At that moment, Xiao Hongchen, who had just walked off the stage, turned back and explained to Ye Fan, who had also stepped down:
"A so-called soul duel is a public match the academy established for students to settle conflicts with one another. Here, life and death don't matter. Only victory and defeat do."
Xiao Hongchen added, "They're deliberately trying to provoke you. Don't agree to it."
As he spoke, Xiao Hongchen turned to Xiao Xiafeng and said, "Xiao Xiafeng, what kind of skill is bullying someone younger than you? If you've got the guts, come duel me."
But unexpectedly, Xiao Xiafeng acted as if he hadn't heard Xiao Hongchen's challenge at all.
Meng Hongchen also stepped forward and said to Ye Fan, "Ye Fan, don't be impulsive."
Even Ye Guyi turned back, shook her head at Ye Fan, and advised, "Xiao Fan, don't fall for it."
Just then, the homeroom teacher, Lin Jiayi, spoke up. "Ye Fan, your cultivation is lower than Xiao Xiafeng's. There's no shame in refusing him."
Just as everyone looked expectantly at Ye Fan, waiting for his reaction, Xiao Xiafeng continued fanning the flames. "What's wrong, Ye Fan? Are you going to be a cowardly turtle?"
At that, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ye Guyi all glared furiously at Xiao Xiafeng, but he did not care in the slightest. His eyes remained fixed straight on Ye Fan.
It was also at this moment that Ye Fan spoke, to everyone's surprise. "Xiao Xiafeng, I accept, but I want to change the conditions."
The moment his words fell, the entire crowd erupted.
Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ye Guyi all intended to persuade Ye Fan again, but Ye Fan raised a hand and stopped them.
On the other hand, Li Yan, Ju Zi, and the others looked at Ye Fan one by one as if they were staring at a dead man. As for Xiao Xiafeng, he grew even more arrogant, a cold smile hanging at the corner of his mouth. "Ye Fan, you've got guts. Say whatever changes you want."
Compared to Xiao Xiafeng's excitement, Ye Fan was exceptionally calm, and everyone was waiting for Ye Fan's condition.
They heard Ye Fan say, neither hurried nor slow, each word clear, "My condition is that if I win, from now on, whenever you, Xiao Xiafeng, see me, you'll automatically get out of my way. Of course, special situations like class and assessments are excluded."
At first, everyone thought Ye Fan would propose some excessive condition, but who would have thought his demand would be so simple?
Even Xiao Xiafeng felt that Ye Fan's condition was particularly simple, so he agreed without hesitation. "Ye Fan, I accept."
"Don't leave after school! We'll meet at the Soul Fighting Arena."
Ye Fan merely nodded at this, then urged Xiao Hongchen to find any seat. After that, he, Ye Guyi, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen casually sat down and began listening to the lesson.
The day's classes ended very late. Strangely, none of the Year Three Class One students had left. In their hearts, they were all looking forward to seeing the famous scene of Xiao Xiafeng brutally beating Ye Fan.
Of course, there were exceptions among them. For example, Ye Guyi, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen did not think that way.
What they wanted was for Ye Fan to represent the transfer students and slap the faces of these old Year Three Class One students hard.
As for the homeroom teacher, Lin Jiayi, he was purely worried that something unexpected might happen in the fight between Ye Fan and Xiao Xiafeng.
Therefore, he stayed all the way until after school.
He followed Ye Fan, Xiao Xiafeng, and the others to the Soul Fighting Arena.
To prevent any accidents, Lin Jiayi took the initiative to serve as the referee for their soul duel.
Along the way, Li Yan, the richly dressed youth, and the others who supported Xiao Xiafeng kept telling students outside of Class Three about the soul duel between Ye Fan and Xiao Xiafeng.
Among them, Chen Fei, who had been punished with running laps, was the most enthusiastic.
Lin Jiayi did not stop this. Instead, through a certain soul tool, he transmitted his voice to the other end. "Hall Master~!"
Just like that, before long, half the academy's students knew that the six-year-old youth Ye Fan was about to have a major battle with Xiao Xiafeng.
As for Ye Fan's side, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen no longer tried to persuade him. Instead, they took out several high-level soul tools from their respective soul tools.
