"Brother Yong! Smash him!"
"Smash him!"
"Smash him!" Xu Yuan had barely stepped into the ring, and the fight had yet to begin, but the students below were already going wild!
Their eyes gleamed with excitement, like gamblers who had placed heavy bets at an underground fighting arena!
And every last one had bet on Xu Yuan losing!
The corner of Lin Yuan's eye twitched furiously. In all his years of teaching, this was his first time encountering a student so good at drawing aggro.
"Kid, why don't you just surrender? Save me having to stay on full alert to keep you safe."
"Surrender? How could a student of No. 3 Middle School surrender? Teacher, there's something wrong with your thinking." Xu Yuan spoke with righteous conviction.
Lin Yuan was so angry he laughed. "Fine, fine, fine. You're really turning this into a matter of principle, huh? Go get beaten up, then!"
With that, he pulled back to the edge of the ring and bellowed, "Begin!"
"Boom!"
Almost the instant Lin Yuan withdrew, Jiang Yong, who could hardly wait, moved!
Like an arrow loosed from its bow, he hurtled toward Xu Yuan at tremendous speed!
The unsharpened saber in his hand whipped up a fierce rush of wind as he slashed straight at Xu Yuan's head and face!
That was right. Jiang Yong used a saber; he wasn't a pure hand-to-hand fighter like Xu Yuan.
Faced with this ferocious slash, the Martial God's Brain suddenly stirred. A stream of information emerged, and Xu Yuan felt as though Jiang Yong was covered in openings from head to toe!
Brother Brain has this function too?
Surprised, Xu Yuan easily dodged the slash.
"Clang!!!"
The blunt saber struck the ring with a metallic crash!
The web of Jiang Yong's hand went numb, and his brows immediately furrowed.
That shouldn't be right. With his speed at skin-polishing fifth stage, even if Xu Yuan could dodge, he should have been scrambling. Why did it look so easy?
Seeing Jiang Yong standing there in a daze left Xu Yuan speechless.
Bro, you paid for this. Could you take it seriously?
How the fuck am I supposed to put on an act like this?
Cursing inwardly, Xu Yuan simply kicked out, planting his foot squarely in Jiang Yong's face!
Get angry, young man! If you don't get fiercer, I can't act!
"Whoa!"
A deafening uproar rose from below the ring.
"Jiang Yong, what are you doing?"
"Fuck! Is your fifth stage fake?"
Jiang Yong was stunned at first, then his eyes instantly reddened!
"Xu Yuan!!!"
With a furious roar, he slashed at Xu Yuan again!
An anger buff really made a difference. This slash was over thirty percent faster than the previous one!
The saber's tip cut through the air, even producing a piercing shriek that made hearts tremble!
The problem, however, was that there were even more openings now...
In Xu Yuan's eyes, Jiang Yong was like a sieve, full of holes.
Xu Yuan felt a little helpless. This really made it difficult to act.
I'll leave him an opening.
With that thought, Xu Yuan deliberately left Jiang Yong an opening as he dodged the saber.
Come on, young man. Punch me. At least let me get hurt a little.
But Jiang Yong seemed blind, apparently unable to see the opening he had offered at all, and kept hacking wildly like a complete idiot.
He's this bad? I fucking handed you an opening right in front of your face! Xu Yuan was shocked.
What he didn't know was that not only could Jiang Yong not see his openings, even Lin Yuan couldn't see them!
In Lin Yuan's eyes, his posture, movements, footwork, and even breathing showed not the slightest opening!
At that moment, the only way he could think of to beat Xu Yuan was to attack him with absolutely overwhelming speed and strength. Otherwise, there was no possibility of winning!
What a pity. Such a pity. If this kid's Divine Talent were just a little higher, his future achievements would be unimaginable!
Alongside his shock, Lin Yuan felt immense regret.
The students lacked Lin Yuan's discerning eye. All they could see was Jiang Yong's saber repeatedly striking empty air.
"Fuck, isn't he way too lousy? He's fighting someone three stages below him and hasn't landed a single hit all this time?"
"Stop fighting, Jiang Yong. Go find a factory job!"
"That's all skin-polishing fifth stage amounts to? I could do that too!"
Amid a chorus of boos, Jiang Yong's attacks grew increasingly disordered.
Xu Yuan had left who knew how many openings, stopping just short of sticking his neck out for Jiang Yong to chop, yet Jiang Yong couldn't seize a single one.
Fuck... there's really no way to act this out.
"Xu Yuan! Is dodging all you can do?"
Just then, Jiang Yong suddenly roared, his emotions already in utter disarray!
Xu Yuan sighed. Forget it. Let's end this...
Savage Bull Mountain-Treading Strike!
Xu Yuan abruptly leaped into the air and stomped down hard!
The entire movement flowed seamlessly as one, aimed straight at Jiang Yong's face!
Alarmed, Jiang Yong swiftly raised his saber horizontally to block!
"Clang!!"
The blade quivered and rang as Jiang Yong staggered several steps back!
Before he could steady himself, an earth-shaking bull's bellow suddenly rang out beside his ears!
"Moo!!!"
This bellow was who knew how many times more stunning than when Zhang Juye had used his perfected Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt!
