--- Chapter 45 ---
Frozen Cloud Asgard is one of the four major sects in the Blue Wind Empire.
It was supposed to take in unfortunate girls who had nowhere else to go, yet the current sect was full of nothing but prideful yet cold disciples.
They were too frightened of the incoming disaster, their 1st sect master said in the past. With such a deep history, they are shallow.
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Hayate walked onto the stage and watched Wu Xuexin with his lazy golden eyes. She's not strong in his eyes, but sometimes pride overflowed from her.
'Whatever, I'll finish this quickly.' He thought while rolling his sleeves.
Wu Xuexin frowned at Hayate's casual preparation. He doesn't even draw any weapons or use his profound energy to fight all this time.
He was merely using his physical strength.
'He's just a brute...' She clenched her hand.
Ling Wuguo walked between them and said, "Wind versus Sky, 1500 against 19."
"Are you two ready?"
"Remember, this is just a match, don't overstep your boundary and injure your opponent excessively."
"I'll keep that in mind." Wu Xuexin answered while releasing cold mist from her body.
Hayate nodded and replied, "Sure."
Ling Wuguo smiled slightly because the lady from Frozen Cloud Asgard seemed to misinterpret his words. He was warning Hayate not to beat her too bad.
Since Ling Wuguo is the elder from Heavenly Sword Villa and has overseen Hayate's fight from day one to now, the result of this match was clear for him.
Even though Wu Xuexin is talented for her age, the young man in front of her is a complete monster. There is a reason why no one could last up to 5 minutes against him so far.
No, he could finish them sooner but chose not to.
"Fifth match," Ling Wuguo raised his hand. "Started!"
Wu Xuexin released an intense cold and sent an ice blast at Hayate.
BAM!
Her attack flew quickly and smashed onto Hayate's body, but he wasn't even scratched.
"That's not bad," Hayate commented while releasing white steam from his mouth.
"However, you're overestimating your strength."
Wu Xuexin's eyes widen in surprise because Hayate suddenly appears in front of her, launching a right hook at her face.
She raised her palm and tried to deflect Hayate's attack away but found his fist heavy. It passed through her attempt to block and smacked her cheek.
BAM!
Wu Xuexin flew a few meters away with her veil flown away in the air, revealing a red mark on her cheek.
"What's this ridiculous strength?" She whispered to herself.
She couldn't even sense her cheek because there was only searing pain, which made her feel humiliated.
Hayate moved swiftly in a zig-zag motion and sent a roundhouse kick at her.
Wu Xuexin dodged and prepared another ice blast to attack Hayate, thinking her previous attack missed.
They stared at each other and exchanged several blows, but Hayate hardly received any damage. Meanwhile, Wu Xuexin has some bruises left and right.
It's difficult to watch a beauty like Wu Xuexin ruined by Hayate's attack, but the audience couldn't help themselves from watching this intense match.
A sweet smell entered Wu Xuexin's nostrils, making her knees tremble suddenly. She couldn't understand what happened in the middle of the fight but ignored it for now.
She steeled her legs and focused on attacking Hayate with all her might. An ice sword manifested in her right hand, shining in blue light.
"A sword?" A young man in the audience's seats was confused.
"I thought she was from Frozen Cloud Asgard?"
"I've never seen any disciple of Frozen Cloud Asgard using a sword before."
Hayate glanced at the young man and commented, "So what?"
"Why can't she use a sword?"
"I mean..." The young man answered with a weird expression.
"There is no restriction in Frozen Cloud Asgard that holds their disciples from learning how to handle weapons," Hayate added while staring at him.
"It's up to them to learn it or not."
He stared at him and added, "Don't make me laugh with your shallow statements."
"I'll take your silence as a tacit understanding."
'He's actually not that bad.' Wu Xuexing stared at Hayate in a new light.
Meanwhile, Hayate yawned because he had enough of this guy's blabbering nonsense from the beginning. From the first day, this guy badmouthed not only him but also Cang Yue and several other people.
