"I'll be waiting for you in the duel arena outside!" Luo Tianjun glanced at Lin Beifan one last time before turning and walking away.
"Brother Fan, you..." Lin Weiwei worriedly called out.
"Don't worry, Weiwei. Watch how I crush him!" Lin Beifan took all the spiritual symbols from the shop with him.
At this moment, the two of them were already standing in the duel arena outside, facing each other from opposite ends.
Because the theme of this era was battles and becoming stronger, there were duel arenas everywhere in the academy, providing students with the opportunity to engage in battles and competitions at any time.
These battle arenas were as common as basketball courts used to be.
Seeing that someone was about to duel, many people immediately gathered around.
"Someone is about to fight, looks like it's a verbal battle!"
"What's the point of a verbal battle? It's only satisfying when people clash head-on!"
"That weak and delicate pretty boy, I know him. He's Lin Beifan, the Talisman Master from Lin's House. His talisman-making skills are average, but he's very close to the goddess Lin Weiwei, making people envious!"
"What's so great about that Lin Beifan? The person he's dueling with is the formidable black-clothed man!"
"Who is he? He seems unfamiliar?"
...
At this moment, a student exclaimed in admiration, "He's Luo Tianjun from the Sword Master Academy, a genius in swordsmanship!"
"What? He's Luo Tianjun!"
"Is it that Transcendent Level genius who rose rapidly three months ago and advanced four levels within three months?"
"With his basic swordsmanship, he defeated all the geniuses in the Sword Master Academy and became the number one sword talent in the academy?"
"I heard that not long ago, the eighth-ranked Dragon King on our academy's leaderboard wanted to teach him a lesson.
At that time, he was only at the 6th level, but he ended up fighting against Dragon King, who had reached the 8th level, for over a hundred moves, and in the end, they were evenly matched!"
"I heard that several families coveted Luo Tian's rapid rise, but one of those families has already been wiped out. Some suspect that he was behind it, which has intimidated many families!"
"His talent in swordsmanship has even caught the attention of a senior predecessor in our academy, who specifically came out of seclusion to take him as a disciple!"
"Luo Tianjun, a terrifying sword talent!"
...
The crowd discussed fervently, looking at Luo Tianjun with expressions filled with envy and admiration.
Lin Beifan listened to the students' discussions beside him, feeling somewhat surprised.
The fact that he rose rapidly three months ago indicates that he was an ordinary person before and obtained some fortuitous encounter that allowed him to rise quickly.
The fact that he advanced four levels within three months and defeated numerous geniuses, becoming the number one in the Sword Master Academy, shows that he was grinding and leveling up, crushing all the way and paving the path to his growth.
Even though his strength was only at the 6th level, he was able to compete with the eighth-ranked genius on the leaderboard, which is building up the protagonist's momentum.
Then, someone coveted his secret, but in the end, they were killed instead, further increasing his fame.
Finally, he received the favor of a senior predecessor and became a closed-door disciple, which is equivalent to gaining a powerful backing.
...
Isn't this just the typical protagonist growth pattern?
Could it be that Luo Tian is the protagonist of this world?
Listening to the praise from outside and seeing the adoring gazes around him, Luo Tian remains unmoved in his heart.
Because these things were commonplace to him in his previous life.
That's right, he, Luo Tianjun, is a soul transmigrator who only transmigrated into this body three months ago.
In his previous life, he was a sword genius in a Martial Dao world.
He started practicing swordsmanship at the age of 3, cultivated sword qi at 6, formed a Sword Heart at 12, and at the age of 18, he comprehended his own sword path and became known as the sword dao supreme among the younger generation.
However, he was not satisfied. He traveled the world to challenge experts and hone his swordsmanship. He advanced without a single defeat and became a giant in the world of sword dao in less than a hundred years.
But because he challenged too many people and killed too many under his sword, he was eventually surrounded and overwhelmed by a group of experts who were not inferior to him, and in the end, they perished together.
He didn't expect that he didn't die, but transmigrated into this world where spiritual energy was recovering.
For him, this was a tremendous opportunity because this world was bigger than the one he was in before, with more abundant spiritual energy and even more experts. He saw a greater hope for advancement.
Unfortunately, the body he possessed had only a Mortal Physique, with mediocre aptitude that couldn't compare to his sword talent in his previous life.
Even if he carried rich sword dao experience and re-cultivated a solid foundation, he would only reach the level of his previous life, equivalent to the first stage of the Celestial Human Realm in this time and space. Advancing further was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
But when he encountered Lin Weiwei, he saw hope again.
He discovered that Lin Weiwei actually possessed the legendary Taiyin physique, one of the Ten Great Sacred Bodies, which meant that Lin Weiwei could cultivate all the way to the legendary saint, the third rank of the Celestial Human Realm, without any bottlenecks.
As long as he cultivates with her, he can gradually improve his own body and enhance his aptitude through her Taiyin aura.
Moreover, Lin Weiwei's innocence and romance made him, a hundred-year-old virgin, very moved.
Therefore, Luo Tianjun had long made up his mind to pursue Lin Weiwei and give her happiness.
But damn it, Lin Weiwei actually had someone she liked!
It's this smiling little pretty boy in front of me!
A useless and worthless pretty boy who plays with other people's emotions, why does he deserve Lin Weiwei's admiration?
Especially when he sees his beloved in the arms of the pretty boy, he gets furious.
He is a possessive person and will never allow his beloved woman to have any connection with other men. So he must expose Lin Beifan's true identity and make his beloved give up on him, only then will he have a chance.
"Lin Beifan, if you're ready, then please make your move," Luo Tianjun said calmly.
"Actually, I'm waiting for you to be ready, after all, I'm the attacker and you're the defender," Lin Beifan said, holding a thick stack of spiritual talismans in his hand, fanning them out like playing cards, emitting a thick spiritual energy.
"Joke, just you?" Luo Tianjun disdainfully shook his head, this person really doesn't know what he's talking about.
He himself possesses the strength of a genius on the Wind and Cloud Ranking. Even an ordinary 9th rank might not be his match, let alone a small 4th rank Talisman Master like you?
And not long ago, he just made a breakthrough and became a 7th rank expert.
The gap between the two of them is like a chasm, what preparations do you need?
Even if I stand here and let you attack, your talismans may not be able to break through my sword qi protection.
"Lin Beifan, come at me!" Luo Tianjun declared boldly.
"Then I won't be polite," Lin Beifan lightly waved his hand, and more than twenty Thunderstorm Talismans flew out from his hand, whooshing towards Luo Tianjun.