No, he’s already lost. It’s that guy next to him with the sunglasses.
Why does he look so familiar?
The sunglasses obviously couldn’t block careful scrutiny, so Li Ming simply took them off, and the arena instantly buzzed even more, clearly recognizing the top scorer of the assessments.
Since Li Ming had never appeared nor spoken out during the previous torrent of public opinion attacks, his appearance now was all the more startling.
"This rascal, he shows no interest in coming out for a meal, but he is very eager to fight." Xu Wei complained a few sentences among the camp of media reporters, and then gestured to the staff to focus on Li Ming.
The expression on Bian Heng’s face in the crowd darkened, and he sneered, "I really thought you could remain unmoved."
"This is a stage for D-class life forms, why does an E-class life form want to go up there?" Roth said in a deep voice.
"E-class life form?" Youke said indifferently, "He’s been out of sight for such a long time, I don’t believe he’s come here just for the show."
"You should have been working hard in silence, I guess you have certainly become a D-class life form by now, itching to try, come on up!"
Staring at Li Ming, Youke was determined to beat this guy until he spit blood, completing the task Sain’s teacher had set for him.
This guy is making up what... Li Ming sighed, wondering why everyone liked to make assumptions.
Having said that, Youke slowly added, "Or, are you going to tell me I’m wrong, and admit you’re still an E-class life form?"
Roth’s face looked ugly. Youke was a smart person; if Li Ming insisted he was still an E-class life form, there wasn’t much he could do.
But he started with the assumption, saying that Li Ming had been working hard in silence and had already become a D-class life form, just waiting to defeat him, giving a false sense of expectation.
Then, he expressed that he might have guessed wrong, and Li Ming was still an E-class life form.
But following this, even if Li Ming himself said he was an E-class life form, he could easily be accused of cowardice in combat, blocking all of Li Ming’s retreats. That was an overt scheme.
"Such a glib tongue, young man." Dean Chen said indifferently upon hearing this, as many of the tutors present frowned; they could all sense Youke’s malicious intentions.
Sain next to him smiled and said, "After all, he’s a member of the royal family, accustomed to such manipulation from a young age."
"I have indeed become a D-class life form." Li Ming spoke up, Roth sighed; in the current situation, there was no secondary option.
There was no way back for Li Ming when he appeared here.
"Ha..." Youke laughed genuinely, "then what are you waiting for?"
"I’m waiting for the referee to finish speaking, of course." Li Ming replied as if it were obvious.
"Oh oh..." The referee on the platform then came to his senses, "You can now come up to challenge."
To maximize the impact of the public’s opinion, these three battles were not conducted simultaneously but in reverse order.
This also led to almost everyone’s focus being on this platform; the live media were initially very enthusiastic, but now they were extra alert.
Li Ming stepped onto the platform, and the surrounding Energy Barrier activated. Only then did Youke fully relax.
He didn’t have any particular attitude towards Li Ming, just thinking of fulfilling his teacher’s mission. Once the fight was over and he got Li Ming’s blood, there would be no more ties between them.
Of course, there was another point; the last time in Wu Yanqing’s lab, when he was inexplicably knocked out, he was quite upset.
He was a guest after all, yet treated , dragged on the floor by this guy, causing his face to hurt for several days, and now he harbored thoughts of revenge.
"My last visit..." Youke had the habit of saying a few words.
"You talk too much." Li Ming interrupted, "Can we start now?"
Youke’s expression darkened, his eyes focusing intently. Charging in blindly was a brute’s move, and he was a noble, after all.
However, since both were D-class life forms, even though his development progress was much more advanced than Li Ming’s, he wouldn’t be complacent and would go all out.
Adjusting his body posture, poised to strike, Youke then said, "Since you’re so eager, let’s start..."
The word "begin" had just been uttered when his vision suddenly blurred; Li Ming, without warning, appeared right in front of him.
His eyes narrowed, feeling sore and painful. Somehow, Li Ming’s fingers, wrapped in lightning and fire, had already stopped in front of his eyes.
One step further, and they would pierce his eyes.
When... when did this happen!?
Youke’s face was rigid, his hands raised with a cold aura, already in a defensive stance, but he was stuck, neither advancing nor retreating.
He was utterly astonished on the inside; how could Li Ming possess such terrifying speed?
A burning sensation and pain spread as tiny sparks of electricity surged, his eyes turned blood-red, tears flowed uncontrollably, and his eyelids twitched.
He fought the urge to close his eyes, to prove he was still in the fight, but in the end, he couldn’t restrain his body’s instinct.
Or more precisely, if he didn’t close his eyes now, it could genuinely harm his eyeballs.
As Youke closed his eyes and backed away...
Below the platform, onlookers stared blankly at Li Ming; the event had unfolded too quickly, leaving everyone in a daze.
Roth’s face tightened; he had anticipated many outcomes, and indeed, he’d boldly guessed Li Ming might win.
But such a manner of winning still momentarily stunned his brain.
People from Sela Royal Academy couldn’t accept it; some even shouted, "He cheated, he must have cheated!"
"Shut your freaking mouth; when you win, it’s fair, but when we win, it’s cheating? Get lost!" Of course, people from the University of Science and Technology retorted, which then grew more intense.
Bian Heng was dumbfounded, and then angrily cursed, "What junk Youke, still a freaking prince, and yet he lost just like that?"