Chapter 107: One Glare To Knock Out
The originally scheduled opening matches of three full bouts were completely canceled because Qi An surrendered to Li Ye.
Another student saw that even the strongest Qi An had surrendered, so he was even more straightforward. He went on stage just to show his face, see the very refined Fu Chuxue, sighed in admiration inwardly, and then straightforwardly surrendered.
No. 14 Middle School locked in the top sixteen first.
And after reaching the top sixteen, the school matched against No. 14 Middle School could only admit they were unlucky and go along with it.
They were already there, so it was impossible not to fight even one match. They couldn’t beat Li Ye and Fu Chuxue, but couldn’t they beat Yang Jie?
Anyway, with Jingpu County No. 1 Middle School as a precedent, surrendering wasn’t shameful. They surrendered against Li Ye and Fu Chuxue, and fought first against Yang Jie.
At least they could save face against Yang Jie.
“I surrender.”
Yang Jie surrendered very readily.
Anyway, victory was certain, so there was no need to waste stamina and get injured here, especially since the opponent he faced now was the strongest from the other school, obviously going to lose, and it might even result in serious injury requiring hospitalization, which wouldn’t be worth it.
Without Yang Jie, the opposing school didn’t want to fight Li Ye or Fu Chuxue either.
Fu Chuxue aside, according to intelligence, Li Ye, a Four Dragon Gate on the Three Passes route, whether by coincidence or hard strength instantly killing Hua Zihang, had strength they couldn’t handle.
Their strongest was just a Six Dragon Gate on the One Pass route, not comparable to these great geniuses, so it was better to surrender straightforwardly and avoid hospitalization affecting subsequent experience.
Top sixteen to top eight, Wuyu Middle School also entered at this moment, winning two consecutive matches, eliminating other schools, and advancing to the top eight.
They were even more exaggerated than No. 14 Middle School; the latter at least had Yang Jie who could fight, but against Wuyu, none of them could fight, and all encountered surrendered.
Top eight to top four, experts started to increase.
Yunlu Middle School from Yunlu County, their strongest student named Bai Shichang, city ranking fourth, practiced two High-level Martial Arts, a martial artist on the Two Passes route, although only Five Dragon Gates, but he was only in his second year of high school this year.
After Hua Zihang’s batch graduates, he would likely be Ningjiang City’s number one.
The other two competing students, one a Six Dragon Gate on the One Pass route, and another a Seven Dragon Gate practicing Exquisite Martial Arts!
This school was also very famous in Ningjiang City, ranking third in overall strength, but very coincidentally matched against Wuyu Middle School.
The opening match was Hua Zihang against Bai Shichang.
“Luckily it’s you.”
Bai Shichang used Dual Swords, and upon seeing Hua Zihang, his first words were a laugh: “The two hired external aids from your school, I can’t beat, and I even less want to face No. 14 Middle School.”
“What do you mean?”
Hua Zihang’s face darkened, sword tip pointing straight at him, “Am I easier to bully?”
“Yeah, you’re one Qi Blood Leap higher than me, but among the opponents, aside from Lei Xiangyu of He Fu No. 1 Middle School, only you can I fight evenly with; the others I can’t beat.”
“I’m not inferior to Li Ye, last time’s district Martial Arts Competition was just an accident, I’ll prove myself!” Hua Zihang roared lowly.
Bai Shichang laughed, “You don’t understand.”
Hua Zihang was actually very strong, a civilian genius, because his family wasn’t a pure martial artist family; his parents had broken through Dragon Gate but hadn’t reached the level to know about Ningjiang’s martial artist circle.
It was normal for him not to know, but he, Bai Shichang, knew.
The Bai family was also a hegemon in Yunlu County; aside from the Ren Family’s overwhelming influence, their family had the strongest strength in Yunlu County.
His father Bai Rongzu was a famous martial artist who had broken through Army Breaking Pass and also practiced High-level Martial Arts of Five Senses Pass, not to be underestimated lightly.
But he had personally seen Li Ye come to the door; it was still summer then, very hot, he was eating melon and watching TV, when the front door was smashed, and that Li Longhu directly barged in.
His dad’s Dual Swords were shattered into fragments by Li Ye, the broken sword from the hilt even piercing his dad’s shoulder, and both legs broken.
The time to do all that, Bai Shichang’s melon wasn’t even finished.
That utterly domineering posture was deeply imprinted in his mind.
From then on, Bai Shichang this second-generation ancestor became obedient, extremely low-key at school, wishing to be invisible.
For this City Martial Arts Competition, he didn’t even need family reminders to know what to do.
Luckily he didn’t run into them; losing to Wuyu was fine too, no need to think about facing Li Ye anymore.
