63: I just want to go to school quietly!

The tall tower was cylindrical, soaring into the clouds, rising straight towards the sky.

Outside, there were rings like joints, dividing the tall tower into layers.

Through the panoramic glass of the bus, Li Ziyu looked at the tower and pointed curiously:

“Student Ma, what kind of building is this tall tower?”

After calling out Ma Chao once with no response, Li Ziyu called out again, and Ma Chao finally reacted.

He let out an “Ah” sound.

He quickly looked in the direction Li Ziyu was pointing and explained:

“This is our Modu Martial Arts University’s Secret Realm Battle Tower.”

“It was built by combining the highest cutting-edge technology of our Great Xia. Inside, it can simulate actual combat one hundred percent. It’s a place for our Modu Martial Arts University to train students’ practical combat abilities and prove their strength.”

“There are a total of one hundred floors, and like the Qi and Blood Rankings and Combat Power Rankings, it also has a ranking system.”

“For each floor cleared, corresponding points can be obtained.”

“Currently, the highest record for clearing the Secret Realm Battle Tower is thirty-four floors, set by Lei Zhan, the current president of the Mutual Aid Society and the top person on both the Combat Power Ranking and the Qi and Blood Ranking.”

“No one has been able to break it yet.”

As Ma Chao spoke, he glanced at Li Ziyu and said with a smile:

“After we settle down, Student Li Ziyu, you can go try the Secret Realm Battle Tower.”

“I think with your strength, you should be able to directly break through to the tenth floor!”

Before he came to pick up Li Ziyu, he specifically searched for Li Ziyu’s combat records from when he participated in the Martial Exam.

At that time, he felt very shocked.

Li Ziyu’s strength was very strong!

Perhaps Li Ziyu’s current strength couldn’t compare to those senior students in their third and fourth years.

But among the first-year new students, he was definitely one of the strongest.

He might even be able to rival second-year senior students.

“Tsk!”

“Ma Chao, I say, did you get your brain knocked out in the recent sparring match?”

“A newcomer who hasn’t even officially enrolled yet, and you say he can reach the tenth floor of the Secret Realm Battle Tower?”

“Are you sure you’re not talking in your sleep?”

Li Ziyu was just about to respond to Ma Chao’s words.

He heard the young man with an earring, one of the three students who had just boarded, speak up, looking at Ma Chao with disdain.

The other two also stood with their arms crossed, sneering contemptuously.

Their gazes swept back and forth between Ma Chao and Li Ziyu, revealing strong disdain and mockery.

It was undisguised.

At this time, there were seven or eight other students who had come to register in the car, and upon hearing their words, they all looked over.

Li Ziyu was expressionless, but Ma Chao’s face flushed red from what was said.

He glanced at Li Ziyu and the others in the car, and seeing their gazes on him, Ma Chao felt a bit embarrassed.

To be mocked so openly in front of so many new students for what he had just said was a blatant slap in the face.

And the three of them were now standing with their arms crossed, staring at him with disdain.

This was simply rubbing his face into the ground after slapping it.

Ma Chao’s face instantly flushed red, his nostrils flared, and his breathing became rapid.

Veins bulged on his arms, and his fists were tightly clenched as he glared at the three of them.

“Tsk, a defeated opponent, what, are you unconvinced again?”

“Do you want to get on the arena again?”

The earringed youth rubbed his fists, stood up from his seat, and walked towards Ma Chao, provoking him with a disdainful look as he walked.

“Hmph… Your Mutual Aid Society is going too far!”

Ma Chao also stood up from his seat, unwilling to show weakness, and fiercely retorted to the earringed youth who was walking towards him.

However, after only a moment, Ma Chao seemed to remember something, and he deflated like a punctured ball and sat back down.

But he still wouldn’t admit defeat:

“Just because you don’t believe it doesn’t mean others can’t do it.”

“Don’t think others are as weak as you just because you’re weak.”

Upon hearing this, the earringed youth showed disdain on his face, glancing contemptuously at Li Ziyu, who was sitting next to Ma Chao, preparing to mock him.

However, at this moment, Ma Chao stood up from his seat and said to Li Ziyu, whose expression had remained calm:

“Student Li Ziyu, the dormitory area is still a few kilometers ahead. How about we get off here and walk?”

“Okay.”

Li Ziyu didn’t refuse; the current situation was making him a bit impatient. It seemed there were always people trying to provoke him no matter where he went.

He hadn’t even officially enrolled yet, and he had already heard the name Mutual Aid Society three times.

He didn’t know if the Mutual Aid Society was at odds with him or for some other reason.

He didn’t want to deal with it.

He just wanted to choose a dormitory as soon as possible and get his Battle Skill.

And start cultivating.

The earringed youth saw that Li Ziyu, a new student who hadn't even registered yet, dared to ignore him in front of so many people on the bus, and immediately felt a loss of face.

As Li Ziyu walked past him, the earringed youth directly reached out and grabbed Li Ziyu’s arm:

“Did I tell you to leave?!”

Ah!

Before the earringed youth’s hand could reach Li Ziyu, Li Ziyu raised his hand and firmly gripped his arm.

The earringed youth was startled.

He used force on his arm, trying to shake off Li Ziyu’s hand.

But no matter how hard he tried, his arm seemed to be held firmly by an iron clamp, unable to move at all.

“I just want to enroll peacefully, cultivate well, don’t bother me.”

Li Ziyu looked calmly into the earringed youth’s eyes, speaking to him seriously, word by word.

After speaking, he released the earringed youth’s arm.

The sudden release of force caught the struggling earringed youth off guard.

He stumbled back several steps, only steadying himself with the support of his two companions.

He looked at Li Ziyu with an uncertain expression.

“What’s wrong with you? How could you be held motionless by a first-year new student?”

Another person frowned, looking at the earringed youth with a puzzled expression.

“This kid’s strength isn’t right!”

The earringed youth clutched his reddened arm, his face fluctuating between shades, and said in a deep voice to his companions.

Everything just now happened in an instant.

Ma Chao, who was preparing to get off, had already stepped one foot out of the bus door.

Seeing the earringed youth’s discomfited look, he finally realized what had just happened.

Seeing the earringed youth’s wary expression, Ma Chao couldn’t help but grin and mock:

“Heh, now you know I wasn’t bragging just now, don’t you?”

“With Student Li Ziyu’s strength as the National Martial Arts Exam Top Scorer, he can definitely break into the tenth floor when challenging the Secret Realm Battle Tower!”

Ma Chao’s expression was radiant.

Seeing the earringed youth getting humiliated by Li Ziyu, he instantly felt that the bruises and swelling on his face didn’t hurt anymore, and he straightened his back.

Ma Chao wanted to say a couple more satisfying words.

However, after Li Ziyu’s gaze came over, he wisely kept quiet.

Li Ziyu walked towards the bus door, looking at Ma Chao with a hint of exasperation.

He finally understood why Ma Chao’s face was bruised and swollen.

Although it was partly due to those three people, Ma Chao’s mouth also had a lot to do with it.

Li Ziyu patted Ma Chao’s shoulder and said meaningfully:

“Senior Ma, it’s fine to attract enmity if you have the strength, but if you attract enmity without the strength, then you’re just asking for a beating.”

With that, Li Ziyu walked towards the distant dormitory complex.

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