"Aren't you guys leaving yet? What are you eavesdropping on here?"
Kong Wu and the others immediately left, but as they walked away, each of them had a look of surprise and suspicion in their eyes. Cheng Jinjin was even more excited as he said,
"Did we just overhear something incredible?"
The Monk scratched his bald head, "What did the principal mean by not finishing his sentence?"
Snake Scorpion took a deep breath through her jade lips.
"No way, Xia Luo couldn't have been holding back at that state, could he?"
"That would be too..."
"Too terrifying." Old Ghost finished the sentence, a pale face flushing with an abnormal rosiness from shock.
Little Fatty clenched his fists tightly, too excited for words.
Struck it rich!
This time, we really struck it rich.
He was incredibly grateful, thankful that he chose to stand with the boss against the student council. If he had run away back then, he would be crying to death now.
"It's hard to tell who would win between the boss and Qin Qi!"
Before, Cheng Jinjin thought Luo Yu would definitely lose to Qin Qi, due to the difference in age, but now a small flame of victory was kindling in his heart.
Things he didn't dare to imagine before, he now dared to.
"What did you say? Facing Qin Qi?" When Kong Wu and others heard Little Fatty's murmurs, they were stunned.
Cheng Jinjin looked at them speechlessly.
"Have you been kidnapped to mine coal in the past few days? How do you not know anything?"
"Kid, show some respect when you're speaking to your senior. Watch out, or I'll beat you up." The Monk "bang bang" struck his fists together twice.
Little Fatty shrank his neck, remembering that he was actually just a freshman weakling.
However, even if he was weak, it was fine because the boss was awesome.
Suddenly, he straightened his back and presented his face forward.
"Go ahead, hit me. I'm the boss's henchman, his dog. Even when you hit a dog, you must look at the owner. Hitting my face is like hitting the boss's face."
"Do you have no shame at all?"
The Monk was momentarily speechless but indeed didn't dare to strike.
"All right."
Kong Wu stopped the farce and then learned from a briefing about the conflict between Luo Yu and the student council.
"Xia Luo is fierce, but Chairman Qin isn't a vegetarian either, and he's been a seasoned powerhouse for a long time, having reached First Rank two years ago."
In fact, if it weren't for hearing the principal slip up, he would have thought that Luo Yu, based solely on the strength he had shown, was doomed to lose.
"Whether it will be Qin Qi subduing the dark horse to display dominance, or a new king rising at Martial University, we just have to wait for Chairman Qin to return. Then the clash between these two titans will happen."
After musing, Kong Wu turned to his team members and said with concern,
"I vaguely sense that the Power of Heaven and Earth is becoming more active, and the pace of the Spiritual Energy revival is speeding up. We must also rush our cultivation; otherwise, if we fall behind in strength, we'll probably lead powerless lives."
"We can only stand our ground in this tumultuous era if we're strong enough."
"Yes!" The Monk and others always respected their captain.
Cheng Jinjin also secretly felt that he should double his efforts in cultivation. Otherwise, serving as a sidekick like a mascot without any imposing presence would be pointless.
On the other side, seeing no one around, Shi Kai spoke more freely.
"Luoshenzi, we really owe you big time for Guang Yuan City this time."
Luo Yu shook his head, "There's no need for thanks, Principal Shi. As a Da Xia Godson, it's only natural for me to protect the citizens of the Great Xia Lands."
"A man might be carefree when unshackled, but without some responsibility, it all feels empty."
"Godson speaks highly." Shi Kai nodded.
If others saw the usually dignified President of Martial University behaving like a "lickspittle" as he was now, they would surely be dumbfounded and have their worldviews shattered.
"I wonder what Cultivation Level Luoshenzi has reached now." Shi Kai was extremely curious about this, as he had been present during the awakening of God-Level Ancient Spirits.
This increase in cultivation didn't seem human at all.
Could it be that Luo Yu wasn't just a God's Child who inherited Divine Power, but he was a Divine Spirit in his past life?
Luo Yu shook his head, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said,
"I don't even know my own Cultivation Level."
"I've just been cultivating blindly."
"Eh..." Shi Kai suspected he was showing off, but he had no evidence.
