Gu Master Era: My Toad Swallowed the School Beauty at the Beginning

From the spectator stands, a buzz of discussion arose:

“Damn, the stench from the Stink Bug Gu’s poisonous fog has sealed off the arena! What’s the point of watching this now?”

“Exactly! Who knows how the fight’s going?”

“Hey, who do you guys think will win?”

“I’m betting on Ma Long. He’s a year older, and he’s representing Hua Jinlong. Everyone knows Hua Jinlong likes to play dirty. He even dared to use Star Metal as a wager; he must be confident. I bet he secretly gave Ma Long some top-grade spirit Gu.”

“I think so too. Wang Xiao is too naive. Going against Hua Jinlong? Nothing good will come of it.”

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As the people in the stands were chattering, they suddenly heard the referee cough, and then say, “The arena challenge has already determined a victor…”

“What? A victor has been decided?”

“So fast? From the start of the duel, it hasn’t even been five minutes, right?”

“Who exactly won?”

“Ugh, this referee is really killing us by not saying who won!”

Hua Jinlong, standing below the arena, laughed heartily: “Who won? Do you even need to ask? Of course it’s Ma Long! I forgot to tell everyone, Ma Long has a Gold Spirit Gu!”

“Hiss… A Gold Spirit Gu!”

“Ma Long is in my class; I know him well. He doesn’t even have a Silver Gu, where would he get a Gold Spirit Gu?”

“Don’t you get it? Ma Long is fighting this life-and-death match for Hua Jinlong. The Gold Spirit Gu must be from Hua Jinlong!”

“Damn, Young Master Hua is so generous? If I had known, I would have fought this match for him!”

“Dream on! Hua Jinlong would give away a Gold Spirit Gu? Do you really think he’s stupid and rich? I bet he’s just lending it to Ma Long, and he’ll definitely take it back later!”

Li Nan’s face turned pale, and her legs went weak, almost causing her to fall. Fortunately, Yan Ruoyun was beside her to support her!

“Teacher Li Nan, Wang Xiao won’t lose. The referee hasn’t announced the result yet!”

Yan Ruoyun first comforted Li Nan, then rebuked, “Hua Jinlong, you giving Ma Long a Gold Spirit Gu is cheating!”

Hua Jinlong said smugly, “Yan Ruoyun, don’t speak so harshly! How is this cheating? Ma Long and I are good friends. What’s wrong with me giving him a Gold Spirit Gu? Besides, in a life-and-death arena, anything goes. As long as I didn’t interfere after he stepped onto the arena, it doesn’t count as cheating!”

Li Nan asked the referee in a trembling voice: “Cang… Teacher Cang Haikong, how… is… Xiao… he?”

The Cang Haikong that Li Nan asked about was the referee presiding over the arena challenge. This referee had just arrived at Jincheng First Middle School last month, and it was said that he was a teacher from some academy. Li Nan hadn’t interacted with him, only knowing his name.

This Cang Haikong was also sly and wicked. He deliberately didn’t say who had won, keeping everyone in suspense.

Hearing Li Nan’s question, Cang Haikong then said, “Ah, I’ll announce the result of the final battle. The victor of this duel: Wang Xiao!”

The scene was silent for a few seconds, and some students even said:

“Wang Xiao?”

“Did the referee make a mistake?”

“Or did I mishear?”

Li Nan said excitedly, “Teacher Cang… Cang, is it really Wang Xiao who won?”

Cang Haikong nodded: “You didn’t mishear, it’s Wang Xiao who won!”

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

On the other side of the arena, Hua Jinlong, with red eyes and a livid face, roared: “How could that poor kid Wang Xiao defeat Ma Long? Ma Long has a Gold Spirit Gu, a rhinoceros beetle!”

Cang Haikong chuckled: “Is a Gold Spirit Gu a big deal? In a life-and-death battle, many factors determine victory. It’s not necessarily true that a spirit Gu with high quality will definitely win! Forget it, see for yourselves!”

As he spoke, he removed a gap in the arena’s formation from above, and then, using some method, a gust of wind rose in the arena, extracting the poisonous gas from the Stink Bug Gu from above and releasing it into the high sky to avoid polluting the school’s air.

Then everyone saw a hilarious scene:

Everyone saw that above the arena, a rhinoceros beetle spirit Gu was being brutally abused.

It was being pulled outwards by two large toads, who had wrapped their tongues around its legs on either side. It was also covered in spider silk, with a large spider exerting force from behind, and a seven-star beetle pressing down on the rhinoceros beetle’s horn from the front.

The four spirit Gu worked together, controlling the rhinoceros beetle and preventing it from moving.

Wang Xiao himself was sticking out his butt, repeatedly casting the Subduing Gu Technique on the rhinoceros beetle.

Wang Xiao’s poison dart frog army had already been recalled by him. Not far from him lay a shattered corpse, which was Ma Long’s corpse, and three other spirit Gu were scurrying around.

These three spirit Gu were a jumping spider, a black ant, and a gray beetle.

