Chapter 125: Chapter 126: Yan's Challenge
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Very soon, with the sound of a bell, class time arrived.
A teacher entered the classroom, a middle-aged man with a square face and a stern appearance.
At the suggestion of this teacher, Lin Ye introduced himself, and then the class began.
The teaching level of Wuhun Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy was indeed much higher than that of Notting Academy.
When explaining cultivation techniques, including meditation methods, this teacher's lecture was clearly much more detailed and thorough than what Lin Ye had heard from teachers at Notting Academy.
But this was also very normal.
After all, Notting Academy was merely a local elementary Soul Master Academy, while Wuhun Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy was an advanced academy established by Wuhun Hall, a top-level academy aimed at the entire continent.
Although, because of cultivating the Nine Yang Divine Skill, most meditation methods used by Soul Masters were not of much use to Lin Ye, the teacher on stage explained the methods in an interesting way, so Lin Ye still listened with great interest.
While Lin Ye was listening to the teacher's lecture, Tangyuan also crawled out from inside the clothes on his chest, looking around constantly.
After entering Wuhun City, because it was an unfamiliar place and surrounded by powerful Soul Masters, Tangyuan spent most of its time hiding inside Lin Ye's clothes.
Lin Ye had even sewn a pocket onto his clothes in front of his chest specifically for Tangyuan to hide in.
But just as Lin Ye was listening intently, a paper ball suddenly flew over from behind and hit Tangyuan, who had just crawled out of Lin Ye's chest and was running around on him.
"Squeak squeak!!"
"What is this?"
Seeing the paper ball that fell at his feet, Lin Ye felt a little puzzled.
Bending down to pick up the paper ball, Lin Ye opened it and saw a few lines of text inside.
"After this class ends, we will have a special sparring class held in the martial arts arena. Do you dare to fight me in the arena? The loser must stay away from Huliena!"
—Yan!
"Yan?"
Seeing the name at the end of the note, Lin Ye immediately thought of the person who had acted particularly humble towards Huliena earlier.
Turning his head to look behind him, he saw a young man wearing black clothes with lava-like crack patterns on them. The young man was giving Lin Ye a fierce look, clenching his fists and showing his thick, powerful arms.
But toward the challenge letter and threatening actions from the other party, Lin Ye only felt somewhat baffled.
The key point of "staying away" should be Huliena, right? What did it have to do with them?
And even if he left, so what?
As long as he held the title of Wuhun Hall's Holy Son, wouldn't Huliena ultimately still be with him?
Although Yan's behavior felt rather baffling, Lin Ye did not intend to refuse this challenge.
Because, as the Holy Son of Wuhun Hall, he had attracted too much hatred, and he now needed a stage to showcase his strength, proving that he deserved the position of Wuhun Hall's Holy Son and intimidating those who constantly wanted to challenge him.
Now, Yan's challenge could be said to have come at the right time.
However, regarding the condition "the loser must stay away from Huliena," Lin Ye did not agree.
Back in Eternal Night City, Lin Ye had heard many emotional stories from drinkers in the tavern.
Many of these drinkers liked the same female Soul Master in their hunting group alongside their brothers. Unfortunately, the female Soul Master only liked one of them.
To avoid hurting their relationship, the two brothers decided to duel, with the loser leaving.
But in the end, when the female Soul Master found out about this, she left directly and ended up in the arms of another Soul Master.
According to the drinkers, after years of questioning, the reason was that the female Soul Master felt that who she liked was her own business. The two of them deciding who would leave was disrespectful to her.
This left many drinkers full of regret, and they often advised Lin Ye as people who had "been there."
Lin Ye, although not as deeply in love with Huliena as those drinkers, or perhaps... "love" wasn't the right word,
But as the Holy Son of Wuhun Hall, if he were to marry Huliena in the future, Lin Ye would not object.
For Huliena, Lin Ye actually had a good impression, especially after entering Wuhun City.
So, in response to Yan's challenge, Lin Ye took out a feather pen and replied on the paper.
"I accept your challenge, but don't say anything about 'the loser leaves.' Who Huliena likes is her own business and has nothing to do with us. However, if you can defeat me in the arena, as the Holy Son of Wuhun Hall losing to you in public, perhaps His Holiness the Pope will realize your excellence and choose to abolish me and appoint you as the new Holy Son instead?"
After writing the reply, Lin Ye crumpled the paper back into a ball and threw it back.
Although Yan did not reply, seeing his energetic demeanor, he very likely believed Lin Ye's words.
...
Half an hour later, the theory class ended.
Just as Yan had said, the genius class had a dedicated sparring class every day, allowing the students to spar with each other, improve themselves, and familiarize themselves with the combat methods of various types of Soul Masters.
Wuhun Hall trained Soul Masters not only to have high cultivation but also to be all-rounders who excelled in both theory and practice!
After the theory class ended, under the teacher's lead, the three genius classes all left the teaching building and arrived at a domed structure within the academy.
This domed structure was naturally the martial arts arena.
Inside the arena, there were several sections. Each section had a platform that could be separated or combined. The surrounding area had stands. When separated, the platforms were for individual duels, while when combined, they were for team battles.
But in general, the platforms were separated, allowing up to five simultaneous matches.
The opportunity to combine platforms was rare, occurring only a few days each month, as Wuhun City had a dedicated Soul Fighting Arena.
However, every five years, during the All-Continent Soul Master Academy Elite Exchange Tournament, the platforms in the martial arts arena would remain combined for an extended period, providing a training ground for the Wuhun Hall team.
"Alright, everyone can now freely choose opponents and head to the platforms for sparring. I have already called in healing Soul Masters, so rest assured. Just avoid attacking vital areas!"
After bringing the students into the martial arts arena, the accompanying teacher also summoned healing Soul Masters and loudly announced to all the students.
And just as the teacher finished announcing the sparring, Yan immediately jumped out and shouted at Lin Ye, "Lin Ye, I challenge you!"
Although Yan seemed a bit foolish when facing Huliena, in Wuhun Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy, Yan, like Xie Yue and Huliena, was regarded as one of the strongest among the younger generation.
Meanwhile, Lin Ye, as the newly appointed Holy Son of Wuhun Hall, also attracted particular attention.
So, when people noticed Yan declaring war on Lin Ye, it immediately drew countless eyes.
"Yan, have you no shame?! Lin Ye is only a Grand Soul Master, and you're a Soul Ancestor challenging a Grand Soul Master. How could you even say that!"
However, at Yan's challenge, Huliena's willow brows furrowed in slight anger.
"Little sister Huliena, don't misunderstand! He agreed to this, and we already discussed it. It's not that I'm forcing him. If necessary, I'll suppress my strength and only use around level-20 soul power and just two soul skills!"
"I just want to prove that I am not inferior to him as the Holy Son of Wuhun Hall!"
Hearing Huliena's irritation, Yan quickly explained.
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