Fuck him

Take your dirty hands off her?

Su Yu stood there, listening to that thunderous roar.

His mind went completely blank for a moment.

He looked down at himself.

Both of his hands were, quite honestly, tucked obediently into the pockets of his sweatpants.

And Lin Xiaoxiaohad leaned her head against his shoulder because she was laughing too hard.

What dirty hands was he supposed to take off?

He hadn’t even moved a single inch!

A trace of speechlessness flickered deep within Su Yu’s eyes.

This sophomore senior—was there something wrong with his eyes?

But then.

Looking at Chen Feng, whose eyes were bloodshot and who looked like he wanted to devour someone whole.

The corner of Su Yu’s mouth suddenly curled up slightly.

Being cursed at for no reason at all.

That was a loss he wasn’t about to take.

Since you insist on accusing me of using dirty hands.

Then I might as well live up to the accusation, right? Otherwise, your little outburst would’ve been a total waste.

Su Yu’s right hand, still hidden in his pocket, came out with perfect naturalness.

Under the gaze of countless eyes all around.

He casually reached out.

And wrapped his arm directly around Lin Xiaoxiao’s slender, impossibly delicate waist.

With a slight pull of his arm.

He drew her entire body a few inches closer into his embrace.

The distance between them instantly became negative.

“Play along.”

Su Yu whispered softly in Lin Xiaoxiao’s ear.

Boom!

Lin Xiaoxiao’s brain short-circuited completely in that instant!

She had just been laughing uncontrollably at Chu Kuang’s “Innate” spear intent.

But the next second.

A warm, firm sensation pressed against her waist.

A distinctly masculine scent, tinged with a faint trace of soap, enveloped her completely.

Lin Xiaoxiao’s body stiffened up like a wooden board.

Blushing from the nape of her neck all the way to the tips of her ears!

This—

This was the training ground!

There were thousands of new students around, not to mention all the instructors and senior students watching!

Her heart pounded like a war drum.

Shyness.

Nervousness.

And a trace of something she didn’t even dare admit to herself… fondness.

All kinds of emotions twisted together, and this proud, confident young lady of the Lin family became as docile as a frightened kitten at that moment.

She didn’t even think about resisting. She just obediently let Su Yu hold her.

She even instinctively pressed herself a little closer into him.

The entire scene fell dead silent.

Everyone was stunned.

This top-tier freshman—not only was his talent monstrous, his audacity was off the charts too!

Standing right in front of a three-thousand-blood Qi Grandmaster, he casually pulled the man’s long-pursued goddess into his arms?

This was a blatant provocation!

This was grinding the man’s face into the dirt!

“AHHHH—!!!”

Watching this scene.

The last thread of Chen Feng’s sanity snapped completely!

The goddess he had pursued for two whole years, not even daring to brush against her clothes, was now being held around the waist in public by a newly enrolled freshman!

And not only did the goddess not pull away, she was even acting shy and coy instead!

The poisonous snake of jealousy sank its fangs deep into his heart.

Boom!

Three thousand points of blood Qi exploded out of Chen Feng’s body without any restraint!

The terrifying pressure of the Grandmaster realm surged outward like a physical tsunami!

The surrounding freshmen turned pale, forced back step after step under the crushing pressure.

Some of the weaker ones even stumbled backward and fell flat on the ground.

“Su Yu!!!”

Chen Feng’s fists clenched so hard that his nails dug deep into his palms.

Blood dripped down.

He stared fixedly at Su Yu, his voice grinding out from the depths of hell itself.

“I challenge you to a duel!”

Duel.

The moment those words left his mouth.

The air over the entire training ground seemed to freeze solid.

At the Capital Martial Academy, dueling was the rule.

The path of martial arts demanded competition.

Any irreconcilable conflict between students could be settled on the arena stage.

Whoever won had the final say.

As long as no lives were taken and the laws of the Xia Dynasty weren’t broken, the academy wouldn’t interfere.

But.

There was one unwritten rule when it came to dueling.

When a stronger party challenged a weaker one, the weaker had the right to refuse.

After all, the gap in martial realm was real. Sending a martial artist to fight a Grandmaster wasn’t a duel—it was a slaughter.

“If I win!”

Chen Feng gritted his teeth, spitting out each word.

“From now on, whenever you see Xiaoxiao, you will stay far away! You will never appear in front of her again!”

Whoosh—

The crowd erupted into loud commotion.

“That’s shameless!”

“A sophomore Grandmaster challenging a freshman who just enrolled?”

“Three thousand blood Qi against one thousand blood Qi—how is that even a fight?!”

“This Chen Feng is throwing his weight around because he has one extra year of training. He’s going too far!”

The freshmen were all indignant.

Even though they were jealous of Su Yu’s top-tier freshman status, they instinctively felt a sense of solidarity against an upperclassman picking on someone lower-level.

Lin Xiaoxiao snapped out of her earlier shyness.

Feeling Chen Feng’s violent three-thousand blood Qi.

Her expression turned serious in an instant.

“Su Yu.”

Lin Xiaoxiao reached out and quietly tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Her voice was pitched very low, carrying a note of urgency.

“Don’t be impulsive.”

“He’s a Grandmaster with three thousand blood Qi!”

“The gap in blood Qi is way too big. If you accept this duel now, you’ll definitely be at a disadvantage!”

“According to the rules, you’re the weaker side. You can refuse him directly, and no one will say anything about it.”

Lin Xiaoxiao was well aware of Su Yu’s trump card.

The manifested spear intent was terrifying, that was true.

But no matter how powerful the spear intent was, it still needed blood Qi to fuel it.

And it needed combat experience.

A spear intent struck with one thousand blood Qi and destructive force unleashed with three thousand blood Qi were two completely different things.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn’t possess combat will herself, so she had no idea what manifested-level spear intent truly meant.

She was just afraid that Su Yu, young and hot-blooded, would fall for the provocation.

However.

Su Yu stood in place.

His arm around Lin Xiaoxiao’s waist still hadn’t moved.

He looked at the enraged Chen Feng.

There was no anger in his deep eyes. No fear either.

To be honest.

He had zero interest in this.

Fighting was a waste of effort and energy.

And there was no money in it anyway.

Why in the world would he risk his life over some lovesick brat’s jealousy tantrum?

Su Yu was just about to open his mouth and say “no thanks.”

Then suddenly.

“Ha! Fine, boy!”—you’ve got guts!”

A thunderous shout came from the high platform in the middle of the training ground.

Chu Kuang!

The director of the spear division was standing on the platform, face glowing with excitement as he slapped his thigh in delight.

He still held that silver-white spear in his hand.

Looking down at Su Yu from above, he shouted the fire.

“Su Yu!”

“Don’t back down!”

“You’ve awakened the Soul-Calming Spear Intent. Unbeatable at the same rank—what’s a little fight above your level?!”

“So what if you only have a thousand blood Qi? For a spear cultivator, what matters is charging forward without hesitation!”

“Even if it’s just beginner-level spear intent, he might not be a match for you!”

“Go get him!”

“I believe in you! Go all out!”

Chu Kuang’s voice carried across the entire training ground.

His plans were clicking together in his head.

Yesterday, he’d only seen Su Yu slice through a stone with one finger—it was flashy, sure, but he hadn’t seen him fight for real.

And today, out of nowhere, some ignorant kid named Chen Feng had jumped in to be a whetstone.

Perfect chance to see how this Su Yu kid actually handled himself in combat!

With Chu Kuang egging him on like that.

All eyes turned back to Su Yu once more.