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Chapter 198: Brothers

Translator: Double_L Editor: Hitesh_

Did Wang Ben really hate Wang Tong that much?

How full of hate was he that he would want to put his life at stake?

Wang Ben said nothing as he took a deep breath. Judging from the flow of his Soul Energy and GN Force, he was definitely getting ready for another attack! More importantly, Wang Ben's Soul Energy had exceeded two hundred and thirty sols even though he was staggering due to Wang Tong's attacks. His persistence was scary indeed!

Wang Tong became solemn all of a sudden as he noticed Wang Ben's tiger-ish aura getting clearer. Instead of becoming weaker, Wang Ben's energy would become stronger when he was injured, and it would be more terrifying than his normal state. Wang Tong was clear that he had to proceed with caution.

Wang Tong began to channel his GN Force as well. Even though he was still unable to advance as a Level Five Fighter after removing those magnetic cuffs, Wang Tong was blessed with significant improvements in terms of speed and strength, and it seemed like Massa's theory was right after all. GN Force wasn't completely based on one's Soul Energy. In fact, Tactics of the Blade was the earliest proof of this theory.

Wang Tong's fists began to glow as his GN Force accumulated. The faint sound of thunder was immediately followed by surges of faint blue sparks.

No one had ever seen such a punching technique before!

Wang Tong decided not to hold back anymore, he would put an end to Wang Ben's persistence!

As soon as they accumulated enough strength, both fighters charged towards each other in a burst of speed; it was the final showdown between Dash of the Tiger and Squib Dash!

Wrahhhhhh…!

Hhaaa…..!

Flight of the Tiger!

Thunderbeast Strike!

Whamm…

Waves of energy dispersed across the arena. Wang Tong's Thunderbeast Strike had successfully penetrated Wang Ben's GN Force. In fact, his Thunder Punch was based on the theory of GN Force dispersal. Even Fist of the Racing Tiger was no match for it. Since Wang Ben's attack was nullified, he was forced to take the recoil damages!

Both fighters remained still as the energy wave diminished.

Wang Tong's fist was one centimeter away from Wang Ben's chest. If that hit, Wang Ben would definitely be severely injured. However, Wang Tong took the risk of injuring himself instead and held back the immense force from his fist. His face turned pale because of that.

"Why, why did you stop?!" Wang Tong asked angrily. He hated himself for betraying a friend and hated his previous identity as a spy. Yet, it couldn't be helped. He was acting persistent in this match because he was hoping to be killed. At least that would lessen the suffering and regret in his heart.

"My brother." Wang Tong grabbed hold of Wang Ben, who was on the edge of fainting.

It couldn't be seen or explained, but that was the real trust between brothers!

Paramedics came in and carried Wang Ben away. Although he wasn't hit by Wang Tong's immense force, he would still have a hard time to deal with the recoil damages from Fist of the Racing Tiger. As he was carried away, Wang Ben was seen clenching his teeth as he covered his eyes with his palms, and tears streamed down his face…

Wang Tong adjusted his breathing. His face was still quite pale. However, nothing would be able to stop him now. He looked across and yelled, "Who's next?!"

Apparently, Wang Tong was the only challenger in the recent decade that had the guts to be so arrogant!

His yell echoed across the arena, and he was standing tall in the middle of the ring, waiting for the next opponent!

Carl and the rest of the team were very impatient, demanding Capth to send out their next candidate as soon as possible.

In the end, Terrance got up as he noticed that he was the last available candidate in his team. Obviously, there was no escape to fight. However, he noticed that Wang Tong had suffered a great deal of recoil damage after withdrawing his last punch.

To be honest, he really didn't want to take the advantage when his opponent was injured, but it couldn't be helped because he came in as a representative of Capth and not himself.

Instead of switching back to TPA, this match would be another real brawl as well!

Terrance took off his uniform and made his way to the middle of the ring. There was no time to stop!

Meanwhile, Li Ruo-Er and Ma Xiaoru had returned from their absence, and it seemed like their "match" had ended as well. None of the girls were injured, and they looked normal. As usual, those who practiced Tactics of the Enchantress were skilled in controlling their facial expression, which was why no one could tell who had won in their own battle.

Originally, Li Ruo-Er wasn't intimidated by Wang Tong at all. But somehow, she began to feel the pressure after witnessing his previous performance. Obviously, Wang Tong was no match for her older brother, but as she noticed his manliness and unruliness, Li Ruo-Er began to understand why Ma Xiaoru was attracted to him. And to be honest, the boy was fairly attractive indeed!

Even though she couldn't hear the conversation between Wang Ben and Wang Tong, she could tell what were they talking because she was also a lip reader. Li Ruo-Er's expression turned solemn as she noticed how focused Ma Xiaoru was.

The current standing between Capth and the Alliance was 3:2. Moments later, one of the staff members was seen whispering something to Halmond, and the standings was immediately changed to 3:3. In other words, Ma Xiaoru was the winner in her previous fight with Li Ruo-Er!

The crowd was startled as they turned towards the ladies, yet Li Ruo-Er and Ma Xiaoru remained calm and unaffected by their uproars. Nevertheless, no one asked why they didn't fight in this arena due to the unique statuses of both the ladies; even Flark chose not to interfere as long as they didn't break any rules. Anyhow, this was only a small matter. People couldn't do anything about it except blaming themselves for missing the chance to see their fight.

Ma Xiaoru looked towards Li Ruo-Er in surprise. She didn't know why Li Ruo-Er would do that, because there was apparently no winner in their fight a moment ago. Even though Wang Tong managed to help Ma Xiaoru push her Tactics of the Enchantress to the next level, she was still unable to defeat her and only managed to end their fight with a draw. Ma Xiaoru had fulfilled her objective of diminishing Wang Tong's burden, but she didn't expect that Li Ruo-Er would give her team such a huge "present", which was awesome because she could tell that Wang Tong's body would only be able to last another match. Anyhow, Ma Xiaoru looked towards Li Ruo-Er with a thankful expression, and Li Ruo-Er returned her gratitude with a warm smile, completely different from her previous attitude.

After checking how his body was holding up, Wang Tong knew that he would have to end this as soon as possible. Forcing himself to withdraw the punch had caused him to suffer a great deal of recoil damage even though he had enough protection with his cinnabar field. Now that Terrance had become Capth's No.1 amongst second graders, he was not someone to be underestimated. Hence, Wang Tong would have to act with extreme caution.

Terrance picked sword as his weapon. Obviously, he wasn't going to hold back.

As a matter of fact, having a weapon or not didn't make a big difference for most elite fighters, all that mattered was one's capabilities. Nevertheless, not only having the right weapon could enhance a fighter's battle performance, but it would also give the fighter a handful of advantages. Terrance had no time to consider what people might think about him. He had to win this match in order to secure Capth's final victory.

Judging from Wang Tong's facial expression, Terrance could tell that Wang Tong had suffered plenty of recoil damage. But despite Wang Tong's internal injury, Terrance was still cautious against his speed and that mysterious punching technique. Honestly, the best way to win was to drag the match as long as possible. But as Capth's No.1 amongst second graders, Terrance would never conduct such dishonorable actions.

Being the strongest fighter of his grade, he had to have the self-confidence in order to carry on improving.

Terrance gathered himself and began to focus, telling himself that this was just a friendly tournament for self-improvement!

Wang Tong remembered Hu Yangxuan tell him before that most of the Templar's followers preferred to use swords and sabers. He was also aware that Terrance was sort of like Hu Yangxuan's senior, and this guy was fairly well-trained under the guidance of Capth. Hence, Wang Tong would have to act fast, as remaining entangled for too long would only worsen the condition of his injuries.

Fortunately, Terrance would be the last fighter for today, or else, Wang Tong would have no choice but to unleash his two hundred and fifty-six nodes Tactics of the Blade in order to carry on. After all, he was only an ordinary boy, and his body was not made of steel.

Terrance would be his final opponent for this afternoon!

Wang Tong and Samantha's eyes met as he gazed across the arena. For the first time, Wang Tong was able to feel the care and passion of a lady for a guy, and all of a sudden, he felt that a tide of energy was rushing through his body.

Old Fart was right after all, women were really the stimulants of men.

The final match, Wang Tong versus Terrance.

Terrance's Soul Energy had exceeded one hundred and ninety sols in a flash. However, it was still far from becoming a Level Five Fighter, not to mention it would be absolutely insane if an academy were able to obtain three Level Five Fighters in a row. On normal occasions, Capth would already be celebrating the outstanding achievements of both Cisco and Wang Ben already. Yet, no one was feeling the joy after witnessing the asses of those two powerful fighters get kicked by some dude who came out of nowhere. Honestly, people of Capth were extremely depressed today, like they were from an A-Ranked academy and their opponents were from an S-Ranked academy instead.

The match had begun, and although he was the No.1 fighter in Capth, Terrance proceeded with caution as he was facing against the one who had already knocked out two Level Five Fighters. He chose sword as his weapon in order to avoid direct contact with Wang Tong's Thunder Punch. It seemed like Terrance was well aware that Wang Tong's punching techniques were extremely deadly.

Wang Tong wasted no time and charged towards Terrance as soon as the match began. He wanted to end this as quickly as possible because his condition was getting worse. He could feel the surges of pain radiating from within his body as the thunderous sound from his fists rumbled across the arena.

Nevertheless, Terrance was also well aware of Wang Tong's physical condition. He chose to remain as still as possible; he was quick, but he had no intention of competing against Wang Tong in terms of speed.

Somehow, Terrance had focused all of his strength into dodging Wang Tong's Thunder Punches, and managed to parry one of Wang Tong's punch from the side. The impact from Wang Tong's punch knocked Terrance away for seven to eight meters, yet it was still a perfect defense.

Terrance's GN Force was slightly weaker than Wang Ben's. However, he was more detailed, cautious and experienced than Wang Ben. Although Wang Tong had the upper hand in terms of speed, Terrance was still able to react to most of his actions, and the key was to remain as calm as possible!

Chapter 199: Rise to Fame

Translator: Double_L Editor: Hitesh_

Wang Ben had failed to remain calm and totally submerged into the extreme state of madness while fighting against Wang Tong. Thus, he wasn't able to be completely focus on what was going on and got KO-ed in the end by Wang Tong's extreme speed. Yet, Terrance was different. During his days in Court of the Templar, he was taught to remain focused and calm even when facing off opponents' extreme speed and rapid attacks.

