Chapter 610: An Overnight Sensation

“Hahaha, Master Luo and his student haven’t shown up. I hope they didn’t just tuck tail and run, losing without a fight!”

No one thought Lu Ruofan’s words were arrogant. In fact, they even felt it was a real possibility!

Some of the mentors and students from the Celestial Blade Institute looked a little embarrassed.

If Luo Tian didn’t come, they would lose face.

If Luo Tian came and lost, they would still lose face!

Listening to the joking discussions from the mentors and students of the other institutes only made them more displeased!

“After this is over, we should report this to the director and have Master Luo expelled.”

The sallow-faced old woman spoke in a grim tone.

The other mentors had the same idea. Since the sallow-faced old woman had taken the initiative to suggest it, they naturally agreed.

After waiting for a full half-hour.

“Master Luo and his student are here!”

A shout rang out.

Everyone turned to look in a certain direction.

“I hope this fight isn’t too boring. I don’t want to have come here for nothing.”

“Looks to me like you’re destined to have come for nothing. The student from Chuyang Tower is sure to be crushed by the one from Zhengyang Palace.”

The crowd broke into a flurry of discussion.

Some of the mentors and students from the Celestial Blade Institute all stared coldly at Luo Tian and his student.

Deng Xiaoqian, Chen Yuan, and the others were shrinking back timidly.

After all, they had no idea to what extent Luo Tian had trained Luo Xiaoting over the past month.

What were Luo Xiaoting’s chances of victory against Lu Ruofan?

“Master Luo, you’re finally here. I thought you were going to surrender and admit defeat.”

On the Wuji Battle Platform, Lu Ruofan’s aura soared as he began to gloat in front of Luo Tian again.

Luo Tian couldn’t be bothered to respond. He looked down at Luo Xiaoting and said, “Did you memorize the intel I just showed you?”

“I memorized it, but…”

Luo Xiaoting had a strange expression on her face.

Just now, Luo Tian had given her a file on Lu Ruofan. It contained almost every major event in Lu Ruofan’s life, as well as details about his Cultivation Technique, Martial Skills, Secret Techniques, and so on.

Luo Xiaoting was shocked at the time. ‘Where did Luo Tian dig up such detailed information?’

‘Even the Celestial Net Organization would have a hard time doing this in just one month.’

And…

‘Is any of this intel even real?’

WHOOSH!

Luo Xiaoting flew down and landed on the Wuji Battle Platform!

“Luo Xiaoting is sparring with Lu Ruofan?”

“Didn’t they say this Luo Xiaoting has a bad temper, is lazy with her Martial Arts, and makes slow progress? How can she be Lu Ruofan’s opponent?”

The vast majority of spectators had no faith in the outcome of this battle.

“Junior Sister Luo, let’s begin!”

Lu Ruofan said with a smile.

Luo Xiaoting nodded slightly, her fighting spirit flaring.

But she still couldn’t stop wondering if the intel Teacher Luo gave her was real or fake.

Luo Xiaoting decided to find out.

She spoke up, “Lu Ruofan, have you really been dumped nine times?”

Lu Ruofan’s smile instantly froze.

‘This was his most humiliating memory, something he never wanted to bring up. How did Luo Xiaoting know about it?’

“Heh heh!”

Lu Ruofan forced himself to look calm, letting out a careless laugh without giving a direct answer.

Luo Xiaoting was puzzled and decided to probe further.

“And the reason you were dumped… was it because you have problems… down there?”

Luo Xiaoting’s pretty face flushed slightly, her gaze suspicious.

Lu Ruofan’s face instantly turned beet red!

‘How does Luo Xiaoting know these things?’

‘And she actually said it in front of so many people from all ten institutes! In that instant, Lu Ruofan felt like he had lost all face!’

“Luo Xiaoting, you’re asking for it!”

Enraged, Lu Ruofan brandished a silver sword. It erupted with a dazzling, piercingly cold light, and a sharp, powerful Sword Intent shot into the heavens!

As a man, being told to his face by a woman that he was inadequate in that department… Lu Ruofan was determined to humiliate Luo Xiaoting viciously!

“Looks like it’s true!”

Luo Xiaoting had finally confirmed whether the intel was real.

In the next instant.

SHIIING!

A brilliant, dark-silver Sword Light pulsed with a fierce and violent killing intent, reflecting a silver radiance of Sword Qi that enveloped Luo Xiaoting!

“Not good! Lu Ruofan is furious and has attacked with his full strength!”

“He might kill Luo Xiaoting with a single strike!”

This wasn’t a life-or-death battle. If Luo Xiaoting really died here, Lu Ruofan would also face punishment.

“Heh, bringing humiliation upon herself.”

Liu Lu sneered.

The fact that Luo Xiaoting, who had left her tutelage, would actually fight on Luo Tian’s behalf was unbelievable to her, and it made her a little jealous.

When Luo Xiaoting was her student, she had been completely disobedient.

BOOM!

A searing fist of interwoven blue and red light suddenly erupted, and a muffled explosion rang out!

A fierce shockwave swept out in all directions!

SCRAPE!

Luo Xiaoting retreated several steps, completely unharmed!

“What? She blocked it completely unscathed?”

This result stunned the entire audience!

That hot-tempered, lazy student had actually blocked an attack from a Half-step Celestial Pool Realm cultivator.

“You’ve broken through to the Peak of the Ninth Layer?”

Lu Ruofan’s brow furrowed.

The last time he went to the Celestial Blade Institute’s Chuyang Tower, Luo Xiaoting was only at the Peak of Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer.

‘Advancing a full First Layer Realm in one month… she must have used drugs or some other external force to break through.’

“Master Luo, I never would have thought you were this kind of person!”

