44: Chapter 44 All you need to do is beat the teacher.

"Correct."

"..."

"Are you kidding me?"

"..."

On the other end of the line, it wasn't just Li Baxian who was shocked; Su He, who hadn't spoken until now, also felt stunned.

According to the information they had obtained, Chen Xing had indeed experienced his Awakening in June of this year, and up to now, he had only been Cultivating for six months.

Six months, and he Cultivated to the Divine Sea Realm? Are you serious?

"Brother, the competition doesn't start until tomorrow. Do you want us S-class Espers to meet up and hang out tonight?" Li Baxian couldn't help but ask.

"No, I have things to do." Su He directly refused.

"I have things to do as well. See you on the competition grounds tomorrow." Chen Xing responded as well.

"..." Li Baxian was speechless.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xing added both of them to his contacts.

Afterward, Li Baxian said, "I originally intended to add you to the S-class Esper group chat, but it's better not to for now. Your information is currently in an unlisted state."

"Wait until you get on the stage and catch them off guard. After the competition ends, I will add you to the group to interact with other S-class Espers from around the world. How does that sound?"

"Good." Chen Xing replied.

S-class Espers from around the world?

It seemed that this didn't just include the S-class Espers from the Four Great Academy Departments, but also those from other departments.

Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together.

B-class Ability Users, who were rarely seen even among ten thousand ordinary people, were common in the academy. Once you reached a specific circle or location, there were plenty of S-class Espers as well.

Chen Xing went to the third-floor bathroom, soaked in the hot water, and then lay down.

"System, Enlightenment Space."

With a call, he entered the Enlightenment Space.

Battle mode, same-realm battle.

"Opponent selected: Ye Jianxing."

The battle background was adjusted to a bustling city. In the blink of an eye, Chen Xing was standing on an empty street, and another figure stood under a traffic light in the distance.

Ye Jianxing, at the fourth level of the Divine Sea Realm, had a bit more sharpness and a sense of weight compared to the Light Opening Realm.

Chen Xing was long accustomed to this kind of scene; since June, he had been fighting Ye Jianxing almost every day.

If only counting combat experience, he was richer in it than those third or fourth-year S-class Espers.

After all, Ye Jianxing was too strong; the combat experience of a Tribulation Transformation Realm expert was far ahead of them.

In order not to be brutally crushed in battle, Chen Xing could only constantly improve himself.

"Battle start."

As the System's voice fell, both sides moved almost at the same moment, their figures quickly disappearing.

The empty street was deserted, with only the pre-set traffic lights still operating, looking like a dead city.

Ye Jianxing held the star sword, his back against a hundred-story building, his gaze quickly scanning to find his opponent's figure.

"Whoosh!"

The moment he looked up, a golden figure descended from the sky, that powerful fist wrapped in light, smashing down fiercely.

"Bang!"

Ye Jianxing activated the defensive combat skill from the "Star Sword Dao Manual"—Sword Qi Body Protection—to protect himself.

Chen Xing's Physical Body strength was terrifyingly powerful; this Light-Speed Punch struck the Sword Qi, causing cracks to appear on the spot.

The massive wave destroyed the wall, shattering windows all over the floor. In less than two seconds, the protective Sword Qi was covered in cracks.

Ye Jianxing swung his long sword, choosing to take the initiative. With Sword Qi as the foundation and stars as the supplement, he unleashed a powerful strike.

This sword strike was also very fast; as the blade swept past, it was like a flowing galaxy, beautiful yet deadly.

"Clang!"

Chen Xing raised his hand, unleashing the Dragon Claw Hand from the "Dragon Soul Secret Tome," and scales covered his arm, catching the strike.

Seeing this, Ye Jianxing immediately created distance, stepping back using star footwork.

The next second, Chen Xing followed right behind.

Comparing speed with a Light Element Ability User was truly asking for trouble.

"Whoosh!"

Ye Jianxing immediately realized the problem, so he changed his battle strategy, choosing to go head-to-head with his opponent directly.

Even though his opponent's speed was much faster than his own, he was unhurried, calmly swinging his long sword and hacking out galaxy after galaxy.

Invisibly, his Sword Intent formed a layer of protection; if one approached easily, they would be cut down by this power.

"Thud!"

But Chen Xing did not choose to retreat; instead, he swung his fist and struck out, creating huge sparks as it collided with the sharp Sword Intent.

During this time, he had also been Cultivating Fist Intent. If it were the ordinary way, he certainly wouldn't have been able to Cultivate it in such a short time.

But he had the Enlightenment Space.

"Boom, boom, boom—!"

The collision between Sword Intent and Fist Intent was exceptionally intense, but in the end, Ye Jianxing's Tribulation Transformation Realm Concept held the upper hand, suppressing his opponent.

Facing this scene, Chen Xing was not surprised at all, and he backhanded the Dragon Claw Hand into his Light-Speed Punch.

The powerful force instantly broke through the Sword Intent. Ye Jianxing immediately activated the "Star Sword Dao Manual," replacing the sword with stars as the theme.

"Thud—!"

This area plunged into darkness, but within the darkness, points of starlight flickered, actually sketching out a galaxy out of thin air.

Ye Jianxing stood in the center of the galaxy, gripping his long sword tightly, as if he himself had merged into it.

"Bang!"

He opened his eyes abruptly, the galaxy reflected in his pitch-black pupils, and he unleashed an incomparably swift sword strike.

There was no opening Move, nor any warning; this terrifying strike hit his body.

From the opponent's perspective, it was as if Ye Jianxing had done nothing, and the next second, they were struck by the Sword Qi.

Chen Xing flew backward, passing through several buildings, but he steadied himself in mid-air.

"As expected, it's this Move again..." Chen Xing grinned, a shallow wound on his waist.

"Fortunately, I was prepared this time and activated the Dragon Soul Armor in advance..."

Last time, Chen Xing had exhausted all his efforts, fighting Ye Jianxing to the bitter end. Both sides used all their Moves, resulting in mutual injuries.

At the final moment, Chen Xing had the upper hand and prepared to use the [Judgment] technique and [True Dragon Transformation], intending to perform a Fusion to create a Dragon of Light.

At that time, Ye Jianxing was also severely injured and no longer had the ability to stop the Fusion of the Judgment technique and the True Dragon; no matter how you looked at it, he was going to lose.

As a result, Ye Jianxing used this Move with no lead-up, a strike with stars as the subject and sword Dao as the slash, cutting him in half on the spot.

Chen Xing was stunned; why was a sword Dao faster than his own light?

I was about to win, and you one-shot me?

Therefore, this time Chen Xing was prepared. He activated the Dragon Soul Armor in advance and infused it with the Light Technique, turning it into the Dragon Soul Armor of Light just before the strike arrived.

"That was truly close!" Chen Xing gently stroked his stomach, the Light Technique flickering, healing the wound.

Although he had defended against it, the power of this Move was still terrifying. Even with the Dragon Soul Armor of Light resisting most of the damage, his skin was still broken.

If it had gone any further, his flesh would have been cut open, and then it would have taken quite some time to heal it with the Light Technique.

"As long as I defeat the teacher, even if I encounter any kind of opponent in the competition later, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Chen Xing looked at his opponent in the distance and clenched his fist once again.

In the distance, Ye Jianxing saw that his opponent was still alive and couldn't help but be a bit surprised, but he quickly calmed down.

After a few seconds of standoff, both sides moved again, charging toward each other.