Battling the Tang Sect and the Countered Flash Step

Inside the small courtyard Lu Chen rented, the fragrance still lingered in the air.

To thank everyone for looking after him over the past few days, Lu Chen had recreated the Universe Super Shumai from Chuka Ichiban.

It was large in portion and filled the stomach, but the key point was that it was a specialty dish.

A super-sized Universe Super Shumai fed everyone completely full.

Monitor is amazing. Not only is he strong, but even his cooking is this delicious. It seems we'll be blessed with good food in the future.

After eating and drinking their fill, Xiao Xiao sighed with a look of utter satisfaction.

Today she learned what true cuisine was.

Moreover, it was the first time she had seen cooking done this way.

You're thinking too much. Lu Chen is extremely lazy. I begged him for a month and never saw him cook for me even once.

Wang Dong cast a side-long glance at Xiao Xiao and complained discontentedly.

Ever since the last time she ate Lu Chen's cooking, she had lost her appetite for cafeteria food for a very long time.

She couldn't understand why Lu Chen could cook so deliciously himself, yet still be able to stomach cafeteria food.

Meanwhile, Tang Ya rested her chin in her hands nearby, clicking her tongue twice. Come to think of it, Qian Renxue is the lucky one. Since the two of you are so close, won't she get to eat the food you cook every day from now on? Just thinking about it makes people envious.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone nodded in agreement.

Strong in strength, high in handsomeness, and capable of cooking exquisite dishes—he was simply the perfect boyfriend.

It was just a pity that ever since Qian Renxue and Zhou Yi's battle a couple of days ago, everyone at Shrek Academy knew Lu Chen and Qian Renxue had a very unusual relationship.

Talk of childhood sweethearts and a match made in heaven had long since spread throughout the Outer Court.

Many girls in Class 1 of First-Years had their hearts shattered right then and there.

Even Xiao Xiao was no exception; most of her purpose in running for vice-monitor at the beginning had been aimed at getting closer to Lu Chen.

But after witnessing Qian Renxue's grace and bearing, Xiao Xiao gave up.

She couldn't compete; she really couldn't compete.

Wang Dong, whose mood had been quite good after eating and drinking her fill, experienced a slight stiffening of her body upon hearing the name "Qian Renxue." She lowered her eyelashes, her long lashes concealing the emotions deep within her eyes, and spoke in a muffled voice: What's there to be envious of...

Only, her voice was very soft, blending into everyone's laughter and chat so that it was almost impossible to hear.

Still want to eat? That's simple.

The three of you form a group and choose yourselves. As long as you can defeat me, I'll treat you all to a meal again in a couple of days. I guarantee it'll be a delicacy you've never had before!

Lu Chen stood up, stretched his body, and looked provocatively at the group, his gaze lingering particularly long on Beibei.

Having lain in the infirmary for the past few days, his body was practically rusting.

He would just take this opportunity to move around and treat it as a post-meal workout.

Bring it on, and we don't even need to choose—the three of us from the Tang Sect will take you on!

Upon hearing this, Tang Ya directly accepted the battle.

Seeing his girlfriend accept the match, Beibei nearby also grew interested. He tidied his lapels and stepped to Tang Ya's side to support her. Brother Lu, it seems you won't be able to run away from this meal.

He had wanted to spar with Lu Chen for a long time.

It was just that there had never been much time, and right now was indeed a good opportunity.

Although it was three against one, based on Lu Chen's strength, this sparring match should provide a pretty good experience.

Anyway, in a one-on-one fight, he couldn't beat Lu Chen either.

Haha, Senior, you're saying that way too early.

Let's head outside right away.

With that, Lu Chen led the group as they walked toward the outside of the small courtyard.

The small courtyard he rented belonged to the suburbs of Shrek, and the Outer Court had a very large open space that could serve nicely as a combat ground.

Soon, Lu Chen and the three-person Tang Ya group stood separated from one another.

