Chapter 804: Xue Zhenyang's Determination

“Get up! As long as you work diligently for the society, I will guide you.”

Zhang Xuan waved his hand. The Xuanxuan Society had just been established, and he couldn't be there to guard it every day. To prevent other senior students from causing trouble, someone had to be in charge. These three, who could suppress all the new students and were outstanding fourth-year students, were the most suitable candidates. So, as soon as he arrived, he made a bet to keep them here to guard the place. It wasn't to deliberately humiliate them, but rather, with them standing guard, other societies and even senior students would have to think twice before daring to cause trouble.

“Yes, the three of us will go back and withdraw from the Zhenyang Society and join the Xuanxuan Society!” Ying Qin said, standing up.

The young man before them had not only defeated them physically but had also completely won their respect mentally. The opponent had deliberately used a feather duster to show him that spear techniques could be performed with more than just a spear, which had greatly benefited him. Although there were no immediate changes or significant increases in cultivation, with diligent practice and comprehension, his understanding of the spear would surely advance by leaps and bounds, greatly increasing his strength!

“Hmm!” Zhang Xuan nodded, saying no more. He stood on the high platform and looked around.

“President! President!”

“President! President!”

As he looked, countless new students below shouted “President!” The sound swelled into a torrent, growing louder and more resounding. Everyone cheered, looking at the young man on the stage, their faces filled with excitement and admiration. If there had been any doubt before about whether following Teacher Zhang could stand against the senior students, now they finally knew it certainly could. The top experts of the Zhenyang Society, the geniuses of the Martial Arts Academy, had been easily defeated. With him around, what was there to fear? He was their President! He was the backing for the new students; with him, they didn't need to be afraid!

Feeling the genuine gazes of the crowd, Zhang Xuan was also moved. Just then, Young Master Ruohuan stepped forward and motioned with a hand to quiet the crowd. The cheers subsided.

“At the Master Teacher Academy, new students are often oppressed and exploited by senior students. This is meant to curb the arrogance and conceit of newcomers, to make them understand that there’s always someone better and a wider world beyond! Originally, this was a good intention, but... as time passed, the senior students became increasingly excessive and condescending, causing the practice to gradually lose its original meaning!”

Young Master Ruohuan’s clear voice resounded throughout the new student area.

“They force us to buy their items at exorbitant prices; they compel us to join their societies, making us tools for their profit and credit accumulation! If we refuse, they resort to all kinds of threats, using their connections to prevent us from getting tasks! Are we new students... truly going to sit idly by and allow ourselves to be exploited?”

“No!”

“We cannot, and we will not! We refuse to let others ride roughshod over us; we refuse to be blackmailed and become puppets for their gain; we refuse to let our dignity be trampled upon at will! We are Master Teachers, meant to have students everywhere and pass on our teachings to the world, not to be oppressed and bullied wretches!”

“However, the power of one person is very weak, but if we gather the strength of everyone, we can form an ocean! Therefore...”

“We must unite!”

“Teacher Zhang, to help many friends enter the academy, willingly dispersed the points he earned! To prevent everyone from being bullied by senior students, he collected detailed explanations from many teachers and distributed them for free; furthermore, for everyone’s sake, he fought fiercely, causing even fourth-year students to willingly stay behind...”

“This courage, this strength, and this demeanor are precisely what we new students need to learn from! Therefore, I voluntarily join the Xuanxuan Society, becoming a member, and am willing to follow his commands and move forward!”

“What do you all think?”

Young Master Ruohuan surveyed the crowd, his voice echoing through the sky: “Are you willing?”

“We are willing too!”

“We are all willing to join the Xuanxuan Society!”

Thirty thousand new students cheered in unison, their voices seeming to shake the surrounding buildings.

“Excellent! Since everyone agrees, Teacher Zhang is the President of the Xuanxuan Society, and our society for new students is officially established!” Young Master Ruohuan announced.

Although the Xuanxuan Society had been mentioned before, it hadn't been formally established; only most people knew about it. Now, taking this opportunity, it was founded to let everyone know that the academy’s largest society was not the Zhenyang Society, nor the Fiend Society, but the Xuanxuan Society! It was a super society formed by Zhang Xuan, Teacher Zhang, a new student who had arrived at the academy less than five days ago!

“Xuanxuan Society! Xuanxuan Society!”

“Xuanxuan Society! Xuanxuan Society!”

The cheers surged like a tide, and everyone’s faces were filled with excitement. New students joining senior student societies were bound to face oppression. Only by joining their own organization could they learn better! Moreover, Teacher Zhang was a person of noble character, righteous and upright, like flawless jade! Without much hesitation, everyone agreed to the proposal.

“Since everyone agrees, may I now invite our President to say a few words!” Interrupting the excited shouts, Young Master Ruohuan turned and looked at Zhang Xuan.

“Me?”

Unexpectedly, he was forced to become the president in the end. Zhang Xuan had no choice but to step forward and look around: “I don’t have much to say, just one sentence: Although we are new students, we are no weaker than the seniors! If seniors can do it, why can’t we? Only by being self-reliant can others consider you strong! If you don’t respect yourselves, who else will? Therefore, I hope everyone in the Xuanxuan Society will not actively provoke others, but... if anyone dares to cause trouble, do not back down!”

