Reject?
The onlookers felt dizzy. Did they hear it wrong?
People on the continent have always regarded honor as life. Even if they know they cannot win, they will participate in the duel without hesitation.
Refusing a duel will be despised by everyone and is a symbol of cowardice.
So, although everyone was surprised that Calorie, one of the top ten masters of the academy, would challenge a student who was obviously younger than him, they were also talking about it, and their eyes looking at me were full of contempt.
"Why? I know your strength is definitely not weaker than mine. Why don't you want to duel with me?" Calorie shouted, his eyes full of disappointment and anger.
The onlookers exclaimed. It was hard to believe that a person who dared not accept a duel could have such strong strength.
"Because the reason for the duel is too boring. I will not duel with you for such a ridiculous reason!"
My cold answer caused another exclamation from the onlookers. Duels for women have been going on for thousands of years on this continent, but no one has ever said it is boring.
"Boring?!" Calorie almost roared, "Isn't it a sacred thing to show the courage to duel with the girl you love? Just because of what you said just now, I have to teach you a lesson today."
I sneered and said, "That's your beloved girl, what's the point of me! I can't even say I know Catherine you mentioned, I just met her once. Wouldn't I be busy to death if I duel with someone for a girl I just met? Do I have to duel with you in order to let you show your courage to her? Besides," I paused slightly and said, "With your little strength, what qualifications do you have to duel with me?"
The onlookers were in an uproar. Did our ears have problems today?
He actually said Calorie was not qualified to duel with him?
Could it be that he was already a sword master?
Calorie choked when he heard the words, and thought to himself: He really wasn't familiar with Catherine, and this reason for duel was a bit absurd. However, I said that he was not qualified to duel with me, which aroused his competitive spirit. He said, "Okay! I admit that the reason just now was too abrupt. Now, I challenge you to a duel again, not for Catherine, but for your insult to me just now."
I frowned slightly. I knew that if I didn't compete with him today, I was afraid that he would be entangled, and it was a good opportunity to show my strength. So I nodded and said, "Okay! I accept it. Lead the way!"
Fighting is not allowed in Laiya Academy. If there is any conflict, it must be resolved in the arena, and the same is true for duels.
Along the way, more and more people are watching, but few people are optimistic about me.
When I was about to reach the arena, I saw Turk who came after hearing the news.
"Brother Edmund, I heard that you were going to duel with Calorie, so I came here immediately." Turk greeted enthusiastically, and then looked at Calorie who was walking in front, and whispered: "Or, let me go on stage. I don't think you, Brother Edmund, would be interested in such an opponent."
I shook my head and said, "No need. If I don't show my skills, who knows who will bother me!"
These days, more and more people came up to chat with Philiya during meals. I have been fed up with it for a long time. Now there is such an opportunity, so I naturally want to shock them.
Turk looked at Calorie with pity, and said inwardly: Poor guy! Thinking of the results of each competition with me, although each time it was very beneficial to his martial arts, it was also a huge blow to his confidence. For a moment, he began to sympathize with Calorie in front of him.
Arriving at the arena, Calorie jumped onto the stage and said, "Who can be our witness?"
I looked at Turk beside me curiously, and Turk whispered, "Both parties in the duel must first sign a life and death agreement, and at the same time, they must check whether some prohibited equipment and props are used, so someone must be a witness."
I nodded, thinking: I didn't expect that I would have to sign a life and death agreement to deal with such a student. It's really troublesome. I wouldn't have dueled with him if I had known.
At this time, a familiar cry came: "I'll do it!" As the crowd in front dispersed, the two teachers Melina and Mei Xin quickly walked to the front of the stage, and it was Melina who spoke just now.
Speaking of which, Melina is quite strange.
Since she came to our apartment with Mengying last time, her attitude has become very strange.
Although she would accompany Mengying every time she came, she never gave me a good look.
But I understand this, after all, I have offended her anyway.
It's just that she boasted that she would definitely see my strength, but she never put it into action.
What I didn't know was that when she went back that night, Teacher Mei Xin said to her: "He really doesn't need to take any assessment. In my opinion, he is at least a swordsman."
As a natural magician, Melina naturally didn't know the level of swordsmen as well as Mei Xin, so she didn't want to continue to test my strength.
