“Pā Tà…”
With a soft landing sound, Fang Li descended from the sky and stood on a platform, facing away from everyone.
At this moment, the students who had just been rushing towards Fan Xinglou in the sky had all landed and were standing all around, staring in astonishment at Fang Li.
In mid-air, Fan Xinglou also lowered her head, looking at Fang Li. A bright smile appeared on her young face, filled with surprise and joy.
The surroundings fell silent.
Fang Li slowly turned around to face the incredible sight of Fan Xinglou floating in the air. He raised a tightly clenched hand, revealing an emblem resting in his palm.
That emblem was none other than Fan Xinglou’s school emblem.
Seeing this scene, all the students were left speechless.
“Ahaha, how unexpected! Someone here has managed to take away my school emblem. What a pleasant surprise,” Fan Xinglou laughed like an innocent child and she clapped her hands happily.
In the world of the school battles, the school emblem held great significance. These emblems were not just badges; they were small devices with information-processing functions. They were used to apply for and adjudicate duels and to transmit battle data to the mainframe computers, among other functions. All of this was to prevent cheating.
In the school battles city, duels had one condition to determine victory: the destruction of the school emblem. Once the emblem was destroyed, regardless of how favorable the duel might have been, or how much stronger one’s own abilities were, it would be judged as a defeat.
Now, Fang Li had taken Fan Xinglou’s school emblem. What did this mean?
It meant that if this were a duel, Fan Xinglou had already lost.
Of course, this was not a duel. In a duel, it would have been impossible for so many people to assist Fang Li in distracting Fan Xinglou, diverting her attention from Fang Li standing still, and ultimately allowing Fang Li to find an opportunity, burst forth, and take the emblem.
At this moment, Fan Xinglou slowly floated down from the sky and landed on the central throne. She looked at Fang Li, appearing curious and pleased, and asked a simple question.
“What is your name?”
While seeing Fan Xinglou’s joyous and cute smile, Fang Li couldn’t treat her entirely as a child. He responded with respect as if speaking to an elder.
“My name is Fang Li.”
“Fang Li?” Fan Xinglou nodded in satisfaction and continued, “Your performance just now was not bad. Although the flow of Prana was chaotic, like a newborn baby, your agility is excellent, possibly even faster than Hufeng. Moreover, that last move had some potential; it’s like an uncut gem, a promising talent.”
With these words, Fan Xinglou clapped her hands and made a declaration.
“Very well, you’ve passed. Starting from today, you are my fifty-second direct disciple.”
As she said this, Fan Xinglou looked into Fang Li’s eyes, and her gaze started to radiate with a gleam as if she had locked onto prey. With an innocent tone, she suddenly spoke up.
“Becoming my disciple, there’s only one thing you need to remember.”
“One day, you must satisfy my desires and let me experience the joy of battle,” Fan Xinglou said.
As she uttered these words, an overwhelming pressure, bordering on berserk, began to emanate from Fan Xinglou’s body.
This pressure was akin to a ferocious beast gone wild, like an immense mountain, enveloping the entire hall.
All around, the students turned pale, their bodies trembling.
Even Fang Li felt his body suddenly grow much heavier, making his breath catch.
However, Fang Li wasn’t surprised by Fan Xinglou’s words.
This Master Immortal, who had lived for who knows how many years, had no other desires. The reason she enrolled at Jie Long Institute, became the Student Council President and accepted disciples was singular.
It was to train opponents who could match her in battle.
Without a trace of politeness, in this world, Fan Xinglou was undoubtedly at its pinnacle. Having lived for millennia and possessing the power to move mountains and seas, what she desired most was combat.
Only through battle could this Master Immortal find satisfaction.
Hence, when Fan Xinglou took on disciples, she didn’t exert any control or interference. Her only responsibility was one thing:
To teach martial arts and train opponents worth challenging.
Apart from this, everything else was unrelated.
Given this, anyone who became Fan Xinglou’s disciple enjoyed absolute freedom.
The only obligation they had was to engage in battle with Fan Xinglou.
With this in mind, Fang Li took a deep breath, raised his head, and spoke under the tremendous and terrifying pressure that hung like a heavy mountain.
“I understand.”
The moment he finished speaking, the overwhelming pressure that shrouded the entire hall disappeared without a trace.
“Very well.” Fan Xinglou’s crescent-like eyes narrowed slightly. She then turned her gaze to the students who had been awestruck, as if she had lost interest completely. She spoke, “Today’s test ends here. I welcome you to challenge me again next time.”
After saying this, Fan Xinglou raised one hand and made a slight gesture in the air.
“Hum!”
The entire hall’s space suddenly twisted, and it was as if it had transformed into the interior of a kaleidoscope, swirling back and forth.
In this situation, the students wearing Jie Long Institute uniforms had no time to react. They were each sucked into the distorted space and disappeared on the spot.
When the space in the hall returned to its original state, only Fan Xinglou and Fang Li remained.
“Today was truly enjoyable,” Fan Xinglou said casually as if she had done something inconspicuous. She turned around and waved to Fang Li. “Come on, I’ll show you around this Yellow Dragon Temple. We don’t want you to get lost here in the future.”
With that, Fan Xinglou left directly.
Watching Fan Xinglou humming a tune and gracefully leaping from one platform to another as she gradually departed, Fang Li could only remain speechless. After a while, he sighed.
“Twisting space as if it’s child’s play… Is this what a Master Immortal is like?”
With this thought in mind, Fang Li followed Fan Xinglou, leaving the hall.
Once again, the hall returned to silence.
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