The Xu residence!
"Come look, our great genius has returned! Hahaha..."
"Great genius, how come after entering Hidden Spirit Academy for several months, you're still at the peak of dark force?"
"Tut, tut. The family spent so many resources on you, yet after all these years you haven't advanced an inch. If the family had spent those resources on me, I'd have become a transformed force martial artist long ago."
"What genius? I think he's just trash."
As Xu Yang passed by the Xu Family training grounds, a wave of mocking voices reached his ears.
The expression on his face shifted sharply. He bit down hard on his lip without saying a word and quickened his pace, wanting to leave.
But someone had no intention of letting him go. Several figures blocked his path.
The man at the front stared down his nose at him. "Xu Yang, what did you come back for?"
Xu Yang glanced at him. Xu Jian—his cousin—had broken through a month ago and become a transformed force martial artist.
When Xu Yang had cultivated at a pace that covered a thousand miles in a day as a child, Xu Jian had trailed after him every day, currying favor in every possible way.
But once Xu Yang's cultivation had stagnated, Xu Jian had immediately changed his face and begun belittling and ridiculing him at every turn.
Xu Yang pressed his lips together and said nothing, trying to go around him, but Xu Jian would not let him off.
"Are you mute? Brother Jian asked you a question." One of Xu Jian's lackeys reached out, shoved Xu Yang, and barked loudly.
Xu Yang raised his head and glared viciously at him.
"What kind of look is that? Not convinced? You still think you're some cultivation genius? Bah!"
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