<h4>Chapter 958 The King</h4>
After the words “I admit defeat” left her mouth, Hai Zhengming was immediately stunned. He never thought that even before the round started, the side that he had high hopes for would admit defeat.
At the same time, the onlookers below the arena were also stunned. No one had expected that the number one master of the South Academy, Tu Jiaojiao, would take the initiative to admit defeat. What was going on?
After a short moment of silence, the onlookers burst into an uproar.
“What is she doing? What is Senior Sister Tu Jiaojiao doing? Doesn’t she know that she’s representing the South Academy in thepetition? She actually surrendered without a fight. How shameful!”
“Impossible! Did I hear wrong? How could Senior Sister Tu Jiaojiao admit defeat?”
“Impossible! There must be an inside story behind this. How could that boy be a match for Senior Sister Tu Jiaojiao! I’ve never seen him before.”
The students of the South Academy were angry. They could ept failure, but they couldn’t ept Tu Jiaojiao’s unconditional surrender!
At the North Academy side, they were also very noisy. However, unlike the enraged students from the South Academy, they were filled with excitement and joy.
“Gosh, am I mishearing? The South Academy actually admitted defeat? Have we finally won thepetition between the North and South Academies?”
“Happinesses all of a sudden. We actually won. And that boy on the arena, he didn’t do anything and directly obtained the title of king. Is there anyone who is luckier than him?”
“Yeah, it’s too easy to be the king. I also can do it...”
Luo Dongqingughed loudly. “Olddy, did you see that? That’s the strength of our grandson-inw. He didn’t have to make a move. Your South Academy directly threw in the towel.”
Ouyang Lan pulled a long face. She did not understand why the arrogant woman, Tu Jiaojiao, had admitted defeat just like that. However, there were no rules in thepetition that prohibited students from admitting defeat, so she could not say anything.
Everyone was puzzled by Tu Jiaojiao’s behavior. Only Yun Qianqian and the others knew what was going on, especially Murong Jinghong. Tu Jiaojiao had expressed this kind of intention when they fought in the arena.
However, most people could not ept this result. The angriest one was You Wanren. In any case, he could not ept that his enemy gained the title of king so easily.
Just as Hai Zhengming was about to make a decision, he came to the front of the stand and shouted at Luo Dongqing and Ouyang Lan, “Directors, I am unconvinced. I can’t ept this result.”
Seeing someone stand up and question the decision, the noisy students suddenly became silent. Everyone wanted to see how the two directors would deal with this matter.
Ouyang Lan said, “It’s the right of the contestants to admit defeat. Why are you against it?”
“Director, you’re right. The contestants can voluntarily admit defeat, but today’spetition is different. Tu Jiaojiao doesn’t represent herself, but all of us, so she has no right to admit defeat.”
You Wanren angrily said, “I’ve long heard that Tu Jiaojiao had an affair with Qin Haodong. Now it seems that the rumor is true. She sacrificed the honor of our South Academy for this man.
“Think about it. There were 19 rounds in total today. However, Qin Haodong didn’t even lift one finger. How could he win the title of king?
“If that’s all right, then what reason is there to speak of? What fairness is there to speak of?
“Directors, please uphold justice. Please disqualify Qin Haodong and Tu Jiaojiao from thepetition and drive them out of our Tortoise Academy. They have brought shame on our academy!”
His words immediately aroused the anger simmering in the hearts of the students on the field. Many people shouted one after another.
“Directors, please uphold justice and disqualify them from thepetition...”
“We refuse to ept Tu Jiaojiao’s surrender. We refuse to ept the result of thepetition. We refuse to ept that he took the honor of being the king without having to lift a finger...”
“Inside story! Humiliation! Our academy will absolutely not allow such a thing to happen.”
For a moment, the situation in the field was very tense. Some people were angry because Tu Jiaojiao had admitted defeat, while others were annoyed because their goddess had an affair with Qin Haodong.
Even the honor of being king could be gifted to him. From this, it could be seen how much Tu Jiaojiao loved this man.
You Wanren had a proud look on his face and said to the two directors in the stand, “Directors, do you see that? This is what everyone wants. Let’s hope you can uphold justice and show no favoritism!”
He knew about the rtionship between Qin Haodong and Luo Hongying, so he deliberately emphasized the words “favoritism”.
Ouyang Lan and Luo Dongqing exchanged nces. Luo Dongqing indicated for Ouyang Lan to handle this matter.
“Everyone, quiet down!”
As a master at the stage of the Grand Completion Realm, although Ouyang Lan’s voice was not loud, it was clearly heard by everyone.
She had extremely high prestige in the entire Tortoise Academy, so after that, everyone piped down instantly.
Ouyang Lan said, “Don’t worry. In order to ensure the fairness of thepetition in the Tortoise Academy, I will definitely give everyone an exnation.
“However, thepetition is thepetition, and the rules are the rules. Under the circumstances of the great disparity in strength, the contestants are allowed to admit defeat. Therefore, before we announce the final result, we have to listen to what Tu Jiaojiao will say.”
After she said that, everyone turned to look at the arena. Their eyes were all focused on Tu Jiaojiao.
Ouyang Lan said again, “Tu Jiaojiao, what is your reason for surrendering? Give everyone an exnation. If your exnation is reasonable, the academy will support your decision.
“If it is unreasonable, the academy will consider canceling your qualification to participate in thepetition.”
Tu Jiaojiao nodded and said, “Okay, director, since everyone needs an exnation, I’ll go ahead.”
