“We’ve now reached the semi-finals of the trial combat, and the one currently leading the top four is Rita Stonemoss!" The moment Gustav announced the person leading the top four, a look of incomparable surprise flashed across the faces of all the teachers and students at the academy.Rita? The student of the teacher named Fred who was widely recognized to be a useless teacher?The way they all saw it, she should have been the worst among the entire student body. Yet, she had actually managed to take the number one spot among the top four, surpassing Jason, Dean, and Yelena in this trial combat. How could they not be surprised by this?Regardless of how astonished they were by this, they could not refute it as Rita had defeated every one of her opponents with just one move since the first match. No one had been able to get her to make a second move!Everyone kept saying before the start of every match that Rita was done for. Yet, in every match, she used a surprising move to fini
That was indeed the case. Although Jason had a certain talent for martial arts, the truth was that he was indeed a year older than the admission age. If it were not for his parents, who had a who was an admissions examiner, he would not have met the admission criteria for the academy. Jason initially thought that only a few were privy to this matter, which included himself, his parents, and the examiner involved. He had not expected Massimo to know about it.Hence, his face practically paled in an instant. Furthermore, his once favorable impression of Massimo, who was an influential teacher of the academy, was also shattered at that moment. As for Massimo, he was already filled with anger at this point. Considering his position, he gave no care about whether Jason's impression of him was positive or negative. He was just a student.Massimo realized that his words had taken effect upon observing Jason’s reaction. With that, he continued with a snort, “If you wish to remain in this
With a loud crash, the match between Rita and Jason finally began in earnest, capturing the attention of everyone due to the intensity of their battle. Among them was Fred, who had not even been paying attention to the matches before. “He’s actually pretty good.”When Fred saw how Jason was able to engage Rita so intensely right from the beginning, he nodded slightly with a smile. He had trained Rita, after all, so he not only knew of her current power. He also understood her fighting habits.In Particular, she always went all out at the start!Fred did not usually enjoy revealing his full power at the start, but Rita was the opposite. This was the reason why she had managed to take down all her previous opponents with one move. And how was Rita when she demonstrated her full power?One could guess based on Meldor’s previous evaluation of her. Essentially, she would likely be able to contend with a rank 2 while easily beating a rank 4!One could even say that Rita’s power was
The moment one was struck with the Dragon Breaking Needle, they would immediately vaporize without leaving a single trace behind.Jason was hiding the initiating gesture for the Dragon Slayer’s Touch at his waist. It was obvious that he was going to follow his instruction and use the Dragon Breaking Needle.“That’s the way! Strike the bitch’s heart with the Dragon Breaking Needle while she’s talking! The blow will be immense that way!” Massimo yelled immediately. At the same time, he also threatened, “Don’t forget about how you cheated your way into the academy! You know what will happen if the academy's higher-ups were to find out about it.”When Jason heard that, his face paled again. In the end, he just roared angrily and flew toward Rita. “Shit!”Rita had wanted to ask Jason just what his deal was at first, but when she saw him rush at her all of a sudden, she changed her mind and tried to step back to evade him. Although Rita was fast, Jason had already gained the upper ha
Practically all the teachers and students of the Warlord Academy who were present at the moment were filled with astonishment. They saw Massimo render Jason in a state between life and death with just a single slap. They had noticed that Massimo's behavior had been increasingly erratic since the commencement of the trial combat today. However, what he had just done still greatly diverged from the image the students had of him prior. He had even gone as far as to deem his own students worthless when Rita advanced to the top four. Nevertheless, Massimo had been a prominent figure within the academy from the start. The students recognized him as an unparalleled and proud swordsman who was most powerful. Who could have anticipated that he would actually treat Jason, his proudest student, so ruthlessly in front of everyone?“Massimo, what are you doing?” the upper echelons of the academy, including Halbert, the leader of the Sky Martial Sect, Aeon, the leader of the Rising Cloud Sect,
However, it was quite evident that Raphael paid no heed to the students’ thoughts. After saying what he did, he did not even wait for Gustav’s response before he immediately grabbed Massimo. Then, using his remaining hand to gesture farewell, he said, "I still have important matters to attend to, so I won’t dally here any longer! As for the compensation, I shall present it to you whole-heartedly after I return to the Quarz sword sect.”After that, Raphael then tried to lead Massimo away immediately. Massimo was the most outstanding individual of the Quarz sword sect’s younger generation of disciples. Raphael had poured countless efforts into cultivating him and could not afford to let him suffer here. Raphael was also not like Halbert and the rest who had personally experienced Fred's terrifying strength. He did not hold the same awe for him as they all did. The revered Great One might be a formidable individual, but to Raphael, he might not even be that scary anymore once he re
Given Massimo's current situation, anyone else might just follow Raphael’s instruction and leave the academy to return to the sect while no one was stopping them. However, his gaze instantly took on a cold edge when the figure uttered what they did as the two passed.His expression contorted even more when he focused his gaze on the figure. It was because the black-clothed figure that had appeared before them was none other than Fred, the person who Massimo absolutely despised."You?" Realizing that the person before him was Fred, Massimo let out a chilling smile as he continued, "Are you trying to stop me?""What? You think I can’t do it?" Fred said casually.Massimo burst into laughter at that. If anyone else from the Warlord Academy had come to try and stop him, then it might have made his situation a troublesome one. After all, they were eagerly trying to leave the area at the moment. Fred, though? He was just the weakest teacher recognized at the Warlord Academy. From Ma
A bright flash of a sword suddenly cut across the ground in front of the two men. It left a mark on the ground, causing them to furrow their brows and stop in their tracks. They turned to look back.When both Massimo and Raphael saw what was behind them, their frowns intensified. Fred, who they thought should have been dead, was standing there perfectly untouched. Not only was he not dead, but there was not even a trace of injury on his body. It was as if he had not been attacked by Massimo at all. "What? How is this possible?"Fred’s unscathed condition caught Massimo completely off guard. "The heck? You’re not dead? How did you dodge my sword technique just now?" he roared."Dodge? Did I need to do that?” Fred smiled faintly.Massimo’s anger instantly peaked when he heard that. Did he need to do that? How dare Fred, a mere ant, imply that his sword technique required no dodging?This statement sent him into a fit of anger as his expression turned ten times more ferocious tha
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he