CHAPTER 193: 143 MOUTH

Listening to Ye Mingsheng’s teasing words, Du Yu glanced him up and down, and keenly felt the tension between new and old students.

Du Yu was new to the school and had no ties with these old students. Who would have thought they had such a temper?

In reality, Du Yu wasn’t as "innocent" as he imagined.

Entering under Master Qing’s tutelage, Du Yu inadvertently seized the teaching resources meant for other students.

For every student at the Demon Spirit Academy, Yang Qingqing was an unattainable dream.

Although the hope of being chosen by Master Qing seemed dim, now that she accepted Paper Crane Disciple·Du Yu, wouldn’t the chance of joining her become even slimmer for others?

Under Master Qing’s guidance, Du Yu had already shown dazzling brilliance!

In the Bottomless Battlefield event jointly held by the main store of the city’s bookstore and the cultural bureau, Du Yu ranked first overall. Wasn’t this the result of being educated by an esteemed mentor?

What made Du Yu even more envied was his achievement of "3 rings in 2 months."

Indeed, the Bottomless Battlefield event was aimed at Paper Crane Disciples, and no matter how strong Du Yu was, it was just dominance within a small group.

But the Demon Spirit Bookstore’s ring missions were meant for the general public!

As a Paper Crane Disciple, especially a renowned one, Du Yu undeniably scored big for his group!

So, this sudden targeting was not entirely unjustified against Du Yu...

"Speak up?" Ye Mingsheng looked at the bemused Du Yu and felt a surge of anger.

Du Yu ignored the young man, turned his head, and while pinching Li Mengnan’s arm, bent slightly and whispered, "Master Qing came to watch your match."

"Huh?" Li Mengnan’s face grew bitter. "You should have come yesterday, especially for the last match. I fought hard to secure the win and received great applause."

The girl was self-aware, knowing that reaching the top eight was already fortunate. After all, the Paper Crane Disciples had only just awakened and were behind the old students in stage...

Among the top eight, only two were Paper Crane Disciples, while the rest were eliminated.

Of course, some excellent Paper Crane Disciples joined teachers’ tutelage and didn’t compete. Had Li Mengnan accepted the invitations from a few teachers, she wouldn’t be here.

"What’s with the ’huh’?" Du Yu leaned to the back of Li Mengnan’s head and whispered in her ear, "Master Qing understands the students’ situations.

She said when she came that she was quite pleased with you making it to the top eight, and you just need to show your best side."

"Mm-hmm." Li Mengnan nodded repeatedly, feeling much calmer inside.

"It’s useless; hard strength is what matters." Ye Mingsheng’s voice came from not far away again.

Li Mengnan frowned angrily, looking at the young man constantly stirring trouble: "Why are you so annoying? Can’t you tell I don’t want to talk to you?"

Finally getting a response, Ye Mingsheng instead laughed, gesturing towards Du Yu: "No matter how much you guide her, she’ll still lose as soon as she steps up.

You’re the First Disciple after all. If not, why don’t you come and have a practice match with me?"

Du Yu whispered: "This guy has a slick mouth, don’t let him mess with your mindset."

"Yeah," Li Mengnan pouted, "I’ve seen a lot of trash talkers in this ranking competition. I have to say, this tactic is quite effective.

Quite a few contestants were talked into losing their calm and eliminated themselves."

Seeing Du Yu and Li Mengnan mumbling to each other, still ignoring him, Ye Mingsheng grew a bit irritated.

"What, Du Yu, are you afraid?"

Ye Mingsheng propped his hands on his knees, bent slightly, and stared up at Du Yu’s eyes: "The famous first Paper Crane Disciple, turns out to be a coward?"

Evidently, Ye Mingsheng was eager to step on Du Yu to rise in ranks!

Once he defeated Du Yu, Ye Mingsheng would become renowned! Naturally, he would also catch the attention of the school and teachers!

Most importantly...

The awakening time for Paper Crane Disciples was still too short. If it were next month’s ranking matches, Ye Mingsheng knew he might not bully Du Yu anymore!

Such an opportunity must be seized!

This is why Ye Mingsheng kept provoking Du Yu, but the problem was...

Du Yu wasn’t responding at all?

"Toot! Toot!" The sharp whistle blew abruptly, and in the center of the field, an assistant coach announced, "Time’s up, both parties enter the arena!"

Du Yu gave the girl a pat on the back and said, "Good luck!"

Following the assistant coach’s indication, Ye Mingsheng reluctantly returned to the field.

He arrived at the south half, pulled out the slender blade stuck in the ground, and looked again at Du Yu amidst the crowd.

Evidently, he was very unwilling!

The assistant coach stood in the center of the field and announced, "The format is Human-Pet team battle, one human and one pet, no demon pet substitution allowed during the match!"

Standing in the north half, Li Mengnan also drew a longsword embedded in the ground, as demon breath gathered in front of her forehead.

"Huh!" The Wind Witch quietly appeared, but without its usual cheerfulness. Inside the demon pet realm, it sensed its master’s inner anger long ago.

The Wind Witch’s cloak fluttered gently, and its knitted face under the white hood showed a rather angry expression:

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"Everyone, step back one meter behind the Demon Plant Barrier. Both competitors, prepare!"

"Hoo~!" A melodious fox cry echoed, and in front of Ye Mingsheng, an orange Two-tailed Fire Fox raised its head high and let out a loud cry.

"3...2...Toot! Toot!"