56: Chapter 56 Conspiracy! A Collective Suppression of Jiang Ling!

The third day.

It was finally Jiang Ling's turn to take the stage.

News of which arena Jiang Ling would be in had already spread throughout the entire campus in advance.

Although Jiang Ling didn't have the title of provincial top scholar, he received even more attention than one.

Everyone wanted to see just how strong the talent of the freshman who cracked the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Steps really was.

Ye Honglian had changed into a fiery red dress today, which accentuated her hot figure even more.

"Let's go!"

"Junior Martial Brother, show them your strength today!"

Ye Honglian unceremoniously hugged Jiang Ling's arm, heading toward the arena with him.

"Cough... Senior Sister, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Jiang Ling felt a bit embarrassed.

"What are you afraid of?"

Ye Honglian didn't care at all. "An elder sister is like a mother. I'm your Senior Sister, what's wrong with being a little close to you?"

Without allowing any argument, Ye Honglian pulled Jiang Ling toward the arena.

Jiang Ling could only give a helpless, bitter smile.

The arrival of Jiang Ling and Ye Honglian instantly attracted a massive amount of attention.

"That's Jiang Ling!"

"Wow! Ye Honglian is so beautiful today!"

"Ye Honglian is actually acting so intimately with Jiang Ling!"

"Even for a Senior Sister and Junior Brother, this is a bit much!"

"Ye Honglian couldn't be trying to rob the cradle, could she?"

...

On a second-floor balcony, Jiang Churan watched Jiang Ling and Ye Honglian arrive, a cold sneer surfacing at the corners of her mouth.

"Jiang Ling, did you think you could do whatever you wanted just because you have talent?"

"In this world, there are plenty of Geniuses who die young!"

"Without a Family, what are you?"

"Our Jiang Family is an ancient imperial clan destined to be revitalized in this generation. The Old Ancestor will return sooner or later. Leaving the Family is your own loss!"

...

Beside Jiang Churan, a tall male student looked at Jiang Ling and Ye Honglian, took a slight sip of red wine, and said calmly, "He is that brother of yours?"

"Yes, President!"

Jiang Churan nodded. "I have two brothers. My other brother went to Kyoto University. News just came in that he took first place in the Freshman Competition there!"

"Oh?"

The President raised an eyebrow. "Your Family really is impressive!"

"To have so many Geniuses appear in succession!"

"This Jiang Ling looks decent too. We could pull him into our guild!"

"I'm afraid that won't work for now!" Jiang Churan shook her head. "He's too rebellious. He needs to be broken in first!"

"Once he realizes he can't survive without our Jiang Family and becomes submissive and obedient, then we'll bring him in!"

"Right now, he won't be that obedient!"

"He's a young man! It's inevitable to be rebellious!" The President swirled the red wine in his glass, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Rebellion requires discipline!"

"As his sister, you should be stricter. It's for his own good!"

"Yes!" Jiang Churan nodded. "I've already made the arrangements!"

"Using various methods of recruitment and enticement, I've gathered all those Geniuses below the level of provincial top scholar into this match. They all have at least A-rank Supernatural Abilities, and they will all move against him together!"

"So what if he's exceptionally gifted? So what if he cracked the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Steps?"

"By making it so he can't even pass the preliminaries, he'll understand that this world isn't as simple as he thinks. He can't rise to become a powerhouse of a generation relying solely on himself!"

"Mhm." The President nodded. "Go ahead and do it. I'll help you settle things with the school."

"Thank you, President!" Jiang Churan said joyfully.

With this President's backing, she could be unscrupulous in whatever she did at the school.

Ye Honglian, did you think you could protect him just by relying on yourself and that teacher of yours?

"Go on, good luck!"

When it was time to go up, Ye Honglian let go of Jiang Ling's arm and let him take the stage.

Jiang Ling nodded and lightly leaped onto the arena.

At this time, the other students also stepped onto the stage one by one.

Everyone's gaze, whether intentionally or unintentionally, was fixed on Jiang Ling with a hint of ill intent.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Ling's brow furrowed slightly.

What's going on?

These people seem to have very strong hostility toward me.

When the other provincial top scholars took the stage, everyone else was in awe and didn't dare to engage them.

These people are the opposite; it's as if they want to team up against me?

Gradually, these people seemed to move casually, but they were surrounding Jiang Ling in the center, forming a circle.

"They really are coming for me!"

"Who's behind this?"

"Jiang Churan!"

"Hmph, trying to use this method to suppress me?"

...

Jiang Ling looked up at the sky and stretched.

The students watching below also noticed something was wrong.

"Eh?"

"Why does it look like they've coordinated to target Jiang Ling together?"

"Yeah, strange. In the other elimination rounds, everyone avoids the provincial top scholars, but today they're targeting Jiang Ling together!"

"Did someone organize this?"

"This is an attempt to suppress Jiang Ling!"

"To make it so he can't even pass the preliminaries!"

"Jiang Ling is indeed very strong, having an SSS-rank Supernatural Ability and cracking the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Steps, but facing a siege from everyone else, it'll probably be hard for him to stand out!"

"Two fists are no match for four hands!"

"Every student who can enter Demon University is a Genius among geniuses!"

...

"Bastards, to actually resort to such underhanded tactics!"

Ye Honglian gritted her teeth in anger.

"Match start!"

The referee teacher in charge of the match shouted expressionlessly.

Swish!

All the students on the stage drew their weapons together, took their stances, and pointed their spearheads at Jiang Ling.

Seeing this, Jiang Ling was leisurely and relaxed, without the slightest sense of urgency from being surrounded.

With a flip of his hand, he took out his horizontal saber, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Since you have the resolve to be lapdogs, then I'll let you know what the fate of a lapdog is!"

"Go!"

At that moment, Luo Fei of the Luo Family shouted loudly. The phantom of a Gale Blood Wolf flashed behind him as he raised a massive axe and hacked toward Jiang Ling.

Seeing Luo Fei give the order, the others immediately released their Supernatural Abilities as well, charging at Jiang Ling with their weapons.

"Good heavens!"

"The Supernatural Abilities of these people are almost all A-rank; there are few B-ranks!"

"Who is targeting Jiang Ling, insisting on taking him out in the preliminaries!"

"Who did Jiang Ling offend?"

"Jiang Ling is likely in danger!"

...

Some of the teachers watching were also stunned to see this scene, not expecting such a thing to happen in the Freshman Competition.

However, none of them spoke up.

Student matters should be resolved by the students themselves; as long as no lives were lost, they generally wouldn't interfere.

It was now obvious someone wanted to suppress Jiang Ling, so it was up to Jiang Ling to see how he would solve it!

Just like the original intention of holding a battle royale, there is no fairness in this world.

If you want to walk the path of a Martial Artist, you must get used to this kind of unfairness and carve out a blood-soaked path from it.

Jiang Ling looked at these people, a cold light flashing in his eyes. He gave a cold snort and executed the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Steps, instantly shifting to a position that surprised everyone.

Then, he swung his horizontal saber!

Puff, puff, puff...

Red elimination markers lit up on the clothes of three students; they had been insta-killed by Jiang Ling's single strike.