79: Chapter 79: Nobody told him he was this strong!

Watching Zhou Sheng return to the corridor after being decapitated by a single sword strike, everyone fell into a daze at that moment.

This was the first time in the competition that everyone had fallen silent; the atmosphere was incredibly quiet.

Naturally, Li Baxian had no intention of holding back and burst out laughing: "Hahahaha! Hey, you with the surname Zhang, weren't you acting all capable just now? What happened? Are you really a complete idiot?"

Zhang Zhiyu's Face was dark as he looked at Zhou Sheng in frustration, seemingly holding him accountable.

"What happened with you?" the leader of Zhenyan Academy whispered.

"What do you mean 'what happened'? If you think you're so damn good, then go fight him yourself!" Zhou Sheng had just lost and was already fuming; being questioned like that made him explode instantly.

However, when he turned to look at Qin Feng not far away, a touch of respect and admiration appeared in his angry eyes.

The leader of Zhenyan Academy was stunned for a moment. After discussing with his teammates, they decided to send someone down as well.

The Tianhe System's side remained silent, watching them with strange looks, seemingly waiting for them to make fools of themselves.

This made Zhenyan Academy very indignant, and they immediately sent out a fifth-year senior, at the ninth level of the Divine Sea Realm, with a C-class Fire Element Ability.

"Back then, I followed an S-class around after all. I don't believe I can't even dodge that one move!" Gritting his teeth, he confirmed his solo entry with the System.

Without any nonsense, he vanished directly and then appeared on the field.

The System scanned his data; Ye Jianxing disappeared, and then a new Ye Jianxing at the ninth level of the Divine Sea Realm reappeared.

Outside the field, a group of people were waiting for a joke.

"How did they think of me?" Regarding this, the real Ye Jianxing expressed his surprise.

"The higher-ups said that with your strength, you are considered the best in the Tribulation Transformation Realm within our Star Cluster. Using you to test these so-called Geniuses is perfect," Elder Xuan smiled.

"They should have at least told me. How could they keep even me in the dark?" Ye Jianxing said.

"After all, this is an experiment, so they didn't dare to make a big fuss. Even I only learned this news two days before the competition started," Elder Xuan explained.

Ye Jianxing's lip twitched, but he still nodded.

"Fine, it's good that it's me. Self-media these days loves to create gods at random, calling this person a Genius one moment and that person a Genius the next. It's time to test if these so-called 'Geniuses' really deserve the title."

Pfft—!

While they were talking and laughing, that fifth-year senior from Zhenyan Academy had already been decapitated by the Star River Sword, blood splattering on the spot.

"Evaluation in progress..."

"Evaluation complete. Challenger [Huang Kun] performed poorly in the challenge. Score: 360."

It was only a hundred and ten points higher than the previous person. This eerie change made all the contestants present fall into silence.

They finally realized where the problem lay and couldn't help but turn their eyes again toward that tall guy who looked a bit silly—Qin Feng.

"What's the matter? Never seen a handsome guy before? If your academy doesn't have any, I could reluctantly go over to your place to hold a bodybuilding convention," Qin Feng smiled mischievously, rolling up his sleeves to show off his muscles.

"The whole region is watching..." Lin Qingyao gave him an annoyed smack, making him behave.

This intimate scene was naturally seen by his mother in the audience.

"Zheng'er, do you know that boy?" she asked her dear son beside her.

"This..." Lin Wenzheng's lips moved, but he hesitated for a long time, not daring to speak.

"You know him, and you've even made an enemy of him?" His mother saw the problem at a glance and likely guessed something, immediately falling silent.

But Lin Wenzheng knew his mother's temperament well. Falling silent like this meant she was definitely angry, but to save Face, she didn't want to have an outburst on the spot.

He hurriedly said, "It's not like that, Mother. At that time, I had a bit too much to drink, and on an impulse, I..."

His mother glanced at him and said unhurriedly, "It's fine. It's not the first time you've been so impulsive."

Lin Wenzheng's expression froze, and his heart sank halfway.

Although his mother said it was fine, she didn't say 'don't let it happen again.' Based on his understanding of his mother, that meant there was definitely a problem.

Lin Wenzheng sucked in a breath of cold air; after going home, he would likely be in for a severe beating.

"Damn it, Lin Wenzheng, why were you so impulsive back then?" He immediately gave himself a slap, feeling immense regret.

...

Zhenyan Academy and Shengyuan Academy sent people down one after another, but the results were mostly the same—they couldn't dodge it.

The same was true for Tianhe Academy. Even if someone managed to barely dodge that sword strike relying on speed, they still couldn't reach the score from just now.

At this moment, everyone finally understood how valuable Qin Feng was.

Just now, they had been high and mighty, scrutinizing the two like spectators, yet they had overlooked the difference in Realms, thinking that lightning-fast strike was nothing special.

But only when they actually took the field did they understand what it meant to fight within the same Realm.

"Brother, how did you do it?" an older student from the same academy couldn't help but ask him.

"Me? It's nothing much, it's just that my usual training is close to this intensity, so I slowly improved," Qin Feng scratched his head with a smile.

"Your usual training is at this level?" Hearing this, everyone's eyelids jumped, feeling extremely shocked.

One had to know that any elder could achieve this kind of speed without suppressing their Realm.

But the problem was whether the person receiving the training could endure it and then keep up with that speed. If they couldn't, they would just be taking a beating.

"Forget it, let me go!" After a moment of silence, Zhang Zhiyu spoke up.

Surprised looks were cast from all around. Was the S-class Esper finally going to make a move?

"Success or failure doesn't depend on this. If I perform poorly, we can consider group combat." After Zhang Zhiyu finished speaking, he chose solo combat.

"Boss, good luck!" The people from Shengyuan Academy cheered him on.

With a whoosh, Zhang Zhiyu vanished from the spot.

In the center of the city, the destroyed ground was instantly repaired, and a brand new Ye Jianxing appeared.

As soon as he appeared, Zhang Zhiyu immediately acted, scattering a large amount of Poison Mist around to obscure the line of sight.

Ye Jianxing drew his sword, with several stars the size of human heads revolving around him. There was an invisible barrier that prevented the poison gas from intruding.

"Why isn't he attacking? Has his aggression been lowered?" someone asked in confusion.

"What do you know? Boss's Poison Mist can not only block sight but also obscure a person's perception. Hidden in the Poison Mist, you can't be seen or found," someone from Shengyuan Academy spoke up.

"Huh, why have they dimmed?" someone exclaimed softly.

Following the gaze, beside Ye Jianxing who was surrounded by poison gas, several stars were actually gradually losing their luster.

This surprised those who didn't know Zhang Zhiyu—that Poison Mist was actually corroding the stars!

Boom!

However, with a sudden stomp from Ye Jianxing, the stars rotated rapidly, forming a small patch of star river that dispersed the Poison Mist.