Chapter 240: Terrible Feeling (1)
Second floor of the training center.
The floor had been destroyed. The wall had collapsed.
A large amount of blood was gushing out of Zheng Yunhui's mouth. His internal organs had been injured heavily. He was both in disbelief and fury.
He was a genius. A freak. The strongest of his generation in the Zheng Family. He had expected himself to perhaps suffer defeat to the likes of Xia Chan or Wan Mingze. But even against those people, he was still confident in victory.
Today, he was merely fighting against a fifth-stage Great Strength cultivator. Yet he had been injured so heavily.
"Su Yu..."
Looking at the smiling Su Yu, Zheng Yunhui struggled back on his feet. With blood still dripping from the corner of his mouth, he smiled, "Do you think...you already won?"
While gasping heavily for breath, Su Yu replied, "Nope. I'm not afraid of your comeback. But I do want to say that an eighth-stage Great Strength cultivator...is really nothing special."
Nothing special. Those words echoed in Zheng Yunhui's ears.
Eighth-stage Great Strength Realm. Three stages higher than Su Yu's cultivation level.
Zheng Yunhui clenched his teeth. Yes. Eighth-stage Great Strength? Nothing special.
"You're right...but today...I want to win!"
Zheng Yunhui roared. He wanted to win! If he couldn't even defeat someone with a lower cultivation level, how was he supposed to contend against the other freaks of this generation?
"Su Yu! You think you're going to win this?"
Source qi gathered around Zheng Yunhui. His acupoints shone even brighter. All 96 of his acupoints were brightly lit. He had just entered the eighth stage. But at this moment, a new acupoint lit up in his body.
Zheng Yunhui's face turned red.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of his heartbeat resounded in the room.
"Su Yu, you think you already won?"
Zheng Yunhui walked toward Su Yu. Step by step, he walked forth. With the first step, one new acupoint opened.
With the second step, the second new acupoint opened.
"Do you think the people of the Zheng Family will admit defeat so easily?"
The third new acupoint opened.
"Do you think the children of influential families like us are all wastrels?"
The fourth new acupoint opened.
At that point, not even those experts who were observing the fight could be indifferent anymore.
The two freaks had fought with the intensity and strength of Infinite Strength cultivators.
Even with their serious injuries, the battle wasn't ending. Instead, it was slowly reaching a new climax.
"Zheng Yunhui..." Jia Mingzhen cursed, "He is too competitive. Why is he using a secret technique to open temporary acupoints? Even if he wins, he will be bedridden for months."
The female elder said, "I'm more interested in Su Yu. As a fifth-stage Great Strength cultivator, he is able to force Zheng Yunhui to the point he's using a secret technique. Can Xia Chan and Wan Mingze even defeat him?"
At that question, the elders sank into silence.
There sure were a lot of freaks this year.
Every single one of them possessed the combat strength of Infinite Strength cultivators at such a young age. Su Yu, in particular, had been growing at an astonishing rate.
...
Third floor.
The middle-aged man from the Xia Family had a solemn expression as well. He looked at Xia Huyou and said, "Both these kids will be formidable rivals for you."
"No." Xia Huyou smiled, "They are my friends. My companions. My business partners. I like to see them strong. Only when they are strong will things be more interesting. And only businesses done with the strong can be considered big businesses. I like strong people."
The middle-aged man laughed. He said, "Huyou, do you think Little Chan can defeat either of them?"
"Not now." Xia Huyou was blunt, "Not even the Sky Sundering Saber can help her defeat them. Xia Chan has too little experience when it comes to fighting with her life on the line. She has always viewed sparring and killing as two separate matters. Against opponents like these two, a tiny bit of hesitation is enough to give her a serious injury."
The middle-aged man nodded. That was true. Xia Chan was not inexperienced with death, but she was still somewhat indecisive and gentle. She wasn't as ruthless and crazy as these two.
Yes, these two were crazy. The moment they started fighting, they attacked to kill. A clueless observer would probably think that this was a fight to the death instead of a mere spar. They were too ruthless.
...
In a different room.
Zhou Pingsheng had been watching the fight in silence. Suddenly, he said, "Su Yu must be suppressed. Make sure of it."
Liu Hong nodded.
