Dance Of The Phoenix
32. Robbing People's Children

Unexpectedly, he would be even more annoyed by Luo Youzhe's hard attitude that exceeded his expectations. Compared to that annoying silly and annoying attitude, he was more annoyed at that cold and domineering attitude!

All his life, Gu Yuena had never failed to extract information from his captives. It has 1001 tricks and ways of torturing someone to get information.

Boro-boro tortured, seduced alone does not work. That man can no longer be fooled. What is that man made of? If a human was made of soil, what would mean that Luo Youzhe was made of soil that hardened into stone?

It was only fitting that Luo Youzhe said that he would not stand it. The man knows himself too.

"Relish!" Gu Yuena shouted to herself inside the classroom until all the disciples turned their heads towards her. He gave a sharp look to those who saw him.

Gu Yuena snorted in annoyance. He was holding his face on the table without caring about anyone who thought it was strange.

Classes are passed smoothly right through to the next class. When lunch arrived, Gu Yuena went to the kitchen to work part-time as a chef.

The monotonous day goes on.

But when he returned to the dormitory, Gu Yuena no longer saw Luo Youzhe's whereabouts.

Until the next day, and the next, he did not find the man's nose anywhere. Was their quarrel so great that the man did not appear before him?

Somehow, Gu Yuena felt that there was less each time she saw an empty room like this. He knew Luo Youzhe would often return to dorm— judging from his belongings moving to—but they did not meet at all until the day the match arrived.

Was Gu Yuena too rude back then?

But what's wrong with answering questions honestly? It was only natural that Gu Yuena was not happy to see Luo Youzhe lying blatantly in front of her, let alone saying she did not want to bring anything up in a cold tone.

If he thought about it again, he was getting annoyed.

Since one week had passed, and Gu Yuena had a promise of a duel with Wang Liang, he would not waste time. He wanted to see his current ability after training hard like a horse.

All day long cultivating tirelessly and absorbing a lot of magic overnight, even until he felt that his body was getting thinner from being too hard on himself. This match cannot betray his efforts.

The outer courtyard ranked arena had a large grand stands that would crowd cheering spectators. The arena circled by the stands was filled with the sounds of fierce fighting that triggered the cheers of the audience.

This was the first time Gu Yuena had entered the ranked arena. He felt he was in a ball stadium full of enthusiastic cheers of supporters in every corner. Lights lit up in each corner, highlighting the arena clearly and recording the battle in the magic pool.

A magic pool is a basic level magic that functions to display events remotely. Like a camera, but with a mix of magic and science.

Several officers stood around the arena, standing guard when the battle over the arena resulted in a transparent shield that served to prevent the effects of the attack from being destroyed due to the attack being too strong. Especially for the summoner who brought monsters by his side.

Gu Yuena went to the attendant who enrolled the participants into the ranking list. As a new disciple, Gu Yuena still did not have any rank.

He approached the male officer with a dull appearance who was sitting while sucking on a cigar. The man glanced at her lazily, then gave Gu Yuena a token without a cue.

"Gu Yue who challenged Wang Liang, right?"

Gu Yuena nodded. He will take the token for self-introduction as a match participant, but the man pulls it back.

"Eh, are you really going to challenge Wang Liang? Did your brain get water?" The man seemed to want to give advice.

Gu Yuena shook her shoulder. "Maybe."

"You are this .... Don't underestimate. Although his looks were annoying and many wanted to slap his stupid and haughty head, he had still been in the academy for a long time. Wang Liang was a third year disciple. Do not look at how many times he was refused to enter the inner courtyard every 6 months, so far only he can survive that long in the outer courtyard. If not to lose to a top ranked disciple, he would not lose before the inner courtyard examination arrived. You challenge him, it's as if you were looking to die."

Gu Yuena forced a fleeting smile. "I'm tired of living, really. No need to worry."

The man snorted. "Don't blame him for not reminding you the best. If you weren't a new student, I wouldn't be advising you like this."

"Uncle, Wang Liang and I made a bet. If I were to place a material bet for private, would it break the rules?" Gu Yuena suddenly thought of something that made her excited.

"Yes, origin does not affect your initial bet. One more thing, I'm not that old to be called 'uncle'."

"Then, it should be troublesome for you to spread this match. Tell me that I am a new student who is tired of living and desperately wants to die. Think of it as a last request before it falls into the abyss of despair."

The man was silent a thousand words. Is this kid crazy!

Saying that session while smiling!

The man could only smile wryly. "I accept the will. Don't regret it, yeah."

"If you die, what has time to regret?" Gu Yuena chuckled while walking to the stands.

The man looked at his departure with a strange look. There seems to be a kind of man like this. Was his brain left at home or damaged from being bullied by Wang Liang?

The announcement regarding the new kid challenging the outer courtyard senior spread so quickly.

Who does not know Wang Liang? Pupils who stayed in class many times, or subtly referred to as seniors remained the outer courtyard who were carelessly acting. The tyrant man with many followers as well as being at the top of the outer page was often in the spotlight. Both background and strength, the new disciple was clearly not brave.

