Wang Sheng might disregard his pride, but these work-study students couldn't be bullied.
However, just as Wang Sheng was about to speak to stop the challenge, Luo suddenly gripped Yama tightly, charging towards Xiao Chenyu like an enraged beast.
"Truly overestimating yourself!"
Xiao Chenyu sneered, then adopted a composed fighting stance, standing still and waiting for Luo's approach.
However, the instant Luo took a step, his left hand shot out, and he murmured:
"ROOM!"
The next second, a pale blue spherical "ROOM" space spread from Luo's palm, quickly enveloping the area where he and Xiao Chenyu were.
"What... what the hell is this?"
Xiao Chenyu stared in astonishment at the creation of the "ROOM" space, which then seemed to merge into the air, disappearing instantly from his sight.
Suddenly, a sharp gust of wind rang out.
Luo spotted Xiao Chenyu's original position and hurled the Yama sword without hesitation.
The sharp tip sliced through the air, carrying a chilling force, hurtling towards Xiao Chenyu's face.
Seeing this, Xiao Chenyu no longer cared about what the pale blue spherical shield was; he quickly dodged the sudden attack.
"Is that all you've got? You're utter trash!"
Xiao Chenyu easily evaded Luo's attack and then scoffed.
However, before he could finish speaking, his eyes widened in shock, speechless.
Luo had instantly appeared beside the Yama sword, grabbing the hilt without hesitation.
He gathered all his soul power and activated the power of the Op-Op Fruit.
"Flying Thunder God Slash!"
The hand rose!
The blade fell!
Xiao Chenyu's head severed under Yanmo's blade, rolling to the ground like a soccer ball left untouched.
Surprisingly, despite the severed head, no large amount of blood gushed from the wound; instead, his body continued to thrash about.
"Where's my head! Where's my head! Where did my head go!"
Xiao Chenyu's head rolled along the edge of the playground, desperately calling out.
His body, however, stretched out its arms, swaying and groping around the playground, seemingly trying to retrieve its head.
This horrifying scene instantly stunned all the students present. They were all terrified, their hair standing on end, their legs weak, and some girls even collapsed to the ground in shock.
Even the well-traveled Tang San and Xiao Wu were speechless with astonishment.
Although their experiences were far richer than those of ordinary people, they had never witnessed such a horrifying scene, and the shock they felt was indescribable.
However, Luo remained calm and unperturbed in the face of this sight.
Since awakening his Op-Op Fruit ability, he had "dismembered" every dog in Holy Soul Village, and such bizarre sights were nothing new to him.
At this moment, Luo, gripping the hilt of his sword with his right hand, dragged Yama to the ground and calmly walked to Xiao Chenyu's severed head.
He reached out his left hand, grabbed Xiao Chenyu's hair, and lifted his head, holding it directly against his own face.
Staring into Xiao Chenyu's terrified eyes, Luo's tone was cold and resolute:
"If you willingly admit defeat, I'll deactivate my power and put your head back on. Otherwise, I'll use your head as a football."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chenyu's fear was palpable. He shook his head desperately, pleading repeatedly:
"I surrender! I surrender! Please don't use my head as a football! Put my head back on!"
At this moment, Xiao Chenyu realized that Luo had severed his head with his sword. Although he was puzzled as to why he hadn't died, he desperately wanted his head back to its place to avoid truly losing his life.
Luo had been waiting for Xiao Chenyu's surrender; seeing that he had already admitted defeat, he didn't continue to humiliate him.
He picked up Xiao Chenyu's head, calmly walked to his body, and gently placed the head back in its original position.
Immediately afterward, Luo deactivated the power of the Op-Op Fruit, and Xiao Chenyu's head was perfectly restored to his body.
Feeling his head back in place, Xiao Chenyu quickly reached out a trembling hand and gently stroked his head from the top of his head to his cheek, then slowly down to his chin, not daring to miss a single inch of his head, his face still showing a look of lingering shock.
Only after confirming that his body was unharmed did Xiao Chenyu breathe a sigh of relief, speaking with lingering fear:
"Since I have voluntarily admitted defeat, I will definitely avoid you if we meet again in the future."
After a brief pause, Xiao Chenyu finally asked the question that had been nagging at him, a question that everyone present was also curious about:
"Why am I still alive after you cut off my head? Is it because of the rusty knife in your hand? Does your martial soul possess some special ability?"
Upon hearing this, the other students all perked up their ears, focusing their attention intently on Luo, who stood calmly to the side, awaiting his answer.
Even Tang San, who always prided himself on his composure under pressure, couldn't help but cast a curious glance at Luo, his mind filled with questions about Luo's Yama martial soul.
Since they awakened their respective martial souls three months ago, Tang San and Luo had never exchanged any words, nor had Tang San ever heard Luo mention anything about his Yama martial soul.
Of course, the reason Tang San was unwilling to speak to Luo was mainly because he had previously mentioned to Tang Hao that he also wanted to join the Spirit Hall and receive subsidies like Luo, but had been slapped hard by Tang Hao.
At this moment, after a moment of silence, Luo finally, under everyone's expectant gaze, "explained in detail" his abilities:
"As you have seen before, my Yama Spirit does indeed possess an extremely special ability—I can create a pale blue spherical light shield.
"As long as I am within the range of that spherical light shield, I can instantly teleport to the vicinity of my Yama Spirit.
"This is precisely why I was able to catch Xiao Chenyu off guard and decapitate him."
Having said this, Luo slowly raised the Yama Spirit in his hand, as if holding a torch, and everyone's gaze focused on this seemingly inconspicuous, rusty blade.
Luo Qing's cold voice continued to echo in the air:
"However, the price for possessing this special ability is—Yama is a rusty blade, unable to harm others. Even if it severs a person's head, the severed person remains unharmed and can even regenerate."
(End of Chapter)