Chapter Ninety-One: Sky-High Resentment

“That is where her legend begins,” Shi Feng said excitedly. “The campus beauty was not chosen by a vote of every student in the academy. It was decided by a group of nosy busybodies, but their judgment was actually rather good, and quite objective. The beauty they selected has always been recognized by all the men in the academy.”

“When that beauty first arrived on Monday, one of those nosy fellows saw her and was struck speechless by her loveliness. He immediately rallied the others to assess her together, then dug deeper for more information, and in the end they unanimously concluded that this new girl was without question the finest beauty in the entire school. The ranking had already been prepared for publication, and the second-place girl, Lin Jia, was about to be crowned, but with the newcomer’s appearance, she was forcibly knocked down from her place.”

Luo Chen’s interest was piqued as well. “She’s that impressive? Does she have a bigger background than Lin Jia?”

“No,” Shi Feng denied at once. “Quite the opposite. No one at the academy knows where she came from, because that girl, just like me, is from another continent!”

Luo Chen stared. “Then how did she manage to beat Lin Jia and become the campus beauty?”

“Because she is a very special girl,” Shi Feng said with a laugh. “Of course all the campus beauties are special, but she is definitely the most special of them all. Her peerless beauty is only secondary. According to those who saw her, she possesses an indescribable air of arrogance, and that air is not put on deliberately, but comes naturally from within. Anyone who sees her will instinctively feel that she was born above them, and even exceptionally outstanding boys are no exception.”

Luo Chen frowned. “There can really be such a beauty in this world? You’re not exaggerating, are you?”

“If I were lying to you, may I suffer lifelong impotence!” Shi Feng swore the harshest oath he could possibly make. “In truth, people in the academy boast about her even more wildly than I do. Besides, this girl has quite a personality too. Do you know how she got into Azure Emperor Academy?”

Hearing this, Luo Chen asked in surprise, “Right, admissions ended ages ago, and the new semester has already been underway for more than two months. How could she possibly have come to the academy now? Was she already accepted and only delayed by some matter?”

“No, no, no, you’re wrong. Didn’t I say before that this girl is from another continent? She never attended a junior martial academy on Azure Wave Continent either. Even under normal procedure, Azure Emperor Academy has never admitted students from outside Azure Wave Continent, so by theory she had no qualification to apply.”

Luo Chen became even more puzzled. “Then how was she admitted, or enrolled halfway through? Wait, could she be Dean Ulysses’s illegitimate daughter?”

“Damn it, beast, where did your mind go?” Shi Feng said, dazed. “But her admission really does have a lot to do with Dean Ulysses, because she went straight to him and demanded to spar with the dean!”

Luo Chen was shocked. “Dean Ulysses is a super expert at the Heavenly Human level. Wasn’t that just courting death?”

Shi Feng chuckled. “What else can I say? Of course she was overestimating herself. But with Dean Ulysses’s status, how could he bully a little girl? Yet the girl kept pestering him without letting up. In the end, Dean Ulysses had no choice but to make a move. Naturally, he only intended to scare her off, but after a brief duel, he broke protocol and admitted her into Azure Emperor Academy.”

Luo Chen hurriedly asked, “Was there some hidden story behind it?”

“So I heard. I only heard it, mind you, but the reason Ulysses made an exception was because her spiritual energy level had already reached the seventh rank!”

Luo Chen was dumbstruck. “Seventh rank! No way. Damn, has that woman been cultivating since the womb or something? Are you kidding me?”

“There’s no mistake. The academy’s nosy busybodies leave no gaps in their information. Their gossip network is formidable, and the news they uncover is rarely wrong.”

Shi Feng shrugged. “There’s nothing to be done; that’s just how it is. If I modestly call myself a genius, then that girl is a super genius. Beast, now do you understand why she became the foremost campus beauty? There are many beauties in the world, but a woman as exceptional as her, in looks, bearing, talent, martial skill, and personality, is probably impossible to find a second time. And she really is mysterious; mystery itself is a kind of charm. To put it simply, she is a monster, a bewitching monster that kills without spilling blood.”

Luo Chen did not care much about why that girl had become the campus beauty. He was only somewhat depressed. A girl’s spiritual energy had already reached the seventh rank, while he himself was only at the fifth and had been smug about it. How shameful, he thought, almost too embarrassed to face anyone.

Then Luo Chen suddenly remembered the girl he had encountered while hunting in the Forest of Terror. Though about the same age as him, she too had been astonishingly powerful. It seemed that no matter when it was, one could never be too self-satisfied.

“By the way, you described that campus beauty as if she were one of a kind in the heavens and on earth, but I still don’t know her name.”

“She’s a first-year student in Class One. Her name is Zhuo Yuqing. Rain for the first character, clear skies for the second. Quite a special name too, don’t you think?” Shi Feng patted his shoulder. “Beast, don’t be discouraged either. I dare guarantee that Zhuo Yuqing has an extraordinary background. Even geniuses will become mediocre if they fail to receive proper nurturing at the right time. She achieved what she has today because of strong support behind her. As for you, you grew up in a harsh environment, without anyone’s help, building yourself up slowly through your own efforts. Beast, your talent is actually exceedingly rare among the people I’ve seen, and may not be beneath Zhuo Yuqing’s at all.”

