Chapter 97 - 85 - Reassured Second Brother

Boom!

An outburst of Fighting Aura comparable to Ais emerged. Even though it was one level lower than Ais’, it was significantly more profound and condensed. This not only made it seem slightly superior to Ais’, but it also seemed to faintly overpower Ais’s Fighting Aura!

At this point, among the Second Year spectators, two were trembling in fright.

They were Tang Ze and Luo Qi.

When Long Yi and Ais crossed swords for the first time, Tang Ze and Luo Qi had already arrived at the training ground. They also planned to partake in this mission and wanted to do some special training. As it turned out, they happened to catch Long Yi’s duel with Ais.

At first, Luo Qi was secretly elated. He thought Long Yi was definitely hitting a snag this time. Unlike the gentle and cute Ai Lin, her brother Ais was an unreasonable person. Simply put, he didn’t think the same way as ordinary people; he preferred to communicate through power rather than words. Judging by Long Yi’s consistent arrogance, the conversation between these two would definitely not end well.

And reality proved them right. They saw the first exchange between Long Yi and Ais. But what they never expected was that after the first, the second, even by the third clash, Long Yi was actually on equal terms with Ais!

How is that possible?

That is Ais! A sixth grader! A genius! No matter how fierce Long Yi is, he’s just a second-year student, at most a third-year in strength!

When Ais let loose his nineteen-layer Dragon Fighting Aura, they finally sighed in relief. Now it was certain that Long Yi was doomed, right? He’s got nineteen layers! He’s just one tier away from having a Dragon Mark!

But then, under the public gaze, Long Yi surprisingly burst forth with eighteen layers of Fighting Aura!

Are you kidding me? Is there no justice in this world? If they had known this bastard was an eighteen-layer Fighting Aura, who the hell would’ve poked that hornet’s nest? Upon meeting, they should’ve just called him Big Brother and asked for his protection! Brother Long, can you stop playing the wolf in sheep’s clothing? Why don’t you show us your true power, and let’s be friends, okay?

Tang Ze and Luo Qi exchanged glances, seeing despair in each other’s eyes. This level of strength was simply beyond their league. Luo Qi once planned to hatch some sort of beauty plot with his girlfriend, but it just failed. Thankfully it failed; if it had succeeded, Luo Qi probably wouldn’t have a life left.

As Long Yi activated his eighteen-layer Fighting Aura, Ais smiled faintly, knowing that he had guessed right. In his eyes, Long Yi’s Fighting Aura was almost equivalent to his own, and at the very least, it looked impressive. He disappeared with a loud noise, while Long Yi remained stationary, delivering a punch in response. Ais reappeared in an instant, their fists met, causing a massive wave of energy that blew away the grass and uncovered the ground below.

If this were a sixth-year training ground, the surface would be lined with a black stone capable of absorbing Fighting Aura. But this was a Second Year training ground, designed accordingly. The original designer probably never expected that two individuals of such caliber would come here to throw their weight around, leaving a huge crater in the ground when the released Fighting Aura exploded.

Just a single punch.

And they had both used their full strength!

Like statues, Ais and Long Yi held their punching postures, each looking into the other’s eyes, excitement of a worthy opponent in their eyes.

"You’re strong," Ais said.

"You’re stronger than I thought," Long Yi replied.

"This mission is dangerous, and I cannot be by my sister Ai Lin’s side. But I trust you won’t disappoint me," Ais added.

"I’m afraid I might disappoint you," Long Yi pulled back his hand and said solemnly, "I won’t protect her. She has her own battles to fight, and those dangers must be experienced by herself."

Caught off guard, Ais pulled back his gaze, thought carefully, then nodded heavily.

"You’re right, perhaps it’s time for me to let go. She can’t always hide behind me after all. Moreover, as it seems now, she doesn’t need to hide behind me anymore."

