LRAB Chapter 142, the grand finale, the sparring begins.
Chapter 142, the grand finale, the sparring begins.
Chapter 142, the grand finale, the sparring begins.
The teacher who received Jiang Han and his group was named Lu Yiming. After leaving the reception apartment at Mingzhu Academy, he headed straight for the training ground. Although the students from Imperial Capital Academy who were responsible for exchanging sparring with students from other academies each year were all exceptionally talented, their cultivation talent was something even the teachers admired.
Today, when he went to receive the exchange students from Mingzhu Academy, he encountered two troublemakers, which annoyed him. If he didn't let the students from the Imperial Academy who were in charge of the exchange teach them a lesson tomorrow, he would not be Lu.
As soon as they entered the training area, a burly, shirtless boy said with a smile, "Teacher Lu, all the exchange students from Pearl Academy are here, right? I can't wait to teach them a lesson."
"They're here. You're in for a bit of trouble tomorrow with these two troublemakers," Lu Yiming said, nodding.
"Troublemakers? Those mediocre students from Pearl Academy dare to talk back to our Imperial Capital Academy? Don't worry, I'll beat them all to a pulp tomorrow and see if they dare to keep barking." The burly boy said disdainfully.
"Exactly, Pearl Academy always makes a lot of noise but accomplishes little. They're unwilling to be ranked below our Imperial Capital Academy, but so what?" At this moment, a seemingly elegant student in white said.
"Yes, I can't wait either."
"You bunch of guys who are just a burden in your team, don't act like you can take on the whole school by yourself, it's hilarious." Just then, another boy rode over from a distance on a fierce blue wolf.
"Lu Zhenghe, don't underestimate us. I can take down your Ghostly Pattern Wolf all by myself," the burly man said, his temper flaring.
Seeing the burly man's displeased expression, Lu Zhenghe mocked, "Xu Dalong, don't overestimate yourself. There are people in our team who can take down my Netherworld Wave single-handedly, but it's definitely not you."
"You just wait," Xu Dalong said with a dark face.
Just then, a stunningly beautiful woman in a leather trench coat walked over from a distance. Her long silver hair flowed down her back, and her exquisite face was filled with coldness and aloofness, as if she had stepped out of a painting.
Upon seeing this, Lu Zhenghe smiled and asked, "Ning Xue, are you also participating in tomorrow's sparring session?"
"Mm." Mu Ningxue nodded lightly.
"Ning Xue, those scoundrels from Mingzhu Academy don't even need your help. They might not even be a match for my Netherworld Wolf combined," Lu Zhenghe said with a smile.
Mu Ningxue glanced at Lu Zhenghe and said calmly, "You are no match for him."
Lu Zhenghe's face froze instantly. If it hadn't been Mu Ningxue who spoke, Lu Zhenghe would definitely have ordered the Youwen Violent Wolf to teach that guy a lesson.
"How about this then? You can keep it as your last resort. Only make your move if the others are no match for you." To ease the awkward atmosphere, Lu Yiming said.
"Okay," Mu Ningxue nodded.
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The next day, after breakfast, Jiang Han and the others followed Lu Yiming to the arena where the match would be held that day.
The arena at the Imperial Capital Academy was even larger than that at the Pearl Academy. News of the two academies' duels had already spread far and wide; if the arena hadn't been partially closed today, it would have been packed. Xu Dalong from the Imperial Capital Academy had barely entered the arena when he and Luo Song started fighting. It seemed the two had a conflict back in the capital.
"Luo Song, you're a smart guy too. You didn't want to be a phoenix tail, so you ran to Mingzhu to be a chicken head. Come to think of it, it makes sense. Someone like you, with mediocre abilities at the capital's academies, that's why you wanted to go to Mingzhu Academy, right? Hahaha," Xu Dalong said with a laugh.
Xu Dalong's words made the students of Mingzhu Academy look rather unpleasant. Jiang Han did not go down to the stage, but instead sat in the audience above with Ai Tutu, casually eating sunflower seeds, completely ignoring Xu Dalong's words.
