radicalducati Chapter 104: Persecution of Ye Xinglan
Chapter 104: Persecution of Ye Xinglan
"I should be the one saying that! I'm not going to argue with someone like you who can't distinguish right from wrong and whose brain is full of nonsense."
Yu Chen's voice was calm, yet carried a chilling undertone.
"But now that you dare to ambush my comrade, then take one of my moves before you leave!"
"First Soul Skill, Time Zero!"
The symbolic spirit ring beneath Yu Chen's feet flashed faintly. The next moment,
He seemed to be detached from the normal flow of time, his figure becoming blurry and swift, like a ghost drifting outside of time!
In the blink of an eye, he had already covered several meters and appeared in front of Ye Xinglan!
Ye Xinglan only felt a blur before her eyes, and a gust of wind rushed towards her! She didn't even have time to make any effective defensive or dodge movements!
"Bang!"
A heavy, powerful fist landed squarely on her lower abdomen!
Immediately afterwards, a hand covered in fine scales and possessing astonishing strength gripped her neck like an iron clamp, lifting her off the ground!
Yu Chen did not stop moving.
With his other hand, he pulled out a black marker from somewhere and, with lightning speed, drew a crooked but perfectly clear giant turtle on Ye Xinglan's beautiful face, which was flushed red from pain and lack of oxygen!
After all this was done, the effect of zero time was removed. The surrounding flow returned to normal.
"Ugh...cough cough cough!!"
Only then did Ye Xinglan belatedly realize the excruciating pain in her abdomen and the terrifying suffocating feeling in her neck. She coughed violently, and tears uncontrollably streamed from the corners of her eyes.
The humiliation of being choked and lifted up, along with the physical pain, instantly rendered her powerless to fight.
"Sister Xinglan!!"
Xu Lizhi screamed in terror. Seeing Ye Xinglan's miserable state, he finally mustered the courage to rush forward, but dared not lay a hand on Yu Chen. He could only plead with a sob in his voice.
"Please, please, don't hurt her anymore! Xinglan didn't mean it! I apologize on her behalf! I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry!"
"Do I need an apology from someone who's not thinking straight?"
Yu Chen glanced coldly at Xu Lizhi, then at Ye Xinglan, who was struggling in pain in his hands, his eyes showing no pity.
"Get lost. Next time, remember to get your brain fixed before you show your face in public."
After saying that, he exerted force with his arm and threw Ye Xinglan casually towards the open space next to Xu Lizhi, as if he were throwing away trash!
"Sister Xinglan!"
Xu Lizhi rushed over and used his round body as a cushion to catch Ye Xinglan as she fell.
"How are you? Are you alright?"
He asked anxiously, but when his gaze fell on Ye Xinglan's face, his eyes suddenly widened in horror, and his voice changed tone:
"Ah! Sister Xinglan! Your face...!"
"Cough cough... I, I'm fine..."
Ye Xinglan clutched her neck, still coughing incessantly, her eyes red-rimmed, tears streaming down her face. Hearing Xu Lizhi's exclamation, she instinctively touched her face.
What happened to my face?
"..."
Xu Lizhi was speechless. With trembling hands, he took out a small mirror from his pocket and handed it to Ye Xinglan.
Ye Xinglan looked in the mirror—the girl in the mirror had an ugly, comical black turtle painted on her cheek!
"ah--!!"
Ye Xinglan let out a scream of utter shame and indignation. But this time, the intense pain and humiliation acted like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing the fanatical flame of "Shrek's Glory" in her mind, and reason returned.
She bit her lip hard, suppressing the urge to erupt again, and stared at Yu Chen not far away with icy eyes. Her voice trembled slightly with pain and anger:
"You... what kind of martial spirit is that? Cough cough... whatever it is, I'll remember what happened today. Next time we meet, I'll make you pay!"
At this moment, Yu Chen's golden eyes suddenly became incredibly bright, as if lava was flowing deep within them.
He didn't use any incantations; he simply released the majesty and oppressive aura that came with his dragon bloodline without reservation through his eyes:
"As constant as the moon, as rising as the sun, as captivating as the River of Oblivion, as radiant as golden eyes!"
