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Chapter 178 - 178 148 Humiliating Lanling Thanks to 'Yanyuan Zhishang' for the reward to the alliance master

178: Chapter 148: Humiliating Lanling (Thanks to ‘Yanyuan Zhishang’ for the reward to the alliance master) 178: Chapter 148: Humiliating Lanling (Thanks to ‘Yanyuan Zhishang’ for the reward to the alliance master) Outside the training field’s gate.

“Here’s another warning for you: the competition ranking is not something that people like you and Bai Zhenzhen can hold onto for long.”

“The upcoming Dao Heart Competition for first-year students, you both better not participate.”

With that, Zhou Chechen had already walked into the training field, seemingly not intending to give Zhang Yu any chance to retort.

Or perhaps…

if you want to resist, then come in and talk to me, if you have the confidence and the courage.

With Zhou Chechen’s arrival, it felt like a harsh winter descended upon the entire training field.

It wasn’t just the cold air Zhou Chechen brought that objectively lowered the temperature.

It was also the vice president of the student council’s accumulated power, like dark clouds weighing on the city, making everyone present, whether first-year or second-year, feel too intimidated to breathe.

Thus, the first-year students all bowed: “Hello, senior.”

On the other side, the second-year students also bowed and greeted, “Hello, president.”

Even Lanling, who was a bit exasperated, calmed down with Zhou Chechen’s arrival, his chill overwhelming him, deciding not to argue with Bai Zhenzhen anymore.

He slightly flexed his chest muscles, then wiped, closing his torn skin and muscle, completely erasing the words “junior college student.”

Zhou Chechen glanced over everyone before finally looking at Bai Zhenzhen, saying blandly, “Bai Zhenzhen, Senior Lanling kindly advised you on practical combat skills, yet you played tricks to humiliate him, which really goes against the spirit of our Songyang High School…”

Zhao Tianxing, observing this scene, felt a familiar sensation welling up: “Here we go again, same as a few months back.”

“Once Zhou Chechen shows up, no one can stop him.”

“If Zhang Pianpian hadn’t bested him in the end, Yu Zi and Azhen would have been bullied to death back then.”

Zhao Tianxing seemed to have a flash of insight: “It’s the same now.”

“With just a few movements and words, Zhou Chechen utterly changed the entire atmosphere here.”

“I can feel that as Zhou Chechen takes action…

the role of the clown here is about to shift again.”

Zhao Tianxing anxiously glanced at Bai Zhenzhen and then at himself, feeling that the clown role might soon shift onto the two of them.

Just then, Zhang Yu had already stepped into the training field.

He looked at Zhou Chechen and smiled, “When did our Songyang High School spirit become about not humiliating fellow classmates?”

“The students with higher grades can humiliate those with lower grades; excelling in academics is everything.

Isn’t this the true spirit of our Songyang High School?”

Many students present, whether first-year or second-year, nodded in agreement with Zhang Yu’s logic.

Zhou Chechen also scrutinized Zhang Yu, thinking, “Dare to come in?

Let me see what you’ve got.”

Zhang Yu continued, “As for Lanling, how many competition rankings did he achieve when he was a first-year?

Did he spar with students from the three major high schools?”

“Bai Zhenzhen placed fourth in the martial arts competition and fifth in the sports competition; why can’t she humiliate Lanling?”

Bai Zhenzhen also said indifferently, “When Zhang Yu and I went to White Dragon High School and exchanged martial arts with their top-grade Yu Xinghan and Song Halong, students who hadn’t achieved any competition rankings had to kneel outside and listen.”

Qian Shen couldn’t help but chime in, “Exactly, we high school students ultimately reign by results.

With Bai Zhenzhen’s competition achievements, her evolutionary level far exceeds Lanling’s, so what’s wrong with her humiliating Lanling?”

Indeed, is it even noteworthy for a top-ranked student to insult a less accomplished one?

Isn’t this just our Songyang High School’s usual pastime?

Students present either had experiences of humiliating others, being humiliated, or both, all silently nodding at this point.

Even many second-year students began to look at Lanling with subtle changes in their gaze.

Listening to all their back-and-forth, Lanling’s blood and breath surged more violently, his flush deepened, veins on his forehead seemed to pop, but he couldn’t muster a single word.

Simply because every sentence from the opponents hit on the core value of grades supremacy, making Lanling want to erupt but felt he shouldn’t, leaving him glaring at Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen intently.

At this moment, Lanling even had a feeling, that he was absurdly being bullied by better-graded students?

Zhao Tianxing glared at this scene, his eyes twinkling with brilliance: “Zhou Chechen merely said a few words, and I thought the clown position was about to shift.

Who knew that as soon as Yu came in, he instantly reversed the situation, firmly anchoring the clown position onto Lanling.”

But just as everyone’s emotions aligned with Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s statements.