But now, that popular guy was challenged by a boy who had only been in the academy for a week?

If the challenging ones were the record-breaking talented disciples carrying the most elemental energy, they would naturally have a nice reaction and were excited to see Wang Liang's haughty fall.

But what if the one who challenged him was a thin and delicate-featured young man, looking meek and beautiful like a woman? Even his battle aura did not feel like it could not cultivate at all!

The hope of the new disciple faded instantly by the cross-section of the tiny young man named Gu Yue.

Those in the stands saw the young man who rubbed the black cat fur on his lap, looking very quiet and gentle. His thin bones made them think that the beautiful young man would be crushed right then and there because of Wang Liang's large body.

While Wang Liang on the other hand sat down casually while showing a slanted smile. Even others knew his ability was not comparable to that skinny brat.

"Next match, participant Wang Liang of Huoyuan and Gu Yue divisions of Huoyuan!"

Wang Liang's supporters cheered cheerfully along with a vigorous loud cry. They were looking forward to Wang Liang's victory, as the loyal fans and taunted Gu Yue who dared to challenge their idol.

A long table was placed in the corner of the stands and two name papers with "Wang Liang" and "Gu Yue" respectively.

The man who made that screamed loudly. "Come, come on, put your money aside and bet on the big profits to come! Wang Liang or Gu Yue? Guess what and double your money for promising bets!"

Many spectators flocked to 'seek money' by putting down a lot of their money, betting for Wang Liang. Who told the boy to challenge Wang Liang who was clearly a level stronger than him? The difference between each level is like a gap separating.

In just a few seconds, Wang Liang's side of the table was filled with various kinds of coins from the two countries. Whether monument, silver, or gold, they 'donate' just like that.

As for Gu Yue's side, there was absolutely no one to bet on. There was only a black cat passing by and putting a few taels of gold on top of the inscription "Gu Yue". So alienated that part, until no one noticed.

"Fufu~ Miss will be rich~"

"Eh, who's betting for Gu Yue?" The betting table guards are confused. The reason, the money placed on Gu Yue's behalf was very much!

"Truly don't know how to judge. He dared to lose a lot of money just for the support of insignificant people. It seemed like the one who bet was Gu Yue's friend."

"Haha, just be prepared to lose. All that money will be ours!"

Those who placed the bet for Wang Liang laughed happily, thinking how foolish the person who supported Gu Yue was. They would all split a few taels of gold that could amount to millions of gold coins!

In this way, more and more people are betting in large numbers.

The black cat in the corner could not help but laugh. He was curious how Gu Yuena would react knowing that her plan was a huge success. He is very smart to make money!

He must exert all his energy to know the limits of his own abilities. This way, he would know his weakness and fix it to cover all the gaps.

Whoever the opponent is, he hopes not to disappoint.

Wang Liang who arrived a few meters in front of him put on a haughty smile. "Gu Yue, you better give up now before you regret it. The ranked arena did prohibit disciples from killing each other, but it didn't matter if it wasn't intentional. At the very least, I will only be subject to a slight punishment. But take it easy, I still have no interest in killing you. Our bet, it must be executed well."

Gu Yuena remained calm. He said nothing until the referee announced the start of the match.

"Start!"

Wang Liang took out a large sword in his raised hand. He attacked first, carrying a large and heavy sword to be released towards Gu Yuena.

Each of his movements created a trail of blazing flames. The abilities gained from hunting as a hunter, by absorbing the monster's power and extracting it into personal strength, made it really look like a monster.

Gu Yuena shifted her body, letting the huge sword pass right in front of her. Wang Liang's movements were quickly changed towards Gu Yuena who was getting away, making Gu Yuena have to duck backwards, then take out a lasso of fire to tie Wang Liang's legs.

Gu Yuena slumped on the arena floor while pulling the lasso. As a result, Wang Liang's legs were wrapped around Lasso inevitably attracted by his stupidity.

To cover up the embarrassment, Wang Liang slashed his sword towards the rope quickly and disconnected the lasso before falling. He shot his body with qi gathered all over his body, forming an armor.

Level 5 cultivators can form armors derived from solid qi to protect the body. The denser the qi and stronger the foundation, the harder the armor. Armor qi could only be destroyed by cultivators of level 6 and above. Gu Yuena who was still level 4 could not possibly destroy it.

Hence, Gu Yuena took another strategy. He thought Wang Liang would form an armor in the middle of the match, but who would have thought that the man would form an armor at the beginning of the match after receiving his lasso.

Was the man mentally so hurt just because of the rope?

With full force, Wang Liang dashed towards Gu Yuena and leaped to apply the pressure of the sword he had struck.  The huge sword split through the air until it created a gust of wind, kicking its sword down right in front of Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena jumped to the other side, then pulled out a fire whip that danced in the air. He swung it gently, but the pressure exerted by the fire whip was so felt that the arena was hot.

The previously normal temperature arena had now become extremely hot. The flames Gu Yuena created appeared circling the arena making it look like a fire arena.

"It's quite a drain on energy, but I can still beat you up briefly." Gu Yuena smiled. She looks beautiful, but also scary. If he introduces himself as a woman, there are certainly many who fall in love with him.