Without a doubt Wang Tong's Thunder Punch was insanely strong. However, the thunderous sound from his fists had given away his position, leaving Wang Tong no choice but to throw out another attack. The more strength Wang Tong mustered, the worse his circulation of tactics of the Blade would become.

Although Tactics of the Blades were able to discharge the impact from outer attacks spontaneously, it was bitterly slow in terms of discharging recoil damages. Nevertheless, Wang Tong didn't complain about it because he made that choice himself.

Old Fart might be a jerk, but there was one thing that he was absolutely right about: a man should never regret his own decisions.

Before this, Terrance was hoping to fight Wang Tong in a proper manner. But as the fight proceeded, his fighter instinct was telling him to pick the most effective battling method because Wang Tong had given him too much pressure. Only Wang Ben would choose to fight this monstrous guy like a normal person.

Despite the intense pressure, Terrance was still able to read Wang Tong's thoughts. Obviously, his opponent was gradually reaching his own physical limit; the only thing he needed to do was to wait. It might sound filthy, but that was what real battles looked like. Terrance remained calm and held on tight to his strategy of exhausting Wang Tong, and his splendid defense forced Wang Tong to keep on attacking.

Actions that consumed GN Force would rapidly worsen one's internal energy. Eventually, the fighter would become sluggish and weak when his or her body reached its limit.

Wang Tong began to feel the symptoms. Clearly, he was too hasty and forgot that Terrance was also a steady expert in fighting. Wang Tong's intense utilization of GN Force had caused huge troubles to his inner circulation, and things would get worse if he carried on, not to mention it wasn't easy for a person to recover from internal injuries.

Wang Tong could tell that he was gradually becoming sluggish after Terrance defended against two of his punches. It seemed like Terrance was also an expert in timing, judging from the way he unleashed a few strikes to test him upon realizing that Wang Tong's strength was getting weaker. As an ace fighter who was trained and educated by Court of the Templar and Capth, Terrance had been demonstrating an exceptionally steady performance so far.

Wang Tong was left with no choice but to exhaust him by attacking continuously. In the end, Terrance had obtained the upper hand in this fight. If it weren't because of Wang Tong's mysterious Thunder Punch, Terrance would've charged already. Nevertheless, he was still remaining calm, and decided to fully take control of the situation before dealing the knockout strike.

Carl and the others seemed nervous as they realized things weren't looking good, but it couldn't be helped since the candidate of Capth didn't conduct any foul play in securing the upper hand.

Wang Tong immediately felt an intense pain as soon as he was hit by Terrance's palm strike. Fortunately, he had good endurance and managed to shake it off. Wang Tong had been observing while engaging in the battle. He had to come up with something to defeat a steady fighter like Terrance as soon as possible. However, it would be difficult to find a loophole in his movements.

As soon as Terrance had the battle under control, he flung his sword and unleashed one of Court of Templar's sword strike technique — the Multi-Edge Slash!

Rounds of GN Force came slashing towards Wang Tong like a hurricane, forcing him to dodge by moving constantly. Even though his speed had decreased dramatically, knowing that he would soon reach his own limit, Wang Tong took the risk to try out another counterattack.

Wang Tong clenched his teeth and infused his fists with GN Force, then charged straight towards Terrance with a thunderous roar!

Everyone wondered if he were trying to go for a suicidal final attack.

Yet, based on Terrance's observance about Wang Tong's Thunder Punch, that movement seemed more like a struggling attack! Hence, instead of retreating and giving Wang Tong a chance to counter, Terrance infused his GN Force around his sword and dashed towards Wang Tong. He was confident that his sword would reach Wang Tong first before Wang Tong's Thunder Punch could reach him!

Without any opportunity to avoid, Terrance's sword pierced through Wang Tong's right shoulder, but at the same time, this had also narrowed down the distance between both fighters. All of a sudden Terrance noticed that he had entered Wang Tong's strike zone and retreated backward immediately; he would never take the risk of getting hit by Wang Tong.

On the other hand, Wang Tong faked a smile. To be honest he was already too sluggish to fling out a big punch due to the overuse of GN Force. However, it seemed like his plan had worked. Wang Tong then pulled out the sword on his right shoulder. Although he would not be able to move his right arm anymore, but he did successfully snatch Terrance's sword and nullified his GN Force.

As he held onto the comfortable grip of Terrance's sword, Wang Tong knew that now was the time to end this.

Terrance couldn't believe that Wang Tong would use such bold and deadly methods just to take away his sword!

None of the students had ever expected that Wang Tong would be this crazy. His unpredictable actions had scared the crap out of many students. However, losing his sword wasn't a really big deal to Terrance. Moreover, Wang Tong's injury had worsened and his vitality had definitely gotten weaker.

Wang Tong swallowed his bloody saliva, realizing that the harmonious life on Earth had caused his body to become weaker. Back then, this kind of injury was nothing to him. Anyway, it was time to put this to an end.

As Wang Tong gradually infused the sword with GN Force, he couldn't help but notice how good the sword was, since it was able to sustain his GN Force without any problem.

Terrance was shocked and his pupils contracted all of a sudden as he noticed the tip of his sword vibrating while it was sustaining Wang Tong's GN Force…

Wang Tong held the sword in his hand and charged towards Terrance like a projected arrow. Terrance saw Wang Tong was approaching and immediately stepped back while infusing his body with GN Force; he was confident that he would be able to dodge it!

Terrance's body was approximately one centimeter away from the tip of the sword in Wang Tong's hand. However, Terrance's face instantly turned green as he felt a chilly sensation around his abdomen… Could it be the aura from a sword strike?

"Damn!", Terrance couldn't help cursing. This was definitely his worst day in life. As soon as he said that, Wang Tong unleashed his final attack by launching a kick towards Terrance's chest.

Wham..

Blood splattered across as Wang Tong's kick sent Terrance flying to the other corner of the arena and crash landed right onto the wall. Terrance's abdomen was already dyed red by his own blood.

The referee immediately stopped the match to avoid any fatality, while the paramedics who were already standing by rushed towards Terrance immediately.

Suddenly, Wang Tong felt a weird dizziness while he was telling himself not to act like a daredevil next time.

Thud…

Wang Tong collapsed; this was his first time he was feeling happy to faint.

Carl and the rest of the team rushed towards Wang Tong, but were stopped by the staff members. Later on, both Wang Tong and Terrance were carried away by the medics.

"Haha, what a bold and intelligent fighter! Congratulations Principal Samantha, you've recruited a marvelous genius!" Flark stood up and continued, "Excuse me as my old body needs to take a break. I'll leave the guests to your care then, Halmond."

"Yes, sir."

Everyone stood up as they saw Flark get up from his seat. Meanwhile, the monitor began to make an announcement about Ayrlarng-Bernabeu Alliance's final victory. Aside from that, there was also an announcement regarding Wang Tong and Terrance's conditions. Apparently, their injuries were under control and was being treated by the medical team.

Carl and a few other guys immediately jumped around like monkeys, while some of the girls were busy crying. This had been their toughest journey, and no one had ever dreamt about winning. Yet, their dream had finally come true!

An ordinary kid named Wang Tong had risen to fame in a single day. He would be remembered as the savior who made a huge comeback and single-handedly crushed the almighty Capth!

His level of strength was unimaginable indeed!

On the other hand, everyone from Capth was extremely depressed. No one was ready for an overwhelming defeat. A moment ago, they were still widely known as the unrivaled Capth. Yet, their undefeatable record was shattered by a boy who no one had ever heard of; it was a bitter feeling indeed.

In short, Wang Tong had prepared an extraordinary present for Capth to "celebrate" their Founding Ceremony.

Despite feeling depressed, Halmond gathered himself and hosted the closing ceremony of this tournament. This was the first time he had to deliver a closing speech as a loser, and that feeling sucked.

Samantha held onto her excitement and delivered a speech to thank Capth for hosting this wonderful tournament. Aside from that, she also praised her students for their extraordinary efforts at the end of her speech. In fact, she had always been extremely generous in praising her own students.

It might have sounded a little arrogant, but it wasn't at all since they were the only team amongst A-Ranked academies that managed to defeat Capth. Furthermore, the performances of every candidate in all matches had been very impressive indeed.

"Did you see his last attack? Was it really the aura from a sword strike?"

"I have no idea. In fact, I've never heard of any Level Four Fighter who was able to do that."

"If the slash was deeper, it would've dealt serious damages to his internal organs."

"So, you were saying that he had been controlling his strength?"

"I think it was just a coincidence, or it was because he hadn't completely mastered the technique. After all, no one would be so considerable in such situations."

"Anyway, today was truly embarrassing. Let's just wait for tomorrow's announcements."

"Yea, worst defeat ever."

A few of the paramedics were seen chatting about what happened after checking on Wang Tong's condition. They noticed that he was extremely well-built and his vitality was amazing, even though his Soul Energy was just slightly above average. To be honest, the medical team of Capth had treated numerous elite fighters like Wang Tong, and there was really nothing unusual about his body. However, they were truly surprised by his amazing vitality, yet there were not much medical researches regarding vitality, since it depended on the activeness of the cells in a person's body.

Ancient medical manuscript of the Orientals had always been emphasizing on the theory of blood and Qi circulation. It saw life as a form of energy force, yet people had abandoned such theory in the era which was ruled by Soul Energy.

Wang Tong had fallen into a deep meditation state, yet, his body was able to initialize Tactics of the Blade even though he was unconscious. This auto-initialization would be able to speed up his recovery. Nevertheless, a person would be left in a paralyzed state in such a condition and would not be able to move even a muscle. Somehow, it felt like submerging into a nightmare. Perhaps one would be able to wake up from it if the person mustered enough strength to open his or her eyes, but based on Wang Tong's condition, it would still require some time for him to wake up.

Most of the time, Wang Tong practiced tactics of the Blade with trial and error, and sometimes, he would even have to make some bold decisions. Fortunately, he had been practicing sixteen nodes Tactics of the Blade since he was younger, which was able to provide enough protection and prevented him from going berserk from time to time.

