Forbidden Zone of the Human Race

Chapter 127: We Will Not Stay Down

Anyone else? Although Xiang Ning looked very bedraggled, his gaze was still as sharp and lethal as ever as it remained fixed on the students of Third School.

Ding Maoxiong badly wanted to yell for another student to fight him but he realized that no matter how hard he wracked his brain, he still couldnt think of a student who could face Xiang Ning. Was that because Third School students were too weak? No, based on the average ability of the entire school, Third School exceeded Qiling Academy.

It was obvious just based on the number of people in special training. Qiling Academy barely had fifty, but Third School had seventy. Five of the students sent after Xiang Ning were even tier two martial artists, but Qiling Academy only had two or three people of that caliber.

In truth, Ding Maoxiong wanted to send his crowd of students at Xiang Ning. There were so many of them, and all they had to do was exhaust Xiang Ning. How would he do against twenty, thirty people? But when he turned to the students behind him, Ding Maoxiong knew that they had lost. The students had lost all will to fight, some even having turned to leave. They didnt find the duel to be fair.

Despite them saying that they could use any method at hand to win the duel, and Third School having sent consecutive opponents to fight Xiang Ning, these prideful teenagers didnt allow themselves to participate in such an unbalanced duel. They could accept failure, but not a meaningless victory. This was a duel against a student the same age as themselves, not a beast!

What? Is there no one else? What happened to your courage and fury? yelled Xiang Ning.

This time, the students no longer shook the heavens with their cries to kill. All they did was glare at him but no one dared step forward. One, because of their pride, and two, because they couldnt beat him.

Did they want to beat Xiang Ning? Of course! But Xiang Ning had destroyed any shred of confidence they had.

When Ding Maoxiong saw their attitudes, he was about to say something but a deep, sonorous voice rang out and the crowd turned around.

Shiny bald head. Sharp, hawk-like gaze. Muscular physique. He was Third Schools headmaster, Zhang Tianying, a tier six, three-star master. In his youth, he had once encountered a King Beast during an assignment, and to cover for his teammates escape, he fought the King Beast alone.

During that fight, Zhang Tianying had badly lost, but survived. One must understand that he was barely tier five then, while the King Beast was the equivalent of a tier seven master, which was a completely different league. Zhang Tianying was a master through and through.

Good afternoon, Headmaster.

When the Third School students saw him, they lowered their heads in shame while Xiang Ning just curiously regarded this man.

Zhang Tianying eyed him from head to toe.

Youre strong. Zhang Tianying still had a good impression of Xiang Ning, because he had been at Fortress Three. While he didnt like to talk, he was still present, listening to the conversations between the other headmasters. Xiang Nings name had frequently popped up, and he had to admit that he was very shocked by such a young teenager possessing a skill at the Peak Mastery level.

When he heard that Xiang Ning was coming to storm his school, he knew they would lose, but didnt physically attend as he wanted to wait and watch; he wanted to see how big the gap was between his students and this monster.

Obviously, the gap was huge.

Xiang Ning didnt speak. That was the Headmaster. If he turned on his Taunt skill and provoked him, the man could send him to the afterlife with just one slap.

Zhang Tianying looked at him. About two minutes later, he finally slowly said, We admit defeat. They were simple words, but it was like a bomb had been dropped. Xiang Ning was stunned, and although it was an expected outcome, he was still uncomfortable to hear it from their headmaster.

What? Headmaster, no we dont! Let let me fight him!

Yeah, give us another chance!

When the Third School students heard their own respectable Headmaster admit defeat, they felt intense shame rekindling a fire in their hopeless hearts.

Yet it was too late. Zhang Tianying looked at Xiang Ning and repeated himself. We admit defeat and will proceed with fulfilling all the requested conditions. Right now, right here, I represent my school in apologizing to Qiling Academy and Wang Zhe, the student who was hurt by my students.

The crowd was shaken, including the Qiling Academy students in the livestream.

This must be fake! It must be! How can a legendary figure of Marsh City like Zhang Tianying admit defeat?!

The world is mad! Or am I mad? Thats Zhang Tianying, a proud master! Yet he just admitted defeat in front of an upper-first year student?

The entirety of Qiling Academy had tossed classwork to the back of their minds, for everyone was watching the livestream on their phones. Even the teachers had declared the afternoon session as revision time and secretly found a place to watch the livestream.

Within the headmasters office, Qi Jiuming couldnt help but clap. Turning to Lei Zhongyuan, he said, Old Lei, do you know why Im clapping?

Zhang Tianying, he definitely earned his reputation! praised Lei Zhongyuan.

Hahaha, its true. Hes a man who has the courage to lead, as well as to let things go when needed. Such a charismatic figure, its no wonder that Third School completely transformed in the five years since his appointment as headmaster. Qi Jiuming looked proud as he watched Zhang Tianying in the livestream. He wanted to take this encounter with Xiang Ning to inspire transformation in his students. And what was the best way to inspire huge change?

Since the beginning of time, there was only one: one-sided suppression. Right now, Xiang Ning was like a demon king, a formidable force crushing them, so powerful that it shattered their self-esteem. If they failed to accept this, Xiang Ning would become a shadow that followed them forever.

Yet Zhang Tianying had stepped up and took a stance of extreme humility. The Third School students who had been humiliated struggled with this and were unwilling to accept it. Why was Xiang Ning stronger than them? Why couldnt they defeat him?

In the face of countless pairs of eyes filled with pain and confusion, Zhang Tianying loudly said, You must feel helpless... even hopeless, am I right? Yes, you lost today. The most promising individuals, the prides of our school, have all lost to one person.

Every word was an attack on their egos. They clenched their fists, teeth chattering in fury.

Even Xiang Ning felt guilty now. Was it safe to keep provoking the students like this? Could he be sure that nothing drastic would happen? But what the headmaster said next made Xiang Ning speechless.

So, do you all plan to give up like this? Dont you want to take your revenge? If you cant beat him now, why dont you work harder to catch up? Do you want to be beneath him your entire life? Losing isnt scary. Whats scary is that you all do not have the courage to take your revenge. So, answer me with all you haveare you willing to be a loser all your life?

No!

Alright! So I want you to take a good look at him and burn every inch of his face into your minds. Then go and beat him next year! Well wash away this stain on our names! Third School admits defeat, but we will not stay down!

Yes, Sir! The crowds promise rang like a deafening bell, shaking the skies. Xiang Ning was tired of it. Initially a shadow that struck fear in their hearts, the headmaster had turned him into a target to be hunted.