Chapter 7: Teacher, Please Let My Fiancé Come
"A few weeks ago, I analyzed the spirit substructure of the Triple Wave spirit clothe in detail. To better demonstrate its practical combat effects, today I, your teacher, have specially invited Ms. Cha, a sword expert from the Black Moon Church, to give a live demonstration."
As Professor Freya spoke, she pushed the large blackboard behind her horizontally, revealing the empty training ground behind it. She walked slowly to the center of the training ground and turned around.
She wore a long sword at her waist and a loose white martial arts robe, cinched at her slender waist with a black belt. Her long burgundy hair was tied into a side ponytail, draped over her left shoulder and cascading down to her chest. She looked like a gentle figure, but her tall, straight posture and cold gaze as she surveyed the crowd were incredibly imposing. Finally, her gaze softened as she turned to Cha Naxue in the front row and nodded.
Cha Naxue stood up and walked into the martial arts arena.
She wasn't a student of Boundless Academy, but the Black Moon Church and Boundless Academy. often collaborated on resources, and it was common for members to visit each other.
Unlike facing ordinary people, Freya was a third-level spiritual master with the title of Sword Demon. Cha Naxue needed to focus intensely and temporarily set aside her thoughts about Xia Feng.
Cha Naxue stood in the center of the arena, gripping her long sword tightly with both hands. Her entire body radiated the aura of a bloodthirsty sword, her momentum rising rapidly. In the blink of an eye, her sword was enveloped in a layer of blood-colored energy. With a sharp cry, she swung the sword forward—buzz!!!
Three consecutive crescent-shaped blood-colored spiritual streams, carrying a terrifying aura, shot toward the red-haired professor at a speed difficult for ordinary people to follow.
Freya raised her sword to block the attack, standing with her hands behind her back without moving an inch. However, her long burgundy side ponytail spread out and danced wildly in the wind.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
The three blood-red crescent-shaped attacks were easily deflected by Freya's sword.
She looked at the woman in the snow-white gown in the distance and nodded in approval. "Well done. It seems the position of the Holy Maiden of the Black Moon Church is likely yours."
"Professor, you flatter me," Cha Naxue replied, bowing respectfully.
Freya didn't say more. She turned around and addressed the class, "Cha Naxue just used the standard opening move for the 'Triple Wave.' The spirit substructure of the spirit clothe is the foundation, but the corresponding opening move is also crucial! Students who understand it, come up and give it a try."
Unfortunately, the classroom remained silent for a long time, and no one raised their hand.
Mushroom leaned over to Xia Feng and whispered, "The Triple Wave is one of the most difficult D-level spirit clothes to learn. We've only been studying it for a few weeks. Whoever goes up will just embarrass themselves."
Xia Feng lazily propped his chin on his hand, staring out the window. He had no intention of volunteering. He planned to give the "One-Tail Spirit Robe" to Mu Qingtong after class and let her work hard to master it.
The only problem was how to deliver it without raising suspicion.
[Seeing Cha Naxue fight, Mu Qingtong subconsciously recalled the spirit substructure diagram of the Triple Wave. Your understanding of spirit clothes has improved, and you have successfully mastered the D-level spirit clothe "Triple Wave (100% Mastery)."]
"..." Xia Feng sat up in shock, staring in astonishment at the back of the woman in the black dress in front of him.
What the hell? She mastered a D-level spirit clothe just by recalling it?
"Since no one is willing to volunteer, I'll choose someone," Freya said, turning to Cha Naxue. "You choose."
"Me?"
Cha Naxue was momentarily stunned but didn't refuse. She subconsciously glanced at the black-haired young man at the back of the classroom, only to find Xia Feng staring off into space. She followed his gaze.
An elegant woman in a restrained black dress sat in the second row, calmly staring back at her.
Their golden and purple eyes met. The woman lowered her long eyelashes slightly, smiled, and said softly, "Let's keep it simple. The girl who's looking at me, would you like to come up and give it a try?"
Mu Qingtong snapped out of her thoughts and stared calmly at Cha Naxue.
She was certain she didn't know Cha Naxue, but she clearly felt that this woman seemed to be targeting her.
"This Cha woman is so annoying!" Mushroom, who was carefree and talkative, muttered to Xia Feng. "She could have chosen someone from the third-year section, but she deliberately picked a second-year. She must be doing this on purpose. Mu Qingtong is going to be embarrassed now."
As Mushroom spoke, Mu Qingtong had already walked into the martial arts arena.
The result was as Mushroom predicted. Although Mu Qingtong successfully executed the Triple Wave, the three blood-red crescent arcs began to collapse and disintegrate as soon as they were released. By the time they reached Freya, only a few weak air currents remained.
However, Freya looked at the calm girl in the distance, who showed no sign of being affected by the failure, and nodded approvingly.
"Very good. Although the starting posture isn't standard and your understanding of the spirit particle structure isn't thorough, you've found the right direction. With continued effort, I believe you'll succeed soon."
"Thank you for your guidance," Mu Qingtong replied with a bow and a smile.
Watching how well this woman acted, Xia Feng couldn't help but admire her. She truly deserved to be the future world-destroying villain—she was excellent at playing the fool.
Mu Qingtong calmly sheathed her sword. She hadn't used her full strength, not even 30% of it.
Ever since she could remember, she knew she was different from others. No matter the subject, as long as she was willing to learn it, she could master it effortlessly.
After enrolling in Boundless Academy at eighteen, she quickly advanced from a novice to an apprentice spiritual master and then to a first-level spiritual master in less than a month.
Although no one knew about it, she took pride in her rapid progress.
She had even read the biographies of tens of thousands of historical figures but had never seen anyone cultivate as quickly as she did. Sometimes, she wondered if she wasn't human but merely appeared in human form for some reason.
Given her extraordinary abilities, Mu Qingtong naturally didn't want to reveal her true nature.
But because of this, she often felt lonely and even found the world boring. These creatures called humans were even more dull.
"Alright, Mu Qingtong, you can choose the next candidate. Who would you like to try?"
Professor Freya's voice brought Mu Qingtong back to reality. She paused, as if considering something, then turned her gaze directly to the black-haired young man in the last row.
Their eyes met. Her beautiful golden eyes behind her gold-rimmed glasses curved slightly as she said softly, "Teacher, my fiancé is here today. I'd like him to come up and try."
"???" Xia Feng, who had been lazily propping his chin on his hand, nearly fell out of his chair. Mu Qingtong, Cha Naxue targeted you, and now you're targeting me? Really?
"Fiancé?!"
"What? What?!"
The classroom erupted in chaos. The previously quiet room was now buzzing with excitement.
"Mu Qingtong has a fiancé? Are you kidding me?!"
"Point him out, or I'll beat him up!"
"I—oh my god!" Mushroom was also shocked by the news. After cursing, she leaned her forehead against the edge of the table, covering her face and sighing, "Oh, it's true. I finally found a target, but she already has a boyfriend."
Seeing that no one had come forward, Freya said calmly, "Who is it? Come up."
Xia Feng thought for a moment, deciding he could also follow Mu Qingtong's example and hide his strength. He patted Mushroom's head and chuckled, "Good girl, watch Daddy's performance."
Mushroom didn't catch what he said and looked up in confusion, only to see her good brother stand up and walk down the stairs. Her innocent eyes widened in disbelief. "No, what are you doing?"
But as Xia Feng walked into the martial arts arena and took the long sword from Mu Qingtong, her eyes grew even wider, like saucers.
Her thick black-framed glasses slid down her nose as Mushroom silently mouthed, "No way."
"F*ck!"
(End of this chapter)