“Good!”

“Let them know what we’re capable of!”

Everyone erupted in excitement. Having been oppressed by senior students and suffered much injustice, the formation of the Xuanxuan Society and such a bold declaration thrilled them. Witnessing this scene, Ying Qin, Yuan Gang, and others on the side also felt their blood boil. For the first time, they truly felt that joining this society might... not be a mistake. Other societies forced people to join, and many members were only superficially cooperative. However, this society was united, and perhaps it could truly forge a path and achieve accomplishments entirely different from other societies.

While the society was being established on one side, Xue Zhenyang, Long Cangyue, Dong Xin, and others were about to arrive at the new student area on the other side. They had left Hu Yaoyao and headed this way, but the distance between the two locations was somewhat far, so they hadn't arrived yet.

“President!”

Seeing rows of tall buildings appear before them, just as Xue Zhenyang was about to go check on how Ying Qin and the others had disciplined the new students under the cover of night, a figure rushed over anxiously and stopped in front of him.

“How are things with Ying Qin?” Xue Zhenyang asked with a smile. It was his subordinate, whom he had sent to gather information.

“This...” The figure hesitated: “Ying Qin, Yuan Gang, and Baimian have already... been defeated by Teacher Zhang, completely convinced, and have withdrawn from the Zhenyang Society to join the Xuanxuan Society!”

“Defeated? Withdrawn... from the Zhenyang Society?”

Xue Zhenyang was stunned. Before coming, he had confidently stated that Ying Qin would surely discipline the opponent without any trouble. He had never dreamed of such news.

“Yes!”

The figure nodded.

“What happened? It’s one thing for Yuan Gang and Baimian to be weaker, but Ying Qin has received my personal guidance. How could he possibly lose?”

Xue Zhenyang couldn't believe his ears. Yuan Gang and Baimian were not outstanding among fourth-year students, but Ying Qin was at the peak among fourth-year students, having followed him for many years, and he had taught him spear techniques without reservation... How could he be defeated by a newly admitted student?

Dong Xin and Long Cangyue also blinked, somewhat bewildered. Although Ying Qin was not a member of their society, they knew him as one of the Zhenyang Society’s top lieutenants. A peak Dimension Shattering realm expert, a five-star master teacher... he actually lost in a martial arts challenge? Had they heard incorrectly?

“I recorded the scene of the match just now. You’ll understand once you watch it...”

Knowing it was difficult to explain, the figure flipped his wrist, and a recording jade crystal appeared in his palm, which he handed over. Xue Zhenyang quickly took it and infused it with his true qi. In the blink of an eye, the scene of the match appeared before everyone.

“He casually guided a defeated new student and easily defeated Baimian and Yuan Gang?”

“He used a feather duster and left Ying Qin unable to retaliate?”

Seeing the content displayed in the jade crystal, all three were dumbfounded. To casually guide someone and defeat a fourth-year student... such an ability was beyond even them!

“Although he only used a feather duster, he saw all the flaws in Ying Qin’s spear technique. This insight... how profound must one’s understanding of spear techniques be to achieve that?”

Xue Zhenyang’s throat felt dry, and his body trembled slightly. As a formidable spear wielder, he knew the power of Ying Qin’s thrust. Even he would temporarily dodge it, not daring to meet it head-on! Yet, the opponent not only received it but effortlessly caught it, as easily as bending down to pick up a stone from the ground... This indicated that he had already seen through the flaws and weaknesses in the spear technique to exploit them with such simplicity. What terrifying insight was that?

“No wonder Hu Yaoyao became his apprentice. This person’s understanding of spear techniques has reached an extraordinary level... Zhenyang, if you were to spar with him, could you win?”

Dong Xin turned to look at him.

“I...”

Xue Zhenyang clenched his fist, exhaled, his gaze wavered for a moment, then became firm again: “I might not be able to win right now, but as long as... I cultivate the Falling Leaf Spear Art to the tenth level, defeating him won’t be difficult!” As a distinguished master teacher, the president of the Zhenyang Society, and the most famous genius of the Martial Arts Academy, he naturally couldn't be easily intimidated.

“I remember you reached the ninth level three years ago! If the tenth level were that easy to achieve, why would you have been stuck for so long?” Dong Xin shook her head, not believing he could succeed.

“Don’t worry, I’ve already grasped the essence of the tenth level; I just need an opportunity to break through!”

After a moment of hesitation, Xue Zhenyang’s eyes showed determination, as if his resolve was unshakeable: “Starting tomorrow, I will leave the academy, travel around, experience the myriad aspects of life, and strive to break through to the tenth level! I won’t return until I succeed!” Lu Xinqing, the Spear King of old, once walked through streets and alleys, experiencing the everyday actions of ordinary people when his cultivation reached a bottleneck, thereby creating the ten-level Falling Leaf Spear and becoming famous throughout the world. He wanted to try it too.

“Rest assured, when I return, it will be my time to challenge Zhang Xuan and let him know... that in martial arts, I am the true king!”