Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 227 Life-or-Death Battle

At midday, the spring snow subsided slightly.

At this moment, another piece of news that shocked everyone in the South and North campuses came out.

Luo Qingfeng accepted Yuan Tong's life-or-death duel.

Originally, Yuan Tong intended to find a young man from the Yuan family to duel with him, but he directly specified that he wanted to duel with Yuan Tong.

The news caused an uproar among people in both the South and North campuses.

Many people in the South and North Academies were unaware that Luo Qingfeng had broken through to the Star Transformation Realm, while the higher-ups in the North Academy only knew that this genius youth had just broken through to the early stage of the Star Transformation Realm.

After all, the two survivors hadn't been able to discern Luo Qingfeng's true cultivation level, and the higher-ups of the Northern Academy were already extremely shocked and incredulous upon learning that he had broken through to the Star Transformation Realm. So they didn't dare to imagine that he had actually broken through two levels in a row after just one trip.

Of course, Luo Qingfeng didn't bring it up himself.

As a result, when the news spread, almost everyone thought that this genius boy was only at the early stage of the Star Transformation Realm.

"That kid is indeed a genius rarely seen in the world. It hasn't been long, and he has already broken through again without anyone noticing, and he has broken through to the Star Transformation Realm!"

"He is indeed a genius. None of the disciples in the entire Demon Suppression Academy's genius team can compare to that kid. It's a pity, though, that he's a bit arrogant. That Deacon Yuan is at the mid-stage of the Star Transformation Realm, and he has been at that level for many years. His strength is unfathomable. That kid has only just broken through to the Star Transformation Realm, yet he dares to—"

"Sigh, they really are overestimating themselves. I don't know what deep-seated hatred they have that makes them want to go to the life-or-death arena for a duel. Once you're on the life-or-death arena, it's a fight to the death."

"Could it be that during the last new disciple competition, that kid killed a member of the Yuan family?"

"I heard it's because of a woman—"

"Is it really that bad?"

The disciples of both the South and North campuses were buzzing with discussion and all sorts of speculation.

Luo Qingfeng, the person involved, refused the persuasion of the higher-ups of the Northern Academy and retreated to his cave to cultivate alone.

In the evening, Yuan Tong replied, accepting the challenge.

The two signed a contract, pressed their fingerprints, and agreed on a date to fight to the death on the Life and Death Platform at Biyue Lake half a month later.

From this point on, there was no possibility of reversing the situation.

Upon hearing this, the senior officials of the North Campus and other institutions all paled and were filled with worry.

Vice Dean Xu Liao and Liang Lizhi, who had been instrumental in Luo Qingfeng's rise to prominence, personally approached Luo Qingfeng to persuade him, but they were still unable to change his mind.

"Ah, what a pity. Young people are impulsive. With such talent, if we had been patient with him for a few more years, wouldn't he have been able to take revenge?"

The senior executives of the North Campus gathered together, all sighing and shaking their heads.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Luo Qingfeng left the North Courtyard.

Just as they stepped out of the main gate, Zhang Cuicui emerged from a corner, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "Senior Brother Luo, you won't blame me, will you?"

The girl had clearly been waiting here for a long time.

Luo Qingfeng looked at her gently and said, "Of course not. You risked your own and your parents' lives to secretly inform me and Senior Sister Huo. I'm more than grateful to you; how could I blame you? By the way, has the poison in your body been cured?"

Zhang Cuicui wiped away her tears and said, "It's cured. Elder Ming personally cured me of the poison, and Senior Sister Huo took me there."

Luo Qingfeng nodded: "That's good. Is there anything else?"

Zhang Cuicui looked at him with teary eyes and said with a worried expression, "I heard that Senior Brother Luo agreed to a life-or-death duel with Yuan Tong. Yuan Tong is a master at the mid-stage of the Star Transformation Realm and has been famous for many years. How could Senior Brother Luo—"

Luo Qingfeng waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this. I've already made up my mind."

Knowing his temperament, Zhang Cuicui could only sigh almost imperceptibly upon hearing this. She did not try to persuade him further, but simply said, "Alright, I believe that Senior Brother Luo is not an impulsive person. Since Senior Brother Luo has made his decision, I will not say anything more."

Luo Qingfeng nodded and said, "Mm."

The room suddenly fell silent.

