"What does this have to do with the new students? That kid's just an idiot!"
"Cheng Kui is a genuine five-star Da Dou Shi. He's only a one-star—where did he get the nerve to challenge him onstage?"
Not a single person in the crowd below thought highly of Xiao Yi. They all took him for a foolish boy who had just entered the Inner Academy and was practically handing his Fire Energy over to others.
"Brother, are you ready...?"
On the stage, Cheng Kui spoke in a low voice. Yellow Dou Qi slowly emerged around him, gathering onto the massive spiked club in his hands.
"Cheng Kui, five-star Da Dou Shi!"
Xiao Yi remained unhurried. A cold flash gleamed in his hand as the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear appeared.
"Xiao Yi, one-star Da Dou Shi!"
To the others, the gap in Dou Qi between a one-star Da Dou Shi and a five-star Da Dou Shi was like an uncrossable chasm. There was absolutely no way Xiao Yi could win.
Yet Xiao Yi remained calm. As a member of the Xiao Clan—
Fighting above one's level was a gene flowing through their bones...
Cheng Kui glanced at the icy spear in Xiao Yi's hand.
He paid it no mind, curling his lips into a slight grin.
"Junior Xiao Yi, if you lose today, don't say this senior bullied you!"
"Consider these seven days of Fire Energy your tuition fee!"
The tip of the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear in Xiao Yi's hand trembled slightly as he said softly, "Rest assured, Senior. If I lose today, I'll accept it wholeheartedly..."
"Please..."
The spectators around the arena still did not think Xiao Yi stood a chance.
They completely took him for some fool who had gone mad with desire for Fire Energy.
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