Chapter 104: Gu Yuexi Is Taking the Stage? To Fight a Rank 2 Early Stage Martial Artist?

"I really don’t know what you were thinking, leading the charge on something like this."

Huo Mingxuan looked at his dazed and panicked expression and mocked him without holding back, "Hmph, let me tell you, if anything really happens to Gu Yuexi today, you’re finished!"

"Forget about getting into Huaqing Jing University. Believe it or not, you won’t even get into a community college!"

"I..."

Qin Zheng’s face turned shades of green and white at the retort.

He gritted his teeth, that defiant streak in him flaring up again. "I just want fairness! Is it wrong for me to oppose someone who got in through connections?!"

Hearing this, Chu Yiran and the others also nodded subconsciously.

Although they also thought Qin Zheng was pretty stupid, they had to admit that his courage to stand up against injustice was admirable.

’To be honest, they also felt that this Gu Yuexi person was completely unworthy of sitting with them!’

’A mere Second-Grade Early Stage Beast Tamer? What right does she have to be in the Hidden Dragon Class?’

"Connections?"

When Huo Mingxuan heard this, his expression became extremely strange. He looked at the group as if they were idiots.

"Qin Zheng, oh, Qin Zheng, you really think she got in through connections?"

"Do you have any idea how badass Gu Yuexi’s mosquito is?"

He pointed at Xiao Ran not far away. "You all know about the Soul Curse on Xiao Ran’s Three-headed Red Flame Lion, right? A persistent problem the Xiao Family spent hundreds of millions on and couldn’t solve! And what happened? That mosquito went up, took one bite, and sucked it all away!"

WHAT?!

At his words, Chu Yiran and the others all stared wide-eyed in astonishment, their gazes snapping to Xiao Ran in unison, seeking confirmation.

Xiao Ran met their gazes and nodded.

This time, everyone was completely stunned.

’How is that possible? That’s a Soul Curse that even a King-level Powerhouse was helpless against! Gone after a single bite from a mosquito? What kind of absurd ability is that?’

Huo Mingxuan watched their dumbfounded expressions, a secret thrill running through him.

He then pointed to Ye Xiaotao beside him. "And her Moonlight Spirit Fox, you know about it, a High-Level Five Stars Bloodline! Well, it also got bitten once by that mosquito and evolved directly into a King-level Bloodline!"

BOOM!

This news hit them like a bombshell, exploding in their minds!

"A K-King-level Bloodline?!" Disbelief was written all over Chu Yiran’s beautiful eyes.

Qin Zheng was simply dumbfounded, instinctively retorting, "That’s impossible! How could something like that happen?!"

’One bite of blood can make a Demon Beast with a High-Level Bloodline break through to King-level?’

’This isn’t just absurd, it’s a complete myth!’

’Do you know how rare a King-level Bloodline is?!’

’Do you know how difficult it is for a Demon Beast with a High-Level Bloodline to evolve even once?!’

You could find one or two Contracted Beasts with a High-Level Bloodline even in a small place like Jiang City, and they were everywhere in Du Nan.

But as for Contracted Beasts with a King-level Bloodline... even a behemoth like the Xiao Family couldn’t produce three of them!

For a High-Level Bloodline to evolve to King-level is a meteoric rise! It’s like a carp leaping over the dragon gate!

Everyone looked at Huo Mingxuan as if he were a madman, their faces all screaming, ’Are you fucking kidding me?’

"Heh heh..." Huo Mingxuan gave a meaningful smile and said no more, simply giving Ye Xiaotao a look.

Ye Xiaotao was happily munching on her snacks. Seeing Huo Mingxuan making faces at her, she looked completely bewildered. "What’s up? Is there something wrong with your eyes?"

Huo Mingxuan: "...I’m fucking telling you to bring out your Contracted Beast! Show them!"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Ye Xiaotao finally got it and muttered aggrievedly, "Fine, I’ll bring it out. Why are you being so mean?"

With a thought, a small, snow-white fox with a bright crescent moon mark on its forehead appeared in her arms.

The moment the little fox appeared, a faint yet noble and majestic Bloodline aura instantly enveloped the entire viewing stand!

"Ah?! Holy shit!!"

"This... This is really a King-level Bloodline!"

