Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.
Outer Courtyard.
"Have you heard? About Senior Brother Xu Qing—last time, the master issued him an ultimatum. If Senior Brother Xu Qing couldn't reach peak Bright Force within a month, he would be expelled from the school."
"Of course I know."
"Almost everyone in the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School knows about it. But it's been nearly a month already, hasn't it?"
"That's right."
"Seems like it's either today or tomorrow."
"Tsk tsk..."
"..."
Quite a few students of the Outer Courtyard were discussing Xu Qing. Mainly because when Xu Qing had passed the assessment and become an official disciple of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School, it had caused quite a stir.
Now.
It was time to test Xu Qing again.
"Shh..."
"Stop talking."
"Looks like Senior Brother Xu Qing is here."
"..."
At the entrance.
Xu Qing appeared, and some sharp-eyed students spotted him immediately and called out. All the students promptly shut their mouths.
"Senior Brother Xu Qing."
"Senior Brother Xu Qing, you're here."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Xu..."
"..."
The Outer Courtyard students appeared exceedingly respectful.
No matter what.
Xu Qing was now an official disciple of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School. Even if he truly was about to be expelled, he was still a Bright Force martial artist. None of these Outer Courtyard students had managed to cultivate Bright Force.
"Mhm."
Xu Qing's expression was calm as he nodded casually in response, passing through the Outer Courtyard toward the Inner Courtyard of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.
The many Outer Courtyard students watched Xu Qing enter the Inner Courtyard.
"I wonder whether Senior Brother Xu has reached peak Bright Force."
"If I remember correctly, ever since Senior Brother Xu became an official disciple of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts