In other words, if it was not instantly destroyed, the more powerful an attack, the greater the backlash on the attacker.
In addition, even Su Youwei did not have absolute confidence in instantly destroying this Metal Demon Wall.
“Making you lose to your own attacks, prince Zhou Yuan, your miserable appearance will spread throughout the entire Great Zhou Institute.” A smile of disdain emerged from the corners of Lin Feng’s mouth as he watched as Zhou Yuan grow closer and closer.
Under the numerous gazes of the crowd, Zhou Yuan’s eyes similarly detected the black light film that had appeared on the surface of Lin Feng’s body. The power surging within it caused the former’s brows to raise slightly.
“So he plans to rely on a tortoise shell…”
Zhou Yuan coldly chuckled as coldness surged in his eyes. “Since you are so confident in this tortoise shell, I will have to insist on breaking it!”
His figure shot forth and appeared right in front of Lin Feng. In the next moment, he suddenly breathed in and everyone saw a rune of light appear on his throat.
“Another Genesis Rune?!” Lin Feng’s pupils shrunk when he saw this.
Roar!
While Lin Feng’s heart was in shock, Zhou Yuan’s mouth abruptly opened, and a deafening tiger roar ferociously swept out in a wave like fashion.
“Grade 1 Genesis Rune, Tiger Roar Rune!”
The crowd around the arena hastily covered their ears. The feeling of Qi and blood in their bodies churning about immediately caused them to turn pale with horror. The power of this Genesis Rune was definitely not at the elementary level!
Even the bystanders had been affected. As the main target, Lin Feng’s head was buzzing. The black membrane on the surface of his body rippled violently and seemed to freeze for an instant.
It was at this same instant that Zhou Yuan closed-in on Lin Feng. Zhou Yuan’s five fingers tightly grasped together and swung forth in an incomparably heavy manner. Even the air seemed to explode in the face of this punch.
“Dragon Tablet Hand, shatter the mountain!”
Genesis Qi swirled around his fist as it smashed into the black light membrane.
Buzz!
The light membrane pulsed violently as ripples frantically spread. It was at this moment that Lin Feng finally recovered from the tiger roar sound wave and his expression immediately changed on the spot. He could feel a frightening power surging towards him.
The source of that power was Zhou Yuan’s fist.
“How can his strength be so terrifying?!” Lin Feng’s heart shook as terror appeared in his eyes.
“Break!”
Zhou Yuan’s icy roar rang out at this moment.
Bang!
The moment he roared, everyone was overwhelmed with shock to see the layer of black light on the surface of Lin Feng’s body shatter in response.
“I admit…” Terror filled Lin Feng’s face as he hastily tried to cry out.
However, Zhou Yuan did not wait for him to finish. The fist containing all of his power heavily slammed into Lin Feng’s chest.
Urgh!
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out as Lin Feng’s body was sent flying backwards under many shocked gazes. His body flew past several arenas before heavily landing on the ground, smearing a long scar in the dirt before fainting on the spot.
Following Lin Feng’s fall to the ground, the entire field was blanketed in silence. Everyone was stupefied as they watched this scene. Even Su Youwei’s eyes were wide open, her hand over her mouth.
“How…”
Everyone mumbled to themselves, their faces full of disbelief. Just moments ago, they had been admiring Lin Feng’s solid defence and a split second later, that seemingly indestructible Metal Demon Wall had been smashed to pieces by a single punch from Zhou Yuan…
Just how powerful was that punch?
Was this really what a two channel opener was capable of?
“Excellent!”
Chu Tianyang burst out on the viewing platform. He quickly rose to his feet, his eyes flashing brightly, his face filled with amazement. The power of Zhou Yuan’s earlier punch was definitely not that of a two channel practitioner.
Looks like this prince of theirs had finally started reveal his extraordinariness after so many years of silence. This was undoubtedly a tremendously joyful occasion for Great Zhou.
Meanwhile, Xu Hong’s face twitched slightly, bewilderment flickering indeterminately in his eyes as he stared at Zhou Yuan.
