Forbidden Zone of the Human Race

Qi Jiuming squinted at what Xiang Ning had said. “Pay no heed, we won’t force a martial artist to divulge their secrets. If anyone is to pester you again, let me know and I’ll consult the higher-ups. Continue your challenge!”

Xiang Ning nodded. He knew that they wouldn’t believe him if he told them it was an easy technique.

Li Bu almost spat blood after hearing what Qi Jiuming had said. “You sure have thick skin.”

“It’s only been a few rounds, are you already declaring your academy’s defeat?” Qi Jiuming changed the subject.

Li Bu almost had a stroke from the provocation. But he’s not wrong... even a tier three martial artist was defeated, who else could win against this monster? Initially, he had wanted to copy the headmaster of Third School to admit defeat and inspire his students, even though the outcome was unfavorable. But now that Qi Jiuming had seized the initiative, would he want to admit defeat? If he were to do so, his face would be all over the front page tomorrow. The media were ruthless nowadays. He gritted his teeth as Qi Jiuming put on a nonchalant expression.

As for the students, every single one of them was in a terrible mood. They wanted to gang up on Xiang Ning and tear him apart, but they were too afraid to do so. That single slash from Xiang Ning was still seared in their memories. They were afraid.

Xiang Ning silently stood there. He actually didn't know what to say. He wasn’t interested in anyone except for Zhang Hongyu, Zhao Huatai, and Wu Rui.

Zhao Huatai was only a tier one martial artist and too weak. Zhang Hongyu was a spiritual cultivator, and not even tier two at that. The only one left was Wu Rui. His goal was to increase his strength by fighting against Wu Rui. But he couldn’t find him, and he regretted using that slash. Don’t tell me I’ve frightened him?

Xiang Ning was thinking about how to provoke him so that he would show himself, but everyone else thought he was insulting them. It was as if he was telling them that he had a lot of time and they could choose anyone they wanted to come and challenge him. That was why he was confused when he saw the increasing Fury Points. I didn’t do anything, why am I getting Fury Points? Fine, maybe I should hint at them. He thought that they would understand what he meant, since Wu Rui was their strongest student. Maybe he had something to do and couldn’t come?

Within the crowd, Wu Rui was silently staring at Xiang Ning. He was extremely nervous as he felt uneasy. He somehow knew that he was being targeted. Here I thought I could just sit and enjoy the show and let Sakar do him in, but why did he have such a strong hidden card!

“Surely the infamous Hanwu Academy has someone strong to come and challenge me?” Xiang Ning hinted at them. He thought that there was nothing wrong with his words and the students would know who he was referring to.

But the moment he said that, Li Bu had to restrain himself from pummeling that bastard. Aren’t all the students here?! There’s so many people here to fight you! You’re strong, but surely you aren’t this arrogant?!

A teacher couldn’t resist his provocation and shouted, “Hey, don’t you know that you shouldn’t burn bridges?” While that previous attack was shocking, when he thought about it rationally, the teacher that had intercepted Xiang Ning was doing so in a hurry and didn’t even use any attacking martial technique. Surely he isn’t that strong?

If they were to really fight against Xiang Ning, he had absolute confidence in defeating him. But he was a teacher. If he challenged Xiang Ning, then surely another teacher from Qiling Academy would step up. And if the student was this strong, how strong would his teacher be?

He stopped thinking after that.

“What?” Xiang Ning scratched his head. Did I not make myself clear? “I’m saying, is there anyone else who wants to challenge me?” he repeated. He even emphasized ‘anyone else’ this time. He thought that it was already clear enough that he wanted Wu Rui to step up.

Everyone in Qiling Academy erupted in laughter.

“Hahaha! He’s too crazy! Is that something that should be said?!”

“Damn, I laughed till my stomach cramped. Who else could challenge him now?! He’s just provoking and taunting them now!”

“Look at the faces of the students, it’s like they just ate shit!”

The anger of the students in Hanwu Academy reached the boiling point.

“That’s it! I can’t take it anymore! Even if I die I will not stand by this insult! I’m a tier one, seven-star martial artist, I request a duel!”

“What should I be afraid of! If I die, so be it! I’m a tier one, eight-star martial artist, I request for a duel!”

Five tier one martial artists and spiritual cultivators stood up. Xiang Ning saw that Wu Rui wasn’t with them. “Not enough.” What he meant was that if they were to team up with Wu Rui then they would stand a chance. Plus, he could get proper training if Wu Rui was there. Since he had the Shadowmist Ghost Step, he could dodge all of the big attacks and focus on Wu Rui. The rest of the opponents could be used for training. He thought that plan was perfect.

Of course, everyone else thought that he was saying that they were all not enough.

“You fucker! I can’t stand it anymore!”

Another five students stood up. There were now ten students who wanted to challenge him simultaneously. Two of them were even tier two martial artists.

Xiang Ning saw that Wu Rui wasn’t there and was disappointed. But still, there’s two tier two martial artists, maybe that’s enough? He thought that Wu Rui would finally challenge him if he defeated all of them first. But if they knew what he was thinking, they would absolutely disregard their lives to kill him for dissing them.