283: Chapter 283 Little Fatty Senior Brother Lost...

"That stage over there is the Martial Arts Arena, and I once beat up a few morons over there..."

"The Myriad Treasures Pavilion is a place to exchange for treasures, which usually requires points to settle. I still have quite a bit of balance left; if you have anything you like, I can give it to you."

"Hmm... This Cultivation Tower has been around for some years. It seems I even reserved a spot inside it, but I've never actually been there..."

Shen Xingchen said as he walked.

Shangjing University had entered the start-of-term season, and with many students coming and going, the entire campus became lively.

Shen Xingchen suddenly remembered something: "'Right, there's a blockhead in my dorm who especially loves watching your livestream and even sent you quite a few gifts. Do you remember?'"

Jiang Qingyao touched her chin: "I remember receiving a gift worth 100 million once, but the fan who sent it left right after sending it without even waiting to hear words of thanks. I wonder if it was him."

"..." Shen Xingchen knew it was Li Jinhao as soon as he heard it.

After all, only Brother Hao possessed such financial power and boldness.

Jiang Qingyao smiled and said: "After receiving the gifts, I went on a massive shopping spree and cleared out all my accumulated shopping carts. When I went to pick up my deliveries, the courier boxes were piled up like a small mountain, completely stunning the delivery guy."

Shen Xingchen said: "That guy is extremely wealthy. 100 million is just a drop in the bucket to him. Aside from exuding the aura of a nouveau riche tyrant all over, he's actually a really good person."

Jiang Qingyao wasn't very surprised, only saying: "Hmm... With a modest family background like ours, we just have to fleece the big spendthrift a little."

Shen Xingchen stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look at her: "Our family?"

Uncharacteristically, Jiang Qingyao didn't blush, only offering a faint smile.

At this moment, a few students walking by the roadside were chatting idly when they suddenly caught sight of Jiang Qingyao's face and froze in a daze.

"When did such a pretty junior sister arrive at our school?"

"I always thought Senior Sister Bai was the prettiest before, but now I'm going to have a change of heart."

"What are you talking about? I think Senior Sister Bai Wanqing isn't losing to this new junior sister at all, okay? At worst, they're on par."

"The person next to that extremely beautiful junior sister looks a bit familiar." At this, someone suddenly wore a puzzled expression.

Afterwards, a few others also looked toward Shen Xingchen and said: "That's right, I think he looks a bit familiar too. Is he a senior from the prodigy ranking?"

"Look at my brain. Isn't that Shen Xingchen, the number one on our prodigy ranking?"

"It really is Shen Xingchen! But why has his temperament changed so much?"

The change in Shen Xingchen's temperament came from his trials in Snowfield Dragon City. The experiences of fighting in an epic-grade battlefield had long since stripped away his greenness, transforming his introverted nature into a chilling, murderous aura.

Jiang Qingyao glanced sideways at Shen Xingchen, wondering why this guy radiated brilliance wherever he went.

Unwilling to be watched by a crowd, Shen Xingchen was just planning to leave when he suddenly saw the area around the martial arts stage become bustling.

Most importantly, a familiar chubby figure stepped onto the ring.

"Senior Brother Xiaopang?" Shen Xingchen muttered a couple of words, then grabbed Jiang Qingyao's hand and hurried toward the Martial Arts Arena.

The battle on the ring was about to start, so Shen Xingchen casually chose a seat in the spectator stands and sat down.

Since it was Senior Brother Xiaopang's battle, it should be a fight for the prodigy ranking.

After Yan Chen and Fu Yan were gone, two spots opened up in the top ten of the prodigy ranking. The person facing Du Xiaoyue was the newly promoted tenth place on the prodigy ranking, Liu Su, whose strength was at the fifth-order seventh grade.

Senior Brother Xiaopang must have undergone bitter cultivation this winter vacation, actually advancing from the fifth-order second grade to the fifth-order fourth grade.

Even so, Senior Brother Xiaopang was still three minor grades behind Liu Su, making this battle a hard-fought struggle.

