Battle Through the Heavens: The Road to Ascendance Begins at Jia Nan Academy

Among the crowd, one young man stood out. Dressed in a plain white brocade robe, he had a handsome face and refined features. He gently waved an ink-painted folding fan, every movement graceful and cultivated—the very picture of a charming young nobleman.

But as he watched Qin Chen and Qing Lin embrace, his gentle eyes narrowed. Deep displeasure flashed through them, and barely suppressed anger stirred across his brow.

"Grandfather, this..."

The young man could no longer maintain his composure. He turned to the white-haired elder beside him, a Peak Dou Zong, his voice edged with urgency and resentment.

"Shut up!"

Before the young man could finish, the elder cut him off. He glared at his grandson, privately cursing him for a fool.

Can't he see that even the mansion's ancestor is too intimidated by that mysterious expert to move? Does he have a death wish?

Elsewhere, the Green Serpent Venerable's wrinkled face was dark as a storm cloud. An invisible hostility spread around him as anger seethed in his heart.

This boy came out of nowhere and means to steal away the saintess we've raised so carefully!

Yet with that Dou Zun present, he dared not act. He knew the man had already locked onto him. If he made a move, he might not live to see tomorrow.

Damn it! In nearly a century presiding over the Heavenly Snake Mansion, when have I ever had to swallow such humiliation?

His icy gaze snapped toward Lu Man and White Fang in the crowd. Those two had concealed quite a bit about this boy!

Back then, they had reported that the young master Qing Lin spoke of was merely a student at Jia Nan Academy, a lowly Dou Wang of no concern. How had he returned just a few years later