A Favor Returned? No, Taking Advantage of the Crisis!

"You guaranteed it with your life back then?!"

"Pushing such a peerless prodigy away was you cutting off an opportunity for Jiangnan Martial University to rise!"

"If you weren't Human Race, I'd really twist your head off!"

Xiang Shan belonged to the Giant Elephant Lineage.

He was enormous, with a majestic and imposing aura.

When that icy gaze fell upon Ying Cong, it was like blades stabbing painfully into his entire body.

Ying Cong trembled all over.

Indeed.

With Vice Principal Xiang Shan's strength, killing him would not take much more effort than crushing an ant.

Ying Cong felt all the strength drain from his body.

Originally, he had still harbored a shred of wishful thinking.

Now, the cruel reality had thoroughly doused him awake.

Jiangnan Martial University had opened its special admissions channel precisely because there was a certain chance of picking up talents missed by Huaxia's top prestigious schools.

Although they had unearthed Jin Lian, this genius girl with S-rank Spiritual Aptitude,

she was nowhere near enough to make up for the colossal mistake... no, the sin, of losing Ye Fan!

At this moment, he no longer dared to talk tough and became completely obedient.

He was even somewhat afraid.

With Ye Fan's terrifying current rate of growth, he would absolutely have a chance to grow to Vice Principal Xiang Shan's level of strength in the future, or even higher.

When that time came, because he had once offended him,

wouldn't Ye Fan be able to take revenge on him with effortless ease?

"Hmph, now you know fear?"

Xiang Shan looked at Ying Cong impatiently and said, "Contact that little fellow. We'll go see him together."

Upon hearing this,

a glimmer of hope rose in Ying Cong's eyes.

Could Vice Principal Xiang Shan be planning to personally recruit Ye Fan?

"However, Principal, with Ye Fan's current strength, he has every chance of entering a top martial university in Huaxia."

"Perhaps he won't choose Jiangnan Martial University anymore!"

Ying Cong said timidly.

"Idiot! Do you think I don't know that?!"

"I'm telling you to contact him so that we can apologize to him. Better to befriend a future powerhouse than offend one!"

Xiang Shan cursed.

Two streams of white vapor shot from his nostrils as he forcibly restrained the urge to stomp Ying Cong to death!

Once this matter was settled, he would definitely make Ying Cong scrub toilets.

And he himself would definitely go to another realm and kill a few foreign races to vent the fury in his heart.

Boom.

The aircraft rose directly into the air.

Star Martial Hall Jiangning Office.

Before the landing pad stood Captain Wu Xie and Ye Fan.

The First, Second, and Third Squads stood in separate formations, as though awaiting some great figure.

"According to Hall Master Yin's message, she'll arrive in five minutes."

Wu Xie said to Ye Fan beside him.

He knew that the only reason Hall Master Yin would rush over from Jianghuai City was definitely because of the little fellow before him.

And at this moment,

whether it was the First Squad or the Second and Third Squads, whenever they looked at Ye Fan,

their eyes were filled with admiration.

Because in less than a month,

Ye Fan had gone from the Heroic Youth who returned, to taking first place in the Citywide Joint Examination the day before yesterday, to being at the entire office now, aside from the captain—

this youth, who had only just turned eighteen, was nearly unmatched!

Strength earned respect.

This tall youth inspired admiration in their hearts.

"He's here!"

An aircraft with an exceedingly bold, avant-garde design appeared above the landing pad in merely a few blinks.

"Huh, something seems off?"

Back then, Wu Xie had piloted Yin Shanyue's aircraft to bring Ye Fan to Jiangning City.

This aircraft looked similar,

but it was definitely not Hall Master Yin's.

Boom.

The aircraft landed.

The cabin door opened, and a massive figure over two meters tall stepped out.

Even from far away, his fierce aura brought a terrifying pressure, as weighty as a mountain!

It was Xiang Shan, Vice Principal of Jiangnan Martial University and a Mountain Sea Realm powerhouse of Candle Flame Martial Hall!

Behind him

followed Ying Cong, the hook-nosed teacher with a gloomy complexion.

The moment Ye Fan saw Ying Cong, his expression turned cold.

From forcibly expelling him from the Jiangnan Martial University Trial Camp that day,

to not long ago,

when Ying Cong had failed to tempt him with benefits and actually resorted to threats,

all of it had left Ye Fan with no good impression of Ying Cong.

Now,

Ying Cong followed obediently behind that towering man with the terrifying aura, like a meek little wife.

Ye Fan's eyelids twitched...

Because a message had appeared on the virtual panel before him:

Xiang Shan, Vitality Value exceeds current detection limit...

