King of Ten Thousand Years

Luo Tian was indeed quite annoyed.

His cultivation had just broken through, and before he could even consolidate it, his Mentor had dragged him over like a conscript.

”Senior Luo, you can do it!”

”Take them down! Win some pride for us new students of the Holy Mansion.”

Passing through the crowd, Luo Tian heard the shouts of some new students, each of them looking at him with hopeful eyes.

The new students were well aware of Luo Tian’s brilliant track record and were full of anticipation and confidence.

”Luo Tian, you have to win back our pride!”

Mu Yuyan clutched her lower abdomen, her face stained with blood. Forcing back the pain, she waved her hand in encouragement.

”Brother Luo, be careful.”

Chen Haofei said cautiously.

”Don’t worry. These people are no threat to me.”

Luo Tian said with a nod.

Seeing Luo Tian’s casual and unconcerned attitude, Tang Wei, who had just been defeated, found his expression darkening.

”Luo Tian, the opponent is very strong! Don’t blame me for not warning you. If you lose too, the Holy Mansion will be completely disgraced.”

Tang Wei said with a grim face.

He held a grudge against Luo Tian, so this was clearly not a well-intentioned reminder.

Before Luo Tian arrived,

Tang Wei had been the strongest new student representing the Holy Mansion in the exchange.

As a result,

he had suffered a crushing defeat under everyone’s expectant gazes.

If the Holy Mansion suffered a disastrous defeat in this exchange, its prestige would be severely damaged. He would have to bear the infamy, leaving an extremely poor impression on the Holy Mansion High Level and the Mentors.

But now Luo Tian was here.

Tang Wei could shift the blame to him, letting Luo Tian take the fall.

’Besides, I was kind enough to warn you. When you lose, it won’t be my responsibility anymore.’

”Very strong?”

Luo Tian paused, completely unbothered by the petty scheme. He smiled faintly. ”This exchange that you consider so grand and solemn is nothing more than child’s play in my eyes.”

What!

Tang Wei’s body trembled as he stared at Luo Tian, seething with anger.

’This kid really is arrogant. It seems I was overthinking things. Once this guy loses because he underestimated his opponent and has to bear the shame, it’ll have nothing to do with me.’

Luo Tian wasn’t just boasting.

Compared to that terrifying assassin who could obliterate cultivators at the Seventh or Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening at a moment’s notice, this exchange was like sheltered flowers competing for glamour—utterly meaningless.

Besides, he had indeed ”sparred” with students from the Panshi Martial Mansion before, and their standards had been quite disappointing.

He would rather spend the time improving his Cultivation and practicing Martial Skills.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes,

Luo Tian walked onto the martial arts plaza, a bored expression on his face.

”It’s him!”

When Yan Lei, one of the three main pillars of the Panshi Martial Mansion, saw Luo Tian, his expression changed drastically, his eyes filling with resentment.

However,

the thought of the miserable beating he had received from Luo Tian’s whip that day made his body tremble. Fear and anger intertwined within him.

”I thought they had some hidden master, but it’s just a weakling at the Fifth Layer of Meridian Opening?”

”Pah! Are all the new students from the Sun Chasing Holy Mansion this tra-sh level?”

Several students from the Panshi Martial Mansion sneered contemptuously.

Among the three main pillars, the brash youth and the broad-shouldered youth looked disappointed and couldn’t help but shake their heads.

Just then,

Luo Tian stood in the center of the plaza, looked at the crowd from Panshi Martial Mansion, and said impatiently:

”I’m on a tight schedule. Send out your strongest, or you can all come at me together.”

He wanted to resolve this matter as quickly as possible and return to consolidate his Cultivation Realm. He still had half a day of Cultivation time left in the Spirit Pool.

The moment these words were spoken,

everyone in the plaza was momentarily stunned and bewildered.

”What!”

”What did he just say? Did I hear him right?!”

The students from both sides stared at Luo Tian in disbelief, some dazed, others dumbfounded.

Many people suspected there was something wrong with their ears.

Even the Mentors from the Sun Chasing Holy Mansion were stunned.

The Holy Mansion Elder, who had been sitting with his eyes closed in silence, also snapped his eyes open in astonishment.