Chapter 200: Mystical Orb of Light

Translator: Double_L Editor: Hitesh_

Things didn't look good. Although the auto-regeneration ability of Wang Tong's Tactics of the Blade was exceptionally strong, the damages caused by his own body had gotten worse. In fact, most of the superior tactics had to be passed down by mentors because they that had greater Genome Nuclear Sources, and were known to be more complicated and contained higher risks. Mentors would be able to aid the proteges by sharing their energy force if anything happened, which also explained why most of those aces and elites were born in big families. Even though countless decent fighters had emerged throughout generations and there were also a great deal of truly talented ones, yet most of those people would choose a wrong path in the end and some would even stop improving; some even lost their minds after going berserk. In the end, the remaining small amount of people were the only ones who thrived.

"Hey, he's not doing good! Vitality is dropping!"

"Hurry up and put him into the T-33 XMD Capsule."

"Yes, doc!"

"What's going on? Wasn't he doing fine just a while ago?"

"I have no clue, it's definitely strange because even Terrance, who suffered more severe damages, is doing fine already."

"Could it be there is something wrong with his tactics?"

A few doctors immediately went to check on Wang Tong. Apparently, his Soul Energy and body condition wasn't very stable, and even the doctors had never seen something like this before.

Wang Tong was then placed into a medical capsule, his body still shaking and trembling.

In his fuzzy state of consciousness, Wang Tong could tell that his body was gradually losing control, and he could feel that something within his body was about to burst. But he was too weak to do anything about it. All of a sudden, Wang Tong saw a golden shimmering light glowing in his EMF, and the light got bigger and bigger. As soon as the orb of light became as big as his fist, it began to move around Wang Tong's body, and he could feel that he was regaining his senses as the orb of light passed through every part of his body. In the end, he gave up struggling and followed the golden orb of light. His body was instantly filled with a warm sensation…

Samantha consulted the doctor about Wang Tong's current condition, but even the doctor had no explanation for it. Luckily the medical team was able to get to him in time before Wang Tong's critical condition escalated. The doctor told Samantha that Wang Tong's condition had returned to normal and everything was under control. Hence, he should be waking up in no time.

Samantha was immediately relieved after hearing the doctor's explanation. Samantha then turned towards Wang Tong's capsule, her heart filled with a warm sensation as she knew that Wang Tong had risked his life for her ambition. Even she felt a sharp pain in her heart when she witnessed Wang Tong getting stabbed by Terrance back then.

She wasn't able to keep her cool anymore; her heart was completely filled with Wang Tong.

Meanwhile, Ma Xiaoru, Zhou Sisi, Carl and a few other teammates were anxiously waiting outside the ward, and were finally relieved after knowing that Wang Tong was fine. On the other hand, the whole Ayrlarng was filled with cheers and tears when the rest of the students received the news about their victory against Capth. No one had expected this could happen.

"Relax kids, he's gonna be fine! You're free to enjoy the rest of the evening in Capth." Samantha smiled and said to her students. Nevertheless, she would be staying to take care of the rest of the procedures.

As soon as her students left the ward, Samantha silently stared at Wang Tong, who was still lying in the capsule. She gently placed her hand on the glass and said, "Get well soon. I'll be waiting for you to fulfill the promise between us."

Samantha instantly blushed and was embarrassed of what she said… and as soon as she said that, a couple of air bubbles gushed out from Wang Tong's mouth. Samantha shook her head and wondered if Wang Tong was actually trying to talk to her.

"Hurry up you little perv. I'm not gonna wait for too long, you hear me?"

Meanwhile, Wang Tong was still following the golden light orb in a mystical journey of power discovery. The light orb was warm, and it released a pleasant and wonderful vibe. As Wang Tong's Tactics of the Blades slowly recovered, he noticed that the inner circulation of his Soul Energy was also letting out a dim golden glow.

Ma Xiaoru came in after Samantha left Wang Tong's room, her feelings complicated as she saw Samantha walk away. Although her fight with Li Ruo-Er ended up in a draw, yet Ma Xiaoru knew that it was because Li Ruo-Er had been holding back. Due to certain circumstances, Ma Xiaoru had to keep her distance with the House of Li for the sake of the relationship of both Houses with Earth Confederation. Without a doubt, Li Shimin was a perfect guy. However, Ma Xiaoru had no feelings for him at all.

People might ask why so, yet Ma Xiaoru wouldn't bother explaining because this was how she felt. If she had to find a reason, she would say it was because Li Shimin felt unrealistic and she found Wang Tong more attractive because he was ambitious and faithful, even though he might look like a fool or a jerk from time to time. Yet, she couldn't help falling for him.

After overhearing Samantha's words to Wang Tong, only then Ma Xiaoru found out that Samantha really had feelings for Wang Tong, and Wang Tong fancied Samantha as well.

Somehow, Ma Xiaoru was deeply saddened, because Samantha was the only one that she didn't want to compete with. As Ma Xiaoru stood in silence and gazed at Wang Tong, she couldn't help develop a strong feeling for him, so close yet so far.

Perhaps, it was time for her to move on.

After a while, Ma Xiaoru left with a solemn expression…

Minutes after Ma Xiaoru left the room, Zhou Sisi came in and stared at Wang Tong through the glass window. Then, she gently knocked on the window and said, "Wang Tong you jerk, I can't believe that you would be bold enough to hit on our principal. Honestly, I think Xiaoru suits you better… Sigh, what the hell am I saying. Get well soon my dear mentor, I'll be praying for you!"

Zhou Sisi developed a complicated feeling as she stared at Wang Tong, the "Sleeping Beauty". She felt like she would never be able to compete against Samantha and Ma Xiaoru, but at least she would be able to see Wang Tong as her close friend. Perhaps she really did fancy him, but she knew it wasn't romance.

After making sure that no one was around, Zhou Sisi gave Wang Tong a gentle kiss through the window and then bolted out the room like a child who did something wrong.

Moments later, another figure came laughing gently as he walked in, "Haha, yo Mr. Casanova, how's it feeling to have so many visitors? Hmm, if so many pretty ladies would care about me, I wouldn't mind taking your place, you know? Anyway, get well soon buddy, everyone's waiting for you to return as their hero." Hu Yangxuan said as he gently knocked on his capsule.

Then, Hu Yangxuan grabbed a chair from the corner and sat down right next to Wang Tong's capsule and said, "Oh by the way, Wang Ben's alright, but it would take about half a month for him to recover. Both of you idiots are tiring everyone out. However, I could say that you've just become a celebrity, and looks like it's time for me to teach you how to deal with fans. Or else, you'll be drowned by the screams and cheers of those fangirls out there."

"To be honest, I think Sisi was right. I also think that Xiaoru is the better one for you. Principal 'Mac-Gorgeous' is a person who has her own dreams to pursue. Instead of love, work is the focus of her life. But Xiaoru is different. Although she is the successor of FFC, she's kind, gentle and understanding. She's definitely the best candidate for a wife, am I right?" Hu Yangxuan continued.

"Oh, so I'll take your air-bubbles as a yes then. Coming to think of it, Sisi ain't that bad either. Oh well, rest assure as I'm not gonna hit on her since she fancied you as well."

After talking non-stop in the ward, finally a nurse barged in and asked Hu Yangxuan to leave Wang Tong alone. Before he left, Hu Yangxuan even bragged about going to hit on the pretty girls of Capth. If it weren't because Hu Yangxuan was a handsome young man, the nurse might have kicked his ass already.

Even Wang Tong would've chased him out if he was conscious. Clearly, the young man had forgotten that one had to tone down in the ward.

Breaking news: Ayrlarng defeated Capth in the mind-blowing tournament!

The fantastic Principal Samatha, a gorgeous beauty who created miracles!

An absolute different founding ceremony for Capth: Ayrlarng-Bernabeu Alliance's truly unexpected victory in the Inter-academy tournament.

Wang Tong: the absolute genius of both Battlecraft Combat and METAL Combat!

The rise of a new star: Yay or nay?

Every newspaper throughout Earth Confederation was reporting the same news on the following day. Back then, when Samantha became the principal of Ayrlarng, most people didn't give a damn and thought that it was just a game of the rich ones. Some even thought that she was naive.

Yet, Samantha immediately began to apply her ideas as soon as she took over Ayrlarng, completely reshaping its image. In the end, the former top student of Capth managed to create another miracle. Through her leadership, Ayrlarng, which had been known in recent years as an academy of weaklings, had finally defeated the unrivaled Capth!

There were immediately hundreds and thousands of good reviews regarding Samantha. As of now, Samantha was no longer the naive girl who everyone had been talking about. She had finally become one of the greatest assets of Earth Confederation, a talented leader with vibrant capabilities in politics.

Meanwhile, Ayrlarng had also received a lot of attention from the community. The academy was approached by numerous enterprises which were willing to sponsor Ayrlarng and create scholarships.

Being one of Earth's top ten financial hubs, without a doubt Shangjin contained a handful of multi-million corporations. Yet, none of them had financially supported Ayrlarng back then because the academy was weak and worthless. However, the academy had once again risen to fame due to Samantha's administration, and also the tremendous efforts of Ayrlarng's new blood. Hence, with this level of fame and publicity, of course the corporations would never let a chance like this slip away from their hands.

As for the students of Ayrlarng, this victory had significantly boosted their fighting spirit. They were now willing to work harder in order not to embarrassing themselves as well as the academy.

Honestly, no one would ever wish to be treated as the underdog. As long as there was a chance to strive and a person to lead them, they would want to become successful as well.

The news of defeating Capth was definitely greater than the time Ayrlarng defeated Bernabeu. All of a sudden, a lot of VIPs in Shangjin began to brag about them being supportive of the new administration of the new principal. Some of them actually stood against Samantha's new policies at the beginning, saying that her methods were unfair. But now, they switched sides and began to praise that her policies were effective in improving the competitiveness of fellow students.

Even Wang Tong began to receive a lot of attention, especially after his excellent performance in Battlecraft Combat. After all, he was the boy genius who had single-handedly crushed Flash and Bisu, who were known as Earth Confederation's strongest duo. As for his performance in METAL Combat, without a doubt his strength was being recognized, but it wasn't very convincing because the ones he fought were not the strongest fighters of Capth. Furthermore, he didn't get to fight Li Ruo-Er and the other top-notch elites of third and fourth grade. Nevertheless, Wang Ben's outstanding performance had also boosted his reputation to a certain extent.

Chapter 201: A Night of Passion

Translator: Oneshotwonder Editor: Hitesh_

What was fascinating about the development was the fact that the public seemed to be more interested in Samantha and Wang Ben than Wang Tong.

