Imperial City, Inner City, in a spacious house.
"Trash, kneel down!"
A middle-aged man with a stiff face kicked out like lightning and kicked the middle-aged man beside him, whose pants were soaking wet, to the ground.
The latter knelt there, shivering. He lowered his head, not daring to look at the stalwart figure in front of him.
"Second Master, I didn't handle this matter well. I'll make up for the two hundred thousand taels of silver that this trash lost."
The middle-aged man with a stiff face respectfully said to the stalwart figure in front of him.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver is a small matter …"
The stalwart figure walked out from the shadows. The moonlight shone down, illuminating a slightly dignified face.
This was a middle-aged man, and between his brows revealed the dignity of a superior person.
"That 'Ghastly Shadow' organization isn't willing to accept that little bastard's mission?"
The dignified middle-aged man looked at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground. He could faintly smell the smell of urine floating from the latter's body, and he couldn't help but frown.
"Yes, Second Master."
The latter hurriedly nodded, his body shivering.
"Clean it up."
The dignified middle-aged man glanced at the middle-aged man with a stiff face, and his tone was incomparably calm.
"Second Master spare me, Second Master spare …"
The expression of the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground changed greatly, and before he could finish speaking, the top of his head was shattered by a palm strike from the person beside him. Dead!
"Second Master, even the 'Ghastly Shadow' organization isn't willing to accept the mission to kill that Duan Lingtian, could it be that he has something …"
The middle-aged man with a stiff face was slightly hesitant.
"Hmph! I'm extremely clear about his background … Since 'Ghastly Shadow' doesn't accept the mission, find some people outside to kill him. "
The dignified middle-aged man raised his hand, and a large stack of banknotes fell on the ground. "Here are thirty million taels of banknotes. Clean up this matter properly, I don't want the people in the clan to know."
Thirty million taels?
The pupils of the middle-aged man with a stiff face constricted. He didn't expect that the person before him would be willing to pay such a large amount of wealth for a mere eighteen year old youth.
"Yes, Second Master."
The latter put away the banknotes, carried the corpse beside him, and left the house in a few steps.
"Duan Lingtian, you killed my son, and I'll let you die without a burial ground!"
Before long, only the dignified middle-aged man remained in the courtyard. His icy cold voice echoed out and filled the entire courtyard ….
Early in the morning, the first light of dawn arrived. Bits and pieces of sunlight sprinkled in through the window and fell on the young man sitting cross-legged on the bed.
"Hu!"
After a long time, the youth heaved a sigh of relief, and his eyes focused. "With my current progress, I should be able to break through to the seventh level of the Core Formation Stage before we depart!"
Putting on a purple robe, the youth went out after eating.
After entering Paladin Academy and passing by the side of the Martial Arts Practice Grounds, one could see many students cultivating martial skills and sparring on the Martial Arts Practice Grounds …
"These people are all from the Star General Department."
Duan Lingtian narrowed his eyes a little. By the looks of it, the one month's worth of reinforcements had stirred up the fighting spirit of the Star General Department students.
Suddenly, three young men walked towards them from afar.
The corners of Duan Ling Tian's mouth curled into a smile.
Amongst the three people before him, there was a familiar face. It was precisely that Duan Rong, Duan Lingxing's cousin.
Ever since Duan Lingxing died, Duan Lingtian hadn't seen Duan Rong again. He never expected to meet him here ….
Duan Rong noticed Duan Lingtian as well, and he lowered his head with the intention of avoiding him.
"Duan Rong, what are you afraid of?"
The tall young man beside Duan Rong looked at the distant violet clothed youth and his sword-like brows raised, seeming to be slightly puzzled.
"Big Brother Xu Qing, he's Duan Lingtian."
The other person laughed bitterly.
"He's Duan Lingtian?"
The eyes of the young man called Xu Qing narrowed as a bright light flashed within them, and he raised his hand and placed it on Duan Rong's shoulder. "Duan Rong, you're a person from my Qilian County's County City …. Could it be that you think he can bully you with me here?"
Duan Rong shuddered and returned to his senses.
Right, how could he forget?
The young man beside him was the son of the Qilian County's County Governor, the Eldest Young Master of the County Governor's Estate.
Before Duan Lingtian appeared, he was even publically acknowledged as the student with the strongest natural talent in the Martial Dao in Paladin Academy after Duan Rufeng.
Duan Lingtian stood in the distance, and when he saw Duan Rong looking at him like a mouse looking at a cat, he didn't plan to tease Duan Rong ….
But suddenly, he noticed that Duan Rong seemed as if he'd been injected with chicken blood, and even walked towards him with the two young men beside him in an imposing manner.
This caused him to be stunned.
There's nothing wrong with this Duan Rong's head, right?
Could it be that he wants to be bashed again?
"You're Duan Lingtian?"
Duan Lingtian noticed that the tall young man beside Duan Rong was looking at him with a hostile gaze, and his tone had a trace of coldness mixed within.
This tall young man had a handsome appearance and an extraordinary bearing, and it was obvious with a single glance that he had an extraordinary background.
"Yes."
Duan Lingtian's brows raised. Could it be that this person wants to stand up for Duan Rong?
"I'm Xu Qing."
Xu Qing stared fixedly at Duan Lingtian, and a trace of hostility seemed to arise within his eyes ….
Before the violet-clothed youth before him killed Duan Lingxing and became famous in Paladin Academy, he was publically acknowledged as the number one genius in Paladin Academy.
But after that, this halo was seized away by the violet-clothed youth before him!
This caused the proud and arrogant him to be slightly unable to accept it.