Zhou Pingsheng coldly said, "He has only joined the academy for a month yet he is already strong enough to nearly defeat Zheng Yunhui."
Looking at the screen, he saw that Zheng Yunhui's aura was rising further and further. Zheng Yunhui was on the cusp of the ninth stage. Seeing that, he calmed down slightly. The Zheng kid had used a secret technique. There was no way he could lose now. Su Yu was an arrow at the end of its flight.
Meanwhile, Liu Hong was starting to doubt his judgment. Had he guessed wrongly? Had Su Yu accepted the challenge because of his second tier Divine Character? Because he was confident in his victory?
"Was I mistaken? Is the data real?"
He was really starting to doubt himself. Previously, he had thought that there was no chance for Su Yu to win. But reality proved that Su Yu had nearly won. Of course, it was also clear that Su Yu was going to lose soon.
…
Su Yu had sustained heavy injuries.
His waist, his chest, and his legs had all sustained injuries. His source qi was low, and his willpower was nearly fully exhausted as well. It was too exhausting to use a second tier Divine Character. He couldn't defeat Zheng Yunhui. His whole body was feeling weak.
Meanwhile, Zheng Yunhui was opening new acupoints to reach the ninth stage. Things looked completely hopeless for Su Yu. Looking at Zheng Yunhui who was slowly walking toward him, Su Yu grinned.
Zheng Yunhui frowned. This bastard was still smiling? Asshole! Su Yu had agreed to lose this match! But instead of losing, that bastard had given him such heavy injuries! And that bastard still dared to smile? Zheng Yunhui wanted to give Su Yu an even worse beating.
He had been injured heavily. Additionally, he would also suffer a backlash from using the secret technique. After this, he would probably spend a long time in recovery. He wouldn't let Su Yu off easily!
Su Yu didn't care about what Zheng Yunhui was thinking. His cultural weapon enlarged into the size of a normal weapon again.
"You...are truly durable."
Su Yu laughed. Electrical currents started running along his saber.
Rumbling Thunder!
At the same time, the lightning character shone blindly.
The saber swept forth.
This was the Lightning Source Blade.
The normal acupoints of Su Yu were completely exhausted of source qi. However, he had also opened additional acupoints for the Lightning Source Blade. And those acupoints were still pretty fresh right now.
As for his willpower...did Zheng Yunhui think that he was out of willpower?
What a joke!
The lightning character and the Lightning Source Blade were a perfect match for each other.
The saber attack had been launched out of nowhere. A loud rumble accompanied its advance. Zheng Yunhui was both alarmed and furious. His source qi erupted as he swung his saber.
Boom!
Instantly, Zheng Yunhui's entire body was charred. More cracks appeared on his beloved weapon. It was showing signs of completely breaking apart. At the same time, Su Yu's badly damaged hand started shining once again. The duration of his blood essence activation was not so short. It was actually still active. Resisting the intense pain, Su Yu slammed his injured foot on the floor and charged Zheng Yunhui.
"Scram!"
Zheng Yunhui abandoned his saber and threw a punch at Su Yu.
Bang!
A punch connected with a claw, leaving numerous wounds on the fist.
Bang!
Zheng Yunhui ignored his injuries and threw another punch, sending Su Yu flying away with a broken sternum. Su Yu crashed onto the ground and coughed a large amount of blood. Zheng Yunhui was also down on one knee as he gasped for breath.
"Damn it! You...can still...fight?"
He was going crazy. That bastard was already so heavily injured! Why was he still capable of fighting? What was up with this fellow?
Su Yu's chest was still rising and falling, proving that he was still alive. After a short while, he struggled back up and grinned, "Zheng Yunhui...I am...far stronger than you had imagined!"
Hum!
Once again, his saber floated up and shot toward Zheng Yunhui's head.
Bang!
Zheng Yunhui punched the saber away, opening yet another wound on his fist. He cursed, "You're cheating! You must have used some drug to increase your willpower!"
It was simply impossible for Su Yu to be so tough. This bastard had even used a second tier Divine Character. How could he still have willpower to spare? Zheng Yunhui refused to believe that! This was a lie! Everything was a lie!
"Ah..."
