99: Chapter 99 Li Cang's Visit: A Touchstone!

"Li Cang was a ruthless character among the previous batch of seeds. His strength is estimated to be ranked around fifteenth, and his temper is notoriously explosive."

"Right, when we first arrived, we were lectured by him quite a bit. He was in seclusion for a long time recently; I don't know if he's reached Quasi-Saint yet, but most likely not. If he really broke through to Quasi-Saint, he probably wouldn't have the mind to bully New Students."

"Brother Fan, I suggest not responding to this challenge. It's enough that these Senior Students are powerful, but their combat experience is also richer than ours. A challenge is too disadvantageous."

"Yeah, Brother Fan, with your talent, if you just lay low for a while longer, you'll definitely have a chance to trade blows with this Li Cang!"

"Exactly. Actually, not responding to a challenge isn't embarrassing at all. Back in our time, that's how it was; absolutely no one responded."

...

The few of them chimed in one after another.

Through their words, Li Fan had basically gained an understanding of this Li Cang.

All in all, he was indeed a character who could be considered decent.

However, being almost a Quasi-Saint and still bullying New Students here truly made him feel some disdain.

As for this challenge...

It was inevitable that he would accept it.

After all, acting like a shrinking turtle was not his style.

And so,

After Li Fan thanked the few of them for the information, he looked toward the Senior Students on the side.

"Seniors, please relay a message to Senior Li Cang for me: I agree to fight him. Tell him to be prepared to take a beating.

However, forget about the virtual network. The fist-to-flesh reality is much more satisfying."

After saying that,

Li Fan headed toward the infirmary.

Once these words were spoken,

It truly left the crowd of Senior Students looking surprised and very displeased at the same time.

Isn't this Li Fan a bit too arrogant?

He actually dares to provoke Li Cang?!

...

On the other side,

At this moment, Li Cang was in the training room pummeling a training dummy to vent his anger.

That's right.

He indeed failed to break through to Quasi-Saint.

Currently, he was still stuck at Level 299.

Don't be fooled by the mere one-level difference.

This level was actually no different from a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.

Quasi-Saint and Transcendent were simply not the same kind of being!

"Just that little bit short!"

Li Cang shattered the dummy with a single blow, letting out an unwilling roar.

With that roar, most of the anger in Li Cang's heart also dissipated.

Taking a deep breath, Li Cang wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat on the ground, and gulped down some water, his expression becoming much calmer.

Before long, he began to recall the details of why he hadn't broken through to Quasi-Saint in one go.

After thinking for a long time, he prepared to head to the cultivation room to verify the conjecture in his heart.

However, not long after he walked out of the training room, he received a message.

That's right.

It was news about Li Fan!

"Brother Cang, what do you say? Shall we go teach this newcomer a lesson?"

The Senior Student who delivered the message looked at Li Cang with a face full of enthusiasm.

Back when they were New Students, they were bullied by Senior Students. Now that they were Senior Students, could they still be bullied by a New Student?

He truly couldn't swallow this insult.

Upon hearing this, a hint of excitement couldn't help but appear on Li Cang's face.

He was just worrying that he still had some unvented anger.

It just so happened that someone had delivered themselves to his door.

In truth, when he mentioned the challenge to Di Yun and the others, he was just in the heat of the moment; in his heart, he hadn't taken the matter seriously at all.

And the reason he specifically named Li Fan wasn't that he knew Li Fan or had seen Li Fan's performance in the secret realm—after all, he was still in seclusion then.

The main reason was that as soon as he came out of seclusion, the name he heard most in discussions was Li Fan.

"Some peerless genius named Li Fan has arrived."

"A genius the higher-ups take extremely seriously is named Li Fan."

"The future pillar of the younger generation is named Li Fan."

Thinking back, wasn't there a similar commotion when he first arrived?

But now, hadn't he also faded into mediocrity?

That's why he had the idea of making this Li Fan recognize reality.

But this was only a momentary thought at the time.

If Li Fan and Di Yun hadn't responded to him,

He actually wouldn't have cared; he might have forgotten about it after a night's sleep.

But since Li Fan had now responded,

Then there was no reason for him not to respond back!

"Where is Li Fan now? Lead the way!"

Li Cang looked at the person, his eyes narrowing slightly.

...

Back to Li Fan.

Li Fan had now met up with Di Yun and the other two.

Looking at the three who had mostly recovered, Li Fan was between laughter and tears.

Spending six or seven days clashing with those seniors—if they had that time, they'd be better off focusing on cultivation.

Did they think everyone was like him, Li Fan?

The special training period was only a month. Once the month passed, there wouldn't be such quiet time for cultivation.

However, looking at it from another perspective, the ruthlessness of these three was quite admirable to him.

"Brother Fan is awesome!"

"Holy crap! Those Senior Students next door were actually beaten up by you, Brother Fan!"

"Whoa! That's so satisfying! It has to be Brother Fan!"

After hearing the news that Li Fan had given the Senior Students a violent beating in the cafeteria, the three lying on the hospital beds sprang up, their eyes shining.

Just now, they had actually seen quite a few Senior Students being sent over next door.

But at the time, they hadn't associated it with Li Fan.

Now hearing this news, they were incredibly excited.

He had finally vented some anger for them New Students!

But soon,

Upon hearing that Li Fan had agreed to Li Cang's challenge, the expressions of the three immediately froze.

"Brother Fan? You're really going to have a challenge match with that guy?"

"Brother Fan, how about we forget it? The Healer just said that person is almost a Quasi-Saint."

"Yeah, we were impulsive back then and dragged you in too. Actually, I feel like we could have just endured it."

The three had bitter looks on their faces.

During their treatment just now, they had chatted with the Healer and inquired about Li Cang's basic situation.

As soon as they heard the opponent was almost a Quasi-Saint,

The faces of the three immediately fell, and their thoughts of revenge and challenge were reined in.

Because the opponent's strength was truly much greater than theirs. Even if he suppressed his level to fight them, his extremely rich combat techniques could still beat them senseless.

Hearing the three say this, Li Fan's expression couldn't help but turn strange.

Weren't these three quite tough? Why were they going soft now?

"It's fine. Since the challenge is set, I won't die. I'll just use him to practice my skills."

Li Fan looked at the three and shrugged.

He had just come out of seclusion and needed a touchstone to see what the situation was with his strength.

Li Cang's appearance was truly perfect timing.

As soon as Li Fan said this, Di Yun and the other two couldn't help but give him a big thumbs up.

When it comes to being tough, it still has to be Li Fan!

But what Li Fan said was also true. In the base, with the higher-ups watching, it was impossible for a death to occur.

Moreover, this duel could very well be conducted in the virtual network.

Right at that moment,

A commotion sounded outside the door.

The next second,

A Senior Student arrived at the doorway, looking at Li Fan and the others with a face full of anticipation for the show, and said:

"Li Fan, and you three, Brother Cang is looking for you. Come out!"