Tang San Appears

Cao Yan pinned Grandmaster beneath his foot, his eyes cold and devoid of light, without the slightest trace of sympathy.

He could easily kill Grandmaster right now, but he had no intention of doing so. There were many reasons.

First, Grandmaster still had value to be exploited. When Cao Yan pursued Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong in the future, all he had to do was tear away Grandmaster's hypocritical mask, and those two peerless beauties would surely give up on him completely. By then, Cao Yan could enjoy the blessings of having them both.

Second, he was now an extraordinary powerhouse at the Peerless Douluo level. Killing trash like Grandmaster would be as easy as crushing a puppy to death. As a true powerhouse, he could not even be bothered.

"Grandmaster, how does it feel to be stepped on? Mad yet?" Cao Yan felt the softness beneath his foot, a mocking smile spreading across his face.

To be fair, Grandmaster not only had an extremely thick skin, but his body was thick-skinned and sturdy as well. Stepping on him felt like stepping on a flesh cushion. It was rather pleasant.

"You!"

"Why are you doing this?"

Grandmaster spoke with difficulty, still filled with shock. He could not understand why a Soul Grandmaster-level powerhouse like himself was being casually beaten up by a six-year-old boy.

Even a genius with Innate Full Soul Power could not possibly possess such strength!

The person before him was simply too monstrous.

Even he, who was thoroughly familiar with martial soul theory, could not explain such a situation. His eyes widened, filled with deep disbelief.

This was not scientific!

"Hah!"

"You still dare to talk back? You wanted to take me as your disciple? Dream on. Take a good look at yourself—are you even worthy?"

Cao Yan sneered and vented his anger on Grandmaster again. Every kick struck a painful spot, each one delivered with full force.

Ever since reading the original novel, Cao Yan had hated Grandmaster to the bone.

Grandmaster was a despicable little man. He had not only deceived Bibi Dong, but also let down Liu Erlong. He was a complete scumbag, a useless loser who could only survive by living off women.

Yet such trash had won the favor of those two stunning beauties. Just thinking about it made Cao Yan ache with regret.

Both Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong possessed beauty capable of toppling kingdoms and cities. Unfortunately, they had both been held back by a scumbag like Yu Xiaogang.

To protect Yu Xiaogang's safety, Bibi Dong had not hesitated to submit herself to Spirit Hall, silently enduring the humiliation in her heart. Otherwise, given her personality, she would likely have perished long ago after learning that she had lost her purity.

But what about Yu Xiaogang? He was so ungrateful that, in order to take revenge on Bibi Dong, he did not hesitate to raise Tang San into a god, then turned around and destroyed Spirit Hall.

If not for Bibi Dong, trash like Yu Xiaogang would have been eliminated by Qian Xunji long ago. Without that, could he have lived until now? Heartless and ungrateful—those words were made for people like him.

Liu Erlong was the same. She had chosen the wrong man. Not only had she been utterly heartbroken by useless Yu Xiaogang, but she had also wasted the best years of her life because of him. Even Flender was better than Yu Xiaogang.

Why did trash like him have to ruin these innocent goddesses? He had no sense of responsibility whatsoever. He was hardly worthy of being called human!

Yu Xiaogang was a thief. He had not only stolen Spirit Hall's secret manuals, but had shamelessly claimed the theories were his own research. Was that something a human would do?

And that was not even all. Stealing others' achievements and academic research would have been bad enough, but he had also stolen their hearts. Even on her deathbed, Bibi Dong still could not forget him. If someone like that lived in modern society, dying ten thousand times would not be enough! Worse than pigs and dogs!

The more Cao Yan thought about it, the angrier he became. He might be a scumbag himself, but he could never be as depraved as Yu Xiaogang—so heartless that he would not even spare his own cousin. Yu Xiaogang deserved to be sliced into a thousand pieces and struck by heavenly lightning!

With one kick, Cao Yan sent Grandmaster flying away. Only then did he feel slightly better. As for the gatekeeper lying nearby, he did not even dare raise his head.

After the earlier lesson, the gatekeeper did not dare offend him again.

Having finished, Cao Yan planned to head into the academy and register.

