by Shian Jeen
Their reasoning told them that this was something impossible, for what was taking place right before their eyes was too magical, too surreal to believe-- it didn’t matter that they were witnessing it using their own eyes.
Including Zhou Teng of the internal courtyard, the pale-faced youth, and the other students behind them, all were surprised.
Right at that moment, Sunlight Zhang and Xiong Chu shot up from their chairs as they watched the golden rings move closer to Rongguang and Liu Meijun.
Their shock increased when they realized that both Rongguang and Liu Meijun’s movements halted as though someone used a petrification spell on them, both remaining frozen in place.
Everything on the stage appeared to have come to a halt.
The airflow.
The lightning and the palm print.
The blue ice... even the wind was stopped in its path!
Sun Zhang, Xiong Chu, Zhou Teng, the pale-faced youngsters, and everyone else watching widened their eye in disbelief. Their jaws decreased open wide enough to stuff an extra-large pear inside their mouths.
Considering Direct sun light Zhang and the rest got such a reaction, both being ‘contained’ by Huwang Xiao thought it even more. Although Rongguang and Liu Meijun cannot move physically, their consciousness was unaffected, and strangely, they could still talk.
Before many astounded eyes, Huwang Xiao’s palm prints landed on Rongguang and Liu Meijun.
Huwang Xiao’s left palm print struck Rongguang in the chest. Rongguang let out a muffled groan and his body flew back. However, when Huwang Xiao’s left palm print was about to hit Liu Meijun on her chest, he noticed her full, plump bosom. Rather than hitting her upper body, he decided to subtlety deviate the course a little and the strike her shoulder.
Liu Meijun was sent soaring as well.
Both Rongguang and Liu Meijun were knocked away and fell from the stage area.
Landing on the ground, both of them stumbled back again a few steps before steadying themselves.
The two of them lost!
When Liu Meijun steadied herself, she was switching between shock and embarrassment. Just now, Huwang Xiao’s palm nearly touched her bosom-- it was a close call!
The wind force brought by Huwang Xiao’s palm scraped past her upper body, raising a strange feeling inside of her.
A long time after Rongguang and Liu Meijun dropped to the ground, the Holy Hall was still submerged in silence before cheers and applause filled the huge hall just like a thunderbolt.
Thunderous applause resounded in the Holy Hall, plus some of the passionate fangirls were screaming, shrieking their hearts away.
“Huwang Xiao, you’re such a freak!” One of the high-strung girls cried out, “But, I like it!”
“I really like you~~~!”
The Holy Hall was submerged in wave after wave of these declarations of love.
A number of the fangirls even wished to rush up the stage to Huwang Xiao, but luckily there were Academy guards hindering them and maintaining order.
Below the stage, Chen Caixiu may have not been affected by the fervor, but her eyes were glowing as they stared at Huwang Xiao.
On the primary platform, Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu were dumbstruck. Taking a look at the reaction of these frenzied female students, both shook their heads and exhibited wry smiles.
Some distance away from Chen Caixiu, Zhou Teng noted the spark in her eyes as she watched Huwang Xiao. Zhou Teng clenched his fists tightly, the expression on his face was grim.
“Huwang Xiao wins!” The judge announced amidst the screams coming from the fangirls.
Huwang Xiao wins!
Another wave of applause resounded in the Holy Hall.
Standing on the stage, Huwang Xiao was rendered speechless by the enthusiastic woman students' response and smiled helplessly inside.
There were no singers or movie stars in the Martial Spirit World, but these female students were more terrifying in comparison to those fans in his old world.
The female students gradually calmed down, however the shock still lingered in the air and the crowd had not yet adjusted themselves.
The battle for the 3rd Year’s number one was finally concluded.
Huwang Xiao taking that spot was something nobody ever imagined nor expected.
However, the main event was coming up next: the battle for overall Academy champ.
When the judge asked Huwang Xiao if he wanted to challenge the inner courtyard’s number one, Zhou Teng, for the overall Academy champion, his answer was: “Yes, of course!”
Once again, there is an uproar when the masses heard Huwang Xiao was going to problem Zhou Teng for that number one place.
Excitement rose in the Holy Hall.
