"Do you think this is over?" Bimala's cold voice rang in Tangsu Ming ears.
"Vertical Blazing Edge!"
A vertical blade slash unleashed from Bimala, adding to the already existing cross blazing edge.
the combine skill attack from two cross blade marks slash in middle.
Boom!
Bimala's blazing edge skill struck at tangsu Ming last rock shield.
Crack! Crack!
Puff!
This time, Bimala's attack was so brutal that it immediately shattered Tangsu Ming's rock shield and easily killed his Earth Fox Clone, severely damaged Tangsu Ming's internal organs.
Both of his arms were broken into many pieces.
Note: Some readers might think that characters in low level stronghold suddenly gaining many skills is unrealistic. However, don't worry, those who possess many skills have strong backgrounds. Similarly, Tangsu Ming has a big brother who is in one of the top ten universities.
All the students and teachers present in the area were shocked and dumbfounded.
How could one person single handedly defeat their opponent in just ten seconds?
The fight between Tangsu Ming and Bimala lasted only ten seconds before Bimala won the match.
"Bimala wins"
"Oh my God! I didn't know my sweet angel could be this devilish. But now, I'm an even bigger fan of hers!"
"No, I'm her most die hard fan!"
"No, it's me!"
Students from Azura Clouds Academy went crazy with joy at Bimala's strength and the move she used to win was out of this world.
Bimala, known for being sweet and beautiful, already had fans, and now, seeing her defeat her opponent in just three moves and not just defeat him, but completely destroy him, made her even more admired.
"Haha, that trash deserved it!"
"Humph, who told you to lust after my goddess?"
Her fans even booed and cursed at Tangsu Ming.
If Tangsu Ming had been conscious, he might have cursed back, but the pain coursing through his body was too much that, he fainted in the arena.
woish!
some jump to arena.
"Silence"
The principal of Azura Clouds Academy shouted loudly, "Bimala, that was an excessive attack! You could have killed him. Now, get back to the waiting room."
"And as for the rest of you, don't follow her example. This is my warning to you all, this competition is not a battlefield. Understood?"
The Azura Clouds principal snorted and walked off the stage.
"Ahh, take him to the infirmary"
"Yes, sir."
...
After Bimala went to her academy's waiting room, she just hummed in frustration and closed her eyes to cool down her anger.
Seeing Bimala's condition, Nisha just shook her head.
In Northern High Academy waiting room,
"She's powerful. I didn't know she had this power" Lu Shen was surprised by Bimala strength and he did not knew that she can be his angry.
He felt Bimala was much stronger than any student he had faced until now.
And after thinking for some time, he felt curious as to how a warrior could combine three skills.
He also found Tangsu Ming's Earth Fox Clone skill quite interesting, which allowed Tangsu Ming to create clones of himself. However, Lu Shen felt that Tangsu Ming's skill wasn't powerful and that the clone had only one third of Tangsu Ming's strength.
"Umm, indeed she is powerful, but I think I can win against her" Feng Yue said proudly to Lu Shen, with a flame in her eyes.
"Really?" Lu Shen looked at Feng Yue's confidence and felt curious as to how she could really defeat Bimala.
"Umm" Feng Yue mischievously smiled at Lu Shen.
"Enough of your drama. The next match is Feng Yue's" Wang Wei said with irritation,
"Humph, i can do same to but alas..." Wang Wei thought in her heart but then shook her head.
...
After Bimala's epic battle, eight other students from different academies battled each other.
Some forfeited the match, and some easily won.
From them, the top five were selected: Nisha, Bimala, Feng Yue, Wang Wei, and Lu Shen.
In the third round, the matches were decided as:
Bimala vs Nisha
Lu Shen vs Wang Wei
Feng Yue was lucky and received a pass to the next round through a draw.
Some might think this is unfair, and some students also complained, but teachers from different academies didn't think so.
They explained that luck is important too and silenced the students.
The first match started between Lu Shen and Wang Wei. But something unexpected happened that no students or teachers expected.
"I quit" Wang Wei suddenly raised her hand and said before the referee could even announce the start of the match.
"What?!"
"Boooo!"
"What are you doing?"
Students from different academies booed and shouted at Wang Wei, as they were there to watch a match, not this.
"Why?" Lu Shen asked Wang Wei with confusion, as they weren't that close for Wang Wei to forfeit the match.
"I have to go back to my clan," she said without further explanation, she walked away from the arena without looking back.
"Go back to her clan?" Lu Shen still didn't understand why Wang Wei dropped out.
"cough, by default, Lu Shen wins"
The next match was between Nisha and Bimala.
Lu Shen, watching from the waiting room, he felt curious as to who was stronger between these two friends. The students and teachers watched with interest as well.
"I quit too" Bimala raised her hand and said.
"Why?" Nisha asked coldly.
"I spent too much of my spiritual energy in battle with that pig, and I never win matches against you, so I quit" Bimala said mischievously, sticking out her tongue.
"And I don't want to look ugly in front of Lu Shen if I lose the match" she whispered with a red face.
"Sigh"
Nisha shook her head and sighed at her only friend's behavior, where she was acting like an idiot.
Thinking about how close Lu Shen was with another girl, Nisha felt that her friend might suffer a huge blow.
"Boooo! What is this?!"
"This competition is rigged!"
"This match is scripted!"
Students were angry, and some who had lost matches even began to spout nonsense.
"Silence! Proceed to the next round" the principal of Azura Clouds Academy announced bitterly, he knew that he couldn't offend both Wang Wei and Bimala because of their backgrounds.