Luo Chen said wryly, “Enough. You don’t need to comfort me. I know exactly how much I’m worth.”

Shi Feng laughed. “In short, you don’t need to feel inferior. If all the men in our academy couldn’t compare to the campus beauty, wouldn’t they all have to hang themselves together?”

Luo Chen muttered, “Who says I feel inferior? I’m just flogging myself, that’s all.”

“All right, then I’ve wrongly accused you,” Shi Feng said with a chuckle. “Let me tell you something else, and give you another round of self-flagellation.”

“What is it?”

“Besides the campus beauty ranking, our academy also has a campus prince ranking. Since they’re all men, I wasn’t interested in counting them one by one, but Kevin made the list and took first place.”

“Kevin!” At the sound of that name, Luo Chen’s anger surged uncontrollably. That hypocrite. If not for him, Luo Chen would never have been burdened with false charges that could not be erased for a lifetime.

Luo Chen snorted. “Besides that Kevin, there was another despicable person. If not for her, that incident would never have happened!”

Shi Feng was greatly puzzled. “He or she? Who exactly are you talking about, and what does that person have to do with your internship mission?”

“Of course it has to do with it. She was the one who lured that beast over. At the time, she was being chased so badly she was practically pissing and shitting herself. Elly was kind-hearted and stepped in to help her, but who would have thought that when that little bitch saw Elly injured, she didn’t even care and just ran off at once!” Recalling that shameless woman, Luo Chen ground his teeth, the foul words spilling out.

“A little bitch? So it was a woman? In that case, there was a third party present back then. Beast, why didn’t you mention that before?”

“Even if I had, what good would it do? I don’t even know who she is!”

Shi Feng pressed further. “You didn’t see her face clearly? If you find that woman, wouldn’t that prove your innocence?” He actually trusted Luo Chen’s character; he was only helpless to do anything, but now that there was a lead, he immediately became concerned about the whole matter again.

Luo Chen nodded. “Yes, that little bitch was wearing a mask. Think about it and you’ll know why—would someone like that dare show her face? After she dumped a beast on you and then flounced off, would she ever appear in front of me again? Forget that I didn’t see her face; even if I had, so what? The world is so vast, where would I even look for her, and if I found her, would she admit it?”

Shi Feng sighed. “That is a pity. Still, that little bitch was ruthless enough. What kind of creature does that, making you carry the blame for her?”

“Exactly. And once that blame is laid on you, it lasts a lifetime. Damn it, so fucking frustrating. If I knew who that shameless little bitch was, I’d beat her ass—beat it hard, beat it viciously, then strip her naked and lash her with a whip, and after that drip candle wax on her until she was half dead with pain, alive again, dead again! If that little bitch dared to scream, I’d stuff her mouth with underwear I hadn’t washed in days!”

Shi Feng’s mouth fell open. It was the first time he had seen Luo Chen like this, never expecting that his honest roommate could erupt with such savage, inhuman resentment.

After a long while, Shi Feng gave a thumbs-up. “Damn, you’re amazing. I’m impressed. If that little bitch fell into your hands, she’d definitely be torn between heaven and hell, unable to stop.”

As they talked, they had already passed the junction of the second and third academy roads and turned onto the fourth road leading to the first-year classrooms. Suddenly, they noticed many more people on the school path staring toward them. Although both of them considered themselves quite attention-grabbing, the ones who usually cast those piercing looks kept their distance. Now, however, they were drawing near, and most of them were male.

According to the theory that the same sex repels, such a situation was not normal.

Luo Chen soon discovered that those gazes did not seem to be fixed on him, but on someone behind him.

He turned around and was startled to find that another person had appeared behind him: a very, very beautiful girl, with a face of breathtaking, flawless perfection.

At that moment, all the other girls on the school path seemed to vanish from Luo Chen and Shi Feng’s vision. In her presence, the eyes of men automatically filtered out everyone else, because this beauty was too radiant, bright as the full moon, enough to make all the stars around her pale into insignificance.

Luo Chen froze for a moment, then pointed at the girl. “Uh, aren’t you the one from the Forest of Terror who was so unreasonable...”

He stopped himself there. This woman was formidable, and he could not afford to offend her casually. At the same time, he was also rather puzzled as to why she would be at Azure Emperor Academy.

The girl’s gaze was extremely fearsome. She stared straight at Luo Chen as if she meant to kill him. After shooting him a fierce glare without saying a word, she stormed off in anger.

Luo Chen thought: What are you glaring at? The crystal core that should have been mine was snatched away by you, you female bandit. I’ve been heartbroken and unable to sleep properly for days. And now you’re the one holding a grudge against me? What kind of logic is that?