The phantom of a savage bull with blood-red eyes appeared behind Xu Yuan!
At that moment, everyone fell silent as one!
Even Qiao Xueyan and Lin Xiao, both at skin tempering ninth stage, couldn't help widening their eyes slightly as they stared at the savage, ferocious bull.
"So this is a Transformation Realm martial technique. It really does let you show off!"
Lin Xiao's eyes gleamed, and his desire to study under Master Bao grew even more urgent!
It wasn't as though everyone had never seen Transformation Realm martial techniques. There were plenty of videos online.
But compared to witnessing one in person, watching a video inevitably fell a little short.
"Boom!"
Xu Yuan bent his knees slightly, then abruptly straightened both legs. A sound like powerful tendons snapping taut seemed to ring out as he shot toward Jiang Yong like a cannonball!
The savage bull phantom followed close behind. Though silent, it seemed to make the ring thunder beneath its trampling hooves!
Jiang Yong's expression changed drastically. In his haste, he unleashed the tier-one martial technique he had cultivated!
"Cloud-Shattering Slash!"
With a furious roar, he slashed at the charging Xu Yuan!
But drawing his saber now was clearly already too late.
"Bam!"
The bull's huge horn aligned with Xu Yuan's elbow and slammed violently into Jiang Yong's chest before the saber could fall!
Jiang Yong felt as though a speeding truck had struck him. An immense force surged into him, sending him flying backward like a kite with its string cut before he crashed heavily outside the ring!
"Is that all skin-polishing fifth stage amounts to?"
Xu Yuan wore a look of disdain. "The auction continues tonight. Anyone who wants to challenge me next week, don't forget to attend!"
Since the plan to "win by a narrow margin" had failed, he could only try goading them.
After all, they were all youngsters, the sort least able to take this.
Besides, from beginning to end, he had never displayed strength beyond skin tempering second tier. There would definitely be students who refused to believe it and wanted another try.
Below the ring, everyone first fell dead silent, then erupted into a torrent of curses.
"Holy shit! Isn't this fucker way too cocky?"
"No way. Next week, I fucking have to get up there and smash him myself!"
"All of you, shut up!"
A hysterical roar rang out as Jiang Yong climbed to his feet. "Next week is mine too! Nobody fight me for it!"
He wasn't particularly hurt. Xu Yuan hadn't unleashed much strength.
But that was precisely what shattered his composure most!
Because it proved exactly that Xu Yuan really was only at skin tempering second tier, and really had defeated him across three stages!
This was a humiliation!
An enormous humiliation that had to be washed away!
"Just forget it. I fucking feel embarrassed for you!"
"To think we supported you so much, and you couldn't even scratch Xu Yuan's skin!"
Mockery rose one remark after another, making Xu Yuan's eyes shine!
The more these people provoked Jiang Yong, the more he would want to buy next week's challenge slot and wipe away his humiliation!
Sure enough, there are still plenty of good people out there!
But just then, Lin Yuan suddenly spoke. "Enough. You're all classmates, so watch your mouths. Jiang Yong didn't lose unfairly. You simply didn't understand what you saw. If any of you at skin-polishing fifth stage went up there, the result would be the same."
Xu Yuan: "????"
No, Old Lin, how am I supposed to sell my challenge slots if you do this?
Besides, I clearly left plenty of openings just now, sometimes several at once. How was I anywhere near as formidable as you said?
The students below the ring were dumbfounded too.
Seriously? Was Xu Yuan really that badass?
He was slow and weak. He was clearly a weakling.
Lin Yuan offered no further explanation. An exceptional case like Xu Yuan couldn't be explained in detail, and the others wouldn't learn anything even if he did. Unwilling to waste his breath, he simply announced that the challenge matches would continue.
Perhaps spurred on by Xu Yuan defeating Jiang Yong across three stages, some fifth- and sixth-stage students who hadn't originally intended to issue challenges suddenly brimmed with fighting spirit and began choosing opponents from the crowd!
Xu Yuan, meanwhile, stepped down from the ring with a wooden expression. Lin Yuan, you really screwed me over.
Forget it. Whether I can still sell challenge slots or not, I'll strike while the iron's hot and run some ads first!
With that thought, Xu Yuan took out his phone and opened the group chat.
[Xu Yuan: @everyone, want to be invincible within your realm? Want to beat fifth stage at second tier like me? Then hurry up and sign up with me for martial technique lessons!]
[Xu Yuan: Savage Bull Heart-Shattering Butt, from greater mastery to perfection. Five thousand per guidance session, guaranteed perfection within ten sessions!]
[Xu Yuan: Savage Bull Mountain-Treading Strike, for those who haven't reached basic mastery. One thousand per guidance session, guaranteed basic mastery within five sessions!]
[Xu Yuan: From basic mastery to lesser mastery, two thousand per guidance session, guaranteed lesser mastery within five sessions!]
[Xu Yuan: Anyone who's bought leather armor from me gets priority guidance. If you haven't, pay extra to jump the queue!]
Everyone was still marveling at Lin Yuan's assessment of Xu Yuan. The moment they saw the group messages, their balls ached.
Could you fucking maintain your image as an expert for a moment, hey?