Zhou Teng, the number one college student of Cosmic Superstar Academy’s inner courtyard, had advanced to maximum late-Tenth Order one year ago, and he was someone infinitely near to a Xiantian realm expert.
Zhou Teng was perhaps the same level as Liu Meijun, however the gap in their power was no secret. Half a year ago, Zhou Teng fought Liu Meijun and defeated her easily.
In the upcoming battle between Zhou Teng and Huwang Xiao, who would take the Academy’s number 1 spot?
Everyone waited with bated breath.
On the primary platform, Sun Zhang chuckled, “The next battle for the entire champion truly makes one look forward to it with anticipation ah!”
Xiong Chu agreed, “It has already been two years since anyone dared to challenge the inner courtyard’s number one, and now, finally someone has the guts to challenge him this year! It’s been quite a while since the annual competition was this lively!”
Below the stage the teacher for Third Year Third Class, Chen Xiaojing, sensed rueful again and again.
Just an hour earlier, he was advising Huwang Xiao not to act recklessly, to wait to challenge the class’s first place next season…
Moments later, Huwang Xiao and Zhou Teng stood on the stage.
“Big brother, battle!” Huwang Min and Huwang Xiaohai cheered for their big brother from below the stage.
Huwang Xiao smiled and nodded at them, and then turned his attention towards Zhou Teng who stood opposite of him.
“You are Xie Wei and Jiang Hengyu’s disciple?” Huwang Xiao asked in an easygoing voice.
The people that used ‘Tenth Order’ qualifications as an excuse to hinder him from entering the internal courtyard included Xie Wei, Jiang Hengyu, and Cheng Fengli!
Zhou Teng was stunned for a moment at the sudden question: “Yes.”
“You were the one that used Lin Han?” Huwang Xiao’s manifestation turned cold.
Zhou Teng snickered coldly, “So what if it was me? I just did not expect that wastrel couldn’t even take a punch from you!”
“In my eye, you are no different from him: a wastrel!” Huwang Xiao commented as if he was talking about the weather.
The brutal glint in Zhou Teng’s eyes burst out. Bright light surged from Zhou Teng’s body as a huge tortoise emerged behind him! The tortoise’s shell was black, yet it reflected a greenish glow, and the moire patterns on the tortoise shell created the word ‘sage*’.
This is Zhou Teng’s martial spirit, Blackshell Sage Tortoise!
Blackshell Sage Tortoise had not been a superb talent martial spirit, but it was one of the top grade 10 martial spirits that was infinitely close to a superb martial spirit existence.
Zhou Teng didn't waste time. After phoning out his Blackshell Sage Tortoise, he instantly soul transformed. A dark light flashed and at the same time, a dark shell similar to that of his martial spirit’s made an appearance on Zhou Teng’s back. On the surface of the black tortoise shell were dark runic patterns that once again formed the term ‘sage’.
Staring at Zhou Teng’s appearance after his soul transformation, Huwang Xiao was stunned for a second. A wry smile hung at the corner of his lips after seeing the transformation, he thought Zhou Teng really did look more like a ‘tortoise’ in this f
orm. Moreover, Zhou Teng’s looks were borderline ugly to begin with. His mouth was bigger than average, and he had a nose that was also bigger than average, which reminded Huwang Xiao of the Undersea Dragon Palace’s Prime Minister Turtle.
Zhou Teng’s face flushed red when he saw Huwang Xiao shaking his head and laughing after his soul transformation. The rage in his heart exploded! Although his martial spirit Blackshell Sage Tortoise’s grade was infinitely near to a superb talent martial spirit, he previously to admit that he indeed looked unsightly after fusing along with his martial soul. This was a sore spot in his center.
Zhou Teng leaped out. Everyone viewed as he actually tucked in both of his hands and legs. His entire body rotated at rapid speed akin to a tornado that rose from the top of sea, rushing towards Huwang Xiao.
“Seawind Tornado!”
Note:
Pattern/character on the tortoise shell. This personality can mean holy/sacred/saint/sage.
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Huwang Xiao’s expression was cold as he calmly watched Zhou Teng speeding towards him. Raising his right fist, Huwang Xiao punched out a Collapse Fist at full force, sending Zhou Teng traveling backward.
