When Ouyang Changming brought Ouyang Zhentian and Ji Youran out of the arena, the crowd went into an uproar.
"Too, too amazing! Senior Brother Yao Yue is too amazing! He's really my idol!
Is he already a mid-grade Yuan Monarch?
With his strength, he should be able to become one of the top ten elders! "
"He's not just amazing, he's a freak!
He's only one or two years older than us, but he's already so strong. How are we supposed to catch up to him?
No wonder he could become a vice general of the dynasty. He deserves his reputation! "
"He has already defeated three people in a row. Senior Sister Situ Lian is naturally no match for him. Senior Brother Guan and Senior Brother Zhang are also his brothers. The title of the champion is already decided!"
"It's a pity that Senior Brother Yao Yue is no longer a senior. Otherwise, I would have been able to bask in his glory. What a pity!"
On the arena, Yao Yue looked at Situ Lian and asked indifferently, "Do you still want to fight?"
"Of course! Why not? I, Situ Lian, have never been afraid of anyone!"
Situ Lian looked at the insufferably arrogant Yao Yue and felt a surge of pride. She answered and swung her sword at Yao Yue.
"Boss, why don't you let me and Junior Sister Situ Lian play a few rounds?" Guan Changyun looked at Situ Lian's perfect figure and replied passionately.
"Second Brother, don't join in the fun. Let's wait for Big Brother to settle his grudge with her!
I believe that after this, Situ Lian won't be so foolish as to try to deal with Big Brother again! "Zhang Mengfei said.
"Sigh, why do you think Boss is so popular with women? Logically speaking, I'm not inferior to Boss in terms of looks!" Guan Changyun said with a depressed expression.
"Just based on what you just said, you can't compare to Boss!" Zhang Mengfei said mercilessly.
In another direction, Situ Lian was attacking Yao Yue with all her might.
However, Yao Yue was like a loach that Situ Lian couldn't touch. She couldn't even touch him, and all of her attacks were useless!
"Fight back! Are you looking down on me!" Situ Lian shouted angrily after stabbing her sword dozens of times, but Yao Yue dodged all of them.
"Alright, I'll make you accept your loss today. After this, I hope you won't come looking for trouble with me again!" Yao Yue stood firm and replied.
"Alright, as long as you can defeat me, I won't find trouble with you anymore!" Situ Lian replied seriously.
Immediately after, the sword in her hand transformed into specks of sword light that rained down from the sky. Every speck of sword light was dense enough to pierce thousands of holes into any opponent!
"Let me show you my true strength!" Yao Yue's eyes flashed with incomparable confidence as he punched out with both of his fists.
By the time the Sword Qi was destroyed, Situ Lian's sword had already arrived in front of Yao Yue.
In the next moment, Yao Yue did something that shocked everyone!
His fists turned into claws as he grabbed at the sword.
This sword was a true low-grade Royal Armament. It was a truly terrifying weapon that could cut through hairs and cut through iron like mud. It was not something that could be touched by the physical body.
Even though Yao Yue's physical body was abnormal and could disperse some of the elemental energy attacks, no one believed that he could take on a Royal Armament with his bare hands!
"Get out of the way!" Situ Lian shouted at Yao Yue.
It was too late for her to do anything. She also didn't want to see Yao Yue get hurt, so she shouted to warn him.
However, Yao Yue's hand was already on the Royal Armament. At the same time, he pulled forcefully, causing Situ Lian's body to uncontrollably fall to the side of the arena.
Originally, Situ Lian could have used her flying ability to fly up again.
However, Yao Yue followed her like a shadow. He held her sword and pointed it at her back, causing her to have no choice but to land on the ground.
Situ Lian fell out of the arena, which meant that she had lost the battle.
Just as she landed on the ground, Yao Yue had already thrown her long sword to her side and stuck it into the ground!
"You lost," Yao Yue said indifferently as he floated back to the arena.
Yao Yue had won by one against four!
Everyone was still in a daze when they heard this.
After Zhang Mengfei and Guan Changyun left the arena, Situ Xiang announced loudly, "This year's champion is Yao Yue!"
Following Situ Xiang's announcement, the surrounding disciples began to cheer one by one.
"Senior Brother Yao Yue is invincible!"
"Senior Brother Yao Yue is the strongest!"
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They looked at Yao Yue with awe, and at the same time, there was a look of reverence in their eyes!
Yao Yue had become the champion of this year's competition, and he had left a deep mark in the Imperial Academy. All the future disciples would remember his name.
After the competition ended, Yao Yue, Guan Changyun, Zhang Mengfei, and the others who had reached the Xiantian Realm were given priority to become elders of the Imperial Academy.
However, Yao Yue, Guan Changyun, and Zhang Mengfei were not interested in these positions.
Therefore, they rejected Situ Xiang's good intentions.
After the competition ended, Guan Changyun and Zhang Mengfei went to pay their respects to their masters. Yao Yue also wanted to talk to his beautiful master, Situ Qing, alone.