“Forcibly raising a student’s Cultivation with external forces just for a win will severely diminish their future potential. Besides, breakthroughs like that don’t result in true strength!”

Lu Ruofan acted as if he pitied Luo Xiaoting.

“Master Luo, how could you do such a thing?”

“That kind of method is against the rules at the Saint Institute.”

Upon hearing this, the other mentors also began to condemn Luo Tian.

The Saint Institute was very strict in its management of mentors.

The Saint Institute did not permit forcibly raising a student’s Cultivation in a way that exhausted their potential. A mentor who did so would receive a demerit.

“Lu Ruofan, you should be more concerned about yourself.”

Luo Tian just smiled calmly, offering no explanation.

“Concerned about me? Hahaha!”

Lu Ruofan laughed with disdain.

‘Does he really think Luo Xiaoting can threaten me just because her Cultivation was forced up to the Peak of Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer? What a joke!’

In the next instant, Luo Xiaoting took the offensive. Her Fist Technique was sharp and ferocious, filling the sky with waves of blue and red energy, a mix of ice and fire.

Lu Ruofan met her head-on, a look of contempt on his face.

But to his surprise, Luo Xiaoting wasn’t pushed back. Instead, he was the one who felt awkward. His Swordsmanship felt clumsy and sluggish, as if it were being restricted at every turn.

‘What’s going on?’

‘It’s as if Luo Xiaoting knows every flaw in my Swordsmanship and is specifically targeting them.’

Luo Xiaoting noticed this as well.

She was a bit stunned herself!

Suddenly, Luo Xiaoting remembered something.

Luo Tian had made major changes when he was teaching her Martial Skills and Body Techniques. At the time, she felt the modified skills weren’t as good as the originals.

But!

The modified Martial Arts Body Techniques seemed to perfectly target Lu Ruofan’s openings and weaknesses!

They might not have been the best Martial Skills in general, but they were the perfect Martial Skills to counter Lu Ruofan!

Realizing this, Luo Xiaoting was shaken. ‘How on earth did Teacher Luo manage to do this?’

‘Luo Tian had only met Lu Ruofan once, yet she felt as if Lu Ruofan held no secrets from him at all.’

Below the Wuji Battle Platform.

“What a Fist Technique! Luo Xiaoting’s move perfectly countered Lu Ruofan’s Sword Technique!”

“Her Body Technique is exquisite, too. Combined with her Fist Technique, the counter effect is even more obvious.”

The eyes of several mentors lit up, and they couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

Soon after, Lu Ruofan’s senior brothers and sisters, along with the other students from Zhengyang Palace, also noticed this!

“Luo Xiaoting is this outstanding? She sees her opponent’s weaknesses and openings as clear as day! This is completely different from the rumors about her!”

“To think I’m only just now discovering such a brilliant talent!”

Some mentors praised Luo Xiaoting repeatedly.

Other mentors looked at Liu Lu with pity for having lost such a good student.

Liu Lu was dumbfounded.

‘Luo Xiaoting is that good? How the hell is that possible?’

Liu Lu felt that the Luo Xiaoting of this moment and the Luo Xiaoting from before were like two completely different people.

‘Is it because of Luo Tian?’

Liu Lu didn’t want to admit it!

BOOM! THWUMP!

The battle on the Wuji Battle Platform was fierce, and the situation surprised everyone!

Luo Xiaoting actually had the upper hand, and her occasional counterattacks were even posing a threat to Lu Ruofan!

As the battle continued, Luo Xiaoting’s advantage grew larger and larger, becoming overwhelming!

“No! I won’t lose!”

Lu Ruofan roared frantically!

CLANG! PTHOO!

But ten moves later, the sword in his hand clattered to the ground as he was sent flying forty to fifty meters by one of Luo Xiaoting’s punches, spraying blood across the battle platform.

The battle was over.

Without any major twists, Luo Xiaoting had made a comeback, and the process hadn’t even been that difficult.

“She won!”

“Luo Xiaoting actually won?”

“Unbelievable!”

For all the doubt and skepticism before, there was now an equal measure of shock!

The previous accusations against Luo Tian fell apart on their own!

If Luo Xiaoting’s Cultivation had been forcibly raised, her strength wouldn’t be that great, yet she had defeated Lu Ruofan!

Liu Lu stared at Luo Xiaoting, utterly astonished!

She was filled with confusion, shock, and resentment!

When Luo Xiaoting was with her, she was unmanageable, someone she couldn’t afford to provoke, and ultimately not of much use. Why, after going to Luo Tian’s side, had she become a genius who was now stunning everyone!

The mentors and students from the Celestial Blade Institute who had previously looked down on Luo Tian were all dumbstruck and speechless.

They truly never imagined that Luo Tian’s student would actually win, and faced with the astonished gazes of the crowd, they were slow to react.

“Lu Ruofan, it’s time for you to fulfill your end of the bet.”

Luo Tian said with a smile.

“One million Spiritual Essence Coins, a public apology, and you have to be my student’s sparring partner for three months!”

“I…”

Lu Ruofan’s eyes were vacant, his expression lost.

He had never imagined he would lose, so he hadn’t prepared a million Spiritual Essence Coins at all!

“If you don’t have the money, you can borrow some from your senior brothers and sisters.”

Luo Tian suggested.

Lu Ruofan looked toward his senior brothers and sisters.

That group was entirely composed of Ye Shuiyun’s students. They had all been waiting to see Lu Ruofan win and Luo Tian be utterly humiliated.

Instead, Lu Ruofan had lost and now had to borrow money from them to give to Luo Tian!

At that moment, all of Ye Shuiyun’s students were red-faced with embarrassment, their anger flaring.

Lu Ruofan had disgraced Ye Shuiyun, and he had disgraced them as well!