Zhou Teng spun backward such as a limbless tortoise in the air, but he managed to land within the stage area, stumbling awkwardly.
In that split second, Huwang Xiao’s Wing of Demon disseminate, and with one flap of the wings he was in front of Zhou Teng. A sharp light glinted in Huwang Xiao’s eyes as his hand struck out without mercy.
“God Binding Palm!”
A brilliant sphere-shaped palm image shot away and thrusted towards Zhou Teng.
Zhou Teng was surprised but there wasn’t enough time for him to dodge. In that moment, a black light flickered from the ‘sage’ phrase on the tortoise shell behind his back again, and with a forceful twist, Huwang Xiao’s God Binding Hand fell atop the black tortoise shell.
Just as with Rongguang and Liu Meijun, all of Zhou Teng’s movements became immobilized as he stood there.
Huwang Xiao’s silhouette blurred into action, appearing once again before Zhou Teng and attacking with another Collapse Fist at Zhou Teng’s chest.
Blood spurted out of Zhou Teng’s mouth like a fountain. His body dropped to the bottom outside the stage area.
Zhou Teng lost!
The spectating crowd was shocked on the spot, eyes staring foolishly at Zhou Teng’s body on the floor. Zhou Teng actually lost? The inner courtyard’s number 1 Zhou Teng actually lost so quickly to Huwang Xiao!
Initially, everyone anticipated a long-drawn-out and intense battle between Huwang Xiao and Zhou Teng... what an exciting scene that would have been! Reality was a disappointment, however. In fact, it was even more lackluster and dull than when Huwang Xiao battled Rongguang and Liu Meijun.
It finally dawned on the group a short while later that the battle was really over.
Harsh sounds of jeering originated from the encompassing crowd.
Basically everyone watching had a contemptuous smirk on their faces looking at the defeated Zhou Teng.
“This is the inner courtyard’s number one? What a sucker!”
“That may not be true. Zhou Teng is indeed very strong, but unfortunately his opponent was Huwang Xiao!”
Loud whispers of various discussions started around the stage.
Though it may have been low whispers, every word entered Zhou Teng’s ears loud and clear. He got up from the ground, and a solid hatred and trend required over him as he glared at Huwang Xiao. The murderous look in his eyes was unmistakable.
Humiliation!
He could not accept this! He would not accept this beat!
“Huwang Xiao, I’m heading to kill you!” Zhou Teng suddenly lunged forwards onto the stage and started to attack Huwang Xiao.
The crowd was shocked at the abrupt turn of events, and all the whispers halted. No one expected that Zhou Teng would disregard Academy rules after being defeated by Huwang Xiao. He previously actually leaped back onto the stage and attacked Huwang Xiao again?!
On the main platform, Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu grew solemn watching this. Then, anger set in.
Viewing Zhou Teng come at him with a crazed and frenzied try looking in his eye, Huwang Xiao’s gaze changed icy and the Blades of Asura suddenly appeared in his hands.
“Wrath of the Nether King!”
Two slivers of light rumbled like bolts of lightning as they streaked out madly, comparable to a thousand stampeding beasts!
Beams of radiant light flashed by.
Hit by Huwang Xiao’s Wrath of the Nether Ruler, Zhou Teng’s body shuddered from the impact and was sent flying with tragic screams echoing in the air.
“Zhou Teng!”
“Huwang Xiao, you dare?!”
The moment Huwang Xiao injured Zhou Teng, three silhouettes came piercing in to the Holy Hall from outside. Arriving in front of Huwang Xiao just like a thunderbolt, all three of these aimed an assault at him at the same time.
Three powerful attacks roused a strong wind. Space rippled so strongly from the pressure that even the Holy Hall shook.
The people in the crowd turned pale.
Both Sunlight Zhang and Xiong Chu did not expect such a thing would take place.
“Xie Wei! Jiang Hengyu! Chen Fengli! You dare?!” Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu flew out, wanting to stop them. However, it was obvious to everyone that their actions were too late.
The three people making a joint attack on Huwang Xiao were the very same three elders who objected to Huwang Xiao’s admittance to the inner courtyard−Xie Wei, Jiang Hengyu, and Chen Fengli! Both Xie Wei and Jiang Hengyu were Zhou Teng’s Master.
