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"Xiaomei!"

As the sound of crabs rang out, the female student who had come with him paused for a moment before stepping forward to respond.

"Teacher! I'm here."

The crab first glanced at Xiaomei, then turned its gaze to Lu Yunshi, its eyes filled with a mocking smile.

"This is Xiaomei, a year older than you, but she actually entered the academy a year later than you, so she's your junior. She's currently in the late stage of Body Tempering. Today... if you can defeat..."

The crab paused for a moment, as if it had thought of something, and its tone softened considerably.

"No, you don't even need to defeat her. You just need to last twenty minutes against her to win."

"If I win, will Teacher Pang apologize to Fang for his inappropriate words and actions towards us, and to Teacher Li?"

"Of course, a teacher's word is as good as their bond," the crab readily agreed.

"I hope Teacher Pang can really do it." Lu Yunshi smiled, his eyes gleaming.

Just then, seeing that the two were about to finalize the matter, Mr. Li frowned and pulled Lu Yunshi back to his side.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Mr. Li did not think Lu Yunshi was an ungrateful fool, but he really couldn't think of any reason why Lu Yunshi would be so confident that he was better than Xiaomei.

Xiao Mei's aura doesn't seem to be that of someone who has just entered the Body Tempering stage. She has a very good foundation, and she is probably top-notch even among all the beginners in the late stage of Body Tempering. What can Lu Yunshi use to fight her?

"As I said, this is not just your business today, but our business. If only you take the lead, wouldn't we seem too timid?"

Lu Yunshi smiled and looked at the crab.

"So sir, please trust me, I will do my best... to let Teacher Pang..."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Li stared at Lu Yunshi for two seconds before slowly nodding.

"Since you've put it that way, then I'll leave this old face of mine to you."

"Your teacher hopes you will be a student who keeps his word, but before that, your own safety is the most important thing. This applies to both mortals and cultivators like us."

"I will try my best to become that kind of person." Lu Yunshi had a faint smile on his face, but he was actually a little surprised. He did not expect Mr. Li to agree so easily.

Although this meant he couldn't use the other things he had prepared to use to persuade the other party, it saved him a lot of trouble.

"It seems there are no problems. Now... let's give the stage to our students and see how they solve our problems."

Mr. Li ignored the crabs, glanced at Lu Yunshi, and then walked away.

Soon, only two people remained on the stage: Lu Yunshi and Xiao Mei. The two observed each other, and finally Lu Yunshi spoke first.

"Junior Sister Xiaomei, please give me your guidance. Please be merciful, after all, a person only has one life. If it is destroyed, then you really have nothing left. If Junior Sister Xiaomei does not show mercy, I will be in a very bad situation."

Xiaomei frowned almost instinctively upon hearing this. "If you were afraid, you shouldn't have tried to be a hero earlier. If you wanted to be a hero, you shouldn't have said such things. It makes people look down on you."

As she spoke, Xiaomei raised her hand in an attack stance.

"You go first. I'm a realm stronger than you, so that should be considered letting you win, right?"

“Of course,” Lu Yunshi affirmed, then added, “But what Junior Sister Xiaomei said is also right. Those who look proud and upright but are actually kneeling on the ground begging in secret are the most despicable. I must thank Junior Sister Xiaomei for her guidance.”

After saying that, Lu Yunshi quickly stepped forward and threw a punch at Xiaomei's face. The girl in front of him was pretty and cute. If she were hit in the face by this punch, she would probably be disfigured for several months without good medicine. But Lu Yunshi didn't care about that. After all... he couldn't hit her.

Xiao Mei revealed a mocking smile, slightly turned her body to dodge, then grabbed Lu Yunshi's armpit with one hand and swiftly grabbed his forearm with the other, preparing to dislocate one of Lu Yunshi's hands first.

But Lu Yunshi, instead of retreating, advanced, bending his arm and moving closer to Xiaomei.

As if sensing something, Xiaomei's expression changed slightly. She immediately released her grip on Lu Yunshi's arm and took several steps back before stopping.

Upon closer inspection, the audience noticed that Lu Yunshi's hand, which he hadn't used until now, was suspended in mid-air in a knife-like shape, precisely where Xiaomei's abdomen had been.

If Xiaomei hadn't retreated, this chop would probably have struck Lu Yunshi's abdomen before Lu Yunshi's arm could strike.

It's obvious to everyone which is more serious: being stabbed in the abdomen or having an enemy's arm severed.

However, it is clear that Xiaomei does not have the determination to fight a battle where she would suffer heavy losses herself while inflicting a thousand casualties on the enemy.

Compared to Lu Yunshi, she was clearly more afraid of getting hurt.

"You flatter me, Junior Sister." Lu Yunshi winked and smiled.

Upon hearing Lu Yunshi's words, Xiaomei did not make any move. Instead, she silently changed her posture, seemingly protecting her entire body better than before. At this moment, all the qi and blood in her body were fully mobilized.

Those watching knew that Xiaomei was serious this time.

Seeing this, Lu Yunshi's expression remained unchanged; he simply withdrew his hand and stared at the other person's lower abdomen.

"Junior sister seems very afraid of being hit in the stomach. Is something wrong with her lately?"

"No need for your concern, senior brother."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Mei lightly touched the ground with her toes and rushed out quickly, leaving behind a slowly disappearing afterimage as she attacked Lu Yunshi with an extremely frenzied offensive.

Seeing this, Lu Yunshi had no choice but to fight back. However, Xiao Mei was extremely fast at this moment, and during the battle, a blur would appear in front of Lu Yunshi every few seconds, affecting his vision.

This frenzied attack forced Lu Yunshi to fight and retreat, constantly swinging his arms to block Xiaomei's attacks, only to be relentlessly crushed by her, as if he were about to be defeated at any moment.

"Shadow Step!" Dog's expression changed upon seeing this, and he blurted out the three words.

The Shadow Step is the first combat skill they learn after entering the academy. It is a low-grade Yellow Rank skill. Its function is to condense the power of blood and qi to increase one's speed for a short period of time. Furthermore, if one cultivates it to the highest level, one can condense blood and qi again in battle and then burst out with even greater speed in an instant, even leaving behind afterimages.

As far as Gouzi knew, no one in his class had mastered the Shadow Step technique to this extent.

Seeing that the battle on the field had suddenly become tense, Mr. Li's expression also became more serious.

But soon, he slowly frowned, as if he had seen something he couldn't understand.