As she was gazed upon by those eyes, Ye Xinglan felt as if she were enveloped by an invisible, heavy pressure originating from her bloodline and soul.
It was as if he was facing not a peer, but an awakened ancient monarch, which made him unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance. His previous resentment was replaced by an inexplicable fear.
"Sister Xinglan! Our exhibition match is about to start! Let's go! Please!"
Xu Lizhi's voice was already trembling with tears.
He couldn't understand why his new friend, with whom he had just been chatting happily, had suddenly turned out this way.
Under Yu Chen's chilling gaze, Ye Xinglan involuntarily avoided looking at him.
With Xu Lizhi's help, she stood up and forced out a harsh remark, but her voice had lost its initial strength:
"You're strong... but I was careless this time. I'll participate in the individual competition... hopefully we'll have a chance to face off again. Hmph, little fatty, let's go!"
After saying that, she covered her face, not daring to look at Yu Chen and the others anymore. With Xu Lizhi's help, she staggered and hurriedly left this place that made her feel extremely humiliated.
"Wow! Brother Chen!"
Once the two were out of sight, Xie Xie immediately reverted to his usual smug demeanor, sidling up to Yu Chen with his eyes gleaming.
"You were really good at showing off just now! 'As constant as the moon, as rising as the sun'... Tsk tsk, that line is so cool! It'll be my motto from now on!"
"Thump!"
Without any hesitation, Yu Chen punched Xie Xie on the head, making a crisp sound.
"Think before you speak next time! You can't just blurt things out! Luckily, her strength wasn't that great today. If she had really provoked some powerful person, you wouldn't even know how you died!"
"Ouch! That hurts, Brother Chen!"
Xie Xie clutched his head and wailed, still trying to defend himself.
"You can't entirely blame me! My mouth sometimes has its own ideas! And I usually just vent and complain, occasionally making a sarcastic remark, who knew I'd run into someone with a screw loose today..."
Yu Chen was too lazy to pay him any attention. The best way to deal with Xie Xie was to ignore him; he would naturally stop once he got bored.
Yu Chen reached out and smoothed out the wrinkles in his school uniform caused by his earlier movements, then turned and returned to Gu Yue's side.
"Chen,"
Gu Yue looked at him, a hint of a smile in her eyes, and said softly, "Didn't you think that girl just now... the way she bristled, looked a bit like a hissing, defiant kitten?"
"Well,"
Yu Chen recalled Ye Xinglan's angry and shocked reaction, and how she finally covered her face and fled in a disheveled state, and nodded.
"Now that you mention it, it does look a bit like her. I should have drawn a few more whiskers on her; that would have made it even more lifelike."
"However, you did such 'excessive' things to such a beautiful girl, hitting her in the stomach and drawing turtles on her. You really don't know how to be gentle with a woman at all."
Gu Yue smiled slightly and teased.
"Ha ha,"
Yu Chen laughed, unconcerned.
"What does her beauty have to do with me? I always keep my distance from people who are mentally ill and attack others indiscriminately, but I'll teach them a lesson if they need to."
"Wu Lin,"
At this moment, Xu Xiaoyan walked to Tang Wulin's side, gently tugged at his sleeve, her small face showing concern and lingering fear.
"In the future... don't be so kind to others so easily. Some people really don't deserve your kindness."
"Yes, Xiaoyan, I understand."
Tang Wulin looked at Xu Xiaoyan's worried eyes, his heart softened, and he nodded solemnly.
"I really don't know which college they're from, they're so arrogant..."
Xie Xie was still muttering to himself beside him.
Just then, a loudspeaker broadcasting throughout the venue announced:
"The exhibition match is about to begin! Now, please welcome our special guest, the seven young geniuses from Shrek Academy, to have a wonderful sparring match with the champion team of the previous Tianhai Alliance Youth Group Seven-Person Team Competition! Now, please welcome both teams to the stage!"
Accompanied by rousing music and broadcast announcements, two teams emerged from either side of the arena.
Emerging from the left is the Tianhai League champion team, dressed in matching silver team uniforms.