On the tall platform, Qi Yue’s and Liu Xi’s smiles froze.
Crack.
Qi Yue’s hands suddenly clenched, crushing the railing in front of him. His handsome face had become turned white with rage.
“How could he have broken Lin Feng’s Metal Demon Wall?!” A pale face Liu Xi spit out between gnashed teeth.
The Metal Demon Wall that no four channel practitioner had been able to break had now been shattered by a mere two channel Zhou Yuan. How could anyone not be stunned by this?
Was this still the same crippled prince they knew?
Qi Yue’s gaze was tightly glued to the young figure on the nearby arena as murder surged in his eyes. In the past, he had treated Zhou Yuan as a joke, yet at this very moment, Qi Yue could genuinely feel a very faint feeling of threat.
Cracking sounds could be heard as Qi Yue’s five fingers tightened. His eyelids twitched as he muttered in a low and raspy voice, “Could it be that the Zhou clan’s crippled dragon really intends to rise from the ashes?”
Chapter 27 End of the Newcomer Exam
The silence outside the arena continued for quite some time till it was eventually broken by thunderous cheers. The eyes of numerous boys and girls were filled with fire as they gazed at the thin figure on the stage. No one would have dreamt that this prince of theirs, who was rumoured to be incapable of opening his channels, would give such a miraculous performance today…
By now, all of them clearly believed that the past Zhou Yuan had merely been concealing his strength.
Zhou Yuan merely smiled when he heard the cheers resounding below the stage. He cupped his hands together towards the audience before leaving the stage and walking towards Su Youwei.
Upon seeing that Su Youwei had been unblinkingly staring at him all along, he could not help but chuckle and say, “Oh? Have you been subdued by my charm?”
Su Youwei’s face turned slightly red. She made a soft ‘pshaw’ sound before snorting. “Your hiding skills are top tier.”
She had previously been all kinds of worried when she found out that Zhou Yuan and Lin Feng had been matched. Who could have expected that Zhou Yuan would have so many astonishing cards up his sleeve, and that even Lin Feng would fall at his hands.
“It turns out that even Lin Feng is not your match. Looks like the number one position amongst the new students belongs to you.”
Zhou Yuan gave a nonchalant smile in response. He did not have much interest in being number one amongst the new batch of students. The reason for fighting this time was completely for the sake of entering the A class and helping headmaster Chu stabilize his position.
After all, the Great Zhou Institute was of paramount importance to the Great Zhou royal clan.
His original goal had been to enter the top ten and now that it had been achieved, he did not have much interest in the following matches. Moreover, even Lin Feng had been defeated by him. Hence, there was naturally nothing to worry about for the next few matches.
These thoughts were swirling in Zhou Yuan’s mind when he suddenly raised his head and looked towards the nearby tall platform. He was just in time to see Qi Yue’s black to the maximum face, and immediately showed a small smile to the latter.
Upon seeing Zhou Yuan’s smile, Qi Yue’s face grew even uglier. Power surged in his hands as the railing was once again crushed. He had utilised all kinds of methods to make sure that Zhou Yuan’s face was to be thoroughly smeared into the ground. Yet, who could have expected that eve
rything he had done would instead end up growing Zhou Yuan’s reputation. This undoubtedly made Qi Yue extremely furious.
By the side, Liu Xi hatefully said through gnashed teeth, “Truly someone who loses control due to joy. Does he really believe that defeating Lin Feng gives him the right to do as he please in the Great Zhou Institute?!”
Both she and her Liu clan belonged to the Qi Manor camp. Hence seeing Qi Yue thwarted naturally made her angry at Zhou Yuan.
“It is just a newcomer exam. Even if he takes the number one position, he will only be considered average amongst the various classes. Does he not know that even Lin Feng does not have the guts to make any moves in front of you?” Liu Xi disdainfully glanced at Zhou Yuan as she consoled Qi Yue.
Qi Yue took in a deep breath, suppressing the rage in his heart. His face regained its cold and detached look as he said, “Don’t worry. It will be useless even if he enters the A class. Once the end-of-year class ranking exam comes, I will personally beat him into the mud once again. When that happens, the Great Zhou Institute will also end up in Qi Manor’s hands.”
