Yu Tianheng's Provocation!

Heaven Dou Imperial City.

Crown Prince's Residence.

Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) stretched lazily, revealing the graceful curves beneath her moon-white silk nightgown.

Her gaze fell upon an admission certificate resting on the table.

A faint smile curled the corners of her delicate, rosy lips on her stunningly beautiful face.

"Zhou Tong, I have waited for you for a long time; you have finally enrolled."

"Since you enrolled under my name, you are my person. I want to see just how far you, this little genius, can go."

Zhou Tong was only seven years old, yet he was already a Great Spirit Master.

Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) was quite pleased to have such a genius pledge his allegiance.

She believed that she would certainly be able to make Zhou Tong fall at her feet.

Moreover, her own talent was unparalleled across the continent; with an innate spirit power of level twenty, she had set a precedent in the spirit master world. Even Zhou Tong could not compare to her.

Had it not been for the fact that Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) was disguised as the Crown Prince and kept busy with state affairs, she would have long since broken through to become a Spirit King or even a Spirit Emperor with her aptitude!

However, even so, she remained confident that she was still the most monstrously talented spirit master on the continent.

She was certain she could make Zhou Tong willingly submit to her.

"That fellow Xue Beng is causing trouble again?"

"What a playboy."

"I shall observe the situation for now and see how Zhou Tong handles it."

"This can also be considered a small test."

As Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) thought about the events about to unfold, a rare look of anticipation appeared on her cold, perfect face.

Early morning.

Zhou Tong awoke from his meditation, his internal spirit power having increased once more.

After putting on his school uniform, he began to wander around the academy.

He soon arrived at the academy's mimicry environment.

There was a Lightning Mimicry Environment here.

Upgrading his lightning-attribute spirit power three times would unlock the Thunder God Inheritance.

The Thunder God was a leader among the first-tier gods in the God Realm, a being at the half-step God King level.

If he could inherit that godhood, Zhou Tong would be making a massive profit.

Only by becoming a god could he compete with the future Tang God King.

He intended to use lightning to temper his body and enhance his lightning attribute.

He had already upgraded it once before; if he upgraded it two more times, he would be able to unlock the Thunder God Inheritance.

He strolled to the back mountain, located on a thousand-meter-tall peak. The area was incredibly vast, yet there were very few students.

People who used lightning to temper their bodies were rare.

Furthermore, Zhou Tong noticed that most of the people here had relatively low spirit power.

In fact, most of them had less spirit power than he did.

Zhou Tong was only seven, while these nobles were generally much older than him.

It was obvious to Zhou Tong that he could see the true level of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

It was likely a drag on the standards among most high-level spirit master academies.

Zhou Tong shook his head, casting such thoughts from his mind.

The state of the academy had little to do with him; that was a matter for the Heaven Dou Empire. He was only here to cultivate and had no business managing such things.

He arrived smoothly outside the Lightning Mimicry Environment.

To Zhou Tong's surprise, a large crowd of students had gathered there.

There were especially many female students inside.

Some of the girls even had flushed, shy expressions on their faces.

Zhou Tong immediately became interested in the gossip.

"What are you all looking at?"

"You must be new here. That is Yu Tianheng, captain of the Imperial Fighting Team."

"He is about to enter the Thunder Mimicry Environment Chamber. So many girls are his fan girls," a young man explained with a shrug.

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

Zhou Tong was deeply shocked, finding it almost impossible to believe.

Seeing Zhou Tong's disbelief, the youth helplessly shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who else could it be but the genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the future heir to the sect master?"

"Countless people would give anything for a chance to curry favor with him."

Zhou Tong understood in an instant; such a top-tier second-generation elite would naturally attract countless admirers.

"Many thanks, Senior. I'm going in to cultivate now."

Zhou Tong walked straight into the Lightning Mimicry Environment. He was here to temper his body; he couldn't care less about what others were doing.

Just then, Yu Tianheng caught sight of Zhou Tong and immediately blocked his path.

"You look a bit unfamiliar, classmate."

"Are you new to the academy?"

Zhou Tong replied indifferently, "I just arrived. And you are?"

Yu Tianheng answered, "I am Yu Tianheng."

"So, you must be the new genius student, Zhou Tong?"

"That's right!" Zhou Tong felt a slight tremor in his heart. He had never met this person before, so why was he paying such close attention to him?

He certainly didn't believe the other party was just being friendly to new students.

Yu Tianheng looked Zhou Tong over carefully and said, "A pleasure, a pleasure."

"I heard that Junior Zhou is quite adept at the power of lightning."

"As it happens, I have also done some research into the power of lightning."

"How about we spar?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted.

"Zhou Tong? Is that the kid who offended Prince Xue Beng?"

"What nerve."

"A commoner soul master, daring to be so arrogant in our academy?"

"He actually dares to challenge Brother Tianheng to a contest of lightning?"

Voices of dissatisfaction toward Zhou Tong kept popping up from the crowd.

Hearing this, Zhou Tong knew immediately that Xue Beng had already spread plenty of rumors behind his back.

He said coldly, "Xue Beng's skills were inferior, and when he tried to bully me, I taught him a lesson."

"Are you all looking for trouble?"

"I, Zhou Tong, will see you through to the end!"

"If you only know how to wag your tongues behind my back, does anyone dare to step out and challenge me one-on-one?"

In the Douluo Continent, strength is supreme.

If these people wanted to target him, then he would fight them!

He would knock this bunch of trash to the ground and let them know who was strong and who was weak!

If they dared to provoke him, he would suppress them!

Strike once to avoid a hundred blows!

As soon as his voice fell, the entire place went silent.

Everyone's gaze fell upon Zhou Tong.

These people had been chirping away just a moment ago, but the moment Zhou Tong demanded a one-on-one fight, they all turned cowardly.

After all, they knew exactly how miserable the fate of those who provoked Zhou Tong yesterday had been.

Petty people fear power but do not respect virtue; that was exactly the case here.

Many were so angry their faces turned livid, but they dared not act out, feeling incredibly stifled.

Seeing this, a sharp, mocking look appeared on Zhou Tong's face.

Trash is trash; they don't know what's good for them.

A heavy-handed approach is always the most effective.

These people were mocking him just a moment ago, but after Zhou Tong struck back hard, none of them dared to chirp anymore.

Strength determines status; it was truly so!

Zhou Tong held his head high and chest out, looking down on this group of trash with pride, his face full of triumph as he watched them seethe in silent rage.

Just then, Yu Tianheng spoke up.

"Junior Zhou, have you agreed to spar in the power of lightning?"

Zhou Tong looked at Yu Tianheng. Unlike the others, this man was not superficial; he was quite calculating and did not wear his hostility on his face.

Furthermore, he had personally invited him to a duel.

Clearly, his opponent was quite confident in his mastery of lightning.

It seemed this would be the greatest challenge he had to face.

After all, Yu Tianheng was a son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with exceptional talent, and his martial soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, excelled in the power of lightning.

Yet, Zhou Tong felt no fear. When faced with a provocation, he had always relied on one method: fight him!

Zhou Tong looked at Yu Tianheng with keen interest and asked, "What shall we compete in?"