8: Electricity will satisfy you, and give the Empress some relief.

Su Chen was already unhappy with Gu Xiangke.

Back then, relying on his status as Vice President, he had always made things difficult for him; Su Chen had long wanted to teach him a lesson.

He had been too busy to deal with him before, but now that they'd crossed paths, he naturally didn't want to let him off.

It was also a good chance to test his newly acquired Lightning Element Ability.

I'll definitely zap you into charcoal today!

"Vice President, teach him a lesson! Show him what's what!"

Zhang Mu picked up his shoe and put it back on, already shouting to fan the flames.

'Ding, Zhang Mu's favorability gained, lottery ticket +0.05.'

Brother Chen, please don't be mad at me. I'm on your side, heaven and earth be my witness!

I want to see you beat up Gu Dog too!

People in the stands were also shouting; they usually found Gu Xiangke annoying, so they naturally wanted to see him get beaten.

Among those with such thoughts was a member of the Superpower Society:

"President, accept the challenge. Although the Dean gave orders, the school rules are still rules."

"The Dean didn't give specific instructions at the time, so this rule is still in effect. I'm sure the Dean won't blame you for anything."

Gu Xiangke also accepted for the sake of Face; it was indeed the rule that the strong held the Vice President position, so he had no reason to refuse the challenge.

Most importantly, having shoes thrown at his Face repeatedly had made him quite angry.

If he let it go like this, he would be laughed to death!

"Su Chen, let's get this straight first. I've had a Breakthrough in strength recently and am already at the Second Rank Peak Realm. Are you sure you want to fight me?"

"I remember someone once fought to a draw at the Second Rank against an Ability User who hadn't even reached the First Rank. I wonder who that was!"

Having his sore spot poked, Gu Xiangke roared:

"Fine! Today I'll show you the consequences of being so arrogant!"

Fighting to a draw before was because Su Chen used tricks and the Dean was watching, so he couldn't get truly angry.

Recently his strength had a Breakthrough, and the Dean wasn't here. I don't believe I can't handle you?

Su Chen felt no pressure at all and shrugged, asking:

"Since you agree, let's start. If you have any other requirements, I'll agree to those too."

"An injury match—only serious injuries are allowed, but no killing blows!"

Although he was unhappy with Su Chen, Su Chen's strength was real. He didn't want to kill Su Chen over a few insults,

or because of a piece of trash who would be kicked out sooner or later.

That would be of no benefit to them, but a lesson had to be taught, otherwise Su Chen would really become lawless.

Since he was in the right, he figured the Dean wouldn't blame him later.

Gu Xiangke thought for a moment and added: "No surrendering within 10 minutes!"

Su Chen became interested:

"Fine! You said it, so don't regret it later."

Gu Xiangke added a few more rules, and Su Chen accepted them all without hesitation. He just wanted to beat this guy up quickly to vent the Empress's anger.

A Superpower Society member added:

"President, since you're fighting, how about a wager?"

Su Chen agreed before Gu Xiangke could speak: "I have no objection."

Gu Xiangke looked at the members behind him and thought of Su Chen's decisive agreement. If he refused, he would lose too much Face.

Gritting his teeth, he took out his life savings.

"I'll bet 5 Spirit Stones!"

Hearing the amount, Su Chen couldn't help but mock him: "Just that much? At least make it 20 Spirit Stones."

"If word gets out about such a small amount, people will think you, the Vice President, are so poor you can't even afford to eat."

"How about this: I'll put up 100 Spirit Stones, and you only need to match with 20. Even 10 is fine."

"President, this is a sure-win deal. If you win, you'll really make a profit. Should we lend you some?"

Gu Xiangke felt a bit of a sting; 20 Spirit Stones was a lot, more than he could earn in a month. If he lost, it would be a huge loss.

But hearing the urges from the stands, he also bet decisively for the sake of Face... As a referee announced the start of the match, everyone looked at the arena with rapt attention.

This wasn't just playing around like before; this was a true exchange between experts.

