Novel Full Chapter 286: The Courting Death Duo, Qin Wudao and Mu Chen
Chapter 286: Chapter 286: The Courting Death Duo, Qin Wudao and Mu Chen
“I’m saying you’re weak.”
“Just because you can’t do something, don’t assume others can’t either.”
“Rather than asking me here, you’d be better off going to see the depths of the Secret Realm for yourself.”
Gu Yuexi’s tone remained indifferent, tinged with a hint of disappointment.
In truth, she had hoped that this Su Yingxue really possessed the rumored potential of a Great Emperor. Even the potential to reach the Emperor Realm would have been enough.
Because in the near future, the more experts humanity had, the better.
But after seeing Su Yingxue in person, Gu Yuexi knew. At best, this girl would only ever reach the King-level. She’d struggle to even touch the Emperor Realm.
“You!”
Su Yingxue trembled with anger, her chest heaving violently, on the verge of erupting on the spot.
Just then, the supervising professor from the Spiritual Mind Master Academy couldn’t watch any longer. He stood up, frowning, and interjected in a stern voice:
“Alright! That’s enough from both of you! Gu Yuexi, you may be very strong, but there’s no need to belittle your classmate like that!”
“Su Yingxue is just having an off day!”
He naturally had to defend his own student.
In his opinion, Gu Yuexi was simply too arrogant and had no respect for her classmates at all.
Hearing this, Gu Yuexi just shrugged nonchalantly.
’She’s weak. So what? Can’t I even say it?’
She couldn’t be bothered to argue with them, so she simply turned and walked away.
She left behind a Su Yingxue who looked ready to explode and a group of students and teachers staring at each other in bewilderment.
Su Yingxue watched Gu Yuexi’s uncaring back, a raging fire of anger and fighting spirit igniting in her eyes.
’Gu Yuexi!’
’I’ll remember you!’
’This humiliation… I, Su Yingxue… will repay it a hundred times over!’
…
How could such an explosive scene not attract attention?
Soon, someone posted everything that had just happened onto the Jing University campus forums.
They even secretly filmed a video of the two girls’ confrontation.
The title was especially clickbaity:
“Breaking! Mysterious Transfer Student Appears in Beast Taming Academy’s S-Class, Crushes a Sixth-Grade Demon Beast in Five Minutes, and Publicly Mocks ’Future Empress’ Su Yingxue for Being Too Weak!”
The moment this title appeared, it blew up the entire campus forum!
The forum instantly split into two factions, arguing heatedly.
Soon, the resourceful netizens began to dig deep into Gu Yuexi’s background.
Since the events on Hong Kong Island hadn’t been completely suppressed—they just hadn’t attracted widespread attention on the Continent—it didn’t take long for someone to dig up Gu Yuexi’s astonishing feats from various Hong Kong forums and news sites!
“Holy shit! Bros, I found it! This Gu Yuexi… she’s a big deal!”
“She’s the one who recently passed through the Star Sea Glazed Tower on Hong Kong Island and was hailed by the Hong Kong media as the ’Future Empress’!”
Post after post appeared, with attached screenshots of news articles and video links from Hong Kong Island.
When they saw the recording of Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng’s miraculous battle in Spirit Martial Eternity, when they saw the phenomenon of the Star Sea Glazed Tower’s immense golden light, the entire Jing University forum fell completely silent.
’So… she was a “Future Empress” too?!’
Now things were getting interesting!
One was Su Yingxue, the Future Empress from the Capital City itself, a rising star whom countless people had high hopes for.
The other was Gu Yuexi, a powerful dragon crossing the river from Hong Kong Island, a mysterious prodigy who also held the title of “Future Empress.”
Hong Kong Island’s Future Empress vs. Kyoto’s Future Empress—who was the true chosen one?
This topic instantly became the hottest issue on campus!
A portion of those who had seen the Spirit Martial Eternity video immediately sided with Gu Yuexi.
However, the majority of students still believed in and were more willing to support Su Yingxue.
After all, Su Yingxue was their Capital City’s prodigy. They had watched her grow step by step and felt a natural sense of closeness and identification with her.
“Heh, Hong Kong Island is just some backwater place. You actually believe the media’s hype? What Star Sea Glazed Tower? Never even heard of it. Who knows if they just made it up for publicity?”
“Exactly! Videos can be faked, and stats can be padded. Su Yingxue’s talent, on the other hand, has been certified by all the bigwigs in Kyoto!”
“That Gu Yuexi is just too arrogant. She has zero team spirit. Even if someone like that is strong individually, her future achievements will be limited. I’m still rooting for Sister Su!”
…
「Night.」
Inside a luxurious single-person dorm for a fourth-year student at Jing University.
A tall, handsome young man was looking with great interest at the various posts and videos about Gu Yuexi on his screen.
When his gaze fell upon Gu Yuexi’s coolly beautiful face, an excited gleam suddenly erupted in his eyes.
“Gu Yuexi… you’ve finally come.”
He reached out a finger, gently tracing Gu Yuexi’s cheek on the screen, the corner of his mouth curving into a smile of absolute confidence.
This person
was none other than the one ranked third on Jing University’s Celestial Pride List!
Qin Wudao of the Qin Family—one of Kyoto’s top aristocratic families!
Jing University’s true Celestial Pride List wasn’t some child’s play for first-year students.
It was a pinnacle of glory that could only be reached through a combination of overall strength, talent, and combat achievements, after passing through countless trials of blood and fire.
An up-and-coming genius like Su Yingxue, despite having her talent highly regarded,
still had to rely on strength and honor to earn a spot on Jing University’s Celestial Pride List!
Right now, she was still far too green.
And Qin Wudao, as a fourth-year senior, had long been dismissive of such empty fame on campus.
Not long ago, he had returned from training on the treacherous Alien Race battlefields, carrying an aura of bloodlust and iron that he had yet to fully conceal. His strength had long since far surpassed that of his peers!
As for Gu Yuexi,
he had seen her long ago in Spirit Martial Eternity.
The winning-streak record that Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng had broken in Spirit Martial Eternity was one he had casually set upon graduating from high school.
And he had been present for that great battle between Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng in Spirit Martial Eternity’s PK arena!
From the moment he saw Gu Yuexi’s fighting form, he had been deeply captivated.
Looks, talent—Gu Yuexi was flawless!
But the most important thing was her aura!
That calmness, that power, that solitary pride that seemed to place her above all living things—it made him, for the first time, feel a powerful desire for a woman, a desire he called “conquest”!
From that moment on, he already considered Gu Yuexi his woman.
However, he was in no hurry.
Any woman he, Qin Wudao, set his sights on was destined to be his!
Now, she had come to Jing University, to his territory.
“Heh heh, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
…
「Meanwhile.」
In another dimly lit dorm room on campus.
Another young man was also staring intently at Gu Yuexi’s face on a screen.
But his eyes held not a trace of admiration, only endless malice and a bone-deep hatred.
His face was slightly distorted with agitation and fury, and his fingers gripped the edge of the desk so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
This person was Mu Chen, the last remnant of Hong Kong Island’s Mu Family!
When the Mu Family was exterminated, he had been in Kyoto and hadn’t returned, thus escaping the disaster!
He didn’t even know why his family had been suddenly wiped out. He had only heard through a few scattered channels that it seemed…
to be related to a woman named Gu Yuexi!
Mu Chen had originally been a fairly well-known prodigy at Jing University, but after the Mu Family was destroyed, he had completely changed.
In recent days,
he had been like a venomous snake hiding in a gutter, concealing his identity while frantically gathering any and all information about Gu Yuexi.
Now, his wait was finally over!