Senior Brother Xiaopang had always possessed the ability to fight across higher levels, so Liu Su, acting as his opponent, also wore a completely solemn expression.

Jiang Qingyao laughed and said: "As expected, people who want to win have no expression on their faces."

Looking at Senior Brother Xiaopang, who wore an equally solemn expression, Shen Xingchen nodded in strong agreement: "You're right!"

The battle on the ring was ready to erupt at any moment.

For Shen Xingchen at this moment, a battle between two fifth-order individuals couldn't really be considered all that exciting.

However, Shen Xingchen still cared quite a bit about Senior Brother Xiaopang's performance. Hmm... if he lost, he could thoroughly mock him.

Du Xiaoyue's Talent Divine Ability, the Five-Element Tree, unfolded.

Behind him appeared an ancient tree rich in spiritual energy, with five fruits hanging from its branches, each glowing with five completely distinct divine radiances.

That was the power of the Five Elements!

Clang—

The branches of the Five-Element Tree began to twist and grow, covering the entire ring in just a short moment.

Black scales began to crawl up Liu Su's arms, and the giant hammer in his hand smashed out fiercely: "Du Xiaoyue, wanting my tenth place on the prodigy ranking right now is still too early!"

With a loud bang,

the giant hammer smashed into the twisting branches, producing a muffled sound.

The branches let out creaking sounds before being torn apart by the giant hammer under the unbearable weight.

However, Senior Brother Xiaopang's methods were clearly not that simple. Beneath those twisting branches, a golden flying sword suddenly flew out.

This was metal-element control!

After his projection lost to the junior brother, Du Xiaoyue adopted the mindset of if you can't beat them, join them, and started learning the art of sword control.

If one looked closely, the style and patterns of that golden flying sword were remarkably similar to Shen Xingchen's dragon-patterned cyan jade sword.

"Come again!"

Liu Su let out a cold snort and, without stopping for even a split second, swung his giant hammer out once more to blast forward.

His Talent Divine Ability belonged to the physical enhancement category. Driven at full power, coupled with his self-cultivated Earth-tier high-grade martial art [Tiger-Roaring Drum-Heaven Hammer Technique], the might he erupted with was enough to force even a fifth-order eighth-grade expert to temporarily avoid his sharp edge.

The giant hammer collided with the golden flying sword, producing a crisp metallic clanging sound.

Du Xiaoyue smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth and snapped his fingers.

In an instant, the trees that originally enveloped the entire ring began to spontaneously combust, turning the ring into a sea of fire.

Frowning, Liu Su continuously waved his giant hammer to smash away the falling flames.

However, his skin was still scorched, and his whole body was blackened, clearly placing him at a disadvantage.

Jiang Qingyao praised: "Senior Du's combat talent is truly not bad, being able to control the three elements of metal, wood, and fire with such exquisite precision."

Shen Xingchen nodded: "Indeed. Back in the virtual battle, even I almost suffered a huge loss."

The two on the ring exchanged blows for a few more rounds, but it was clear that Senior Brother Xiaopang had the upper hand.

This time, Senior Brother Xiaopang really managed to act cool; there were even quite a few girls around taking pictures as mementos.

The two engaged in fierce combat for about a quarter of an hour.

After another round of exchanges, both of their spiritual energies were on the verge of exhaustion.

Seizing the opportunity, Du Xiaoyue launched his final strike, preparing to unleash the golden flying sword to pierce through Liu Su's defense.

Right at this moment,

a smile flashed across the corner of Liu Su's mouth as he fiercely charged forward.

Everyone was startled: "Has he lost his mind? If he does this, won't he run right into the flying sword?"

Everyone's breathing hitched for a split second.

Unexpectedly, Liu Su suddenly accelerated.

If this speed were placed at the very beginning of the battle, it wouldn't be much, but to still have such speed at this moment when his spiritual power was long depleted was truly astonishing.

Liu Su swung his giant hammer down toward Du Xiaoyue. At this moment, Du Xiaoyue had already used up his very last sliver of spiritual power and had no chance to defend.

With a massive boom,

Liu Su's giant hammer smashed Du Xiaoyue flying: "You lost!"