59 Challenge (2/2)
Swallowing in anxiety, Lu Xun could feel cold sweat running down his back, ”Very well, I shall acce...”
”Wait!” Lu Fengyi called out.
In an instant, all the faces within the hall turned towards Lu Fengyi as he stepped to the top of the stage. Upon arriving, he began speaking once more, ”Lu laoshi, you shall not be fighting Zhang laoshi today. You shall not be fighting those students either.”
Ready to pull his hair out in frustration, Lu Xun contained his anger, ”Then what do you suggest.”
Lu Fengyi put on a wide grin before responding, ”Your opponent shall be me.”
Lu Xun heaved a sigh of relief. He had wondered what kind of devilish idea the Elite Student would have, however if the only thing he needed to do was face Lu Fengyi, he still had enough confidence to defeat him. After all, even if the boy was an Elite Student, in the end, Lu Fengyi had only truly started cultivating a month ago. If he could not even defeat such a student, wouldn't he be losing too much face?
”Alright, I accept your challenge. I will lower my cultivation down to that of a Pigu realm cultivator so that it isn't a skewed fight.” Lu Xun spoke proudly.
”Haha, no need for that.” Lu Fengyi waved away the suggestion.
Lu Xun crinkled his brows in confusion, ”You mean you wish to fight me with your current cultivation? I'll have you know that I'm currently of the Pixue realm. No matter how talented you are, you won't be able to defeat me.”
”You won't need to worry about that. Let us begin our battle.” Lu Fengyi displayed an impatient face, however inside, he grinned devilishly. The final objective he needed to complete was a face slap, and what better way to do it than this?
With a leap, Lu Xun jumped upon the duelling arena before quickly scanning over Lu Fengyi. While he wasn't too worried about defeat, the confidence that the boy radiated was not something he could ignore. If anything, although his brain was telling him that nothing was wrong, his gut tightened in fear, as if about to face the greatest ordeal of his life.
Lifting his hand in the air, the adjudicator prepared to begin the match, ”Are both parties ready?”
”Yes.”
”Yes.”
”Alright. The match begins now!”
Contrary to Lu Xun's expectations, Lu Fengyi did not rush forward impulsively like youngsters generally would, instead circling the arena as if waiting for him to make the first move. As an experienced fighter, Lu Xun's instincts told him that there would be nothing gained from making the first move, and hence he began circling the arena as well.
”Do you wish to know why I proposed the challenge even though I was at such an obvious disadvantage?”
Lu Xun looked up at Lu Fengyi, who had stopped circling and was now standing still. Unknowingly, Lu Xun gulped in partial fear.
Suddenly, Lu Fengyi closed his eyes and a storm of energy began to build around him. Realising what he was trying to do, Lu Xun widened his eyes in disbelief.
”Shit!”