77: Chapter 77 This Palace Master is Interesting

As soon as the phantom of the stone tablet materialized, its surface began to flicker with streaks of blinding golden light.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Hundreds of golden lights peeled off the stone tablet like a rain of meteors.

Then, slicing through the sky, they landed precisely directly above the Martial Arts Arena.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The golden lights exploded one after another, transforming in mid-air into dazzling names condensed from pure True Essence.

In the next second, these names seemed to be pulled by some mysterious Law.

They began to rapidly intertwine and draw closer in pairs in mid-air.

Once all the names were fully assigned, they turned back into streaks of flowing light and surged backward.

They injected themselves forcefully into that massive phantom of the immortal stele!

Rumble!

The immortal stele trembled, and rows of massive golden match lists began to clearly emerge on its surface:

[Lu Yuchen vs. Xing Zhige]

[Su Mubai vs. Lin Yan]

...

[Tang Xiaowu vs. Fan Yueze]

...

When the final row of names appeared on the immortal stele, the golden light flared intensely, becoming extremely piercing.

[Chen Shanzhi vs. Tang Liu]

When the final match list was seen, the vast Heaven Class area first fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately following that, a massive uproar broke out that nearly took the roof off!

The entire Martial Arts Arena instantly reached a boiling point!

Everyone's gaze was like it had been fitted with radar.

With a "swish," they all concentrated on Chen Shanzhi and Tang Liu, who was sitting alone in the distance.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! The heavens have finally opened their eyes!"

"This is too explosive! Just now at the school gate, we saw Chen Shanzhi snatch Tang Liu's most beloved sister."

"And tomorrow the two of them are going to duel on the Martial Arts Arena?"

"The grudge of a murdered father, the hatred of a stolen wife! This is absolutely a life-and-death match!"

"Hahaha, that trash Chen Shanzhi is finished!"

"Tang Liu may have no background, but he is a bona fide combat maniac!"

"Exactly! Tang Liu is a ruthless character who fought his way into the Heaven Class step by step on his own."

"Before, when he was only at the Xuanguan Seven Apertures, he rubbed a senior from the Heaven Class who was at the Xuanguan Eight Apertures into the dirt!"

"What kind of thing is Chen Shanzhi? A Xuanguan Five Apertures built up by popping pills,"

"And a weakling whose body has been hollowed out by wine and women."

"I bet Tang Liu can punch the crap out of him with one blow!"

"Beat this arrogant dandy to death!"

The students in the stands were each flushed with excitement.

Chen Shanzhi was usually arrogant and domineering in the academy, running wild by relying on the background of the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion, and had long since offended a large number of people.

Now seeing this drawing result, many people looked at Chen Shanzhi with undisguised schadenfreude.

They couldn't wait to see him being publicly and bloodily abused by Tang Liu on the stage tomorrow, losing all face.

Hearing these pessimistic voices all around,

Tang Xiaowu, who was sitting next to Chen Shanzhi, saw her pretty face turn pale in an instant, and she nervously grabbed Chen Shanzhi's sleeve.

"Chen... Chen Shanzhi..."

Although she knew that during these few days of Dual Cultivation with Chen Shanzhi,

He had not only mastered the first transformation of the Nine-Turn Golden Body Art of the Witch God, but his strength had also improved by leaps and bounds.

But she knew Tang Liu all too well!

The Cultivation Technique Tang Liu practiced was extremely bizarre, and his True Essence was incredibly thick.

He was almost invincible within the same rank, let alone challenging those at higher levels!

Moreover, Tang Liu had a nearly pathological obsession with her.

On the stage tomorrow, he would definitely strike to kill!

If Chen Shanzhi faced him, the chances of winning were really not high!

Contrasting with Tang Xiaowu's worry and the schadenfreude of the whole audience,

Tang Liu, sitting in another corner, after seeing the match list emerge on the immortal stele,

His mouth suddenly split into a grin, revealing an extremely cruel and murderous light.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Tang Liu laughed maniacally in his heart.

He had originally been worried that he wouldn't encounter Chen Shanzhi in the first round.

He hadn't expected that the master behind that mysterious black shadow would have such heaven-reaching methods!

To actually be able, right under the nose of the Palace Master of Four Seas Academy,

To secretly interfere with the immortal stele projection and forcibly tamper with the match list!

For a moment, Tang Liu only felt his blood boiling.

He was extremely excited that he could connect with such a terrifying power.

