37: Water Spirit Technique

Wei Lan couldn't bring herself to smile at the sight. Everyone seemed to have misunderstood something, so she quickly stood up and shouted,

"You, surnamed Yin, you brought this on yourself! Everyone knows what you're up to, yet you still blame Brother Qing. You're simply the villain playing the victim."

Wei Lan's words caused a sudden shift in the atmosphere, and the crowd's gossip-hungry hearts could no longer be contained.

"Another one?"

"I didn't expect to see such a melodramatic love triangle."

"Who do you think is the main wife and who's the mistress?"

"Is that even a question? It's definitely the short-haired girl."

"Why?"

Passerby A said, "She's so cute and has a great figure. If it were me, I'd definitely choose her."

Passerby B said, "Not necessarily. That long-haired girl is also quite pretty, in a delicate and pitiable way."

Passerby A: "Does your family own a plane?"

Passerby B: "No, does that have anything to do with this?"

"If you don't have a plane, why do you like an airport?"

"..."

Seeing the misunderstanding grow larger, Wei Lan became anxious. "Yin, I advise you to stop pestering Brother Qing, or I won't be polite to you."

Yin Tiantian snorted, completely unafraid. "Just you? Try it if you have the guts."

"They're going to fight, they're going to fight!"

"I wonder if the main wife is stronger, or if the mistress is superior."

"That Xiao Weiqing is impressive, being able to make two such beautiful girls fight over him. He's a role model for our generation."

Wei Lan said angrily, "Try it then. If you lose, stop pestering Brother Qing."

Yin Tiantian said, "Hmph, even if I lose, there will be others coming for Xiao Weiqing."

As soon as she said this,

The entire room erupted.

"Holy crap, there are more outside?"

"What makes this Xiao Weiqing so special? Is it just because he's handsome?"

"This kind of behavior is bad. I'll have to go ask him for some pointers later."

"I'll go too. I have to admit, I'm genuinely impressed."

Wei Lan said crossly, "Why? Are you all just going to be so unreasonable?"

Yin Tiantian replied, "It can't be helped. Who told him to be so outstanding that he suppressed so many of us under him?"

Boom!

The Attic completely exploded with noise.

"What did I just hear?"

"So many people... suppressed under him?"

"Holy shit! That's explosive news."

"Do you think it's one by one, or one against many?"

"I don't know, I've never tried it. I can't even imagine it."

"Damn! What a scumbag."

"Condemnation! I strongly condemn this kind of behavior."

"Exactly, how can he be like this? Unless he brings me along next time."

Everyone: "?"

Seeing things get more and more twisted, Wei Lan was so anxious she almost cried. "Brother Qing, say something!"

"..."

Xiao Weiqing was speechless.

With a dark face, he stood up and flicked Wei Lan's forehead. "Sit down."

"Oh."

Wei Lan sat down aggrievedly.

Xiao Weiqing said coldly to Yin Tiantian, "Do you people from the Prefecture City really have to force me out of the assessment?"

As soon as he spoke,

Everyone was stunned.

"Force him out of the assessment?"

"What does that mean?"

"I remember now. Xiao Weiqing—that name sounds so familiar. Where have I seen it?"

"Xiao Weiqing, rank 37 on the Upper Academy points leaderboard, the only one with a Rank 3 Extraordinary Talent on the Upper Academy list."

Everyone had seen the Upper Academy leaderboard and had a deep impression of this unique Rank 3 Extraordinary Talent.

"So, this girl isn't here to find her husband, but to cause trouble?"

"Damn it, are you people from the Prefecture City that overbearing?"

A young man stood up, slammed the table, and shouted.

The only Rank 5 Trainee from his city had been beaten into withdrawing from the assessment that morning. That Trainee could have originally entered the Upper Academy.

At this moment, the young man could no longer hold back and erupted.

The person behind Yin Tiantian said, "So what if we are? You bunch of hicks."

"You bastard, what did you say?"

The air in the Attic was suddenly thick with the smell of gunpowder. The Trainees from the local cities felt severely insulted.

"I'm telling the truth. You trash, there are 30 slots for the Upper Academy and 600 for the Middle Academy. Take them or leave them, otherwise, all of you can just rot in the Lower Academy."

"Damn it, this is too much!"

Some people were about to make a move.

"Don't! You can't fight inside the Attic. Do you want to end your assessment early?" someone advised.

Xiao Weiqing sneered. He had seen enough. He said to Yin Tiantian and her group, "After we finish eating, we'll wait for you outside."

"Brother Qing..." Zhang Dawei said anxiously.

"It's fine. It has to be resolved eventually. I don't even consider these few people a threat."

Yin Tiantian said, "Fine, I hope you don't run away."

As for Xiao Weiqing's words, they just took them as him being boastful.

Xiao Weiqing ignored them and lowered his head to eat. A cold glint flashed in his eyes. What use was a war of words?

If you have something to say, tell it to my Samadhi True Fire.

With 70 strands of Qi Fire, he could defeat the Rank 5 Zhou Ming with a single palm strike. Now that his Qi Fire had been refined to 250 strands, he didn't believe any of the current new Trainees had the ability to withstand one of his strikes.

Zhang Dawei opened his Wristband and told the group about Xiao Weiqing's upcoming fight with Yin Tiantian.

Qin Sheng rushed over immediately.

"Are you sure you're going to fight later?"

Xiao Weiqing said, "I have no choice. They've already blocked my door."

"Fine, I'll go notify the other three cities."

"Yeah, but you guys just watch. I don't care about these people. Try not to cause a large-scale battle. First, it doesn't look good, and second, it's not in our favor."

Qin Sheng nodded. If the Trainees from the local cities didn't all unite, they wouldn't be able to oppose the people from the Prefecture City.

Half an hour later.

The originally gloomy weather turned into dark clouds.

Drip!

Drip! Patter!

Rain began to fall from the sky.

Outside the Attic in Area D-4.

A large crowd of Trainees had gathered.

In an open space.

Two groups of people were facing off, ignoring the rain.

Yin Tiantian stared at Xiao Weiqing.

"Xiao Weiqing, Anqiu City, Extraordinary Talent: Rank 3 True Art, Samadhi True Fire. I'm right, aren't I?"

Xiao Weiqing didn't respond.

Yin Tiantian said, "Unfortunately, my Extraordinary Talent is Rank 5, Water Spirit Art. Water overcomes fire; you have no chance of winning."

Xiao Weiqing remained expressionless. "Is that so? You're that confident?"

"You should know that while water overcomes fire, fire can also overcome water."

Yin Tiantian shook her head. "I naturally know your strength, and I know that True Arts are all extraordinary. Whether you defeated Zhou Ming because of luck or strength, I won't underestimate you."

"But, unfortunately, it's raining now. You don't have even the slightest chance of winning."

This was not a lie.

Yin Tiantian's water-attribute arts were like a tiger with wings in a place with water, let alone now when it was actually raining.

Everyone began to worry for Xiao Weiqing.

"Is that so?"

"Do you even know... what my strength is?"

The moment he finished speaking,

Xiao Weiqing took a step forward, his foot splashing into a puddle.

The distance between them vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Boom!"

Flames overflowed from Xiao Weiqing's palm, hissing as they scorched the rainwater, as he suddenly attacked Yin Tiantian.

Yin Tiantian's pupils shrank. "Such speed, even though it's clearly not a 'Martial' type talent."

"However, it's futile."

"Rise!"

A water screen two meters high and three inches thick rose in front of Yin Tiantian, easily blocking Xiao Weiqing's palm. The flames gradually diminished, seemingly on the verge of being extinguished.