Chapter 80

Li Chunyang squinted his eyes and looked at Mengwu, chuckling, "Kid, this girl is really something, with a big and firm butt, perfect for having kids."

Li Yunxiao shot him a glare, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Ah?" Li Chunyang pretended to be enlightened, "I see, you must have someone else in mind. Then having her as a concubine wouldn't be bad. By the way, who is the other one? Bring her over for Grandpa to see."

Li Yunxiao raised his middle finger and said bluntly, "Get lost!"

The registration results came out quickly, with a total of 2,330 people signing up, including 27 martial artists and the rest being martial warriors. Qin Yue couldn't suppress his excitement; these were the future pillars of the kingdom. Now that he had them all under his control, it was as good as securing the kingdom's future!

On the training ground, the crowd was dense with people. Zhongli Shan called out from a high point, and the entire place fell silent instantly.

His gaze was like a sharp blade, sweeping across the crowd, and he said in a deep voice, "You are all the most outstanding students of the academy. Sixty years ago, it was your predecessors who formed the first student army to resist the rebels and save the Tian Shui Kingdom from peril. Now, the enemy's army is besieging Kunjin City, and the safety of the nation is in grave danger. Therefore, I, following the example of our ancestors, have gathered you here to serve the country!"

"For the country!" The students responded with enthusiasm, their blood boiling.

Zhongli Shan gestured for silence and continued, "This time, Prince Qin Yue will personally preside over the event. In the future, Prince Qin Yue will lead all of you to a more glorious future!"

The training ground erupted in thunderous applause, and everyone's eyes glowed with fervor. To become the prince's confidants would mean an unlimited future!

Zhongli Shan's gaze turned to Qin Yue, and suddenly his pupils constricted as he stared at Li Chunyang, his heart trembling in shock!

Li Chunyang responded with a hearty laugh. In his astonishment, Zhongli Shan finally confirmed that the other party had indeed advanced to the Martial King realm.

He was overjoyed. For so many years, since Xiao Qingwang was injured, he had no opponent to fight a satisfying battle with. Li Chunyang's calm demeanor immediately stimulated his nerves, and his eyes narrowed as he released his aura, forming a powerful pressure that swept across like a dragon rising into the sky.

Li Chunyang coldly snorted, his hands clasped together, and his aura condensed into an arc, slashing through the air with a series of sharp cutting sounds, colliding with the pressure and instantly forming a significant whirlwind that dispersed across the training ground.

A large amount of residual pressure was swept into the sky, and the remaining force scattered around, causing the surrounding students to change their expressions, losing their balance and falling backward.

At this moment, even the most foolish person could tell that someone was secretly fighting. They looked around in shock.

Zhongli Shan suddenly burst into laughter, "Please welcome Prince Qin Yue to speak!"

The students, seeing Zhongli Shan's satisfied expression, were all puzzled. Li Chunyang's gaze darkened, his thoughts wandering.

Only Li Yunxiao understood the situation clearly. In the brief exchange, the old man was clearly at a disadvantage. He smiled slightly, not taking it seriously. Zhongli Shan was a well-known Martial King expert, with a strength at the four-star level. The old man was only a one-star Martial King, so there was a significant gap between them.

Qin Yue stepped onto the stage, and the aura of a long-time leader spread, making the students below hold their breath and wait for him to speak.

Qin Yue smiled slightly, trying to relax, and said clearly, "Today, I have four points to make: First, every student who has registered will receive a reward of 3,000 gold coins! Second, if anyone dies in battle, their family will receive the same benefits as a fifth-rank officer. If they return alive, they will receive an additional 3,000 gold coins and be promoted to a fifth-rank officer upon graduation! Third, those who establish merit will all be incorporated into my personal guard, no matter how many!"

"Wow!~"

The students below immediately burst into cheers. As long as they didn't die, they would receive 6,000 gold coins. Even if they died, their families would receive the benefits of a fifth-rank officer, ensuring a carefree life. And being promoted to a fifth-rank officer upon graduation was like a pie falling from the sky. Normally, graduates had to start from a seventh-rank position and wait at least ten years to reach the fifth rank.

The third point, establishing merit and becoming the prince's personal guard, was a direct path to the top. If Qin Yue could ascend the throne in the future, they would become the king's personal guard, a position even higher than a first-rank official in the court!

These generous terms immediately made the students who hadn't registered stare in regret!

"As for the fourth point!" Qin Yue said loudly, "This time, I have decided to appoint Li Yunxiao as the commander to lead you into battle! No one is to disobey!"

Silence, everyone was speechless. Zhongli Shan frowned, and Li Yunxiao's mouth dropped open, not expecting Qin Yue to make such a decision.

"What? Are you不服 (unconvinced)?" Qin Yue scanned the crowd with a faint smile, and no one dared to speak.

Suddenly, a voice rang out, "Indeed, I am不服 (unconvinced). Unless he can defeat me!"

Another voice from a corner shouted, "Me too!"

