Liu Song was stunned, his mind a blank slate.
In such a short time, all five of his students had been defeated by Wang Wenjian.
To be precise, they were defeated one by one with a single strike, easily, without even a chance to resist.
Fortunately, Wang Wenjian had no intention of killing. His long saber had remained sheathed, otherwise, five corpses would be lying on the ground.
Liu Song's throat felt dry, and he couldn't help but swallow.
Who would have thought that Langya Academy would hide such a powerful genius student?
This time, he had truly miscalculated.
Wang Wenjian walked up to him and extended his hand, "Five Epic weapons."
Liu Song still cared about his reputation and did not renege on the bet. With a pang of regret, he took out five Epic weapons and handed them to Wang Wenjian.
This was coming out of his own pocket, a huge loss.
Liu Song's eyes darted around, and he said, "Young brother, why don't you come to our Shenglin Academy? I believe our Dean would be willing to take you as a disciple and provide you with the best cultivation resources, given your talent. You must understand that the foundation of our Shenglin Academy is not comparable to a poor and shabby place like Langya Academy."
The strength Wang Wenjian had displayed was already comparable to the top five students in Shenglin Academy, which was why Liu Song immediately wanted to poach him.
"Isn't Shenglin Academy going to be merged into our Langya Academy?" Wang Wenjian retorted.
Instantly, Liu Song's face fell. He had just agreed with Ji Mo that whoever won would annex the other.
He had thought he was guaranteed to win, but he never expected to end up in such a predicament.
"What, are you trying to renege?"
Ji Mo frowned. Judging by Liu Song's expression, he seemed to have no intention of fulfilling his promise.
He hated people who reneged on their debts the most and had a deep-seated aversion to deadbeats.
Song Weixi said, "He's just an ordinary elder; he can't make the decision."
Unless the Dean of Shenglin Academy spoke, no one else had the authority to make such a decision.
"Oh, if you can't make the decision, then don't puff yourself up like a fat man with a swollen face. Shameless," Ji Mo said with disdain.
Liu Song's face turned a spectrum of colors, feeling utterly humiliated.
He forced an explanation, "Your entire Langya Academy only has a single student who can stand on the stage. What qualifications do you have to annex my Shenglin? If there was one more, perhaps you would have a sliver of qualification."
As soon as he said this, many people on the scene chuckled.
One?
Song Zi, you still don't understand. You don't know how deep the water is here.
Xuan Yang immediately stepped forward and said, "Liu, do you have any more Epic-grade weapons? I also want to win five for fun?"
Wang Wenjian had so easily obtained five Epic weapons, and he was a bit envious. He wanted to make a profit now.
Moreover, Liu Song not only lost the bet and refused to admit it but also tried to find excuses. He had to be provoked.
Liu Song glanced at Xuan Yang with a displeased look. This effeminate fellow actually dared to step on Shenglin Academy to rise?
He loudly taunted, "Are you Langya students so shameless? Our students are already injured like this, and you still shamelessly issue challenges. Have you no shame?"
Xuan Yang said lightly, "You're overthinking it. With these five wastes, why would I take advantage of their situation? Heal their injuries, and I'll have a fair fight with them."
"Elder Liu, as long as any one of Shenglin's five students can defeat Xuan Yang, our Langya will annex your Shenglin. If you lose, you can just give Xuan Yang a reward."
Song Weixi spoke, luring Liu Song into a trap.
As expected,
Liu Song's eyes lit up when he heard this. He was tempted.
He sensed Xuan Yang's aura, and he was only at the early stage of the Spirit Saint realm.
Langya had produced one genius; there couldn't possibly be a second.
"Alright, it's a deal!"
Liu Song eagerly agreed, feeling that his chance to turn things around had arrived.
He looked at the five students writhing on the ground, and with great reluctance, he took out a white jade porcelain bottle, poured out five Grade Six pills, and gave them to the five students to consume.
The injuries of the five students were controlled. They struggled to sit cross-legged to refine the pills and circulate their energy to heal.
"See? These are Grade Six pills. In Shenglin Academy, as long as students perform exceptionally well, they are allocated one every three months. Our Shenglin Academy has a strong faculty and is always generous to genius students. The cultivation resources are definitely beyond your imagination."
Liu Song proudly waved the jade bottle in his hand, showing off to Wang Wenjian.
However, Wang Wenjian didn't even bat an eyelid. He still had a large number of Grade Nine spirit pills given by Ji Mo in his storage bag. How could he possibly care about mere Grade Six pills?
"Wow, is this a Grade Six pill?"
Xuan Yang deliberately exclaimed in surprise.
Liu Song was full of pride. You, a bumpkin who has never seen the world, have the audacity to challenge Shenglin's students? It's simply courting death.
He pretended to be magnanimous and said, "If you get injured later, lose an arm or a leg, I might kindly bestow one upon you."
"Keep this trash for yourself?"
Xuan Yang replied with a smile.
Trash?
A Grade Six pill is trash?
Liu Song sneered, about to mock Xuan Yang for being blind.
But the next second, he was so shocked his mouth fell open, his jaw almost hitting the ground.
Xuan Yang grabbed a handful of shimmering pills from his embrace and said calmly, "Your Shenglin's cultivation resources are indeed beyond my imagination... of how poor they are. You only give out one of those lousy pills every three months, how stingy. But I have as many of these pills as I want to eat, enough to go around."
"Hiss! Nine... Nine-grade spirit pills!"
Liu Song couldn't believe his eyes. Xuan Yang was holding Nine-grade spirit pills, and a whole handful at that.
What shocked him even more was that Xuan Yang didn't seem to care about these incredibly precious Nine-grade spirit pills at all. He casually popped a few and then casually tossed the remaining pills in his hand to a group of young girls nearby.
Immediately, those young girls screamed and scrambled for them.
Liu Song almost couldn't help but reach out to snatch them. These were Nine-grade spirit pills, and they were being given away like this, what a waste!
The five students from Shenglin Academy all showed envy, and at the same time, their hearts were churning like stormy waves. Was Langya Academy's strength so formidable that they allocated Nine-grade spirit pills to students!
In comparison, the cultivation resources provided by Shenglin Academy were truly worse than trash.
"Your Shenglin Academy is truly stingy, not even willing to give decent pills to your students, and you still have the nerve to boast about your strong faculty? I don't have time to wait for you to heal. After taking this pill, accept my challenge obediently once your injuries are healed."
Xuan Yang took out a Nine-grade pill and casually threw it in front of the five Shenglin Academy students.
"Hmph, the students of my Shenglin Academy are iron-willed. How can they accept your charity..."
Liu Song gritted his teeth, unable to bear such humiliation.
However, those five students didn't care about that. They started scrambling for it like dogs fighting over food.
This was a Nine-grade spirit pill, and anyone who didn't want it would be an idiot.
Finally, the Nine-grade spirit pill was divided among the five, and its powerful medicinal effect quickly healed their injuries.
The five showed a hint of gratitude towards Xuan Yang, thinking that they would hold back a little when they fought later, just beating him half to death.
"Come on, who wants to go first?"
Xuan Yang gave a charming smile. He had healed these five people precisely so he could beat them up again and seize an opportunity.