Sequence Ranking Battle Begins
"Hmph! How dare you speak so arrogantly!"
Li Shenhua glanced disdainfully at Kirin's retreating figure, but when she looked away and her gaze inadvertently fell upon William's eyes, she shuddered and then sheepishly looked away.
"Oh ho!"
Fan Xinglu smiled at William as she watched this scene, and William returned the smile helplessly.
There are actually two reasons why these two siblings are so hostile towards Kirin!
One is that Kirin has no talent for Star Immortal Art; she is only born with the ability to wield a sword, making her a natural disciple of the Wood Sect.
It's a common phenomenon that students from the Water School look down on students from the Wood Sect.
The second reason lies with William!
William, who suddenly appeared at the Jielong Seventh Academy, did not initially attract their attention.
After all, William hadn't become Fan Xinglu's apprentice; they simply treated William as if he didn't exist.
But after William and Ophelia's battle ended!
William also caught the eye of the Water School Daoists, with his sky-filling thunderous power and unpredictable illusionary abilities.
William would naturally be admired by the Water School disciples who revered the art of Star Immortal Art.
They had naturally come to invite William to join the Water School!
Even the people who came to invite them were these two arrogant siblings.
But William promptly and decisively refused, because he had absolutely no interest in playing house with these kids.
The Daoist priests of the Water School did not insist!
After all, there was already a precedent like Wu Xiaohui, so if William didn't join them, it wouldn't matter much to them.
It'll just be the same as before, at most.
Yet the very person they admired was showing favor to a good-for-nothing with absolutely no talent in Star Immortal Art within the Jielong.
This is the real reason why these two siblings are so hostile towards Kirin.
"Then, the match between the unranked Toudou Kirin and Li Shenyun, ranked ninth in the series, 'Illusionary Creation,' officially begins!"
The stands in the arena immediately erupted in a thunderous roar of cheers and applause.
The Jielong Academy Arena is naturally incomparable to Asterisk's Battle Arena.
However, even if it cannot compare to arenas that can hold more than 10,000 people at once, the Jielong Academy Arena still has a capacity of 5,000 people.
Yet this arena, with its limited capacity, is now packed to capacity because of this competition.
Normally speaking, Li Shenyun can only be considered somewhat famous, and Kirin doesn't even have a ranking, so she shouldn't be attracting so much attention.
The only thing that could attract so much attention is Fan Xinglu, the "Ten Thousand Radiant Heavens".
To be precise, she is the new disciple of Fan Xinglu of "Ten Thousand Radiant Heavens", Toudou Kirin!
Each of Fan Xinglu's disciples can be described as having exceptional talent. As Fan Xinglu's newest disciple, Kirin naturally attracts a lot of attention, and this public battle is their opportunity to gather information about Kirin.
"Then, junior sister! Let your senior brother demonstrate the wonders of immortal arts to you!"
Faced with Li Shenyun's meaningless provocation, Kirin remained unmoved and silently drew her Senhagiri from its sheath.
Kirin is just that kind of girl!
When she doesn't hold a sword, she might be timid, or clumsy in everything she does.
But when she holds a sharp blade, she casts aside all distracting thoughts!
Wherever her sword points, that is where her opponent lies!
The only thing she could do, and the only thing she was capable of doing, was to wholeheartedly defeat the person in front of her!
Therefore, Li Shenyun's low-level provocation was simply not worth her attention!
"Cut--!"
Li Shenyun abandoned the fake smile on his face, revealing his true nature. He took a bite, stretched out his hands, and formed a series of rather complicated hand seals.
"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! By imperial decree!"
The surrounding space immediately began to shake. The next moment, a large amount of smoke violently erupted from all around the stage.
Thick white fog swept towards Kirin at an extremely rapid speed!
In the blink of an eye, the smoke enveloped the entire stage, completely swallowing Kirin's petite figure.
However, Kirin did not show any panic the moment the smoke engulfed her. Instead, she naturally closed her eyes, and the tip of her knife even dipped slightly towards her feet.
"Damn it, you bastard!"
Before the smoke completely enveloped Kirin, Li Shenyun saw Kirin's actions and said something resentfully.
In his view, Kirin closing her eyes was a blatant act of contempt for him.
Amidst the thick smoke, several talismans flashing with lightning kicked up a cloud of dust and rapidly approached Kirin.
The smile on Li Shenyun's lips grew wider and wider. He could almost see the guy who looked down on him being blown to pieces!
However, just as he extended his middle and index fingers and put them to his lips...
"Burst--!"
The expected explosion didn't happen; his shout of "Boom!" sounded like that of a clown!
"What's going on?!"
An enraged Li Shenyun immediately dispelled the smoke that shrouded the area, as the thick smoke would also obscure his vision when he used this technique.
In addition, maintaining this flashy but impractical smoke would consume a lot of his Star Power, and he originally intended to dispel the smoke after unleashing such an attack.
The thick white smoke dissipated in an instant!
The audience immediately stopped their murmurs; the fact that they couldn't see anything earlier had already annoyed them greatly.
Kirin, whose eyes were tightly closed, seemed to sense that the thick white fog had dissipated and slowly opened her eyes.