It's not even a critique and just a baseless comment.
Hayate met people like this guy in his previous life when he was competing in an MMA tournament, an audience who only knows to talk big with no experience whatsoever.
A fight is a fight, so it doesn't matter if your opponent used a weapon or not. You only have to use a different method to counter it.
Hayate dropped his fist and raised his left leg, kicking Wu Xuexing swiftly.
BAM!
Cough!
Wu Xuexin couldn't see his movement and felt a heavy smack on her shoulder. She was forced onto her knees and gazed at the golden eyes with a surprised look.
"You lost," Hayate commented indifferently.
"I can't accept this." Wu Xuexin responded by slashing her ice sword.
Hayate casually dodged the sword slash and observed her weak posture, looking like it was about to break at any second.
Wu Xuexin stood on her floor firmly and said, "I-I'm not gonna lose yet."
"Until I land my attack on you."
A burst of sudden profound energy happened inside Wu Xuexin's body, and she broke into the peak Spirit Profound Realm.
'How annoying...' Hayate thought while staring at her.
Wu Xuexin moved forward and slashed her sword, attacking Hayate relentlessly.
He obviously dodged them without any problem because even if she possessed Sky Profound Realm strength, her movement was too slow in his vision.
A few ice lotuses appeared around Hayate, trapping him with only one way out.
Wu Xuexin raised her sword and said, "Cold Sword."
She was sure Hayate couldn't dodge this attack because the ice lotuses would explode if he tried to attack them, leaving a one-way passage to her sword.
'I won!' Wu Xuexin thought to herself.
However, the reality is often disappointing.
"Left Flamingo." Hayate kicked the sword with his leg, destroying it into pieces.
BAM!
His kick rolled in the air to smack Wu Xuexin's entire body and launched her to a solid wall, causing some of her bones to break.
Cough!
Crack!
Wu Xuexin coughed a mouthful of blood and was stuck into the wall.
She stared at Hayate with a blurry vision and whispered, "I haven't lost yet..."
Xia Qingyue shook her head and commented, "I told her to give up from the start."
"What a rock-headed senior."
Chu Yueli could only nod in agreement, imagining how nice it would be to get kicked by Hayate. Her snowy veil becomes a little damp because of her excitement.
Shui Wushuang frowned at Xia Qingyue and said, "How could you say something like that to your senior sister, Xingyue."
"I know you're a genius, but can you at least understand her feelings?"
"Senior Wushuang," Xia Qingyue smiled gently. "I'm giving senior Xuexin a piece of advice before this match."
"However she ignored me blatantly."
"I know Big brother's fighting style better than anyone in this arena, and our Frozen Cloud Asgard's technique becomes completely useless in front of him."
She pressed her hand against Shui Wushuang's shoulders and continued, "Look at him, and ask yourself, do you think you can win against him?"
Shui Wushuang put a complicated expression behind her veils because she couldn't sense the depth of Hayate's strength. He seemed to be invincible in her eyes.
No one ever landed an attack on Hayate's body. He is simply untouchable with terrifying martial arts mastery.
"If you ever face him later, just give up immediately." Xia Qingyue warned with a cold light in her eyes.
"There is no point in fighting an impossible fight."
Chu Yueli cleared her throat and added, "She's right, Wushuang."
"I see..." Shui Wushuang becomes calmer when hearing Chu Yueli's words.
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Ling Wuguo checked Wu Xuexin's condition and declared, "1500 won."
"Let's proceed with the next match."
Hayate returned to his seat and yawned because he was bored with Wu Xuexin's slow movement, thinking she had a surprise for him.
"What a shame." He commented, not realizing Wu Xuexin had been inhaling his pheromone intensely in their fights.
No, it's not just Wu Xuexin but every female contestant who fought him.
Hayate slowly but surely influenced young ladies in the blue wind ranking tournament, gaining their favors passively.
"Anyway, I'll nap again." He rested his head on the seat.