Seeing that Junior Brother Peng was getting rattled, Zhao Han said indifferently:
"Why are you getting angry? I've heard of Jixia Academy, but so what? Do you think you can make me surrender just by throwing those four words around?"
"I've heard of you, but I'm no coward. I've never been afraid of anyone. If you've got what it takes, let's settle this with our fists."
"You..." Junior Brother Peng pointed furiously at Zhao Han.
"Fine. I gave you a chance to back down, and you refused. Now I'll show you just how formidable the prodigies of Jixia Academy are."
"The Coiled Dragon Strait is the perfect battlefield for my Water Element True Qi."
Junior Brother Peng stepped forward with a confident smile, ready to face Zhao Han alone.
Beside him, Chu Lian furrowed her brows.
For some reason, the person before her, shrouded in a Black Robe, gave her a strong sense of familiarity.
But that was all. Perhaps she had seen him before.
"Junior Brother Peng, this person is no simple opponent. Be careful!" Chu Lian took a long look at Zhao Han, then sent him a reminder through voice transmission.
Junior Brother Peng turned around with a relaxed smile, signaling that she needn't worry.
What kind of place was Jixia Academy? Inner cultivation manuals and true arts that outsiders would fight tooth and nail to obtain were everywhere within its walls.
Could these country bumpkins from beyond its gates really compare to the prodigies of Jixia Academy?
Jixia Academy was directly under the rule of the Great Yin Emperor. Its students included not only many members of the Imperial Clan and Royal Clan, but also high-ranking officials, nobles, and prodigies from across Great Yin.
The Golden Robe Youth from earlier had been a member of the Great