139: Chapter 139 I challenge you all!
On the eve of the Martial God Milk Tea Shop's opening, the entire student body of Shenglong University was in an uproar.
This was all because Su Lin had posted a challenge on the school forum.
"Tomorrow, the Martial God Milk Tea Shop will officially open. I welcome all students and faculty to come and taste our offerings. I am the owner, Su Lin."
"By the way, I am here to challenge the ten students ranked in the top ten of the freshman leaderboard."
"If I lose, the 5,000 credits in my account and the Martial God Milk Tea Shop, which is worth thousands of credits, will all go to you."
"If you lose, I don't want anything. I just hope that everyone in the top ten will come to my milk tea shop tomorrow to battle me!"
Less than ten seconds after Su Lin posted this, it instantly received hundreds of comments, and the number was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Holy crap! What's going on? Su Lin wants to challenge the top ten of the freshman leaderboard?!"
"And it's all ten of them?! Does he want to take on ten people at once?"
"Martial God Milk Tea Shop? That's the name of the milk tea shop Su Lin opened? To actually name it after a Martial God—how arrogant!"
No one had expected someone to be this badass, actually daring to challenge everyone in the top ten of the freshman leaderboard by himself.
Could Su Lin be trying to use this to hype himself up? It's worth noting that Su Lin is currently only ranked thirty-ninth, quite far from the top ten.
If he really angered the top ten of the freshman leaderboard, those powerful freshmen might even smash Su Lin's milk tea shop to pieces.
Everyone felt that if Su Lin truly had no strength and was just using this to hype himself up, he would be insane; in their eyes, Su Lin wasn't that kind of person.
Could he actually want to defeat the top ten of the freshman leaderboard and take the number one spot?!
This thought appeared in everyone's mind.
"Wow! Su Lin is too wild! Has his realm improved again?"
"That's impossible, right? I heard he's been slacking off for over half a month, putting all his focus into his milk tea shop. How would he have time to cultivate?"
"Even if he had time to cultivate, so what? Does he really think he can beat the top ten of the freshman leaderboard? You have to remember that Gu Tianming, ranked first, broke through again in just half a month, advancing from the seventh level of the Divine Aperture Realm to the eighth level."
"Gu Tianming is terrifying! He's truly worthy of being number one on the freshman leaderboard! Even if Su Lin is strong, he's still far behind Gu Tianming."
For a while, the various discussions left everyone unable to sleep with excitement that night. Su Lin was already a prominent figure among the freshmen, and with this shocking move, everyone speculated whether those in the top ten of the freshman leaderboard would actually accept the challenge. If they did, tomorrow would really be a show worth watching!
Su Lin was actually going to challenge the top ten of the freshman leaderboard by himself. Regardless of the outcome, it was a rare sight to behold; missing it would likely be a lifelong regret!
"Whatever! I'm definitely going to check out that Martial God Milk Tea Shop tomorrow!"
"What on earth is Su Lin trying to do? I'm going to see for myself tomorrow!"
"No way, Su Lin must be just talking trash, right? How could he possibly beat the top ten by himself? And the one ranked first is Gu Tianming!"
Naturally, those ranked in the top ten of the freshman leaderboard also saw Su Lin's post. At this moment, the view count for Su Lin's post had broken the forum record, dominating the number one spot on the trending list.
Not only that, people kept reposting Su Lin's post, making it spread even further. Suddenly, on all the major forums of Shenglong University, the number one and top-ranking discussion topics were all about Su Lin's challenge to the top ten of the freshman leaderboard.
"This Su Lin has some nerve. He's only ranked thirty-ninth, yet he dares to challenge everyone in the top ten?! I could take him out in a second by myself!"
Xiong Bochao, who was ranked tenth, looked at his phone and snorted disdainfully.
"Who gave him the nerve? Does he think we in the top ten are pushovers? Does he think we all just coasted our way up here? Anyone can just come and try to pick a fight with us?!"
Cui Tianlei, who was ranked ninth, said angrily.
In the eyes of those in the top ten, Su Lin's post was full of contempt for them.
Who does he think he's looking down on?
The top ten, who were the most respected among all the freshmen, when did they fall to the point of being looked down upon by a small-fry ranked thirty-ninth?
"We must teach this Su Lin a lesson!"
"Did he get carried away after being popular for a few days? I'm going to show him that there is always someone better, and true experts would never act like him!"
"I thought he had quieted down over the past half-month, but it seems he still needs a lesson. Oh well, I've been wanting to educate this Su Lin for a long time. Since he's delivering himself to us this time, we'll go and take a look!"
The freshmen in the top ten reached an unexpectedly unanimous decision: they would definitely go to that so-called Martial God Milk Tea Shop tomorrow and have a meeting with Su Lin.
In a quiet VIP room, Gu Tianming, who had been quietly cultivating, looked at the message on his phone, unable to calm down for a long time.
He let out a soft chuckle, then shook his head and said.
"Did he take the wrong medicine? Isn't this just courting death?"
"Let alone me, not a single one of the top ten is someone to be trifled with. You're in big trouble this time, and you brought it on yourself. The others don't have as good a temper as I do."
"Since I've been bored with cultivation lately, I'll go watch how you get beaten up tomorrow. Hehehe..."
Gu Tianming had already begun to imagine Su Lin being beaten to the ground in his mind. To be honest, he was now at the eighth level of the Divine Aperture Realm, and Su Lin wasn't even worthy of him making a move.
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The next day, the weather was clear and cloudless. The Martial God Milk Tea Shop had not yet opened.
But at the shop entrance, there was already a sea of people. Countless freshmen had come for the reputation, and not just freshmen—many seniors, faculty members, and others had also come to join in the excitement.
The several shops nearby were shocked to see this scene.
"Holy crap! What's going on today? Why are so many people gathered at the entrance of that milk tea shop?"
"What's the situation? I haven't heard about Boss Su inviting any celebrities to perform. How could there be so many people?"
Even the shop owners who had been working here for many years had never seen a single shop attract so many people early in the morning.
It was roughly estimated that thousands of people had already arrived. It was boisterous and noisy, and the number was still increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"So this is the milk tea shop Su Lin opened. It's really called the Martial God Milk Tea Shop!"
"Damn! Why hasn't it opened yet? I can't wait anymore. Is Su Lin here? Have those powerhouses from the top ten arrived?"
"Why don't we place bets first? Who are you betting on? Betting on Su Lin, or..."
"Hahahaha, you guys actually believe it? Su Lin is just talking trash. How could he possibly dare to come? If he were that badass, he would have taken the number one spot on the freshman leaderboard half a month ago. Why wait until now?"
At this moment, the crowd was noisy and buzzing with discussion, creating an astonishing momentum.
The four employees who came to open the shop at the agreed time were stunned the moment they walked over.
"Damn! Why are there so many people? Are they all here for our milk tea shop?!"
Tang Lingmeng looked at the sea of people outside the milk tea shop; when had she ever seen a scene like this?
Yesterday, under Su Lin's reminder, they had rested early to prepare for the milk tea shop's opening today. As soon as they woke up and got ready, they came straight to the milk tea shop. They hadn't checked their phones at all...
"As expected of the boss, he must have spent a lot of money on advertising."
"Good heavens! What kind of advertisement could attract so many people all at once?!"