"Xu Qing?"
Duan Lingtian thought in his heart when he heard this.
He wasn't unfamiliar with this name.
He still remembered that when he'd just arrived at the Imperial City, he'd once heard people discussing this person within the restaurant in the outer city.
Moreover, they even said that this person was the Martial Dao genius with the highest natural talent in Paladin Academy in the past 20 years after his cheapskate father, Duan Rufeng.
Later on, when he entered Paladin Academy, he frequently heard people mention this Xu Qing.
Xu Qing, Paladin Academy's Star General Department's second grade student. His cultivation was at the ninth level of the Core Formation Stage, and he even possessed a grade seven spirit weapon. In Paladin Academy, none of the students below the Origin Core Stage were his match.
"What? You want to stand up for this Duan Rong?"
Duan Lingtian's gaze focused as he calmly looked at Xu Qing.
"So what if I do?"
A wisp of coldness appeared on the corners of Xu Qing's mouth as a trace of a cold light flashed within his eyes.
Meanwhile, the confrontation between Duan Lingtian and Xu Qing had attracted the attention of many students.
Because this was the side of the Martial Arts Practice Grounds, the crowd of students on the Martial Arts Practice Grounds quickly gathered over with interest …
"Duan Lingtian!"
A robust figure walked out from the crowd and stood beside Duan Lingtian.
"Tian Hu, you're actually here as well."
Duan Lingtian was slightly surprised when he saw Tian Hu, but he lightly smiled.
"Duan Lingtian, why did you get into conflict with this Xu Qing?"
Tian Hu frowned as he glanced at Xu Qing with slight fear.
"I had no intention of getting into conflict with him, but he blocked my path himself and even said he wanted to stand up for this Duan Rong …."
Duan Lingtian shrugged with an innocent expression.
"You again!"
Tian Hu's gaze was slightly cold as he looked at Duan Rong and coldly said, "Duan Rong, if you're a man, then don't rely on others …. What are you glaring at? If you have the guts, then fight me! "
Duan Rong's face was livid, but he didn't dare accept the challenge.
He had witnessed Tian Hu's strength, and it was far from what he could compare to.
"Forget it. If a dog bites you, would you bite it back?"
Duan Lingtian shook his head and looked at Tian Hu with a smile. "It's about time now, go to class. Otherwise, be careful of that Niu Pi punishing you!"
As he spoke, he called out to Tian Hu to walk side by side, intentionally bypassing Xu Qing's group of three.
"Duan Lingtian, you and I are both at the ninth level of the Core Formation Stage, and we both have grade seven spirit weapons …. Do you dare to fight me?"
Xu Qing's eyes focused when he saw so many people spectating. He intended to show off his might and reclaim the title of Paladin Academy's number one genius.
"A person must know their limits!"
Duan Lingtian ignored Xu Qing and indifferently left behind a sentence before continuing to walk forward with Tian Hu.
"Awesome! This Duan Lingtian is too awesome! "
"This Xu Qing was once our Paladin Academy's number one genius, but Duan Lingtian actually ignored his challenge!"
"He even warned Xu Qing to know his limits."
...
The surrounding crowd of students were in an uproar.
Xu Qing's face was livid and his body trembled. His handsome face was now replaced by a savage expression.
He, Xu Qing, was from the Qilian County's County Governor's Estate and was the son of the Qilian County's County Governor. He grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, and when he started cultivating, he even displayed monstrous natural talent in the Martial Dao.
He was even called the number one genius of Qilian County in the past 100 years!
Later on, he even passed the entrance exam set up by Paladin Academy in Qilian County and smoothly entered Paladin Academy.
Even after entering Paladin Academy, he was still outstanding!
He was publicly acknowledged as the number one genius of Paladin Academy, and among the students of Paladin Academy, there was only one person that could defeat him over 20 years ago.
That person was precisely Duan Rufeng!
Duan Rufeng was once a peerless genius whose name spread throughout the Crimson Sky Kingdom. They weren't of the same generation, and now Duan Rufeng had even gone missing for many years.
Xu Qing didn't feel anything when Duan Rufeng overshadowed his limelight.
But when Duan Lingtian appeared with the identity of Duan Rufeng's son and even displayed a cultivation at the ninth level of the Core Formation Stage at the age of 18 and killed Duan Lingxing, who was similarly at the ninth level of the Core Formation Stage, his name shook Paladin Academy and even the entire Imperial City.
Xu Qing's halo seemed to have been snatched away overnight!
Since then, hostility towards Duan Lingtian had arisen in his heart ….
Since Yu was born, then why Yu was born!
Originally, he only had hostility in his heart, but when he really saw Duan Lingtian today, he instead discovered that he yearned so much to defeat Duan Lingtian and prove himself to everyone ….
He, Xu Qing, was still the number one genius of Paladin Academy!
A legend that was difficult for all the Paladin Academy students to surpass!
But now, when he issued a challenge, this Duan Lingtian actually disdained him ….
This caused his heart to be completely filled with flames of rage!
"Duan Lingtian, coward!"
Xu Qing's expression was gloomy as he looked at Duan Lingtian's disappearing figure from afar and sneered.
"Hmm?"
Duan Lingtian, who was walking side by side with Tian Hu, stopped when he heard Xu Qing, then he shook his head and smiled before continuing forward.
"If you feel that roaring like this can suppress the inferiority in your heart, then go ahead and roar …. It's not that I don't dare to battle you, but that I disdain it! You're on your own now. "
Duan Lingtian's voice sounded from afar, but when it entered Xu Qing's ears, it was like needles piercing his heart.
"Duan Lingtian!"
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