44: Chapter 44 He's very fierce, look at his inner layer.

With the conclusion of the Battle of the Dawn Selection Round, many of the highlights slowly began to spread.

Especially the rise of Zhou Bai, a Junior College Student from Azure Bird Academy, who broke into the elimination rounds with a fifth-place points ranking.

Moreover, he had even eliminated the title favorite, Imperial Martial Arts University's ace freshman, Qin Hao.

This caused the buzz surrounding Zhou Bai to surge significantly.

[Heaven-defying, absolutely heaven-defying! A Junior College Student actually took down the Imperial Martial Arts University's ace freshman!]

[What year is it? Vocational Colleges are rising again, thrashing Imperial Martial Arts University!]

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[Virtual reality technology has matured; it's expected to completely redefine martial arts in the future!]

[Zhou Bai single-handedly rewrote the course of this year's Battle of the Dawn!]

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[Qin Hao was beaten to tears!]

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[Zhou Bai! The God of Vocational Colleges!]

One hot search after another dominated the spirit net's headlines, sending ripples through the entire martial arts world of Xia Country.

It stirred up a massive storm, especially within the major martial arts universities.

Many Vocational Colleges went completely wild; Zhou Bai's sudden emergence and outstanding performance in the Battle of the Dawn ignited the flames in the hearts of countless Junior College Students.

"Who says there are no Great Emperors in Vocational Colleges? Zhou Bai is the God of our Vocational Colleges..."

"So what if he's the Imperial Martial Arts University's ace freshman? He was still crushed by our great Zhou Bai..."

Many martial arts Junior College Students felt vindicated, clamoring across various forums on the spirit net.

Students from other top universities, seeing the Junior College Students they usually looked down upon acting so arrogant, began to trade insults online.

Claims that Zhou Bai was just lucky, that Qin Hao had underestimated his opponent, and that in a real fight, ten Zhou Bais wouldn't be enough to beat Qin Hao...

Various opinions continued to ferment, giving Zhou Bai even more unexpected popularity.

This also made more people look forward to the elimination rounds in half a month...

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Magic Cube Martial Arts Arena, Magic Martial Arts Training Room.

"Ninger, aren't you going to explain? You and Zhou Bai..."

In the Quiet Room, Gu Qingyao bit her red lip as she looked at Shen Ninger, who had changed into a pink and white dress and looked pure and radiant.

Over the past few days, watching Shen Ninger's time adventuring with Zhou Bai in the Dou Xing Forest, her heart had been tangled in knots countless times.

This kind of scene was exactly the future she had once fantasized about having with Zhou Bai.

But she would no longer have such a future.

And Shen Ninger was her best friend, who had even been telling her to forget about Zhou Bai before.

She hadn't expected that after entering the Selection Round, Ninger would seek out Zhou Bai herself.

The intimate scenes of the two in the Dou Xing Forest were like a thorn, deeply embedded in the depths of Gu Qingyao's heart.

"Explain? Qing Yao, Brother Zhou Bai is just your ex-boyfriend. I don't think I need to explain much, right?"

Shen Ninger said to herself while looking at her beautiful reflection in the mirror.

"Ninger, you... you... Don't tell me you've actually fallen for Zhou Bai? He's from Azure Bird Academy. Although he seems to have infinite glory now, in the future..."

Gu Qingyao took a deep breath and then gritted her teeth.

"Heehee, Qing Yao, I'm just teasing you. How could I possibly fall for Zhou Bai!"

At this moment, Shen Ninger came to Gu Qingyao's side, hugged her arm, and smiled sweetly.

"Wasn't I just doing it to get into the elimination rounds? You know my talent is at too much of a disadvantage in the Dou Xing Forest. If I didn't find someone to help, it would be impossible to make it to the knockouts..."

"It's just that I happened to run into Zhou Bai..."

"Ninger, you really scared me. I thought you were serious..."

Hearing Shen Ninger's words, Gu Qingyao's tense heart instantly calmed down.

At the same time, she felt her worries were ridiculous. The Shen Family was a top-tier thousand-year-old martial arts family. Although Shen Ninger usually seemed quirky and eccentric, her standards were extremely high. How could she possibly be interested in Zhou Bai?

I'm really just scaring myself...

"How could I? I was just playing with him!"

Shen Ninger said with a beaming smile.

Hearing this, Gu Qingyao's mood seemed to improve quite a bit.

However, thinking of the scenes of Shen Ninger and Zhou Bai in the Dou Xing Forest, especially Shen Ninger's heartfelt smiles and joy...

Gu Qingyao had never seen that at Magic Martial Arts, so she was still a bit hesitant.

Right, Ninger doesn't like impolite people and hates those who are crude.

After a moment, Gu Qingyao seemed to think of something. A hint of blush flashed in her eyes as she said to Shen Ninger,

"Ninger, there's something I have to tell you. Don't be fooled by Zhou Bai's outstanding looks and harmless appearance; he's actually very fierce when he plays..."

"Fierce when he plays? Qing Yao, spill the details..."

Hearing Gu Qingyao's words, Shen Ninger's body trembled slightly. She quickly spoke to Gu Qingyao, her eyes sparkling with a strange light.

Seeing Shen Ninger's expectant gaze, Gu Qingyao bit her red lip and leaned into Shen Ninger's ear, whispering, "Before, Zhou Bai took me to a small grove and made me..."

Hearing the past stories Gu Qingyao told about Zhou Bai, ripples formed in Shen Ninger's heart, and her face became even more flushed.

"Now you know. I was just worried you'd go astray and be deceived by Zhou Bai..."

Looking at Shen Ninger, who seemed dazed as if frightened, Gu Qingyao continued with a serious expression.

"Yeah, I... I understand..."

Shen Ninger could barely stand, and her voice trembled slightly as she spoke.

"Then prepare well for the upcoming elimination rounds. I'll be cheering for you!"

Seeing that Shen Ninger wasn't in the right state, Gu Qingyao assumed she was frightened by Zhou Bai's terrifying crudeness and added,

After saying that, Gu Qingyao helped Shen Ninger sit down and then left the Quiet Room.

"Brother... Brother Zhou Bai... is... is he that fierce..."

Shen Ninger seemed to still be recalling what Gu Qingyao said, her face incredibly flushed.

In her mind, various scenes began to manifest involuntarily.

No... I can't think about it anymore.

Knowing that continuing to think about it would lead to trouble, Shen Ninger quickly dispersed the many thoughts in her head.

*Ding!*

After a while, a crisp notification sound rang from Shen Ninger's phone.

Shen Ninger opened her phone, and a message popped up.

"Brother Zhou Bai accepted my friend request!"

Seeing the message on her phone, Shen Ninger's eyes lit up, her brows curving into a smile.

Shen Ninger went to the mirror and looked at her pure and beautiful reflection. The pink and white dress perfectly accentuated her innocence and radiance.

*Click!*

Then, Shen Ninger casually took a photo of herself and sent it directly to Zhou Bai.

Brother Zhou Bai, I just finished changing and am about to head back.

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*Ding!*

Soon, another notification sound rang.

Zhou Bai: Not bad, but it's a bit too plain. Let's see the inner wear.

Seeing Zhou Bai's message, a blush appeared on Shen Ninger's face again. Hesitation flickered in her eyes, as if she were wavering.

"It's fine, it's just showing the inner wear. This is what Brother Zhou Bai asked for. He worked so hard to get me into the elimination rounds, what's wrong with showing him..."

After a long while, Shen Ninger bit her red lip and thought to herself.

Then, Shen Ninger gently pulled down...

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