"Shua!"
He raised his hand and used Shennong's healing ability, casting a white glow onto the bloodied and indistinct body of Qin Qi, pulling him back from the brink of death.
This scene left everyone in utter amazement, their eyes wide and mouths agape.
They were all shocked that Luo Yu was actually willing to heal Qin Qi, especially since he had shown no mercy when striking, aiming to kill.
"Cough cough."
Qin Qi weakly opened his eyes, which once held a domineering aura were now dim and lackluster.
When he saw that it was Luo Yu who had saved him, his whole body trembled, and his lips began to quiver, "You...are you mocking me?"
Luo Yu smiled.
"Oh?"
"Is this what you call mockery?"
"Shua!"
Luo Yu flashed to stand in front of Qin Qi, grabbed his neck, and lifted him up, while covering his own body with spiritual power to block the bleeding.
"Qin Qi, all of this is a result of your own doing."
"Dare to spout another displeasing word, and I'll end you here and now, not even the Heavenly King Lao Zi would make a difference."
Luo Yu's words were decisive, his body radiating a terrifying killing intent that caused Qin Qi's already weakened body to shake ceaselessly. He didn't even have the strength to clench his teeth.
In the end, Qin Qi's entire spirit deflated, and he said:
"Victory belongs to the king, defeat to the foe."
"The better man won, I admit my loss."
Qin Qi's voice was soft, but it drew a chorus of incredulity from countless people, even Shi Kai couldn't help but be moved.
They all knew Qin Qi, who was proud to the very core, indifferent and dismissive of everything.
But now, he had actually admitted defeat with his own mouth.
It was more difficult than killing him.
Yet, Luo Yu had managed to do just that, convincing one of the Eight Great Young Masters of Great Xia to admit defeat sincerely.
How many in the world could achieve such a feat?
"Heh, smart of you to recognize the situation," Luo Yu said as he casually cleaned his ears, scoffing and unceremoniously dropping Qin Qi to the ground.
Qin Qi, unable to cope with such a defeat, had a vacant look in his eyes.
His goal had always been the other seven monsters of Great Xia, and the God's Children from beyond the borders. Yet, to his disbelief, he had been thoroughly crushed by a nobody first-year student from his own school, outmatched in every aspect, his every trump card played and still unable to win.
Luo Yu looked at him and said coldly:
"Qin Qi, you have chosen the path to your downfall. I spared your life so you can serve Great Xia with your useful talents."
"If you still refuse to accept this, you can come after me again, but if you dare engage in any underhanded tactics, don't blame me for being heartless and ruthless."
Qin Qi's hollow eyes regained a bit of spirit as his body trembled, "Do you think I, Qin Qi, am such a despicable person?"
"That at least shows some backbone."
Luo Yu turned away without looking back at him, facing all the students and instructors of the Martial University.
His expression was gentle as he spoke slowly:
"Personally, I believe the student council has no reason to exist from this day forth."
"Who's in favor, and who's against?"
There was dead silence all around; thousands of talented students from Martial University stood tight-lipped, not daring to utter a word.
And the student council members, clad in black uniforms, shivered as they took off their jackets, no longer daring to wear them.
Wu Tiansong and Tu Fei were trembling with fear, worried that Luo Yu would come after them for retribution.
With their leader brought to heel, they didn't dare to mutter a word.
"Since there are no objections, I assume everyone supports the decision," Luo Yu nodded, then turned to Shi Kai.
"Principal, with the student council gone, the power has been liberated. You should handle it properly, I won't interfere in this matter."
"Fine," Principal Shi nodded, his face showing a hint of delight.
The old student council was not bad; it could maintain campus order and reasonably form squads to carry out missions.
But as Qin Qi's strength grew, the council began to overstep its bounds, gradually slipping out of his control.
Even if it wasn't Qin Qi's directive, it was still his strength and background that emboldened lower members to commit misdeeds.
Like Xue Can using crafty means to wildly harvest points from the newcomers, amassing wealth.
Now, Luo Yu had directly cut out this malignant tumor, purifying the source and setting things right, which was only beneficial and not at all harmful to Sichuan Province Martial University.
The surrounding students, seeing Principal Shi nod and bow, dropped their jaws in silence, internally speechless.
After all, he was the principal.
Is it Xia Luo?
