Chapter 103: I'll Go Up Alone

The burly man stood in the center of the arena, brandishing the Mountain Splitting Giant Axe in his hand.

The massive axe blade glinted with a cold light under the sun, and a powerful aura radiated from his body, causing the surrounding air to seem to tremble slightly.

"Damn, it's the junior year Bloodthirsty Berserker, Master Lei Jianting! He truly lives up to his name as an S-Grade Soul Profession who just reached the Third Turn; he's formidable indeed!"

"That's right, Master Lei is one of the few people in our academy who has reached the Third Turn. This strength of his is no joke; he's already won five matches in a row. It looks like he's determined to take that single-occupancy dormitory."

"These freshmen are probably in for a tough time. Even though they are the cream of the crop among this year's freshmen, I'm afraid they'll have a slim chance of survival if they go one-on-one against Master Lei."

"Indeed, after all, there is a two-tier gap in Soul Profession rank; the suppression is too high."

"Unless these freshmen go up together, if it's one-on-one, it's a total waste; the odds of winning are almost zero!"

After showing off a few axe flourishes, Lei Jianting planted the large axe on the ground and looked at the freshmen below the stage, his eyes flashing with contempt and disdain.

After scanning the group, he reached out and pointed at He Muxue and the other three, then crooked his finger and said, "The four of you, come up together! Let me, Master Lei, experience the skills of you freshmen, so as to avoid wasting my time by having you come up one by one!"

Hearing this incredibly arrogant provocation from Lei Jianting, the expressions of He Muxue and the other three changed, and a surge of anger rose in their hearts.

However, for four First Turn freshmen facing a Third Turn junior, the gap in strength remained stark.

Therefore, even if they went up together, they might not necessarily gain much of an advantage.

Bai Ping, who was serving as the match referee, said nothing, indicating his tacit approval of Lei Jianting's request.

Under circumstances where the gap in strength was so vast, what was originally a 1v1 duel ultimately turned into a 1v4.

In fact, Bai Ping was also very curious to see what the level of this year's freshmen really was.

The next moment, He Muxue and the other three were teleported onto the arena one after another.

Immediately following, after Bai Ping announced the start, the duel officially began.

He Muxue and the other three had decent coordination, always keeping He Muxue as the core and centering their tactical layout around her.

They tried their best to make He Muxue the main damage dealer in the battle, maintaining maximum output.

Even so, due to the huge disparity in level and Soul Profession rank, the four's attacks were like scratching an itch to Lei Jianting.

Moreover, facing the joint offensive of the four, he appeared to have more than enough energy, and every attack could be easily neutralized by him.

As time passed, He Muxue and the other three gradually began to run out of stamina.

The continuous high-intensity combat and high mental tension caused their movements to become sluggish, and some small mistakes appeared in their coordination.

Yet Lei Jianting remained as imposing as a rainbow; he spotted an opportunity, and when a flaw appeared in the four's formation, he suddenly raised his Mountain Splitting Giant Axe and roared, "Breaking Demon Slash!"

Then he slashed down fiercely.

This axe strike contained incomparably powerful force, and the blood-red axe blade tore through the air, aiming directly at He Muxue and the priest girl in the back.

The immense energy contained in the axe instantly tore the Magic Shield on the priest girl to shreds, sending her directly off the arena.

Lei Jianting did not give his opponents a chance to catch their breath; he was seen spinning rapidly like a swift, red Hurricane.

Under the high-speed rotation, the Mountain Splitting Giant Axe brought forth streaks of blood-red light, sweeping toward He Muxue and the other two.

In the end, all three were also sent off the arena.

Lei Jianting stood in the center of the arena, shouldering the Mountain Splitting Giant Axe, and laughed up at the sky: "Hahahaha, this year's freshmen are nothing more than this!"

Immediately after, Lei Jianting looked at Zhou Chu and the S Genius Squad and provoked them again: "You lot, all come up! Let me, Master Lei, finish you all off at once!"

The expressions of the members of the S Genius Squad changed slightly; they looked at each other, and a hint of hesitation flashed in their eyes.

Although they prided themselves on their extraordinary strength, having just witnessed Lei Jianting defeat He Muxue and the other three so easily, they couldn't help but feel a sense of dread toward Lei Jianting's strength.

Thus, the five of them turned their gaze toward Zhou Chu.

Even if the five of them went up together, the odds of winning were not very high.

If Zhou Chu were added, perhaps there would be some chance of winning.

So, they seemed to be seeking Zhou Chu's consent to see if they should go up together.

Seeing the five of them looking at him, Zhou Chu understood their thoughts and smiled faintly: "No need for the trouble, I'll go up alone."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

What? The College Entrance Exam Top Scholar wants to challenge the Third Turn powerhouse Lei Jianting one-on-one?

This is too crazy!

Could it be that because he prides himself on being the College Entrance Exam Top Scholar, he doesn't take anyone seriously, and is actually speaking so boastfully?

This is simply going to his death for nothing!

Hearing Zhou Chu's decision, the five members of the Genius Squad revealed looks of astonishment.

However, recalling the situation in the Peak Secret Realm, although Zhou Chu was able to easily kill the five of them in seconds, it wasn't actually his own doing.

Therefore, they were inevitably skeptical about whether he could defeat this Third Turn Lei Jianting alone.

Seeing Zhou Chu walk toward the teleportation platform with extreme indifference, they did not insist further.

Now they could only wait for Zhou Chu to be defeated before they went up.

Seeing Zhou Chu teleport onto the arena alone, Lei Jianting was startled at first, then burst into loud laughter: "Hahahaha, you ignorant brat, you actually dare to come up alone to die!"

"Fine, since you have such guts, then I will grant your wish today and let you know what it means to overestimate yourself!"

At this moment, a calm and breezy smile hung on Zhou Chu's face, and at the same time, with a movement of his mind, a black short blade appeared in his hand out of thin air.

Before this, Zhou Chu had already stacked his Soul Shield to over 50 layers and had also fused the god-level servant Gadi into his body.

At this time, Zhou Chu's overall attributes had already reached a terrifying level.

Seeing Zhou Chu wearing a Magic Robe, Lei Jianting concluded that he was just a fragile magic-type Soul Profession, and the contempt in his eyes grew even stronger.

But after suddenly seeing the opponent reveal a short blade with a strange appearance, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch a few times.

Immediately after, a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

A magic-type Soul Profession playing with a short blade?

I really didn't see that this freshman was a practitioner.

A little fragile thing like him would struggle to even take one axe strike from me, a Third Turn Berserker.

How dare you brandish a broadsword in front of Guan Gong!

It is simply foolish to the extreme!

But just at this moment, he saw that Zhou Chu was not only unafraid, but instead wore a calm smile on his face and beckoned to him with his finger.

Lei Jianting felt as if he had been greatly insulted; his anger flared up instantly, and with a roar, he raised the Mountain Splitting Axe and hacked down toward Zhou Chu's body.

Only a "clang" was heard; the moment Lei Jianting's axe struck Zhou Chu, it was as if it had struck an incomparably hard stone, which could not help but make his tiger-like body shudder, and his arms went numb.

When he saw that Zhou Chu was still standing steadily in his original spot, the calm smile on his face had not changed in the slightest.

"What the f*ck?"

"Could it be that I've seen a ghost!?"

Lei Jianting could not help but widen his bull-like eyes, his face full of shock.