Another twist occurred in the arena. A lazy voice arose from amidst the assault of wind blades. "Is that all?"

The entire Martial Arts Hall fell silent. All the students gasped as they watched Xu Lai walk out from the swirling vortex of blades. Not only was he unharmed, but even his clothes were perfectly intact, without a single sign of damage.

They couldn't help but be shocked.

The PE teacher from the Sakura Country, Ishihara Kai, had summoned a tornado and condensed wind blades—feats that completely surpassed anything that could be explained by science. One could say he was superhuman!

But what shocked them even more was that their own Head of the School Infirmary, Xu Lai, was also superhuman, emerging completely unscathed.

What kind of teacher and doctor are these?!

Seeing Xu Lai's figure, Ruan Lan couldn't help but laugh through her tears. "I knew my brother-in-law couldn't possibly die."

Li Li and Yu Xiaoxiao were speechless. Who was it that was just crying her eyes out and insisting on rushing in to save Xu Lai?

But the two women didn't tease her. Instead, they let go of their good friend and looked toward Xu Lai, equally overjoyed. Just moments ago, they too were worried; they had feared for a moment that Ruan Tang was about to become a widow.

Turns out brother-in-law is as reliable as ever!

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"Is that all?"

Xu Lai's words were light, but they struck Ishihara Kai's heart like heavy fists. His face turned pale in an instant.

After all, he was a peak Seventh Grade Martial Ancestor. Ishihara Kai prided himself on his keen eye, and he could tell that Xu Lai wasn't just putting on an act; he was genuinely uninjured. His wind blades, powerful enough to slay a Martial Ancestor of the same grade, had landed on Xu Lai like a gentle breeze, causing no pain whatsoever.

No, it wasn't a gentle breeze.

As Xu Lai walked away, all seven thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven wind blades shattered like broken ice!

No matter how Ishihara Kai tried to manipulate them with his mind or reinforce them with Spiritual Energy, it was futile. As his Divine Sense had been focused entirely on the blades, he suffered a severe backlash. He spat out several mouthfuls of Essence Blood and stumbled to the ground, his expression suddenly withered and dispirited.

If a Psychic Type Inheritor had been present to observe, they would have discovered that Ishihara Kai's sea of consciousness was no longer vast. It was nearly depleted, almost completely dried up. His Divine Sense had been entirely committed to controlling the wind blades. With their destruction, his sea of consciousness was practically ruined. Without a year or two of recovery, it would be impossible to restore.

This sudden turn of events caused the perpetually proud and arrogant Ishihara Kai to suffer a complete mental collapse. Once the sea of consciousness was damaged, his Boundary and combat power would be drastically reduced. He might never be able to return to the peak of the Seventh Grade!

Ishihara Kai's face twisted with venomous resentment as he shrieked hysterically, "You dare destroy my cultivation! You deserve to die... YOU DESERVE TO DIE!"

The Martial Ancestor from the Sakura Country wished he could devour Xu Lai whole. He mobilized the last of his Spiritual Energy, forming it into a wind Sword that glinted with a sharp, cold light, and thrust it toward Xu Lai.

But strangely, the wind Sword circled in mid-air, not attacking Xu Lai. Instead, just after Xu Lai snapped his fingers, the blade turned and plunged directly into Ishihara Kai's own body!

"AH!"

Along with a shrill, unwilling scream, the already weakened Ishihara Kai coughed up even more blood. He clutched his wound, his face a mask of terror as he stared at Xu Lai. "What... what Boundary are you? You're not Seventh Grade!"

Xu Lai didn't speak. His expression had been placid from beginning to end. It was a calmness that made Ishihara Kai feel that Xu Lai hadn't considered him a threat from the very beginning. It was like a cat toying with a mouse.

Indeed, a sense of boundless despair suddenly surged through Ishihara Kai's heart.

