You're Thinking Too Much

It was him!

After opening the door, before Du Meng could say anything, Qin Shaofeng spotted someone not far from his room and immediately knew who had come looking for trouble.

Chen Yuanxin!

If Qin Shaofeng remembered correctly, that was the man's name.

Qin Shaofeng had no favorable impression of Chen Yuanxin. It was one thing to provoke Du Meng for no reason, but now he had come looking for trouble with him too. Did he think that just because he was a Xiantian Martial Master, Qin Shaofeng would be afraid of him?

Qin Shaofeng narrowed his eyes slightly, a flicker of anger flashing through them. He was furious.

When Chen Yuanxin saw Qin Shaofeng appear, a cold sneer surfaced on his face.

For Qin Shaofeng's sake, Chen Yuanxin had deliberately delayed becoming a Formal Student.

Unlike Houtian Martial Artists, once Xiantian Martial Masters entered Lianyang Academy, as long as they were under eighteen years old, they had the privilege of becoming Formal Students without completing the promotion mission.

Yet Chen Yuanxin had given up that privilege. The reason was simple: once he became a Formal Student at Lianyang Academy, it would become very difficult for him to challenge Qin Shaofeng.

Lianyang Academy had a rule forbidding private fights. If one wished to fight, both sides had to agree, and then engage in a proper battle in an official setting, usually on the martial arts arena.

If Chen Yuanxin became a Formal Student, he would not be able to challenge Qin Shaofeng, a Reserve Student, at all. And even if Qin Shaofeng became a Formal Student, there was nothing Chen Yuanxin could do if Qin Shaofeng refused his challenge.

But if both he and Qin Shaofeng were Reserve Students, it would be different.

Reserve Students received the lowest treatment in Lianyang Academy. They were basically no different from menial servants, and precisely because of that, Lianyang Academy did not care much about them at all.

So even if conflicts and fights broke out between Reserve Students, as long as no one died, Lianyang Academy would generally not intervene.

To put it bluntly, Reserve Students did not truly count as people of Lianyang Academy, so naturally the academy would not waste time managing them.

As for why Chen Yuanxin was acting this way, one had to mention the little scheme in his heart.

In Chen Yuanxin's eyes, anyone capable of awakening a Xiantian Golden Pillar was unquestionably far stronger than a Houtian Martial Artist. Besides, he had only just broken through to the Xiantian First Layer, so it could hardly be considered bullying the weak with the strong.

That way, once he defeated Qin Shaofeng, the top-ranked candidate, it would undoubtedly prove that Chen Yuanxin was the true first place in this assessment.

When that time came, it would surely cause quite a stir, and the day Chen Yuanxin rose to prominence would be just around the corner.

Therefore, Chen Yuanxin did not delay in the slightest. The moment he learned where Qin Shaofeng was, he hurried over.

Qin Shaofeng did not know any of this, but he knew Chen Yuanxin had come with ill intent. Otherwise, Du Meng would not have said that he had come looking for trouble.

"What do you want?"

Although he knew the other party had come to cause trouble, Qin Shaofeng still asked.

Chen Yuanxin gave a contemptuous smile. He first looked Qin Shaofeng up and down disdainfully before slowly saying, "You are Qin Shaofeng?"

When he said this, Chen Yuanxin acted as though he truly did not know Qin Shaofeng.

But Qin Shaofeng laughed.

"Asking a question you already know the answer to. If you didn't know I was Qin Shaofeng, would you have come knocking at my door?" Qin Shaofeng replied with a cold laugh, then said impatiently, "Quit talking nonsense. Say what you came to say. What are you dawdling for?"

By then, quite a few people had already noticed the situation here.

Not many people knew Chen Yuanxin, but Qin Shaofeng was different.

Xiantian Golden Pillar, first place in the assessment!

Either one of those titles was extremely eye-catching!

Thus, the moment Qin Shaofeng appeared, a large crowd had already gathered around them.

When Qin Shaofeng answered like that, it immediately drew laughter from quite a few people.

Worthy of first place indeed!

That tone of his was truly arrogant!

"You..."

Chen Yuanxin's expression darkened with anger, and his face became rather ugly.

How could he possibly not recognize Qin Shaofeng?

He had only spoken that way just now to show off.

But Qin Shaofeng had given him no face at all, which made him somewhat enraged. Still, Chen Yuanxin had not forgotten why he had come.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuanxin looked coldly at Qin Shaofeng and said, "Nothing much. I simply refuse to accept you as the first place in the assessment, so I intend to seek your guidance."

Whoosh!

The instant Chen Yuanxin said that, the surrounding crowd erupted into commotion.

Seek guidance?

No one present was an idiot. Even if they did not know Chen Yuanxin, they could tell that he was already a Xiantian Martial Master, while Qin Shaofeng was merely a Houtian Martial Artist!

A Xiantian Martial Master was actually saying he wanted to seek guidance from a Houtian Martial Artist?

Was this man completely shameless?

But Chen Yuanxin did not care about that. His gaze remained fixed on Qin Shaofeng. Seeing that Qin Shaofeng did not answer at once, he spoke again. "Don't worry. I won't take advantage of you. I'll suppress my strength to the Houtian Realm!"

What Chen Yuanxin did not know was that the moment he finished speaking, everyone around him found him even more disgraceful.

Suppress himself to the Houtian Realm?

Bah!

The difference between Houtian and Xiantian lay in the difference between Houtian Inner Qi and Innate Inner Qi. Anyone with half a brain knew that Houtian Inner Qi could never compare to Innate Inner Qi.

Suppress it?

Could you suppress Innate Inner Qi into Houtian Inner Qi?

And you still had the nerve to say you would not take advantage of him?

How could someone be this shameless?