You Wanren said, “What else is there to exin? It’s obvious that you are using the honor of our South Academy to please your man.”
Ouyang Lan frowned and said in a cold voice, “You Wanren, this is the time for student Tu Jiaojiao to exin. Don’t speak out of turn.”
You Wanren did not dare to provoke this extremely tough olddy. Although he was unwilling, he immediately closed his mouth.
Tu Jiaojiao said, “Let me introduce my cultivation first. As you can see, I’ve reached the early stage of the Combination Realm.
“To be honest, after reaching the final stage of the Voiding Realm, it was very difficult to go further. I stayed in this realm for three years, but I still could not break through to the stage of the Combination Realm.
“Even when I rushed to the Seven Storeys Pagoda, I was still at the final stage of the Voiding Realm.
“The reason that I was able to step through the threshold of the Combination Realm was just because of the Dragon Power Pill that Junior Brother Qin Haodong gave me. With this pill, I broke through the bottleneck of the Voiding Realm.”
“Dragon Power Pill! That’s a seventh-level pill. At the auction, one pill costs more than 100,000 top-level Spirit Stones...”
“This kind of pill is not only expensive but also extremely rare. I heard that it requires dragon saliva to refine. Ordinary people can’t buy it even if they have money...”
“Qin Haodong gave her one Dragon Power Pill. If a man is willing to do this for me, I am willing to be his girlfriend and have a baby with him!”
Tu Jiaojiao continued, “When Junior Brother Qin Haodong gave me the pill, he already knew that thepetition between the North and South Academies was about to begin. He also knew that I would be representing the South Academy topete and be his opponent.
“In this case, he still gave the pill to me without hesitation. It can be seen that he is very magnanimous.”
Hearing this, You Wanren couldn’t help but stand up again. He said to the stand, “Director, I don’t agree with Tu Jiaojiao’s reasoning.
“Even if Qin Haodong helped her improve her cultivation, she had to be responsible for the whole South Academy in thepetition. She had to show her real strength, instead of taking the initiative to admit defeat for personal reasons.
“What’s more, I guess that Qin Haodong gave her the Dragon Power Pill just because Qin Haodong coveted her beauty. He wasn’t being magnanimous.”
Tu Jiaojiao angrily cried, “Shut up, You Wanren! Don’t try to gauge Qin Haodong’s stature with your petty reasoning!”
You Wanren said, “You know the reason. Anyway, that was not the reason for you to admit defeat.”
Ouyang Lan said, “Tu Jiaojiao, what you just said is really far-fetched. If you are grateful to Qin Haodong for helping you improve your cultivation, you can give up thepetition instead of taking the initiative to admit defeat.”
“Director, I haven’t finished yet,” Tu Jiaojiao continued. “The reason why I voluntarily admitted defeat is because my strength is inferior to that of Qin Haodong. In a situation where there is a huge gap in strength, it ispletely reasonable for me to admit defeat.”
You Wanren sneered and said, “Tu Jiaojiao, do you think we are all fools? You are already at the early stage of the Combination Realm. I don’t believe that his cultivation is much higher than yours!”
Tu Jiaojiao looked at him and said, “Do you know the number one master of Tortoise Kingdom, Zhangsun Chengdu?”
You Wanren didn’t understand why Tu Jiaojiao suddenly changed the subject, but he still said, “Of course I know. Zhangsun Chengdu, the Imperial Preceptor, has reached the stage of the Grand Completion Realm. He is known as the top master in Tortoise Kingdom.”
Tu Jiaojiao said, “Before we came back, Qin Haodong killed Zhangsun Chengdu.
“In the face of such a master, do you think I should admit defeat? Is he worthy of the title of king in our academy?”
The Tortoise Academy was far away from Tortoise City, so the information that Zhangsun Chengdu was killed had yet to reach this ce.
When Tu Jiaojiao gave this information, the crowd erupted into an uproar.
“What? This young man killed Zhangsun Chengdu? How is that possible?”
“To be able to kill a master at the stage of the Grand Completion Realm? Is this real or fake?”
“No matter what, as long as he can kill a master at the stage of the Grand Completion Realm, he will definitely be worthy of the title of king in our Tortoise Academy. This is our honor...”
Tu Jiaojiao immediately turned the situation around with this information.
In the eyes of other students, it was definitely not a shameful thing to admit defeat to a master who could kill a person at the stage of Grand Completion Realm.
Even the students of the South Academy felt that it was a wise choice to admit defeat. They dropped their objections.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, You Wanren shouted, “Who knows if you are telling the truth or not? Anyone can brag.”
At this moment, Luo Dongqing spoke.
“I can guarantee in the name of the Associate Director of the Tortoise Academy that what Tu Jiaojiao said is true. I once followed them to Tortoise City. It was indeed Qin Haodong who killed Zhangsun Chengdu on the spot.”
Ouyang Lan red at him and whispered, “Why didn’t you tell me such an important thing?”
Luo Dongqing chuckled. “I’m afraid if you know that, you won’t agree to the mode of thepetition this year, the battle of the king.”
After this confirmation by Luo Dongqing, You Wanren’s face turned deathly pale. He had nothing to say. In the face of absolute strength, he had no qualification to question them.
The other students under the arena were no longer opposed to Tu Jiaojiao’s surrender.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Hai Zhengming walked to the center of the arena and said, “I announce that Qin Haodong is the winner of thepetition between the North and South Academies this time. He has be the king of our Tortoise Academy.”