Lin Feng looked at the slender, coolly beautiful girl opposite him. His previous demeanor of a cold, aloof swordsman was completely gone, replaced by a roguish, unrestrained smile.
"Pretty girl, I suggest you just surrender."
He spoke with a smile, his tone teasing. "Iâm the kind of guy who really dislikes hitting girls, especially girls as pretty as you."
"And to be blunt, I could cut down five of you with a single sword strike! Why humiliate yourself?"
âWhat the hell? This guyâs so full of himself?!â
Perched on Gu Yuexiâs head, Chu Sheng was instantly wide awake upon hearing this.
âSeriously, man? Youâre a real closet show-off!â
âA second ago you were playing the part of the cool, aloof swordsman, all high and mighty, and now you see a pretty girl and your true colors come out?â
âAnd you just start showing off?!â
âUn-freaking-believable. The one thing I, Lord Mosquito, canât stand is someone whoâs an even bigger poser than I am!â
"BUZZ BUZZ! (Empress! Let me handle this one! Watch me teach him a lesson!)"
Sensing his intense desire to fight, Gu Yuexi simply shook her head slightly.
She replied coolly in her mind, âLet me try first. With the speed at which Iâm growing stronger, itâll be hard to find a peer this much more powerful than me later on. I want a good fight.â
"..."
Chu Sheng was speechless.
âFine, fine, you go first!â
âIâd like to see how youâre going to fight this!â
âThat poser over there could probably obliterate someone at the Peak of Third-Grade with one full-power sword strike! I donât believe you can beat him!â
The next second, without another word, Gu Yuexiâs figure vanished from her spot!
The battle began in an instant!
Gu Yuexi struck first, unreservedly activating her three Realms at Perfection. They transformed into a three-colored torrent of ice, fire, and wind, sweeping toward Lin Feng!
"Heh." Lin Feng chuckled. He didnât even draw his sword. Simply forming a sword with his fingers, he casually waved his hand, and sharp Sword Qi easily neutralized Gu Yuexiâs attacks one by one.
As he effortlessly parried her storm-like assault, he still had the leisure to tease her.
"Not bad, not bad. Youâve got some moves! Pretty girl, after this is over, are you interested in getting a meal together?"
Gu Yuexiâs expression grew darker; she was getting disgusted by this creep.
She also had to admit that this guyâs strength was absurd. His Innate Sword Body made his combat prowess far exceed others of the same rank, putting him in a league of his own.
However, the main issue was the huge disadvantage in her realm.
She was absolutely confident that as long as her Qi Blood Realm could break through to the Peak of Second-Grade, she would definitely have a chance to beat him!
If their realms were both at the Third-Grade Early Stage, she was even confident she could wipe the floor with him!
"BUZZ BUZZ! (Stop with the âifsâ! If I donât step in, your corpse will be getting stiff soon! Youâll become the Stiff Empress!)" Chu Sheng gloated from her head.
Gu Yuexi: "..."
She couldnât be bothered with the wretched mosquito and continued to unleash her full Martial Dao power.
No matter what, she was prepared to fight to her heartâs content!
However, less than two minutes later...
Lin Feng also seemed to be growing impatient. The Sword Qi from his fingertips suddenly surged, instantly shattering Gu Yuexiâs Defense and leaving a shallow, bloody scratch on her fair arm.
"Hmph. I was trying to be gentle with a lady, but since you donât appreciate the favor, donât blame me for getting rough!"
Lin Fengâs gaze turned cold, his smile vanishing in an instant, replaced by complete indifference.
BOOMâ!!!
A terrifying Sword Intent, several times stronger than before, erupted from his body and shot toward the heavens!
He was going to end this boring fight.
Seeing this, Chu Yiran, Qin Zheng, and the others from the Hidden Dragon Class couldnât help but shake their heads, their hearts filled with pity.
Gu Yuexi was already very strong, but unfortunately, Lin Feng was even stronger! The Innate Sword Body was just that terrifying!
Outside the Secret Realm, in the spectatorsâ area, Zhou Qing and Li Jianye both stared at Qi Chongshan with baffled expressions, as if they were looking at an idiot.
âThatâs it? Itâs not doing any good!â
âWhere is he getting this confidence from?â
But just at that critical moment...
On the arena stage, facing Lin Fengâs world-destroying, terrifying aura, Gu Yuexiâs expression suddenly became calm.
She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said coolly, "I admit, when it comes to the Martial Dao, Iâve lost."
Lin Feng froze, raising an eyebrow in surprise.
âWhat? Is she about to surrender?â
However, Gu Yuexi just looked at him and continued in a calm tone, "But has no one ever told you that Iâm a Beast Tamer?"
Lin Feng: "???"
The entire audience: "???"
A Beast Tamer?
They had almost forgotten about that!
After all, from beginning to end, Gu Yuexi had been fighting with her ridiculously powerful Martial Dao skills. They thought the two words "Beast Tamer" on her exam registration form had been a mistake!
âWhat does she mean by saying this now?â
âCould it be... she cultivates both the Martial Dao and Beast Taming?â
âBeast Taming is her real trump card?â
âDonât tell me... sheâs contracted an incredibly powerful, terrifying Demon Beast capable of turning the tables?!â
At this moment, the spectating examinees started to feel a sense of anticipation. Could this battle, which had seemed to have a foregone conclusion, still have a dramatic reversal?
Under the tense, expectant, and questioning gazes of the tens of thousands in the audience...
Gu Yuexi slowly raised her hand and, with an air of looking down on the world, said coolly:
"Alright, itâs your turn to take the stage."
âDamn, sheâs got style!â
âIs she really about to unleash her ultimate move?â
Countless examinees subconsciously held their breath, all wanting to see just what kind of earth-shattering, powerful Demon Beast she would summon!
Lin Feng also narrowed his eyes and lowered the sword in his hand, wanting to see what kind of trick she was about to pull.
And then...
They saw.
An ordinary, unremarkable White-striped Aedes Mosquito, from which they couldnât even feel a trace of Energy fluctuation, wobbled into the air from the top of her head, letting out a nearly inaudible "BUZZ."
Lin Feng: "???"
The entire audience: "???"
At that moment, the entire Secret Realm fell into a strange, dead silence.
"Pfftâ"
Someone was the first to lose their composure and burst out laughing.
Immediately after, the whole crowd exploded!
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"What the fuck?! What the hell did I just see?! A mosquito?! A mosquito?!"
"After all that, was this girl just trolling? I really thought she had some world-destroying trump card! But this is it?!"
"Iâm dying of laughter! I canât, Iâm gonna laugh myself sick! Contracting a mosquito? Isnât that something you can just kill with one swat?!"
"Is she fucking here to be a comedian? Comedian of the Year, right here!"
The tsunami of laughter almost threatened to flip over the very sky of the Secret Realmâs plains, as countless people doubled over in hysterics!
They never could have imagined that the so-called "trump card" summoned at the last moment by that cool, fairy-like, and powerful beauty would be something so... abstract!
An absolute troll move!