Huwang Xiao viewed these three people attacking him. The appearance on his face remained relaxed and chilly. They thought they had hidden themselves well enough, but in fact, Huwang Xiao acquired noticed their presence from early on. At his current top late-Tenth Order power, his perception had enhanced greatly, extending over three hundred meters. Not even an early Xiantian realm expert could escape his senses.
Just when these three people’s attacks were going to hit Huwang Xiao, a majestic echo of the dragon’s roar resounded, shaking the Holy Hall’s roof. Everyone noticed a dark Primordial Divine Dragon hovering behind Huwang Xiao. In a split second, Huwang Xiao spirit transformed.
A layer of dark dragon scales instantly covered the surface of Huwang Xiao’s epidermis. Sharp dragon bone spikes grew out of his hands, just like a daunting set of black thorns.
The black dragon head tattoo that emerged on his back again roared towards sky, emitting endless coercive might.
There have been no whites in Huwang Xiao’s eyes as that they had all of a sudden turned an obsidian black. By this point in time, the three attacks arrived.
Those fully dark eyes emanated iciness as they swept across the three people’s faces. Then, his hands shaped two fists, and he swung toward Xie Wei.
“Overconfident!” Xie Wei scoffed, running his fight qi as his fists also rushed out like a flash flood.
Bang! Four fists collided together, and in that instant, Xie Wei’s face changed to shock, accompanied by fear.
“You!” Before he could finish, his arms bent and his arm bones splintered, piercing out from his flesh and skin. A painful wail rang out as he was thrown out exactly like his disciple Zhou Teng before him, crashing heavily to the bottom outside of the stage.
Right at that moment, Chen Fengli and Jiang Hengyu’s episodes landed on Huwang Xiao’s torso.
However, both were stunned when they discovered that the hand they used to hit Huwang Xiao’s torso felt like it struck an indestructible steel wall. Instead, the rebounding push started vibrating up their hands, bringing extreme pain to their hand and arm!
“How about it? Surprised?” Huwang Xiao’s detached and icy eyes looked at both of them, but neither could react. He then sent both of his palms out faster than lightning, landing squarely on the chests.
Spitting blood as both of these were repelled, they fell beyond your stage and rolled until they arrived to a stop beside Xie Wei’s body.
The crowd viewing this was stupefied at the turn of events.
From the moment Zhou Teng violated Academy guidelines and attacked Huwang Xiao after losing, to the next instant Xie Wei, Jiang Hengyu, and Cheng Fengli appeared, attacked and were then repelled by Huwang Xiao, less time had passed than it takes to blink. This change was so fast and so sudden that no one processed it quickly enough to react. Perhaps it would be better to say that no one was able to accept what they had just witnessed!
Watching Xie Wei, Jiang Hengyu, and Chen Fengli injured by Huwang Xiao birthed an indescribable shock in the hearts of every individual.
This trio were Elders of the inner courtyard!
Furthermore, Xie Wei was a Xiantian First Order expert!
Although Jiang Hengyu and Chen Fengli were at peak late-Tenth Order, their strength was not something someone like Zhou Teng could compare to. Even so, these three people were defeated one at a time by Huwang Xiao!
Probably the most frightening thing of all was that Xie Wei, as a Xiantian First Order expert, actually had no power to resist Huwang Xiao!
Sunlight Zhang and Xiong Chu who have been hurrying to aid Huwang Xiao halted halfway, almost falling down from midair as they watched Huwang Xiao deal with Xie Wei, Jiang Henyu, and Chen Fengli within the blink of an eye.
Rapidly stabilizing their balance, Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu came over and stood on the stage.
Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu’s eye were sparkling, laced with a faint hint of awe as they viewed Huwang Xiao. Yes, awe. This even included Sunlight Zhang who was simply a Xiantian Second Order expert.
Neither of these ever heard of anyone who could defeat Xiantian experts when these were at peak late-Tenth Order!
The gap between a peak late-Tenth Order warrior and Xiantian First Order expert may look negligible, but in actuality, the gap between the two levels of strength was like heaven and earth. It was even larger than when comparing an early on Ninth Order warrior to a maximum late-Tenth Order warrior. Therefore, it was simply impossible for a top late-Tenth Order warrior to beat a Xiantian First Order expert!