Chapter 99

The next day, the sun was bright and clear.

Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou left Tianxuan Mansion and headed for the Starry Sky Academy.

Four years had passed, and Fei Hou had diligently practiced the Thunder Water Technique that Huang Xiaolong had taught him, finally breaking through to the Xiantian realm not long ago.

Xiantian!

In the entire Luotong Kingdom, Xiantian experts were few and far between.

Moreover, due to Fei Hou's consumption of the Flame Dragon Pearl given by Huang Xiaolong over the past four years, his physical body and martial qi had been refined and strengthened, making his strength far superior to that of other Xiantian experts of the same level.

When Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou arrived at the academy's Holy Hall, there were already quite a few people gathered there.

Huang Xiaolong's arrival naturally made him the focus of the Holy Hall.

In recent years, although Huang Xiaolong had not attended classes and rarely appeared at the academy, he had become much more low-key, but he was still a topic of discussion among the thousands of teachers and students.

Moreover, every year, Huang Xiaolong participated in the grade competition and always won first place in the second-year, Class 6. Each time he defeated his opponents with just one move.

When Huang Xiaolong entered the Holy Hall, the hall buzzed with chatter, and some fangirls couldn't help but scream.

"Huang Xiaolong, you're so handsome!"

"Huang Xiaolong, I love you!"

Someone with Huang Xiaolong's monstrous talent, formidable strength, and handsome appearance naturally became the dream prince charming for many girls in the academy. In fact, not just in the academy, Huang Xiaolong was also the dream prince charming for noble ladies and common girls in the capital and some county cities.

Huang Xiaolong smiled bitterly at the girls' screams and walked to his class's position.

Lu Kai, who had arrived earlier, teased Huang Xiaolong, "Xiaolong, your influence in the academy is now even greater than Dean Sun Zhang's!"

Although Lu Kai lost to Huang Xiaolong every year in the grade competition, they had become good friends through their battles.

Huang Xiaolong shook his head and smiled, "Don't tease me. Your influence isn't weak either!"

As the prince of the Luotong Kingdom and the future king, Lu Kai's influence was indeed not weak, and he was also the prince in the hearts of many girls in the academy.

Lu Kai smiled and said, "Do you plan to compete for the top spot in the grade this year? But I heard that Chen Caiqiu has already broken through to the Ninth Rank. That girl is not easy to deal with!"

Chen Caiqiu had won first place in the second year for several consecutive years.

"Broken through to the Ninth Rank?" Although Huang Xiaolong was somewhat surprised, he didn't take it to heart.

Seeing Huang Xiaolong's expression, Lu Kai said, "I advise you not to provoke that girl. She is always ruthless, especially towards men. A guy once angered her, and she almost broke his manhood!" As he said this, Lu Kai clamped his legs together.

Huang Xiaolong smiled and said, "Don't worry."

After a while, Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu arrived and began their pre-competition speeches. After the speeches, they announced the start of the grade competition.

As in previous years, the competition was divided into three major zones.

Each class was recommended by their homeroom teacher to send two people to compete. If anyone was不服 (unconvinced), they could challenge.

In the second-year, Class 6, Huang Xiaolong was the strongest, which was widely acknowledged. The second strongest was not Ye Yong, but Lu Kai. Over the past few years, Lu Kai had diligently practiced and his strength had surpassed the originally first-ranked Ye Yong.

Huang Xiaolong and Lu Kai stood on the stage.

"I don't believe I can't even withstand one of your moves this time!" Lu Kai said, looking at Huang Xiaolong.

Since advancing to the second year, he had always been defeated in one move during each competition.

Huang Xiaolong smiled but didn't say anything.

At this moment, Lu Kai's body was enveloped in a burst of light, and his Heavenly Phoenix martial soul was summoned. Fierce martial qi surged, instantly soul-transforming, covering his body with a layer of fur-like armor. Four Heavenly Phoenix wings extended from his back, and a powerful aura radiated out.

"Great Annihilation Fist!"

After soul-transforming, Lu Kai instantly appeared in front of Huang Xiaolong and delivered a powerful punch. The fist wind roared, and the aura of great annihilation spread, making the surrounding space seem to enter a state of annihilation.

The Great Annihilation Fist was a martial technique he had been practicing diligently for the past few years. He had never used it before, but he had achieved it two months ago. Although he knew that even with the Great Annihilation Fist, he couldn't defeat Huang Xiaolong, he was confident that it could withstand Huang Xiaolong for a while.

Huang Xiaolong didn't dodge the incoming Great Annihilation Fist and met it with a direct punch.

The two punches collided with a loud "Boom!"

The aura of great annihilation dissipated, and Lu Kai was pushed back, finally stopping when he landed off the stage.

Lu Kai stabilized himself, stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, looking at Huang Xiaolong. "It seems I will always be your underdog in this life!"

He still remembered the first-year competition when Huang Xiaolong had to struggle hard to win against him. A year later, when they advanced to the second year, Huang Xiaolong defeated him with just one move. At that time, he still thought he might have a chance to win against Huang Xiaolong in the third year and had the courage to challenge him. But now, he had completely lost the courage to challenge.

After Lu Kai was defeated, no one dared to challenge Huang Xiaolong on the stage, and he won the class championship without any悬念 (suspense).

Next came the competition for the top spot in the grade.

There were only six classes in the second year, so six people had to compete in three rounds to determine the top spot.

Among the six people, those from Class 4, Class 5, and Class 6 drew lots. However, when everyone saw the number Huang Xiaolong drew, they were all stunned.

Number 1!

It was actually Number 1!

Huang Xiaolong also smiled and shook his head when he saw the number in his hand.

Number 1 represented Chen Caiqiu, the girl Lu Kai had mentioned who was always ruthless towards men.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Huang Xiaolong and Chen Caiqiu walked onto the stage.

Chen Caiqiu wore a light purple outfit, exuding a graceful and heroic aura. Chen Caiqiu was not only the acknowledged first place in the second year but also one of the three beauties in the academy, like Li Lu. However, it was clear that Chen Caiqiu was a thorny character, and her ruthlessness was as famous as her beauty.

"Huang Xiaolong, for Li Lu's sake, I'll go easy on you!" Chen Caiqiu scanned Huang Xiaolong with her beautiful eyes and said.

Go easy?

When a woman said this to a man, it inevitably caused some misunderstanding, and the expressions of the people around them were strange.

Huang Xiaolong looked at Li Lu in the audience. He knew that Chen Caiqiu and Li Lu were good friends. When Li Lu saw Huang Xiaolong looking at her, she showed two dimples and gave him a playful smile.

Huang Xiaolong shrugged, turned to look at Chen Caiqiu, and said, "Since that's the case, let's start!" As he said this, he released his martial qi, and the powerful aura made the surrounding air ripple.

"Late Eighth Rank!"

The people around were surprised as they looked at Huang Xiaolong.

Lu Kai, who was in the audience, was stunned for a moment and then smiled bitterly. He was only at the late Seventh Rank, but Huang Xiaolong was already at the late Eighth Rank! Now he truly understood the gap between them.

Chen Caiqiu was also surprised as she looked at Huang Xiaolong. Late Eighth Rank! Huang Xiaolong was only fifteen years old after the New Year, right?

A late Eighth Rank at fifteen?!

She was at the early Ninth Rank, but she was already twenty-two years old!

At Huang Xiaolong's cultivation speed, what level would he reach by the time he was twenty-two? Late Ninth Rank? Late Ninth Rank peak? Or even higher!

"This freak!" Chen Caiqiu couldn't help but mutter.