Xiao Hongchen introduced these high-level soul tools to Ye Fan. "Xiao Fan, these are all autonomous-release soul tools. You can use them to save your life at a critical moment."
Ye Fan did not refuse these. It was not that Ye Fan truly needed these things to deal with Xiao Xiafeng; he was simply drooling over these high-level soul tools.
Among the three of them, Ye Guyi was the most direct. She patted Ye Fan on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Fan, remember that you are the successor of the Angel God. For the glory of the Angel God, take him down."
These words moved Ye Fan slightly.
Very soon, everyone arrived at the Soul Fighting Arena of Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
The Soul Fighting Arena of Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy had extremely distinctive soul-tool characteristics. Its entire structure was built from special alloys and explosion-proof crystal stones.
The huge circular arena was surrounded by layer upon layer of defensive soul-tool formation patterns, able to withstand soul cannon fire and powerful martial soul assaults.
The tiered spectator stands on all sides were spacious and open, while the lighting came from intelligent soul-tool crystal lamps, making the place bright and clear.
At the edge of the arena were all kinds of precise soul-tool instruments for measuring speed, measuring force, and monitoring injuries, displaying the unique style of a soul engineer academy everywhere.
At this moment, the people here were not limited to all of Class Three and their homeroom teacher.
There were also more than half of the outer courtyard students of Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy watching.
It could be said that Ye Fan's first battle at Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy drew extraordinary attention.
It could also be said that the soul duel between Ye Fan, this transfer student, and an old student of Year Three Class One drew extraordinary attention.
Among them were naturally some teachers and homeroom teachers from other years as well.
Seeing more and more people gathering in the Soul Fighting Arena, Lin Jiayi no longer wasted words.
Ye Fan and Xiao Xiafeng were arranged to stand fifty meters apart.
Then the announcement came: "Both sides, state your martial soul, soul master rank, and soul engineer rank!"
Hearing that, Xiao Xiafeng proudly introduced himself. "Xiao Xiafeng, martial soul: 'Steamed Bun'! Rank 35 Soul Elder, Class 3 soul engineer."
As soon as he finished, Ye Fan was startled, and he muttered inwardly, A food-type soul master? The Sun Moon Empire really does recruit talent without sticking to convention.
But soon after, Ye Fan grew serious again and thought to himself, Someone who can become an official team member for Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy in the future Continental Soul Master Tournament must have something extraordinary about him.
Then Ye Fan copied Xiao Xiafeng and introduced himself. "Ye Fan, martial soul: 'Death Angel'! Rank 26 Soul Grandmaster, Class 3 soul engineer."
The moment his words fell, the entire place burst into an uproar.
"Heavens, that little brother isn't even ten yet, right? He's already a Rank 26 Soul Grandmaster, and his soul engineer level has even reached Class 3."
"Yeah, that little brother may be young, but he's handsome."
Among the crowd, quite a few students were obsessed with looks, and seeing the soft and handsome Ye Fan, they couldn't help going starry-eyed.
At that, Meng Hongchen pouted, her face full of jealousy. "I really shouldn't have agreed to Grandpa letting Xiao Fan come to the outer courtyard, a place full of flirty girls everywhere."
The evaluation of Xiao Xiafeng, however, was an entirely different scene.
"This Xiao Xiafeng is way too shameless, isn't he? A three-ring Soul Elder fighting a two-ring Soul Grandmaster? Does he have no shame?"
"Exactly, exactly! Xiao Xiafeng, get the hell out of Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy!"
The abuse rose and fell from all directions. No matter how shameless Xiao Xiafeng was, he couldn't help darkening his face at this moment and asked Lin Jiayi, "Teacher, can the soul duel begin?"
Lin Jiayi was also very curious about the result of the match between the two of them, so after hearing Xiao Xiafeng's question, he nodded.
Lin Jiayi cleared his throat and said in a stern tone, "I hereby announce that the soul duel between Xiao Xiafeng and Ye Fan of Year Three, Class One, officially begins."
At Lin Jiayi's command, Ye Fan and Xiao Xiafeng each released their martial souls, and battle was on the verge of erupting.
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