X-Dragon Era

The afternoon passed by peacefully until evening when the whole academy became lively. In just an afternoon's time, all the students in the third year had heard about the challenge.

The reason the news spread so quickly was first, because the academy was quite small, with only ten classes and a thousand people, and second... such a battle launched for the sake of a beloved girl was particularly interesting to these seventeen- or eighteen-year-old students. It was too romantic, too thrilling.

Of course, most importantly, Xin Yun actually challenged four students from other classes as an ordinary student of White Ten Class, and it would all happen on the same evening, which meant four consecutive duels. That was just insane!

After hearing this news, not only did nearly all the third-year students gather, but many from the second and fourth years also came. Fortunately, the stands were large enough, otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to hold everyone.

As time went by, all the students entered one after another, and the heads of each class also took their seats on the main platform. Although today's matches were not enough to interest them, everyone wanted to know just how beautiful the girl who triggered this challenge was. She must be so gorgeous to drive so many boys crazy.

With the temporary absence of the head of White Ten Class, the other nine class heads were all present. Although Mud, the head of the second year, didn't come, to everyone's surprise, Shi Po Kong, the Head of the Institute, also arrived to watch. This was beyond everyone's expectations.

The grandstand seats were divided into four tiers: Head of the Institute, head of the year, class heads, and ordinary seats. Now, except for the head of the year and the spot for the head of White Ten Class, all other seats were filled to capacity.

Yi Luo Xiang was not ugly before, but she was just an ordinary girl. It was only in the past year that she truly became beautiful. However, during that year, she always stayed by Xin Yun's side, adventuring in deserted places, hence no one saw her beauty unfold.

Now, although Yi Luo Xiang had become stunningly beautiful, breathtakingly so, very few had actually seen her. Especially for those experts who were usually engrossed in hard cultivation, who had the time to visit White Ten Class to see a beauty, right?

But now it was different. Xin Yun knew that with this challenge, everyone would witness Yi Luo Xiang's beauty. There would be more and more troubles ahead, but Xin Yun wasn't afraid. To marry a beauty like her, one must be prepared for such things.

Fortunately, Xin Yun never needed to worry about Yi Luo Xiang's fidelity. In fact... her standards were so high, it was unbelievable. If it weren't for Xin Yun's appearance, there would be no man in this world who could catch Yi Luo Xiang's eye. Not Ming Xuan, not Po Kong. Otherwise, in the last life, if she had shown even a slight interest, she probably would have been married off long ago.

Girls are like that, the more beautiful they are, the prouder they become. And pride is a requisite for a girl; without it, any random man would do, and where would fidelity be then? Trampled by countless others. Without pride and high standards, a girl is essentially no different from the base and lowly. Both Yi Luo and Yan Qingying embody such pride that it's almost heavenly.

Originally, Xin Yun had no chance of being noticed by Yi Luo, but the good thing was, Xin Yun had been reborn. He met Yi Luo at the hardest time and fostered a love stronger than gold over many years. Their love transcended all bounds, no longer about standards or pride.

With Yi Luo by his side, they slowly entered the arena. Looking at the sea of people outside, Xin Yun had a feeling akin to knowingly courting danger. He knew that by showing up with Yi Luo, her beauty would surely attract a lot of unwanted attention, yet he couldn't avoid it, nor was it possible to hide.

Yi Luo is a person, not a trinket to be hidden away in a pocket unseen by others. Even if Xin Yun didn't join this challenge, Yi Luo's beauty couldn't be concealed. Sooner or later, the inevitable would come. Rather than waiting for an unknown ordeal, it was better to face it head-on; let the storms come and settle all issues at once so they cease to be issues.

"Wow! Whoa..." As the two entered, abruptly... the entire arena erupted with exclamations. Clearly... everyone was shocked by Yi Luo Xiang's unparalleled charm. In their wildest dreams, most had never imagined a girl this enchanting could exist in the world. Compared to her, the beauties they used to know were mere plain janes.

After escorting Yi Luo gently to the stands, Xin Yun bowed his head and exchanged a few words with Yi Luo, then walked confidently to the entrance with a self-assured demeanor and summoned Yinglong before heading straight to the center of the field.

As Xin Yun made his entrance, Shi Po Kong, who had been leaning back in his chair with his eyes slightly closed, suddenly sat up straight. His eyes opened wide, watching Xin Yun intently. It was this man who, years ago, had given him a taste of death. If it hadn't been for the referee ending the match, who knows what the final outcome would have been.

Over the years, when compared to his peers, he had always emerged victorious. Although there were a few who could give him a scent of defeat, no one had truly beaten him. The only one to ever give him a whiff of death was Xin Yun, and no other.