Chapter 1 The Silence of the Gods

The Academy of the Gods.

The entire Gods Arena was deathly silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Before the match, no one had thought that this Tian'e, who had only been enrolled for a few days, could actually defeat Du Kaiwen, the number one swordsman of the Academy of the Gods.

But reality completely exceeded their expectations.

Du Kaiwen had actually lost!

Du Kaiwen lay on the cold ground of the Gods Arena, his eyes vacant, staring blankly at the sky above.

He seemed unable to accept the fact that he had been defeated, until his pupils reflected the figure of someone holding a hammer.

Only then did Du Kaiwen's pupils refocus, and he looked up at Qiao Yu.

"You've already won, what? Do you still want to humiliate me?" Intense resentment surged in Du Kaiwen's eyes. He couldn't swallow the fact that he had lost to Qiao Yu!

"Don't worry, why would I have the time to humiliate you? I, Tian'e, am definitely not the kind of villain who kicks a man when he's down!"

As Qiao Yu spoke, the smile on his face became more and more amiable, and he swung the Scarlet Flame Hammer in his hand.

Only then did Du Kaiwen realize what this kid wanted to do. He was almost scared out of his mind, because he saw murderous intent in Tian'e's eyes!

"Are you crazy? You actually want to kill me?" Du Kaiwen shouted loudly, completely unaware that he had also wanted to kill Qiao Yu before the match started.

"Why not? Every contract of life and death bestowed by fate has long been marked with a price in secret!" A murderous glint flashed in Qiao Yu's eyes, and he raised the Scarlet Flame Hammer, ready to smash it down.

If Du Kaiwen didn't die, how could he replace Du Kaiwen and join his group? He didn't want to be in a group with An Liya.

Qiao Yu slammed down with his hammer.

If this hammer hit its mark, Du Kaiwen's head would definitely explode on the spot.

Du Kaiwen already felt the shadow of death looming over him. His pupils dilated sharply, and the resentment in his eyes turned to terror at that moment.

In the blink of an eye, the Scarlet Flame Hammer in Qiao Yu's hand was suddenly blocked by a powerful force.

Di Wen had made his move!

After blocking the Scarlet Flame Hammer, Di Wen's face was cold, and he struck Qiao Yu's chest with a palm.

Qiao Yu's body flew out like a cannonball. The power of a King rank rampaged through his body, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"You're all classmates, yet you resort to deadly moves during sparring. A person with your temperament cannot be allowed to live!" Di Wen's eyes were full of coldness.

If he hadn't been in such a public place where it was difficult to kill, he would have definitely killed Qiao Yu directly!

As soon as he finished speaking, many people on the viewing platform also began to condemn Qiao Yu for being too ruthless.

"Student Tian'e, it's just sparring! Be more magnanimous, and show mercy where you can!"

"That's right, winning is enough, why resort to killing? Did you see Senior Du Kaiwen use killing moves?"

"This kind of person should be expelled from the Academy of the Gods! He's too ruthless, and doesn't care about the friendship between classmates at all! If Teacher Di Wen hadn't intervened in time, Senior Du Kaiwen would have definitely died at his hands!"

In an instant, Qiao Yu became the target of public criticism, as if he had committed some heinous crime.

He clutched his chest and stood up, staring coldly at Di Wen.

For some reason, Di Wen, being stared at by Qiao Yu, suddenly felt an inexplicable danger.

This sense of crisis gave Di Wen a ridiculous feeling. How could a mere High Order with a conversion ratio of only 0.4 make him, a King rank, feel threatened?

What a joke!

Then Qiao Yu's gaze swept towards the crowd on the viewing platform.

The faces of these holier-than-thou people were truly disgusting! At this moment, Qiao Yu finally understood why the Mother Theresas were killed first in the apocalypse.

These people wouldn't feel any pain until the knife was stabbed into their own bodies, so naturally they would advise you to be generous.

But when the knife really reached their faces, these people would probably show another ugly, hideous face.

