"Boom!"
Qin Qi crashed to the ground, landing heavily on the arena's surface.
Only Luo Yu stood firm, his body exuding an overwhelming imperial purple aura. Six domains overlapped, distorting the space itself. Qin Qi's Dao Ze World collapsed outright, utterly unable to contend with the combined domains of the Five Emperors and the First Emperor.
His gaze was haughty, coldly watching the fallen Qin Qi with not a shred of sympathy.
"Fragile as a twig."
"Qin Qi."
"Is this the extent of your ability?"
"Boring."
Luo Yu slowly shook his head, somewhat disenchanted, for after his breakthrough, his strength had greatly improved, and he had thought he would encounter a worthy opponent this time.
Yet the moment he exerted force, the other guy had toppled over.
The thousands of old and new students surrounding the arena were all dumbfounded, their lips quivering, unable to speak clearly.
"Defeated?"
"And by Chairman Qin, no less?"
"Impossible."
"This... A domain shattered the Dao Ze World? That's absurd."
"Absurd my ass, didn't you see the Five Emperors arrive!!! Is it really absurd for the Five Emperors' Domain to shatter a Dao Ze World, do you think?"
"Wow, shouldn't you be shocked by the issue with the domain, not that this Xia Luo possesses so many Ancient Spirits?"
"Hiss—"
Sounds of sharp intakes of breath were heard one after another. It was no wonder the prodigious talents of Martial University were negligent; the revelations from Luo Yu's performance were simply too astonishing, and they couldn't regain their senses for a while.
"Too strong."
"The boss is too strong." Cheng Jinjin's eyes were wide open, beaming brightly.
"I thought the boss was invincible back in Guang Yuan City, but that was just the appetizer; this is what you call awesome."
The campus beauty Diao Lingluo, wearing her usual jeans, was biting her lip with Beautiful Eyes shimmering. She was nearly certain that this Xia Luo must be Luo Yu, for who else but God's Child could command so many Ancient Spirits, who else could display such domineering power.
She refused to believe there was another person of freshman year age who could be so formidable.
Lyu Chan also seemed to have come to the same conclusion as Diao Lingluo, her eyes wide and shocked.
She had enrolled in Sichuan Province Martial University with plans to surpass Luo Yu, unable to stomach the defeat she once suffered. Yet now, it seemed... the other's current strength had left her trailing so far behind, she couldn't even see the tail lights.
Huo Tongtian shook his head, sighing repeatedly.
"I used to think I was strong enough to be considered a peerless genius. Now I realize, I'm nothing at all."
"Don't... don't be so hard on yourself. There's only one Xia Luo. Qin Qi and the others are so strong, yet didn't they also cultivate from our level of weakness?" Li Zhenyue consoled.
However, after he finished speaking, everyone else, including himself, suddenly realized a problem: how exactly did Xia Luo cultivate? It seemed he never went through a period of weakness, being invincible from the start, never losing a fight.
"Damn!"
"Felt a blow."
Atop a high building, a woman in ancient dress was silent for a long time, unprepared for Luo Yu being able to crush Qin Qi.
"How can he be so strong!"
"I want to know too." Bai Xiao'e's Beautiful Eyes flickered brightly, her red lips gaping wide.
As for Shi Kai, he was completely baffled.
He knew Luo Yu wasn't that fierce in the Tiger-Dwelling Mountain Secret Realm; otherwise, he wouldn't have struggled so much against the Mountain Lord.
This improvement in strength had come way too quickly.
He was experiencing for the first time the terrifying speed of Luo Yu's progression, virtually a day's journey in a single step.
This "day's journey in a single step" was not an exaggeration but a literal reality.
Yang Cang, initially shocked, then began to tremble with excitement all over. This old man, who had dedicated his entire life to the nation and family, said excitedly:
"Our Great Xia will have successors."
"With such a prodigy, why should we fear Foreign Forces in the future?"
Wu Tiansong and Tu Fei had now regained consciousness and witnessed their revered leader being blasted to the ground, their minds reeling in shock.
"The boss has lost, too... how... possible?" Wu Tiansong's speech trembled, with his teeth whistling the wind.
"No! It's not like this; it must be a dream." Tu Fei was so agitated that he seemed a bit unhinged, for how could their unstoppable boss be defeated?
The entire Student Council was silent as a grave, everyone hushed and quiet, no one daring to speak, intimidated by the power displayed by Luo Yu.
"Chk... Pfaugh!"
On the battered surface of the arena, Qin Qi, with his hand over his chest, coughed up blood profusely, staining his white clothes red.
His bloodshot eyes showed a brief loss of awareness, stunned by Luo Yu's extraordinary combat power.
"Impossible."
"How can Third Grade battle against First Grade?"
"Who am I! I am Qin Qi!!!"
"I will not lose, especially not to some unknown nobody."
"Boom!"
The murderous aura within Qin Qi surged wildly, and he stood up, his bloodshot eyes brimming with blood as he pushed himself to the limit.
"Boy, don't think you've won."
"I will not lose!!!"
His voice bore a devilish echo, no longer maintaining anything like his former pride and aloofness.
"Buzz!"
As his bloodshot eyes glared, the world around Luo Yu turned into a realm of blood, with mountains of corpses pressing down and seas of blood assaulting him.
"Pupil Skill?"
Luo Yu shook his head, a dismissive smile flickering on his lips. His eyes flashed, unleashing brilliant golden light.
No matter how formidable the Pupil Skill, it could not compete with the Eyes that Break Delusion, which could pierce through all falsehoods. Two beams of golden light exploded in the blood-red world.
"Boom!"
All returned to clarity around Luo Yu.
Qin Qi once again spat blood in agony, groaning in pain, his eyes tightly shut with black blood streaming out, having suffered a backlash.