Zhou Chechen took a step forward, the cold air around him exploding, sending waves of bone-chilling cold wind sweeping across the entire training field.

Zhou Chechen said coldly, “Lanling represents the student council.”

“He kindly offered to mentor juniors but was humiliated by Bai Zhenzhen, which is disrupting school teaching order, unrelated to scores or rankings.”

The gust of cold wind spreading from Zhou Chechen brought with it a psychological oppression,

triggering a strong sense of fear within many hearts, making them involuntarily tense, their heartbeats quicken, not daring to argue against Zhou Chechen’s words.

Closer to Zhou Chechen, Zhang Yu faced the cold wind, feeling a momentary surge of fear in his heart.

Fu Ji reminded, “Be careful, it’s the influence of his mental method.”

Zhang Yu immediately activated the Heavenly Martial Refining Heart Technique, releasing a wave of martial arts intent from his mind, suppressing the fear that had just arisen.

…

Some information about Zhou Chechen surfaced in Zhang Yu’s mind.

Before Zhang Pianpian left, she left Zhang Yu with a lot of advice, naturally providing him with valuable intelligence.

Among that, details about Zhou Chechen and Lanling, two people who harbor significant hostility towards Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, were definitely included.

“The chill surrounding Zhou Chechen comes from an expert level skill called Frost Sky Freezing Field, paired with a mental method named Frost Prison Technique.”

“These two skills complement each other, mutually enhancing beneficial effects.”

Zhang Yu also knew, unlike most who purchase their skills, these matching skills, Frost Sky Freezing Field and Frost Prison Technique, were not bought by Zhou Chechen; they were inherited family techniques passed down through generations.

The Zhou Family’s initial fortune came from exclusively licensing these skills to the Wanxing Education Group.

While the skill rights were sold off, in Songyang City, almost only Zhou Family members successfully cultivated these paired techniques to fruition.

The reason lies in the unique practice method of these skills.

Training Frost Sky Freezing Field requires refining the chilling energy and death grudges from corpses, then using the Frost Prison Technique mental method to suppress them.

Once mastered, this allows the practitioner to spread a chilling air with every move and unleash countless grudges from corpses, forming a fear-based attack.

And in Songyang City, corpses naturally cost money.

Buying corpses costs money, handling them costs even more.

Different burial methods like wall-burial, box-burial, cremation, and water-burial have varied fee structures.

If family members intend to sell the body straight, they also need to process and identify it through professional institutions, paying handling fees and body transaction taxes.

Dumping it in a ditch or river could result in hefty fines.

Behind Zhou Chechen, the Zhou Family, traditionally ran a corpse handling business in Songyang City, maintaining a large supply of fresh bodies, making money while training.

…

At this moment, Fu Ji warned, “Fighting Zhou Chechen…

is extremely troublesome.”

“Frost Sky Freezing Field’s attack range is vast; getting close means being invaded by chill, muscles stiffen, mana flows slow, the more you fight, the worse it gets, it’s impossible to escape this chill.”

“Combined with his Frost Prison Technique, it weakens opponents’ mental state.”

“If not defeated swiftly, continuous weakening leads to accumulating chill within, causing significant harm upon outbreak.”

“Plus, as the top second-year student, his data likely surpasses yours in all aspects; defeating him quickly is tough.”

“Thus, dealing with this guy requires us to use the approach we previously discussed.”

Zhang Yu clearly understood Fu Ji’s point: “A public confrontation like this differs greatly from tackling Yellow Turban Warriors’ tests, which only needs raw force; it demands all kinds of real combat techniques, psychological tactics foremost…”

Elsewhere, wielding Frost Prison Technique, Zhou Chechen looked at Zhang Yu, his eyes exuding intense fear-inducing pressure, coldly stating, “Bai Zhenzhen disrupted teaching order, are you doing the same?”

“Zhang Yu, do you also intend to disrupt teaching order?”

Faced with Zhou Chechen’s intimidation, Zhang Yu invoked the Heavenly Martial Refining Heart Technique, fearlessly responding, “Senior, you might suppress others’ voices with your mental method cultivation, but not our results.”

“Today, I’ll stand here, no avoiding or dodging, and endure your ten strikes.”

“If within ten strikes, you knock me down, I’ll willingly accept the student council’s guidance.”

“If not, then please respect Songyang High School’s spirit, letting outstanding students like Bai Zhenzhen freely disdain underachievers like Lanling.”

“Ridiculous.” Lanling snorted angrily, “Kid, are you trying to scam medical fees?”

Zhou Chechen pressed the furious Lanling beside him.

Zhou Chechen looked at Zhang Yu, the coldness in his eyes intensifying, “Very well, you’ve spoken well.”

“Relax, it won’t take ten strikes, nor will you need the medical room.”

“Within three moves, I’ll have you on the ground.”

As he spoke, Zhou Chechen’s figure swept up swirling chill, throwing a distant palm strike towards Zhang Yu.