...
With some drama, the fourth round ended without any actual fight, leaving everyone present disappointed.
The fourth match was decided, and nobody expected it to be like this: Lu Shen vs. Feng Yue.
Both of them felt awkward looking at each other, to that they had to fight.
In the arena, Lu Shen raised his hand slowly, thinking of using his bloodline skills to defeat Feng Yue.
"No, what am I thinking? Can I bear to do that? I'll just quit the match. I'm in the top ten, anyway. I can't take part in a competition between strongholds" Lu Shen decided to quit the match, as he couldn't bear to hurt Feng Yue.
On Feng Yue's side, seeing Lu Shen looking at her eyes, she also decided what she had to do.
After some time, both Feng Yue and Lu Shen stood in the arena,they just stood staring at each other.
"I hope they don't do the same as before."
"Yeah, and I think they're close too."
"No, don't quit the match."
"Thunder Goddess, don't quit the match, even if he is your boyfriend!"
"Devil King, don't quit the match, even if she is your girlfriend!"
Boys supporting Feng Yue shouted, using her nickname. The boys did this out of jealousy towards Lu Shen, as whenever Lu Shen won a match, all the girls would run over to him. They felt it was their luck that Feng Yue always shielded Lu Shen from the girls.
But even so, they felt jealous because someone as beautiful as Feng Yue was always with him, and even Bimala seemed to always be looking at him.
So, they began to form groups, and whenever they got the chance, they always found a way to spout and curse at Lu Shen.
Feng Yue earned the nickname "Thunder Goddess" because her bloodline had thunder attributes, and when she fought, she would be covered in lightning. That's why her fans called her "Thunder Goddess."
Girls, seeing what the boys were doing, began to call Lu Shen "Devil King" as Lu Shen always defeated his opponents cruelly and quickly, making everyone feel he was like a devil.
"No quit! No quit!" Students began to shout the same line over and over.
"Ahem!" The judge tried to calm all the students.
"Then let's begin the match."
All the students and teachers watched intently, wondering what they would do.
In the arena, Lu Shen slowly raised his hand, and at the same time, Feng Yue also raised her hand.
Seeing this, everyone in their hearts was shouting,
"No, no, no! Don't quit! Don't quit!"
But their hopes remained just hopes.
"I quit."
"I quit."
Both Lu Shen and Feng Yue quit the match at the same time.
"Noo....!"
"Fuck, what the hell?!"
"This is not a 'quit' game!"
All the students began to go out of control and started shouting again and again.
Principal Zhang, seeing his students acting like this in front of everyone, he felt embarrassed and turned his face away from the other teachers, who were staring at him with playful smiles.
"How embarrassing! Damn brats!" Principal Zhang cursed Lu Shen and Feng Yue in his heart.
In the arena, both Lu Shen and Feng Yue were shocked.
"Ahh, no, Feng Yue, what are you doing?" Lu Shen awkwardly asked.
Feng Yue, with a red face, replied, "Same, what are you doing?"
"But I just don't want to hurt you."
"Ahh" Feng Yue listened to Lu Shen's words, and she felt pleased in her heart.
"No, I will quit, you advance" Feng Yue said sharply to Lu Shen.
But Lu Shen wanted to tell her that she could advance.
However, as he was about to speak...
"No, I said you advance, or else..." Feng Yue smiled sweetly at Lu Shen.
Lu Shen felt goosebumps all over his body and sweat pouring from his skin, seeing Feng Yue's smile.
"Yes, yes" Lu Shen quickly nodded his head.
"Ahem, ahem..." The judge cleared his throat and announced,
"Lu Shen advances."
But in his heart, he was cursing Lu Shen,
"Fuck, lucky him!"
He had seen many girls looking at Lu Shen with starry eyes, and the most disheartening thing was that even in his thirties, the judge was still single.
"Damn!"
"Boooo! Give me back my Thunder Goddess!"
"No fair!"
"Devil King! Devil King!"
Boys were crying with tears, seeing their goddess treating Lu Shen like that. Girls, without any care, rooted for Lu Shen.
...
"Told you he loves someone else" Nisha said, looking at Bimala.
"No, no, I will make him love me" Bimala stubbornly said, looking at Lu Shen with red eyes and shaking her head.
"Sigh"
"You don't understand, do you? If you fall in love with someone, then even if someone offers their life, they will not come to that person" Nisha said with a sad voice, trying to advise Bimala.
"But I love him" Bimala said with a cracked voice, tears filling her eyes.
"Do you? Or do you just admire him or developed feelings seeing his potential?" Nisha knew her friend was naive and that she had just developed feelings for Lu Shen after seeing how handsome and talented he was during their first meeting.
"But..."
"No buts" Nisha took Bimala's head on her shoulder, trying to console her while patting her head.
And Bimala began to sob.
P.S.: Poor girl.
...
After half an hour, the teacher managed to calm all the students down.
Finally, the last match was about to happen, between Nisha and Lu Shen.
"Ahem, let's begin the last match of this competition, Lu Shen, who possesses the top grade Bloodline of the Fire Snake. Don't underestimate him, even with his common bloodline, he has many elemental skills, as you've seen, and his cruelty has earned him the nickname 'Devil King' " the judge said, winking at Lu Shen.
"And our Ice Valkyrie, with her cold personality and with mysterious twin bladed bloodline called Khukhuri, of unknown grade."
"Now, let the match begin!"