Hired Muscle

"Sister Bai, I think they're all coming for you! Next up is Chen Hong, who's ranked tenth on the Heaven Ranking! If they succeed against Chen Hong, they'll have a chance to challenge you!" Su Ming looked at Bai Yingying with utmost seriousness. He felt very bad seeing Lu Zhengran and the others achieve such a ranking so quickly.

Ever since he had a battle of strength with Lu Zhengran, he felt as if every time Lu Zhengran improved his ranking, it was like a slap in the face.

He had originally thought that once he broke through to the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm, he would be able to regain face from Lu Zhengran, but now it seemed that it was almost impossible!

He still greatly underestimated Lu Zhengran's strength!

This kid actually had a trick up his sleeve!

To defeat Fang Yuan, who Fang Yuan 20th on the Heaven Ranking, one's combat strength must be at least at the Peak Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm!

Even after breaking through to the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm, it would be difficult for him to defeat Fang Yuan so quickly!

Bai Yingying knew very well that these people were coming for her, and now she was starting to get a little anxious.

That Sun Minzi is no simple woman!

She wasn't even sure she could beat Sun Minzi 100%!

"Don't worry, Chen Hong is no ordinary person. She lives in the cave abode next to mine; I'll call her over."

Bai Yingying, holding her identity token, sent a telepathic message to Chen Hong next door, asking her to come over.

She found a way to help Chen Hong, preventing the siblings from making it out of the top ten!

On the other side.

After successfully completing her challenge against Fang Yuan, Lu Miaomiao continued to leisurely eat her food.

"Sister, Miaomiao has also made it into the top twenty-three. Now all we have left is to beat Chen Hong's in tenth place." Lu Zhengran rubbed his hands together, eager for a battle with Bai Yingying.

Lu Zixuan located Chen Hong's position, then turned to Yin Lihua: "Vice Dean, can we continue to challenge higher levels?"

Yin Lihua nodded; she was completely numb.

Watching Lu Zixuan and her group overcome all obstacles and end the battles with almost overwhelming force, she felt like she had wasted her life!

Lu Zhengran and Sun Minzi are one thing, but what's going on with Lu Zixuan and Lu Miaomiao?!

Lu Zixuan didn't fight at all!

Direct soul attack!

It was only when Lu Zixuan launched her soul attack that she realized the extent of Lu Zixuan's soul strength.

He has already Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm!

It's even higher than their cultivation level!

This truly surprised her!

He even suspected that Lu Zixuan might be a powerful being who had possessed a younger person.

She quickly used a special Secret Method to examine Lu Zixuan's soul, but found no trace of possession.

As for Lu Miaomiao, she was far more terrifying than she had initially imagined.

This young lady has already achieved extremely high attainments on the path of Proving the Dao through Strength!

She got the feeling that Lu Miaomiao hadn't used her full strength yet, but by randomly smashing things with a giant hammer, she had made Fang Yuan, who was at the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm, sweat profusely.

To think that Late Great Emperor Realm could possess such combat power is truly unbelievable!!!

Bai Jingjing's current condition is even worse than Yin Lihua's; her eyes seem to have been wide open for too long, now resembling large, bright eyes.

What kind of monsters are these friends I know?!

After confirming Chen Hong's location, Lu Zixuan and her three companions flew quickly in one direction from the academy.

Before long, they arrived at Chen Hong's cave abode.

At this moment, a woman dressed boldly and wearing heavy makeup sat cross-legged on a large rock in the cave abode, like a succubus, quietly waiting for Lu Zixuan and the others to arrive.

Chen Hong, 21 years old, Peak Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm.

Next year I'll be twenty-two, the age when I'll have to leave the academy.

"Chen Hong greets the Vice Dean." Chen Hong smiled and stood up, bowing respectfully to Yin Lihua.

Her voice sounded incredibly soft, as if she were a fox spirit in human form.

Yin Lihua nodded.

Not long after Lu Zixuan and her group arrived, more and more students suddenly appeared in the area.

Because Lu Zixuan and the others' rankings changed rapidly in a short period of time, constantly moving upwards, the rankings of others naturally kept falling down, so many veteran students noticed this major change.

Seeing the pattern in the rankings of the four, they guessed what Lu Zixuan and the others would do next, so they came to Chen Hong's location as soon as possible.

In a short time, a large number of students, numbering over a hundred, gathered in the vicinity.

Bai Yingying also emerged from the cave abode.

Only Su Ming and Feng Li dared not show themselves, fearing that Lu Zhengran and the others would discover them. They could only hide in the cave abode like rats, secretly observing the situation outside through the formation.

Ignoring the onlookers, Lu Zixuan arrived, glanced briefly at Bai Yingying, and then fixed her gaze on Chen Hong, saying, "I challenge you."

Her tone was very calm, as if she were doing something very ordinary.

"I have learned about your situation. It is indeed a bit surprising that you, a Soul Hall Emperor Position with the Middle Profound Heaven Emperor Realm cultivation, could defeat Fang Yuan. However, it is a bit presumptuous of you to challenge me. The strength difference between the top twenty people on the Heaven Ranking is like an insurmountable chasm. I will give you a chance, but don't make a fool of yourself. Go back to where you came from."

Chen Hong appeared to be persuading Lu Zixuan, but in reality, the corners of her mouth were turned up in a smile, as if she couldn't wait to fight Lu Zixuan and the others.

She wasn't a martial arts fanatic, but after learning about Lu Zixuan Lu Zixuan her group's situation, she understood how significant defeating them would be to her.

First, Bai Yingying promised her that if she stopped Lu Zixuan and the others from improving their rankings, she could join that mysterious force and become a member after she reached a certain age and left the academy!

Secondly, Lu Zixuan and the others are indeed geniuses among geniuses! She is a genius who is about to reach the age to leave the academy. In recent years, she has been stuck in the top ten in the academy, without much achievement, and her reputation has stagnated.

If she defeats these prodigies now, her reputation will soar for a while!

It will even be of great benefit to the future!

Judging from the momentum of these prodigies, they may not be much weaker than Bai Yingying in the future, and her feat of defeating these people is something she can talk about!

Even if we are surpassed later, it doesn't matter!

"Enough talk, accept the challenge." Lu Zixuan took out her student identity token and tossed it into the air in front of her.

The token floated in the air.

Chen Hong smiled and threw out her token as well.

The two tokens collided, swirled around, and emitted light, forming a fist-sized pillar of light that rose into the sky.

A beam of light descended, covering the void in the sky above.

The two transformed into streaks of light and instantly flew into the sky, entering the formation.

The challenge has officially begun!