Luo Qingfeng glanced at her a few times and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Zhang Cuicui lowered her head slightly and said softly, "I heard from Senior Sister Huo that Senior Brother Luo is already with her—with her, is that right?"

Luo Qingfeng paused for a moment, then said, "Yes."

The two have already had that kind of relationship, so there's nothing more to say.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuicui sighed almost imperceptibly, then raised her head and forced a smile: "That's good. Senior Sister Huo is so beautiful, has such good cultivation talent, and is the Holy Maiden of the Blazing Fire Clan. She and Senior Brother Luo are a perfect match."

Luo Qingfeng smiled helplessly and remained silent.

Zhang Cuicui didn't say anything more, but smiled and said, "It's getting late, so I won't keep Senior Brother Luo any longer. Senior Brother Luo, you should go back now."

Luo Qingfeng nodded and said, "Yes, it's not safe outside. You should go back too."

The two parted ways at the gate.

Zhang Cuicui stood there for a while longer, until the figure walked away and disappeared around the street corner. Then she gave a self-deprecating smile, lowered her head, and left.

The night wind howled, blowing snowflakes.

When Luo Qingfeng returned home, Dong Miaomiao was also there.

The girl was teaching A-Ya to write with a twig in the courtyard, reciting as she wrote: "Faithless man, stinking man, big bad guy—"

Aya squatted beside him, her dark eyes wide open, watching intently.

Luo Qingfeng glanced at it from afar and commented, "It's really ugly."

When Dong Miaomiao saw him return, she wasn't afraid at all. She raised her little face and said, "Teacher, your writing is beautiful. Teacher, please teach Sister Aya these words."

"I'm busy."

Luo Qingfeng carried the groceries into the kitchen to prepare a meal.

Aya glanced at him, silently got up, went to the woodshed to fetch firewood, and went into the kitchen to help start a fire and add fuel.

Dong Miaomiao muttered, "Silly sister, that bad guy bullied you like that, and you didn't even dare to say a word. Why didn't you stab him with your sword?"

Luo Qingfeng called out from the kitchen, "Come in and pick some vegetables."

Dong Miaomiao immediately refused firmly: "No way! I'm not Sister Aya, I don't want to be bullied by you!"

Luo Qingfeng said, "Oh, then there's no dinner for you tonight. Go back."

A moment later, Dong Miaomiao pouted and stormed into the kitchen. As she picked vegetables, she grumbled, "It's too much for a rich young lady like me to have to do all this chores for her every day. It's unfair."

Then, looking at her fair little hands, she muttered, "Such pretty little hands, don't you feel sorry for them?"

Luo Qingfeng pretended not to hear and ignored her.

After dinner, before Luo Qingfeng could speak, Dong Miaomiao immediately ran into Aya's room and said, "I've already told Father and Mother that I won't be going back to the manor tonight. The gates are closed, and if you kick me out, I'll be left homeless."

At this moment, Aya also opened her arms and stood in front of the door to help her.

Seeing this, Luo Qingfeng could only say, "Go to bed early tonight and don't fool around."

Upon hearing this, Dong Miaomiao immediately perked up: "Don't worry, sir, I will be very good and won't peek at you."

Luo Qingfeng immediately said, "If you dare to peek, I'll break your legs."

Dong Miaomiao remained silent.

Luo Qingfeng returned to his room, first reviewing the events of the day, and then checking the data in his mind.

[Process: Ten]

[Mid-stage Star Transformation Realm, Progress: Five]

I went out to kill monsters these past few days, and the data did increase a little, but not by much.

There are fifteen days left until the life-or-death battle with Yuan Tong. It is obviously unlikely that he can break through again within these fifteen days.

The other party was at the mid-stage of the Star Transformation Realm, as was he, but the other party had advanced for many years and was a core member of the Yuan family, so he must have a lot of treasures on him.

There are no rules in a life-or-death battle; any move, treasure, poison, etc., can be used.

If he still had his current strength, he would obviously be no match for him.

But he had to seize this opportunity.

Only by killing Yuan Tong and avenging his grandmother could he have the face to go to Snow God City to find Sister Nightingale.

So when he heard Yuan Tong issue the challenge today, he accepted it without hesitation.

But now that I think about it calmly, it does seem that I was indeed a bit impulsive.