Huo Yuhao, go for it! Whether we get to eat a big feast depends entirely on you!

Sun Lu stood outside the grounds and loudly cheered for Huo Yuhao.

Seeing this, Xiao Xiao's eyes rolled in a circle, and she craftily pressed close to Sun Lu, whispering, Lulu, you couldn't possibly have a crush on Huo Yuhao, right?

Xiao Xiao knew her roommate far too well; she usually blushed even when talking to boys.

Yet now she actually dared to loudly cheer for Huo Yuhao.

Hearing Xiao Xiao's whispered tease, Sun Lu felt as if her innermost thoughts had been exposed. A blush instantly spread across her root-of-the-ears, and she stammered, N-no... I don't, they're just... Huo Yuhao is the only one I know.*

Then why aren't you cheering for the monitor?

Xiao Xiao pressed her advantage with a counter-question.

Sun Lu was rendered speechless by the remark, and could only resort to lowering her head and staying silent to resist Xiao Xiao.

Meanwhile, Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong both stood to the side without speaking; they were both rather expectant regarding this battle.

Mainly, they looked forward to the showdown between the Outer Court Great Demon King and Beibei, one of the Outer Court Twins.

If you're ready, then let's begin.

Lu Chen smiled, twisted his neck, and then an ordinary-styled tachi appeared in his hand.

Lu Chen's blade pointed toward the three of them. I won't be holding back later.

Less nonsense, winning against us won't be that easy!

First Soul Skill — Blue Silver Grass Binding!

Tang Ya made the first move. Emerald-green Blue Silver Grass spread out from the palm of her hand, transforming into two vines that swept toward Lu Chen.

Meanwhile, bolts of lightning flickered faintly around Beibei, his arms completed their dragon transformation, and his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul quietly released.

Huo Yuhao in the very center likewise displayed a white soul ring, and a strange spiritual ripple spread out toward the surroundings.

Spiritual Detection, Spiritual Sharing!

Huo Yuhao let out a low cry, and the slightest movement within a radius of fifty meters was clearly imprinted in the minds of Tang Ya and Beibei.

This level of Blue Silver Grass is useless against me.

Lu Chen swung his base-form Hyorinmaru and directly slashed apart Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass, subsequently using Flash Step to close in on Tang Ya.

Yet Lu Chen's Flash Step had already exposed its trajectory under Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection.

Ghost Shadow Trailing!

Seeing this, Beibei directly employed the Tang Sect secret technique—Ghost Shadow Trailing, arriving at Tang Ya's side with a bizarre movement technique.

Clang! The sound of metal colliding rang out.

Lu Chen's Hyorinmaru and Beibei's dragon claws met.

So this is a Tang Sect secret technique?

A bit interesting.

Lu Chen, whose attack had been blocked, felt not the slightest bit disappointed; instead, his interest was aroused.

His Flash Step utilized control skills over soul power to achieve burst speed, pursuing a single word: "fast."

Yet the Tang Sect's Ghost Shadow Trailing took the uncanny, the illusory, the evasive, and the shadowy as its core.

This was Lu Chen's first time encountering Tang Sect unique skills.

It actually got blocked!

At the same time, Wang Dong off to the side couldn't help crying out in surprise when she saw Lu Chen's attack intercepted.

She had always known Lu Chen possessed an extremely rapid movement technique.

Both she and Dai Huabin previously had suffered heavy losses under this movement technique.

Even Teacher Zhou had to rely on the cultivation of a Spirit Emperor to see clearly and keep up with Lu Chen's figure.

Yet this time, within their field of vision, Lu Chen had merely flashed in front of Tang Ya for an instant.

And Beibei, as if anticipating Lu Chen's movement, had actually kept up at the exact same time.

If once was a coincidence, then every single subsequent attack of Lu Chen's being blocked by Beibei—

That proved either Beibei or Tang Ya had already mastered the method to crack Lu Chen's "teleportation."