However, she would not miss such a good opportunity today.
After signing the life and death agreement, I listened to Melina's long talk about the rules. However, after listening to it, I felt that the only rule of this duel was that there were no rules.
In fact, the rules of the duel are proposed by both parties after mutual consultation, so generally the duel will not really start until a few days after it is proposed. Like ours, it is no longer a real duel.
Finally, the duel began.
Calorie looked at me, who was still empty-handed, and angrily said, "Take out your magic wand!"
Seeing that I was always flipping through the magic book, he thought I was a magician!
I hooked my fingers in contempt, waved my hands, and said, "I never said I was a magician. These hands are my weapons!"
Calorie was startled, but my words made him even more angry. He shouted, "In that case, don't blame me for winning unfairly." As he said that, he slowly pulled out the one-handed sword in his hand and clasped his hands.
As soon as the sword was in his hand, his whole momentum changed immediately, the anger in his eyes gradually disappeared, and his eyes gradually became clear, which made me secretly admire him.
But if he couldn't calm down during the duel, it would disappoint me a little. Now, it's still interesting.
My expression also began to become serious, and I said in a low voice: "Use your strongest trick! You only have one chance!"
As the voice fell, my feet were still unsteady, and the whole person looked casual, but the momentum against Calorie began to become more and more solemn, forcing him to raise all his fighting spirit to compete.
In the corner of the stage, the long-lost Dean Siskaya was standing with a tall and thin old man, watching the situation on the field carefully.
If Turk saw it, he would naturally recognize that the old man was his mentor - the dean of the Martial Arts Academy, Sword Saint Viari.
And he was also Calorie's mentor.
"What a strong momentum, who is that boy? He is so powerful at such a young age, Calorie is not his opponent at all! How come I didn't know when such a master came to the academy?" Sword Saint Viari said in surprise.
Dean Siskaya said proudly: "The boy is called Edmund. He is not a student, but the director of the library that I managed to keep. How about it, can you tell how good he is?"
Sword Saint Viari carefully checked it and said dejectedly: "I can't tell. Could it be that he is already a sword saint? Oh my God! How old is he?"
Dean Siskaya looked disappointed and said: "I thought you, as a sword saint, could see his strength! It seems that he is really unfathomable."
"Could it be that you, the dean, can't see his strength?" Sword Saint Viari said in horror.
Dean Siskaya smiled bitterly and said: "It's because I can't see through it, so I want you to see it!"
Not to mention that the two deans were surprised at my strength, the situation on the field had changed.
When Calorie's fighting spirit was almost at its limit, he knew that if he didn't take action, he might really have no chance.
So, he gritted his teeth and poured all his fighting spirit into the long sword in his hand. Suddenly, the originally bright white sword body began to emit a dazzling brilliance, and the audience in front had to close their eyes.
"Fire sword skill - Fire dragon roar!" As the last word of Calorie fell, it seemed that a dragon roared, and then a red dragon formed entirely of fighting spirit appeared on the Calorie sword. As the long sword was swung, the lifelike dragon bared its teeth and claws and rushed straight towards me.
I smiled coldly. If a real fire dragon came, it might pose a threat to me. But I disdained this dragon formed by fighting spirit. I just watched the fire dragon approaching and even closed my eyes.
Just when everyone thought I was about to be swallowed by the fire dragon, I finally reacted.
"Get out!" I exhaled and shouted, my tongue trembling like spring thunder, and roared loudly. With the roar, a sound wave was sent to the Douqi Fire Dragon. Suddenly, like snow meeting the sun, the fire dragon began to dissipate in the wind little by little and returned to nothingness.
Shaolin's unique skill - Lion's Roar.
"What's going on? He can dissolve Calorie's unique skill like this?" The two deans looked at each other in confusion.
Such a wonderful way of attack is really incredible. Even though the two deans are knowledgeable, they have never heard of or seen it.
With a slight smile, I looked at Calorie standing with his sword across his chest and said, "I said, you only have one chance. Since your unique skill is invalid, it's time to look at me!"
"Come on! Let me see how weird your attack is." Calorie had never encountered such a weird attack. He just shouted and completely dissolved the strongest unique skill he could use now. For a moment, his fighting spirit was gone. He had to hold his sword across his chest and made up his mind to hold on for a while.