Treasures are out of the question, and while poison is an option, the opponent is certainly prepared. The safest method is naturally to advance another level. If he can break through to the late stage of the Star Transformation Realm, there will be no problem at all.

After entering the Star Transformation Realm, the difference in strength between the early and middle stages, as well as the late and peak stages, is like heaven and earth. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to finish off the battle-hardened Yuan Ling so easily today.

However, expecting to advance within these fifteen days is clearly wishful thinking.

Even if there were monsters to kill every night, there probably wouldn't be enough time, since the first line of data has been getting slower and slower since advancing to the Star Transformation Realm.

However, he is still prepared to give it his all!

If there aren't enough monsters inside the city, he'll go outside to kill them!

There are so many monsters outside the city. If we can kill a few more powerful ones, that might be enough.

He is now at the mid-stage of the Star Transformation Realm, and even if he encounters a powerful demon like the one from that night, he can easily deal with it.

Even if we encounter danger, escaping shouldn't be a problem.

Thinking of this, he immediately gained confidence.

However—he suddenly thought of another problem. The city was now heavily guarded, and the number of guards on the city walls had increased many times over. It would not be easy to leave the city at night.

If he tries to leave under the guise of going out to do a mission from the Demon Suppression Academy, the news will likely reach Yuan Tong soon. This will arouse Yuan Tong's suspicion, or Yuan Tong might send people out of the city to ambush him in the mountains, which would be terrible.

What should we do?

As he racked his brains for a solution, a dark figure suddenly appeared outside the window. Then, the window was pushed open, and the dark figure flashed into the room.

In the next room, Dong Miaomiao was still playing with Aya, her giggles echoing throughout the entire room.

Luo Qingfeng frowned slightly as he looked at the newcomer and asked, "What are you doing here?"

The newcomer was wearing a red dress, had a tall figure, long fiery red hair, and a beautiful face. Who else could it be but Huo Man?

"What are you saying?"

Huo Man was displeased upon hearing this and snorted coldly, "Is it wrong for me to come see my man?"

Luo Qingfeng was speechless and could only say, "I'm going to start cultivating."

Huo Man ignored him, surveying the room before sitting down at the table. She poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then looked at him again, saying, "With your current strength, a life-or-death battle with Yuan Tong would only lead to your death. No tricks are useful against absolute power, especially since he's cunning and has far more tricks up his sleeve than you. Therefore, your only chance of winning is to advance another level. Only if your cultivation surpasses his will you have a chance."

Luo Qingfeng paused for a moment, then said, "I know."

Her fiery blue eyes looked at him, and she asked, "So, what have you decided to do?"

Luo Qingfeng said firmly, "Of course I will continue to cultivate and strive to break through another level before the final battle."

Huo Man's eyes flickered, and she said, "If someone else said that, I would scoff. Having just broken through two levels in succession, to want to break through again in just fifteen days is obviously a pipe dream, but you—maybe you really have that chance."

Luo Qingfeng looked at the snowflakes falling outside the window and said, "I don't have much confidence either."

Huo Man's lips curled up slightly as she said, "I came here tonight to give you this confidence."

"Oh?"

Luo Qingfeng looked at her.

Huo Man looked at him intently and asked directly, "Slaying demons can speed up your cultivation, right?"

Luo Qingfeng remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

This matter could be kept secret from others, but it was clearly impossible to hide it from the girl in front of him, given his actions and continuous breakthroughs in the other dimension.

"Just as I thought."

Huo Man looked at him with a complicated expression: "Although I'm curious, envious, and jealous, I won't ask too many questions. After all, everyone has secrets. Besides, you're already mine, so I don't care."

Luo Qingfeng remained silent.

Huo Man raised her chin slightly and said, "There are many demons outside the city, and many of them are very powerful. I can go out of the city with you and help you kill them."

Luo Qingfeng looked at her and said, "I've thought about it too, but the city's defenses are currently..."

"Don't worry about that, I'll take care of it for you."

Huo Man's face was full of pride, and then he said, "For you, not only can killing demons speed up your cultivation, there is another method that may make your cultivation even faster. If you do both together, I believe you will have a great chance to advance within fifteen days."

Luo Qingfeng was slightly taken aback, then suddenly remembered something.

A smug look appeared on Huo Man's lips. "That's right," she said. "Another way is to let me sleep with you! To sleep with you every day!"