A Second Rank Peak and a First Rank—both were prominent figures here.

But most people were rooting for Su Chen. Mainly because Gu Dog was usually very strict with exams and such, making them suffer quite a bit, so they were already dissatisfied.

Full of resentment, they naturally hoped Su Chen could teach Gu Xiangke a lesson for them.

Both were quite famous and both were Strength-type; this was supposed to be a flesh-and-blood, evenly matched brawl... Wait, why is it a total beatdown?

The moment the fight started, everyone noticed something was wrong. The situation was completely one-sided; Gu Xiangke was being pinned to the ground and beaten.

Gu Xiangke, who should have had the advantage in Realm, was now completely powerless to fight back.

This scene reminded them of just now...

...the scene where Xia Weiyu was being utterly dominated, except now it was Gu Xiangke's turn.

In a single breath, twenty punches and ten elbow strikes later, Gu Xiangke was sent flying.

Gu Xiangke was seriously injured and struggled to even stand up, while Su Chen didn't even have a wrinkle on his clothes.

Su Chen glanced sideways at the crowd. His goal was to vent the Empress's anger, so how he fought naturally depended on her reaction.

If a smile appeared on the Empress's Face, the plan was working. If not, it meant the beating wasn't harsh enough.

Seeing Gu Xiangke starting to drink a healing potion to recover, Su Chen wondered if his starting point was wrong.

If the Empress didn't vent her anger and he beat this guy to death, it wouldn't help.

Should he try another way?

...On the arena, the crowd watched intently, hoping to learn some techniques from the battle between the two; they had already learned a lot.

At the same time, an unexpected change occurred.

Wait, lightning?

Where did the lightning come from? Why does Su Chen have a Lightning Orb in his hand!

Weren't these two Strength-type?

A Lightning Orb with its power specifically adjusted by Su Chen was fired.

Gu Xiangke was caught off guard, letting out a "ji-ji-ji" scream as he fell flat on the ground.

His hair was scorched into curls, and his bronze Face had turned charcoal black. With every breath, black smoke puffed out of his nose.

"Sizzle!"

"Ji-ji-ji..."

Another Lightning Orb hit, and Gu Xiangke let out that strange scream again as he fell to the ground.

"Sizzle!"

"Ji-ji-ji..."

Another Lightning Orb hit, and Gu Xiangke fell to the ground once more with that strange scream... 'Ding, Xia Weiyu's favorability gained, lottery ticket +100.'

The unexpected harvest put Su Chen in a great mood; this meant the method was working.

It turned out the Empress didn't want to see Gu Xiangke get beaten up, she wanted to see him look pathetic!

Indeed, a beating that was too brutal was quite depressing and didn't help the Empress vent her anger easily.

Seeing the Empress covering her mouth and chuckling, it proved that Xia Weiyu's mood had improved.

Even if she was faking it, what about the lottery tickets? The System followed the rules and never gave them out randomly.

If it gave them, the Empress's mood had definitely improved.

Hmm, looking at Xia Weiyu's still somewhat unhappy Face, Su Chen felt it wasn't enough.

He needed to continue beating this villain Gu Xiangke to vent the Empress's anger.

First, I'll beat... no, zap this kid into submission, then I'll reason with him.

However, Su Chen still made a mistake.

Looking at Xia Weiyu's injuries, he should have given her a bottle of healing potion first.

Right now, with the blue-quality Wheel, a single draw yields between 1 to 10 bottles.

If he gave one when the other party was injured, and luckily gained their favorability, that would be 100 lottery tickets in the bank.

If he was unlucky and drew nothing but healing potions, he'd have 100 bottles.

1 bottle for 100 bottles.

No matter how Su Chen thought about it, it was a bargain. He was slightly looking forward to it. Being with the Empress, these lottery tickets were practically like picking them up off the ground.

Saving up for a 1,000-draw streak wouldn't be a problem at all.

My mistake, my mistake. It's all your fault, Gu Xiangke! Take another lightning strike from me.

The Empress is in pain right now, and it's all because of you, kid!