One had to know that the detection function attached to Ye Fan's system

could now detect a maximum Vitality Value of 12,999 cards, at the Star River Realm Peak.

Yet this towering man before him

had actually exceeded the detection limit.

That meant this man's realm had likely reached the terrifying Mountain Sea Realm!

A Mountain Sea Realm mighty figure!

Able to move mountains and fill seas, with boundless might!

However, although Ye Fan was wary, he was not afraid.

Because he had backing too.

And his backer, Hall Master Yin Shanyue, was about to arrive!

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Xiang Shan, Vice Principal of Jiangnan Martial University."

The moment Xiang Shan appeared, his gaze swept around once before landing on Ye Fan, the tall and handsome youth.

Although Ye Fan was also very tall,

compared to Xiang Shan, who cultivated the Giant Elephant Lineage, he still appeared somewhat miniature.

It was said

that after some members of the Human Race took the Physical Body path, they could cultivate their bodies to several zhang, or even dozens of zhang, in height.

One person could stand level with an entire skyscraper.

And within the Cosmic Starry Sky, across realms of every level, there were also some foreign races with exceptionally enormous physiques.

"Greetings, Venerable Xiang Shan!"

Wu Xie bowed slightly and paid his respects.

At the same time, he automatically recorded Xiang Shan's arrival and transmitted it to Yin Shanyue's personal terminal as she hurried over.

"Greetings, Venerable Xiang Shan!"

Ye Fan and the Martial Warriors of the Star Martial Hall Jiangning Office present all paid their respects to Xiang Shan.

A powerhouse such as Xiang Shan was absolutely a pillar of the Human Race's combat strength.

He deserved their respect.

"There is no need for everyone to be so restrained. I came here this time because of this little fellow."

Xiang Shan pointed at Ye Fan as he spoke.

At the same time, as a cultivator of the Giant Elephant Lineage, he was especially sensitive to the power of the Physical Body.

He could clearly sense that Ye Fan's Physical Body was absolutely extraordinary.

It even gave him the feeling of a sleeping giant dragon.

He nearly ground his molars to pieces, cursing Ying Cong's ancestors through eighteen generations in his heart.

If Ye Fan had been admitted to Jiangnan Martial University and taken as his disciple by Xiang Shan,

then one day, Xiang Shan might become the master of a Firmament Powerhouse—or perhaps even the master of a demigod!

"Ye Fan, I know that you and Teacher Ying Cong of our university have had some misunderstandings. I am willing to mediate between you here. Would that be acceptable?"

Xiang Shan looked at Ye Fan, a gentle smile appearing on his face as he spoke.

Wu Xie raised an eyebrow.

A few days ago, Ying Cong had exposed his vicious aura to pressure Ye Fan. It could be said that the two had thoroughly formed a grudge.

And now,

Venerable Xiang Shan wanted to use his status to pressure others and settle the conflict between Ye Fan and Ying Cong with nothing but empty words?

However,

he was merely at the Early Star River Realm and did not even have the qualifications to directly speak with Xiang Shan.

He secretly grew anxious, hoping Hall Master Yin Shanyue would arrive soon.

Ye Fan also found himself in quite a difficult position.

After all, if he agreed, he would find it hard to swallow.

But if he refused, it seemed he would be slighting this great figure before him.

Although his strength had improved quickly, before a terrifying Venerable like Xiang Shan, he was still like an ant for now.

Just as Ye Fan found himself caught between advancing and retreating,

Whoosh... boom!

At that moment, an extremely sci-fi streamlined aircraft sliced through the sky, hovered above the landing pad, and slowly descended.

Crack.

The cabin door opened, and a young man who looked to be around twenty, with a crew cut, walked out.

It was Yin Shanyue, branch hall master of Star Martial Hall.

"Xiang Shan, it's been a while. Have you been well?"

The moment Yin Shanyue emerged, she warmly greeted Xiang Shan, looking as though the two were old friends of many years.

In reality, they had only met once or twice.

Xiang Shan's heart stirred.

Seeing Yin Shanyue's warm manner, both of them were Mountain Sea Realm powerhouses. Could she give him a favor that cost her nothing?

Xiang Shan also smiled and exchanged pleasantries.

"Oh... so that's what this is about. Everyone else is easy enough to deal with, but if it involves Ye Fan, this matter becomes somewhat troublesome..."

Yin Shanyue stroked her chin and pondered.

All of a sudden,

Xiang Shan had a bad premonition.

No, this definitely did not look like a favor that cost nothing.

It looked more like... taking advantage of the crisis!

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