Acting like this, do you have a death wish?

Zhao Heng was genuinely annoyed with Xu Ye.

Sure, if you wanted to show off, then show off!

But he had actually said he had no talent and relied entirely on hard work.

Xu Ye had slaughtered one hundred and twenty demons in an hour earlier.

He had only killed twelve. What did that make him?

Was he not even as good as a dog?

Wasn't that a slap in the face?

The others also felt that Xu Ye had gone a little too far with his posturing.

You could be humble, but you couldn't be too humble.

Was it really okay to put everyone else down like that?

Lin Yuyan merely smiled and said nothing.

She did not think Xu Ye was the sort of person who would put on airs.

Xu Ye glanced at Zhao Heng, feeling more and more that there was something wrong with this guy's head.

Why did this guy have to throw in a few words no matter what he did?

He immediately said, "What the hell is it to you?"

"You!" Zhao Huan flew into a rage.

This guy really did not take him seriously at all, did he?

Since when had anyone dared speak to him like that?

Yet Xu Ye had no intention of paying him any attention.

Damn it! Sooner or later, I'll make you suffer, Zhao Heng cursed inwardly.

He had to find an opportunity to teach this brat a lesson.

Of course, not in front of Lin Yuyan.

At the same time, he had already made up his mind to show off like Xu Ye someday.

Wasn't it just putting on a show?

Who couldn't do that?

"What are you arguing about?" Du Yuanxiu's cold voice came over at that moment.

Immediately afterward, he and Du Tao arrived together.

The two first nodded at Xu Ye before turning to look at the others.

No one spoke.

Only then did Du Yuanxiu sweep his gaze around. Suddenly, his eyes fell upon the training ground.

At that moment, the seemingly incomparably hard stone slabs of the training ground were covered in saber marks, leaving the once-neat grounds in a battered mess.

"What happened here?" Du Yuanxiu asked with a frown.

The moment he arrived, he had heard Xu Ye and Zhao Heng arguing.

He was worried that Zhao Heng would cause trouble for Xu Ye.

Although Xu Ye might not be afraid, it was not something he wanted to see.

Hearing him, Xu Ye was also stunned. He looked at the training ground he had wrecked into a complete mess and was suddenly speechless.

He had been too absorbed in training just now and had not even noticed.

This was bad.

Hearing Du Yuanxiu's question, the others said nothing.

Zhao Huan hurriedly stepped forward first and pointed at Xu Ye. "He did it!"

"This guy came here early in the morning to put on a show, swinging his saber around recklessly."

"I think he deliberately destroyed all of this."

As he spoke, he looked at Xu Ye with glee.

Served you right for showing off.

Now look what happened.

You've run into an iron wall.

He had thought Du Yuanxiu was asking because he wanted to hold someone accountable.

After he finished speaking, Lin Yuyan and the others shot him disdainful looks.

Was this guy really that petty?

He could even seize on this to take revenge?

Du Yuanxiu also looked at Xu Ye. "Did you do this?"

Xu Ye ignored Zhao Heng's gloating completely. Looking at Du Yuanxiu, he nodded and admitted it. "I did. I only wanted to practice my saber technique; I did not mean to damage anything."

"Bullshit. You did it on purpose," Zhao Heng snorted coldly.

"Shut up!" Du Yuanxiu glared fiercely at Zhao Heng.

Zhao Heng grunted twice. Though unconvinced, he still shut his mouth.

After all, in the Demon-Suppression Bureau, he was a black-robed Demon-Suppression Guard, while Du Yuanxiu was a white-robed Demon-Suppression Guard.

An official one rank higher could crush you to death.

Only then did Du Yuanxiu step forward and inspect the saber marks on the training ground.

The training ground had been made from meteorite ironstone specially crafted by the Demon-Suppression Bureau.

Its hardness surpassed even iron.

To leave so many saber marks on it, how much force would that require?

