Xu Sanshi's Provocation

"What's wrong, Nannan? Do you know this boy? The two of you do look somewhat alike."

The young man stepped forward, looking at Jiang Nannan with a gentle expression.

But upon hearing his words, the curiosity in Jiang Nannan's eyes abruptly turned cold.

She no longer looked at the young man behind her. Disgust flickered in her eyes as she turned and left.

Seeing Jiang Nannan turn to leave, the young man froze for a moment before lifting his foot to chase after her.

But before he could take a step, a fair hand landed on his shoulder.

Then Li Qingming's somewhat icy voice rang out. "Are you saying that she and I look somewhat alike?"

Li Qingming's voice was soft.

Hearing Li Qingming's words, the young man turned around and stared at him, irritation and disgust in his eyes.

Clearly, Jiang Nannan's earlier gaze had made him jealous.

Hearing the boy's words, he swept a disdainful glance over Li Qingming. "You're quite handsome, but Nannan isn't someone you can set your sights on. Get lost now, and I'll pretend I never saw you. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

The young man's tone was cold, brimming with threat.

But as Li Qingming listened to him, his expression grew increasingly grim.

His golden hair and golden eyes had been inherited from his parents.

Though he did not acknowledge this world's so-called Qian Family or Angel Clan, he would not allow anyone to mock the appearance his parents had given him.

"Apologize to me now, and I can pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, you might not be going home today."

Li Qingming's voice was soft as he stared at the young man.

His hand remained on the young man's body, and the bone-chilling coldness in his gaze showed no sign of fading.

Hearing Li Qingming's words, the young man seemed to have heard a joke. He suddenly flung himself backward, then drove a fist straight at Li Qingming's face.

It happened very suddenly.

Seeing the young man attack without warning, quite a few students behind them were startled.

But before they could react, Li Qingming's fair hand had already risen.

A golden sheen enveloped his palm, and he steadily caught the young man's fist.

As fist and palm collided, Li Qingming's fingers began to tighten. His five fingers suddenly clamped down, unleashing a terrifying force.

Though the Angel martial soul did not excel in strength, as a special Angel martial soul combined with the Angel inheritance, it was inherently a god-tier martial soul.

With the enhancement of all those powers, it was far beyond ordinary martial souls.

At that moment, as the terrifying force erupted, a series of crunching sounds came from the young man's bones, and he let out a scream.

He stared at Li Qingming in disbelief. Then three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—appeared around him, and his first soul ring lit up at once.

Watching the young man make his move, Li Qingming did not summon his martial soul at all.

He stepped forward. As their bodies drew close, his fair, jade-like hand clenched into a fist, then he punched out directly.

The punch did not pause in the slightest. It struck the young man squarely in the face and knocked him to the ground.

That terrifying blow carried the power of an angel.

As that supremely holy force of reversal entered him, Xu Sanshi felt his body begin to go numb, while golden light enveloped him.

Meanwhile, the boy silently watched him. Golden radiance flowed through those beautiful golden eyes.

Feeling the majesty emanating from the boy, Xu Sanshi's face filled with horror.

"Apologize to me now, and I can still pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, if I don't smash your mouth to pieces today, my name isn't Li Qingming."

Li Qingming's voice was soft as he looked straight at Xu Sanshi on the ground.

He had merely come over to line up—or rather, merely come to take a look—yet he had somehow been used as an object of comparison. That alone had already annoyed him.

And this guy actually dared to provoke him with his words. Did he really think Li Qingming was a pushover?

Sensing Li Qingming's aura, Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao, who had been standing nearby, both rose to their feet.

The surrounding students stopped lining up as well, all of them curiously looking over.

No one knew Li Qingming, but they certainly knew the young man before them.

"Damn, isn't that Xu Sanshi on the ground? He's one of the strongest students in the fourth year, among the very best of them. He actually couldn't beat a boy?"

"This boy's strength is terrifying. He defeated Xu Sanshi so easily."

Li Qingming's expression did not change as he listened to the murmurs around him. He simply stood there quietly, staring at Xu Sanshi.

Xu Sanshi gritted his teeth and glared at Li Qingming, resentment written across his face. "I was just joking. Besides, comparing your looks to Nannan's was a compliment. Do you really think you're better-looking than Nannan?"

Xu Sanshi paused there, because the boy before him did indeed seem to be somewhat prettier than Jiang Nannan.

But even so, that was not a reason for him to attack.

"I didn't even say anything, and you attacked me right away. You're a Shrek student too, aren't you? Do you know what happens at Shrek Academy when you beat someone up for no reason?"

As Xu Sanshi spoke, he rubbed his face. He did not think he had done anything wrong.

He had merely provoked him a little.

Or rather, in his view, he had not even provoked Li Qingming. Comparing Li Qingming with Jiang Nannan had even been a compliment to Li Qingming.

If the boy before him had not come over to stop him, he would not have attacked first.

In Xu Sanshi's eyes, the boy before him was entirely the one causing trouble.

But while Xu Sanshi was unreasonable, Li Qingming was even more unreasonable.

Seeing that Xu Sanshi had no intention of apologizing, Li Qingming paused for a second. Then he raised his leg and stomped directly on Xu Sanshi's face.

The kick came swiftly. The surrounding students had not even reacted before Xu Sanshi's face was stomped into the ground.

That terrifying kick came down with terrifying force. He stomped on Xu Sanshi's face, then raised his foot for a second kick.

Just as the third kick was about to land, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side.

It was a figure dressed in blue, lightning power gathering in his hand. Without stopping, he sent a dragon claw straight at Li Qingming.

Li Qingming's expression did not change as he watched Bei Bei approach.

Although the conflict between Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi was intense and they had always argued over who was first and who was second, the two were actually very good brothers in private.

Li Qingming was not surprised that Bei Bei had stepped in for Xu Sanshi, but neither was he afraid.

As the terrifying lightning dragon claw swept toward him, six pairs of wings appeared behind Li Qingming. Then, the six pairs of wings of the Six-Winged Angel behind him flapped.

He slightly raised his hand, and terrifying holy light rippled outward, directly blasting Bei Bei away.

Feeling that utterly pure power, a power so extreme that it seemed capable of purifying the surrounding air in an instant, Bei Bei's pupils contracted as he stared at his hand.

The lightning in his hand had vanished. His lightning seemed to have been subjected to a terrifying sealing force, rendering it unusable in an instant.

Seeing the astonishment in Bei Bei's eyes, Li Qingming's expression remained unchanged. He merely turned his head slightly and looked at Bei Bei coldly.

"This matter has nothing to do with you. Are you sure you want to get involved too?"