When the indignant Li Luo finally arrived at the academy, he noticed that the previously ecstatic atmosphere had lessened significantly. In fact, some of the students even had looks of dismay on their faces.
Evidently, the majority of them were those that had not done well in the previous day.
However, there was no choice. Someone's happiness would come at the cost of someone's sadness. In a qualifying examination like the preliminaries, those who were not strong enough would naturally be eliminated.
"Brother Luo, you're here!" Zhao Kuo exclaimed when he saw Li Luo, immediately rushing up to him. "Of your two battles today, one won't be as easy. You're against the First School's Yu Lang. Do you remember him?"
"Yu Lang?" Li Luo racked his brain before finally nodding in agreement. That fellow had a bit of fame within the First School, and his strength ranked amongst the top 20. It was said that he possessed a sixth-grade wind resonance that provided him with unparalleled speed.
"That guy is at the Seventh Seal Stage and is significantly stronger than Bei Kun." Zhao Kuo's expression became slightly grave at this point.
"Seventh Seal, huh?" Li Luo puckered his lips. This would definitely be a troublesome opponent. However,Yu Lang should be within the threshold of those that he could beat.
Hence, he patted Zhao Kuo on the shoulder and smiled. "Relax, I have faith in myself."
Zhao Kuo did not say anything in response as he knew Li Luo's personality. If Li Luo truly knew he had no chance of victory, he would not be putting up a brave front.
Whilst the two were speaking, a student from Second School came running over. "Brother Luo, there is someone outside looking for you."
Li Luo became a little apprehensive after hearing this but still headed out. Standing in the shade of a tree was an unruly-looking youth with a mane of hair that flapped around him.
Li Luo instantly recognized this youth. It was his next opponent, Yu Lang.
"Are you looking for me?" Li Luo smiled.
Yu Lang swept away the hair covering his eyes before giving a deep look at Li Luo. "Who would have expected that after so long, you would manage to rise again? You truly live up to your previous reputation as the man who once ruled Southwind Academy!"
Li Luo sighed before replying impatiently, "Don't speak such meaningless words."
"How is this meaningless?" Yu Lang replied in dissatisfaction.
In the end, Yu Lang stopped beating around the bush and got straight to the point. "Song Yunfeng approached me, and he knew I was your upcoming opponent. He even offered a significant price for me to injure you with all my might."
Li Luo was a little stunned upon hearing this before he laughed. "Are you telling me your secrets? Or do you plan to take advantage of muddled waters?"
"Che! I, Yu Lang, may be unrestrained, but I still have a bottom line. You once guided me in resonance arts, and I owe you for that," Yu Lang disdainfully replied.
"I am here to remind you that if you are not strong enough to be my opponent, then quickly give up for your own good. Of course, if you've hidden your newfound strength so deeply that even I will be beaten silly... if that's the case, then play along with me! Hmm, I suppose you could ‘heavily’ injure me and send me flying out of the stage. This way, I can even take a bit out of Song Yunfeng's compensation pool.... Plus, that bastard is a foolish spendthrift. He's offered a huge sum after all…
“Oh, yes, that bit about compensation is just something extra I tacked on to the agreement with Song Yunfeng. I don't think we will have to go that far though... Li Luo, you might not be aware, but this Yu Lang in front of you is no longer the Yu Lang of the past who tripped over his baggy pants!" Li Luo may have been slightly cunning, but he was almost shocked blind at the audacity of Yu Lang's grand plan. In the end, he could only helplessly reply, "You truly are trouble... so I'm reporting you to the teachers."
This chain of events completely caught Yu Lang by surprise. His jaw dropped while staring at Li Luo. "What kind of bastard are you, Li Luo?! Do you think it’s easy for me to earn a little bit of money? How can you, a young master, know my pitiful troubles in life?! Why would you make life difficult for meeeeeeeeeee!?!?!" he ferociously scolded!
"Scram, scram, scram!" Li Luo frowned as he waved his hand to chase away this nuisance. It had been years since they last spoke, but he was still as strange as ever, with even stranger schemes...
Yu Lang coldly snorted as he ruffled his hair and turned to leave.
Li Luo continued to stare at him, making sure he was leaving before waving goodbye. "Although this information wasn't that important, thank you nonetheless!"
Yu Lang paused upon hearing his comment, coldly snorting before leaving.
"Young people should always strive to do their best instead of resorting to these means!"
After Yu Lang left, Li Luo frowned slightly. Song Yunfeng's desire to fight had been getting more intense. All of this was due to his infatuation with Lu Qing'er, but also partly to do with the enmity between their families.
"I've been keeping a low-profile, why are you still targeting me!?"
....
The first round in the morning went by with no complications and there was nothing much to say. Before he knew it, it was already afternoon and time for Li Luo's match with Yu Lang.
On the battle stage, Yu Lang's unruly mane floated with the wind as he coldly stared at Li Luo. "Li Luo! It's your misfortune to be facing me!"
Meanwhile, the battle stage was surrounded by numerous audience members. Everyone was extremely interested in this particular fight as it was the first time Li Luo would have to face off against a strong opponent.
Facing Yu Lang's theatrics directly, and in front of such a large crowd, caused Li Luo to feel a little embarrassed. He definitely did not want to get sucked into Yu Lang's circus show, as it would demonstrate he was no different from this fool…
Thus, he quietly activated his resonant power, a pure-blue aura gradually emitting from his entire body, flickering towards the sky. Even the audience nearby could literally feel the air becoming more humid with his presence.
Following the administrator's order to begin, Yu Lang, who had been posing, immediately surged with explosive, green resonant power. One could hear the wind whistling and howling by as this resonant power was emitted. Suddenly, he flashed towards Li Luo like a bolt of lightning, so fast that even the onlookers could only catch a trace of his shadow.
His burst of speed caused Li Luo's eyes to focus intently. Meanwhile, the audience was cheering endlessly as this was a sight to behold! Yu Lang's speed was clearly ferociously swift!
Peng!
In the blink of an eye, a fist shrouded in wind and wrapped with a green light struck at Li Luo like a bolt from the blue. Li Luo could only see a fist speedily increasing in size right in front of his eyes, almost completely blocking his vision!
Yu Lang was clearly not going to hold back during this fight.
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