Suddenly recalling something, he looked at Xu Ye. "You said you were practicing a saber technique? Was it the Demon-Subduing Saber Technique?"

"Yes." Xu Ye nodded.

"Show me a move!" Du Yuanxiu said immediately.

Lü Tao also looked at Xu Ye.

The others wore puzzled expressions.

What was going on?

Xu Ye was somewhat bewildered as well, but seeing that Du Yuanxiu did not seem to be joking, he nodded slightly.

The next moment, he suddenly took a step forward and raised a hand to draw the Demon-Slaying Saber.

With a sharp hiss.

The saber left its sheath, and he immediately unleashed the Demon-Subduing Saber Technique—the first form, Demon-Slaying!

With a swish, saber light flickered.

In an extremely peculiar stance, Xu Ye gathered his strength upon the horizontal blade before bringing it down in a single stroke.

Bang! The saber light flashed.

A saber mark nearly two feet deep suddenly appeared on the training ground.

This was still the result of Xu Ye holding back.

If he used his full strength, it would only be more terrifying.

Seeing this, Lin Yuyan and the others could not help nodding inwardly. This strike truly was powerful.

Zhao Heng curled his lip, still unconcerned.

But Lü Tao and Du Yuanxiu's expressions changed slightly, and their eyes lit up.

"Beginner mastery!"

"The Demon-Subduing Saber Technique has reached beginner mastery!"

The two looked at each other and blurted it out at once.

They knew the Demon-Subduing Saber Technique as well, so they could tell the depth of Xu Ye's strike at a glance.

This was definitely beginner mastery of the saber technique!

Hearing the two of them, Lin Yuyan and the others were momentarily stunned, still not having reacted.

At that moment, Xu Ye sheathed his saber and looked at Du Yuanxiu and Lü Tao. "It has indeed reached beginner mastery."

The moment he said that, the expressions of the two men changed again and again as they stared at Xu Ye in uncertainty.

At the same time, two words surfaced in both their minds.

Genius!

This was fucking genius!

"Overnight, you reached beginner mastery in the Demon-Subduing Saber Technique. Xu Ye, how exactly did you do it?" Lü Tao could not help asking.

They knew the Demon-Subduing Saber Technique too!

And their attainments in it were not shallow.

But that was a first-grade martial skill!

Even they had spent a full month, if not longer, before reaching beginner mastery.

Yet Xu Ye had only received the martial skill yesterday and had reached beginner mastery today.

He had done it in just one night. It was utterly absurd.

It was impossible to comprehend.

"What?"

"His Demon-Subduing Saber Technique reached beginner mastery?"

"Holy shit! He's that strong?"

Lin Yuyan and the others finally came to their senses.

Only then did they remember that Xu Ye had received the Demon-Subduing Saber Technique as yesterday's first-place reward.

And today, he had already reached beginner mastery.

How was that possible?

Was that something a human could do?

Although they did not know how formidable the Demon-Subduing Saber Technique was.

They knew well enough that a first-grade martial skill took at least ten days to half a month just to understand, let alone reach beginner mastery.

How had Xu Ye done it?

Zhao Heng's eyes widened as well. Even he was shocked by the conversation among the three.

This brat had mastered a first-grade martial skill overnight?

What kind of joke was that?

Even he, who considered himself a genius, could not do that!

What was this brat doing?

At that moment, hearing Lü Tao's question, Xu Ye answered honestly, "I didn't do anything special. I just practiced diligently."

"Then, as I practiced, it reached beginner mastery."

In truth, he had also wanted to say that his cultivation technique was close to reaching beginner mastery too.

But it had not reached that point yet, and he found it a little embarrassing, so he kept quiet.

The instant his words fell, everyone present fell silent.

They looked at Xu Ye as though he were some kind of monster.

A sudden urge to beat him to death rose in their hearts.

What did he mean, it reached beginner mastery as he practiced?

Were you messing with them?

Who did not need ten days to half a month just to understand a first-grade martial skill?

Showing off like this—didn't he value his life?