And now, he could even fight Hua Zihang a bit, to vent his pent-up frustration.
One using Single Sword, extremely fast speed, focusing on the attack, Lightness Skill and Swordplay both top-tier; one using Dual Swords, balanced offense and defense with agile reactions, just one Dragon Gate apart, the gap not large.
In the fight, one flew around, sword blade like meteors; the other Dual Swords also nimble, like a coiling old snake, using agile reactions to counter quickly, going back and forth.
After a fierce
“I won’t lose!”
Hua Zihang pointed his blood-stained sword straight at the direction of No. 14 Middle School and roared at Li Ye: “I will definitely avenge the grudge from last time!”
Li Ye tilted his head back slightly, smiling at Yang Jie beside him. “Don’t say it, this vigor isn’t bad. He’s a bit wild, but young people aren’t wild, and that doesn’t seem right either.”
A family that doesn’t qualify for the martial artist circle can only be said to have decent conditions. Relying on their own talent to pass through two passes to Six Dragon Gate, their talent is really quite good.
But people like this are also targeted and cultivated early by those large Groups, so talent becomes increasingly rare.
After the martial arts competition ended, Yunlu Middle School directly conceded, because they had to deal with two Breaking Through Realm opponents next, and no one was willing to waste that time.
But many schools have already begun to have opinions about Wuyu.
What’s the point of fighting anymore?
If they want first place so badly, just hand them first place directly.
Fu Chuxue seems to have been in school from high school first year until now, and Li Ye is also a native of Ningjiang. No matter how strong they are, they followed the rules.
This Wuyu doesn’t follow the rules at all.
But Principal Zhao doesn’t care. What he wants is first in the city. Anyway, it’s just this batch. Once they graduate next year, they can just use locals again.
But the Group’s targets—for a third-tier small city like this, if he doesn’t get first in the city, he’ll be punished.
Eight into four, Yang Jie gradually struggled, unable to beat any of the opponents he faced.
No one directly surrendered anymore, at least not to Fu Chuxue. She still had to make a move to win.
But when facing Li Ye, they didn’t even make a move and directly surrendered very straightforwardly.
The top four were decided, the morning martial arts competition ended, everyone ate lunch together in the sports stadium, then waited for the afternoon to continue with the semifinals.
At two in the afternoon, the matches officially started. Wuyu Middle School was unstoppable, defeating the school that luckily made it into the top four, and took their spot.
On the other side, No. 14 Middle School faced He Fu Middle School.
The top player from that school is third in the city ranking, but the school’s overall strength is lacking. It’s a bit like No. 14 Middle School before Li Ye rose up, relying on just one person to hold it together.
He Fu No. 1 Middle School’s Lei Xiangyu, city ranking third, walks the Army Breaking Pass and the rare Directional Soul Settling Pass, Six Dragon Gate realm, with firm willpower. As a martial artist, he is very tough to deal with.
However, in previous martial arts competitions, he was defeated by the slightly superior Hua Zihang, which is why he’s third.
He comes from an ordinary family and rejected various companies and martial arts schools’ directional offers, loyal only to his school. He is a talent that He Fu County Middle School supported at all costs.
Clearly with this talent, going the directional contract route should lead to a better future, but he just won’t go, which is puzzling.
After Yang Jie lost, it was Li Ye’s turn next, facing Lei Xiangyu exactly.
“Please advise me!”
The young man’s face was resolute, holding a spear. After speaking, he assumed a stance.
“Directional Soul Settling.”
Li Ye was somewhat surprised. He now knew why Lei Xiangyu rejected those big Groups’ invitations.
Walking the Directional Soul Settling Pass route during high school is very rare.
People like this would be immediately noticed by the state. He must have signed some secret directional contract, either with a higher-level department or the military.
“Make your move.” Li Ye said.
As soon as the words fell, the spear swept horizontally, and when it reached Li Ye, it changed moves, thrusting straight at his chest.
Pa.
Li Ye blocked the powerful spear tip with one finger, flicked it to the side, and nodded, “Not bad, good momentum.”
The earlier move change was supposed to go straight for the throat, but it changed at the last moment and was intentionally controlled. It still burst with momentum under controlled power.
The combination of Army Breaking Pass and Directional Soul Settling Pass martial arts was used pretty well by him.
With this talent, even if he switches to Foundation Establishment Technique before the Gaokao, he can at least break seven and get into a top university. But seeing this willpower, he probably hasn’t thought of that and is preparing to go the straight breakthrough pass route.
Seeing his serious strike easily blocked, Lei Xiangyu was stunned for a moment, then leaped up fiercely without accepting defeat. The spear tip stabbed straight down from above, bringing a spiral qi force, also aimed at Li Ye’s chest.
