Chapter 71: Reading webnovel pays off
She walked back to him.
Leaned close.
"I just bet my entire month’s salary on you."
Her breath warm on his ear.
"Don’t disappoint me."
Alex’s heart pounded.
"I won’t."
Rose stepped back.
Smiled.
"Then show me what you’ve got, Alex~"
Walked away.
Hips swaying.
Alex turned.
Faced the arena.
Stepped forward.
Into the center.
The crowd quieted.
Waiting.
Alex stopped.
Ten meters from Caelum.
Looked around.
At all the faces.
Officials. Masters. Warriors.
All watching him.
He smiled.
Raised his voice.
"I am the End of Worlds. The lover of a thousand goddesses. The sovereign of realms, the emperor of chaos.
I am the one who walks between light and shadow, the breaker of chains, the defier of fate.
Kings bow before me, dragons flee at my name, and the heavens themselves tremble when I speak."
Pause.
"I am the storm that never ends, the fire that cannot be quenched, the abyss that stares back."
Gestured dramatically.
"I am Alex. And tonight, you will witness legend."
Silence.
Complete silence.
Everyone stared.
Mouths open.
Master Feng’s lollipop fell out.
Hit the ground.
Rose’s eye twitched.
What the hell is he doing?
One official leaned to another.
Whispered.
"Did he just... call himself a god?"
"I think he called himself multiple gods."
Caelum stood frozen.
Face red.
Fists clenched.
Someone is trying to steal MY spotlight?!
Impossible!
He stepped forward.
One long stride.
Head high.
Chin raised.
"I am Caelum. Lord of the Water. Master of—"
Stopped.
His mind blank.
Lord of the Water.
And...
And what?
He scrambled.
Thinking.
"Champion of..."
Pause.
"The..."
Nothing.
His face went redder.
"I am... very strong."
Silence.
Painful silence.
Someone in the crowd coughed.
Caelum’s eye twitched.
He turned away.
Walked back to his position.
Muttering.
Alex hid his smile.
Reading novels pays off.
Momentum established.
Caelum looked shaken.
Perfect.
In the stands—
One official turned to another.
"Did that just happen?"
"The Slime kid out-talked Caelum, smart move, Caelmum indeed isn’t good at this."
"However.."
They looked at Rose.
She stood at the edge.
Arms crossed.
Face slightly red.
One man called out.
"Rose! Please tell me you didn’t bet on him just because he can talk!"
Another laughed.
"Is that it? Big words?"
"That’s your strategy?!"
Rose’s jaw tightened.
"Just wait."
Her voice steady.
"You’ll see."
But inside—
Alex, what are you doing?! What the hell are those!!
Master Feng picked up his lollipop.
Dusted it off.
Put it back in his mouth.
Shook his head.
"That boy is something else."
Chuckled.
"Absolutely shameless."
Master Feng picked up his lollipop.
Dusted it off.
Put it back in his mouth.
Shook his head.
"That boy is something else."
Chuckled.
"Absolutely shameless."
"But I like it."
Caelum stood rigid.
Face still red.
Jaw clenched.
No.
He wouldn’t let some loudmouth steal his moment.
Words mean nothing.
Strength is everything.
He raised his hand.
Summoned his contracted beast.
Light exploded.
Blue and silver.
Water vapor filled the air.
The crowd gasped.
A serpent emerged.
Massive.
Body sleek.
Scales like polished sapphire.
Each one gleaming.
Its head rose high.
Crowned with crystalline horns.
Eyes glowing ice-blue.
The Aqua Serpent—Mizuchi.
SS-rank.
Water attribute.
It moved.
Fluid.
Graceful.
Its body thin but powerful.
Muscles rippling under scales.
Every movement precise.
Deadly.
Energy radiated.
Waves of pressure.
The air grew heavy.
Humid.
Cold.
Then—
Electricity crackled.
Blue lightning danced along its scales.
Water and lightning.
Dual affinity.
The combination lethal.
The crowd erupted.
"Holy shit!"
"Is that Mizuchi?!"
"It’s grown!"
"Look at the size!"
One official stood.
"That serpent wasn’t this big three months ago!"
Another nodded.
"Caelum’s been training it. Hard."
"The control is perfect. Look how it moves."
"Like silk through water."
Master Feng straightened.
Interest peaked.
"Impressive. The boy’s made real progress."
Someone else chimed in.
"Water and lightning together. That’s a nightmare combo."
"Lightning conducts through water. Amplifies damage."
"And Mizuchi’s speed? Unmatched."
A woman spoke up.
"I heard he destroyed the entire first-year class in Holy Dragon University’s rankings."
"Every single one?"
"Every single one. In under five minutes."
"What about the top student? That monster?"
Pause.
"That’s the only one who beat him. But even then, it was close."
"Caelum is second. Out of thousands genius."
The crowd murmured.
Impressed.
"Caelum is second. Out of thousands of geniuses."
The crowd murmured.
Impressed.
Awed.
Caelum covered half his face with one hand.
Dramatic.
Fingers spread over his eyes.
Peeking through.
"Now then..."
His voice dropped.
Mysterious.
"Show me your beast."
Lowered his hand slowly.
Revealing his cold gaze.
"Let me see if those grand titles..."
Paused.
"Are real."
Pointed at Alex.
"Or just empty boasts from a fool."
Mizuchi hissed.
Lightning crackled louder.
The crowd leaned forward.
Excited.
Alex’s lips curved.
Cold smile.
"As you wish."
He stepped forward.
Then—
Dropped to the ground.
Hands flat.
Started spinning.
Windmill.
Full rotation.
Legs flying.
The crowd blinked.
"What is he—"
Alex spun faster.
Arms and legs everywhere.
Breakdancing.
Hard.
Switched to his back.
Spinning.
Like a top.
Then to his head.
Headspin.
Perfect form.
His body twisted.
Unnatural angles.
Limbs flailing.
Not human movements.
Mizuchi stopped.
Frozen mid-air.
Staring.
Confused.
What is this creature doing?
The crowd erupted.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
"IS HE DANCING?!"
"THAT’S NOT POSSIBLE!"
"HUMANS CAN’T MOVE LIKE THAT!"
One official stood.
"His spine just—"
"I SAW IT TOO!"
"THAT’S NOT NATURAL!"
Alex kept going.
Faster.
Wilder.
His body a blur.
Spinning.
Twisting.
Contorting.
Master Feng’s lollipop fell out again.
Mouth hanging open.
"What in the—"
Rose covered her face.
"Oh my god."
Caelum’s confident expression cracked.
Eyes wide.
"Is he... summoning with dance?!"
Alex’s movements reached a crescendo.
One final spin.
Then stopped.
Froze in a pose.
One hand pointing up.
One leg extended.
Perfectly still.
Silence.
Then—
PFFFFT.
A fart.
Loud.
Echoing.
Light exploded.
Golden.
Bright.
Pie appeared.
Yellow.
Round.
Bouncing.
1.32 meters tall.
A big yellow ball.
The crowd went silenct.
The crowd stared.
At the Slime.
At Alex.
Back to the Slime.
One official whispered.
"Did he just sh*t that slime out?"