Su Yu couldn't even be bothered to give a reply. He continued attacking with his cultural weapon. The furious Zheng Yunhui punched the weapon off again and again. The fight was not over yet.
...
Meanwhile, the same term was being repeated in multiple different rooms.
"Soul Expanding Art!"
Jia Mingzhen, Chen Yong, and the middle-aged man were saying the same thing.
That was most definitely the Soul Expanding Art!
Su Yu's willpower was terrifyingly durable. His willpower level had just reached the level of the Mental Tempering Stage, yet he had a higher endurance than Zheng Yunhui. What did that signify?
Zhao Li!
Zhao Li had taught this kid the Soul Expanding Art!
On the third floor, Zhou Pingsheng's expression changed as he muttered, "Zhao Li! Damn it! Why is that old geezer involved with this kid? This will be troublesome!"
Zhao Li was a seventh-stage Cloudbreach, someone at the same cultivation level as Zhou Pingsheng. But Zhao Li had a unique identity. He was the son of the fourth principal. The owner of the Source Qi Secret Grotto.
Yes, he was the owner of the Source Qi Secret Grotto. Since the fourth principal had a surviving descendent, the grotto created from his Divine Character naturally had an owner as well. But Zhao Li was not the type of person who cared too much about all that so he allowed the academy to run the grotto as they wished.
But it still belonged to Zhao Li. If one day Zhao Li decided to take the grotto back, what should the academy do? Thus, even people like Wan Tiansheng had to be very careful and keep that fellow happy.
Furthermore, Zhao Li was someone with the potential to become the second weaponsmith capable of forging earth-grade cultural weapons. His status was definitely not lower than that of any elder in the academy.
Zhou Pingsheng's face turned gloomy.
Su Yu was actually involved with Zhao Li.
"Isn't he minoring in weaponsmithing?" Zhou Pingsheng asked, "Why is Zhao Li teaching the kid his core teachings?"
Liu Hong was still confused. He asked, "Zhao Li? Core teachings?"
"Soul Expanding Art!" Zhou Pingsheng coldly said, "Su Yu's willpower is too thick. This is not something he should possess at this level of cultivation. Thus, he must have cultivated the Soul Expanding Art, Zhao Li's unique cultivation method. It is a rare willpower cultivation method that can be used below the Skysoar Realm. It is even comparable to the academy's Myriad Text Sutra."
"What?"
Liu Hong was really unaware of all that. His eyes flickered as he wondered why he knew none of that.
Zhou Pingsheng ignored Liu Hong and returned his focus to the screen. The flying saber was still attacking Zheng Yunhui relentlessly. Even Zheng Yunhui's temporary breakthrough seemed useless as his injuries were too heavy. His presence was starting to drop.
And the moment his temporary acupoints closed again, his strength would drop. Meanwhile, Su Yu could probably keep going for a very long time.
"Is Zheng Yunhui really going to lose?"
Zhou Pingsheng couldn't help but to start believing that Su Yu might win. And he found it hard to believe. Zheng Yunhui would be the one to be defeated?
"Impossible. Zheng Yunhui will be able to exhaust Su Yu's willpower in less than 30 seconds. Not even Soul Expanding Art can help someone last this long..."
30 seconds later.
Zheng Yunhui had a look of despair on his face. Looking at the saber that was still attacking him, he cursed, "Su Yu! Fuck you and your family! Tell me! You're already a Skysoar, right? Tell me!"
He roared furiously.
That bastard had been fighting with only his willpower for some time. How could he still continue? The heavens were unfair!
Totally unfair!
With blood still dripping out of the corner of his mouth, Su Yu smiled. He was about to speak when Zheng Yunhui grabbed his saber. Ignoring the saber's struggle and allowing the saber to cut his hand, Zheng Yunhui charged forth and landed a kick on Su Yu.
"Fuck you! Come at me again, asshole!"
Zheng Yunhui was going crazy. Once again, he grabbed at the saber. More blood flowed out of his hand as the saber struggled, but he refused to let go.
"Again!"
He charged forth again and stomped down on Su Yu who was on the ground.
Su Yu cut a sorry figure as he desperately rolled away.
"Fight me with your physical cultivation, bastard!"
Bang!
The floor cracked.
"What kind of man uses willpower to fight?"
"..."