After all, he was going to leave the Imperial Academy. He might not return in the future.
He had an inexplicable feeling towards his beautiful master. Perhaps it was more appropriate to say that they were both friends and teachers.
Just as he was about to walk towards his beautiful master's courtyard, two figures blocked his path.
Yao Yue smiled and asked, "How are the two of you?"
After not seeing them for two years, Yao Yue realized that the two women in front of him had become more beautiful.
"Not good!" The two women replied in unison.
"Are you still angry about being bullied just now?
Do you want me to teach them a lesson on your behalf? "Yao Yue stopped smiling and said.
He didn't realize that the two women's unhappiness wasn't caused by anyone else, but by him!
"It has nothing to do with them!" Nangong Ying said.
"Then what is it?" Yao Yue asked.
"Are you preparing to marry the Seventh Princess?" Nangong Ying asked straightforwardly.
Lan Jing looked at Yao Yue nervously. Tears had already formed in her eyes, and it seemed as if they would fall at any moment.
Yao Yue looked at the two women's expectant eyes and felt a little timid.
He already knew about Lan Jing's feelings for him, and he had already rejected her. However, now that Nangong Ying, who had always hated him, was involved, he was not used to it.
He looked at the two women and nodded. "This is a marriage bestowed by the emperor."
He brought up the Emperor just to find an excuse for himself to hurt Lan Jing too deeply.
When the two women heard Yao Yue's words, their expressions dimmed.
The tears in Lan Jing's eyes finally fell from her beautiful face. She looked so lovely that it made one's heart ache.
For some reason, Yao Yue felt as if his heart was being squeezed.
"Yao Yue, congratulations. Only an outstanding woman like the princess is worthy of you!" Lan Jing said in a very sincere tone.
After she finished speaking, she covered her face and turned around to run away. Drops of sparkling and translucent tears fell from her eyes.
Nangong Ying stared at Yao Yue with red eyes and said, "I hate you!" She turned and ran towards Lan Jing.
Yao Yue was dumbfounded.
If Lan Jing's behavior was normal, then what was Nangong Ying's behavior?
Yao Yue wanted to chase after them, but after hesitating for a while, he changed his direction and walked towards Situ Qing's courtyard.
'I hope you two can find a man who likes you more in the future!' Yao Yue sighed in his heart.
It would be a waste of a young man if he was not a romantic.
Yao Yue understood the meaning of those words.
However, he was marrying the princess of the empire.
If he wanted to take another concubine, he would have to think twice before doing so.
Moreover, he did not want Lan Jing to suffer. It would be very unfair to her if she was only a concubine.
Therefore, Yao Yue had to avoid this matter. He did not want her to fall deeper into his trap.
As he thought about it, Yao Yue arrived at Situ Qing's courtyard.
Situ Qing seemed to know that he was coming and was already waiting for him in the courtyard.
"Looks like my precious disciple is quite charming. Even the two beauties of the academy are involved with you," Situ Qing said to Yao Yue with a strange smile.
Yao Yue scratched his head and said, "Beautiful master, are you making fun of me?"
"I am praising you!"
Situ Qing replied. She then continued, "However, you seem to be quite ruthless. Are you willing to let them be heartbroken?"
"Beautiful master, when did you become so nosy?" Yao Yue met Situ Qing's gaze and asked in return.
"Screw you. You are the one who is nosy!"
Situ Qing said unhappily. She paused for a while and continued, "Did the emperor really grant you a marriage with the seventh princess?"
Yao Yue nodded and said, "Yes, I can't disobey the emperor's order."
"Look at your embarrassed expression. Do you not want to marry the seventh princess?
Do you want me to tell her? "Situ Qing said with a sour tone.
"Don't. If that happens, I will be committing the crime of deceiving the emperor," Yao Yue hurriedly replied.
"Liar, you are afraid that I will ruin your chance of getting married, right?" Situ Qing said unhappily.
Yao Yue's face instantly turned gloomy when he heard that. "Master, do you really think I am such a person?"
"Yes, you are!" Situ Qing replied uncontrollably.
"Fine. I will report everything to the emperor now. I no longer want to be the emperor's son-in-law," Yao Yue said firmly and turned to leave.
Situ Qing's words had deeply hurt his pride.
Situ Qing was stunned by Yao Yue's words. Seeing that Yao Yue was about to leave, she hurriedly shouted, "Stop right there!"
Yao Yue still did not look back and continued walking forward.
"Bastard, come back here! I was just joking!"
Situ Qing stomped her foot and ran behind Yao Yue. She grabbed Yao Yue's hand and refused to let him go.
However, she did not expect that when she touched Yao Yue's hand, Yao Yue would grab her hand and pull her into his embrace.
"This is your punishment for joking!"
Yao Yue looked at the slightly panicked Situ Qing in his arms. He bent down and kissed Situ Qing's jade lips.
Situ Qing was dumbfounded.
She did not expect Yao Yue to do such a thing. She did not know what to do.