Wang Ben always had been at the focal point of the public's attention. His recent ascension to the Sixth Tier had granted him an aura enough to impress even the Military personals. His success also gave the face to his father, General Hu Ben. No one blamed the general's son even after his defeat, as they understood that failure was merely part of a fighter's life.

It was generally accepted that although a fighter could improve his or her tactics and techniques over time, the overall strength of one's soul energy was set. The military experts were impressed by Wang Ben's soul energy. After careful observation of the fighting footage between Wang Ben and Flash, some experts even concluded that Wang Ben's soul energy had exceeded that of his father in his youth.

In addition to studying Wang Ben's fighting footage, the experts were also very interested in the unique fighting style of Karl. Although the experts debated over the superiority of the two fighting styles, they all agreed that Ayrlarng's former glory had been fully restored.

Wang Tong didn't care about the lack of attention given to him; he could only think of one thing: his date with Samantha. Wang Tong woke up early in the morning after the golden blur of light had finished circling his body. He had already recovered much of his consciousness and thought that he could use a few more round of tactics to recuperate. But the golden glow disappeared.

The nurses carried Wang Tong out and then informed Samantha about his recovery.

"Ugh… What is that smell?"

"Did he poop in there?"

"It smells like it!"

"Eww, hurry up! Clean it! Gross!"

"We need to sanitize it! Complete sanitization!"

Wang Tong didn't smell the horrible stench from parts of his body until he was somewhat cleaned. A few more minutes later, he felt like a newborn baby, clean inside out.

He then remembered that the golden hue had conducted a complete overhaul of his internal systems. It was the second time he had experienced this and smelled the stench, the first time being on the planet of Norton.

While the nurses continued their job, Wang Tong searched deep inside for that golden glow but to no avail. Wang Tong was struggling to think of anything that could traverse inside a cultivator's sea of consciousness when a wild guess occurred to him: the glow could be the spirit of the Blade Warriors. They had sensed Wang Tong's life was on a thread and therefore came to the aid of their successor.

Finding that his theory was perhaps far-fetched, Wang Tong decided to drop the thought and enjoy his bubble bath. He liked the fragrance of the body wash and agreed that when no one was watching, he would bottle some up for later uses.

Joy stuck him again when the nurses gave him a set of new clothing.

"FREE new shirt! Awesome!" He thought to himself.

Wang Tong looked at his image in the mirror, adjusting the new shirt around his body. His wounds still ached as he did so, but it was not unbearable.

When he was ready, he opened the door and found Samantha's sassy looking figure greet his eyes at the entrance. Wang Tong zeroed in and embraced her immediately. Before Samantha was able to utter a word, Wang Tong laid a finger across her lips.

"Shush...The wall has ears."

Samantha rolled her eyes; being discrete had never been Wang Tong's strong suit.

Body against body, Wang Tong could no longer contain his burning desire, so he kissed Samantha deeply. Samantha didn't resist. He had been trapped inside for too long, and had almost forgotten how sweet Samantha's kiss felt.

The two of them spent a long time together in the medical lab, rekindling the flames. When they finally finished their business and walked out of the lab, they were relieved to find out that their absence did not seem to raise any questions. The students had already left days ago, and only Samantha stood behind. After the doctor had informed her that Wang Tong would wake up in a few days, she decided to push interviews aside and wait for Wang Tong's recovery. She made the decision not only because she needed to stay with Wang Tong during this critical time, but also because she never found this propaganda useful. She believed that only by walking the talk could she be able to secure the future for Ayrlarng.

"What kind of 'business' shall we attend to today?" Wang Tong threw Samantha a glace that clearly was an invitation.

"Not THAT kind of business."

The two of them walked together, and soon, Wang Tong felt the urge to kiss Samantha again so when there was no one around, Wang Tong rose to the opportunity to steal a kiss from Samantha's soft and cushy lips.

Samantha was not expecting that, and her little resistance was futile. She felt a slight remorse for starting this relationship, but she also knew that by then it was already too late. Her mental resistance was as venerable as physical under Wang Tong's assault.

The kiss marked the beginning of their first official date. Following Wang Tong's lead, she tried almost everything that was considered fun by a teenager: arcade machines, basketball. Samantha was quickly invested in all the games, and she found that it was much more fun to play with a living person than robots as she did in her childhood.

Samantha couldn't remember how many times she laughed today. On any given day, she would find the artistic style of the Capth's campus rigid and boring. But somehow, their laughter was able to transmute this old and tiring school into a colorful and exciting carnival.

After the dinner, the pair arrived at a hotel that Samantha had booked ahead of time. She found their stay in Capth uncustomary, if not inappropriate during their post-match celebration.

Wang Tong jumped onto a large bed and let his body sank.

"Get your dirty ass out of my bed. Yours is next door."

"Ouch… my wound… I am afraid I can't move." Wang Tong winced. He sounded as convincing as a poor salesman on his first day of work, but fortunately for him, Samantha was blinded by love and was ready to buy anything that he had to sell.

"Don't move, let me see what's going on."

As soon as Samantha get closer to Wang Tong, she found herself in a firm embrace. The room suddenly became quiet, as the two listened to each other's young and restless breaths.

Samantha could read the desire in Wang Tong's eyes, so she let her body relax and lowered her head into Wang Tong's chest. Wang Tong picked up the cue and started to unbutton Samantha's clothes and then peeled them off like an eggshell, revealing the tender, soft white. A euphoria short through Wang Tong's body when he saw two impressive peaks, half covered in intricately laced bras, set squarely in front of his eyes. The euphoria then turned into heat in his body and started to emanate out, slowly baking this fruit of young love into a delicious pie.

Wang Tong caressed one of the breasts gently through the padding. He could feel the softness of her breast and a faint suggestion of something small but firm and aroused in the middle of his palms. Wang Tong's other hand traced along the bra and found the lock that kept the final secrets of the night. Inexperienced and in a hurry, Wang Tong's first attempt broke the lock. His unbearable urge made Samantha's skin tingled and warm.

She shut the light, and in the darkness, they took each other's breath away.

Wang Tong woke up with Samantha's body in his arms; he realized that he was a man now.

Samantha snuggled up to Wang Tong. It had well passed her usual waking up time, but the warmth and comfort of Wang Tong's arms made her want to stay in bed as long as she could.

As Wang Tong traced along the silky skin, and a flame rekindled inside of him.

"Want to do it again?"

It was more of a demand than a question.

"No, just snuggle like this."

"Just one more time. It will be good, I promise."

"...not unless you promise that you will be more gentle."

It surprised even Wang Tong how quickly she had agreed to it. So they burned the rest of their bodily desires in the bed and didn't get up until around noon.

When Samantha lifted the blanket, they both saw a pool of red on the bed sheet.

"What are you staring at? It's all your fault!" Samantha cried out. Her childish tone surprised herself. The taste of the forbidden fruit had turned her into a teenage girl.

She was fearful of this change, as the weight of Ayrlarng's future felt heavy on her shoulder. But she was determined to accommodate the two drastically different roles: a lover and principal.

"Can I keep it?" Wang Tong asked, pointing at the sheet.

"Not in a million years! You little prick" Samantha threw the bed sheets into her space crystal.

"Mind your words, principal." A grin flashed across Wang Tong's face.

"You little shit, you are asking for it!" Samantha jumped onto the bed, and the two rolled around until Wang Tong was again on top of her.

"Stop, I am starving, no more funny business!"

"Well, not if you agree that I am the principal at home, and you will obey my orders in bed."

"Fine, fine! You are the principal when we are in bed. " Samantha said unwillingly as she shot Wang Tong a stern glance.

After a hearty breakfast, Wang Tong set off to the airport by himself, while Samantha waited for the next flight for the sake of being discrete. Although their affair was not illegal, it might give unnecessary pressure to both of them.

Samantha sat by the window as she watched the disappearing figure of Wang Tong in the distance; a sweet smile found her lips. Like any other girl, Samantha had dreamed of her prince charming on his white stallion, but she had never been able to find him, until now.

A sweet ache rose inside her. She knew that it was going to be a bumpy ride on this prince charming's white stallion.

Chapter 202: The Unruly Super METAL

Translator: Oneshotwonder Editor: Hitesh_

The ringtone from the Skynet broke Samantha's train of thought. A voice rose from the terminal, "Congratulations, Principal Samantha, the job was well done. Your inter-party rating has increased by five points."

"This is only the first step. How much does Feyrac know?"

"Nothing escapes that old prick, but he had always remained neutral. Despite the humiliation of Capth at your hand, I can tell that he still favored you much more than anyone else. After all, we are all very clear about the pivotal role you would play in re-balancing of power between the Golden Hawk Union and the Great Houses."

"We might be able to count him as an ally in the future. But for now, it's hard to say." Samantha announced with a stone cold expression.

"Well said, principal." The person on the other end of the communication smiled and then signed off.

On the distant Moon, many people from an S class academy had also watched the battle between Ayrlarng-Bernabeu alliance against the Capth.

Capth's defeat was an alarming news to them, as it made them wonder if they too could be defeated by an A class Academy.

As the member of the Zhang family, Zhang Jin would never let any valuable information slip away unnoticed. As she watched the tournament, it suddenly occurred to her that Wang Tong was that silly boy she had rescued from Norton. When this silly boy defeated Bisu and Flash, she couldn't believe her eyes. Zhang Jin had studied countless battles and she could tell that Wang Tong's strength was unprecedented.

After she had watched the entire battle, she closed her eyes to reflect on what she had learned. As she did so, the innocent looking face of the simple-minded boy kept reoccurring in her vision. She wondered how Wang Tong could be able to retain that innocent smile under such reduced circumstances on Norton.

"What are you pondering about?" Zhang Jin heard a refined voice at the door.

"An interesting person." Zhang Jin replied.

"Ah... he is interesting indeed." A young man looked at the screen. But he didn't seem to be impressed by the strength of the combatants at all.

"Sister Jin! Sister Jin..." Miao Xiu rushed into Zhang Jin's room, dragging Luv Ma behind him. He halted abruptly when he saw the young man standing inside the room. The suddenly stop almost threw Luv Ma off balance.

The young man turned his elegant face and smiled," Long time no see, Miao Xiu."

"Patroclus!"

