96: Chapter 78: What Are You Really Afraid Of?

96: Chapter 78: What Are You Really Afraid Of?

“What’s this trick?”

“This guy is too cunning, huh?

That works too?”

“He’s not playing dead on the ground, he’s digging.”

“If Shen Qingping turns over this time, he might be depressed for a lifetime…”

——-

Everyone in front of the big screen felt it was unbelievable.

Was “Ghostly Despair” broken by a handful of mud?

Was this akin to an international thief trying to steal jewels from a highly secured building, unable to bypass the infrared sensors and then being outwitted by a local thief who tricked the security with a pack of cigarettes to cut the power?

The myriad ghostly shadows vanished, and Shen Qingping’s real form finally appeared.

Surprisingly, Tang Fei’s fatal strike at that critical moment was blocked by him.

He had grabbed the dagger with his hand.

Shang Xiulin’s gaze became piercing as he turned to Chen Bing and asked, “Is Shen Qingping in the Imperial Qi Realm?”

Chen Bing’s expression was also solemn as she spoke, “Last test, he was still upper Imperial Qi…

The information system also shows Imperial Qi Realm.”

They both knew that under such circumstances, if both were in the Imperial Qi Realm and their strengths not very different, Shen Qingping would not be able to catch Tang Fei’s deadly strike.

There were only two possibilities for him to do this:

One, ancestral blessings.

Two, he was more than just the Imperial Qi Realm.

You could exceed expectations, but crossing realms was just too much.

One level, one mountain; one realm, an entirely different heaven.

Isn’t this unsportsmanlike?

If his realm surpassed the Imperial Qi Realm, that would not meet the standards for a testing officer.

That’s cheating!

Moreover, he represented the school, so this was the school cheating…

Shang Xiulin stopped talking but stared intensely at the two on the screen, wondering what to think.

Chen Bing felt inward bitterness.

She had originally arranged for Huang Zixing to be the testing officer, but that guy got injured during training and asked someone to replace him.

And she had not verified Shen Qingping’s strength and realm again, leading to a major oversight in this examination.

She stealthily glanced at Xiu Xue Zhong Yu standing next to her, noticing the young girl’s tightly pursed lips and thoughtful eyes, probably having noticed something too.

“She wouldn’t think I did this on purpose, would she?” Chen Bing thought to herself.

“Principal, should we…

stop the examination?” Chen Bing whispered.

“Let’s see more,” Shang Xiulin said expressionlessly.

Chen Bing looked puzzled at Shang Xiulin’s profile, wondering, what does the principal mean by this “let’s see more”?

Is it laissez-faire, or is there an account to be settled later?

Tang Fei, seeing Shen Qingping suspended in mid-air, a flicker of astonishment crossed his eyes.

Both in the Imperial Qi Realm, how could he be so outstanding?

Could a single level difference lead to such a vast gap in strength?

Tang Fei knew well that if he had been in Shen Qingping’s situation just now, it would have been very hard to dodge that strike.

Even if he dodged the deadly area, he could not avoid getting injured.

“How could he do what I couldn’t?”

Tang Fei felt something was amiss.

Of course, he had not yet realized that the school might “cheat” by appointing a Super Realm tester to assess him…

Is the school ready to abandon its dignity?

Its reputation?

Shen Qingping stared at Tang Fei, filled with hatred.

Yes, hatred.

I wanted to take you down, break your legs from entering the academy, would it not have been easier if you just resisted a bit then lay down obediently?

Why cause trouble for yourself?

Why expose your own strength?

It must be said, Tang Fei indeed brought him a “surprise.”

He too had come from the Imperial Qi Realm; he was all too aware of the capabilities and potential actions of someone in the Imperial Qi Realm.

When he deployed Shen Family’s Ultimate Skill “Ghostly Despair,” he thought he could seal the victory with this cultivation technique.

Unexpectedly, he managed to test out his real form with just a handful of mud, just a handful of mud…

If word of this got out, it would not just be a disgrace to Shen Qingping himself, but also to the face of the Shen Family.

“What’s wrong?

Defeated by a handful of mud?”

“The Shen Family’s ‘Ghostly Despair’ is just so-so…”

“No matter how fierce your tactics, I just need a handful of dirt…”

—–

He could imagine how viciously those people would attack him, attack their Shen Family.

And the dagger, concealed by the mud, was poised to strike directly at his face; if it hit, it would truly confirm “‘Ghostly Despair’ is no better than a handful of dirt.”

Shen Qingping did not want to fail, did not want to concede.

In a desperate situation, he could only use the strength beyond the Imperial Qi Realm to block this sneaky strike…

He was in the Tongyou Realm!

He had stepped into Tongyou some time ago but had not told anyone, nor reported it to the school, so the school’s data still displayed him as upper Imperial Qi.

Shen Qingping knew that the big screen in front of the Martial Arts Hall must have gathered many people watching this match.

Amid the ghostly shadows, perhaps most students could not see his moves clearly.

But, it would be hard to fool the eyes of people like Shang Xiulin and Chen Bing.

It had come to this point; he could only aim for a quick resolution.

“Now, it’s my turn,” Shen Qingping declared.

He threw the dagger on the ground, his body suspended in air, and he swiftly rushed towards Tang Fei’s position, wielding a great sword with both hands striking down at Tang Fei.

His body like a meteor, the long sword like a startling rainbow.