They were all Ma Long’s spirit Gu. After Ma Long died, their blood pacts of recognition were automatically dissolved. The spirit Gu, having regained their freedom, wanted to escape immediately, but the arena was protected by a formation, so they couldn’t escape and could only scurry around the edges.

Wang Xiao was busy subduing the rhinoceros beetle and didn’t have time to care about these three white-skinned spirit Gu.

Thus, everyone saw this hilarious scene!

When Li Nan saw that Wang Xiao was fine, she was so excited that tears streamed down her face.

Yan Ruoyun and Zhong Li also cheered loudly below the arena.

Hua Jinlong, however, could not accept this result.

He shouted: “This isn’t real! There’s no way Wang Xiao could have won. He must have cheated! There’s something fishy about this duel, I don’t acknowledge the result of this duel!”

Cang Haikong’s face darkened: “Are you questioning this referee?”

Hua Jinlong was used to being arrogant. Usually, he didn’t care about ordinary teachers in the school. This referee was a newcomer from out of town, so he paid even less attention to him.

“That’s right! I don’t recognize your judgment, and I don’t recognize the validity of this match! Teacher Cang, right? Hurry up and return the Star Metal to me. Also, the golden rhinoceros beetle that Ma Long used was lent to him by me, and I want it back!”

Cang Haikong sneered: “Who gave you the courage to talk to me like that! If I wasn’t looking at you as a student, I would have crippled you today. Now, get lost!”

Hua Jinlong, not knowing what was good for him, shouted: “How dare you! I am the direct heir of the Hua family, the future head of the Hua family. Do you not want to be a teacher anymore!”

This time, Cang Haikong was truly enraged: “Noisy!”

Without seeing him use any spirit Gu, he simply flicked his finger, and Hua Jinlong screamed as he flew out, landing on a large tree more than 100 meters away. He seemed to have fainted, hanging motionless on the tree.

Cang Haikong said coldly: “No one is allowed to save him. Let the Hua family come and fetch him themselves. I want to see what kind of confidence the Hua family has to be arrogant in the school!”

No one expected that this new Teacher Cang would be so tough and domineering, teaching Hua Jinlong a lesson without any mercy.

The area around the arena immediately fell silent.

Silence is the most frightening!

Suddenly, someone spoke again.

“Is there anyone kind enough to help me?”

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Wang Xiao on the arena, using all his strength to hold down the rhinoceros beetle!

This rhinoceros beetle was really too difficult to deal with. Wang Xiao’s four Silver Gu worked together, but they could only barely control it. Wang Xiao used the Subduing Gu Technique several times without success, and it only stimulated the rhinoceros beetle to struggle even harder, and it was becoming difficult to control.

Everyone was really speechless. Wang Xiao had defeated Ma Long, but he couldn’t do anything about the rhinoceros beetle. This was really absurd and hilarious.

Teacher Cang couldn’t stand it any longer. He shook his head and was about to enter the arena, but he smelled the stench and quickly stopped. Although the poisonous gas in the arena had been exhausted, it was still filled with a stench, and it was foreseeable that this arena would be unusable for at least two or three months.

Teacher Cang cast a Subduing Gu Technique from afar, landing on the rhinoceros beetle.

Being the same Subduing Gu Technique, the power released by Cang Haikong was naturally incomparable to that released by Wang Xiao. Only to see the rhinoceros beetle immediately withered, lying motionless on the ground, wisps of spiritual energy emanating from its body, and it immediately began to transform into a Gu egg.

Only then did Wang Xiao wipe away a handful of sweat. He quickly got up, took off his helmet, and respectfully saluted Cang Haikong: “Thank you, Referee Teacher!”

Cang Haikong nodded: “Well, student Wang Xiao, you fought well! Congratulations to you! This Star Metal is the wager you won, keep it safe. I’ll give you a suggestion, don’t leave the school easily, this thing is too precious!”

As he spoke, he sent the Star Metal forward, and it landed in Wang Xiao’s hand.

Wang Xiao quickly caught it, his hand sinking, almost unable to hold it.

“Thank you for the teacher’s reminder, I will pay attention!”

Cang Haikong nodded and turned to leave the arena! Now that the duel was over, there was nothing else for him to do here.

Wang Xiao immediately took his own spirit Gu and ran towards Ma Long’s three spirit Gu. These three spirit Gu were still scurrying around the arena, so he had to subdue them first. Although they were only White Stone Gu, Wang Xiao did not dislike them. In his eyes, every spirit Gu was precious, even if he couldn’t use them himself, it would be good to sell them for money.

When he took the four Gu eggs down from the arena, he was greeted by Li Nan, Yan Ruoyun, and Zhong Li.

Wang Xiao opened his arms, smiled, and said: “Hey, I won, aren’t you going to give me a hug?”

Zhong Li looked disgusted: “I don’t hug men, you said it!”

Yan Ruoyun quickly dodged: “Ew, you stink!”

Even Li Nan didn’t dare to get close. She took a few steps back: “Wang Xiao, stay in the small building for the next two months and don’t come out!”

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