Chapter 354: Chapter 350: Strongest Student (5)

They were all students of the same academy, yet the gap between them was astonishingly vast.

This bolt of thunder was countless times more powerful than the one from Ling Yanhang.

However, it still failed to cause any substantial harm to Bai Junran. Instead, with an air of Ruling the World and unparalleled dominance, Bai Junran executed a Dragon Transformation Hand, firmly catching the massive bolt of thunder.

What an incredible scene.

It made the onlookers’ blood boil with excitement.

The Young Master of the Bai Family was the most terrifying of the younger generation in the Wencheng Martial Cultivation Realm. This scene alone proved his reputation was well-deserved.

’If he becomes a Rank Three Creature, just how powerful will he be?’

The students’ jaws dropped, and they stood completely stunned. They gulped, their throats suddenly feeling dry.

"Is your thunder the best you’ve got? Can’t you make it any stronger?" Bai Junran roared, wild and arrogant, as he withstood the massive bolt. The air was thick with tension; he was certain this was Tu Xiao’an’s strongest technique.

Tu Xiao’an was also surprised by Bai Junran’s performance, but only surprised. He wasn’t exactly shaken.

"Then I’ll grant your wish. If you can withstand this next one, I, Tu Xiao’an, will gouge out this Snake King’s Left Eye and give it back to you."

The electricity surrounding his body grew increasingly intense as he instantly emptied all the Power of Thunder and Lightning within him.

"Thunder God’s Fury, ten times!"

A deafening roar echoed out.

Light—a searing white light—so brilliant it turned the entire Ancient Academy into a vast, blank expanse.

In that instant, everyone was blinded. They couldn’t see a thing, their ears filled only with the SIZZLING CRACKLE of electricity.

Bai Junran instantly felt a profound sense of crisis. BANG...

The golden dragon claw he had formed suddenly disintegrated. The massive thunderbolt in the sky above swelled to more than five times its previous size.

The area it was about to strike would likely encompass the entire Martial Arts Arena.

BOOM...

It was as if the apocalypse had arrived. The thunder tore through the sky. Bai Junran’s dark, profound eyes bulged as he was instantly engulfed by the immense bolt from above, mercilessly ravaged by its power.

"So what if the thunder is stronger? I, Bai Junran, will not fall!"

The Martial Arts Arena became a Thunder Sea. Under the baptism of this lightning, Bai Junran looked as though he were in the throes of Crossing the Tribulation.

But gradually, he bent over uncontrollably, his face turning pale.

A few seconds later, he dropped to one knee. A few more seconds after that, his seemingly imposing, tall, and straight figure was completely submerged in the Thunder Sea.

’What’s going on... What happened... Where am I...’

Everyone on site was completely dumbfounded, their eyes still unable to see a thing.

After a long moment, the raging electricity gradually dissipated, and the fierce winds died down. The students looked out and saw that the Martial Arts Arena was gone. There was nothing left; it had been razed to the ground.

Who won?

’Was it the strongest freshman, or God Bai Junran? Why have they both disappeared? Did they take each other out?’

Where the Martial Arts Arena once stood, now razed to the ground, there was a massive, ten-foot-deep crater, a scene of utter destruction.

"Look, everyone! It’s the strongest freshman!"

Indeed, the slender figure was hovering in mid-air, a faint smile on his face.

What about God Bai Junran?

*Cough, cough...*

From deep within the crater, a series of coughs could be heard. A soot-blackened Bai Junran, looking completely wretched, struggled to climb out. He was a pathetic sight, his bronze skin now black as ink, as if he had just rolled through a pile of coal.

After climbing out, he swayed the moment he stood up, but ultimately managed to remain on his feet.

Looking like that???

’He lost? God Bai Junran lost?’

"You’re very good, to have reduced me to such a pathetic state."

"But our fight isn’t over yet!" Bai Junran swayed, wanting to fight again, but his entire body was numb, and he couldn’t muster even a shred of strength.

He was a spent force. This was likely the greatest humiliation he had ever suffered in his life.

Tu Xiao’an drifted down, landing in front of the swaying Bai Junran. Contempt filled his eyes as he said softly, "Stop trying to act tough. And don’t feel ashamed. Losing to me was inevitable."

Bai Junran’s eyes immediately flew open, his eyebrows bristling. Veins bulged on his face as he glared at him in fury.

His words were enough to make anyone fly into a thunderous rage, but Bai Junran currently lacked the strength to even jump.

"Bai Junran, you are nothing before me. Killing you would be far too easy. But seeing as I took a Snake King Stone from you, I’ll spare your life. Don’t you ever dare provoke me again, lest you bring disaster upon yourself."

"You..." Bai Junran was so wild and arrogant; how could he endure such words? ’So this is what real contempt feels like,’ he thought.

Suddenly, a massive force struck one of his legs. Tu Xiao’an had kicked him, forcing him uncontrollably down to one knee, kneeling before him.

The scene caused an immediate uproar. ’God Bai Junran was defeated, and he’s kneeling for mercy?’

’How is that possible?’

But it was true; they weren’t seeing things. It was just that no one had noticed the kick from Tu Xiao’an.

"You... *PFFT*..."

Bai Junran spat out a mouthful of blood. The humiliation was immense. A man’s knees are as precious as gold, and as the Young Master of the Bai Family, he had only ever been the one to be knelt to.

This blow, combined with his predicament, was too much for Bai Junran’s thunder-ravaged body to bear. Suffering a twofold assault on his body and mind, he coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood and collapsed, unconscious.

’Huh? That fragile?’ Tu Xiao’an was surprised.

’Sigh... A flower raised in a greenhouse. Did he really faint from anger just like that?’

Tu Xiao’an looked at the unconscious Bai Junran, speechless. ’He’s not even as tough as Jiang Xingze was. I don’t know how many times Jiang Xingze has knelt to me.’

’He’s already used to kneeling. This guy faints after kneeling just once?’

The crowd remained in a state of extreme shock, unable to process what they had seen.

’How is it possible? How could God Bai Junran lose? He lost just like that, and now he’s even unconscious?’

He was the Young Master of the Bai Family, the most terrifying of Wencheng’s younger generation.

The terrifying image of Bai Junran catching the massive thunderbolt with his bare hands still lingered in many people’s minds. Many of Bai Junran’s fans were on the verge of going insane.

It was even more painful than if they had lost themselves.

"Bai Junran actually lost. Unbelievable."

Elsewhere, three genius-level, top-tier students stood together, shock written all over their faces.

They were all among the top five experts, and their strengths were roughly on par with one another. They knew Bai Junran’s power all too well.

The red-haired Xiao He spoke up. "Bai Junran still underestimated his opponent. He didn’t even use his full strength. Or perhaps, the final burst of power from his opponent’s thunder was far beyond his expectations."

"He definitely underestimated him. Bai Junran lost just like that without even using his true abilities. What an anticlimax."

A hint of schadenfreude appeared on a few of their faces. Seeing the wild and arrogant Young Master of the Bai Family defeated was truly a pleasing sight.

In another part of the sky, the peerlessly beautiful Evil Qiqi’s eyes glinted as she muttered to herself, "Bai Junran lost? Unbelievable. Hehe, interesting. It looks like this year at the Ancient Academy is going to be fun."

"Hmph... Why am I happy about this? The stronger that freshman is, the harder it will be for me to take his Immortal Spirit Peacock." Evil Qiqi seemed conflicted for a moment, then gave a bewitching smile. "But isn’t that more interesting? This lady loves a good challenge."