Good lord, can blind cultivation blast away three Second-Rank ferocious beasts with a wave of the hand? If he were to cultivate seriously, would he pierce the sky?
"Luoshenzi, how about giving me a full-powered punch to try?"
Faced with Shi Kai's request, Luo Yu hesitated, "Are you sure?"
Shi Kai's mouth twitched, "What's with that skeptical look? Are you doubting the strength of a Pinnacle First-Rank Warrior like me?"
"A youngster of eighteen, no matter how badass, could you really knock me out with one punch? What a joke."
"God's Child, this title of Martial University President wasn't bought—it was earned through genuine combat and slaying enemies."
The implication was clear: those little arms and legs of yours might handle a Second Rank ferocious beast, but they're still far from enough to take on old Shi.
"What if I really hit you?" Luo Yu still hesitated, unsure of his own strength at the moment.
After all, while others cultivated by absorbing the revived nature's spiritual energy, he was directly absorbing the origin of ancient Huaxia Divine Spirits—the nature's spiritual energy was just a supplement.
The levels were simply different.
"Just roll up your sleeves and give it your all, I can take it," Shi Kai said with a light smile, appearing completely unconcerned.
Keep in mind that his Ancient Spirit was none other than the legendary Shi Gandang.
The legend of Shi Gandang is widespread, a divine object, its greatest strength being defense, with power that has surpassed the mortal realm as a God-Level Ancient Spirit.
Of course, he didn't believe Luo Yu could break through his defense.
"Anything less than your full effort is an insult," Shi Kai huffed, wanting to seize this opportunity to demonstrate his formidable strength to Luo Yu and earn his respect.
"Fine."
Luo Yu, seeing he couldn't argue anymore, grew serious and intended to test the extent of his current strength.
"Boom!"
One after another, phantoms wrapped in divine light began to appear behind Luo Yu.
Shi Kai's heart jumped madly; he couldn't keep his composure, exclaiming in shock.
Shennong Yandi!
Emperor Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng.
Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Erlang True Monarch, Great God of the Three Altar Sea Assembly Nezha???
One after another, powerful God-Level Ancient Spirits appeared, crowding behind Luo Yu, bolstering his strength and making it surge higher and higher.
Even though Luo Yu was intentionally restraining his aura, the ground of the school's airport was still cracking inch by inch, unable to withstand the pressure.
Gathering strength.
Continuing to gather strength.
Luo Yu had closed his eyes, fully mobilizing the strength of every cell, every muscle in his body, and integrating it with the Spiritual Power provided by the Ancient Spirits, pouring it all into his iron fist. The terrifying pressure he was concentrating seemed about to shatter the void itself.
My god!
Going all out, huh?
Initially, Shi Kai could control his mindset, but now it seemed on the verge of exploding, his expression one of startled disbelief.
He had no idea this kid could be so frightening when taking things seriously.
The pressure at the start of his stance had already surpassed the Second Rank.
Second Rank Middle Stage!
Second Rank Late Stage!!
Second Rank Peak!!!
In the end, he easily crossed over to the First Grade, and was even continuing to climb higher.
"Open!"
A majestic Amethyst Gold stele appeared behind Shi Kai, full of spirit, seemingly with a heartbeat emanating from within the stele.
Originally extremely venerable.
But facing the hundred Divine Spirits behind Luo Yu, the significance seemed insufficient.
It began to tremble.
Shi Kai sensed the unusual trembling of his Ancient Spirit and was instantly taken aback, how could this be?
It was a good thing Shi Gandang didn't have a mind of its own, or it would have been cursing already.
Damn it.
I'm just a pitiful little stone, and you want me to fight against a bunch of legendary big shots? And you're telling them to go all out against you?
Shi Kai's invincible confidence began to show cracks.
He couldn't help but be moved.
Could it be that he couldn't withstand a punch from Luo Yu?
After all, he was now one of Greater Xia's Summit warriors, and unless the bottleneck of heaven and earth loosened, he was the highest level a Martial Artist could achieve.
And Luo Yu was obviously just a bit more vigorous, a bit stronger, with a bit more Spiritual Energy—far from the existence of divine power.
"Here it comes!"
Suddenly, Luo Yu's eyes snapped open, revealing an alarming golden glow as he seriously launched a straightforward punch...