Chapter Seventeen: Shocking the Academy

  Shangguan Yu seemed to have heard someone calling him, and the voice was filled with a loving tone. In his daze, Shangguan Yu seemed to see his father, but unfortunately, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't see clearly. He wanted to get up, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get up. He felt like he had lost all his strength, as if his soul was about to leave his body. He refused to give in, he let out a loud roar, and he struggled...

  Zhī Jué Wáng quietly watched all of this, knowing that Shàng Guān Yǔ was still alive. He firmly believed that Shàng Guān Yǔ could pull through. He didn't interfere with the development of events; if Shàng Guān Yǔ wanted to have a comeback, he should pay the price in blood. Some people in charge of the martial arts exam wanted to go up and take a closer look at the situation, but they were all stopped by Zhī Jué Wáng's gaze. How could his prized disciple possibly be defeated so easily?

  But others may not think so, for Shangguan Yu and his kind, they only have sympathy and pity for the weak. Perhaps Shangguan Yu is pitiful, but there are many pitiful people in this world, and they do not have the qualifications to take revenge.

  "I told you, you're a waste of space, you'll never be better than me! Killing you is actually doing you a favor, you're just a waste of life and will only be trampled on by others even if you're still alive!" Xiang Jun Jian sat paralyzed on the ground, continuously cursing Xiang Jun Yu. Even if Xiang Jun Yu died, he still wouldn't let him off.

  Among the many students, there was a young man whose eyes were filled with worry. He looked like a spoiled brat, and his peach blossom eyes were particularly eye-catching. "Xiao Yu, if you die, I'll definitely kill all the people of the Shangguan family to avenge you!" The young man muttered to himself.

  Shangguan Yu's right index finger suddenly moved, but unfortunately no one noticed. He gradually regained consciousness, his whole body aching terribly, and he was extremely weak. However, he knew he couldn't fall down, he wouldn't allow himself to be defeated by Shangguan Jiansheng. He wasn't trash, he wanted to make Shangguan Jiansheng understand who the real trash was, and he also wanted to prove to others that he wasn't trash.

  "Examiner, does this count as a win for me?" Shangguan Jiancheng looked at the examiner, and he could already see Shangguan Xinghong's praise.

  "Huh?" The examiner looked at Zhi Jue Wang, he was puzzled as to why Zhi Jue Wang didn't let others go up to check on Shang Guan Yu's injuries. It seemed that Shang Guan Yu was definitely in a precarious situation, shouldn't they be rescued in time? If one student died, what good would it do for the academy?

  Zhuge Yuan nodded at the examiner, and the examiner immediately understood. "This trial, building a city..."

  "Wait, I haven't lost yet!"

  It was this extremely weak voice that focused everyone's attention on Shangguan Yu. They were shocked, especially the students, most of whom would have died from that one punch. It was hard for them to imagine how Shangguan Yu had survived, and even more astonishing was that Shangguan Yu still refused to give up at this time. Could it be said that despite being in such a state, he could still win the match? Looking at Shangguan Yu who was covered in injuries, they seemed to be able to feel that pain, had Shangguan Yu gone mad?

  Shangguan Yu slowly got up, this speed was really too slow. However, no one ridiculed him, and if it were someone else, they would not have had the determination to get up. Finally, he stood up, ignoring the wounds all over his body, and fiercely stared at Shangguan Jiancheng. For this person who wanted to kill him, he was also prepared to take drastic measures, after all, he wasn't a good person either.

  Shangguan Jiancheng was stunned, "Impossible! Even I myself couldn't withstand that punch, how could you still be alive? Absolutely impossible, this must be an illusion!" Shangguan Jiancheng rubbed his eyes fiercely, he really didn't dare to believe and didn't want to believe in this fact. The backlash of the Bao Yuan Dan had already begun, and now his whole body was even more devoid of energy. Otherwise, how could he have been sitting paralyzed on the ground all along?

  "What if you, a useless thing, didn't die? Can you still defeat me now?" Shangguan Jiancheng thought that his current state was not good, but Shangguan Yu had suffered such severe injuries and would only be worse off.

  "Whether or not I can defeat you, you'll know soon enough!" Shangguan Yu walked step by step, each step leaving behind a trail of blood. His entire body was covered in wounds that were bleeding profusely, but no one noticed that the amount of blood he was losing was decreasing, and his injuries were recovering at a visible rate. He walked slowly, feeling his body recover not just from his injuries, but also his physical strength. He needed time; even with his extraordinary recovery abilities, without enough time, he wouldn't be able to fully recover.

  "From a young age, you've always looked at me with disapproval. Isn't it just because you're jealous that your father doesn't love you?" Shangguan Yu could only continue to exchange empty words with Shangguan Jiancheng; he simply couldn't muster up any energy now.

  "Who's jealous of you? You're a waste, don't spout nonsense! I'm Shangguan Jiancheng, born with exceptional talent since childhood. What's the point in being jealous of a waste like you?" Shangguan Yu was openly exposing his scars, but for now, he also needed time. The backlash from the Explosive Yuan Dan was severe, but as long as he could recover a bit within a short period, defeating Shangguan Yu would still be easy.

