Chapter 174: As You Wish

On the platform, Mo Ganyun and Lu Youlin continued to duke it out like a pair of giant bears.

Their battle concluded in another tie.

Neither of them was able to get up, crippled by a multitude of broken bones.

Mo Ganyun was laying on his back as he panted, "Compared with my boss's punches, yours are like mosquito bites!"

"If my punches are like mosquito bites... his must be like farts in the wind!" Lu Youlin countered between fits of coughing.

The battle was officially declared a tie by the referee.

"Mo Ganyun seems so loyal to you! You're not going to back him up?" one of the girls beside Fang Che asked.

"It's fine, he can look after himself," Fang Che replied with a smile.

The girls collectively rolled their eyes at his nonchalant response.

Their attitudes had shifted slightly after learning that he was Fang Che.

All of a sudden, it felt as if he was very far away from them.

The fourth battle..

Qiu Yunshang vs An Yunxue.

It was a completely one-sided affair.

An Yunxue was a girl, but her cultivation base was far superior to Qiu Yunshang's, and despite her slender frame, she wasn't lacking in strength at all.

What left Qiu Yunshang even more dumbstruck was that this delicate-looking girl's weapon of choice was a massive claymore the size of a door!

Compared with her enormous claymore, his sword was made to appear like a toothpick.

His expectation was that she would eventually wear herself, wielding such a heavy weapon, but she seemed to possess limitless strength and stamina!

Qiu Yunshang was completely dominated the entire battle, unable to even get within striking distance of his opponent.

After a grueling battle of several hundred exchanges, Qiu Yunshang was swept off the platform by an almighty blow, marking down White Cloud Warrior Academy's first defeat of the match.

With the match score tied, the fifth battle would be the decider.

However, Xue Wanshi was the captain of Celestial Being Warrior Academy's first-year team, while Jing Shuanggao was the weakest of the White Cloud Warrior Academy representatives, so the outcome of the battle was already a foregone conclusion.

Even so, Jing Shuanggao still leaped onto the platform with determination and resolve.

Defeat was nothing to be ashamed of, but surrender was unacceptable.

Prior to stepping onto the platform, Xue Wanshi directed a question to Yu Zhongge.

"Can that boss of yours really beat us one-on-five?"

Of course, the question was nothing more than a joke, and it had been tinged with more than a hint of mockery.

Feeling indignant on Fang Che's behalf, Yu Zhongge harrumphed coldly, "I'd say he could beat all five of you and your second-year team combined!"

Xue Wanshi burst into laughter upon hearing this, then casually stepped onto the platform.

From the very beginning of the battle, Xue Wanshi was in full control, dominating Jing Shuanggao like a cat toying with a mouse.

He could've ended the battle with a single blow, but he intentionally dragged it out to extend Jing Shuanggao's humiliation.

His swordsmanship was exceptional, and his sword resembled a flurry of snowflakes, as if snow had suddenly begun to fall over the platform.

His smooth and elegant movements coupled with his handsome looks instantly had countless fangirls swooning in the stands.

Jing Shuanggao was doing everything in his power to resist, but it was completely futile.

With a casual flick of Xue Wanshi's sword, a gash was sliced into Jiang Shuanggao's body, sending blood spraying through the air like a blooming red plum blossom in the falling snow.

No amount of courage or resolve could bridge a gap of three cultivation ranks, and Jing Shuanggao was like a sitting duck, being dealt one blow after another without any capacity for retaliation.

He refused to surrender, but he was only delaying the inevitable, and before long, his entire body was riddled with wounds.

However, Xue Wanshi refused to let him off the hook, continuing to revel in his torment.

"I heard you've got a really strong boss, is that right?" Xue Wanshi sneered as he continued to slice away at Jing Shuanggao. "If he's so strong, then why isn't he here?"

Xue Wanshi burst into mocking laughter, while Jing Shuanggao could only glower at him with a furious expression.

"Your Jing Clan is a third-tier clan, right? Which clan is Fang Che from? I don't recall any prominent clan bearing the Fang surname! Is he supposed to be able to beat me up as easily as I'm beating you right now?"

Xue Wanshi continued to mock Jing Shuanggao as he rained down a flurry of blows.