Luo Tian’s arrival had given the Mentors some confidence. He was at least invincible below the Seventh Layer, which could save some face for the Sun Chasing Holy Mansion.

But they never expected

that Luo Tian would be so brazen. It was as if he was boasting to the high heavens, making everyone on the Holy Mansion’s side feel unnerved and ashamed.

If he suffered a crushing defeat, the humiliation would be unimaginable.

”Sigh! This kid is as troublesome as ever...”

Several Mentors sighed and covered their faces, a strange ache throbbing in their teeth.

On the other side,

after a brief moment of stunned silence, the people from Panshi Martial Mansion burst out laughing.

”Haha! That’s hilarious!”

”Has the Sun Chasing Holy Mansion really run out of people? Did they send a weakling out to tell jokes and ease the awkward atmosphere of your defeat?”

Several students roared with laughter.

However, there were three people who weren’t laughing. In fact, their expressions were quite grim.

These three were, of course, Yan Lei, the short-haired youth, and the beautiful girl—all of whom had been dealt with by Luo Tian before.

Upon seeing Luo Tian, the three of them looked as if they’d seen a ghost in broad daylight. Their minds were a mess, filled with a mixture of hatred and fear. They didn’t dare make a sound, terrified that the embarrassing incident from that day would be exposed.

”Who’s up? Go deal with this weakling.”

the brash youth said nonchalantly, his gaze sweeping over several students.

He might have looked rough, but he was observant. He noticed that the expressions on Yan Lei and the other two were not normal.

”Yan Lei, you haven’t fought today, have you? Want to go thrash this weakling?”

the brash youth said casually.

”Er, ah...”

Yan Lei’s heart skipped a beat. ’This is bad,’ he thought inwardly.

’Speak of the devil.’

”Forget it. I’m one of the three main pillars of the Panshi Martial Mansion, after all. What’s the point in bullying a weakling like him?”

Yan Lei cleared his throat, forcing himself to appear calm.

”Mm.”

The brash youth thought that made sense and his gaze shifted to the short-haired youth and the beautiful girl behind Yan Lei.

These two were at the Sixth Layer of Meridian Opening, a notch weaker than Yan Lei in terms of Cultivation and strength.

Before he could even speak,

”Brother Gang, I can’t be bothered either. If I beat him, people will just think I’m picking on a soft target.”

the short-haired youth said, shaking his head.

Finally, it was the beautiful girl’s turn.

”That boy looks like my younger brother. Look at his Qi Vein; his True Qi is leaking out. He’s obviously just broken through and his Realm is unstable. How could I have the heart to strike?”

The beautiful girl sighed, looking as though she couldn’t bear the thought.

Yan Lei’s eyes widened, a sense of defeat welling up inside him.

’Look at the acting on these two. Their expressions and movements are clearly much more vivid than mine.’

’They all seem to have a point?’

The brash youth wore a strange expression, feeling that something wasn’t quite right.

”So wishy-washy! If you won’t go, then let me!”

the youth with the rosacea nose said, looking impatient.

Previously, it was this very same rosacea-nosed youth who had defeated and humiliated Mu Yuyan.

His strength was a hair weaker than the short-haired youth and the beautiful girl. He had only recently broken through to the Sixth Layer of Meridian Opening.

Faced with the rosacea-nosed youth’s unkind words, Yan Lei and the other two didn’t take offense at all, putting on an air of great magnanimity.

An observant person would have noticed, however,

that the gazes Yan Lei and the other two directed at the rosacea-nosed youth held a hint of pity, as if they felt a sense of intellectual superiority.

”You little brat! You’re truly shameless and boundlessly arrogant.”

The rosacea-nosed youth stepped onto the stage, giving Luo Tian a sidelong glance.

”In a moment, when we spar, don’t blame me for slapping that mouth of yours raw, ahh—!”

Before the rosacea-nosed youth could finish his sentence, he let out a miserable scream.

PAK!

A crisp sound echoed.

A gust of wind and the afterimage of a sword flickered before him, and a hard scabbard struck him right on the mouth.

Ah!

With a muffled grunt, the rosacea-nosed youth’s mouth and nose burst open, and blood gushed out.

”So noisy,”

an impatient voice sounded in his ear.