Xie Xi was the first to speak: “Continue.”
Feng Jue silently stood up, but his stance was unmistakable.
“Of course we continue!”
Liu Ziming stretched lazily. “My warm-up is just getting started!”
Xu Hao also nodded slowly. “I want to try again too.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Su Zhan.
“If we’re going to fight, then fight to the end.”
Su Zhan looked at Wang Mingyuan. “Teacher Wang, is it common for Vermilion Bird Academy to finish all the duels in a single day at the freshman exchange?”
“Not too common, but not rare either.”
Hearing this, Su Zhan couldn’t help but reevaluate Vermilion Bird Academy’s strength.
So this kind of situation wasn’t uncommon.
It matched Vermilion Bird Academy’s status in Daxia.
“You want to finish five matches in one day?”
Xie Xi immediately understood Su Zhan’s intention, her eyes flashing with eagerness. “You really dare to think big.”
Feng Jue was silent for a moment, then said, “I want to try too.”
Xu Hao looked hesitant but still gritted his teeth and nodded.
“Whoa, our genius Su is planning something big? Five matches in one day?”
Liu Ziming threw an arm around Su Zhan’s shoulder with a mischievous grin. “Don’t tell me you want to show off in front of some campus beauty?”
He then winked towards Li Yuqin sitting in the stands.
Feng Jue said coolly, “Disgusting.”
Xie Xi slapped his hand away. “Watch your mouth.”
“Oh? Xie, jealous?”
Liu Ziming nimbly dodged and turned to Xu Hao. “Mouse, want me to teach you a few moves? Guarantee the girls on the other side will go easy on you~”
Xu Hao’s mouth twitched slightly. “No, just use it yourself.”
Su Zhan rolled his eyes at him. “Let’s get serious now.”
He was already used to Liu Ziming’s antics.
The more you say, the more he gets fired up.
So to summarize this situation in three words: Too lazy to criticize.
“Tsk tsk, you guys are such training fanatics.”
Liu Ziming shook his head, then got serious. “But seriously, if any of you can win five matches in one day… then tonight’s celebration banquet will be arranged by me personally.”
He counted on his fingers. “King crab, bluefin tuna sashimi, 1982 vintage…”
Wang Mingyuan shook his head helplessly. “Win first, then talk.”
Liu Ziming raised his hand in surrender but added stubbornly, “Remember to save some energy, everyone. Tonight’s party is not to be missed.”
The others ignored him.
But the atmosphere in the preparation area lightened inexplicably.
Su Zhan also smiled faintly.
This carefree playboy always had a special way to ease the tension.
Wang Mingyuan turned and gestured to the referee’s table: “Vermilion Bird Academy requests to continue the matches.”
The decision stirred commotion throughout the arena.
Voices from Starlight Academy rose:
“What are they trying to do?”
“Again? No rest at all?”
“Heh… so arrogant. They’re going to lose because of this.”
After a quiet consultation between the referee and Starlight Academy’s dean, a loud announcement came:
“Vermilion Bird Academy will continue to compete!”
“I’ll go first.”
Su Zhan took the stage first.
Of course, everything he did was purposeful. He had studied Vermilion Bird Academy’s tradition and found that as long as someone won five consecutive matches, they would gain three months of free academy resources—equipment, training grounds, and so forth.
Just thinking about it was thrilling!
Liu Ziming put away his playful smile and looked at Wang Mingyuan:
“Teacher Wang, has the Vermilion Bird Academy ever had a whole team achieve five consecutive wins in the duels at the freshman exchange?”
“There have been cases.”
Wang Mingyuan was clearly a bit surprised. “But it’s much rarer than individuals achieving five consecutive wins in one day. About once every five or six years does a team manage that.”
The preparation area suddenly fell silent.
“Why?”
Xu Hao asked quietly.
Wang Mingyuan pushed up his glasses. “Not every team consists entirely of geniuses among geniuses.”
“So what?”
Liu Ziming grinned. “I think the five of us are geniuses among geniuses.”
The others said nothing but their fighting spirit only intensified.
Now,
The real show was about to begin.
Su Zhan stood in the center of the stage, flipping his pocket watch between his fingers.
“Slow down.”
His opponent’s movements instantly slowed by ten times.
Su Zhan didn’t even draw his blade but casually walked behind his opponent and gave a gentle push.
“Bang!”
The opponent was thrown directly off the stage.
The entire process took less than three seconds.
The audience was dead silent.
Only when the referee announced the result did a thunderous roar erupt:
“W-What? It’s over already?”
“What happened? Am I seeing things? That was that simple?”
“Is this the power of an SSS-grade Life Soul?”
Su Zhan calmly walked off the stage.
Behind him were the pale faces of Starlight Academy students.
……
Xie Xi’s Scythe of Destruction sparked against the ground.
Just as the opponent set their stance, a dark red streak flashed straight toward them.
The blade’s tip stopped one inch from the opponent’s throat.
The wind generated had already torn a gap in their armor.
“Give up?”
Xie Xi asked coldly.
The opponent trembled and raised their hand.
“Too fast!”
“So this is Vermilion Bird Academy’s strength?”
“That girl is terrifying.”
Xie Xi turned and raised an eyebrow at Su Zhan.
……
When Liu Ziming entered the stage, he deliberately gave the crowd a middle finger.
Then,
A strike blasted directly in front of his opponent, scorching a deep black pit into the stage.
“Give up?”
Liu Ziming asked with a smiling face, “Next strike might be to the head~”
The opponent slumped to the ground, nodding repeatedly.
The audience shouted curses:
“Too arrogant!”
“That bastard!”
“Can someone teach him a lesson!?”
Liu Ziming laughed heartily as he left the stage, flashing a victory sign at his teammates.
……
Feng Jue didn’t even fully draw his sword.
When the opponent charged,
He just lightly pushed the sword hilt with his thumb, revealing a cold gleam one inch long.
The next moment, the opponent’s belt suddenly snapped, and their pants slid down to their ankles.
“Give up.” Feng Jue said indifferently.
The arena fell silent before bursting into uproarious laughter.
The opponent blushed furiously and ran off stage holding up their pants, while the Starlight Academy teachers and students were stone-faced:
“Too insulting!”
“This was deliberate, right?”
“Isn’t anyone going to intervene?”
Feng Jue expressionlessly returned to his seat, as if he had just swatted a mosquito.
Liu Ziming patted his shoulder laughing. “Poker face, didn’t expect you to have this kind of twisted humor.”
“Just wanted to end it quickly.”
Feng Jue replied calmly.
Su Zhan couldn’t help but chuckle.
This silent and taciturn sword cultivator had quite the contrast.
He was definitely being influenced by Liu Ziming.
……
Xu Hao’s figure suddenly vanished.
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
Three afterimages of Xu Hao appeared on the stage simultaneously.
The real dagger was already pressed against the opponent’s back heart.
“I, I give up!”
The opponent raised both hands.
The audience erupted in shock:
“That speed…”
“Can’t even see the moves clearly!”
“Are all Vermilion Bird Academy students monsters?”
……
When the last match ended,
The entire arena was silent.
The referee trembled as he announced:
“Vermilion Bird Academy freshman team, second round of duels, all victorious.”
The audience was dead silent.
No one dared to provoke anymore.
Their formerly arrogant momentum was completely wiped away.