Xia Zhangjian's maid's words were extremely arrogant, but aside from the Ye Family members, no one dared say anything.
The Li Family youths were also among the crowd. When Li Lengxuan saw that even the city lord's son disliked Ye Hao, his heart practically bloomed with delight.
The more enemies Ye Hao had, the happier he was.
Li Lengxuan then sneered at the Ye Family youths and girls. "Ye Hao is truly arrogant. Xia Zhangjian is first on the Academy's Prodigy Ranking, and he's also the city lord's son, with an exalted status. Xia Zhangjian has already shown Ye Hao plenty of respect by issuing him a challenge, yet Ye Hao doesn't know how to appreciate it. He refuses a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! He deserves it!"
After hearing Li Lengxuan, the Ye Family youths and girls sneered one after another. "Li Lengxuan, have you forgotten how Ye Hao humiliated you? He made you crawl between his legs. By rights, you should be so ashamed you have nowhere to hide, but your skin seems thick enough to be a wall. You actually dare show your face in public. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? And your cousin, Li Shaoyou, is exactly the same!"
Li Lengxuan's expression immediately darkened, and his fists clenched tightly.
Seeing this, a Ye Family youth continued stabbing at his sore spot. "With that ugly look on your face, anyone who didn't know better would think you were about to break the law and attack us outright! But I doubt you have the guts. Trash!"
Li Lengxuan was so furious that his fists cracked loudly!
The Li Family youths flew into a rage and started trading insults with the Ye Family youths and girls.
At that moment, Xia Zhangjian was sitting cross-legged on the Martial Arts Stage, waiting for Ye Hao.
But as time passed, Xia Zhangjian's patience was worn away bit by bit. The longer he waited, the angrier he became!
He was the city lord's son and first on the Academy's Prodigy Ranking, yet Ye Hao completely refused to show him respect. He had even injured Xia Zhangjian's maid yesterday!
"Looks like Ye Hao truly doesn't intend to show me, Xia Zhangjian, any respect." Xia Zhangjian opened his eyes, which gleamed with viciousness!
"Ye Hao is here! Ye Hao is here!"
Just then, someone in the crowd shouted loudly.
The several hundred students nearby followed the sound and turned their gazes over one after another.
Xia Zhangjian also looked over. When he saw Ye Hao, he inexplicably felt disgusted. Perhaps it was because Ye Hao was even more handsome than him and had stolen his limelight.
"Ye Hao, you truly don't intend to show me, Xia Zhangjian, any respect!" Xia Zhangjian abruptly rose to his feet and glared sharply at Ye Hao.
"What are you supposed to be? Do you think you're worthy of my respect?"
Ye Hao's voice rang out, echoing across a radius of two hundred meters.
Countless people felt that Ye Hao was far too arrogant after hearing this!
He actually dared to talk back to the city lord's son, Xia Zhangjian!
Regardless of who was right or wrong at the start, in this world where martial strength reigned supreme, only strength mattered, not right and wrong. Being weak was the original sin.
Everyone thought Ye Hao was truly arrogant. Although his reputation had recently soared and he had easily crushed Li Shaoyou, third on the Prodigy Ranking, there was still a considerable gap between him and Xia Zhangjian.
Especially when it came to status.
One was a descendant of a third-rate family.
The other was the city lord's son. The difference in their status was like a natural chasm, separating them by several levels.
Wasn't Ye Hao afraid of bringing disaster upon himself by talking back to someone stronger than him?
Seeing this, Li Lengxuan sneered and shouted, "Ye Hao, you actually dare to defy the city lord's son? I think you've grown tired of living!"
"A defeated opponent like you has the nerve to speak in front of me?"
Ye Hao glanced coldly at Li Lengxuan, then lightly tapped the ground with his toes and landed gracefully on the Martial Arts Stage.
He faced Xia Zhangjian. "Enough nonsense. Begin!"
"Good, good... good!" Xia Zhangjian clapped his hands, his expression dark. "In my seventeen years of life, this is the first time anyone has dared speak to me like that..."
"You talk too much!"
Ye Hao took one step forward, his aura surging with the grandeur of myriad phenomena, giving off an unstoppable feeling.
His body moved like a fierce tiger, appearing before Xia Zhangjian in an instant as he swung his palm straight at him.
Xia Zhangjian's gaze turned savage. Ye Hao actually dared strike him with his palm—that was an insult to him!
Xia Zhangjian immediately counterattacked.
Bang!
The bones in Xia Zhangjian's arm shattered outright.
Smack!
The palm came crashing down on Xia Zhangjian's face, producing a clear, sonorous crack that echoed nearby. Countless people heard it plainly.
After taking that slap, Xia Zhangjian's pride suddenly surged to its peak, completely shattering his composure.
He was the dignified city lord's son, admired by countless people, and first on the Prodigy Ranking. Who knew how many people could only gaze at him from afar, unable to approach him!
Yet now, in full view of everyone, Ye Hao had slapped him! He couldn't endure it, nor did he want to!
"Ye Hao! Ah!"
Smack!
"For a little nobody like you, I didn't even want to bother with you. But you dared lay hands on my clansmen, so I can no longer tolerate you!"
Smack!
Ye Hao swung another slap, and blood sprayed from the corner of Xia Zhangjian's mouth!
"For trash like you, I truly don't know what makes you think you're qualified to issue me a challenge!"
Smack!
"You say I don't show you respect? Do you think you're worthy of my respect?"
Smack!
"With strength like yours, how are you any different from Li Shaoyou and the rest?"
Bang!
Xia Zhangjian was already lying on the ground, while Ye Hao was kicking him with his feet!
"You think you're noble? You were merely born into a powerful family. In my eyes, you're worse than trash!"
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!
Ye Hao kicked him again and again, cracking bones throughout Xia Zhangjian's body. In some places, he even kicked them clean through!
Ye Hao kicked him savagely, continuing for a long time without stopping.
Because Ye Hao was truly furious today.
One person after another had come looking for trouble with him, time and again. Did they really think he was made of mud? Did they really think he had that much free time?
Today, in full view of everyone, he would viciously beat Xia Zhangjian and let certain people know not to disturb him! They also shouldn't dream of forcing him to accept a challenge by targeting his clansmen!
Only after beating Xia Zhangjian unconscious did Ye Hao stop. He straightened his body, faced the countless people in the academy, and shouted, "Who else wants to challenge me? Come at me together! Today, I, Ye Hao, will give you all one chance. After today, if anyone still disturbs me, your end will be ten or a hundred times worse than Xia Zhangjian's!!!"
Ye Hao's voice echoed across a radius of one li, and every person heard it clearly.
They stood there dumbstruck, their minds trembling as they stared at Ye Hao on the Martial Arts Stage.
Ye Hao had actually crushed Xia Zhangjian outright!
And he had beaten Xia Zhangjian until he was a sorry sight!
This was Xia Zhangjian! How had Ye Hao dared do this?
The crowd was shocked. After hearing Ye Hao's words, no one dared say anything else. As for challenging Ye Hao?
Were they insane?
Even Xia Zhangjian, at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation Realm, was no match for Ye Hao. How could they possibly defeat him?
To defeat Ye Hao, a Qi Realm expert would have to take action.
But where were there any Qi Realm students?
There were none!
Only the academy's teachers had reached the Qi Realm...
And everyone who reached the Qi Realm was already of a certain age. How could they bully the young by challenging Ye Hao?
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