"This guy is too arrogant," Ai Tutu said unhappily, looking down at Xu Dalong.
"What does his arrogance have to do with me? He's not talking about me anyway," Jiang Han said calmly after spitting out the sunflower seed shells from his mouth.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Lu Yiming pretended to be angry and scolded, "Xu Dalong, don't be rude! They are exchange students from Mingzhu Academy, how can you say such things?"
"Gentlemen, I apologize, but Xu Dalong is a rather blunt person. I hope you can be understanding."
Gu Han, the teacher leading the team from Mingzhu Academy, said coldly, "To be straightforward, Teacher Lu Yiming actually thinks so too."
To avoid dwelling on the topic any longer, Lu Yiming quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, weren't there ten of you when you came yesterday? Why are there only nine today?"
"Oh, that student didn't sleep well last night and is catching up on sleep. He should be here soon," Gu Han said with a cold snort.
"It doesn't matter whether that guy comes or not. A few of us are enough to deal with you," Shen Ming said with a smile, looking at the students from the Imperial Capital Academy across from him.
"Is that so? Anyone can show off." The white-robed student from the Imperial Capital Academy sneered.
"Alright, what's the point of arguing? We'll see who's stronger later," Gu Han said coldly.
So Gu Han began arranging the students who would be taking the stage later. Jiang Han didn't plan to fight in the first match, and Mo Fan, one of the top freshmen, wasn't there either. So Gu Han arranged for Shen Mingxiao, Luo Song, Peng Liang, and Zhao Manyan to take the stage. After Gu Han finished arranging the lineup, Mo Fan rushed over, but he didn't find Jiang Han among the teams. Instead, the atmosphere between the teams from Imperial Capital Academy and Pearl Academy was tense.
"What's going on? What's the situation? And where did Jiang Han go?" Mo Fan asked Zhao Manyan.
Zhao Manyan curled his lip and said, "What else can happen? They're going to fight. That guy Luo Song is from the Luo family in the capital, and he and Xu Dalong from the Imperial Academy are old rivals. They started fighting as soon as they met, even fiercer than you and Jiang Han. As for Jiang Han, well, he's sitting upstairs leisurely."
"He's really taking it easy," Mo Fan said sourly, looking at Jiang Han, who was leisurely eating sunflower seeds in the audience.
"If you could fight as well as Jiang Han, you could sit up there leisurely, eating sunflower seeds and watching the show," Zhao Manyan said with a smile.
"By the way, isn't this supposed to be a sparring match? How will it be conducted?" Mo Fan asked.
Mu Nujiao said calmly, "We'll send four, and they'll send four. It'll be a team competition, two rounds in total."
"Two rounds, how can we determine a winner? Headquarters should cripple or kill the other side."
"How could that be? This kind of sparring is nominally not going to determine a winner, but the final strength will still be determined. At that time, we'll see which side has the greater strength."
"I like this. I'm sure with my skills I can beat them into calling me 'daddy'."
Zhao Manyan patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "You've got to be kidding me. You weren't even in the first match, and you're still thinking about beating them into calling you 'daddy'? Don't make me laugh to death."
"Is Jiang Han going to play? Does that mean he's looking down on me?" Mo Fan said unhappily.
"You still have the nerve to say that? You only thought about playing after the roster was finalized. Keep dreaming. Jiang Han didn't sign up because he thought it was too much trouble. The four of us playing are me, Peng Yue, Luo Song, and Shen Mingxiao."
"Holy crap, you can even play?" Mo Fan looked at Zhao Manyan with disbelief.
"Damn, who do you think you're looking down on? If it weren't for my master's orders, do you think I'd go first? Anyway, it's my turn now, bye-bye." After saying that, Zhao Manyan and the other two walked into the arena.
After Mingzhu Academy arranged the participants, Luo Yiming casually pointed out four people and shouted, "Xu Dalong, Liao Mingxuan, Qingqing, and Zhao Mingyue, you guys are going to lead the way, right? Don't let me down!"
"Yes, teacher!" Xu Dalong and the other three said in unison as they came out.
(End of this chapter)