Their movements were synchronized, their steps steady, their faces radiant, and their eyes held the confidence of playing on home turf and a touch of excitement—clearly a well-trained team that had worked together for a long time.
The team that came up from the right was from Shrek Academy.
The seven boys and girls were all wearing sportswear similar to that of Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi from earlier, and they looked to be around thirteen or fourteen years old.
When the members of Class Zero saw the two people at the very back of the Shrek Academy team, they were taken aback:
The chubby little boy and the blonde girl whose face was now clean but whose expression was cold and whose eyes still held a trace of lingering anger—
Isn't that Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan, who just had a conflict with them?!
"Everyone...am my eyes playing tricks on me?"
The outspoken Xie Xie was the first to exclaim, his voice filled with disbelief.
"Those two... they're actually from Shrek Academy?!"
"No wonder he was so arrogant..."
Xu Xiaoyan murmured, "So she had the right to be arrogant."
"but,"
Gu Yue calmly added, "Their strength is clearly not commensurate with their arrogant attitude."
"Uh, actually..."
Tang Wulin rubbed his arm, which Xu Xiaoyan had pulled earlier, regaining his analytical skills, and said seriously,
"If she hadn't encountered Brother Chen just now, but some other opponent of the same age, most people probably wouldn't have been able to handle her."
"As a participant in Shrek Academy's competition, she is at least at the second ring cultivation level, and the quality of her martial soul was also quite high. In terms of strength alone, she is indeed among the top in her age group."
"Wu Lin is right."
Yu Chen spoke up, affirming Tang Wulin's analysis.
"That Ye Xinglan from earlier, although she has some mental issues, in terms of actual combat ability, apart from me and Gu Yue, it's hard to predict the outcome if the rest of our Class Zero were to face her."
His words made the expressions of the few people who were initially just watching with amusement become serious.
The reputation of Shrek Academy, coupled with their firsthand experience of their strength, was enough to make them abandon any contempt.
"The match begins!"
With the referee's command, the Shrek Academy team on the stage instantly unleashed their fury like tigers released from their cages, moving with lightning speed!
Their teamwork was impeccable, and their attacks were sharp and precise. They completely dismantled the Tianhai Alliance champion team's defense in a very short time with an almost overwhelming force, winning this exhibition match.
The stadium, which can hold tens of thousands of people, fell silent for a moment.
Among the seven representing the Tianhai Alliance, there are several Soul Masters, which almost symbolizes the most outstanding talents among the younger generation of Soul Masters in the Tianhai Alliance.
On the other hand, the Shrek Academy team only had one leader with the cultivation level of a Soul Master, and the team even had two two-ring Great Soul Masters, Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi.
However, the cultivation of soul power has never meant everything. The reason why geniuses are geniuses is often because they can do things that ordinary people cannot.
Moreover, it's Shrek Academy, a place teeming with geniuses.
Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is that he has a ten-thousand-year soul ring.
The fact that someone could withstand a ten-thousand-year-old soul ring is enough to show that their physical and mental strength had reached a terrifying level.
The power of a ten-thousand-year soul skill is on a completely different level compared to a thousand-year soul skill.
Yu Chen, watching from below the stage, clearly saw that it was precisely because the leading boy from Shrek Academy unleashed his full power and directly broke through the formation of the Tianhai Alliance team that the Shrek Academy team was able to defeat the Tianhai Alliance team so easily.
From the start to the end of the match, the Tianhai Alliance team, which was competing across age groups, didn't last a single minute; it was a one-sided massacre.
Witnessing this extremely impactful scene firsthand, the members of Class Zero were indeed deeply shaken.
The overwhelming gap in strength and the seamless teamwork made them realize how terrifying the geniuses from top universities were.
Strangely, they did not feel desperate or lose their composure because of this, nor did they feel excessively frustrated.
The reason is simple—right next to them is a "freak" who constantly creates "miracles" and refreshes their understanding: Yu Chen.
If they were the same age, they were almost certain that Yu Chen would completely crush the leader of Shrek Academy!
They have an almost blind faith in this.