239: Chapter 239 Peng Song Declares War on the Freshman Tournament!

Discipline Department.

"What? This kid beat up two Formal Students, and he's a repeat offender, yet he's not being expelled?"

"Old Liu, I see, is this kid some relative of yours? Why such favoritism?"

"I don't agree with this punishment! It must be re-judged!"

In a meeting room.

A man with an aquiline nose slapped the table, voicing his dissatisfaction.

Indeed.

Regarding Li Fan's punishment,

he was very dissatisfied.

He even believed someone was shielding him.

After all, the Discipline Department had not made such an unjust judgment in a long time.

"Old Xu, calm down first." Director Liu let out a bitter smile. "This matter was Senior Liusha's decision. If you have any complaints, I suggest you go and argue with the old gentleman himself."

As soon as these words were spoken,

the aquiline-nosed man immediately fell silent, his face filled with shock.

"What? Senior Liusha decided this?"

"Yeah. Why, if you have an objection, I can go and tell the old gentleman."

"No, no, no, no objections, no objections. Since Senior Liusha chose to make such a decision, he must have his considerations. I have some business, so I'll be going now."

Watching the back of the aquiline-nosed man,

Director Liu was caught between laughter and tears.

However, immediately after, a hint of doubt appeared on his face.

Because he also didn't know why Senior Liusha would intervene in such a trivial matter.

Li Fan's talent was indeed decent,

but it shouldn't have been high enough to startle even Senior Liusha.

Could it be that Li Fan really is some kind of connected person?!

Regarding this, he didn't dare to investigate further.

Even with eighty billion times the courage, he wouldn't dare to pry into the privacy of an Immortal Level existence!

...

"Old Cang, you rascal, you've really picked up a treasure!"

"Isn't that right? Senior Liusha actually personally stepped forward for this Li Fan!"

"Tell me, could this Li Fan really be some distant relative of Senior Liusha?"

"Go, go, go, what nonsense are you talking? If he really were, how could Li Fan be allowed to be a Sparring Partner? What are you thinking? Senior Liusha likely has his own considerations."

At a round table in an iron tower within the academy, four men were currently drinking wine while gossiping.

Cang Hai remained silent, just drinking his wine by himself.

When he first learned that Li Fan had beaten Fang Tong again, he almost fainted from anger and was prepared to go to the Discipline Department to plead for mercy for Li Fan.

Because Li Fan's behavior was a guaranteed expulsion; otherwise, the Discipline Department would lose its prestige.

As it turned out, before he could even plead, the judgment results were out.

Confinement Valley for half a month.

And it was Senior Liusha's decision.

This undoubtedly left him completely dumbfounded.

So much so that even now, he hadn't fully recovered.

Li Fan had actually attracted the attention of an Immortal Level existence?

In fact, it wasn't just Cang Hai and the people from the Discipline Department who knew about this.

Almost all the higher-ups of the academy had gradually learned of the matter.

Now, they were all filled with doubt.

At the same time, it increased their focus on Li Fan.

Just a slightly stronger Sparring Partner, yet he could make an Immortal Level step forward.

Could this be another Huo Feng?

...

In the center of the academy, on a Lonely Island.

The elderly man who was fishing looked at the image flickering in the void, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face.

He was none other than the Immortal Level existence who sentenced Li Fan to Confinement Valley, Liusha!

And the image appearing was precisely that of Li Fan.

At this moment, Li Fan had already reached the second deep layer and began his new round of cultivation.

"It seems this Bizarre Planet is tailor-made for this kid."

"I just wonder how long your exaggerated rate of progress can last?"

Liusha watched the image of Li Fan cultivating, a flicker of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

As the first person he had seen who, at a Star-Treading Level, could resist the spiritual erosion of that Bizarre Planet and even go to the second deep layer, he couldn't help but pay him more attention.

And after this period of observation,

Li Fan truly was a talent worth molding!

Setting aside his terrifying physical body for a moment;

in the universe, great cultivators who specialized in physical cultivation were countless, so there was nothing strange about that.

What Liusha looked forward to most was his Mental Energy!

He had secretly watched Li Fan's battle with Fang Tong.

Li Fan relied entirely on his physical body throughout the battle, and his cultivation methods were all biased toward the physical; there was no development in his Mental Energy at all.

If Li Fan could also achieve something in the realm of Mental Energy,

then Li Fan's combat strength would inevitably take another qualitative leap!

In his view,

Li Fan's talent in Mental Energy was far stronger than his physical talent.

It was just that Li Fan perhaps hadn't discovered it himself yet, so he hadn't tried to develop in that direction at all.

...

Unknowingly,

the date of the New Student Competition was drawing closer and closer.

During this time,

the matter of Fang Tong and Li Fan was still spreading on the academy forum.

However, as before,

compared to the Students' cultivation, such a matter was truly insignificant.

At most, it was something to chat about after meals.

Most of the time, everyone focused more on cultivation.

So over time, Li Fan's name fell silent once again.

Now,

the discussion on the forum was even more heated regarding the New Student Competition.

And just five days before the New Student Competition was about to begin,

another piece of news swept through the Huangchen Academy forum.

That was,

another Sparring Partner had defeated a Formal Student!

This person was none other than

one of Li Fan's few friends at Huangchen Academy, Peng Song!

And the person Peng Song defeated was precisely the Student who had chosen him.

Even this news was personally revealed by that Student.

Compared to the relationship between other Sparring Partners and Students,

Peng Song and his Student had a very good relationship, even treating each other as equals, a sort of mutual respect between the strong.

And because of this,

the Student who chose Peng Song fought for an opportunity for Peng Song to audit a Realm Master Level lecture.

That Realm Master Level happened to have some understanding of the Dao of the Sword.

Unexpectedly, after just listening to a segment,

Peng Song immediately fell into a state of enlightenment on the spot.

His talent was so extraordinary that even the lecturing Realm Master was amazed.

And it was precisely after that enlightenment that Peng Song's strength advanced by leaps and bounds.

Even the Formal Student who chose him was no longer his match.

Immediately after,

Peng Song took the opportunity to high-profilely announce his intention to participate in the New Student Competition and his ambition to strive for a Formal Student spot.

He even brought Li Fan into it.

Currently, on the forum, the post published by Peng Song still remained.

"A hero's origin matters not. Brother Li Fan and I will break into the top ten in the New Student Competition, contemplate the enlightenment stele, and join the ranks of Formal Students!!"