133: Chapter 133 Wait for me, I will come to find you
"Nonsense!"
Ning Yuan looked at the three people in front of him, all wearing expressions of "heroic sacrifice," and couldn't help but laugh and scold them.
"What do you think the Myriad Races Battlefield is? A spring outing?"
"Going together? With your measly strength, you wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between their teeth!"
Although these words were harsh, they were the truth.
While Jiang Mingyue and Ling Wanhe were quite capable, they had only just stepped into the Earth Rank.
Zhou Qi and Lu Sheng hadn't even touched the threshold of the Heaven Rank yet.
Letting them follow him to the Myriad Races Battlefield was no different from sending them to their deaths.
"Boss! We aren't afraid of death!"
Zhou Qi puffed out his chest, his face full of excitement.
"To be able to fight side by side with you, even if we die, it would be our honor!"
Lu Sheng also nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with fervor.
"Exactly, Boss! We're the four brothers of the dorm; we should live and die together! Share the blessings and face the hardships together!"
"You can't just cast us aside by yourself!"
The two were clearly hot-headed and hadn't considered whether their meager strength was even worth mentioning.
Ning Yuan was amused and exasperated by these two jokers.
"Alright, alright, stop right there!"
"I appreciate the sentiment, but there's no room for discussion on this!"
"Your task right now is to stay in the academy and cultivate honestly!"
"When the time comes that you've successfully broken through to the King Rank..."
He paused, a playful smile appearing on his face.
"Then come find me at the Myriad Races Battlefield!"
"At that time, we brothers will join forces again and poke a hole in that sky!"
"King Rank..."
Hearing those two words, Zhou Qi and Lu Sheng instantly deflated.
That was a legendary realm!
With their talent, whether they could reach it in this lifetime was still an unknown.
The Boss was clearly trying to discourage them!
The two looked at each other, seeing the bitterness and helplessness in each other's eyes.
Yeah...
They were simply too weak after all.
So weak they didn't even have the qualifications to be a foot soldier by the Boss's side.
However...
After hearing the words "King Rank," Jiang Mingyue's elegant eyes suddenly erupted with an astonishing brilliance!
King Rank?
Was it hard?
For others, it might be an insurmountable chasm.
But for her, a Martial Saint returned from rebirth, as long as she had enough resources and time, it would be nothing more than a natural progression!
"Fine!"
She looked up, meeting Ning Yuan's gaze, and said word by word with absolute determination:
"King Rank... I will reach it!"
"You just wait for me!"
"Once I successfully break through, I will definitely go to the Myriad Races Battlefield to find you!"
Without realizing it, she found that she was actually starting to... care about this guy who was always cheeky and lacked any sense of propriety.
She didn't want to see him face those endless dangers alone.
And she especially didn't want...
"You... are not allowed to die at the hands of those alien races!"
She bit her lip, speaking in a tone that was almost a command.
"Your life belongs to me!"
"Only I can defeat you with my own hands!"
Ning Yuan felt a warmth in his heart as he looked at her tsundere yet concerned appearance.
He knew that these were the gentlest words she could possibly say.
He reached out, a brilliant smile appearing on his face.
"Don't worry."
"I won't die that easily."
"Maybe... by the time you guys arrive, I'll have already killed all the alien races there."
"When that time comes, it won't be me hunting them, but them... being hunted by me!"
He spoke with such ease and confidence!
It was as if the so-called Myriad Races Battlefield was nothing more than a slightly larger hunting ground in his eyes!
"Hahaha! As expected of the Boss!"
"So domineering!"
Zhou Qi and Lu Sheng were instantly infected by this heroic spirit, and the bit of disappointment in their hearts vanished, replaced by endless admiration and yearning!
Jiang Mingyue's fair face also turned slightly red as she gave a soft "hmpf" and turned her head away.
Only Ling Wanhe stood quietly to the side, watching the youth who commanded the situation while laughing and talking, her beautiful star-like eyes sparkling with wonder.
"Woof woof!"
Wang Zai barked at the right moment, rubbing its large furry head against Ning Yuan's leg, as if to say: Boss, there's still me! I want to go with you too!
"Hahaha! Let's go! To celebrate the fact that our dorm is about to produce a future 'King Rank expert,' today the Boss is treating! We'll have a good meal to see you off!"
Ning Yuan laughed loudly, putting his arm around Jiang Mingyue's shoulder again as they walked out.
The four of them laughed and played, as if the impending storm didn't exist at all.
...
After the farewell banquet.
Ning Yuan entered the quiet room once more and began a new round of secluded cultivation.
Though he spoke lightly, he wasn't truly without pressure in his heart.
Three months to break through from Meteor Rank to King Rank!
For any martial artist, this was an impossible task!
Even for him, he had to give it his all to have even a sliver of hope!
"But... the greater the pressure, the greater the motivation!"
"When I truly step into the King Rank, then any Sovereigns or Emperors will be nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs before me!"
"Slaughtering Sovereigns and killing Emperors is not impossible!"
"What is there to fear?!"
His eyes burned with a raging fire, filled with anticipation for the future!
While Ning Yuan was in secluded cultivation...
The entire Great Xia Martial Academy was completely boiling over due to a sudden, heavy piece of news!
"Have you heard? In just seven days, the Taixu Secret Realm floating above our academy will officially open!"
"For real?! Didn't they say we had to wait for the energy to stabilize?"
"It's absolutely true! This is an order personally issued by Dean Zhuang Chen!"
"Supposedly, this opening is open to all Human Race geniuses across the entire Federation! Even those alien race geniuses friendly with us will send people to participate!"
"This... what are they trying to do? Hold the Federation Genius Grand Competition early?"
"I'm not sure! But I heard that the academy's higher-ups specially applied to the Federation for this to compensate us for our 'losses' in the Thunder King Pool!"
"Who cares! Anyway, there's going to be a good show to watch!"
This news was like a bomb dropped into a calm lake, instantly creating a massive uproar throughout the entire academy!
Everyone was excited!
Thrilled!
They knew that the Great Xia Martial Academy was about to become the most dazzling stage in the entire starry sky!
An unprecedented gathering of geniuses was about to begin!