Shi Hao and Huo Ling'er

Xiao Tian...

Shi Jue found the name somewhat familiar. After thinking carefully, he immediately remembered who this Xiao Tian was—the unlucky fellow Shi Hao had knocked unconscious several times. This time, Shi Hao had not gone to the second battlefield, and the unlucky fellow had instead become his clansman.

Those who had passed the assessment marched grandly toward Heaven Mending Pavilion's mountain gate. Dozens of talented youths had long been waiting there: Double Pupil User Shi Yi, Fire Nation's princess Huo Ling'er, young masters from great clans, and descendants of Primordial Remnant Species.

"Big Black Hand!"

Elder Xiong Fei suddenly noticed Shi Jue and involuntarily shouted. When Shi Jue had lured the Great Peng Bird over, he had happened to see Shi Jue's altered appearance, and Shi Jue was still maintaining that same face now.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Everyone turned to look at Shi Jue at once. The people around him hastily backed away, including Shi Hao. A circular empty space immediately formed around Shi Jue, making him exceptionally conspicuous, like a crane among chickens, even though his current appearance was utterly ordinary.

"My, my, I've been recognized. What, are you going to arrest me?" Shi Jue remained calm after being identified, only then realizing that he had not changed his face again.

"Oh? So the Big Black Hand is this ordinary." Shi Yi spoke with interest. Though Shi Jue's astonishing feat had been bizarre, it could not be denied that it required strength to accomplish.

Chaos Qi immediately filled his eyes. The might of his Double-Pupil made the surrounding young prodigies wary.

"Shi Yi, was it? Sneaking a look at others like that would get you beaten in the Cultivation World." Shi Jue appeared behind Shi Yi, his Slab Brick already nearing the back of Shi Yi's head, only to be blocked by the Ten Heavenly Passages.

The elders' pupils contracted. They had never seen such speed before. With their eyesight, they had only caught an afterimage, let alone the other disciples.

They had merely seen Shi Jue vanish, then appear behind Shi Yi. At the same time, they saw Shi Yi's Ten Heavenly Passages and were all stunned. Such a number of Heavenly Passages was nothing but legend to them.

"Tch, Ten Heavenly Passages. That Double-Pupil really has some tricks!" Shi Jue curled his lip. Though the Double-Pupil was powerful, he had yet to comprehend the Movement Secret Technique to its utmost limit.

"What a fast Precious Technique. Kunpeng Extreme Speed? No, not that, but it is not inferior to Kunpeng Extreme Speed either. It nearly caused even my Double-Pupil to miscalculate." Shi Yi smiled faintly, composed and confident.

"You do qualify as the fastest, but you are not my opponent."

"If you have the guts, go to the Blood Moving Realm in the Void God Realm. I'll beat the shit out of you." Shi Jue would not indulge him in a battle of words.

At the Blood Moving Realm's ultimate limit, one could reach one hundred and thirty thousand jin. Even descendants of the ancient Ten Fierce would find that difficult to achieve. He was confident that he would be invincible among those of the same realm.

"Sure, I have that thought as well. But let's wait until later, until after I leave the Sacred Academy."

Shi Yi smiled dismissively. The Supreme Bone and Double-Pupil gave him boundless confidence. He was invincible among those of the same realm. Turning around, he headed into the mountain gate.

"Shi Hao, what do you think?" Shi Jue came to Shi Hao's side, unconcerned about whether his identity would be exposed. It was only a matter of time anyway.

"Big brother really is strong. If I want to defeat him, opening Ten Heavenly Passages is a necessary step. I may even have to go further and forge my own unique path." Shi Hao's eyes shone brightly, without the slightest sign of discouragement.

However, Shi Yi was far too confident now, to the point of arrogance. That was his conviction, but also his weakness. Being self-centered would blind his eyes; even the Double-Pupil would be unable to see his opponent clearly.

The Double-Pupil physique was terrifying, but Shi Yi had been completely influenced by the Supreme Bone and placed too much importance on it. Otherwise, even Shi Hao would have been extremely wary of him.

"Big Black Hand... Then you must be that Milk Baby, that Brats, right?" A clear, pleasant voice rang out as a girl in red approached the two of them.

She looked around fifteen or sixteen. Her face was oval, her skin crystalline like jade, and her large eyes were lively, as if they could speak. Her figure was so good that women her age would feel ashamed by comparison.

"Fatty Girl, who are you calling Brats?"

Shi Hao glanced sideways at Huo Ling'er. Since he had already been exposed anyway, he stopped pretending and admitted it openly.

"You called me fat?" Huo Ling'er blinked her lively eyes and pointed at the tip of her nose, confirming whether Shi Hao had misspoken.

Countless people envied her figure, yet someone had actually called her fat. That was something no young woman could tolerate.

Shi Jue's mouth twitched. He turned his head aside, making it clear that he did not know this person. Calling a beauty fat was an easy way to get beaten, and he did not want to be implicated for no reason.

"Yes. Look at you, you should lose some weight. There's so much flesh on your butt—if that isn't fat, what is?" Shi Hao said something astonishing, wearing an utterly serious expression.

Huo Ling'er froze.

The other geniuses were all speechless. The place fell silent at once as they stared at Shi Hao as if he were a monster. Was that fat? Was he provoking the Fire Emperor's most beloved princess?

Worthy of being Brats indeed. He truly enraged both man and god, to actually say something like that.

Shi Jue stood far away, ready to enjoy the show. Shi Hao and Huo Ling'er's fate had begun this early? It truly was destined!

"Ahhh! Brats, die!" Huo Ling'er came back to her senses. Her pretty face turned crimson, as though blood might drip from it. Never before had she been so furious; she nearly spat out blood. Runes intertwined as Vermilion Bird Flame burned around her body, growing fiercer with her rage. The rocks on the ground melted into lava.

"Ahem, Your Highness, if you want to fight Brats, please change locations first. We want to beat him too. At worst, we'll find you a place." Elder Zhuo Yun stepped forward to speak.

The mountain gate was the face of a faction; it could not be wrecked into a complete mess.

"Hmph, I'll remember you. You'd better not fall into my hands!" Huo Ling'er clenched her delicate fists, waved one before Shi Hao, then stormed off in a huff.

The elders' eyes gleamed green. This troublesome Brats truly could not rest for even a moment. They did not even know whether Heaven Mending Pavilion would be enough for him to wreck.

"Shi Jue, you disloyal bastard, why did you run so far away?" Shi Hao's face immediately darkened. His good brother had not even come to help him and had only stood there watching the show.

"Haha, you caused this trouble yourself. It wouldn't be right for me to interfere." Shi Jue watched with great interest, though he was still somewhat unsatisfied. Why had they not started fighting? This was a rare chance to witness domestic violence.

Besides, she was your future Dao Companion. There was no need for me to get involved. Otherwise, what if the future Desolate Heavenly Emperor used He Transforms Into the Free to beat me up?