The Prince of the Ivantians, the epitome of a perfect human being.

"Hff... I don't feel good, see you." Miao Xiu turned his heel and disappeared, leaving Luv Ma standing alone at the threshold, feeling slightly embarrassed. Luv Ma lowered his head and muttered," Excuse him, you know he always acts like that."

"That's fine. Come in, please."

Luv Ma had gotten to know Zhang Jin pretty well ever since he was dragged into her study room by Miao Xiu for the first time.

"Sister Jin, please pause the video for a second," Patroclus spoke.

Zhang Jin paused the video and watched as Patroclus smiled knowingly.

"What did you see?" Zhang Jin could not resist the curiosity.

"I'm not entirely certain of my findings yet. I wish I could meet this guy." Patroclus pointed at Wang Tong on the screen.

"Anyhow, thank you for the documents, I will be on my way now."

Luv Ma watched as Patroclus set off. Luv Ma could not sense anything extraordinary in this boy other than his exceptional features, much less grasp how Patroclus could scare away a brazen and shameless brat like Miao Xiu.

Somewhere on the Earth.

"Our young master has been exposed."

"Has the situation been stabilized?"

"Not quite, I am worried that they would make risky moves."

"Let's wait then."

"Perhaps we need to send a few more muscles to protect young master. The risk is too high."

"I will arrange it. Do you know what is the essential attribute of an important leader?"

"..."

"It's luck! If luck were against him, even an Einherjar wouldn't be able to protect him, and if it were with him, even an Einherjar wouldn't be able to harm him."

Riding the momentum of Ayrlarng's recent victory, Samantha furthered her plan of revitalization and improved relationship with Bernabeu. The two schools hit off immediately, thanks to their former alliance.

Ayrlarng still fell behind S Class Academies in many aspects, and therefore Samantha decided to first catch up with the A class academy. The two schools soon signed a four-year plan of exchanging students.

In order to motivate Wang Tong and other students who had partaken in the tournament, Samantha decided to fly them to the Arctic for the HG's concert as a reward.

Samantha not only understood the importance of keeping her students motivated, but was also a master of motivation. She knew that the award should be what the students really wanted, instead of the more traditional form of awards.

The Crystal Arctic world was one of the most magnificent venues on earth, and the group HG was also the most popular girl band at the time. Therefore, the news of their award indeed made other students envy their success.

Wang Tong was less excited about the concert than being able to spend another vacation with Samantha. Ever since they had returned, Samantha had been extremely busy with work. So the two of them only communicated through skynet. They both understood that their affair had a higher risk of being exposed in Ayrlarng, and the scandal would jeopardize her career.

Wang Tong understood that he could not destroy Samantha's dream in the name of love; he needed to grow up and become stronger.

Feeling excited by his vacation, Wang Tong felt the urge to share the news with someone. After all, there had not been too many joyful events in his life so far. He thought about Old Fart and his disappearance, and then he lamented over that he could not brag about his success at Capth to him. Wang Tong wished that he won the lottery, because he was sure that Old Fart would appear the day after.

Wang Tong then thought about someone else he could confide in, so he opened the crystal and summoned the old ghost.

"Did you know that it was uncouth to disturb an elderly at such a late hour?... Oh…oh? Did you..." Einherjar Wannabe rounded his eyes at Wang Tong, surprise written all over his face.

Wang Tong wondered if Mr. Wannabe had noticed the change in him after the night of passion.

"Did you wash your bone marrow? Who did it for you?" Mr. Wannabe asked.

"What are you talking about? "

The question caught Wang Tong off guard. He pursed his lips, disappointed at Mr. Wannabe for completely missing the point.

"Hum...hum... Can you feel any difference? Such pure energy, even I cannot achieve that... Hum... it feels very familiar. Who the hell is it?"

Mr. Wannabe was lost in his futile attempt to remember his past, but his words reminded Wang Tong that he indeed had felt a faint difference in his soul energy. But he had been quickly distracted by his affair with Samantha, so he didn't investigate further.

"Channel your soul energy into the space crystal now, Do it slowly."

After pondering for a while, Mr. Wannabe finally spoke.

"Why?" Wang Tong asked curiously.

"Hurry up! Don't waste my time."

Seeing how anxious Mr. Wannabe was, Wang Tong slowly channeled some of his soul energy into the crystal. The space crystal was quickly filled to the brim with soul energy, and Wang Tong noticed the difference in his soul energy right away. He found it hard to stop the flow of energy from his body to the crystal into Einherjar Wannabe. Mr. Wannabe's face became serious as he focused on absorbing the energy. His eyes were filled with anticipation and lips twitched from time to time, as if he were waiting for the perfect moment to break free from his confinement.

"Shit, I can't stop, you are sucking my soul energy dry."

"Nonsense, start the Tactics of the Blade! NOW!"

Wang Tong didn't have other options, so he initiated the tactics. A golden glow shot out from his body as a new wave of energy gushed into the space crystal. The image of Mr. Wannabe became a blur.

Suddenly, the two were both startled by a strong force that pulled them together.

"F*ck, what's going on!"

In a blink of an eye, the two were surrounded by a golden light after a deafening blare.

Wang Tong woke up a few moments later. His first feeling was that of being trapped uncomfortably inside a hard shell.

"Curse that counterfeit Einherjar!" Wang Tong shout out.

He then was distracted by a distinct clank; he raised his arm to rub his eyes so he could observe his surroundings better, but was surprised to find out that something was covering the back of his hand.

When he saw what it was, his heart was caught in the throat. He was going to shout in excitement, so he covered his mouth instinctively to muffle his voice.

"What the heck is this?"

He walked to a mirror and confirmed that he was not dreaming.

"Gosh! it is... is a METAL!"

The METAL suit covered his entire body. In order to wear a full body METAL, one had to at least achieve level six soul power.

Wang Tong was eager to try the METAL with his tactics, but he noticed the METAL suite started to give off a golden light, and the light was turning brighter by the second. As the light became brighter, Wang Tong saw a figure inside the light. It was Einherjar Wannabe with an ugly expression on his face.

"ARHHHH! Who turned me into a METAL suit! My power is wasted! Aeons of cultivation were stolen from me! ARHHH!!"

As the light turned even brighter, pieces of the METAL suit started to flake off from Wang Tong's body and vanished into thin air.

Chapter 203: 15 Seconds of Fame

Translator: Oneshotwonder Editor: Hitesh_

"Ojiisan, have you ticked off any bigwigs recently?" Wang Tong put on a smile as he probed Mr. Wannabe for more information on that full METAL suit.

"I have no idea. I'm not feeling well. See you later."

"Waite a second! Let's talk about it."

"I'll talk nothing. I know what you are thinking, but it is simply IMPOSSIBLE!" Mr. Wannabe shouted out grudgingly.

"A former Einherjar turned into a suit of armor, what a despicable act!"

Wang Tong watched as Mr. Wannabe disappeared. He marveled at the amazing crystal Old Fart had given him as he tried to pull all the threads together: the crystal, Mr. Wannabe, Blade Warriors, the Tactics of the Blade, and the golden glow, what was their connection?

"Am I destined to be a great power or am I simply lucky?"

"Where did Old Fart steal the crystal from? The Great Houses? No...it can't be. If anyone of the five houses possessed the power inside the crystal, the balance of power within the Confederation would have been disrupted."

"Where did this mysterious crystal came from then? Mysterious... hum... could it be the Hall of Valhalla?"

"Nah...Nah....the Hall of Valhalla is a sacred place. Not even the Einherjar dare break in without permission, much less the Old Fart."

Wang Tong rolled around on the bed, unable to find an answer and eventually fell asleep.

When Wang Tong woke up, he felt that what had happened last night seemed like a dream. It was a pleasant dream nevertheless, one that had set Wang Tong's mood for a nice and productive day. He decided to set the matter aside for now since he would rarely use a METAL suit while in school, and neither could he bring himself to force Mr. Wannabe to turn into a suit of armor unwillingly. Above all, he didn't want anything to distract him from dating Samantha.

Wang Tong's classmates started to see him differently ever since he came back from Capth. Every morning, he received pink envelopes containing girl's love letters. He might not have noticed any changes in himself, but to the girls of Ayrlarng, he had transformed from a sheepish no-account into a brave and charming lover. Looking at the pile of letters ridden with unwanted affection, Wang Tong suddenly understood how Hu Yangxuan had felt.

At lunch, Wang Tong grabbed a seat next to Hu Yangxuan and consulted him humbly on methods of dealing with girl's unwanted attention. His question led to a burst of laughter among his friends.

"Hey, I never thought that you would beg me for an answer. Do you remember you had just thrown me under the bus?" Hu Yangxuan jested loudly.

"We were under reduced circumstances. If I didn't do what I did, I might be kicked out already, am I not right Sisi?" Wang Tong said half-jokingly as he shot Zhou Sisi a glance.

"Wang Tong! Don't you dare mention that!" Zhou Sisi chided.

"Haha! Cao Yi had already contacted us. He said we could hang out; maybe we will watch a PA show together or something. It is a good way to learn combat skills anyways." Karl said.

Almost every student at the tournament got their fighting styles named after them, except for Wang Tong. The debate was fierce among the experts if Wang Tong's technique was truly unique.

A few of Wang Tong's friends felt indignant for the lack of recognition for Wang Tong, but he didn't care about trifles such as the name of his fighting style. He knew that as long as he continued perfecting his skills, there would be many other opportunities for him to prove himself.

The Old Fart had helped Wang Tong nourish such a healthy attitude towards unfair treatment as he grew up. As a result, Wang Tong firmly believed that things such as other people's opinion were out of his control, and therefore, he would never be swayed by it either.

Wang Tong's friend started to regard him even higher because of the forbearance he had displayed. If it were anyone else, he or she would have thrown a fit in front of the official committee for such a biased treatment.

Ma Xiaoru had become much quieter ever since she came back from the Capth. Her temperament was tender as always, but she seemed to be less lively and kept things to herself. Hu Yangxuan noticed her changes but was unable to help her, which made him feel sad and pity her even more. Zhou Sisi, on the other hand, seemed to have adjusted well to the Wang Tong's affair.

Perhaps Wang Tong was the only person who had not yet sensed the changes in these two girls. He had been too busy enjoying his first true love and had no time to pay attention to anyone else. And even if he did, he was too insensitive to understand why their mood had been so low.

