"Yeah, you could say that."
"Oh?" Xing Wu didn't expect Jiang Fan to bring him such a surprise.
"I just heard them say you can shoot three arrows at once, show me!"
Jiang Fan nodded, and without delay, nocked three arrows and aimed them at Li Zhichao.
"What—what are you going to do?!"
Li Zhichao was so scared he almost peed his pants; his legs started trembling.
He wanted to escape, but he didn't know how.
Just a few days ago, he had personally witnessed Jiang Fan's archery skills, which were unerring and incredibly accurate.
Seeing Li Zhichao so terrified, Jiang Fan's lips curled into a mocking smile.
Seeing this scene filled Li Zhichao with rage! But facing Jiang Fan, he didn't dare utter a single word.
Jiang Fan would never shoot Li Zhichao in front of everyone; he only did that to scare him.
"Quack quack--"
The cries of wild geese came from the sky.
Jiang Fan tilted his head back and shot an arrow.
Just as the three geese opened their beaks, three incredibly sharp arrows pierced through them simultaneously.
This incredibly impactful scene deeply shocked everyone, especially the teachers and students who had never witnessed Jiang Fan's archery skills before; they all stared wide-eyed, speechless.
"Great! Excellent!"
Xing Wu patted Jiang Fan on the shoulder excitedly, "Keep working hard, and remember to avoid arrogance and complacency. Self-satisfaction is the greatest enemy of progress. You must know that there are always higher peaks to climb. I believe that with your talent and ability, your future achievements are limitless!"
"Mm." Jiang Fan nodded.
In fact, Xing Wu felt that his words were completely unnecessary. Other geniuses might be arrogant and complacent, but Jiang Fan was able to remain patient before the martial arts exam, and even after advancing to the Middle-Stage Second Rank, he kept his abilities hidden. In addition, he had superb archery skills. How could someone who could conceal his talents be the kind of person who was arrogant and conceited?
"By the way, Teacher Xing, I want to resolve the matter of Li Zhichao and I going to the ring as soon as possible."
Upon hearing Jiang Fan's words, Li Zhichao turned deathly pale.
Xing Wu turned to look at Li Zhichao, and seeing the latter's cold sweat dripping down his face, a look of disdain appeared in his eyes.
The Martial Artist of Yuanwu despise cowards who retreat without a fight, especially since Li Zhichao was the one who initiated this incident.
" Li Zhichao, what do you think? Should we admit defeat or—"
Xing Wu paused deliberately, waiting for Li Zhichao's reply.
In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Li Zhichao.
Under the intense scrutiny of everyone, Li Zhichao kept swallowing, his heart racing, feeling as if his blood was about to freeze.
At this moment, two little voices were fighting inside him: one for the sake of so-called face, and the other for instinctive fear.
In the end, fear triumphed over pride.
"I... I... I'm no match for Jiang Fan, I... I... concede!"
The last three words were practically squeezed out between Li Zhichao's teeth. By the end, he had lowered his head, like an ostrich.
The fat man curled his lip and clicked his tongue, "What a coward!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhichao clenched his teeth, his face, which was turned towards the yellow earth, becoming even more gloomy, as if water could drip from it at any moment.
He cursed inwardly, "This fat bastard, he's embarrassed me time and time again. If he can't handle Jiang Fan, he'll make sure he gets what's coming to you, you fat bastard."
Li Zhichao had disliked the fat guy for a long time and had been plotting to kill him. Now he was even more determined to make a plan as soon as he returned to school, so that this fat guy would become a dead fat guy.
Thinking of this, a murderous glint appeared in Li Zhichao's eyes, and he glanced at the fat man as if he were looking at a dead man.
Xing Wu's gaze grew even more disdainful at Li Zhichao's retreat without a fight, and he turned his gaze back to Jiang Fan.
"How do you say?"
Jiang Fan sneered, "I have no interest in someone who has lost their fighting spirit; it's a complete waste of my time."
"Aaaaah!" Li Zhichao was going crazy, screaming incessantly in his mind to vent his murderous rage.
That afternoon, news of Jiang Fan's breakthrough to the Middle-Stage Second-Rank Martial Artist spread.
It spread not only to Yuanwu, but also to the other four elite martial arts schools.
Upon hearing this news, both teachers and students exclaimed, "That's truly insane!"
Inside Shenwu's office.
A beautiful woman with a shapely figure, wearing a bodycon skirt, was sweating profusely. She kept her head down, not daring to look up at the principal sitting behind the desk.
The atmosphere grew increasingly deathly still, and more and more sweat beaded on the beautiful woman's face.
This beautiful woman was none other than Zhou Yi, the Shenwu instructor who was in charge of digging up Jiang Fan from Fortress No. 31 more than two months ago.
Li Heng took a sip of the freshly brewed chrysanthemum tea to cool down.
Have you heard about Jiang Fan's situation?
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat.
She knew before she came that the principal wanted to see her about Jiang Fan's promotion to the Middle-Stage Second Rank.
Honestly, she was kicking herself for it, but it was no use regretting it now!
"Principal, I know I acted on my own initiative and forced Jiang Fan to reveal his secret, but it was all for the sake of Shenwu's overall strength. I truly didn't mean to."
Zhou Yi said with a bitter expression, "Last time, Li Heng almost dragged me to the Outer Wilderness Zone."
Speaking of which, Shenwu looked exhausted, as if he had aged ten years in just two months.
Others might not know what was going on with this principal, but Zhou Yi knew very well that Li Heng had gone to the Outer Wilderness Zone two months ago and had only returned this morning, bringing back three beast cores of Seven Star demon beasts.
Monsters below Three Star do not have beast cores; only Four Star can condense beast cores within their bodies.
Beast cores play a crucial role in forging alloy weapons; the higher the grade of the beast core, the greater its value.
"An unintentional mistake? You make it sound so simple. Do you know I encountered two Nine Star demonic beasts in the Inner Wilderness Zone? If they hadn't been breeding and I hadn't wanted to spoil the fun, plus I ran fast, Shenwu would probably have been replaced by today!"
Li Heng felt his legs go weak just thinking about the scene.
He was a civil official among Martial Artist; although his strength had reached the Ninth Rank, he had only just entered the Early-Stage Ninth Rank.
Facing two Nine Star demonic beasts at the same time, it's truly a miracle he survived.
This is the perilous Outer Wilderness Zone, completely incomparable to the Inner Wilderness Zone.
If it were the Inner Wilderness Zone, he would just lie there and do nothing if he went in.
Since there are no high-level demonic beasts inside, they can be slaughtered at any time. The reason they are left is to facilitate trials for students or Martial Artist.
Faced with Li Heng's anger, Zhou Yi didn't dare to utter a single word.