sheepskin scroll and an ink brush appeared in her hand!

Instructor Ruolin raised her eyes to look at the young men and women standing before her and smiled. "First of all, congratulations on passing the academy's preliminary assessment. You can now be considered part of Jia Nan Academy. The academy needs to distinguish students by potential, so I need to know your exact strength. When your name is called, come forward one by one!"

"Eight stages of Dou Qi is F-grade potential, nine stages is E-grade potential, and so on. The highest is S-grade potential, for new students at the level of a Five-star Dou Zhe. Of course, this is only for those under the age limit of twenty!" As she spoke, Ruolin glanced at Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er. Even she could not see through the strength of these three. Of the three, she was most eager to know Xiao Yu's level. Although Ruolin had already made a prediction and was delighted that she might have an S-grade monster in her hands, she still looked forward to learning Xiao Yu's true realm!

Everyone also looked toward Xiao Yu. Since he had defeated Luo Bu in one move, he was surely S-grade. With such potential, he would definitely become a Dou Emperor in the future. Just thinking about it was terrifying!

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