Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes - Chapter 560 - 552: Then Let’s Compete Today

Losing twice in a row, and the second time being even worse than the first.

Even with Sikong Miaomiao’s thick skin, she knew she had no face to argue further.

And that last move, she felt it acutely.

The gap between her and Shen Han was not something that could be closed with mere diligence.

Shen Han’s strength truly surpassed hers by a significant margin.

At this moment, reflecting on the words she had spoken before.

Sikong Miaomiao felt utterly humiliated.

She had mentioned that Shi Yuezhu had poor judgment.

But now it was clear that the one with poor judgment was none other than Sikong Miaomiao herself.

She clearly failed to see Shen Han’s true capabilities, and her previous chatter was nothing but her own baseless assumptions about him.

After this victory over her, Shen Han didn’t immediately step down.

Standing in the Martial Arts Arena, he looked at Sikong Miaomiao with a detached expression.

“Do you want to compete again?

If you need it, I can give you one more chance.

But good things shouldn’t come more than three times, this would be the last.”

In Shen Han’s words, he seemed not to have taken Sikong Miaomiao seriously at all.

Hearing this, Sikong Miaomiao, no matter how thick-skinned, felt too ashamed to challenge Shen Han again.

Thinking of this, Sikong Miaomiao suppressed her grievances and turned back into the crowd of Jade Dragon Academy.

Watching Sikong Miaomiao walk away, the crowd’s mind began to race with thoughts.

Sikong Miaomiao was talented enough.

At her age, she had reached the Fifth Grade and even defeated Shen Ye in combat.

Even if Shen Ye went all out, it was expected that Sikong Miaomiao could still gain some advantage.

Sikong Miaomiao had stopped Shen Ye.

But when facing Shen Han, she lost so decisively, barely able to face him, essentially being purely suppressed.

With these ups and downs, the strength disparity between Shen Han and Shen Ye seemed crystal clear.

At this moment, Shen Ye, standing on the periphery of the Martial Arts Arena, looked quite displeased.

If they both had lost to Sikong Miaomiao, it wouldn’t have been an issue.

But now he, Shen Ye, had lost, whereas Shen Han had won…

In the quiet Martial Arts Arena, after a moment of hesitation, Shen Han stepped forward.

His gaze turned to Shen Ye in the audience.

“Elder brother, as you mentioned before.

You came to this academy competition seeking to have a match with me.

Since it’s what you desire, let us take this opportunity to have a duel today.”

Shen Han spoke softly.

If it had been before Shen Han’s duel with Sikong Miaomiao, Shen Ye would have eagerly sought this chance.

But now, he found himself feeling a bit timid.

Seeing this, the rest of the spectators also had a sudden realization.

If Sikong Miaomiao hadn’t suddenly intervened, Shen Han would have already fought with Shen Ye.

Perhaps, he would have already defeated Shen Ye soundly.

But because of Sikong Miaomiao’s interference, Shen Ye became cautious and reluctant to face the challenge.

Before, she even claimed to be helping Shen Han.

From the current perspective, she was clearly helping Shen Ye!

The onlooking citizens, hearing Shen Han’s words, began to echo and agree.

The public already had a good impression of Shen Han.

Seeing Shen Han in such a favorable position made them feel delighted.

“Weren’t you the one issuing challenges before?

Saying you came specifically to fight Shen Han, so why don’t you step up now?”

“Just a bully picking on the weak, thinking Shen Han’s strength must have regressed after two years of disappearance.

Unexpectedly, Shen Han turned out to be stronger than imagined.

And now, they’re too scared to go!”

“The once-promising talent, is this all there is?

That leg shouldn’t have been healed; left broken, there wouldn’t be this embarrassment.”

The onlooking citizens spoke these words.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ye’s expression turned a shade of green.

Although he said nothing, his expression clearly revealed his state of mind.

By his side, Luo Changping’s gaze turned sharp, as if she wanted to reprimand the citizens who spoke out.

Yet before she could speak, several academy deans looked at her with frowns.

“Luo Changping, I advise you to follow the rules,”

Dean Tianyi even voiced a reminder.

All eyes were on Shen Ye now.

Watching if he dared to step forward.

Shen Ye turned his head to look at Luo Changping.

Luo Changping nodded to him.

With a Spirit Bone, Shen Ye did not fear getting injured.

With Luo Changping’s nod, Shen Ye hesitated no longer.

In a flash, he landed in the Martial Arts Arena once again.

The two prodigies of the Shen Family, one had a broken leg, and the other disappeared two years ago.

Who would have thought they would duel in front of an audience again today?

Honestly, this contest between the two was quite attention-grabbing.

At the very least, it promised to be quite a spectacle.

Looking at Shen Han in front of him, Shen Ye’s eyes seemed, for a moment, to be in a daze.

Occasionally, fragments flashed through his mind of the time at Shen Mansion in Yun’an City.

At that time, Shen Han was so ordinary.

Hidden in the crowd, not contending or daring to contest or compete.

In Shen Ye’s eyes back then, Shen Han was just an exceedingly ordinary descendent of the Shen Family.

Even compared to other descendants, he seemed inferior.

Exactly where had he gone wrong, to end up in such a situation today?

If only he had eliminated Shen Han earlier back then, how great it would have been…

As he became momentarily lost in thought, upon returning to his senses, Shen Ye’s gaze grew colder.

Even so, facing Shen Han in battle, he knew winning would be tough.

But not winning didn’t mean he couldn’t make Shen Han pay a price.

If he could heavily injure Shen Han, even at the cost of his own injury, it would be worth it.

Shen Ye had confidence in the Spirit Bone within him.

He believed he would recover from his injuries.

In the Martial Arts Arena, Shen Han and Shen Ye didn’t speak.

A cold breeze blew through as the two moved simultaneously.

Shen Ye knew that his Abnormal Phenomenon had no effect on Shen Han.

As he attacked, his strength reached its peak.

At the corners of his mouth and his nasal passage, blood began to flow.

This was the side effect of forcibly enhancing his level.

Shen Ye sought nothing but to inflict injury upon Shen Han as well.

But he had grossly underestimated the situation. As his longsword neared Shen Han, it faced an onslaught of sharp sword techniques.

He intended to strike Shen Han hard, but Shen Han had no intention of sparing him either.

Beside them, the Six Paths of the Divine Soul appeared.

The Divine Soul wielded a sword, cooperating with Shen Han, thrusting directly at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye reckoned that his Fourth Grade Realm was sufficient to contend.

But before Shen Han, it was far from enough.

Shen Han’s realm strength was no less than his.

“These two have significant animosity…”

“Indeed, recklessly amplifying their levels to fight, utterly ignoring the backlash…”

Under the gazes of the proud spectators, within just two moves, Shen Ye was unable to withstand it.

With a palm strike, Shen Han hit Shen Ye’s previously broken leg.

This newly healed leg was still weaker than his original.

At the break, there was visible torn flesh.

It was evident that while the Spirit Bone could regenerate flesh.

The next moment, Luo Changping intervened, standing between Shen Ye and his opponent.

Shen Han, too, refrained from attacking, his gaze fixed upon the mechanical leg.

[Exquisitely designed mechanism]

It was a purple entry.

Shen Han promptly extracted it, casually tossing a [Slightly Toxic] entry onto it.

The reason he didn’t apply a [Highly Toxic] entry was out of concern it might significantly alter the mechanism’s nature.

So long as the mechanical leg bore poison, even if slight, it would continuously erode Shen Ye’s body.