Yi Qing was thinking about the conversation she had had with Jiang Chen in the west courtyard days before.
She had behaved like she was far better than Jiang Chen. She had thought he was only trash dreaming about joining the superfine class, and she had elbowed him out to the east courtyard.
Then Jiang Chen had had a great performance in all aspects in the exam of the superfine class, but still, she had been unwilling to accept he was actually good.
That day, Jiang Chenâs performance made her realize how ignorant and ridiculous she had been.
Su Li had gotten carried away. When Yi Qing left the platform, there was only Jiang Chen and Gao Tiange left on it.
âJiang Chen has had two fights. He needs a break,â a voice suddenly came and reminded them while people were looking forward to the fight.
It was Fey who had spoken. He had been completely convinced by Jiang Chen. He had stopped complaining and found a new direction for his lost heart. This time, he would try his best to conquer the possible difficulties and never lower his head!
âJiang Chen, you donât have to have this fight. Youâve already won the outstanding grade,â the Dean of Students said.
Jiang Chen had defeated two rivals. No one would gossip, even if he stopped at that moment.
âMr. Dean of Students.â
But this didnât sound good to Gao Tiange. If it ended at this moment, some meddlesome people would keep wondering who was better between them.
He wouldnât allow this to happen. He wouldnât allow others to compare Jiang Chen to him.
âJiang Chen, are you going to chicken out?â he provoked.
âYou didnât have to provoke me. Iâm still waiting for your motherâs apology,â Jiang Chen said.
He wasnât speaking very loudly, but everyone could hear him.
Gao Tiangeâs mother? He meant Fang Yi.
Jiang Chen wanted her to apologize to him?
That was definitely impossible.
Everyone in the upper class of the Sacred City knew Fang Yiâs temper. She was a prideful and mean woman. She was proud to be Gao Tiangeâs mother, because Gao Tiange had the purest blood of the phoenix among all of the direct-line descendants.
âTiange, show him whatâs actually going to happen,â Fang Yi said casually under everyoneâs gazes. She was obvious disdainful of Jiang Chen.
âSure thing.â
Gao Tiange nodded, as if he had only been asked to run a simple errand.
The fight hadnât started, but everyone had already witnessed how arrogant the Gaos were.
âAn aristocratic family of inheritance!â someone exclaimed.
They didnât know Jiang Chen was actually a member of the Gaos, too, and the son of the person who had had the purest blood of phoenix in the past hundred years.
âIâm different from them.â
Gao Tiange looked towards Jiang Chen and said, âIf you think you can defeat me because you defeated them, Iâm telling you itâs impossible.â
âYeah?â
Jiang Chen smiled coldly. He brandished the Redcloud Sword casually with his left hand. Light kept flowing out of the sword, reminding people of how great his last attack had been.
âThe fight between the successor to the doctrine of sword and the Gaos with the phoenix blood. Interesting.â
âBoth of them are swordsmen.â
âIf Jiang Chen can win this fight, he could be ranked on the List of Fame.â
The List of Fame of the Dragon Field was different from the Prince List of the Fire Field. It didnât require one to be a member of an aristocratic family. As long as one was good enough and admired by people, they could have the chance to be recognized.
Gao Tiangeâs sword seemed to be made of fire crystals, but since fire crystal was very fragile, it was obvious this sword had been casted by special means.
Suddenly, the blade started to burn, and the hand grasping the sword was also swallowed by fire, but Gao Tiange wasnât affected. He brandished his spiritual sword with effort, then the fire flew over like arrows. It swept over the fragments of Yi Qingâs spiritual sword.
It didnât take long for the fragments to melt. The hot, molten iron was flowing on the ground. The air became so hot that it could burn people indirectly.
âThe full spirit of the sword, half great doctrine of the creation of fire, blood of the phoenix,â Gao Tiange cried out. He was standing in profile, his sword in his hand. He said, âBring it on!â
Suddenly, Jiang Chen put his sword back into its sheath and threw it onto the ground. He grasped the knife handle with his right hand again.