Although Hu Yangxuan was younger than Wang Tong, he was much more experienced in things dealing with intimacy and love. The long period of secret crush on Ma Xiaoru had also made him more sensitive to others' feelings.

Hu Yangxuan knew that the brighter the smile on Wang Tong's face, the more hurtful it would be to Ma Xiaoru.

It had been a few days ever since they came back from Capth, and the excitement of the tournament still lingered as the students discussed new discoveries they made during the battle ceaselessly. Rumi communicated with the Zhang brothers every day and had gained help from them in improving her techniques. Quickly, the bond between the two schools strengthened and the communication no longer were limited to exchange students. Both schools supported the exchange of knowledge since both principals knew that it would be helpful to the students.

Seeing the students be motivated, Samantha pulled another trick under her sleeve as she glorified the deeds of the students who attended the tournament and made them superstars.

As the fighter who had turned the tides and defeated the Capth with one strike, Wang Tong was not only extremely popular in Ayarlng, but also in Bernabeu. Everyone was eager to find out almost everything about him, from his latest training routing to whom he was friends with. Wang Tong had practically become the leader of both Ayalrng and Bernabeu.

What made Wang Tong special was his unimpressive family background. He, like many other students, was an ordinary person from an average family. Therefore, most students find him more relate-able and easier to see as their idol. Martyrus was aware of that, and he would not let any selling point go wasted.

"Dream BIGGER, Work HARDER. You can be the next Wang Tong!"

Martyrus shouted out his new slogan during the school meetings, despite its cheesiness.

When Wang Tong and his friends first established the S club, it was half serious and half for fun. But now, it turned into a fully fledged student organization consisting of students from both Ayrlarng and Bernabeu, with Wang Tong as the elected club leader. Apache, Cao Yi and a few other students from Bernabeu also joined the group. Apache didn't want to join the team since he was too lazy to partake in any group activities, but as soon as Cao Yi appeared at his doorstep and handed him the application form, he agreed to it right away. Apache had experienced Cao Yi's persistence first hand, so he decided to accept his request rather than suffering his constant pestering.

In addition to that, Apache figured that sooner or later he would have to ask fo favors from Cao Yi, especially in collecting intelligence. Cao Yi was an excellent observer and was learned in many subjects. He could not only converse with Best about fleet management but was also able to exchange ideas on information warfare with the Zhang Brothers. He was a 'jack of all trades, master of none' kind of person. His well-rounded personality made him the perfect coordinator between the two schools.

Membership applications arrived at the S club's mailbox like snowflakes in a blizzard. To control the number of members, Wang Tong raised the bar of becoming one. However, the higher requirement only motivated more students to apply, so much so that even some senior students had asked for memberships. The rising popularity had had certainly increased its influence within the two schools.

"Sisi, I don't need an office." Zhou Sisi stopped Wang Tong on his way to home. The latter was to inform him about the new installment of the club leader's office.

"Shifu, you need to be responsible for what you have started. Do you know how many people right now are waiting for the membership? If we manage the club well, the S club could be the most successful student club ever in history."

She had been calling Wang Tong "Shifu" whenever the two were alone for so long that Wang Tong had already gotten used to it.

"Not my business. Can you deal with it?"

"No worries! I can handle the small details. We just need you to decide on important matters, such as admissions."

"I feel like your servant." Wang Tong complained. Although Zhou Sisi had handled most of the errands for the club, there was still a lot of other business that needed the attention of the club leader.

"It's not for me, it's for everyone." Zhou Sisi pressed Wang Tong down on a chair and handed him a pile of filled applications.

"Here are the twenty that I had handpicked among the other thousands of applications. Take a look."

"Haven't you agreed to handle this for me? I have full trust in your ability. I need to go somewhere else right now, urgent matters!"

Wang Tong slipped his shoulder out of Zhou Sisi's hand and darted away before she could catch him again.

Zhou Sisi gritted her teeth as she watched Wang Dong disappear. She looked at the pile of applications and felt a sense of remorse for joining the S club. She joined the organization for Wang Tong, but even though he belonged to another woman, she still felt that she could not leave him.

"After all, he is still my Shifu. I'm still better off than Ma Xiaoru. She has lost everything." The thought of Ma Xiaoru's misfortune somehow made Zhou Sisi feel better about herself.

Chapter 204: A Season of Love

Translator: Oneshotwonder Editor: Hitesh_

Zhou Sisi, like many other girls, was easy to be content. Perhaps, she still subconsciously saw her and Wang Tong be together eventually. Her intuition was not entirely unfounded. After all, the odds of a principal and a student sustain a long-term affair were slim.

One could say that Zhou Sisi was addicted to Wang Tong, and her addiction kept her sitting in the office, sorting through the thousands of applications night after night.

Wang Tong waited patiently for Samantha's message after he had finished the routine assignment. Samantha's message came around midnight, and Wang Tong sneaked his way to the principal's office and found her still working.

Wang Tong thought it was a golden opportunity to pull a prank on the unsuspecting principal, but after seeing the unblinking look on her face, Wang Tong didn't have the heart to disrupt her. So, he sat down beside her quietly. He lolled his head against one of his palms, elbow resting on the edge of the desk, and studied her attentively. The look on her face right then was not the same as neither the confident principal nor the innocent love; she was fully absorbed by her work, quiet and elegant.

After a while, Samantha heaved a sigh and finally noticed Wang Tong sitting beside her.

"Ha, I didn't even see you!" Surprise glittered her eyes and made the two dark pools even more mesmerizing to Wang Tong.

"Don't work too hard, sweetie."

"Hey, call me principal in my office!" Samantha chided with a deadpan face, and a warmth rose inside of her heart. She was used to only thinking about the school and her plan, dealing with endless errands and emails, seeing fake smiles on tired faces but rarely once heard anyone so sincerely care about her wellbeing. He cared about her, and he made her care about herself too. The warmth made her realize that Wang Tong had grown up a lot in this brief period of time. He had gotten mature and responsible. She believed that in a few years, he would be able to take on more responsibilities and achieve greater things. It wasn't without any pride when she thought about her role in Wang Tong's transformation, much like when she saw how well things had turned out in Ayrlarng.

"Come give me a kiss." Wang Tong opened his arms to Samantha.

Samantha sat still and glanced at Wang Tong before she gave in, knowing that Wang Tong would only keep on bugging her if she didn't give him what he wanted.

"I heard that you have been really popular lately. You got love letters even from Bernabeu." Samantha said as she pinched the tip of Wang Tong's nose after missing the same spot.

"Tell me about it! But I think the girls had made the right choice. I am much better than their classmates, after all."

"Stop bragging about yourself, or I will kick you out of my school!" Samantha chided with a deadpan expression.

Wang Tong looked around, pressed his mouth closer to Samantha's ear and whispered something dirty.

"No! NO!" Samantha refused and started to break free from Wang Tong's embrace.

Samantha's resistance was futile. Unlike the other boys of similar age, Wang Tong knew about the importance of taking initiatives, thanks to his difficult childhood experience and savage life on Norton.

Samantha had succumbed to Wang Tong's assault almost too easily. Ever since their first time taken the forbidden fruit together, Wang Tong had been restless and eager for more like a junky longing for his fix.

Although Wang Tong didn't care about the inappropriate locale, Samantha did. However, the more she worried about being caught in the act, the more excited she became. Wang Tong also performed better than the first time, making her feel much more pleasant.

After an abrupt and forceful penetration, a loud but short squeal escaped Samantha's half-opened mouth. She then instinctively covered her mouth with one hand although she knew that there were no one around. Her raspy breath quickly turned in an alluring moan.

She had offered all of the sweetness and juice of her ripened fruit to Wang Tong. After having survived the dangerous environment, Wang Tong had developed a craving for sex. His first experience with Samantha had set his desire lose, and it poured out from his body like a flood breaching a dam.

There was nothing shameful about a strong sex drive, especially for fighters. It was the most basic need of a human. The fact that the two were lovers only made their sex more passionate.

Wave after waves of simulation seized Samantha and pushed her higher and higher when she reached the peak, and she was afraid that she was going to scream at the fall, so she tired best to not make a sound. As a result, she tightened every single muscle inside her body, not knowing that it only intensified the pleasure for both of them.

After they were done, they were covered in sweat. Samantha lay inside of Wang Tong's arm, exhausted, but satisfied. She noticed that Wang Tong looked much more muscular when naked, and it was hard to make the connection between this body with a high school student. The scars on his body added even more manliness to his appearance.

Samantha touched one of the scars and asked: "How was it on Norton?"

"It was fine at that time. But looking back now, I am surprised that I didn't go nuts there."

Wang Tong's hand reached Samantha's delicious curve and caressed it.

"It felt too good you know. Only if I knew that it would be so good, I would have raped you a long time ago." A grin flashed across Samantha's face.

"Only I got to be the aggressive one."

"So bossy! Did you know you have already gotten the longer end of the stick?" Samantha furrowed her brows and poked the firm chest of Wang Tong.

Wang Tong smiled blankly in reply.

"How is Xiaoru doing?" Samantha asked abruptly. She had not seen Xiaoru for a few days, thinking that she was probably avoiding her on purpose.

"Same old, I guess?"

After hearing Wang Tong's brief description of the group's interaction in last few days, Samantha heaved a sigh," How dumb can you really be?"

Wang Tong scratched his head and was dumbfounded by Samantha's words. Samantha dropped the matter and started to clean the crime scene.

After Wang Tong was gone, Samantha started to become worried about the impact of their current affair on her beloved sister Zhou Sisi. The worst was that she could not do anything since any move she made would only exacerbate the situation. Unlike Wang Tong, Samantha felt guilty of hurting Ma Xiaoru, and wondered if she needed to clear the air with her.

Nevertheless, spring was indeed a season of love.

Meanwhile, Ma Xiaoru was playing an overly melodramatic song on her harp. She had been depressed ever since she learned about the affair between Wang Tong and Samantha. She found it hard to concentrate during class, and had given up her training entirely.

Her tactics instructor had warned her about the danger of being too sentimental, and were against her cultivating the Tactics of the Enchantress. He knew that if her nature was sentimental, not only would she never become a real enchantress, it could even be dangerous for her life. The Ma and the Li Family didn't heed the instructor's advice and continued her training nonetheless. They did so merely to honor the family tradition, but not to help Ma Xiaoru become a powerful fighter.