Look at you, hardly an ounce of a principal's authority, too obedient, aren't you?
"Swoosh!"
Luo Yu casually threw a Bronze Cauldron, capturing everyone's attention, uncertain of what he intended to do.
The Bronze Cauldron expanded in mid-air, generating a suction force within, and directly pulled Qin Qi into it.
The crowd was first amazed by the magic of the small cauldron, then confused, wasn't it agreed to release Qin Qi? What was this about?
Luo Yu addressed the people around him:
"There must be people from the Qin Family in the crowd, notify Patriarch Qin to bring the treasures and ransom his grandson."
"I've been wronged today, and in the end, I didn't even kill Qin Qi, that's an even greater injustice. If he doesn't personally deliver the items, I'm afraid this won't be easily settled."
The people gaped in shock.
You feel wronged?
You beat someone to this state, and you feel wronged?
Many secretly sized up Luo Yu, murmuring in their hearts, you don't seem to have a single hair out of place.
Though they thought this, no one dared to say it aloud; they could only nod in agreement.
Soon, a student hurriedly left the crowd.
"Swoosh!"
The Great Cauldron holding Qin Qi swiftly shrank and fell back into Luo Yu's hand, shocking many onlookers.
Even Shi Kai was shocked; the last time he saw this magical artifact was in the Tiger-Dwelling Mountain Secret Realm.
It could expand and shrink, even capture people and objects. Such a treasure was truly rare.
And no matter how he looked at it, he felt the cauldron's features resembled the legendary Nine Cauldrons of Huaxia, which suppressed the dragon veins of the Nine Provinces.
"Luo brother, is everything settled?" Shi Kai asked.
"It's settled." Luo Yu nodded: "Principal Shi, please feel free."
Shi Kai cleared his throat and announced to all the students around him:
"Since everyone is here today, I'll announce some news ahead of time."
"In two and a half months, that is, by the end of this year, the World Youth Martial Artist Competition will be held, where top young martial artists from all over the world will represent their countries in combat."
Upon hearing this, the whole place buzzed with excitement.
To represent one's country in combat was indeed a great honor.
Cheng Jinjin's eyes gleamed: "If I could win first place in the World Youth Competition, wouldn't that mean I'm the foremost among the younger generation globally?"
"Indeed, even the older generation might not be able to win against them, as the participants are likely to include the God's Children of various countries." Huo Tongtian nodded.
"This is so exhilarating, truly exhilarating." Cheng Jinjin was beyond excited.
Diao Lingluo said: "What are you excited for? We surely have no part in a competition of this caliber."
Cheng Jinjin shook his head: "I might not be able to participate, but our boss can. When the time comes, just cheer for the boss, that's good enough."
"Indeed, with his strength, he can surely participate." Lyu Chan confirmed.
"Don't be too optimistic, there's definitely something fishy about this world competition. Those foreign God's Children have each received the inheritance of Divine Power from the resurrected deities; it's not as simple as just their own cultivation." Dajiuer seemed to know something, her expression grim.
The excitement was doused by her words, and no one argued because it was known that deities were awakening abroad, displaying miracles, whereas in Great Xia there had been no such occurrences since Godchild Luo Yu's birth.
Shi Kai continued:
"Due to the upcoming World Youth Martial Artist Competition at the end of the year, the originally scheduled national university competition at the beginning of next year will be held earlier, at the end of this month, in just ten days."
"Hiss—"
"That's soon."
"There aren't many days left."
"There's too little time to prepare."
"It's obvious they want to use this martial artist competition to train soldiers and select participants for the world competition."
Someone with eager eyes looked at Luo Yu standing on the stage, saying:
"In previous years, our Chuan Province Martial University could only rank third or fourth in the nation. With Xia Luo here, we might just move up the ranks this year, right?"
"Definitely! I see a great chance." Another affirmed.
"To defeat Qin Qi means he has the strength to challenge the Double-Pupil Overlord of the Xiang Family and Liu Family's Young Saint."
"Those two should not be taken lightly; Qin Qi has lost to them over the years."
On the other side, Patriarch Qin, Qin Zheng, received a phone call. Learning that his undefeated grandson had been captured and seeing a video of Qin Qi being pummeled by Luo Yu, he was stunned.
"What?"
He was completely shocked.