As he watched the Radiant Dragon Fruit emit its glow and sensed the pure Light Power within it, Li Qingming's eyes flickered slightly.
The light energy contained within was extremely pure, and it was a ten-thousand-year spiritual herb.
If he absorbed it quickly, it could help him break through to the fourth ring faster and resolve many problems.
In this era, such an item was already a strategic-grade resource.
Even a great clan like the White Tiger Duke's Estate would hardly be able to possess one.
Only Shrek Academy had the means to obtain such a resource.
At that thought, Li Qingming's eyes flickered.
His enmity with Yan Shaozhe had naturally been established, but since the other party had offered such a treasure as compensation, he had no reason to continue dwelling on it.
Besides, he had been the one to injure Zhou Yi.
Though he had managed to conceal the matter and let it pass, that did not change the facts.
After a moment of silence, Li Qingming clasped his fists slightly and accepted the Radiant Dragon Fruit.
"Since the dean has said so, I'll accept it. Thank you, Dean Yan, for granting me such a precious treasure."
Hearing Li Qingming's words, Yan Shaozhe nodded with a bitter smile.
Still, he ultimately said nothing more.
After briefly explaining a few things to the two of them, he turned and left.
Only after the two of them had completely departed did Wang Dong look at Li Qingming, curiosity in his eyes.
He wanted to ask whether Li Qingming had been responsible, but Li Qingming merely shook his head at him.
Then, he sat down and resumed cultivating.
As Li Qingming cultivated, Wang Dong lay back down on the bed.
He hugged the blanket tightly with his legs and watched Li Qingming with his beautiful pink-blue eyes.
His eyes were full of curiosity, but he eventually drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, as dawn passed and the morning arrived, most of the first-year students came.
Because this so-called quarterfinal match would determine the final contestants.
The other teams had limited strength, while Li Qingming's team and Dai Huabin's team were the two strongest.
Dai Huabin's strength had already surpassed level thirty-five. Even among three-ring Soul Elders, he was exceptionally powerful.
The other two, Cui Yajie and Zhu Lu, were also far stronger than ordinary two-ring Soul Masters.
Or rather, in a normal comparison, aside from Li Qingming himself being strong enough, the only remarkable thing about his side was Wang Dong's second soul ring, which was a thousand-year soul ring.
In every other aspect, Li Qingming's side indeed seemed inferior to Dai Huabin's.
Moreover, Li Qingming had only just broken through to the third ring.
Although Li Qingming's actual strength had reached level thirty-four, outsiders only saw him as someone who had just broken through.
That alone caused many people to have little hope for him.
However, because Li Qingming had easily defeated a three-ring opponent before, quite a few people still had other thoughts—or rather, curiosity—about him.
At this moment, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie had already arrived on the competition stage.
The three stood there quietly with their arms folded, waiting.
Dai Huabin stood at the front, a trace of disdain in his eyes.
He was a core disciple of the White Tiger Duke's Estate and inherited the top-tier Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul.
With Zhu Lu added to the mix, the effect the two could display through cooperation far exceeded ordinary imagination—or rather, its limits.
Naturally, he looked down on Li Qingming.
Even though Li Qingming had defeated Xie Shengyue and Ning Tian, he still did not care.
In his eyes, those two had some strength, but that was all.
If they truly faced him, they would not last even ten minutes before losing.
Naturally, he would not pay much attention to such people.
As the three continued waiting, just as they were beginning to grow impatient, Li Qingming, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong arrived from the other side.
Seeing the three of them, Dai Huabin turned to glance at the referee, but the referee did nothing.
Clearly, the three had not arrived late.
As the three stepped onto the arena, the referee looked toward both teams.
After Dai Huabin and Li Qingming nodded in succession, the referee directly raised his hand.
At this moment, nearly every first-year student without a match, along with some second-year, third-year, and even fourth-year students, had come to watch this battle.
This was a clash between the strongest freshmen of this generation.
Under the gaze of countless onlookers, Dai Huabin felt excited, while Li Qingming did not care in the slightest.
As the referee lowered his hand, Dai Huabin threw back his head and roared.
The White Tiger Radiant Blast was unleashed almost instantly, while his body surged forward at once, his target aimed straight at Wang Dong.
On the other side, Wang Dong reacted just as quickly.
One yellow and one purple soul ring lit up around him. He immediately activated Radiant Wing Slash, then swung his wings toward Dai Huabin.
Meanwhile, Zhu Lu instantly darted past Li Qingming. Without even looking at him, she rushed directly toward Xiao Xiao behind him.
Beside her, Cui Yajie raised her hand, and the Nine-Tailed Fox martial soul appeared behind her.
Her first soul ring lit up, and an overwhelming sensation of seduction swept forth.
Terrifying charm power assaulted Li Qingming almost instantly.
Yet Li Qingming's expression did not change at all as he watched this unfold.
The extreme charm power struck his body, but Li Qingming's eyes remained utterly unchanged.
He raised his hand, and three soul rings appeared around him.
This time, his first soul ring lit up. As Angel's Will activated, Divine Power erupted within his body in an instant.
An even more immense aura enveloped his entire body, while the phantom of a Six-Winged Angel emerged behind him, radiating even greater Divine Power.
As the Divine Power continued to stack, Li Qingming raised his hand without the slightest hesitation.
He clenched both hands into fists and threw a punch, terrifying light energy merging into it.
His punch did not pause in the slightest as it shot directly toward Cui Yajie.
Li Qingming charged forward with incredible speed. When Cui Yajie saw her ever-effective charm power fail instantly, she froze for a moment.
By the time she reacted and tried to use another ability, the elemental attribute within her body had already been suppressed by the Divine Power, even stripped away.
As the extreme Divine Power descended, Cui Yajie's body was sent flying by a single punch, crashing heavily onto the ground.
It was only because Li Qingming had held back that she was not seriously injured.
With a single move, one student had been eliminated.
On the other side, Dai Huabin, who was still attacking Wang Dong, had a face full of shock.
His strength had already surpassed level thirty-five, making him a high-level Soul Elder.
Yet even while fighting Wang Dong, he could only maintain the upper hand and could not defeat him completely in a short time.
Although Zhu Lu was powerful, when faced with the suppressive power of the Three-Life Soul-Calming Cauldron, she still could not defeat Xiao Xiao for the moment.
As this side was delayed, the situation immediately became the brutal scenario of two against three.
Watching the changes on the field, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were also somewhat stunned.
They knew Li Qingming was strong, but they had not expected him to be this strong.
Cui Yajie's charm power was extremely terrifying. It was highly effective even against those of the same sex, let alone the opposite sex.
Most men, even Xie Shengyue, would be forcibly charmed if they encountered Cui Yajie's charm power and might even lose much of their combat ability.
Yet unexpectedly, it was completely useless against Li Qingming.
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