Even at this moment, Gu Yuena's domineering appearance managed to make the women scream!

"Gu Yue, don't be so arrogant! If you dare, fight directly in front of me!" Wang Liang was upset his attacks had always failed. Even he was suppressed by Gu Yuena's flames until his flames didn't want to come out.

The phoenix is the master of fire. To Gu Yuena, Wang Liang's fire was nothing but used as a stepping stone.

With his magician power, he could control Wang Liang's fire power to burn him right now.

Only, he should know the limits to not killing.

Wang Liang continued to attack with fury. It wasn't easy to touch a strand of Gu Yuena's hair. Had Gu Yuena not dodged that much and confused him, Wang Liang had already finished him off for a long time!

Unfortunately Gu Yuena had no intention of stopping. He would indeed lose if he was hit by Wang Liang's attack because of the difference in strength. But if he took the gap that Wang Liang pointed out, he could kill the man with a single strike.

As long as it dodged and received continuous pressure, Gu Yuena could feel the strength within her body more clearly. A burning flame coated the inside of his body and a thick stream of phoenix blood. Coupled with the magic circle managing his magic power, he felt like he was at the peak of his strength.

But he still felt not enough. Wang Liang's pressure was not enough to lure all his strength out. If he could, he needed an even stronger opponent to trigger the power of the phoenix blood and know its limits.

Gu Yuena did not want to waste too much time anymore. Since ten minutes are over, it is better to end this match.

The whip in Gu Yuena's hand fluttered even more as it swung. Gu Yuena's figure moved too fast in Wang Liang's eyes. All he saw was a flash of fire from the whip Gu Yuena was holding, while his figure was seen in a shadow.

It was like fighting an assassin!

Wang Liang moved his sword to strike randomly, hoping for his sword to slash at the brat and end the match.

The carpets so far, all he had slashed down was empty space. While the red flash was getting faster and appeared in the form of a fire whip that wrapped around his entire body.

Wang Liang did not have time to react. The whip turned into a fiery rope and wrapped around Wang Liang with a burning flame that could burn Wang Liang's body.

The qi shield on Wang Liang's body could not withstand the flames for too long, much less Wang Liang's strength did not allow for him to maintain the wavering periation of the qi. The Qi in his body was thinning even more, as if the flames had absorbed it.

"Gu Yue's! You think I'd be scared of you with just this kind of trick? I'm gonna kill you!" Wang Liang roared furiously. Everyone still saw him, he must not lose face to be defeated by a new disciple!

"Oh? I'd be so happy if you killed me." Gu Yuena who arrived right behind Wang Liang, pulled the fire rope in his hand. Wang Liang staggered back, but his butt was kicked hard to the mental edge on the heated arena floor.

Gu Yuena walked towards Wang Liang who fell face down in a bound state. The man's body was already all red due to the heat of the arena.

With the same smile and without aura, Gu Yuena spread out her hands. His gaze turned mocking. "Kill me, I'll thank you."

"You ...." Wang Liang tried to wake up with his body bound. He was like a walking caterpillar, making the people in the stands laugh at him.

The referee immediately descended into the arena and stood by Gu Yuena's side. He lifted one of Gu Yuena's yangans up, a sign he had won the match.

"Gu Yue, Huoyuan Division, won!"

The cheer for the sake of the cheers coming from the new disciple sounded extremely lively. They mentioned Gu Yue's name many times with a burning spirit.

Gu Yuena looked at the wry-faced Wang Liang. "Don't forget our bet." He waved, then blinked one of his eyes, then went down the arena without taking off the rope that tied Wang Liang.

By the way he did not use any magic spells at all. Other than controlling the flames in his body like most beginners, he did not use any magic or learned spells.

It's free for him to study a full week if not used. He only used a skill technique which was an assassin speed technique. That's all Wang Liang is already bonyok.

Disappointingly.

Gu Yuena went to the betting table where many disciples were trying to take their money back. But Gu Yuena directly coated it all with fire, making the disciples who were betting it shocked half to death.

"I've worked hard for this, you don't learn to be a traitor." Gu Yuena instantly 'robbed' all the money on the table into the spiritual space.

The students put on a sour face. It turned out that the one betting for Gu Yue was Gu Yue herself. The boy could have bet on himself.

"Gu Yue, you're already rich enough, can't you be a little compassionate?"

"Next time I'll bet on you. So don't get mad and leave it to us."

"Gu Yue, you mustn't be so greedy."

Gu Yuena saw them pleading and blaspheming like sycophants. He turned the eyeball, then scorched. "When I die, don't you enjoy my money? If there's something to blame, then blame the person who made you lose money."

Gu Yuena left in carefree steps with Xiao Hei who leaped into his arms proudly. Secretly, Xiao Hei glanced at the children and stuck out his tongue.

They're all getting pissed!

They looked at Wang Liang who was dragged out of the arena without being untied. The man looked unfortunate, but the disciples looked at Wang Liang with great demands.

It's all Wang Liang's fault!

"Wang Liang, give us our money back!"