novelraw Chapter 193: Forced to do something
Chapter 193: Forced to do something
Watching his three teammates get utterly crushed in completely one-sided fashion.
Liu Ziming stood by the arena edge, his mouth opening and closing for a long moment before he finally let out a heavy sigh.
He stepped forward with a tragic expression that screamed "if I don't do this, who will?":
"Alright, alright! Looks like this beating-taking duty ultimately falls to this young master! Brother Su! Go easy on me! Don't hit the face!"
Liu Ziming walked to the center of the arena and stood firm, spiritual energy beginning to surge around him.
Crackling purple lightning started gathering and dancing between his hands, filling the air with a scorching atmosphere.
His Life Soul, Purple Thunder!
"Brother Su! Watch out!"
Liu Ziming shouted loudly, thrusting both hands forward violently!
The violent purple lightning had just left his hands, not yet fully formed...Time Abyss Pupil, slow down!
That familiar force field enveloped the area once again!
Liu Ziming only felt his hands suddenly grow heavy.
The purple lightning that should have shot out rapidly was now crawling forward with extreme slowness, inch by inch with great difficulty right in front of his palms!
And he himself found even turning his eyeballs becoming exceptionally difficult.
He could only watch helplessly as his trump card advanced in this ridiculous, slow-motion fashion.
Su Zhan couldn't even be bothered to use any techniques.
As casually as taking a stroll, he easily bypassed the cluster of purple lightning slowly writhing in the deceleration force field, walking up to Liu Ziming.
Then, he reached out his hand, pressed it against Liu Ziming's chest.
Gave a light push.
"Urgh ah!"
Liu Ziming let out a short exclamation.
Stiffly falling backward.
With a thud, he directly fell outside the arena boundary line.
Lying sprawled out on the ground.
From start to finish, probably less than two seconds.
Liu Ziming, defeated!
Defeated even more cleanly and efficiently than Xu Hao, and even more... lacking any sense of participation.
Complete silence fell around the arena.
Xie Xi, Feng Jue, and Xu Hao looked at Liu Ziming lying on the ground questioning his life choices, then looked at Su Zhan on the arena who wasn't even breathing heavily, falling into complete silence.
This was no longer sparring.
This was completely adults beating children.
Stream Realm combined with that Time Abyss Pupil was simply unsolvable for them at Dew Realm!
"Don't take it too hard, this is mainly due to realm suppression."
Su Zhan restrained his aura, walking up to the four of them: "The quality and total amount of spiritual energy at Stream Realm far exceeds Dew Realm, and control over power is more refined. When you also break through to Stream Realm and your spiritual energy undergoes qualitative change, you definitely won't be as helpless as today."
"Brother Su, no need to comfort us! What realm suppression is this?"
Liu Ziming still looked somewhat frustrated, but his mouth had already regained its liveliness: "This is simply dimensional reduction strike! That SSS Life Soul is too overpowered!"
Xu Hao also whispered in agreement: "Yeah Brother Su, your speed is too fast, I couldn't even escape with teleportation..."
"Su Zhan is right, the realm gap is the main factor. If we were also at Stream Realm with sufficient spiritual energy strength, we might be able to resist that deceleration effect to some extent, at least we wouldn't be completely helpless like now."
Xie Xi looked at Su Zhan seriously: "However, this has indeed let us see the gap clearly. Stream Realm... is even stronger than I imagined."
"Alright then! Looks like this young master also needs to go into closed-door cultivation!"
Liu Ziming put his arm around Xu Hao's shoulder: "Can't let Brother Su steal all the spotlight alone! Xu Hao, we need to work hard too!"
Xu Hao stumbled from being pulled: "Mhm mhm! Let's work hard!"
Su Zhan looked at the two of them.
Within the team, these two cultivated the slowest.
Both were currently at Dew Realm eighth stage.
Feng Jue was at Dew Realm ninth stage, Xie Xi was at Dew Realm tenth stage.
But this was unavoidable.
In any team, there would definitely be stronger and weaker members.
Even if very close, there would still be subtle differences.
The training ground atmosphere eased slightly.
Just as they were preparing to continue daily cultivation.
Their phones vibrated almost simultaneously.
Taking them out to look.
It was an emergency assembly notice sent by Wang Mingyuan in the class group chat, with no extra words, just a concise classroom room number and the words "Come quickly."
"Teacher Wang is summoning us? So urgent?"
Liu Ziming looked somewhat surprised: "What happened?"
"We'll know when we get there."
Xie Xi put away her phone, brows slightly furrowed.
The group didn't dare delay.
Immediately left the training ground, quickly heading toward the designated classroom.
Pushing open the classroom door.
Wang Mingyuan's expression was grave.
The classroom atmosphere therefore seemed somewhat oppressive.
Seeing Su Zhan's group of five enter.
Wang Mingyuan nodded, signaling them to quickly find seats.
His gaze swept over the successively arriving students in the class.
When the last person had taken their seat and the classroom door gently closed.
Only then did Wang Mingyuan slowly speak: "Classmates, quiet please. Gathering everyone temporarily is to convey an important teaching plan that the academy leadership just discussed and passed. The originally scheduled summer vacation is canceled."
"What?"
"Summer vacation is gone?"
"What's going on?"
Immediately, low exclamations and groans sounded from below.
Wang Mingyuan didn't pay attention to these small disturbances, announcing in a serious tone: "All first-year freshmen will go to the southern border fortress during summer vacation for a two-month practical combat garrison and learning mission."
"Fortress?"
"Southern border? Isn't that the front line against mist creatures?"
"Two months!? Going there?"
This news was even more shocking than canceling summer vacation.
Discussion voices rose throughout the classroom.
"Quiet! This is a decision made by the academy after careful consideration."
Wang Mingyuan raised his hand in a pressing gesture, signaling everyone to quiet down: "In recent years, mist activity at the southern border has been unusually frequent, with tremendous pressure. Sending you there is to let you truly witness the cruelty of the battlefield! This will be a crucial lesson on your growth path!"
This is both an arduous challenge and a rare opportunity!
At the fortress, you can experience the most real combat, gaining valuable experience unavailable at the academy!
Outstanding performers will receive heavy rewards from both the academy and military department!"
Although Wang Mingyuan explained the reasons.
The students below still found it difficult to calm down.
"Just kidding? Going to the front line? I'm only Dew Realm sixth stage!"
"I heard they often have large-scale mist events over there, even Tide Realm experts can fall!"
"Two months... that's too long... Can we not go? Too dangerous!"
"Heavy rewards? Need to be alive to receive them..."
...
Liu Ziming leaned close to Su Zhan, lowering his voice: "Damn... going to the fortress... playing this big? Brother Su, we'll really be fighting side by side now!"
Xu Hao whispered as he asked Xie Xi: "Over there... is it very... very cruel?"
Xie Xi slightly frowned, slowly nodding.
"The order has been given and cannot be changed. We depart unified in three days! These three days, prepare well.
Wang Mingyuan took in everyone's reactions, saying solemnly: "Remember, you are students of Vermilion Bird Academy, representing the academy's honor! Don't disgrace the academy!"
Su Zhan looked at those students who didn't want to go to the front line.
He didn't condemn their cowardice in his heart.
Vermilion Bird Academy students were all outstanding talents with exceptional potential.
These people must believe that improving their strength at the academy and waiting until they grow up would better serve Daxia.
Rather than being forced into action like ducks being driven onto a perch.
Su Zhan also felt that studying at the academy and going to the front line after growing up would be more secure.