283: Ge Tian's Courage

Ge Tian and Lian Tian, who were standing to the side, frowned as they watched the two fight.

This wasn't the first time they had watched the two of them battle; every time, Gu Yu displayed strength greater than the last, yet he was still toyed with by Xiao Weiqing.

Comparing themselves, as they were in the Demon King Realm, they could also defeat Gu Yu, but they couldn't do it so effortlessly.

The Wild Bull Clan was famous for their great strength and thick hides, yet Gu Yu was like a child before Xiao Weiqing.

When they first entered, the demigod Kolen had asked Xiao Weiqing to spare their lives, and Ge Tian hadn't taken it seriously at the time.

As the strongest Divine Son of the Lion Clan with an ancestral Bloodline, how could he not be a match for a human? But looking at it now, he really might not be Xiao Weiqing's opponent.

"Qin Weixiao?"

Xiao Weiqing turned to look at Ge Tian.

"Is something the matter?"

"Let's have a fight."

"No."

Xiao Weiqing refused without hesitation.

"Why?"

"You're no match for me."

Ge Tian was slightly angered; since childhood, his strength had far surpassed his peers, and no one had ever dared to look down on him like this.

His gaze narrowed.

Without any warning, Ge Tian charged out, covering the distance of less than a hundred meters in an instant as his massive claws lunged for Xiao Weiqing's head.

"You're looking for death!"

Boom!

In an instant, Xiao Weiqing entered his Flame True Body form, his fist carrying Protective Aura as he met the attack head-on.

Fist and claw collided, producing a metallic clang.

It wasn't over yet.

The thousand flame blade appeared in his hand, and a cold blade aura slashed out.

"Slash!"

Ge Tian crossed his arms; a pair of bracers made of an unknown material rang out with a series of clangs as they were struck.

"Slash again!"

This strike was unavoidable, and Ge Tian was sent flying, smashing into a stone pillar. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating internal injuries.

Xiao Weiqing pointed the thousand flame blade at Ge Tian and barked:

"Where do you get your courage from?"

"This time, for Senior Kolen's sake, I'll spare you. If there's a next time, I won't hesitate to kill you!!"

Seeing Xiao Weiqing's face full of Killing Intent, Lian Tian hurried to Ge Tian's side, truly afraid that Xiao Weiqing would deliver a fatal blow.

Ge Tian stared fixedly at Xiao Weiqing, his lion claws digging into his own skin as his body shook uncontrollably. He couldn't accept that he had been defeated by Xiao Weiqing in just two exchanges.

"Tch!"

"Nothing special."

Gu Yu sneered from the side; this so-called strongest Divine Son was just like him, beaten into a pathetic state.

Right, it's not that I'm too weak, it's that human monster who's too strong... Great Xia, Huaiqing Prefecture.

This was the northernmost prefecture of Great Xia, its overall strength ranking within the top ten of all prefecture cities in Great Xia. In the past six months, experts had gathered here due to the Yao Race's offensive.

The entrance to the Purple Forest Demon Realm was located within a purple forest, which was how it got its name.

At this moment.

A semi-circular passage with a diameter of over a thousand meters stood on the ground.

Hundreds of corpses lay near the entrance, most of them from the Yao Race, with a few from the Demon Suppressing Army.

"Clean up the battlefield; the Yao Race's attack is over."

A burly man spoke; he was a commander of the Demon Suppressing Army.

"Principal Ning, you've worked hard. Let's head back to the base first."

Although they said "back to the base," it was actually only two kilometers away from the entrance.

Ning Xing's entire body exuded Killing Intent and was covered in blood—not his own, but that of the two Yao Venerables who had just invaded Blue Star through the entrance.

"Alright. If any more Yao Race invade, send a signal."

"Understood."

Having said that.

Ning Xing took to the air and flew toward the base, accompanied by over a dozen Great Xia experts.

Purple Forest Base.

"Ning Xing is back."

"Oh, that old geezer is back?"

"Mhm, looks like this round of the Yao Race's offensive is over."

"So fast? Weren't there three Yao Venerables in this invasion? It's over in half a day?"