  "You've always said I'm trash, but today I beat you. Doesn't that mean you're not even as good as trash?" Xiang Jun stopped in his tracks and stood not far from Xiang Jiancheng.

  "You think you can still defeat me? Don't dream on, today I'll let you know that trash will always be trash!" Shangguan Jiancheng also didn't show weakness, slowly standing up, the two of them staring at each other.

  Others were speechless, while Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Jiancheng on the stage just kept quarreling. This time's martial arts test was probably the most unusual one, with the two people on the stage attacking each other with words.

  "Are you guys going to fight or not? This is a martial arts test, not a debate competition. What's the point of arguing?" Wēi Wǔ Wáng finally spoke up, he couldn't bear it anymore.

  Shangguan Yu took a deep breath, after such a long recovery, he felt that he had regained some strength, enough to attack Shangguan Jiancheng. If others knew about it, they would be greatly surprised, for his injuries were not fake.

  While Shangguan Jiancheng can only maintain his standing posture until now, it is impossible for him to attack Shangguan Yu. However, he knows that Shangguan Yu's injuries are much more severe than his, so he just sneers at Shangguan Yu.

  Soon, Officer Jian Cheng couldn't laugh anymore, only left with a face of incredulity. "How is this possible? How can it be like this? You can't recover so quickly!"

  Only to see Shangguan Yu quickly rush towards Shangguan Jiancheng, and the fatigue of just now was gone, as if he was not the one who was injured before. He stretched out his hands, grabbed Shangguan Jiancheng's two legs, and then pulled him up with force.

  All of Shangguan Jiancheng's struggles were in vain, as Shangguan Yu's hands seemed like iron pincers, tightly clamping down on his legs. His hands tried to grab onto Shangguan Yu's upper body, but unfortunately, they were swung upwards by Shangguan Yu instead. Shangguan Yu grasped his legs and with them as the axis, spun around crazily.

  "What do you want to do, you piece of trash? Let me go!" At this moment, Shangguan Jiancheng was frightened. He had never thought that things would turn out like this. It shouldn't be like this, even if he himself would have died from that one punch. The fact that Shangguan Yu hadn't died was already a miracle, and what was happening now was beyond his imagination.

  Shangguan Yu didn't say a word, in fact, he was already struggling to make these movements. He had recovered a bit of energy, but the pain all over his body wouldn't allow him to do these things. As soon as he exerted himself, the wounds all over his body seemed to be tearing him apart. He gritted his teeth and endured the intense pain, he wanted to prove that he wasn't useless!

  Shangguan Yu suddenly threw Shangguan Jiancheng up, and then jumped into the air, kicking Shangguan Jiancheng from below with one foot. The two of them were in the center of the arena, and this kick sent Shangguan Jiancheng flying out horizontally.

  The students under the stage quickly cleared a space, and Shangguan Jiancheng fell to the ground with a "thud". He was directly thrown out from the center of the stage, and the distance was so far that he fainted. Soon, some people appeared and carried Shangguan Jiancheng away for treatment.

  On the stage, Shangguan Yu knelt on one knee, panting heavily. That one kick had exhausted all his strength. "I, Shangguan Yu, have never been a waste!" he silently recited in his heart. As for killing Shangguan Jiansheng, he had thought about it too, but he saw Shangguan Jinghong among the crowd. He knew that if he made the fatal blow, Shangguan Jinghong would definitely save Shangguan Jiansheng. Since that was the case, it was better to kick Shangguan Jiansheng flying, both relieving his anger and making it impossible for Shangguan Jinghong to stop him. Shangguan Jinghong's face remained calm below the stage, but he was furious in his heart - his son had actually been defeated by a waste he had driven out.

  It took a long time for the examiner to react. "This trial, Shangguan Yu wins, congratulations to Shangguan Yu student for becoming one of the top ten!"

  "Impossible? Trash can enter top 10?"

  "It's too unbelievable, a waste product has actually entered the top ten, we are really not even comparable to waste products!"

  "Can we still call him trash now? Shangguan Yu is much stronger than us!"

  "This martial arts exam, it seems like all three of them made it into the top ten? This world is too crazy!"

  This time the rumors far exceeded the previous time when Shangguan Yu defeated Chen Tao, Chen Tao was just a human extreme martial artist. Shangguan Jian's ***?** city is different, the military extreme is much stronger than the human extreme, let alone Shangguan Jian's punch that day was evident to all. Through this trial, no one in the academy will say that Shangguan Yu is a waste from now on, he proved everything with facts.

  From now on, others should think about this battle before calling him a waste. The cultivation of building the city and defending the border in the Flying Feather Dynasty is already considered a genius, but this waste defeated the so-called genius.

  "It's alright, I knew you'd be fine, Little Yu. Now I can rest assured." A youth with peach blossom eyes said in a low voice.

  Zhuge Yuan stood up, "The top ten have been born, and this martial test has come to a perfect end. As the principal, I am delighted to see so many excellent students, and I also hope that other students will continue to work hard. The rewards for the top ten will be specifically handled by the vice-principal, who will notify you in due course. That's all I have to say."