Yu Zhongge and the others were seething in fury, while a cold look had also surfaced in Fang Che's eyes. However, he remained seated in the spectator stands.

This was Jing Shuanggao's battle, and no one was allowed to step up until the battle was over.

"Wanshi, that's enough!" the dean of Celestial Being Warrior Academy yelled.

However, Xue Wanshi refused to relent, turning to the dean with a smile as he said, "I'm just really curious about how that Fang Che plans to beat us one-on-five. Will it look something like this?"

He burst into laughter as he continued to slash away at Jing Shuanggao with glee, disregarding even the authority of the dean.

"Celestial Being Warrior Academy truly does have a unique way of disciplining its students," Bing Qianshan sneered.

The dean's face instantly turned beetroot red.

However, Bing Qianshan didn't do anything.

This was a tournament for academy students, and it was too far beneath him for him to take any action.

Furthermore, Jing Shuanggao wasn't in any life-threatening danger.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

The one-sided beating continued, and Jing Shuanggao's resolve was fueled by his rage.

Even if he had to die on this platform, he would never surrender!

As the battle wore on, Jing Shuanggao suffered more and more blood loss.

In the end, the referee had to step in, declaring Xue Wanshi's victory.

At that point, Jing Shuanggao was barely even conscious anymore, and he was swaying unsteadily on his feet, but refused to step off the platform.

Finally, he was carried away.

Xue Wanshi stood on the platform as he chortled, "I didn't want to go that far, but they kept bringing up this boss of theirs that could apparently beat us up with ease, and that really pissed me off! What a pathetic joke!

“White clouds are destined to be trodden beneath the feet of celestial beings! Remember this moment the next time you think of opposing us! We are the champions! If this Fang Che has something to say about that, then he can come and see me!"

Yu Zhongge had never felt so infuriated in his life, but he could only stew in his anger in silence.

The fact of the matter was that Celestial Being Warrior Academy had won the match, and they would have to wait until next year for a chance at redemption.

Right at this moment, a dissenting voice rang out from spectator stands.

"If you want to see me so badly, then here I am."

Yu Zhongge and the others immediately swung around with ecstatic expressions at the sound of this familiar voice.

A black-robed young man slowly stood up from the spectator stands, instantly drawing the attention of the entire venue.

"You're Fang Che?" Xue Wanshi asked with a mocking sneer.

"That's right," Fang Che confirmed with a nod.

"I heard you can beat us one-on-five, is that right?" Xue Wanshi sneered.

"I don't know about one-on-five, but I could certainly beat you like a dog! Actually, no, I would feel bad beating a dog, but I won't feel bad at all beating you!"

"Come and put your money where your mouth is!" Xue Wanshi challenged.

"What for? The match is already decided, and your Celestial Being Warrior Academy is the champion. Am I purely serving as your sparring partner?"

Xue Wanshi didn't dare to respond. He knew that the glory of Celestial Being Warrior Academy was on the line.

If he were to make a declaration like: "If you beat me, then the championship title is yours," then regardless of whether Fang Che accepted his challenge and regardless of the outcome, Xue Wanshi would undoubtedly be punished by the academy.

He had no right to make such decisions on the academy's behalf.

Hence, he smartly dodged the issue, declaring, "This will be nothing more than a sparring match between the strongest first-year students of our two academies. Did you not see what I did to your brother? Are you just going to take that sitting down?"

"I'm willing to spar with you, it's just a matter of whether the higher-ups of Celestial Being Warrior Academy will approve," Fang Che said with a faint smile.

All of the top brass of Celestial Being Warrior Academy were internally denouncing Xue Wanshi for his foolishness. The championship title was already secured, and there was no need to put his honor on the line over a pointless sparring match! He had nothing to gain and everything to lose.

Before the dean had a chance to say anything, Bing Qianshan spoke up.

"I'd like to see a sparring match between you two."

The figureheads of Celestial Being Warrior Academy certainly weren't going to go against his wishes, and they immediately nodded in agreement.

"Get up here!" Xue Wanshi ordered as he pointed a finger at Fang Che.

"As you wish!"

Fang Che strode casually toward the platform, completely unfazed by the tens of thousands of pairs of eyes trained on him from all directions.

The golden embroidery on his black cloak rippled slightly as he walked, and it was as if he were wading through a cluster of golden stars.