Even Qin Shaofeng, who knew the other party had come to trouble him, found it rather amusing. He was completely speechless toward Chen Yuanxin.

Du Meng, standing beside him, had long since grown impatient.

He had come to find Qin Shaofeng in the first place because he wanted to do the mission to become a Formal Student together with him.

Yet as soon as he arrived outside Qin Shaofeng's door, he encountered Chen Yuanxin. Not only did the man recognize him, he had directly stated that he wanted to find Qin Shaofeng and fight him.

That first impression had already made Du Meng dislike the man. Now, after hearing his words, Du Meng frowned, his face flushing with anger. He glared at Chen Yuanxin and shouted, "Hey, you! I don't care who you are. If you want to cause trouble for Brother Feng, you'll have to get past me first!"

Hey, you?

Chen Yuanxin was absolutely furious!

So Du Meng still did not even know who he was!

"Good! Good! Good!" Chen Yuanxin laughed in extreme anger. He stared viciously at Du Meng and said maliciously, "Since you are so arrogant, I'll reluctantly teach you a lesson and let you understand just how much you weigh."

"Hmph, teach me a lesson? That depends on whether you have the ability!" Du Meng shot back without yielding. Then, after thinking for a moment, he muttered, "As for how much I weigh, you don't need to worry about that. I know it myself!"

Boom!

His first sentence was fine, but the moment Du Meng spoke that second sentence, the surrounding crowd burst into laughter.

Everyone thought Du Meng had said it deliberately. Chen Yuanxin thought so too, believing Du Meng was intentionally humiliating him, and his face instantly turned gloomy.

But only Qin Shaofeng knew that Du Meng had not meant it that way at all. To Du Meng, Chen Yuanxin's words about knowing how much he weighed had literally sounded like he was asking about his body weight.

Still, Qin Shaofeng stopped Du Meng.

It was not that Qin Shaofeng lacked confidence in Du Meng. Honestly, in Qin Shaofeng's eyes, if Du Meng and Chen Yuanxin fought, it was hard to say who would win and who would lose.

Although Chen Yuanxin was a Xiantian Martial Master, his Inner Qi Points were only 1,200. Compared to Du Meng's 2,000 points, it was clear just how much water there was in this Xiantian Martial Master.

If not for the Innate Inner Qi possessed by Xiantian Martial Masters, Qin Shaofeng dared say that Chen Yuanxin would not even withstand a single slap from Du Meng.

Of course, that did not mean Chen Yuanxin was truly trash. In fact, he was somewhat better than ordinary people.

If anyone was to blame, it was Du Meng for not being an ordinary person!

"Brother Feng, what is this?"

Seeing Qin Shaofeng stop him, Du Meng asked in confusion.

Qin Shaofeng smiled slightly. "Since he specifically came looking for me, let me handle it."

That was what he said, but if the system had not suddenly issued a notification just then, Qin Shaofeng would not have stopped Du Meng. He would have let Du Meng fight Chen Yuanxin.

Temporary Mission: Defeat Xiantian Martial Master Chen Yuanxin. Upon completion, the system will reward 3,000 experience points and 100 Points!

Qin Shaofeng had been worried that his Points were increasing too slowly. Now that the system had suddenly issued such a Temporary Mission, how could he refuse?

All of a sudden, Chen Yuanxin no longer seemed quite so annoying in Qin Shaofeng's eyes.

"Fine, then I'll leave this guy to you!"

Du Meng chuckled and stepped back a few paces, giving way to Qin Shaofeng. His tone made it sound as though the person before them were an insignificant nobody, rather than a Martial Master whose cultivation was higher than his and who had already reached the Xiantian First Layer.

Chen Yuanxin's face darkened further, but this time he did not say anything more. Only the vicious gleam in his eyes grew increasingly apparent.

You two hateful brats, I'll make you regret angering me!

Qin Shaofeng naturally noticed the malice in Chen Yuanxin's heart, but he still did not take it seriously. After merely glancing at Chen Yuanxin, Qin Shaofeng smiled lightly and said, "All right, we can begin!"

As long as both sides agreed, Reserve Students could begin sparring anytime and anywhere.

The moment Qin Shaofeng spoke, Chen Yuanxin could no longer hold himself back.

"Qin Shaofeng, don't be so full of yourself. You are nothing more than a mere Houtian Martial Artist, yet you dare act so wildly. Today, I'll let you know that even if a Xiantian Martial Master suppresses his cultivation, he is still not someone you can withstand."

As Chen Yuanxin spoke, he stomped forward and lunged at Qin Shaofeng. With a swing of his right hand, he threw a simple punch straight at Qin Shaofeng's face. In his eyes, a Houtian Eighth Layer Martial Artist like Qin Shaofeng could be dealt with in one punch.

Even if he had suppressed his own realm to the Houtian Eighth Layer, it would be the same!

Qin Shaofeng calmly raised his hand. He reached his palm forward and gave it a slight grasp, catching Chen Yuanxin's fist.

Seeing this, Chen Yuanxin could not help sneering inwardly. Overestimating yourself. You actually want to stop my fist with your palm? Qin Shaofeng has grown too confident.

"Let go!"

Chen Yuanxin's face suddenly turned cold as he shouted. An unusual aura rose from his fist, and immense force erupted from it in an instant.

Although this force was at the Houtian Eighth Layer, its momentum far surpassed that realm. Even an ordinary Houtian Tenth Layer Martial Artist was somewhat inferior to it!

This was the advantage of Innate Inner Qi!

Chen Yuanxin intended to use this power and momentum to shake Qin Shaofeng's hand away, then deliver Qin Shaofeng the final blow.

But would things truly go as smoothly as he wished?

The answer was no!

"Let go? You're thinking too much."

Qin Shaofeng smiled faintly, his expression turning slightly serious.