Two Realms High Martial Arts: Gathering the Heavens to Become a Great Luo Immortal

Chapter 201 Goguryeo, Martial Arts Competition

Professor Xu's words gave everyone a clear understanding of the potential strength of the Sakura National Team.

They were especially wary of opponents who had inherited the bloodline of the "divine child" and might also possess divine artifacts.

Not long after, the sliding door to the waiting room was opened again.

A middle-aged woman dressed in an elegant kimono appeared silently and respectfully led the group through winding corridors and a tranquil dry landscape garden.

Finally, they arrived at a magnificent building constructed of huge white stones, resembling an ancient war fortress.

"The castle tower is just ahead. It is inconvenient for me to enter. Please wait here for a moment, and members of the National Guard will come to guide you shortly." The middle-aged woman bowed and then quietly retreated with small steps.

The crowd stopped and waited, their eyes scanning the ancient building, which exuded a somber atmosphere.

Soon, a figure swayed out of the castle tower.

The newcomer was considered tall for Sakura Junior High School, with dark skin, a striking head of blond hair, and his hands in his pockets.

He was covered in various silver chains and ornaments, which jingled with his steps, making him appear particularly ostentatious and jarring.

Even after seeing the Great Xia Kingdom's delegation waiting there, the young man named Hyōdō Shō deliberately adopted a nonchalant and unrestrained demeanor, slowly strolling over.

His gaze was extremely aggressive, sweeping over the female team members without any attempt to conceal it. Especially when he sensed Cai Meier's subtle alluring aura, his gaze seemed glued to her chest, making him extremely uncomfortable.

This caused the faces of all the Nationalist team members to instantly darken.

"Keep your eyes to yourself."

As the team leader, Li Xijun stepped forward and precisely blocked the path between Hyodo Cheng and Cai Meier, her tone cold.

Hyōdō Jō was secretly delighted—he had taken the bait!

The method the teacher taught really works!

On the surface, however, he grinned, revealing a malicious and provocative smile, and loudly proclaimed in broken but deliberately exaggerated Mandarin:

"Hey! You're from the Great Xia Team? You have no manners at all. You didn't litter and damage our environment, did you? I've heard that Chinese people have very low national standards!"

He deliberately sized Li Xijun up and down, then his gaze swept directly to the aloof Ye Ningxue, and he said sarcastically:

"But you women are all pretty good, except you always have such cold faces, not cute at all."

These extremely arrogant and rude remarks instantly brought the atmosphere on the Great Xia National Team's side to a freezing point.

All eyes were fixed on the arrogant fellow, like sharp swords.

Just then, someone exclaimed, "Oh dear! Hyoudou! It's so rude of you to say that in front of the guests!"

A slightly aged but powerful voice rang out.

Just then, an elderly man dressed in traditional samurai attire and adorned with spiritual wings stepped out.

He casually patted Hyoudou Shiro on the back of the neck, his tone slightly reprimanding yet understated.

"This is our National Team's most 'straightforward' player, who doesn't think before he speaks, Smimasai."

The old man offered words of apology, but neither his perfunctory attitude nor Hyoudou Shiro's arrogant expression that seemed to say, "The teacher has already apologized, what more can you do?" showed any sincerity whatsoever.

"Now that all the talented individuals from the Great Xia Kingdom's team have arrived, please proceed directly to the Sky Tower for the scheduled martial arts exchange." The old warrior gave the other party no chance to respond or retaliate, and simply made a "please" gesture before turning around and walking into the fortress.

Hyōdō Jō made an extremely insulting throat-slitting gesture at Li Xijun before swaggering off after him.

Faced with such blatant provocation, Professor Xu did not immediately express his opinion.

He simply pushed up his glasses, his gaze sweeping over his teammates as he observed their reactions.

quickly,

Wei Ying frowned and calmly analyzed:

"I feel like they're deliberately provoking us. Is it to disrupt our mindset before the match, or is there another purpose?" She leans towards the latter.

Ju Mengya pondered, "It doesn't seem like it's just to test his mentality. It's more like a test, especially to provoke hope Jun and force him to take action, so as to see his methods and the depth of his strength."

She, as a fellow student council member, was well aware of the lessons learned from Lan Yixiang's experience in the previous year and had drawn her own conclusions.

Li Xijun placed his hand on the sword hilt, tapped it lightly with his fingertips, and said calmly:

"Then their plan to provoke them was successful, but this kind of trash isn't worth me revealing anything about."

Since the other party had already made it so obvious, he naturally intended to teach this person an unforgettable lesson.

Professor Xu nodded, agreeing with Li Xijun's assessment.

With Li Xijun's unfathomable strength, there's really no need to use his full power to deal with this kind of character.

If the other party wants to test us with such underhanded methods, then they will get what they want.

His gaze shifted to Ye Ningxue, whose aura grew increasingly chilling.

"Ning Xue, it seems that your duel video was more eye-catching than I thought, and your opponent was trying to provoke you."

Professor Xu began, "As is customary, these exchanges are usually best-of-three. Are you confident in the first match? If not, you can substitute."

Ye Ningxue slowly raised her head, her clear, cold eyes seemingly filled with ice crystals, and said decisively:

"I have no problem."

"Okay." Professor Xu said no more.

Without further hesitation, the Great Xia Kingdom team stepped straight into the challenging Sky Keep.

At this moment, on this huge arena made of white stones,

The nine members of the Sakura National Team knelt down in unison.

Professor Xu stepped forward and connected the competitors from both sides according to the established procedures.

The thin, elderly warrior was the first to speak:

"Mr. Xu, please submit your list of personnel to be present."

"That's not urgent."

Professor Xu's gaze swept over the nine Nationalist team members present, and he began to speak:

"Before that, I have another question I'd like to ask you... I heard that the Sakura Kingdom's National Team has a shrine maiden who fused with a divine artifact this year, but she doesn't seem to be here today?"

"Lord Yagami is currently undergoing the trials in Goryeo, with only the other nine team members present. However, please rest assured, our first opponent, Miss Ichijo, is also a shrine maiden, and our second opponent, Hyoudou-kun, is also the second strongest member of the team to have obtained the divine fire. Our third opponent, Aoki-kun, is also a master swordsman, and he will make things difficult for us."

The old samurai said it so bluntly.

This made Professor Su chuckle slightly.

"It seems your side also has a lot of confidence in Ms. Yagami. Our first contestant is Ye Ningxue, and the second is Li Xijun. Both are candidates you want to meet. As for the third contestant... I'm afraid you won't have one."