Chapter 535: Geniuses of the world are divided into two tiers: Li Yao's tier, and everyone else's!

"I have an uninvited request!"

Hong Ling was dressed in a black night-ops suit, her slender figure revealing well-proportioned muscle lines.

Standing in the middle of the crowd, she stood out with just a glance.

Her exquisite face was brimming with the high spirits of youth!

She scanned the surrounding freshmen, and then, her sharp gaze locked onto Li Yao.

"They all say Li Yao is the number one genius."

"I think a large portion of us freshmen have never seen Li Yao fight."

"Why not let Li Yao demonstrate for me before the next batch goes in?"

"How does the Dragon Nation's number one genius kill enemies?"

Once these words were spoken,

the scene fell silent.

Some freshmen looked at Hong Ling with fervor.

Youthful blood—everyone was a genius!

If they weren't convinced, they weren't convinced; they all took Hong Ling as their role model!

Challenging the number one genius—just thinking about it made their blood boil!

There were also some freshmen who didn't think highly of Hong Ling.

They had watched those two live streams.

The title of number one genius wasn't just blown out of proportion!

It was something Li Yao had slashed out with his sword, one against a thousand!

The combat power Hong Ling displayed was still a huge gap away from Li Yao's!

Although opinions differed, without exception,

everyone present, including the academy instructors and leaders,

turned their heads to look at Li Yao.

Seeing this scene,

Li Yao covered his head and muttered, "I knew it."

"Ahem!" The instructor stepped out at the right time and coughed twice.

"Classmate Hong Ling, there are no hard requirements for this trial. Whether Li Yao is willing or not depends on himself; we have no right to demand it of him."

"Oh?" Hong Ling raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Li Yao. "Then, is this national top scorer, the Dragon Nation's number one genius, willing to demonstrate for this young lady?"

There were still many freshmen who wanted to see what kind of strength the national top scorer, who was touted as god-like, actually possessed.

Now that someone had taken the lead, they all joined in the clamor:

"Yeah, show us!"

"You've been sitting up there for so long, you must be tired of sitting. Why not stretch your muscles!"

"Dragon Nation's number one—since you hold this title, you must face challenges. Big shot Hong Ling has already said so; you can't just endure it, right?"

"I suggest you don't fight, lest your score be lower than Hong Ling's, and the Dragon Nation's number one title won't be guaranteed!"

Listening to the voices around him,

Hong Ling chuckled.

She actually had some ulterior motives in doing this.

She was arrogant, but she wasn't stupid at all!

Li Yao could be recognized by so many people,

and even those top-tier geniuses who were on par with her held Li Yao in high regard.

This meant

Li Yao couldn't be someone who didn't live up to his name!

This was why

so many instructors knew she was going to challenge Li Yao,

yet she waited until now, after getting a maximum score in Martial Dao, to make things difficult for Li Yao.

Anyway, she had already gotten the maximum score.

Even if Li Yao got the maximum score, he wouldn't be higher than her!

If word got out,

everyone would say that she, Hong Ling, was not weaker than Li Yao!

The key was

she had personally experienced the difficulty of getting a maximum score on Hongwu Mountain.

What if—

what if Li Yao didn't perform well and didn't get the maximum score?

Then, sorry,

you, Li Yao, are just not as good as me, Hong Ling!

It could be said

that this was an open conspiracy.

Li Yao was in a high position, and she was the challenger;

by setting this trap, Li Yao was doomed to fail!

Hong Ling wore a confident smile, staring at Li Yao playfully.

I want to see

how you handle this!

She was a top-tier martial arts genius; when she was an A-tier professional, she had already achieved high-level weapon techniques.

Now she had the SS-tier class Hunter.

She asked herself,

she was not weaker than anyone of her age!

Even Li Yao shouldn't think about stepping on her head!

"Sister Zijin, do you think Young Master Li will agree?" Qin Yue leaned over to Shang Zijin and asked with a frown.

"Hard to say." Shang Zijin shook her head gently.

"Hmph." Qin Yue snorted with dissatisfaction. "I don't like that Hong Ling!"

"Isn't she forcing Young Master Li by doing this?"

"That's right, she *is* forcing Li Yao." Shang Zijin nodded, saying indifferently.

After a few breaths,

Shang Zijin turned her head and saw Qin Yue still wearing a sulky expression.

She couldn't help but pat Qin Yue's head and comfort her with a smile: "Don't worry, your Young Master Li is far from as simple as you imagine."

On the other side,

"Dean, will Hong Ling's actions have any impact on Li Yao?"

Xue Jiuling asked with concern.

She had already guessed Hong Ling's thoughts.

In the current situation, no matter how you look at it, it's disadvantageous for Li Yao!

"Impact? What kind of impact could there be?" ===== CHAPTER 537 =====