He can instantly sever the connection to the wind blades controlled by my Divine Sense. He can turn my own wind Sword against me. And he does it all without revealing his Boundary or showing any fluctuation of Spiritual Energy…

This level of strength was definitely not Seventh Grade, nor was it Eighth Grade. Xu Lai was possibly a Ninth Grade Martial Ancestor, or even stronger!

"I... lost."

Ishihara Kai's face was deathly pale. His lips trembled for a long time before he finally managed to force out those two words.

BOOM!

A thunderous cheer erupted from the devastated Martial Arts Hall.

Aside from Xu Lai and Ishihara Kai, only a few others in the arena, like Ishihara Mai, were First Grade Martial Artists. The rest of the students were ordinary people. They didn't understand the intricacies of the fight. They only knew that Ishihara Kai from the Sakura Country, who possessed terrifying power, had been thoroughly and decisively handled by Xu Lai, their university's own doctor.

A sense of pride swelled uncontrollably in their hearts.

Dongli University is invincible!

"Father!" Ishihara Mai's pretty face lost all its color, her previous arrogance gone. "Father, you can't admit defeat!" she cried out anxiously. "If you do, we'll have lost the bet! Please, get up!"

Aside from the comatose Yin Tian, the other three students from the Sakura Country's Judo Club all wore sorrowful expressions.

"I lost." Ishihara Kai was completely dispirited, muttering like a broken record, "I lost. I lost. Hahahaha... I lost? I lost..."

Ishihara Kai, a Martial Ancestor of his generation, had actually suffered a mental breakdown from his defeat and the damage to his sea of consciousness!

"His ability to handle pressure is really poor," Xu Lai remarked, pursing his lips. Finding it all rather dull, he said, "Dr. Liu, Dr. Zhou, let's head back."

"Oh, oh..." Liu Nanwei and Zhou Feng snapped back to their senses and hurriedly agreed.

Liu Nanwei's eyes were wide. Her boyfriend had once said that a martial artist who reached a certain Boundary could possess the power of gods and demons. She hadn't believed it then, but now, she was a true believer.

At the same time, her face grew hot. Now I understand why Xu Lai didn't react that time at dinner when I told him Li Mi was a martial artist. It's because he's a martial artist himself—and many, many times more powerful than Li Mi!

"Brother-in-law, you're amazing!" Ruan Lan happily threw herself at Xu Lai, only to be stopped by his outstretched hand a step away.

"Men and women should keep a respectable distance."

Hmph. You rotten brother-in-law! Countless men would kill for a single glance from me, but you? You refuse a hug from this beautiful girl!

Ruan Lan puffed out her cheeks and glared at Xu Lai. "And to think I shed tears for you. If you ever die for real, I definitely won't cry!"

"Could you wish me something good for once?" Xu Lai said, speechless.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

The sounds came from behind him. It was Ishihara Mai and the other Judo Club members, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing in apology. Fear filled their hearts, and their bodies trembled. They knew that if they didn't fulfill the terms of the bet, they would never be allowed to leave Dongli University, let alone Hua Country.

Xu Lai looked at the frenzied Ishihara Kai and pointed a finger.

The chaos in Ishihara Kai's mind cleared, and his eyes gradually regained their focus. He recalled the mental breakdown he had just experienced, and the look he gave Xu Lai was exceedingly complex. He had wanted to kill Xu Lai, yet Xu Lai had just pulled him back from the brink of madness.

"Why did you save me? Wouldn't it have been better to just let me go mad?" Ishihara Kai's dazed expression was tinged with bitterness. He realized that not only was his cultivation inferior, but he also fell far short of Xu Lai's magnanimity.

"Going mad would be getting off too easy. I want you to spend every moment of the rest of your life remembering today. I want it to become your personal nightmare."

Xu Lai's gaze turned ice-cold, making Ishihara Kai's heart plunge into an endless abyss. "Now—kneel and apologize to my colleagues and my students!"

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