Chapter 97: Battle Against Ye Qingling

"This... didn't Chen Fan win a bit too easily?" The teachers and students in the audience looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

Gui Dongyi had already displayed the combat power of a Tier 2 Peak, yet Chen Fan still won with ease.

"Is Chen Fan really an SS-Rank Prodigy? Isn't this way stronger than an S-Rank?" The crowd was filled with wonder.

Huangfu Cheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes, observing Chen Fan intently.

The combat power Chen Fan had unleashed was simply too formidable; it had already transcended the scope of an SS-Rank Prodigy.

"Could this kid have an SSS-Rank ability? Or perhaps a dual-element ability!!?" Huangfu Cheng felt a jolt in his heart.

The look he gave Chen Fan was filled with immense joy; with this, the National Martial Arts University had a chance to vie for the championship in the National Freshman Competition three months later.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said to Dai Jiangshan, the Dean of the Military Academy beside him:

"Jiangshan, your Military Academy has produced a fine seedling this year. In terms of talent, he's a cut above your junior brother, Luo Zhangsheng."

"Indeed! Our National Martial Arts University has truly struck gold!" Dai Jiangshan looked at Chen Fan, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Huangfu Cheng tentatively added, "Jiangshan, if there's an opportunity, introduce this kid to Zhangsheng. Their abilities are somewhat similar; I think this kid would be suitable as his disciple."

"Agreed!" Dai Jiangshan nodded heavily.

As the two spoke, the winners had basically been decided on the 16 arenas in the field.

Chen Fan scanned his surroundings; Gao Yuan and Zhao Mingze had both advanced, and their conditions were well-maintained, clearly because their opponents hadn't been very strong.

Furthermore, Ye Qingling and Wu Yue, whom he had been keeping an eye on, had also advanced, which left him very satisfied.

Before the crowd could even rest, the second round of the advancement tournament was about to begin immediately.

"On the battlefield, strange beasts never give us a chance to catch our breath, so we will have no halftime breaks between advancement rounds until the final Newcomer King is decided!"

"The Round of 16 advancement tournament now begins. I announce the groupings!" A teacher shouted loudly, holding the list in his hand.

"Group 1, Chen Fan versus Ye Qingling!"

"Group 2, Bai Zun versus Zhao Mingze!"

"Group 3, Gao Yuan versus Wang Yiren!"

Chen Fan was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the only girl in the field to be grouped with him, and she was even a teammate he favored.

"It's good to test her strength in advance!" Chen Fan muttered to himself.

"However, Mingze being grouped with that guy Bai Zun is a bit worrying!" Thinking of this, he hurriedly instructed Zhao Mingze:

"Be careful in a moment, just do your best! If there's danger, surrender immediately."

Zhao Mingze, however, shrugged and said nonchalantly:

"Don't worry, Brother Fan, I still need to avenge Wen Hua! This pair of Unparalleled Flying Swords of mine isn't just for show."

"I must poke a hole in that white-haired kid's chest to let him know our brothers aren't to be trifled with!"

"Safety first, kid! Wen Hua's revenge will be mine to take!" Chen Fan patted his shoulder.

At this moment, the referee was urging them to enter the arena. Chen Fan didn't say more; he took a step, crossed a distance of ten meters, and leaped onto Arena No. 1.

Ye Qingling was already on the stage.

Ye Qingling was still wearing a purple combat bodysuit, her graceful figure sparking endless imagination.

Her chest was extremely full, and every movement caused a surge of waves.

"Good heavens, that truly is a 'lethal weapon'!" Chen Fan couldn't help but exclaim.

Ye Qingling looked at Chen Fan, her voice cold: "Student Chen Fan, you've looked at me no less than five times all morning. You seem very interested in me."

"Is this girl's perception so sharp?" Chen Fan was slightly startled inwardly.

He hadn't expected that every time he glanced at her discreetly, she had noticed.

Chen Fan chuckled, not feeling the slightest bit embarrassed: "If you can show some more impressive strength in this match, I'll be even more interested in you."

"Pah! You lecher!!" Ye Qingling snorted coldly, looking at Chen Fan with a fierce expression.

"This girl isn't interested in men at all!"

After Ye Qingling finished speaking, her figure suddenly exploded like smoke.

Reappearing before Chen Fan, the dagger in her hand stabbed fiercely toward Chen Fan's eyes.

"Lecher, let's see you peek at me!"

"Hmm?" Chen Fan couldn't help but widen his eyes; he hadn't expected this girl to be so easily provoked, and her temper was so fiery, igniting at the slightest touch.

"That bit of strength won't hurt me." Chen Fan channeled the Nine Heavens Thunder Movement, and a thunder dragon coiled around his body.

A light curtain formed of lightning appeared on his skin, blocking Ye Qingling's dagger.

Ye Qingling hadn't expected Chen Fan's reaction speed to be so fast. Her moves changed abruptly, and she whispered: "Dark Night Pierce!"

The next moment, the dagger in her hand effortlessly pierced through Chen Fan's defense.

Chen Fan was startled and hurriedly used Thunder Flash, his figure appearing five meters away.

"Good heavens, this girl's Dark Night Ghost ability is a bit special; it can actually ignore my defense?"

Chen Fan couldn't help but marvel.

Seeing Chen Fan looking her up and down again, Ye Qingling became furious: "Lecher, take this!"

Her body was like a ghost, able to shuttle through the void, so if a strike missed, she would escape into the void.

After Chen Fan dodged her attacks several times, he became increasingly satisfied with Ye Qingling.

Ye Qingling's survival and assassination abilities were excellent; an S-Rank Prodigy of the same tier would likely be killed by her instantly.

Of course, her ability had a weakness: her physical constitution was extremely weak, likely unable to withstand a normal punch from Chen Fan.

Therefore, Ye Qingling was very cautious when attacking; seeing that the situation was unfavorable, she would hide her figure in the void.

Thus, on Arena No. 1, most of the time, there was only one figure: Chen Fan.

After a dozen breaths, Ye Qingling appeared ten meters away from Chen Fan, huffing angrily:

"Hey, lecher, is it manly to keep dodging? If you have the guts, take a slash from this girl."

"Heh." Chen Fan was almost amused by Ye Qingling; wasn't she the one dodging back and forth?

"Alright, I've already understood your ability. Next, I won't be so polite." Chen Fan smiled faintly at her.

His speed surged, and he instantly rushed in front of Ye Qingling, throwing a punch.

Ye Qingling was not afraid at all; her figure vanished instantly, escaping into the void.

A few seconds later, she reappeared, having arrived behind Chen Fan.

However, before her attack could land, Chen Fan turned around abruptly, throwing a counter-punch straight at her towering chest.

"Ah!" Ye Qingling was shocked, her figure hurriedly hiding.

After reappearing, her face was pale, and her towering chest heaved continuously, clearly lingering in fear.

Chen Fan's mental power was much higher than hers, and his reaction speed was incredibly fast; she discovered that she had no way to deal with Chen Fan.

"Student Ye, surrender obediently. If you keep dragging this out, your ability will run dry!" Chen Fan looked at her with a smile, not fearing that she could stir up any more trouble.

"I surrender!" Ye Qingling was extremely annoyed, but she had no choice.

She couldn't possibly win against Chen Fan, and Chen Fan's ability was far more abundant than hers; if they kept stalemating, she would inevitably run out of ability and be at his mercy.

Rather than that, it was better to surrender voluntarily to preserve her strength; after all, the 8 people eliminated in this round still needed to compete for the two strongest, and they could enter the school team together. ===== CHAPTER 98 =====