Upon seeing Qi Yue recover, Liu Xi also nodded. She did not doubt Qi Yue’s words. Even though the strength Zhou Yuan had displayed today was astonishing, one must know that the current Qi Yue had already opened six meridian channels, and would grow even stronger by the end of the year.
Thus, compared to Qi Yue, Zhou Yuan still substantially lacking.
Although she did not know why Zhou Yuan would suddenly spring up, from what Liu Xi could see, Qi Yue was the true pride of the heavens. The crippled prince and the Great Zhou royal clan would ultimately be trampled under Qi Yue’s and Qi Manor’s feet.
With such thoughts in mind, she rather looked forward to their future confrontation. Would Zhou Yuan still be able to smile in such a pleased manner when he was crushed under Qi Yue’s feet?
On the field, the exam continued. However, after Zhou Yuan’s and Lin Feng’s intense battle, the other fights seemed rather lacklustre.
Fortunately, the exam finally came to an end after one last big battle.
On the viewing platform, Chu Tianyang watched the exam reach its end and nodded his head in satisfaction. Both Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei had made it to the top ten, a fact that made him especially happy.
After all, he had originally only placed his hopes in Su Youwei. Who would have imagined that Zhou Yuan would suddenly become so ferocious that even Lin Feng would be defeated at his hands. Moreover, he knew that Zhou Yuan’s had only been engaging in channel opening training for a month.
Two channels in a month of training and battle power that surpassed even the four channel Lin Feng. Such talent was likely even greater than Su Youwei’s.
How could Chu Tianyang not be overjoyed by an unexpected haul like this. He now had a little confidence in the originally completely hopeless year-end class ranking exam.
“Now that the newcomer exam has concluded, next up will be the class allocation. You may select your class as long as you meet the conditions.” Chu Tianyang gazed at the numerous boys and girls on the field as his powerful voice boomed in everyone’s ears.
His gaze first looked towards the top ten new students. “The top ten may enter the A class. Are any of you willing?”
At this moment, Xu Hong walked to Chu Tianyang’s side and added in with a superficial smile, “If any of you desire, you may enter my B class. You should also know that my B class has placed first in the Great Zhou Institute for the past two years.”
Anger rose in Chu Tianyang’s eyes, but what Xu Hong said was true and he could only let out a snort.
“I hope to enter the B class.”
“I shall also enter the B class.”
“.…..”
In the wake of Xu Hong’s words, several voices immediately rang out simultaneously. A total of seven people amongst the top ten indicated that they wished to enter the B class. It was obvious that these people had been bought over by Qi Yue’s generous promises long ago.
Although Chu Tianyang had anticipated this, his face could not help but turn somewhat green. After all, practically every person who ranked amongst the top ten would chose the A class several years ago. Yet, only two or three would make the same decision in the present.
Xu Hong let out two hearty chuckles when he saw Chu Tianyang’s ugly expression. “Alright, since that is that case, all of you will be part of my B class from now on.”
“I’m entering the A class.” It was at this moment that Zhou Yuan calmly declared, interrupting Xu Hong’s loud laughter.
“I will also enter the A class.” Said Su Youwei without any hesitation.
The final person hesitated for a moment before finally choosing the A class.
Upon seeing that the two most outstanding individuals of this newcomer exam had chosen to enter the A class, Xu Hong’s pleased expression receded a little as he brushed his sleeves with an icy snort.
Chu Tianyang’s expression seemed to ease somewhat as he turned towards Zhou Yuan, Su Youwei and the third person. “Since that is so, you three will be part of my A class after today.”
“The rest of my fellow class masters may begin to recruit your members.”
Chu Tianyang looked towards the other class masters. After the ten best seedlings had been allocated, the remaining students would be divided amongst the other classes.
The martial practice field was a abuzz with activity. Things only quietened down a long while later when all the new students had been split into the various classes.
