Faced with Ji Juechen's insistent request, Lu Yi felt helpless.
Before he could firmly refuse, an incomparably sharp presence shot straight toward him.
Ji Juechen stood where he was, his body motionless.
The sharpness Lu Yi sensed was Sword Intent Ji Juechen had forged entirely from spiritual power.
Ji Juechen was only testing him and had not used his full strength.
There was something too unusual about Lu Yi.
After sparring with Huo Yuhao, Ji Juechen had gained an insight and spent an entire month in meditation.
A month could not compare with Huo Yuhao's half-year, but when Ji Juechen emerged from meditation, his whole world had changed.
Walking through campus, he could now sense the distinct presence radiating from each person.
The sensation was faint but real, and it let him find opponents worth challenging.
Yet when he spotted Lu Yi, he sensed no presence escaping him at all. Lu Yi was as unremarkable as a roadside stone.
That very lack of distinction caught Ji Juechen's attention.
Huo Yuhao had sat in the Soul Tool Trial Grounds for half a year. Aside from the people from Shrek who kept watch beside him, Ji Juechen visited him more than anyone.
Huo Yuhao was like that now too: his presence withdrawn, as though he had merged with the background.
But Huo Yuhao was in deep meditation. Lu Yi seemed to be deliberately concealing himself, blending into his surroundings to observe quietly.
Ji Juechen had to test that impression and see what this suspicious student in an Academy uniform was capable of.
With the challenge arriving without a sound, Lu Yi had no choice but to respond.
To Lu Yi, Ji Juechen was clearly holding back his Sword Intent. His only aim was to make Lu Yi accept the challenge.
Sword Intent