Xu Yan glanced at the old man and nodded. "At least you understand reason. You know that I'm talented and powerful enough not to follow the rules!"
With that, he continued walking upward, without the slightest intention of sparring with the old man.
The old man was stunned. "Young friend, you haven't defeated me yet."
Xu Yan stopped and said with disappointment, "I thought you understood reason. You said I didn't need to follow the rules, yet you still want me to defeat you according to them.
"If you truly believe I don't need to follow the rules, you shouldn't have asked me to fight. I can go past you and find someone stronger up there."
The old man's teeth ached with frustration. Damn it, I was only flattering him, and he actually looked down on me for being weak?
He drew a deep breath, shook the long sword in his hand, and said solemnly, "I see that you also cultivate the sword path. This old man will take the liberty of asking for your guidance!"
Xu Yan shook his head. "Your sword path is too poor. If I draw my sword, I'll be bullying you. Let's follow the old rule—you take one of my palms."
Damn it!
The old man's face turned green. Where had this arrogant brat come from?
The surrounding martial artists and students of the Seven Stars Academy all sucked in cold breaths. This fellow was truly arrogant—he had actually said outright that the Grand Instructor's sword path was too poor!
Although the Seven Stars Academy's sword path was slightly inferior to Sword Venerate Cliff's, it still ranked second throughout the Inner Domain.
The old man before them had cultivated the sword path all his life, studying it tirelessly. He had even defeated a fully accomplished