"This aura... it definitely has that feel..."

Chu Yiran and the others all sucked in a sharp breath of cold air. The expressions on their faces froze, their pupils contracting violently from the extreme shock!

This time, no one had any doubts.

’So... *this* is the real reason that Gu Yuexi was able to enter the Hidden Dragon Class!’

’She didn’t rely on any background at all! It was that mosquito with its heaven-defying ability!’

Qin Zheng froze on the spot, his mind a complete blank.

’After all this time, she wasn’t someone who got in through connections at all?’

’Then... what did that make everything I’ve done these past two days?’

"Am I... the clown?"

In an instant, Qin Zheng’s face turned pale as a sheet, completely drained of color.

Huo Mingxuan’s earlier words—"If anything really happens to Gu Yuexi today, you’re finished!"—now echoed in his mind, and a wave of fear and despair rose in his heart.

’So those words were true...’

’A being that could easily resolve a curse that stumped even a King-level Powerhouse, a being that could evolve a High-Level Demon Beast’s Bloodline to King-level...’

’The value and power behind someone who possesses such a Contracted Beast are simply beyond the imagination of a so-called "prodigy" like me!’

’Forget the Governor; even the top brass of the Federation would probably treat her as a guest of honor!’

’And I... I incited so many people to go and mob her...’

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Qin Zheng’s forehead.

It’s over.

’My life might really be over.’

...

Time passed, minute by minute, and the matches proceeded at a rapid pace.

For the next dozen or so rounds, Gu Yuexi’s name did not appear on the screen; she received a bye for all of them.

Until the 21st round.

When the list of names on the big screen began to scroll again, everyone’s gaze subconsciously gathered on it.

"Look! There it is again! That Gu Yuexi’s name!"

A commotion rippled through the crowd, and Wang Tao and his group stared intently at the screen.

[Arena Number: 166]

[Gu Yuexi (Du Nan First Middle School) VS Luo Cheng (Du Nan Third Middle School)]

Seeing her opponent’s name, the crowd was first taken aback, but then someone recognized him.

"Luo Cheng? Isn’t he the top student from Du Nan Third Middle School? I heard he’s a Martial Dao genius at the Second-Grade Early Stage!"

"Second-Grade Early Stage? Isn’t that perfect..."

However, when their eyes fell on the strength annotation next to Gu Yuexi’s name, everyone was stunned.

[Gu Yuexi: Second-Grade Middle Stage Beast Tamer.]

What the hell?!

Wang Tao and the others saw it and were completely baffled, their minds filled with question marks.

’Second-Grade Middle Stage?’

’Isn’t she First-Grade Middle Stage?’

’What is this? Are they using fake information now?’

’Did they think her previous automatic wins looked too bad, so this time they just faked her profile to make her opponent underestimate her, or to make the match result seem more "reasonable"?’

’Don’t tell me... they’re not going to just declare her the winner again, are they?’

’Holy shit! Isn’t this favoritism a little too blatant?!’

The entire Du Nan First Middle School section was once again on the verge of outrage. Everyone felt like their intelligence was being insulted.

However, just as they were about to erupt again...

...on the VIP platform, that cool and distant figure slowly stood up.

Under the gazes of countless stunned, shocked, and disbelieving eyes, Gu Yuexi took a step, and then another, walking down from the lofty VIP platform.

"..."

For a moment, the entire Du Nan First Middle School section was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

And then!

"HOLY FUCK!!!"

"She... She’s going to fight?!"

"She’s really going to fight?! She actually dares to enter the arena?!"

After a brief, dead silence, the people around Wang Tao erupted into cheers and shouts more ferocious and fanatical than ever before!

Everyone was so excited their faces were flushed red, their bodies trembling with exhilaration!

What had they been waiting for?

It was this very moment!

Wang Tao was so thrilled he clenched his fists, his heart soaring with ecstasy!

’This is great! She’s finally going to fight!’

’Who cares about your fake Second-Grade Middle Stage profile! We all know you’re just a First-Grade Middle Stage weakling!’

’First-Grade Middle Stage fighting Second-Grade Early Stage?’

’You’re asking to die!’

’As long as she doesn’t drop to her knees and surrender immediately, that Luo Cheng will, at the very least, beat her until she’s severely injured!’