"Wow!" The entire crowd's attention immediately focused on the two, and they quickly understood.

Ever since Li Yunxiao defeated Lan Xuan in one move, the only ones in the entire Jialan Academy who dared to challenge him were the two ranked above Lan Xuan on the Little风云榜 (Fengyun Board).

Lin Yu and Bai Chengfeng!

Qin Yue smiled slightly and said, "Young people with spirit, daring to challenge, is a good thing, I like it. Yunxiao, come up, but don't lose, or you'll make me lose face."

Li Yunxiao couldn't help but laugh bitterly. If he backed down now, Qin Yue would indeed lose face. He was currently establishing his authority and couldn't afford to lose face. Reluctantly, he stepped forward to the training ground, his gaze sweeping over Lin Yu and Bai Chengfeng, and said calmly, "Come at me together."

"Wow!"

The training ground erupted again. The top-ranked students on the Little Fengyun Board were heroes and idols in everyone's hearts. Although Li Yunxiao had defeated Lan Xuan in one move, it was partly due to luck. Now, he was challenging two at once? Lin Yu and Bai Chengfeng looked as if they were insulted, their faces flushed with anger.

Only Zhongli Shan was deeply shocked. He had been so focused on Li Chunyang that he had overlooked Li Yunxiao. This student, who had just advanced to a one-star martial warrior a short while ago, had now broken through to eight-star?

Impossible, this was absolutely impossible!

His heart trembled, and he firmly denied the idea that Li Yunxiao had advanced to eight-star in just a few days. But his divine sense confirmed that Li Yunxiao was indeed a genuine eight-star martial warrior! His expression became as strange as a duck with its neck pinched.

Li Yunxiao walked onto the training ground, the same spot where he had defeated Lan Xuan in one move. Not far away, his statue still stood in the air, the sun shining on it, making it look like a great wheel of the sun.

Lin Yu on the left suddenly leaped up, his long spear creating several spear flowers, and he lightly stepped on the spear tip, leaping down.

This impressive move earned him loud cheers from the crowd. Lin Yu held his spear horizontally and said angrily, "Li Yunxiao, you are too arrogant!"

Li Yunxiao smiled faintly and said, "If you have the strength, what's wrong with being arrogant?"

"Whether you have the strength, we'll see after a few moves!" Lin Yu's body sank, and his spear shot out like a spring, leaping several yards in one bound, leaving a series of afterimages as he aimed for Li Yunxiao's vital points.

"Too fast, too powerful spear!" All the students were shocked, and those in the front row felt their eardrums pierced by the sound of the air breaking.

Zhongli Shan's eyes lit up, and he praised, "This spear is like a tiger and a dragon, with the faint sound of tiger roars and dragon roars. Lin Yu, a mere three-star martial artist, can perform this, truly showing great talent."

Li Chunyang's pupils constricted, and he couldn't help but worry about his grandson. Although he knew Li Yunxiao was not simple, he had never seen him in action. With a three-star martial artist, such a transcendent spear move might be too much even for a five-star martial artist to handle.

"Formal and powerful, Dragon and Tiger Spear. I will subdue the dragon and tame the tiger today!"

Li Yunxiao's pupils emitted a strange light. He raised his right fist, stepped into a horse stance, and pushed it out plainly, aiming for the spear tip, and said with a light smile, "Meng Bai, watch carefully! Haven't you always wanted to learn the Tiger Taming Fist? I'll teach you now!"

"Tiger Taming Fist!"

"What?!" Everyone's eyes widened in shock! Performing the Tiger Taming Fist was one thing, but using his body to block a spear tip? Was he out of his mind?

Martial artists have elemental energy to protect their bodies, making them immune to weapons, but Li Yunxiao's strength was a level lower than his opponent's, and he dared to use his body to block!

"Bang!~"

A punch hit the spear tip, producing a resonant sound that rippled out.

Li Yunxiao practiced the Overwhelming Heaven Body Cultivation Technique, the most yang and yang body cultivation technique in the world, making his body as strong as a diamond, impervious to water and fire!

"Really blocked it, how is that possible?!" Everyone was shocked, and even Zhongli Shan and Li Chunyang were stunned.

"This, Master is so amazing! Master is so amazing, go for it!" Meng Bai, seeing this, was immediately excited and shouted. The Tiger Taming Fist Li Yunxiao performed was exactly the same as what he had learned from Uncle Li, but Uncle Li had never dared to block a spear with his body.

Lin Yu was deeply shaken. The counterforce from the spear made his tiger mouth split, almost making him lose his grip on the spear. Although he didn't know how Li Yunxiao did it, he realized that if he didn't use his full strength, he might not have another chance.

"Unseal!"

"The spear is like a tiger, the spear is like a dragon, the Roaring Dragon and Tiger Spear!"

His body rose slightly, and as the spear was unsealed, it instantly transformed into a series of light images, forming countless images of tigers and dragons roaring from all directions, engulfing Li Yunxiao!