Si Tingxuan's Reputation

However, he secretly thought, Exotic Beast Academy is still the Baroque Kingdom's number one academy. How could its mentor have such poor manners? Even in a world where the strong reign supreme, they shouldn't offend people the moment they meet them!

At that moment, Shi Shengtian seemed to have spotted some strange sight and stared fixedly at Long Wu.

A contemptuous expression appeared on his face. "Isn't this Lion King Town's Strongest Trash?"

Then he turned to Shi Yuntian and said, "Little brother, what are you doing? This kind of thing—"

Slap!

Before he could finish, he was directly struck across the face.

They could look down on him, but no one was allowed to insult his disciple in the slightest.

That was just how fiercely protective he was.

After being slapped, Shi Shengtian's first reaction was not to shout or fight.

Instead, he stood there dumbfounded. He had never imagined that anyone in Lion King Town would dare hit him.

Nor had he imagined that someone would strike him in front of his mentor.

For a moment, he could not process it.

"What do you mean by this?"

Shi Shengtian had yet to react, but his mentor had already flown into a rage.

Hitting his student in front of him—how was that any different from slapping his own face?

Si Tingxuan looked at him coldly. "I'm helping you teach your student what respect means."

"You—"

Shi Shengtian finally came back to his senses and glared furiously at Si Tingxuan.

But he also understood that, no matter how inferior Si Tingxuan might be, he was still a mentor from Odd Weapons Academy and at the very least a Soul King.

He was no match for him.

But he had a mentor!

He looked at his mentor with a wronged expression. "I was only stating the truth! She's Lion King Town's Strongest Trash. It's not like I'm the only one who says so!"

Si Tingxuan shot him a cold glance.

Shi Shengtian shuddered, unable to continue.

"Even if Shengtian was wrong, he is still a student of Exotic Beast Academy, and he is also my, Chou Yuan's, disciple. It is not your place to discipline him! If you don't give me an explanation today—"

Si Tingxuan's face turned even colder, while his eyes became incomparably sharp.

"What if I don't give you an explanation? Are you planning to fight me? I'm not bragging—even if I gave you one hand, you still wouldn't be my match."

His expression and tone were exactly the same as the way they had just treated Long Wu.

"Impudent!"

Such naked contempt finally made the mentor named Chou Yuan lose his patience.

He threw a punch directly at Si Tingxuan.

"Hmph."

Watching the fist swing toward him, Si Tingxuan snorted coldly, his gaze growing even more disdainful.

To him, this kind of close-range attack was simply delivering oneself into his hands.

He merely raised a hand and gave it a casual wave, as if brushing away a mosquito.

But the instant Chou Yuan's fist came into contact with Si Tingxuan's hand—

He immediately felt a powerful force that made him tremble.

Stagger, stagger.

Chou Yuan retreated seven or eight steps in a row, yet he still could not stop himself.

"Ha!"

He could only give a low shout, forcefully stomping down with both legs before finally stopping and steadying himself.

At this moment, there was no longer the slightest trace of anger on his face.

There was only utter shock.

When he looked at Si Tingxuan again, there was now a hint of reverence in his eyes.

Gulp.

Shi Shengtian no longer felt the pain in his face. He swallowed in terror.

Instinctively, he backed away several steps.

It was as though only by putting some distance between himself and Si Tingxuan could he feel even a little safer.

The other two also stared at Si Tingxuan in shock.

They had seen people casually send a Soul Emperor flying before.

But this was the first time they had seen someone so young do it with such effortless ease.

Seeing Shi Shengtian in his current state, Shi Yuntian was delighted.

Keep acting arrogant. Keep acting proud. Now you've gotten yourself beaten.

His eldest brother had often mocked and belittled him because of his talent. Watching this now, he was truly gloating inside.

Then he glanced at Chou Yuan. You were so smug just now, looking down your nose at everyone!

You even interrupted me. Now you've hit a wall, haven't you?

However, he knew his limits.

This was only a minor conflict. If it continued, things would get out of hand.

By then, the entire Shi Family would be dragged into it, and he would not be able to escape either.

So he immediately stepped forward. "Big Brother, this is Mentor Si Tingxuan from Odd Weapons Academy. Do not be disrespectful."

Then he bowed to Chou Yuan. "Mentor, it was all a misunderstanding. My brother and I did not handle this properly. It was our fault. Please forgive us!"

Finally, he also bowed to Si Tingxuan. "My apologies. We invited you to our home as a guest, but I never expected things to become so unpleasant. I apologize to you on my brother's behalf."

It had to be said that he was very skilled at handling people.

He not only gave Chou Yuan's side a way out,

but also ingratiated himself with Si Tingxuan.

And compared to him, his eldest brother had been trampled into the mud.

Si Tingxuan swept his eyes over him. Although he disliked people who liked to scheme this way,

he was only staying here for one night, so he could not be bothered to say anything.

Chou Yuan, Shi Shengtian, and the others, however, all widened their eyes as they looked at Si Tingxuan.

It took them quite a while to recover.

Chou Yuan shook his still-trembling right hand and walked over with a bitter smile. "So it was you. No wonder you're so strong. I can't say I was wronged by this loss."

Then he added, "I was discourteous, Mentor Si Tingxuan. Please forgive me!"

It had to be said that in this world, strength and talent were everything.

If one possessed strength and talent, people would respect them wherever they went.

Even if they were arrogant, proud, or even slapped someone in the face.

But if they had no talent and no strength, they would be trampled on wherever they went.

Since the other party had effectively bowed his head to him, Si Tingxuan was not someone who would press the matter relentlessly.

"Mm."

He nodded faintly, then glanced at Shi Shengtian. "I was also somewhat at fault. However, as a fellow mentor, I suggest that when you teach students, you should not only value the growth of their strength."

"You should also teach them how to conduct themselves. Otherwise, before their strength has even matured, they may offend someone they cannot afford to provoke and end up losing their lives."

After saying that, he turned to Hua Qingluo and Long Wu. "As my disciples, remember this: only a genius who survives and grows is a true genius. Otherwise, no matter how great one's talent is, it is useless."

As he spoke, he followed Shi Yuntian into the residence.

Chou Yuan and the others said nothing.

Si Tingxuan was stronger than him, so it was only right that he entered the residence first.

Yet among them, the two who had remained silent from beginning to end stared strangely at Si Tingxuan walking at the front.

One of them, who had short, tousled hair, murmured, "So he is Si Tingxuan... the person Brother Meng Long keeps talking about surpassing."

The other, with shoulder-length unkempt hair, smiled. "I never expected to meet him here!"

"Brother Meng Long even made a special overnight trip to Odd Weapons Academy. He didn't even enter the town. Now he's missed him, hasn't he? Tsk, tsk!"

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