There were too many people in the Freshman District to fight there, and the Spirit Academy had a dedicated battle platform.
News that this year's top freshman would face off against the second-ranked student on the Heaven Ranking began spreading like wildfire.
Those who first heard the news thought it was absurd.
But once they confirmed it was true, they rushed frantically toward the site of the duel.
More and more people gathered around the vast battle platform.
The two men at the eye of the storm were completely unaffected by the commotion around them, facing each other from a distance.
"Mu Chen, you shouldn't have rejected my good intentions."
As Li Xuantong spoke, he drew a pair of long, broad, fair hands from his sleeves.
The spiritual energy between heaven and earth suddenly grew active, surging wildly toward the figure in green. At the same time, one of his hands gradually turned crystalline and translucent.
At last, the change spread across his entire right hand.
His whole hand looked like a piece of translucent jade, gleaming and crystal-clear. Jade-like marrow seemed to flow between his fingers. It was stunningly beautiful, yet it revealed an infinite killing intent.
The Spirit Profound Jade Marrow Hand—the signature technique that had made Li Xuantong famous in the Heaven Ranking battle years ago.
He had even used this move to withstand Shen Cangsheng, the top-ranked student on the Heaven Ranking, and withdraw unscathed.
Quite a few older students seemed to recall something, and their expressions changed.
Li Xuantong raised his long, jade-like hand and slammed it down.
A translucent palm imprint, several dozen zhang across, took shape.
Countless mysterious, jade-like veins covered its palm, forming an extraordinarily intricate pattern.
Whoosh! The moment the transparent palm imprint stabilized, it shot forth at an astonishing