âOh?â
It was a confusing move. He was facing Gao Tiange, who was more powerful, but he had changed from sword to knife?
âThe Lost Soul!â
As soon as the attack was launched, all of the questions were answered.
It was a pure knife attack, no worse than his sword attacks.
The knife swept across the sky. He had intended to meet at Gao Tiangeâs level.
Unlike Su Li and Yi Qing, Gao Tiange was an opponent that deserved serious treatment. Jiang Chen would never be careless when facing such an adversary.
âHe knows nothing about Gao Tiange. Itâs too risky to attack rashly. With this knife attack, even if it doesnât end well, there wonât be any danger,â the old dean said.
Jiang Chen hadnât been fighting seriously until this moment. Before that, he had just been showing the achievements he had made in practice.
Gao Tiange was shocked by Jiang Chenâs knife attack. He couldnât be too careful. He closed his eyes and adjusted his breath.
âFire Phoenix Flies Upward!â
He pierced his fire sword out. Fire kept flying over.
The dreadful momentum of the knife was burnt up as soon as it made contact with the fire.
Although Jiang Chen was still very far away from the fire and not in contact with it, the hot air penetrated his protective energy and was burning his skin.
âHalf great doctrine of the creation of fire? No, not only that. He also used the power of the blood of the phoenix,â Jiang Chen thought to himself. He suddenly found his situation tricky.
âThe fire isnât only used to attack, but also to crack the enemyâs attack. My son can wear the fire on himself to form an absolutely unapproachable area for as long as he wishes,â Fang Yi said complacently.
âNow you see the gap between me and them? Itâs your turn to lose!â
Gao Tiange attacked actively. The glow of the sword was creating a formidable flame.
He wasnât as skilled at swordsmanship as Jiang Chen, but he had managed to gain the upper hand over the latter.
The glow of the sword and the flame were mixed together perfectly. Before the light could hurt anyone, the flame was ready to burn people to death.
Before Jiang Chen could even seize a chance to exchange blows with him, he was attacked by the fire dragon.
The elevation of the sword was able to cut the flames open, but it did him no good to cut it open. He had to extinguish it.
Jiang Chen tried his best to drive away the flames with the elevation of the sword so that he wouldnât be burned.
âGao Tiange is from an aristocratic family of inheritance. Besides that, heâs been a Reaching Heaven State for a long time. He isnât far off from the initial phase.â
âIâm afraid this time, Jiang Chen wonât be able to amaze us.â
âIt wasnât as he thought. Aristocratic families of inheritance arenât easy to deal with. People wonât be able to realize how powerful the blood of the phoenix is unless they experience it in person.â
Gao Tiange didnât even have to accumulate force to exert his sword movement. He only needed to mix the blood of the phoenix with the creation of fire to force Jiang Chen back.
âAverage people wouldnât be able to persist for such a long time in a fight with someone from an aristocratic family of inheritance, even if there wasnât a huge gap between their states or martial arts techniques. Jiang Chen is doing great,â Shi Gandang said.
âThatâs because Gao Tiange hasnât tried his best. Otherwise, Jiang Chen would have been defeated,â the dean of the south courtyard said. This fight had nothing to do with the south courtyard, but he would be happy to see Jiang Chen defeated.
âI think heâs afraid to expose his flaws. Thatâs why he is pursuing security like a shameless coward. Donât you think so?â
âHuh.â
The dean of the south courtyard didnât argue. Jiang Chen would suffer anyway.
Jiang Chen had experienced how powerful the blood of the phoenix was. The Redcloud Sword was burning, the blade a crimson red. It wasnât because of the glow of the sword. It had been burnt red.
I have to end the fight with one sword attack if I want to win. Jiang Chen had realized this, but he wasnât sure whether he should attack or not.