A few years later, although Ma Xiaoru didn't change her temperament at all, she had somehow altered the way the tactics worked. Therefore, despite the disadvantages, Ma Xiaoru was able to complete the fifth level of the Tactics of the Enchantress which impressed even Li Ruo-er. Li Ruo-er thought that Ma Xiaoru had done the impossible, and believed that she and her brother would be a perfect fit.

The sound of the harp stopped abruptly. She could never finish a song when she was bothered even the slightest, let alone when her only lover had run away with her closet friend.

Even then, she still wasn't fully convinced that she had lost Wang Tong to Samantha. After all, they hadn't publicly announced their relationship yet. She still could not let Wang Tong go because he was too good to let go so quickly. He was nonchalant and mature, but innocent at the same time; his calmness and steadfastness tugged at her heartstrings every time danger knocked on the door. Ma Xiaoru knew that he was a keeper through and through, since no trickery nor pretense could escape the eyes of the enchantress.

Sometimes, Ma Xiaoru wondered if it were better to let Wong Tong go since Samantha was more mature and charming compared to herself. But whenever she thought about the two getting together, she felt a cutting pain in her heart.

The more Ma Xiaoru thought about Wang Tong, the more depressed she became, and the more risks she exposed herself to while using the Tactics of Enchantress. Should she start the Tactics of the Enchantress right then, she would be on the brink of becoming deranged in seconds. Samantha had always been her support and provided counsel when she needed it, but now, not only couldn't she help her, but she had also become the source of Ma Xiaoru's miseries.

Chapter 205: Derangement

Translator: Oneshotwonder Editor: Hitesh_

Ma Xiaoru wasn't aware that her troubled thoughts had already been slowly nibbling away her sea of consciousness. The state of derangement started quietly from inside the cultivator and gradually manifested itself through changes in physical appearance. The whole process would take days on end, so when the cultivator noticed the apparent changes, it would already be too late.

After considering the situation, Samantha decided to clear the air with Ma Xiaoru. She felt that without Ma Xiaoru's consent, she would never feel the same while being with Wang Tong.

Even without talking to Ma Xiaoru, intuition had told Samantha that her best friend had already learned about the secret affair. The lack of communication was a telltale sign. She knew that she had been Ma Xiaoru's only support system, but then Ma Xiaoru should not even seek help from her since she was the main instigator of her distress. A sense of guilt rose inside of Samantha as she approached her room.

"Xiaoru...Xiaoru!"

Samantha rushed to Ma Xiaoru, who had passed out on the floor. As Samantha was about to move her body to the bed, she jerked her hand back immediately as if zapped by lightning. Although Samantha was not a METAL fighter, she guessed based on Ma Xiaoru's current condition that she was likely in the state of derangement.

Never touch a deranged!

Samantha informed house guards about the development, and soon lights were lit up in every room and workers were bustling about, trying to find any help.

"Miss Samantha, please remain calm and do not let anyone go near our lady. Have the house medic take a look first, and we will be there in a second."

Unable to do anything, Samantha felt useless and overwrought.

The painful look on Ma Xiaoru's face made her heart sink, "Could it be because of me?" She thought to herself.

When the masters of the Ma family had finally arrived, they immediately started to stabilize Ma Xiaoru's soul energy, despite the difficulty imposed by the powerful Tactics of the Enchantress.

Meanwhile, Wang Tong was enjoying a beautiful morning. He was surprised to see that Samantha's skynet was offline, and Ma Xiaoru was absent from class. It was difficult for him to imagine Ma Xiaoru skipping a single class, so he wondered what had happened to her.

Wang Tong had guessed many reasons for Ma Xiaoru's absence, but none had come nearly half as close to the reality. Eventually, he got a message from Samantha around noon. She sounded extremely worried for Ma Xiaoru, and told him about her suspicion that Ma Xiaoru had fallen into the state of derangement mainly due to their secret affair.

The message unnerved Wang Tong and made him reflect on how things could have developed to such a dire state.

According to Wang Tong, everything had been fine and dandy just a couple days ago. He could tell that Samantha felt extremely guilty and regretful, and her feelings made Wang Tong's heart ache.

Wang Tong knew that he would be lying if he said that he didn't feel anything for Ma Xiaoru. After all, it had been a tough choice to choose Samantha over Ma Xiaoru. Although he had never intended to hurt her, neither had he foreseen what was happening right then. Therefore, he never took any precautions to prevent such an event.

He blamed himself for not noticing the beautiful things around him as the memory of Ma Xiaoru flooded his mind. He remembered her warm smile every morning and her patient tutoring; the scenes appeared in front of his eyes like images from a projector.

Wang Tong felt regret, not for choosing Samantha, but for the fact that he didn't keep his distance from Ma Xiaoru and had given her false hopes.

"How can I help?" Wang Tong thought to himself.

Wang Tong decided to skip the class in the afternoon and visit Ma Xiaoru, despite the fact that he was about to skip Gansus's class.

"The Tactics of the Enchantress was the most dangerous tactics... Qait... I have the tactics of the Blade, and I remember that Mr. Wannabe told me that it was the best cure for derangement!"

After remembering the unique ability of his tactics, Wang Tong shot a dozen messages to Samantha, explaining why they should let him give it a try.

Wang Tong had helped Ma Xiaoru improve her level of cultivation before using the same tactics. Therefore, Wang Tong was very confident that his tactics would be helpful.

"If I can improve it, I can fix it!"

Ma Xiaoru's unpredictable and vicious sea of consciousness might seem horrible to others, but not to Wang Tong. He had already gotten used to danger.

Wang Tong's confidence did not amount to Ma Xiaoru's family's permission to let him give it a try. Curing derangement was not something one could just "give a try". Anything Wang Tong did would have consequences on Ma Xiaoru's physical and mental health.

Ma Xiaoru's father Ma Dutian's face looked tired and taut. He had come back from the Moon while working on a top-secret project that had the potential of changing human history. However, when he learned that his daughter was in danger, he rushed back to Earth right away.

Ma Xiaoru's parents, Ma Dutian and Wu Xin, didn't have much time to look after Ma Xiaoru due to their work, but they both loved their daughter very much. They were extremely worried when they heard the news of Ma Xiaoru's derangement.

Wu Xin was a top-notch six tier fighter, and Ma Xiaoru had inherited most of her mother's traits. Ma Xiaoru's father, on the other hand, was mediocre as a fighter, but he was incredibly intelligent and was the most successful businessman, the owner of the tech behemoth FFC. General Li Feng had planned the division between tactics and technology. He knew that only by dividing the power to different households could there be balance and peace on Earth.

The Li Family had inherited all the secrets of the martial arts while the Ma family chose to be the keeper of the most advanced technologies. It was worth noting that house of Ma had never invented anything since they were merely keepers of the existing ones. They release new "breakthrough" following a predetermined timeline given by General Li. To that end, house Ma reverenced General Li even more than the Li Family.

General Li's decision was brilliant. Should he leave all his knowledge and power to his own offspring, peace and prosperity would not last half as long as the Confederation. Sure, a mighty authoritarian empire might rise, but it would soon fall because of corruption and chaos. Because of General Li's wise decision to balance the great powers, there had not been large-scale warfare for three hundred years. A peaceful and prosperous confederation was the prerequisite for defeating the Zergs.

"Xin, don't worry too much. Her condition is being stabilized. Let's wait for the masters from House Li."

"Something or someone must have done this to Xiaoru! I need an explanation!" Wu Xin demanded as she wiped her tears with the back of her hand.

"I know only bits and pieces. We should focus on bringing Xiaoru back first." Ma Dutian answered with a solemn face.

"Boss, the Li's have arrived."

"Come in please."

Samantha waited nervously beside Ma Xiaoru. She watched as the masters from House Li marched into the room. It was the first time she saw Li Shiming.

Following Li Shiming's lead were Li Ruo-er and a few elders who were masters of the Tactics of the Enchantress.

Li Shiming and Li Ruo-er stood beside Ma Xiaoru and watched the other masters channeling and calming Ma Xiaoru's soul energy.

In about an hour, the crisis was finally averted, and the masters stopped their channeling.

"Master Li, would there be any complications later?" Wu Xin asked, looking worried.

"I don't think so. Instead, I want to congratulate you and your husband about Xiaoru's progress. We detected that she has reached the fifth level of the tactics. Her sea of consciousness was disturbed by some kind of stimulation, and the disturbance was amplified by the new depth of the tactics she had just reached, thus resulting in a temporary trauma." The master said calmly with a smile.

After hearing that his daughter was safe, Ma Dutian untied the knots on his face and turned to Li Shimin and Li Ruo-er while saying," Good job you two!"

"Don't mention it! You should complement Ma Xiaoru instead. She defeated me at the tournament. My brother still makes fun of me for that!" Li Ruo-er said with a mischievous smile.

"Is that right? Shiming, don't make fun of your sister, she had obviously let my daughter win! Ha Ha." Ma Dutian laughed loudly.

"I had been practicing the Tactics of the Enchantress even since I was a child, and I just entered the fifth level very recently. Xiaoru, on the other hand, has proven to be a much faster learner than me. She achieved the same level in just five years. I believe today's accident would serve a good lesson for her to think twice before forcing everything down into her mind as fast as she wanted." Li Shiming said, his voice filled with respect and sincerity.

"Brother Ma, although I was able to stabilize her condition this time, it doesn't mean that it wouldn't happen again. Should it happen again, the disturbance might do great harm to her soul energy."

"What should we do then and what has caused all this? We should ask Samantha!" Wu Xin Stood up and was about to walk to Samantha, but her husband stopped her.

Ma Dutian then turned towards the masters and said," Dear masters, please take a rest in my mansion for now. We will carry on from here. Please, treat it as if it's your own home."

"Haha, don't worry about it uncle Ma! Your house is so much more fun and comfortable than ours!" Li Ruo-er couldn't wait to try the advanced appliances and equipment. The mansion of the House of Li severely lacked comfort to keep fighters' biggest enemy, laziness, at bay.

Compare to Li Ruo-er, her brother Li Shiming was much more mature and reserved. Wu Xin couldn't help noticing what a fine young man he was, and thought that he must be a good match for her daughter.