"Chen Shanzhi, even the heavens want you dead!"

Tang Liu squeezed his fingers until the knuckles cracked, and turned his head.

With the cold gaze one would use for a dead man, he stared fixedly in the direction where Chen Shanzhi was.

However, the expected scene of Chen Shanzhi being scared out of his wits and turning pale did not appear.

In the center of everyone's attention,

This fellow Chen Shanzhi was acting like nothing was wrong, completely ignoring the schadenfreude in the surrounding gazes.

Not only did he not show the slightest panic, but in broad daylight,

He very naturally reached out and put his arm around Tang Xiaowu's slender waist.

Half of his body leaned over, his mouth almost nibbling on Tang Xiaowu's crystal-clear earlobe.

The two of them were there, acting as if no one else was around, being intimate with each other.

"When the martial arts competition ends later, where do you want to go eat? Roast duck at Zuixian Restaurant, or Spirit Fish at Wangyue Pavilion?"

"You know, once the martial arts competition is over and the academy officially starts classes,"

"Except for that one holiday every ten days, we won't be able to go out."

"We won't be able to eat all these delicious things anymore."

As Chen Shanzhi spoke, he very covertly gave the soft flesh on Tang Xiaowu's waist a gentle scratch with his finger.

Tang Xiaowu's whole body trembled as she felt the warm breath by her ear and the large hand on her waist.

Her already pale face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple.

"You... be serious! Everyone is watching!"

Tang Xiaowu was filled with shame and indignation; she wanted to break free but didn't dare to use force, so she could only lower her voice and say coquettishly:

"Did you even look at the match list! You have to fight Tang Liu tomorrow!"

"I saw it." Chen Shanzhi raised his eyebrows nonchalantly:

"Just fighting some small fry, how could that be more important than eating with my wife."

"You!" Tang Xiaowu was nearly driven to death by his heartless manner, yet she inexplicably felt a trace of peace of mind.

But hearing the last thing he said, she said in a tender fury: "What nonsense are you talking about, who is your wife?"

After speaking, she also gave Chen Shanzhi a gentle push.

Not far away, Tang Liu, seeing this scene, was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

This bastard!

Death is imminent, and yet he still dares to flirt with Xiaowu in broad daylight!

This is simply going too far!

"Crack!"

A corner of the chair Tang Liu was sitting on was directly crushed by him.

His chest heaved violently, and his eyes were bloodshot.

He stared fixedly at Chen Shanzhi's hand placed on Tang Xiaowu's waist.

"Hmph! Enjoy these few romantic moments while you can."

Tang Liu cursed in his heart through gritted teeth:

"After all, after tomorrow, you will just be a cold corpse!"

...

In the center of the stage.

Once the phantom of the immortal stele in mid-air had completely stabilized and the match list had been fully announced,

The woman in blue let out a long sigh of relief.

She didn't even bother to say a single extra word of encouragement, declaring directly and crisply:

"Since the list is out, everyone take your places accordingly."

"That's all for today. Everyone go back and adjust your state, and prepare for tomorrow's battles."

"Don't forget, everyone must arrive at the Martial Arts Arena on time at the hour of Chen tomorrow."

"At that time, the Martial Arts Grand Competition will officially begin!"

"Alright, meeting adjourned."

The moment the words "meeting adjourned" left her mouth,

Chen Shanzhi keenly captured that in the eyes of this unfathomably powerful Palace Master of Four Seas Academy,

In those autumn-water eyes that had always been calm, there actually flashed an extremely obvious...

sense of relief and joy at finally getting off work!

Immediately following that, without giving the crowd any time to react or ask questions,

Whoosh—

The blue-clad woman's figure turned into a streak of blue water and vanished into thin air right where she stood!

That life-saving speed was actually three points faster than when she had just displayed the immortal stele projection!

Sitting in the stands, Chen Shanzhi stroked his chin and looked in the direction where the blue-clad woman had disappeared, his mouth unable to stop twitching a couple of times.

This back view... feels so familiar.

How does it look so much like back in my past life when I was a corporate slave?

Like those in the office who, as soon as it hit six in the evening, fearing the boss might suddenly walk over to assign overtime tasks,

Don't even bother to turn off the computer, grab their bags, and sprint for the elevator—that kind of worker vibe?

"I didn't expect that in reality,

this Lord Palace Master..."

A trace of amusement flashed in Chen Shanzhi's eyes: "...would actually have this kind of persona? This is quite interesting."