Then Li Ye flicked it with his hand, bouncing the spear tip away. The counter-shock force also made Lei Xiangyu stumble, moving sideways along with the spear.
He staggered several steps before pursing his lips. His gaze gained a heaviness as he apologized to Li Ye, “I surrender. The gap is too big. You’re not Four Dragon Gates.”
“Very perceptive.”
Li Ye chuckled, “But aren’t you going to test where the gap is?”
“A martial artist doesn’t fight for a moment. My aspiration isn’t competitions either. I can’t beat you in cultivation, no unwillingness about that.”
Lei Xiangyu was extremely insightful.
This made Li Ye even more certain—it was probably the military.
Those people wouldn’t care about cultivation differences because besides martial power, they have weapons!
If bullets can’t penetrate, use armor-piercing rounds. If armor-piercing can’t… use grenades!
“This guy is tough.”
Among the two from Wuyu Middle School watching, one saw Li Ye easily block the spear and said, “Vajra Pass martial arts trained well. I heard both from No. 14 Middle School walk the Three Passes route, and they both seem pretty tough.”
“That Fu Chuxue is tough.”
The other said, “Jianghuai Province famous martial artist Fu Yan’s daughter, Eight Dragon Gates strength. If it really comes to a fight, it might not be certain. This Four Dragon Gates is only relatively tough—tough against others, but not against me.”
“Right, it’s just a competition anyway. Winning two matches is enough. At most, meeting Fu Chuxue would be a surprise, the rest don’t matter.”
That person laughed, “Hurry up and end it. This small city’s city martial arts competition is boring. Earn some extra money and go back.”
“Checked it out.”
At the same time, as the matches started, Yao Lèdān, who had been fiddling with her mobile phone taking photos toward Wuyu, didn’t know whether to feel fortunate or despairing as she said:
“Next door in Yuzhang Province, both are top thirty in the province ranking, one at twenty-one, one at eighteen. Geniuses among geniuses, experts among high schoolers. We’re done for now.”
Provincial ranking top thirty
Hua Zihang was ranked over a hundred, but Ningjiang City wasn’t big to begin with, and most were at this level. Students from big cities, provincial or deputy-provincial level, were the truly formidable ones.
Among them, only Fu Chuxue could hold her own, and even she might not win. The others were out of the question.
Moreover, they were clearly targeting them.
“Yang Jie, concede. Li Ye, I hope you concede too. This can’t be fought, or you’ll end up in the hospital.”
Gu Yang said with a grave expression: “The martial arts competition is very important, but as martial artists, your personal futures and growth matter more. No need to ruin it here.”
“Enough, I’ll go first.”
Li Ye didn’t even bother listening to Gu Yang. He chuckled and strode directly into the arena. Before Gu Yang could decide the order, he took the field first.
“Let me…”
Hua Zihang over there saw this and was about to rush up excitedly, but he was immediately stopped by someone.
“Yin Lie, you go.”
Teacher Qu said: “You’re the most effective against this big, sweeping style.”
“Fine, but I won’t care how much I beat him.”
Yin Lie grinned ferociously. His whole body suddenly shot forward. As he shot out, his ferocious look intensified. He closed in on Li Ye in an instant and stared at him with a savage face.
“Don’t concede, okay? If I come out here and don’t even make a move, it’ll be awkward. You’d better give me some fun!”
“Ring ring ring——”
As he spoke, Li Ye’s mobile phone in his pocket rang too. He took out the mobile phone, glanced at it, and his expression changed. Completely ignoring the man’s approach, he answered the call.
“Grandpa Wang, it’s Li Ye.”
Then, his face grew even graver. “Yes, got it, I understand.”
“Taking a call? You think this is kids playing house? Think you can just answer and leave? I think you’ve lost your mind!”
Yin Lie burst out laughing, his hand about to slap toward the mobile phone in Li Ye’s hand.
The match hadn’t started yet, but pre-match provocation was allowed. Principal Zhao’s meaning was that they had to regain face from No. 14 Middle School. If they didn’t beat up one or two people, the money wouldn’t sit right.
That hand came smashing over. Li Ye impatiently swept a glance and struck back.
“You’re very noisy.”
Boom!
The man in front shot back at even greater speed, crashing directly into the seating area, blasting a huge dent there. He slumped inside and passed out.
This sudden scene left Teacher Qu, still wearing a smile, completely frozen. The people around hadn’t even reacted, still wearing their sure-victory spectator expressions.
Only Hua Zihang felt this scene looked so familiar…
Li Ye didn’t even look over there, just saying into the mobile phone:
“Yes, I’ll be right there. Don’t worry, I guarantee not a single demonic creature gets in!”
