Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ read the words at the top of the letter and said, "Don't you think it's too late to challenge me?"

"Funny. Challenge you?" Ye Fei chuckled. "See for yourself."

Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ picked up the piece of paper with a suspicious look and found out that he had apparently challenged Ye Fei to a match.

"What the h.e.l.l is this?" Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ looked like he'd never seen this paper before in his life.

Lu Xueman glanced around sheepishly and whispered in his ear. "Um, I did it. I wanted to get Ye Fei to come here, to our home turf. I didn't think..."

"Idiot!"

Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ mercilessly slapped her face, leaving a bright red handprint on her cheek.

"Takes.h.i.+... How dare you hit me!?" Lu Xueman covered her cheek, her beautiful eyes filled with tears and disbelief.

This slap not only hurt her skin, but also ruthlessly crushed her self-esteem.

"You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! n.o.body hits me!!" she screeched with sudden fury, scratching at his face with her long nails.

"Stupid woman, f.u.c.k off!"

Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ punched her in the belly and pushed her aside like a sc.r.a.p of paper, even if she was his girlfriend.

Lu Xueman fell to her knees and sobbed, her body curled up like a shrimp.

Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+'s eyes were as hard as steel as he looked at her pitiful form. "If you ever do anything in my name again, I will beat the life out of you!"

His reputation was of great importance to him. Even a famous champion like Li s.h.i.+long came to challenge him, but Lu Xueman had the gall to challenge some obscure figure in his name.

If news of this got out, Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+'s face would be lost.

After a moment, he took a deep breath and raised a hand to his disciples: "Stop!"

The members of the Karate a.s.sociation stopped in their tracks, waiting to see what Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ would say.

"Ye Fei, you are lucky! I'll take up your challenge. Let's go to the ring to fight."

He had no other way to deal with this problem. Although Lu Xueman had done it without his permission, the challenge had indeed been issued in his name. Therefore, he had to fight with Ye Fei, and he had to win. Otherwise, his prestige would be severely damaged and his Karate a.s.sociation would be at risk of dissolution.

"I'll say it again, I have accepted your challenge!" Ye Fei said lightly. "You are the one who challenged me."

"You... Oh, fine! I challenge you! I'll see you in the ring." Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ glared at Ye Fei, "You are a crazy b.a.s.t.a.r.d, but I want you to know ruthlessness is no use in the ring. The most important thing is strength."

He wanted to see, when he accepted this challenge, what expression Ye Fei would have.

However, Ye Fei's features remained completely unmoved, as if in his eyes, Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ was a n.o.body.

Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ was determined to show no mercy in the ring. "I'll teach you some respect, brat!"

Ye Fei grabbed Zhong Mei's wrist and briskly led her out of the men's restroom to the first floor of the hall, where he sat on the edge of the ring.

Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ trotted out soon after and climbed onto the fighting ring, staring grimly at Ye Fei.

Most of the spectators in the main hall had no idea what had just happened on the second floor and were surprised to see that those two seemed to be about to fight.

"What's going on? Who is this guy? Why is he fighting Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+?"

"I think that's Ye Fei. He's developed a bit of a reputation on campus recently. What the h.e.l.l is he doing fighting Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+?"

"Oh, that Ye Fei? Isn't he just an external student? What's his deal, anyway? Even a professional fighter like Li s.h.i.+long couldn't defeat Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+, but he thinks he can?"

No one thought Ye Fei could ever defeat Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+, but Li s.h.i.+long and his brothers nervously clenched their fists and cheered for him. They didn't think he had a chance, but they admired his courage.

Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ stood like a pillar in the center of the ring and taunted Ye Fei: "In a compet.i.tion between masters, the most important thing is momentum. Listen! Everyone is cheering for me. I think you have already lost."

"Master?" Ye Fei laughed, "You really flatter yourself! Do you really think you're a master?"

"Humph! I am a 4th Dan Black Belt. I'll wipe the floor with your face!" Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ proudly said.

He was only 21 years old and had already obtained the 4th Dan Black Belt. If it weren't for the age limit on the 5th Dan, he would have attained it as well.

In fact, a lot of 5th or even 6th Dan Black Belt masters couldn't defeat Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+.

"A 4th Dan Black Belt?" Ye Fei shook his head.　

Karate is the art of powerful strikes. Ye Fei once met a 9th Dan Black Belt master who could punch through a yak's skull, but a 4th Dan Black Belt was nothing to him.

"Come on. Let me see how strong you are."

Ye Fei advanced toward the center of the ring, beckoning to Yamamoto Takes.h.i.+ with his index finger.

The audience held their collective breath in antic.i.p.ation.