Chapter -75 One against Seven

Chapter -75.

With Chen Shaoyin's fight, the reputation of the Morning Snow Imperial Academy was quickly established. The following day, as they arrived for the competition, Ye Chen and his companions found themselves surrounded by a large crowd, who were pointing and discussing them.

"Did you see that? That's the Morning Snow Imperial Academy, famous for being the top poison milk in the empire. Their team easily dismantled the unmatched seven-in-one fusion skill yesterday. That moment..."

"Exactly! I was there yesterday; that poison milk from the imperial academy just let out a fart, and that so-called fusion technique fell apart. Haha, it was truly remarkable."

"Uh-huh, I saw it too, but it didn't seem like a fart."

"Shut up! What do you know? I witnessed it myself; how could it be fake?"

A group of onlookers commented on Ye Chen and the others, embellishing the previous day's battle as if it had become a 'poison milk' spectacle, making it both entertaining and exasperating.

As they entered the competition venue, it appeared that there were significantly more spectators than usual, and surprisingly, some had already spontaneously raised banners proclaiming 'Morning Snow Imperial Academy' or 'Qianxue Team.' Judging by their enthusiastic expressions, they seemed to be fans.

"Ah, ah, the Qianxue Team has arrived, everyone shake it!"

Upon seeing Ye Chen and the others enter, those holding the banners immediately began shaking them energetically. A large group of people stood in front of the banners, shouting at the top of their lungs.

"Imperial Academy Qianxue, unmatched in the world, soul match elegance, invincible!"

"Imperial Academy Qianxue, unmatched in the world, soul match elegance, invincible!"

"Imperial Academy Qianxue, unmatched in the world, soul match elegance, invincible!"

With each enthusiastic shout, rows of young fans stood up around the cheering squad, swaying and shouting along, creating a striking scene in the arena.

In the high VIP seats, Emperor Xueye stroked his beard with pride. At that moment, he was completely amazed by the strength displayed by the Qianxue Team and felt proud of his son, Qinghe.

If he hadn't insisted on keeping Ye Chen, would he have been able to witness such a scene today? Just bringing along the Royal Second Team could create such a victorious situation; he could hardly imagine what would happen if Ye Chen had joined the Royal Main Team!

Winning the championship of the competition would likely be a certainty, haha.

With joy in his heart, Emperor Xueye smiled contentedly.

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi cupped his hands and said, "After today's qualifying match, may I select a few talented assault-type soul masters to join my Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School and enhance the capabilities of the younger generation?"

"Choose freely, Sect Master Ning," Emperor Xueye replied with a joyful smile, but soon shifted the topic, "The shadow of the Imperial Academy, he is by Qinghe's side and will always be with him in the future. Does Sect Master Ning consider him a talent?"

Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi privately thought that experience still matters, and then smiled lightly, "He is indeed a talent. I congratulate the Emperor and Prince Qinghe." After saying that, he returned to his seat and said no more, having understood Emperor Xueye's intentions, thus dispelling his own desire to recruit talent.

At this time, the host in white wings soared into the sky and announced loudly to the packed audience, "The qualifying match for the Advanced Soul Master Academy is now commencing!"

"Please welcome the Morning Snow Imperial Academy and the Heavenly Water Academy to enter!"

With a shout, six tall and beautiful girls, all wearing short skirts and having the same blue hair, stepped out from the passage of the Heavenly Water Academy's lounge. Following them, a blue-clad girl with a covered face emerged, her presence more distinctive and graceful than the previous six, and her figure was much slimmer and more delicate.

Immediately after, from the passage of the Morning Snow Imperial Academy's lounge, a solitary figure walked out, and then there was no one else, just that one person.

"What's going on? Why does the Qianxue Team only send out a faceless captain? Where did the others go? What about that powerful poison milk from yesterday? Isn't he strong too?"

"Are you stupid? That poison milk is just an auxiliary-type martial soul; he can handle the Canghui Academy, but the Heavenly Water Academy is one of the five elemental academies. Do you know what an elemental academy is? They are all favorites to win the championship, and there are at least a few incredible talents within."

"But it can't be that they only send one person, right? Does he think he can take on seven by himself? But the opponent is the Heavenly Water Academy, isn't it? How could he possibly do that?"

"Hey hey, if you think about it differently, the captain of the Qianxue team might be okay. I heard he's really strong 'in that aspect,' but this is a promotion match, and what counts is real skill."

Upon hearing such remarks, the crowd immediately began to boo and shout at the arena, saying things like "Get off, captain of the Imperial Academy!" and "If you want to admit defeat, just surrender!"—the insults were harsh. Even the fans who had previously held up banners for the Imperial Academy were reluctant to show off, fearing they might get hit.

The promotion matches take place on the main arena in the center of the venue. The six female disciples from Tianshui Academy looked at Ye Chen, furrowing their brows. Then, a girl with traditional styled bangs stepped forward and said sternly, "I watched the recordings of your matches before, and I admit that your Qianxue team is strong, but Tianshui Academy is not a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch. Do you really think you can take on all seven of us by yourself? Can you do it?"

"Of course I can. A man can't say he can't," Ye Chen grinned, though no one could see it under his mask. He continued, "It's just seven people. Let me tell you, I usually start with ten. Don't doubt it; I can last."

"Are you implying something?"

"That's your unhealthy mindset!"

The girl with traditional bangs was taken aback by Ye Chen's retort, and could only glare at him angrily, saying, "Fine, since you insist, don't blame us for ganging up on you."

"I won't blame you. Do you want to give it a try?"

As soon as Ye Chen said that, all the female disciples from Tianshui turned red with embarrassment. They never expected this man in black robes to have such a silver tongue, making it hard for them to respond.

Not continuing the conversation, the girl with traditional bangs let out a soft shout and summoned her water-type martial spirit, 'Liuquan,' before charging at Ye Chen with a punch aimed at his abdomen, infused with explosive force.

Seeing this, Ye Chen didn't summon his martial spirit; he just stared at her for a moment, and then she suddenly let out a playful cry and fell into his arms.

Next, another girl with bangs summoned her martial spirit and attacked with great momentum, but just as her long, fair legs lifted to her chest, she nearly fainted and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Ye Chen caught her long leg in time and pulled her into his embrace, thus avoiding unnecessary injury.

"Hiss!"

This scene immediately enraged the spectators, who fell silent for a moment before erupting into furious shouts.

"Shameless! Let go of that girl! Let me—cough cough, let go of that girl!"

"Are you even human? You're fighting and using drugs! This isn't a hotel! If you want to do something, find another place. No, you can't do anything, not even if you went to a hotel!"

"Disgraceful! I didn't expect the captain of Qianxue to be such a person. If you have guts, come at me!"

"Yeah, it's just using drugs, right? I can book a nice room and wait for you, Captain Shadow."

The men in the audience began to curse angrily, their expressions as if Ye Chen had taken their beloved girl, while a small number of girls looked at Ye Chen with infatuated expressions, their admiration evident in their eyes.

On the main arena, the promotion match continued, but the few remaining beauties from Tianshui Academy had calmed down and were now carefully observing, seemingly trying to find Ye Chen's weaknesses.

In contrast, after placing the two unconscious girls properly, Ye Chen stared intently at the masked woman not far away and asked, "Why are you here?"

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