"Don't you know about Ning Xing? He could slay Yao Venerables even before breaking through to the Eighth Realm. Now that he has, dealing with three of them is a breeze. Only the Bull Clan Yao Venerable was fast enough to escape back to the Demon Realm; otherwise, I'd be treating you all to bull whip tonight."

The Great Xia experts who returned with Ning Xing laughed heartily.

The other experts joined in the laughter.

Perhaps because he had just come from a major battle, Ning Xing had an unapproachable air about him, merely nodding to the experts as a greeting.

Then, he went straight to the center of the base, to a command center.

"Principal Ning, you're back. Hard work."

Ning Xing shook his head and continued, "General Dongfang, I need to return to the academy."

The General Dongfang Ning Xing spoke of was indeed Dongfang Shouzhen. He wasn't surprised to hear Ning Xing's words.

He simply said, "Principal Ning, I heard about Xiao Weiqing from Xiao Xuan. Great Xia will step in to communicate with the Temple and demand an explanation."

"Don't bother, I'll go ask them myself."

"Back then, the Temple said Weiqing's Awakening was successful and that he had gone to the Divine Secret Realm, only to return after half a year. But now, half a year has already passed."

Ning Xing's meaning was clear. Thinking back, he felt extremely guilty; he shouldn't have let Xiao Weiqing go to Azure Dragon Island.

Xiao Weiqing's talent was far higher than they had imagined, not inferior to Dongfang Hao's back then.

Ning Xing had every reason to believe the Temple had done something to Xiao Weiqing, or perhaps Xiao Weiqing had already... Dongfang Shouzhen nodded, finding it hard to persuade him further, and added, "As for the Temple, we are already making preparations. If you really go, it's fine to scout them out, but don't alert the enemy."

Back then, the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy had come to Jingdu Prefecture for the azure dragon divine stele, and the time for its return was drawing near.

But, just as Dongfang Shouzhen had said before, the Dongfang Family had seized it by their own ability, so why should they return it?

"I know, I'll be careful."

Hearing Ning Xing's words, Dongfang Shouzhen gave him a strange look; if you were truly careful, they wouldn't have specifically asked me to warn you.

"That's for the best."

Ning Xing nodded, cupped his fists, and said, "Farewell!"

...Luo Jiang Academy.

Meditation Tower.

"Xue Cheng, what have you been Cultivating this month? Your Mental Energy hasn't improved at all."

Facing a cold-faced Qian Yi, Xue Cheng didn't dare to breathe loudly. The other Upper Academy Trainees were the same, each as quiet as cicadas in winter, like students who failed an exam and were terrified of the teacher's anger, praying they wouldn't be noticed.

To the side, Yin Tiantian pulled on Wei Lan's hand. "Wei Lan, hurry and say something."

Wei Lan had entered the Fourth Realm last month, left the Wei Family, and returned to Luo Jiang Academy.

However, the current Wei Lan no longer possessed her former liveliness. She remained silent, her beautiful red eyes occasionally losing focus as if she were lost in thought.

"Go Cultivate upstairs."

Qian Yi dropped those words and turned to leave.

"Whew~~"

"Saved." Xue Cheng patted his chest.

The other Trainees were also relieved. This was for the best; it wasn't their first time meditating, so whether Qian Yi was there or not didn't make much difference. Going on their own actually meant less pressure.

"Qin Tian, has Teacher Qian Yi always been like this?"

"When I was in the Middle Academy, I always heard that Teacher Qian Yi of the Upper Academy was beautiful, powerful, and had a great personality. So why is it that in the two classes I've had, she's done nothing but get angry?" The speaker, who had just been promoted from the Middle Academy to the Upper Academy this month, didn't quite understand.

Qin Tian shook his head. "I don't know either. It wasn't like this two months ago."

After speaking, Qin Tian glanced at Wei Lan. He had some suspicions that this likely had to do with Xiao Weiqing.

Because when Wei Lan first returned, she wasn't like this. A while ago, she suddenly changed, becoming dazed and distracted every day.

However, as for exactly what had happened, Qin Tian had no way of knowing.