The calmly spoken words made Pei Qinhu's face alternate between green and white.
He struggled to get up, only to discover that he could not.
The pressure bearing down on him reminded him every instant that the young man before him possessed terrifying abilities.
Taking a deep breath, Pei Qinhu swallowed his humiliation and said, "Chief Instructor, I spoke out of turn. Please forgive me!"
Jun Wangchen said nothing. With a wave of his hand, the mountainlike pressure pinning Pei Qinhu down vanished.
"Whew!"
Feeling his body lighten, Pei Qinhu inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
A closer look revealed that his forehead was covered in sweat.
That alone showed how much strain the pressure had put him under.
Chen Yuechu, standing nearby, now understood that the new Chief Instructor was no mere poser. With a respectful expression, she said, "Chief Instructor, the members of the Mythic Heavenly Palace have assembled. They're waiting for you to begin their training."
"All right, let's go." Jun Wangchen nodded slightly, glanced at Pei Qinhu, and walked out first.
Chen Yuechu looked at Jun Wangchen, then at Pei Qinhu, before following him out. Acting as his guide, she led Jun Wangchen toward the Mythic Heavenly Palace.
Could he really be at Heaven Tier? Behind them, Pei Qinhu stared at Jun Wangchen, his eyes filled with wariness.
That invisible pressure had actually made him feel as though he were facing the Four Heavenly Kings of the Mythic Heavenly Palace.
The Four Heavenly Kings were all martial artists at the Heaven-Tier Peak. At Jun Wangchen's age, even if he were a Heavenly-Rank Martial Artist, he should not have been able to reach their level.
Yet what had just happened had brought home a terrifying truth.
This young man in his early twenties possessed strength on par