Upon hearing Zhou Bai’s words, a flash of anger crossed Zuo Dao’s face, then he saw him taking a step forward, controlling all the remaining magic swords to block in front of Zhou Bai and then bombarded them forward.
Lying on the ground, Zhou Bai saw this and did not dodge or move, letting Zuo Dao attack; regardless of how the magic swords struck, they had no effect. Instead, Zhou Bai occasionally threw a punch, shattering the magic swords directly.
Zuo Dao roared angrily, all the streams of light converged into a fierce sword of light that shot towards Zhou Bai.
Yet, laying on the ground, Zhou Bai suddenly stretched out his right hand and grabbed the tip of the light sword.
The palm and the magic sword frantically rubbed against each other, continuously emitting crisp cracking sounds.
However, relying on his "Mountain-like Defense," Zhou Bai simply crushed all the magic swords in the column of light with one palm.
He had hardly exerted any effort in the entire process, solely relying on the "Mountain-like Defense" to repel the magic swords with its rebound force.
Zuo Dao felt as if his magic swords were striking the legendary Mount Sumeru, exhausting all his strength, yet unable to blast open even a tiny part of his opponent; instead, his own magic swords burst apart, dissipating into the air.
All the physically manifested magic swords of the Primordial Spirit were destroyed. Zuo Dao wanted to continue fighting but blood streamed from his seven orifices, and his entire Primordial Spirit trembled violently, making him unable to help but kneel on the ground.
"Enough." Sun Yuzhen’s voice sounded, "Zuo Dao, if you continue to fight, your Primordial Spirit will collapse. You have already lost."
"No! I can still fight." Zuo Dao, disregarding his severe injuries, tried to stand and continue the fight but felt a pain at the back of his head and found himself collapsing into Sun Yuzhen’s arms.
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Sun Yuzhen, appearing in the arena at some point, glanced at Zuo Dao in his arms, then turned towards Zhou Bai on the ground. "Zhou Bai, Zuo Dao is incapable of fighting further; I’ll surrender on his behalf. You have won."
Instantly, cheers erupted from the spectator stands, and the many students below looked at Zhou Bai on the stage with surprise and bewilderment.
They couldn’t believe that Zhou Bai had actually defeated Zuo Dao, and so easily, so quickly too.
Xia Li: "Zhou Bai, this guy, actually won? And his strength seems to surpass Zuo Dao by a lot. Has his Primordial Spirit really reached such a high level? How did he cultivate such high Primordial Spirit power being all muddled and reversing day with night?"
Jing Xiu was also stunned, staring at the figure lying in the arena, "Was what Big Brother Zhou said true? He has far surpassed us, which is why he doesn’t attend classes, to avoid dragging us down."
Liu Xian, who had originally been somewhat disoriented after losing to Zhou Bai, was now even more bewildered: ’Crushing? He crushed Zuo Dao?’
Kong Zheng was the most shocked; he had personally engaged in combat with Zuo Dao and had been fiercely knocked out of the arena by his magic swords. He deeply understood how fearsome Zuo Dao’s attacks were.
Seeing Zhou Bai easily withstand all of Zuo Dao’s attacks had deeply shaken him.
’Zuo Dao couldn’t even injure his flesh? What kind of monster is this guy?’
And at the teachers’ area, there was also a buzz of discussion.
Lv Chongyang’s eyes lit up, both shocked and delighted, "Zhou Bai, this kid, had been secretly cultivating so fiercely."
One teacher analyzed, "If Zuo Dao’s destructive power is number one among their generation, then Zhou Bai’s resilience is now the number one of their generation, even surpassing Zuo Dao’s destructive power."
Another teacher nodded in agreement, "Looking at his ’lying down’ move, it seems he might have cultivated the Great Dream Arhat Heart Scripture, because he used it to enhance the strength of his body, combined with super-high Primordial Spirit power, forming such unmatched resilience among his peers."
Another teacher expressed admiration, "This kid is probably a natural martial arts prodigy. We all practice the Great Dream Arhat Heart Scripture, but reaching such achievements at such a young age is unheard of."
Lv Chongyang looked at Zhao Shouyi and hurriedly said, "Teacher, about the issue of Zhou Bai dropping out..."
"Such a promising student, how could we let him drop out," Zhao Shouyi happily said, "This generation is full of talents. You have to educate them attentively."
Lv Chongyang smiled and replied, "Yes."
Zhou Shan added, "But we can’t continue to let Zhou Bai skip classes like this? It sets a bad example for other students."