Ais took a soft, long breath as if realizing something, but his gaze soon sharpened again. He scrutinized Long Yi from top to bottom, then shook his head helplessly, mumbling, "Oh well, since it’s my sister’s choice. Sure, he’s not the most handsome, but at least he’s a good person... Hmmm..."

With that said, Ais walked away, leaving an aggrieved Long Yi clenching his fists and glaring at his retreating figure.

Second Brother, are you here to pick a brother-in-law? What do you mean I’m not handsome? You can’t expect every guy in the world to be as devastatingly handsome as you, can you? We should be reasonable! Just because you’re handsome doesn’t mean I, Long Yi, am unattractive! Maybe I can’t say I’m extremely good-looking, but I should be considered pretty handsome? Especially the manliness that hits you in the face, can ordinary pretty boys compare to that? Plus, I’m taken already! Look at the beautiful and sexy Elsa, she’s bewitched by just one look at my manly face! If I had a face like a bitter gourd, Elsa would’ve run long ago!

What do you mean by ’not a bad character’? I’m not bad in strength either! You think we fought to a draw? You’re mistaken, kid! I was holding back! My strength is far more than this, although I know you didn’t give your all, you think you were the one holding back? No, no, no! You are mistaken! It was indeed me who was going easy on you! Speaking purely in terms of strength, I, Brother Long, can reach up to thirty-six tiers of Fighting Aura! You’re no match for me!

Ai Lin looked at Long Yi with a worried face, staring at his face, observing carefully... looking...

"Are you trying to find a flaw on my face?" Long Yi asked.

"No, it’s just that I’ve been watching you stare at my Second Brother. Your eyes seem to be filled with words, I want to see what you’re really saying," Ai Lin said earnestly.

What the heck? Have my desire for victory and my dissatisfaction with that handsome boy actually materialized?

"Haha, I was just kidding." Seeing Long Yi vigorously blinking his eyes, as if trying hard to wash away the words in his eyes, Ai Lin started to laugh.

When Ais fstepped out of the training ground and came to a deserted dark spot, a man in black suddenly appeared and draped a coat over Ais.

"Young Master, should I assign some Shadow Guards to follow the young miss?"

The man in black asked.

"No need, I trust Long Yi."

Ais said.

"But he said he won’t protect the young miss and, in my opinion, he’s very serious about this."

The man in black said.

"I know he’s serious," Ais said, "because, my sister doesn’t need any protection! Her talents far exceed mine, it’s just that they have been stifled these past few years. But now she’s awake again. Even though I don’t know what has happened, she’ll soon soar high! She doesn’t need Long Yi’s protection! And even if Ai Lin really encounters difficulties that she can’t overcome, I don’t believe he would just stand by and watch Ai Lin get hurt or even die. He’s not that kind of person!"

"Young Master...."

The man in black hesitated. He never believed in the existence of so-called good people in this world. In face of danger, who would risk their lives for others?

"Rest assured, what he said just now was only meant to ensure that my sister takes this mission seriously, and he purposely said it for me to hear."

As he was talking, Ais raised the fist he had been clenching tightly. Astonishingly, his hand was covered in blood!

"Young Master! You’re injured!"

The man in black was shocked.

"It’s just a superficial wound. That Long Yi even had a mind to do this during a fight."

As Ais spoke, he gently wiped the back of his hand. The blood faded, revealing a faint wound underneath, oddly shaping the word ’Relax’.

The wound was made using the Fighting Aura!

The man in black exclaimed in surprise reading it out loud.

"This guy may be inferior to me in the absolute level of Fighting Aura, but his displayed control over Fighting Aura is far superior to mine. I thought I was just showing mercy, but looking at it now, he didn’t even use his full strength. Just based on this ability, Long Yi could have caused me enough damage during our duel. I left him some face, and he also left me some. Moreover, like me, he’s considering my sister’s best interests. I believe he can be trusted with my sister," Ais concluded.

The man in black thought about it carefully and could only nod heavily.