“Today’s newcomer exam is formally over. After today, everyone will enter their respective classes to train. Do not slack off.” Headmaster Chu’s deep voice boomed.
On the field, the many boys and girls respectfully responded.
After all these matters were settled, headmaster Chu glanced in the direction of Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei, giving them a slight nod before turning around to leave.
The field was bustling with noise and excitement. Numerous girls and boys were exceptionally happy. After today, they would finally leave behind their new student status and become true members of the Great Zhou Institute.
After all, the treatment of new students and true students would be as different as black and white.
Zhou Yuan called out to Su Youwei, planning to leave, but suddenly raised his head as if sensing something. On the tall platform nearby, an expressionless Qi Yue glanced at the former, his eyes flickering with spookily cold light, before he turned and left.
Zhou Yuan watched him leave with eyes that were similarly frosty, while his five slender fingers curled and unfurled. He knew that the war with Qi Yue was not over just because the newcomer exam had ended. Instead, the struggle between them would grow even fiercer after he entered the A class.
However, Zhou Yuan did not fear any of this. He knew that Qi Manor intended to take the headmaster position and as the prince of Great Zhou, he naturally would not allow them to succeed.
He could not deal with the likes of king Qi for the time being, but Qi Yue on the other hand would be an opponent Zhou Yuan would properly duel in the following days.
Chapter 28 The A Class
Royal palace.
“Great, great, Yuan’er is truly the dragon of our Zhou clan!”
At the dining table, there was a healthy radiant glow on Zhou Qing’s face while his usually sterness was replaced by unconcealable happiness. He beamed as he looked towards Zhou Yuan and chuckled, “You might not know but Chu Tianyang specially made a trip to the palace and praised you a whole lot.”
Evidently, he was aware of Zhou Yuan’s performance in the newcomer exam today.
By the side, Qin Yu was practically glowing as she looked at Zhou Yuan, her eyes similarly filled with joy.
Zhou Yuan ate his food and merely smiled in response to Zhou Qing’s and Qin Yu’s praise as he said, “It’s only a newcomer exam. The important one is the class ranking exam at the end of the year.”
Zhou Qing nodded upon h
earing this and gleefully said, “No arrogance after victory. Brat, your years of suffering have not been in vain.”
“The year-end class ranking exam is indeed very important.”
Zhou Qing slowly continued, “Qi Manor has been eyeing the Great Zhou Institute and have secretly schemed for a long time. If they are allowed to take the number one spot in the year-end class ranking exam again, I’m afraid that they will begin to make things difficult.”
Cold light flashed in Zhou Qing’s eyes. It was clear that he hated Qi Manor to the extreme.
Qin Yu tenderly looked at Zhou Yuan and said in a somewhat hesitant manner, “But that Qi Yue has already opened six meridian channels and will likely become even stronger by the end of the year. Yuan’er’s starting point is much later than his…”
To make up for the gap between them, Zhou Yuan had to put in a tremendous amount of hard work.
Contrary to expectation, Zhou Yuan’s expression remained undisturbed. He smiled at Qin Yu and said, “Don’t worry mother and father. I will not let them have their way.”
Due to being unable to locate his meridian channels, the past him could only hide beneath his father’s wings. Now that he was able to cultivate, Zhou Yuan would naturally give his best effort to share some of the pressure his father was facing.
He clearly understood how dangerous the current situation was for Great Zhou.
Zhou Qing and Qin Yu felt gratified when they saw Zhou Yuan’s sensibility. However, the feelings of self-blame and heartache were greater. If they had realised king Wu’s plot in advance back then, Great Zhou would not have fallen to such a state and Zhou Yuan would not have to shoulder these burdens at his tender age.
Zhou Yuan sensed Zhou Qing’s and Qin Yu’s gloomy moods and immediately changed the topic. “Truthfully speaking, my success in the exam is mostly thanks to big sis Yaoyao’s guidance.”
By the side, when the silently dining Yaoyao with Tuntun on her lap heard these words, her gaze lightly swept across Zhou Yuan as if unhappy that he had shifted the attention to her.
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