The battle ended too quickly, leaving a dead silence in the arena.
Although the sturdy male student lacked the strength to pry out more details, the sheer explosive range he unleashed at a whim led them to deduce that Bao'en was at least a C-level, mid-tier Anomaly—the level of an intermediate Gifted.
This information instantly made most people in the arena lose their desire to fight.
Through professional guidance and training, Gifted individuals would gradually reach the bottleneck of their current stage, with some breaking through quickly while others stagnate.
If it were a Gifted with weak offensive abilities like Qiao Bai, they might still attempt to challenge, but unfortunately, their opponent was clearly not one of those.
"Anyone else want to come up for an exchange?" Contrary to the dejected students of Jidu University, Bao'en's mood was elated, taunting them directly.
"Those too weak can forget about it; I'm afraid I might accidentally kill someone."
Almost simultaneously, the Jidu University team stood up, but someone else beat them to it.
"I hope your strength matches your boastful talk."
A Jidu University contestant who had been fidgeting impatiently stood up, tossing his jacket onto his seat, rolling his shoulders, and nimbly leaping onto the stage.
This contestant was apparently quite famous at Jidu University, as the stands erupted in cheers.
After listening to the translator's interpretation, Bao'en's gaze turned serious, but his expression remained relaxed and confident as he grinned.
"Of course, I hope the same for you."
After the referee announced the start, the two combatants retreated a few steps to create some distance.
Bao'en held playing cards between his fingers, his eyes like a hunting beast locked onto the contestant's movements.
"Swish—"
Several playing cards shot towards the contestant at an extremely fast speed...
"All bluster and no substance."
The contestant made his assessment of Bao'en, cracking his knuckles audibly while standing his ground unfazed.
Anomaly—Air Wall.
A faint collision sound echoed in the air as the playing cards seemed to hit an invisible barrier, unable to proceed further, fluttering down lifelessly.
Bao'en scoffed impatiently, detonating the playing cards instead.
The explosion reverberated across the arena, the force of these few cards far exceeding that of the earlier barrage.
As the smoke cleared, the contestant remained unscathed, not even a speck of dust on his clothes.
"Show me your true abilities."
The contestant knew Bao'en couldn't understand, so he gave a thumbs-down gesture.
The smile vanished from Bao'en's face as rage surged within him.
"I'll kill you, you damn bastard."
He drew a pistol from his pocket, aiming it at the contestant.
"Bang—"
Sparks flew from the gun barrel as bullets were fired in rapid succession.
The contestant stomped his foot forcefully into the ground, ignoring the incoming bullets as he charged towards Bao'en.
As the bullets neared the contestant, they once again collided with some invisible barrier and exploded.
"Boom boom boom—"
The explosions continued unabated, filling the arena with smoke and shockwaves.
Before Bao'en could crack a smile, a massive hand extended from the chaos, slamming him to the ground.
His body crashed heavily into the floor with a tremendous boom, debris flying everywhere.
Bao'en's body twitched, blood pouring from his nose and mouth...
As his chest heaved, trying to rise and cough out the blood surging up, his upper body slammed against an invisible barrier, knocking him back down.
The smoke obscured the view, leaving the audience unable to discern what was happening on stage, seeing only a silhouette standing amidst the chaos as they gripped their belongings tightly in anxiety.
With no more smoke being produced, the haze gradually dissipated...
The "twin" girls from Biterfun exchanged a knowing glance.
"Bao'en is no match."
"Yeah, he's too weak."
As the figure on stage became clear, the spectators erupted in cheers once more.
"Ninety percent of his power?"
"Sheer domination!"
"Did you enjoy that beatdown?"
In the VIP lounge, Yu Anhe laughed radiantly while mock-complaining, "These young ones sure don't know restraint, but you can't blame them, can you?"
With his mastery of emotion control, he could certainly reign himself in, but Bao'en's heavy-handed approach had severely injured a student.
Missing an opportunity to let out some venom would be a feat only saints could achieve.
"Of course not."
Smith didn't dwell on Bao'en's uncertain fate, nonchalantly sipping his tea instead.
Even before Anomalies appeared, Biterfun had been plagued by incessant gun violence, let alone after their emergence...
This minor injury was hardly worth mentioning to Smith.
The old bastard, Yu Anhe cursed inwardly.
If they hadn't kept an ace up their sleeve, he and Smith would be history.
Events unfolded as Yu Anhe had predicted. After suppressing his excitement, the Jidu University contestant called out to Biterfun, attempting to maintain a superior demeanor.
"Do you have anyone else?"
One of the twin girls stood up, smiling faintly, "Why don't you take a break first? We wouldn't want you to lose and say you didn't rest."
Despite her soft tone, her words carried a provocative edge.
"Fighting him wasn't even a warmup; I don't need to rest," the contestant smiled, though his ragged breathing betrayed his true condition.
Bao'en's strength was no trifle; to achieve a shocking effect, he had expended nearly all his energy reserves.
This girl was far more polite than Bao'en had been. "Then, if you'll give me a few minutes."
She extended her hand, pulling her twin sister from the shadows, as if heading to the restroom together.
After a few minutes, only she returned alone.
The girl walked calmly onto the stage, a stark contrast to the three male contestants who had leapt onto it earlier.
After two matches, the stage was in disarray, prompting a Terramancer to restore it to a level condition.
This time, the smoky odor wasn't as pungent as before.
Although she had entered the arena, indicating the need for total victory over her opponent, her genes and physique didn't seem fully aligned.
The blond, blue-eyed girl elicited some inappropriate thoughts from the Jidu University contestant, who suppressed his excitement somewhat.
After the referee announced the start for the third time, an astonishing scene unfolded.
Adhering to chivalrous conduct, the male contestant wanted to let the girl make the first move, but she also remained motionless.
Just as everyone thought they were about to witness a heartwarming moment, the Jidu University contestant suddenly appeared dazed, walking off the stage...
His steps were unsteady, his gaze vacant—clearly not in a normal state of mind.
Yet the moment he stepped off the stage, he snapped back to his senses.
He whipped his head towards the stage, where the girl was still smiling and nodding at him.
Facing his concerned teammates, the contestant grimly uttered a single word: "Psychic Anomaly."
This answer was within their expectations. Their eyes turned towards Lv Cheng.
Psychic Anomalies were elusive and formless, leaving them with no means of defense save for their own psychic shielding. But for her to penetrate this contestant's defenses indicated her level was no lower than B-rank or higher.
They possessed similar strength to this male contestant and had no confidence in defeating her.
However, Lv Cheng's ability could suppress hers—drawing a Serenity Sigil would enhance the contestant's mental resistance.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
