Chapter 324: Chapter 292: Pulling Punches

News that someone was going to the school’s Martial Arts Discussion Arena for a duel spread quickly throughout the campus.

Sparring in the Martial Arts Discussion Arena was completely different from Lin Yi and Xu Tai’s training sessions in the Cultivation Hall.

Once you entered the Martial Arts Discussion Arena, you had to sign a life-and-death waiver.

That meant fighting to the death for real.

There were no half-measures, and neither the school nor the Town Martial Department would intervene.

"How long has it been since the Martial Arts Discussion Arena was used?"

"Who is it? What kind of deep-seated hatred do they have to go to the Martial Arts Discussion Arena?"

"Let’s go, let’s go! Hurry up and watch the show!"

"We have to see this. Let’s go!"

For a time, every corner of the campus was buzzing with talk about the reopening of the Martial Arts Discussion Arena.

Entering the Martial Arts Discussion Arena meant you were there to determine not just a winner, but who would live and who would die.

It was all about a fight to the bitter end.

Unless it was a matter of deep-seated hatred, no one would resort to using the Martial Arts Discussion Arena.

Because once you went in, even if no one died, the match wouldn’t end until one side was crippled.

This naturally piqued the interest of many students.

They all rushed toward the Martial Arts Discussion Arena, eager to watch the spectacle.

「In the Cultivation Field.」

Wei Nan and Sun Tao had come to train early this morning.

Zhou Qi was resting in his dorm because he was injured.

However, their routine was completely disrupted by the sudden news about the Martial Arts Discussion Arena.

"What’s going on? What’s this about the Martial Arts Discussion Arena?" Wei Nan asked Sun Tao in confusion.

Sun Tao shook his head. "I just heard them say a life-and-death match is about to happen. You wanna go check it out?"

"Let’s go, let’s go! If it’s a life-and-death match, we have to see what’s going on!"

After their brief discussion, the two didn’t even have time to change out of their Martial Arts Uniforms.

They hurried out of the Cultivation Field.

「In the principal’s office.」

Tang Baichuan had also received the news that someone was going to the Martial Arts Discussion Arena for a life-and-death match.

The young man standing before him was his secretary.

"Who is fighting in this life-and-death match?"

"It seems to be a Daoist named Zhong Yan. The one he’s fighting is named Feng Lei!"

Tang Baichuan: "..."

He knew both of them.

One was a disciple of the Elder Celestial Master from Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Zhong Yan, the one known as "Shameless Zhenren," while the other was Feng Lei of the Town Martial Department—someone he had personally arranged to be stationed at the school.

One represented Dragon Tiger Mountain, and the other represented the Town Martial Department.

He couldn’t afford to offend either of them.

Whether it was the Elder Celestial Master or Old He.

If those two got angry, it wouldn’t just be him, Tang Baichuan, who would suffer.

Even the Demon Hunting Bureau probably couldn’t handle their wrath.

"Principal Tang, should we go and stop them?"

"If the Martial Arts Discussion Arena is truly used, no matter who gets hurt, we’ll have no way to explain ourselves!"

The secretary naturally understood the stakes.

If they held their life-and-death match outside the school, how they fought would have nothing to do with them.

The main issue was that they had come to Xingwu University to hold their life-and-death match.

That was a different story entirely.

No matter who got hurt, Tang Baichuan would be unable to answer to the powers behind them.

Tang Baichuan’s brow was deeply furrowed as he considered the matter for a long time.

"Have they signed the life-and-death waivers yet?"

"That... I’m not sure yet!" the secretary said, shaking his head.

"Let’s go. To the Martial Arts Discussion Arena, now. Hopefully, we can still stop them!"

Tang Baichuan quickly stood up and hurried out of his office.

His secretary rushed to follow.

「Meanwhile, inside the Martial Arts Discussion Arena.」

It was a vast, stadium-like venue, spacious enough to accommodate a thousand spectators.

The entire arena was empty, with nothing inside.

In the center was a fighting platform, flanked on both sides by seating for spectators.

Since it was the Martial Arts Discussion Arena, everything was naturally transparent, conducted in a just, fair, and open manner.

After Feng Lei and Zhong Yan both signed the life-and-death waivers, they walked onto the fighting platform.

A teacher responsible for managing the Martial Arts Discussion Arena walked onto the platform and began explaining the rules of the life-and-death match to the two fighters.

Meanwhile, the number of students who had come to watch was growing larger and larger.

"Who are those two? Are they students from our university?"

"That guy seems to be from Dormitory Zone 1. I don’t recognize the Daoist!"

"Probably from Dragon Tiger University, right? Is he here to challenge our school?"

"Then again, they both look pretty old."

"I recognize that Daoist! He’s a disciple of the Elder Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain. He was in the Martial Arts Grand Tournament a few years ago!"

"HOLY SHIT, now that you mention it, I remember him! Isn’t that the incredibly shameless ’Shameless Zhenren’?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s him..."

"Wow, the other guy’s brave, daring to have a life-and-death match with ’Shameless Zhenren’! Isn’t he afraid of his pepper spray and Five Flowers Powder?"

"’Shameless Zhenren’ really is too despicable..."

The students all started chattering amongst themselves.

Just as Wei Nan and Sun Tao walked in,

they immediately spotted Lin Yi and Wei Shang sitting in the front.

They hurried over to them.

When he saw Feng Lei and Zhong Yan on the platform,

Wei Nan frowned and said, "What’s going on? I heard someone was having a life-and-death match. Why is Feng Lei up there?"

Lin Yi glanced at him, a helpless, bitter smile crossing his face.

Wei Shang was about to say something, but Wei Nan continued, "Who’s that Daoist? He’s not from our university, is he? Does he have a grudge against Old Feng?"

Lin Yi sighed softly. "That Daoist... is my senior brother."

"Huh? Your senior brother? From Dragon Tiger Mountain?" Wei Nan said in surprise.

Lin Yi nodded.

"Now I don’t know who to root for!"

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