Lei Jingtian trembled all over.
He was no longer worried about having to kowtow three times later. What worried him was this: he had offended Zhou Heng. What was he supposed to do from now on?
Although private fighting was forbidden within the academy, there were plenty of ways to make someone suffer!
What should he do?
Thud!
His legs gave out beneath him, and he dropped to his knees, kowtowing repeatedly. "Senior Brother Zhou, my dog eyes were blind, and I shouldn't have spoken so rudely. Please be magnanimous and don't lower yourself to my level!"
No one looked down on him. Wasn't it perfectly normal to bow one's head before the strong?
Zhou Heng was about to break a record, after all. Looking through the academy's history, which record-breaker had not gone on to become one of Sun-Crossing Star's foremost powerhouses?
This was the wise thing to do!
Zhou Heng smiled faintly. He was not that petty; his bet with Lei Jingtian had merely been for amusement. He waved a hand. "Leave. I've already forgotten who you are."
Lei Jingtian was overjoyed. If Zhou Heng had forgotten who he was, then he had naturally forgotten the unpleasantness between them. Didn't that mean everything was fine?
He hurriedly scrambled to his feet and retreated from the crowd, only daring to watch from a great distance.
The record was about to be broken. He did not want to miss such a historic moment!
—Though this did not count as truly breaking a record, only making the rankings, what if Zhou Heng really could break it? The last time someone had made the rankings had been three hundred and thirty thousand years ago!
The commotion continued to grow. Not only did more students gather around, but even the academy's upper echelon