Chapter 206: Shrewdness

Translator: Double_L Editor: Hitesh_

Without a doubt, Li Shimin was a fine young man. Not only was he the top-notch elite amongst the younger generation of Earth Confederation, he was also a well-disciplined person who had zero negative news about him. Wu Xin had met him a few times and noticed that the young man was polite, confident and wasn't as arrogant as those boys from rich families, not to mention Li Shimin had never caused any troubles during his training days in the military base.

Such a fine gentleman!

Wu Xin then summoned Samantha into the room right after Li Shimin left. This time however, Ma Dutian halted his restless wife from her series of interrogations.

"Sam, people from House of Li told me that Xiaoru's EMF isn't very stable. I want to know why. In fact, I'm sure you that you know what's been troubling her, so please tell me everything so that I don't have to go find out by myself." Ma Dutian said with a solemn face. Although this dominator of Earth Confederation's economy wasn't a top-notch fighter, yet he did have an irresistible majesty.

Nevertheless, Samantha knew that this would happen someday, and she was in the dilemma of telling the truth or not.

"Sam, you're the closest person to Xiaoru. I know she'd definitely tell you all of the things that she wouldn't want to let the both of us know. So tell me, who bullied Xiaoru?" Wu Xin had been a hot-tempered lady since she was young, and even though her temper had become better after marrying Ma Dutian, still she would go "berserk" if she found out that her precious daughter was bullied by someone else. Back then, Wu Xin was very popular in school, and almost all of her admirers got their asses kicked after getting rejected. Yet somehow, she ended up fancying the average looking Ma Dutian, who at that time was still hiding his identity as the successor of House of Ma.

"Nothing much happened recently, but I think there's only one thing that would affect Xiaoru..." Samantha replied with a simplified version of the story, mentioning that Ma Xiaoru fell in love with a boy in Ayrlarng, yet the boy only treated her as a friend.

Wu Xin was pissed off before Samantha could finish her words, "That sonuvab*tch, how dare he treat Xiaoru like that? Find him! I'mma kick his ass!"

Ma Dutian looked at his wife and said, "Calm down honey, we can't force someone to fall in love with our daughter anyway. Sorry for taking your time, Sam. I'm sure you're very busy at the moment. Don't worry about Xiaoru, I'll keep you updated."

"I'd like to stay, uncle. Right now, Xiaoru is more important than the other stuff."

"Samantha, you're not a kid anymore. Hence, you should learn what's important and what's not. Don't worry, the Elder from House of Li is with us. I'm sure it'll be fine." Ma Dutian insisted, hence Samantha had no choice but to compromise.

"Remember what you've promised in the beginning. So far, you've been doing a good job, but from now onwards, you'll be facing a tough road ahead. So be prepared!" Ma Dutian gave Samantha a solemn advice.

After Samantha left, Wu Xin and Ma Dutian were the only ones in the room, then Wu Xin crossed her arms and stared at Ma Dutian, "Looks like you know something, my dear husband. Why don't you be a good boy and spill it all out for your beautiful wife here? Don't say I didn't warn you!"

The manly Ma Dutian instantly became a timid little man as soon as his wife said that. In fact, Wu Xin would behave like an obedient wife who stayed behind her husband whenever there were outsiders around. But when there was no one else, Wu Xin would become the boss.

"Relax my dear wife, I'll tell you whatever you want to know. Calm down." Ma Dutian said with a wry smile.

"Hmph! Tell me, who on earth had the balls to upset our dear daughter?"

"Well, it's just a small matter amongst youngsters..."

"Cut the crap and just tell me everything, and don't you dare hide anything from me, unless you prefer to have your bones broken today!" Wu Xin threatened Ma Dutian while pulling one of his ears.

"Alright, alright, his name is Wang Tong, Xiaoru fancied him but the kid fancied Samantha. Aside from that, Xiaoru also had another love rival named Zhou Sisi. Actually, this was just a small matter that triggered the instability of her EMF after achieving a great advancement in her tactics. Now that I've told you everything, promise me not to release your anger on the other kids, okay?" Ma Dutian said with a smile.

"Hmph, you think this is a joke?" Wu Xin was pissed off. No wonder Samantha acted like she was trying to hide something from her just now. Yet, even though Wu Xin was hot-tempered, she was not an unreasonable person.

"Don't worry too much my dear, it's just puppy love. Instead, we should be worried if they were mingling with each other."

Wu Xin began to calm down, then said, "Oh, by the way, I think Li Shimin is a good kid, and it seemed like he's interested in Xiaoru as well. Wouldn't it be a match made in heaven if the two of them got together?"

"Let's see how it goes, honey. As you know, both Houses are still being targeted by the public. If there's another marriage between both families, we would definitely become the enemies of the state. Most importantly, Xiaoru is similar to you, she has no interest in boys from rich families at all." Ma Dutian gazed passionately at his wife.

"You and your sweet talk. So, what are we gonna do next? Going back would only make Xiaoru even more upset."

"I'm sure the people from House of Li have already found a solution for that." Ma Dutian replied calmly, "Since Xiaoru's condition has gotten better, I think it's time to see what's their suggestion for this."

The Elder from House of Li's advice was to seal off Ma Xiaoru's memories of her past months at Ayrlarng, and transfer her to Capth immediately. She would be taken care of by Li Ruo-Er in Capth, and at the same time, helped out with her tactics of the Enchantress.

"Sealing off memories? Would it have any side effects?" Wu Xin seemed worried.

The Elder who was in his forties gently shook his head and said, "This is the safest way to handle her Soul Energy fluctuations. Xiaoru's memories would be released after her Level Five tactics and EMF had settled down. It would be just like having a dream, and wouldn't cause any harm to her body."

"It's our fault too Uncle, I didn't expect Xiaoru was that talented." Li Shimin blamed himself.

"Haha, you don't have to feel bad Shimin. I'm sure it was just a coincidence." Ma Dutian said.

"Coincidence your ass, Xiaoru inherited my talents. Of course, she's good!"

"I'm so jealous of your family, Auntie Wu Xin. Everyone seems so cheerful. Unlike our strict old man who only treats his kids with a grim face. Ahh, how I wish I could be your daughter instead." Li Ruo-Er said while holding Wu Xin's arms.

"Haha, I'd like that too my pretty child, but I'm not strong enough to fight against your Einherjar daddy if he came to our place looking for you." Wu Xin smiled and gave Li Ruo-Er's nose a gentle pinch.

"Haha, it's okay to count on us since we're just like a family. Dutian, right now is the best time to seal off Xiaoru's memories since she is still asleep. When she wakes up later, you'll just have to tell her something else, for instance, she went for a trip to another planet." The Elder explained with a smile.

After a brief consideration, Ma Dutian nodded and said, "Thank you Elders. I'll leave the rest to you then."

Ma Dutian was well aware of a couple of hidden secrets of House of Li. Judging from the appearances of those two Elders, they seemed to be related to Zhou Zi, the enchantress, who happened to be one of General Li Feng's confidantes.

"You're welcome."

Ma Xiaoru was asleep in her room like a little princess. However, she had no idea that her memories of some people and incidents would be gone when she woke up later…

"O sickness and pain, begone!"

Both Elders were gathering their Soul Energy around Ma Xiaoru as they began to chant the sorcery. Without a doubt, Tactics of the Enchantress contained greater risks compared to the other tactics. In the beginning, Ma Xiaoru wasn't showing a lot of interest in the tactics, not to mention her personality was not that suitable for practicing Tactics of the Enchantress, and her progress had stopped after leaving House of Li. Yet, no one expected she would be able to make such a breakthrough.

Nevertheless, sealing off memories was the best way to handle the situation of going berserk.

Both Li Shimin and Li Ruo-Er left after making sure that Ma Xiaoru was okay when she woke up. In fact, Li Shimin shouldn't have been here in the first place since he was on duty in the military. He actually broke the law and came here when he found out that something happened to Ma Xiaoru, but he didn't mention anything to anyone.

They boarded the private plane that was scheduled to pick them up at House of Ma's mansion. After taking off, Li Ruo-Er stretched herself and said, "Brother, I won!"

"Alright, what do you want?" Li Shimin smiled.

"Hmph, yea yea, you and your poker face. Don't you wanna know how I did that?" Li Ruo-Er said proudly.

"Haha, let's see. After noticing Xiaoru had reached Level Five, you challenged her to a duel on purpose, then you purposely told her about Wang Tong fancying Samantha as soon as her EMF was unstable, making it into a ticking time-bomb. Am I right?" Li Shimin said.

"Hmph, that's not fun at all. My plan was so perfect, yet you're able to know what I've planned in such a short period of time… BORING!"

"Well, you've been a great help this time." Li Shimin said.

"Of course, I wouldn't want my future sister-in-law to be snatched away by a poor little whimp. Nevertheless, I didn't expect Uncle Ma would agree so easily, big brother. You're officially this close to achieving your dream!" Li Ruo-Er patted on Li Shimin's shoulder.

Li Shimin smiled unpleasantly, like he was trying to say that he would be able to achieve anything anyway if he wanted to. Moreover, Li Ruo-Er had never doubted her brother about that.

"So, tell me dear sis, what do you want?"

"Haha, my only request is to keep your hands off Wang Tong. He's mine!" Li Ruo-Er giggled as she played with her fingers. Unlike the innocent look in front of Wu Xin, right now, Li Ruo-Er looked like an evil enchantress.

"Oh?"

"I'm your sister, of course, I'd know what you're trying to do." Li Ruo-Er smiled at his brother. If she didn't make this request, Wang Tong would definitely be dead in less than three days.

"Alright then, but make sure you 'take care' of him after you get bored. I don't wanna leave any troubles behind my back." Li Shimin said as he glanced through the documents from his Skynet.

"Yup, don't worry. I'll take good care of my future sis-in-law, and no one will be able to get close to her!" Li Ruo-Er hopped up and left the cockpit cheerfully.

Later, Li Shimin dropped the conversation and focused back in his work. To him, everything had been settled already.

Meanwhile, at House of Ma, Wu Xin was busy taking care of her precious daughter. As soon as she woke up, Ma Xiaoru was told by her parents that she went on a galactic voyage and was hit by a space storm. Fortunately, she was alright, but she had missed Ayrlarng's enrollment ceremony. In order not to cause any trouble to Samantha's strict policies, Ma Xiaoru's parents decided to transfer her to Capth, and she would be taken care by Li Ruo-Er there.