Zhao Shouyi thought for a moment and said, "Genius students can’t be judged by ordinary standards. Zhou Bai has cultivated both his physique and Primordial Spirit to such an extent, a talent this rare is uncommon. Zhou Shan, at his age, you probably weren’t even near his level."
Zhou Shan was taken aback, but before he could respond, Zhao Shouyi continued, "Especially withstanding Zuo Dao’s magic swords like that, it indicates that Zhou Bai’s physique has even surpassed the peak students of the Ax Diagram at Layer 0. Keep in mind, he is practicing the Sword Diagram."
"This is by leveraging his own talents, surpassing the divine diagram. This is truly impressive, he might even have awakened the Divine Bloodline. I am very eager to see his growth."
When Zhao Shouyi said this, particularly at the mention of the "Divine Bloodline," everyone nodded silently and was also somewhat secretly surprised; they had not expected the vice principal’s evaluation of Zhou Bai to be so high.
Zhou Shan: "Could it be the Divine Bloodline? His cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds, and he also has a talent for Body Refinement. Indeed, it is possible... but I’m worried that his skipping classes might influence the other students."
Zhao Shouyi: "Then let him enter the special class."
Zhou Shan: "Ah? Then... what about Zuo Dao?"
Zhao Shouyi chuckled: "Zuo Dao, Zhou Bai, Qian Wangsun, let them all enter the special class. Talented students need special attention after all. And there’s less than a year left until the exchange competition, isn’t it? Just send the three of them."
Zhou Shan nodded: "The principal has thoughtfully considered this, let’s do as you say."
While a few teachers were discussing, the sky suddenly darkened.
Zhao Shouyi’s eyes brightened, like unsheathed swords.
It seemed as if sword light shot out from his eyes, directly illuminating the artificial sky and revealing a huge dark shadow in midair.
"There’s demonic energy!"
Zhao Shouyi, without a second word, pointed his finger, and a magnificent golden Sword Qi like a heavenly river, bearing the momentum to split the sky, burst from the arena straight towards the huge dark shadow in the sky.
...
Meanwhile, in the interrogation room, Li Xiuzhu’s body was wrapped in layers of runes, and he was bound within the Array.
But in his eyes, there wasn’t a hint of panic; instead, he calmly looked at the people in front of him and said word by word: "Everything I’ve said is the truth, the problem isn’t with me, but with Xing Jun. From the moment he first saw Zhou Bai, he started scheming against him.
The Array in the old building was also set by him; according to my investigation, he’s likely been collecting residues of quiet hermits left in the school for over a decade.
And he’s been secretly conducting synthetic Primordial Spirit experiments. Those who seize Jian Xing are probably his creations, using synthetic Primordial Spirit technology."
The monk opposite scoffed: "You want to pin the blame on a dead man? We’ve searched Xing Jun’s home and office and found no clues. And why would he go to such lengths to target a freshman?"
"He’s dead, but that doesn’t mean he’s innocent," Li Xiuzhu slowly said. "If I knew why, would I still need to investigate?
But I’m sure this guy has accomplices; their goal definitely hasn’t been achieved, there must be a plan still..."
"Accomplices, the Sky Flipping Sect?" the monk said: "Do you have anything to do with the Sky Flipping Sect?"
"Sky Flipping Sect? No... no, it’s not the Sky Flipping Sect." Li Xiuzhu’s eyes suddenly lit up: "Quiet hermits... sixty-four hexagrams... so that’s it... this guy is insane... hurry, go find your principal... damn, it’s the Heavenly Demon! The Heavenly Demon is coming!"
"Heavenly Demon?" Several monks didn’t believe Li Xiuzhu’s words, looking like they wanted to continue the interrogation, but then they saw the runes on Li Xiuzhu’s body burst by inches, and the binding Array emitted a sound of unsustainable explosions.
"You! You! You..."
"Sorry, there’s no time to tangle with you now." A hint of regret flashed in Li Xiuzhu’s eyes: "Xing Jun, I didn’t expect you to have discovered my identity and included me in this game too."
At that moment, an incredibly overwhelming power of Primordial Spirit burst forth from Li Xiuzhu’s body, all restrictions shattered like decay, and when the people around looked again, Li Xiuzhu had disappeared.
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Xia Li (Alive) Yun Kong (Alive)
Kong Zheng (Alive) Jing Xiu (Alive)
Du Bing (Alive) Yun Shi (Alive)
Liu Xian (Alive) Qian Wangsun (Disabled)
Zuo Dao (Comatose) Zhou Bai (Cheating)