Xue Beng's Bullying? Looking for a Fight!

While Zhou Tong waited, six swaggering figures appeared a hundred meters ahead.

Five of them wore pale yellow uniforms, and they all clustered around a young man dressed in finery, his face full of arrogance.

The arrogant young man's eyes lit up the moment he spotted Zhou Tong.

The other five all turned to look at Zhou Tong as well.

They exchanged glances, then one of them walked up to Zhou Tong.

"Hey, kid, this is the Royal Academy. You've come to the wrong place."

"Only nobles are allowed in."

They sized up Zhou Tong's clothes. He looked quite ordinary, so they decided he must be a commoner and immediately felt like mocking him.

These young hooligans ran rampant through Heaven Dou Royal Academy. With their powerful backgrounds, they looked down on everyone else.

When they saw a chance to mock someone, they immediately took it.

"I was invited here. You have no right to stop me from entering."

Zhou Tong stood tall, calmly watching them.

With his strength, he had no need to fear the young hooligans of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

In truth, although Heaven Dou Royal Academy was rich in resources, the nobles there were mostly useless—pathetic, even.

The young man's face darkened at once. "Kid, you don't know what's good for you."

Another person promptly stepped forward, fawning over Zhou Tong as he said deferentially, "Your Highness Xue Beng, this kid dares to show you no respect. That's a grave insult."

"This man's acting suspiciously and trying to sneak into the academy. He must be a spy."

His Highness Xue Beng?

Zhou Tong immediately understood who this was.

So it was Xue Beng, that spoiled prince.

He was a fair-weather friend.

At first, he looked down on Tang San, only to get beaten up. Then he promptly switched sides and pledged himself to Tang San, and somehow ended up sitting on the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire.

But Zhou Tong wasn't about to indulge a spoiled brat like him.

"You're looking for trouble?"

"I'll take you on!"

Zhou Tong stood tall as Soul Power surged through his body. Thick arcs of electricity appeared across his fingers, and he was ready to strike at any moment.

Just then, another young man jumped out, fawning as he chimed in:

"Your Highness Xue Beng, let me capture this damned spy for you."

The next moment, he glared viciously at Zhou Tong. Soul Power surged within him, and a long saber Martial Soul appeared in his hand. Grinning savagely, he swung it at Zhou Tong.

"Boom!"

Golden arcs of electricity crackled through the air. A vine gleaming blue and gold struck in an instant, piercing straight through the young man's arm. Blood spurted out.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

The moment it pierced him, golden arcs of electricity raced along the Thunderous Hell Vine and poured into the young man's body.

"Aaaah!"

A piercing scream rang out. The young man's entire body convulsed violently, every hair standing on end. Black smoke puffed from his mouth and nose. He looked as if he'd been struck by lightning, his body spasming and stiffening.

It wasn't long before he toppled straight to the ground, unconscious. His limbs still twitched involuntarily, clearly having taken a nasty shock.

The scene fell deathly silent.

Xue Beng gaped in disbelief at the twitching young man on the ground, then abruptly turned to Zhou Tong. His gaze fixed on the Thunderous Hell Vine in Zhou Tong's hand, his heart filled with both shock and fear.

What kind of vine Martial Soul was that?

It was tough enough to pierce through an arm?

And it could unleash such powerful lightning?

He'd only meant to toy with the kid. He hadn't expected to kick an iron plate.

"Boss, this kid's no pushover!"

The lackeys behind him all went pale with fright. They instinctively took half a step back, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Zhou Tong.

Seeing this, Xue Beng pretended to remain calm and spoke up.

"Kid, don't do anything reckless. This is the Royal Academy. Someone will be able to deal with you."

The others chimed in, too. "This is His Highness Xue Beng, a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. Don't do anything reckless, kid."

Seeing this,

Zhou Tong sneered. His gaze remained calm as he looked at Xue Beng and said, "Anyone who bullies me gets zapped until they question their very existence!"

At those words, Xue Beng felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head. He forced himself to stand firm despite his trembling body.

"I-I-I... I'm the Heaven Dou Empire's fourth prince! If you lay a hand on me, you won't make it out of the Heaven Dou Empire!"

Zhou Tong scoffed. "Compared with the Crown Prince, you're like heaven and earth apart. You're a complete waste!"

"If you cause trouble like this and the Crown Prince finds out, you'll be in for it."

At this, Xue Beng's face turned livid. His chest heaved violently, and he panted like an ox. Unable to believe what he was hearing, he stammered, "Y-Y-You... who exactly are you?"

He stared fixedly at Zhou Tong, as if trying to burn his face into his eyes.

"My big brother is Xue Qinghe!"

"I'm Zhou Tong. My name hasn't changed, and neither has my surname!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Tong turned and strode into the academy.

Before long, he found the gatekeeper from earlier and went straight to the Academic Affairs Office, where he knocked on the door.

A female teacher in her thirties came to greet him.

When he took out Xue Qinghe's token, the female teacher's face immediately showed her surprise.

"Student, you're the genius recommended by His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"His Highness has already given instructions."

"I'll take care of your enrollment right away."

"This is the first time His Highness the Crown Prince has made an exception to recommend a genius for admission."

Xue Qinghe's influence at Heaven Dou Royal Academy was indeed considerable. With his token in hand, Zhou Tong got the academy to make an exception and process his enrollment.

Zhou Tong became a student at Heaven Dou Royal Academy without a hitch.

After moving into his dormitory, Zhou Tong immediately began cultivating in seclusion.

He still had no leads on finding Dugu Bo.

He planned to get in touch with Dugu Bo through Dugu Yan.

But he hadn't met Dugu Yan yet, so he would have to wait for the right opportunity.

Until then, his goal was to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

Strength was his capital.

Somewhere at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Tian Heng, you're the one in the academy who's best at wielding lightning."

"But today I found out that some kid's lightning is even stronger than yours."

After realizing he couldn't do anything about Zhou Tong, Xue Beng went to Yu Tianheng, captain of the Imperial Fighting Team.

Yu Tianheng's Martial Soul was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and he excelled at wielding lightning.

It was a talent he took great pride in.

Xue Beng had just struck a nerve.

He had always considered himself the academy's strongest wielder of lightning. How could he tolerate anyone challenging his position?

But he quickly thought of the recent rumors.

"Your Highness Xue Beng, I heard you got beaten up by a new student. Was that him?"

At this, Xue Beng's face darkened. "Tian Heng, I knew I couldn't keep it from you."

"That kid's way too arrogant. A commoner Soul Master dares to slap me in the face. If we don't teach him a lesson, he'll be strutting around the academy like he owns the place."

"He might even threaten your position."

At that, Yu Tianheng's face darkened. "Fine. I'll teach him a lesson."

"A lowly commoner Soul Master dares to throw his weight around in front of noble Soul Masters!"

"He's asking for a beating!"