Su Chen's face finally revealed a rare smile, and he excitedly clasped his hands.
Under such high-intensity sacrifice, he didn't believe that Lin Ran, a mere third-tier Awakener, could withstand this sword.
As long as the sword energy was successfully unleashed, it would be impossible to lose!
Therefore, before the smoke even cleared, Su Chen raised his Sky Devourer high and declared loudly:
"I am the Blade of Xiangchu, destined to slay all evil under heaven!"
"Those who stand in my way... die!"
Those supporters who had Su Chen and Xiangchu in their hearts also began to cheer them on.
"Su Chen! Su Chen! Su Chen!"
"Xiangchu! Xiangchu! Xiangchu!"
"..."
Wave after wave of sound rose and fell, soon filling the entire arena.
"Cool! So cool!"
Xiangchu's lead teacher slammed his hand on the back of his chair, startling everyone next to him, who looked at him as if he were a monster.
At this moment, Xiangchu's lead teacher was at the peak of excitement and couldn't be bothered by their gazes.
If he hadn't been trying to maintain a sliver of his image, he would have started laughing to the heavens!
No one knew the immense pressure he had been under.
The singles competition had progressed to this point, and Lin Ran's strength was universally acknowledged as monstrous.
Otherwise, the scene during the grouping wouldn't have happened, with everyone desperately avoiding the purple draw.
Therefore, when he saw Su Chen voluntarily take the purple draw to provoke Lin Ran, he had already been extremely worried.
Especially since they were meeting in the crucial Top 250 match...
If Su Chen were to lose, he couldn't bear to think about it!
It's worth noting that some of the higher-ups at Xiangchu University were already quite displeased with their competition organizers for subtly inserting personal vendettas against Lin Ran.
If Lin Ran were to find such a perfect opportunity for revenge, they dreaded what punishments they would face...
But now, they had won! And they had won against Lin Ran, who had been incredibly arrogant before the match!
Then, everything would change!
All the public opinion disadvantages would turn into advantages, and all problems would be solved!
His own career path would even advance by a significant step!
"I don't think he'll lose!"
"What do you mean 'don't think he'll lose'? He absolutely cannot lose!"
"With Su Chen's mediocre skills, wouldn't our Little Ran crush him in minutes?"
Just then, Xiangchu University's lead teacher suddenly heard two discordant voices.
He looked over and saw a man and a woman to his front left.
The man had long hair, and the woman had dyed her hair green, making them quite conspicuous.
Looking at their attire, they were wearing the uniforms of Yan Yun University!
So it was Yan Yun University's lead teacher...
Xiangchu University's lead teacher smirked, mockingly saying:
"My, my, truly from the same school, aren't we? Both the teachers and the students are the same."
"They have no other skills, but their mouths are extremely stubborn!"
"Without the arena's protection mechanism, he was crushed to powder, yet they claim he could crush the opponent..."
"Alas, I don't know where they get their nerve!"
Hearing his sarcastic taunts, the man and woman turned their heads.
These two were none other than Lu Qiufeng and Lin Miao.
Upon recognizing who had spoken so rudely, both of them let out disdainful snorts.
Lu Qiufeng struck an even more arrogant pose, his nostrils pointed to the sky, and said:
"Oh, oh, oh, I wonder who it is..."
"Isn't this Teacher Wang Yuanqing, who was chased like a dog by a group of zombies in the zombie spatial rift two years ago!"
"If it weren't for my elder brother Xu Lei back then, you would probably have been gnawed into a dry husk by those zombies..."
"After being rescued, how could you turn around and deny it?"
"I heard that when you reported the situation, you blamed your mission failure on my elder brother Xu Lei, without mentioning your own predicament of being surrounded and nearly dying before being rescued. Truly a model of an ungrateful wretch!"
"I heard that even a dog, if you give it a bone, will wag its tail at you..."
"But with our Teacher Wang, it turns into biting people!"
"Isn't that infuriating?"
"It's truly a misfortune for our Long Country that such a person can continue to be a teacher at Xiangchu University!"
Wang Yuanqing's face immediately darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying:
"You can only mouth off now!"
"Heh, is it because Lin Ran's pre-match boasts led to a crushing defeat in the Top 250, driving you crazy?"
"So you're talking nonsense?"
"It doesn't matter, say whatever you want to defame me, it won't change the outcome anyway..."
"Instead of wasting your time, you should be thinking about how to handle the public relations aftermath!"
As he spoke, Wang Yuanqing couldn't help but reveal a happy smile.
Lin Miao, however, smiled even more happily than him:
"Is that so?"
"Then, our dear ungrateful Teacher Bai, why don't you take a closer look at the situation in the arena?"
Hearing Lin Miao's words still laced with barbs, Wang Yuanqing's face immediately showed annoyance.
However, he suddenly felt at ease.
Why should he, a victor, bother with two clowns who could only argue with their mouths?
Let me savor the heroic posture of Su Chen, the victor!
Hmm?
Wait a minute?
Where did this huge blue thing come from?
Looking at the colossal energy body, Wang Yuanqing's face was filled with utter astonishment.
The same expression was on Su Chen's face in the arena.
Su Chen could hardly believe his eyes.
Under his astonishing sword strike, which rivaled the full output of a sixth-tier Awakener, Lin Ran not only wasn't instantly killed, but he had also conjured such a monstrous thing from somewhere.
The aura of this blue skeleton was so terrifying that it almost made him want to kneel.
And Lin Ran was still standing calmly inside the skeleton, looking at him like he was a clown, completely unharmed.
"It doesn't hurt at all... and you thought you could break through my defense with this? You're dreaming!"
"Why aren't you eating? You don't even have the strength to hit someone..."
"Next time, remember to eat before you come..."
Lin Ran smiled leisurely and manipulated Susanoo to raise the energy sword in his hand.
"Since you've given me a sword, I'll return one to you..."
"However, I don't need to charge it up, you see!"
"Destruction - All Creation!"
The energy sword of Susanoo'o immediately gathered magic, even surpassing Su Chen's sword, its power vast and imposing.