"Hahahaha! So the so-called contract of life and death is just a piece of waste paper! The so-called 'life and death are determined by fate' is just empty talk. How laughable! How truly laughable!"

Qiao Yu laughed loudly, his laughter extremely grating in Di Wen's ears.

Every student at the Academy of the Gods had to respectfully address him as Teacher Di Wen.

This was the first time he had seen a student dare to mock him in public!

Di Wen had already made up his mind. As soon as he had the opportunity, he would definitely kill this Qiao Yu!

And Du Kaiwen's eyes were also full of resentment, as he pondered something.

Seeing that he couldn't kill Du Kaiwen, Qiao Yu was too lazy to stay in this place of contention.

"Hetui!"

But since he was already here, he had to spit before leaving.

Today, he had clearly seen the dark side of the Western Alliance.

In this world, there is good and evil, unavoidable and inescapable.

As Qiao Yu left, the others also began to leave the Gods Arena one after another. The result of this battle also began to spread throughout the Academy of the Gods.

Everyone knew that Tian'e, the genius class student with a conversion ratio of only 0.4, had extremely terrifying combat power. Even Du Kaiwen had been defeated by him.

If nothing unexpected happened, there shouldn't be many more short-sighted people in the Academy of the Gods who would dare to provoke Qiao Yu in the future.

After returning to his dormitory, Qiao Yu finally had the opportunity to take out the Worry-Free Sword and examine it carefully.

[Worry-Free Sword] (Dormant State):

Rank: A-rank

Effect: Increases attack power by 500 points, ignores 45% of enemy armor, sword intent intensity increased by 100%

Enchantment Effect (Worry-Free with a Sword): 10% of the damage dealt by the player will be converted into soul damage to the enemy.

Class Restriction: None

Looking at the information of the Worry-Free Sword, Qiao Yu was also a little surprised.

He had only glanced at it roughly in the classroom at the time. Zhu Jiuyin only told him that the sword's spirit was dormant, but didn't tell him how to awaken it.

"Could it be that I need to perform blood recognition?"

Qiao Yu pondered for a while, then picked up the Worry-Free Sword and gently sliced his fingertip, and a drop of bright red blood immediately welled up.

Qiao Yu's defense of over 1,000 points was actually completely useless in front of this Worry-Free Sword?

Unfortunately, after the Worry-Free Sword cut his finger, there was no change at all.

Then Qiao Yu took out the Penetrating Dragon Sword. After Ma Fei abandoned the Penetrating Dragon Sword, Yang Xiangdi had handed it over to Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu held the Penetrating Dragon Sword in his right hand and the Worry-Free Sword in his left. He waved both hands forcefully, and the two long swords collided heavily together, making a burst of metallic clashing sounds and sparking a series of sparks.

Then, a scene that left Qiao Yu dumbfounded happened!

With just one collision, a triangular notch appeared on the blade of the Penetrating Dragon Sword!

Even if the Penetrating Dragon Sword was not in good condition, it was still a B-rank long sword. It was actually damaged just by touching the Worry-Free Sword?

Qiao Yu's gaze towards the Worry-Free Sword suddenly became fiery!

Although he had offended that Di Wen in this battle, compared to the spoils of war he obtained, the Worry-Free Sword, Qiao Yu felt it was completely worth it!

"Zhu Jiuyin, tell me quickly, how can I awaken the dormant weapon spirit?" Qiao Yu hurriedly asked in his heart.

He believed that once the weapon spirit of the Worry-Free Sword awakened, the Worry-Free Sword would usher in a terrifying transformation!

However, after Zhu Jiuyin told Qiao Yu the method, Qiao Yu's face became strange.

Zhu Jiuyin told him that the weapon spirit had willingly fallen asleep, and would only wake up when it found a suitable master.

The implication of Zhu Jiuyin's words was that the Worry-Free Sword hadn't taken a liking to Qiao Yu, and that Qiao Yu wasn't a suitable master for the Worry-Free Sword.

What a joke, how could his strength attribute of over 2,000 points not be suitable?

Please! The necromancer class and long swords are a perfect match!