The gatekeeper might have been annoying, but Cao Yan would not truly kill him. He might not be a good person, but at least he did not slaughter innocents.

Besides, the gatekeeper could be considered dedicated to his job. Cao Yan was not That Tang Guy; he would not show no mercy just because someone had committed the crime of seeking death.

He could not do such a thing—except when it came to enemies.

However, just as Cao Yan turned to leave, a streak of white light shot directly toward his throat. It was incredibly fast, leaving only a white blur in the air.

With a flash, Cao Yan easily dodged the strike.

"Clang."

A crisp sound rang out. The white streak ultimately struck the wall beside the gate, throwing off several sparks before falling to the ground.

Cao Yan picked up the object and examined it closely, his brows furrowing.

It was something like a short needle, its tip exceptionally sharp. If he had not been powerful enough, being struck by it would likely have killed him on the spot.

What amazed Cao Yan most was that when the thing had shot toward him, it had made not the slightest sound.

When he looked back, two figures had appeared at the academy gate at some point—one old, one young, both ordinary-looking.

The child wore ragged, patched clothes. He had short blue hair and wheat-colored skin, and appeared somewhat malnourished.

The old man leaned on a cane. His clothes were fairly neat, and his white-haired head was full of vigor. At that moment, he stared at the child beside him in shock, his mouth hanging open.

Cao Yan paused slightly, unable to make sense of it.

However, after hearing the conversation between the two, he immediately understood the boy's identity.

"Xiao San, you..." Old Jack stared dumbfoundedly at Tang San, who had suddenly attacked, his heart filled with alarm.

Especially when he saw the two sleeve arrows in Tang San's hands, fear even appeared in his eyes.

In his heart, Tang San had always been a good child. He truly could not understand why Tang San carried such things with him, much less why he had used such a heavy hand against another child.

"Grandpa Jack, look at the ground." Tang San spoke calmly, pointing toward Grandmaster and the gatekeeper lying nearby, his eyes cold.

Long before they reached Nuoding Academy's gates, Tang San had already noticed everything that had happened here.

Perhaps Old Jack was too old and could not see what was happening from this distance, but for Tang San, who possessed the Purple Demon Eye, it was no difficulty.

As a disciple of the Tang Sect, what Tang San could not stand most was the strong bullying the weak. Although he did not know why these two people had been knocked down by a child, the Tang Sect's imprint in his bones made him unable to resist taking action.

The general principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Article Ten: As a Tang Sect disciple, whenever one encounters injustice, if one has the ability to put the other party to death, there is no need to hold back.

In Tang San's view, Cao Yan's actions had already violated the rules of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. A child only six years old was trampling on others' dignity like this, and that alone displeased Tang San.

There was another reason as well. When he saw Grandmaster being stepped on and humiliated by Cao Yan, he could not help recalling his previous life.

Back then, had he not also been treated this way by the inner sect disciples?

How similar this scene was!

Moreover, upon seeing Grandmaster, Tang San felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Though he did not know Grandmaster yet, he still could not resist taking action, as if this was how things were meant to be. He could not explain that strange feeling.

What surprised him, however, was that the sleeve arrow had failed to take Cao Yan's life.

Tang San felt some regret. He had misjudged Cao Yan's strength. Now, he could only become enemies with the person before him.

After hearing Tang San's words, Old Jack looked toward the ground as well. Sure enough, when he saw the two people lying there, he was somewhat surprised.

Even so, resentment remained in his heart.

Tang San's behavior today had already made Old Jack somewhat dissatisfied.

What kind of person would someone become in the future if they could deal such a ruthless blow to even a six-year-old child once they gained power?

Old Jack had always considered Tang San a sensible child, but now, he even felt some regret.

Sending Tang San to Nuoding Academy seemed to have been a mistake.

"This thing—was it what you threw just now?" Cao Yan stepped forward, his cold eyes fixed on the child before him.

He knew that these two should be Tang San and Old Jack.

According to the original plot, Tang San and Old Jack should have arrived at Nuoding Academy to register around this time as well.

However, perhaps because of him, the two had arrived a few steps later.

That was fine. As long as he beat Tang San up too, the mission assigned by the system should be completed smoothly, right?

The thought filled Cao Yan with anticipation.