After the youth's projection vanished, most of the new and old students present let out a long sigh of relief.
Somewhere in the crowd, a well-built young freshman clutched his chest, incredulous as he said,
"What a joke, just a mere projection, why did it cause such a heavy sense of oppression? I've seen First-grade Strong People before, quite a few of them, but never this terrifying feeling."
His companion nodded alongside.
"Indeed, there must be something different about this student council president, but I can't quite put my finger on it—it just feels very scary."
Another person glared, "Should that really be our focus? The key point should be that Xia Luo, who entered the school with us, smashed a Third Grade Strongman with a domain, right?"
"Hiss—"
At the mention of this, everyone was immediately drawn back from the intimidation of the student council president, their gazes turning to Luo Yu, filled with shock.
"It's too exaggerated, these achievements are just too outrageous."
"Who would've thought, that just a freshman could bring down an established power of Martial University."
"You must know, to be admitted to the Sichuan Province Martial University, who outside is not a genius capable of fighting above their level? And amongst geniuses, there emerged such a freak?"
"Yeah, it's too terrifying. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I simply wouldn't believe someone could be this fierce."
Admiration and praise echoed one after another, but it didn't take long for a new student with a weird disposition to voice his jealousy:
"Enough, stop hyping him up. His talent is indeed strong and he has some ability, but without understanding the ways of the world, it's ultimately difficult to make one's way in the jianghu—what is the jianghu, after all?"
"It's not about fighting and killing, but about human relations!"
"Just you watch, Xia Luo, acting all high and mighty with his strength, will be too rigid and ultimately suffer a big loss."
"Shut up!" An irritable new student immediately retorted, "What high and mighty? Clearly it was the student council that was oppressing too much, starting bets and treating students like leeks to be harvested, but someone flipped it back on them and now they can't handle it. Is Xia Luo wrong to just want his points back?"
"Heh." The weird and scrawny new student said mockingly, "In the world of martial artists, the strong eat meat, the weak eat shit. Just watch, Xia Luo doesn't know when to advance or retreat, and offending the student council president won't lead to a good end. He's ferocious, but isn't the president also one? Doesn't he know his own limits daring to challenge a First-grade Strong Person? Can he actually win?"
"If I were him, I would recognize the situation and stop while I'm ahead, keep a low profile, and wait until I'm stronger before showing off. Who would be able to stand in my way then?"
"Go to hell, you despicable villain is exactly the type to act like this." The irritable guy continued his tirade, earning cheers from those around him who were getting fed up with the scrawny new student.
"Vulgar person, I think you're just a kid from a small city, not yet understanding the rules of society, the ways of the world. If you can't navigate these, it's a sign of low emotional intelligence and even strength can be wasted."
"The hell with your 'low'." The irritable guy gasped with rage and charged right towards him.
The scrawny new student's mouth curled into a spiteful sneer as he met the challenge.
"Boom!"
He stood his ground, but the irritable guy's expression changed as he was forced to step back repeatedly.
"Before you shot your mouth off, I already saw through your strength," the scrawny youth laughed coldly, his face lifted in pride.
"Slap!"
A crisp sound rang out; the scrawny youth's smug expression took a direct hit, staggering on the spot and almost falling over.
"Who?"
He looked angrily at the person who struck him. Lyu Chan was slowly withdrawing her hand, while Diao Lingluo in her school beauty outfit stood beside her, along with Li Mushen and Huo Tongtian, these new students from Da Jing often hung out together.
"What, not convinced?" Lyu Chan shifted her feet, and in a flash before everyone's eyes, the other side of the scrawny youth's face that was clutching his cheek took a hit and quickly swelled.
"Stop hitting me, stop," the scrawny new student realized the difference in strength and pleaded as he held his swollen left and right cheeks.
"Keep your mouth clean," Lyu Chan said coldly, her pretty boyish face looking a bit angry.
"Okay, got it," the scrawny new student came over with a forced smile, bowing to the God's Child, showing his skill in judging the situation.
"Get lost."
Lyu Chan kicked the scrawny new student in the stomach with a frown, sending him flying.
"Disgusted by people like you."
"Let's go, it's not worth dealing with this kind," Li Mushen said aloud.
Before they left, Diao Lingluo turned to the scrawny new student who'd been kicked aside and said,
"Xia Luo's defiance of authority, refusal to fawn, willingness to speak out, and readiness to resist injustice is translated in your eyes as an inability to judge the situation and a lack of understanding of human relations?"
"Remember, Sichuan Province Martial University trains us not to be anyone's dog, nor to kneel and beg for mercy when there's a power discrepancy; because once a person kneels for too long, they can't stand up anymore."
Having said that, Diao Lingluo left with Lyu Chan. Before departing, young and impetuous Huo Tongtian disdainfully spat at the scrawny new student.
"It's because of heartless people like you that the social atmosphere gets worse. Since when is choosing integrity over compromise a sign of low emotional intelligence?"
"We're stronger than you, so should you come over and be our lackey? Pah."
The scrawny new student looked forlorn, his hands trembling slightly.
At the same time, the onlooking students around fell into thought.
Initially influenced by the scrawny new student's words, they felt that in society, one indeed needs to bend and stretch, not be too impulsive – to give in when necessary to avoid major losses, like Luo Yu's fierce clash with the student council president. They feared that once the president returned, his ending wouldn't be pleasant.