As far as Qi Yuan was concerned, the Martial Trial was nothing more than students from different schools fighting to decide who won.
With his current strength approaching the level-five grandmaster realm, he could completely crush them.
Even Xu Ying, who had received a King's Legacy, had yet to reach level four, and that was only because she came from a King Family Clan and had started cultivating early.
So the Martial Trial was far too easy for him, to the point that he could not earn more Enhancement Points.
What Qi Yuan wanted was to join the Guardian Squad directly.
He would venture into more dangerous Secret Realm spaces and take on greater challenges to earn Enhancement Points quickly.
Jia Nan and Yan Gang both froze for a moment. He had actually called the Martial Trial child's play?
Jia Nan could not help laughing. "This Martial Trial won't be so simple. You'll understand tomorrow."
"All right, all right. If you don't want to return to Shangcheng No. 1 Middle School, then don't."
"But in my capacity as Guardian Warden, I'll permit you to take part in tomorrow's Martial Trial."
This amounted to granting Qi Yuan an exceptional privilege.
Normally, only children from Family Clans could participate in the Martial Trial without a school affiliation and gain direct admission to certain elite universities.
Now Qi Yuan had that right too.
Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Jia Nan. Did this old man know I reached the ninth floor of the Planetary Space?
Probably not. Otherwise, he wouldn't be this calm.
By the time Qi Yuan and Yan Gang left the office, the sky had already darkened.
Yan Gang was still excited, because he truly had not expected Qi Yuan to possess the talent to cultivate the Eight Gates of Limitless.
Moreover, the fact that his body could emit green steam meant his cultivation of the Eight Gates of Limitless had already reached a fairly advanced stage.
"Back then, your father, my big brother, kicked a Quasi-King Beast to death with the strength of a mere level-four Ninja. More than a dozen level-six Demon Beasts caught in the aftermath died on the spot!"
"Afterward, people called him the Red Town General!"
"What a towering figure he was, admired by countless people..."
As he spoke, his spirits suddenly sank again.
After all, the price had been death, and in the end, his life and cultivation had both come to nothing.
Even the Secret Realm legacy his own child deserved had been stolen!
"Yuan, try not to open the Eight Gates of Limitless in the future. Don't end up like your father."
"Death snuffs a person out like a lamp. All that passion goes to waste. We should just live our own lives well."
Qi Yuan understood what Yan Gang was thinking at that moment. He feared that one day, Qi Yuan would burn himself out just as his father had.
"Uncle Yan, don't worry so much."
"Opening the Eight Gates of Limitless doesn't automatically mean death. My father probably died because he opened the eighth gate."
At that moment, Qi Yuan also understood the truth of what had happened ten years ago.
His father in this life, Qi Hong, had originally been only a level-four Ninja. The gap between him and a Quasi-King Beast had been like a chasm.
Under those circumstances, only opening the eighth gate could have granted him power countless times beyond his own limits.
Of course, the only possible outcome had been death!
Although this small town was rather desolate, it lacked none of the necessities.
After a hasty meal, Qi Yuan and Yan Gang each returned to the rooms provided by the Guardians to rest.
He reviewed everything that had happened that day, then let out a deep breath.
"Now that I've received Six Paths Madara's legacy, things in this world will be much more secure for me."
Somewhat exhausted, Qi Yuan closed his eyes.
Yet before long, he abruptly opened them again.
"I need an answer about my ten million, or I won't even be able to sleep soundly!"
Qi Yuan quickly climbed out of bed.
The town was far from the city, but that distance was nothing to a Ninja.
At a large private club in Shangcheng City.
Several burly men sang and danced around a table.
Qin Gan wore an ingratiating smile, constantly pouring tea and water.
"Steward Yang, this really is a case of allies clashing without recognizing each other."
"I really didn't know Qi Yuan had already offended the Yang Family. Otherwise, I'd have helped the Yang Family kill him long ago."
Before him sat a middle-aged man who looked extremely capable.
His hands were covered in calluses, making it clear that he had been through a great deal.
This was Yang Ding, the Chief Steward of Shangcheng's Yang Family, a level-four expert.
He said nothing, but the aura he exuded made Qin Gan tremble.
Beside him sat a potbellied man, who said in a muffled voice, "Second Brother, Qin Gan really is one of us."
"He offered you a whole hundred million as a token of respect. Please let him off this time, Second Brother."
"Besides, our Yang Family will soon leave Shangcheng City for Fengzhou, but we can't lose our foundation here in Shangcheng City."
"Once I'm transferred out of my position as principal of Shangcheng No. 1 Middle School, having Qin Gan succeed me will ensure there are no problems."
Qin Gan was sick with regret. Why had he not asked around first?
It's all that useless Qi Yuan's fault!
He's actually an enemy of the Yang Family, and he's made me waste a hundred million for nothing. I'll never let that little bastard off!
His heart bled. How many years of embezzling would it take to recoup that hundred million?
Perhaps out of consideration for the money, the middle-aged man finally nodded.
"You people still aren't careful enough when you do things."
"You must be clear about who you can provoke and who you can't."
"Even our family head is paying close attention to Qi Yuan. That fellow definitely doesn't have many days left."
"Never mind that he's become a useless cripple now. Even if he really did obtain a good legacy in the Planetary Space!"
"So what? Our Yang Family is a Family Clan. We're about to go to Fengzhou to guard a B-Rank Secret Realm Space!"
His words carried an air of pride, drawing cheers from everyone around him!
Qin Gan naturally wore an ingratiating smile too, and for a time, the room was filled with flattery.
A short while later, Qin Gan came out and hurried to the restroom with an uncomfortable expression.
After the sound of flushing, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.
In the mirror above the sink, he saw a pair of blood-red eyes.
"The Sharingan? Qi Yuan?"
"You..."
Qi Yuan's Three-Tomoe Sharingan looked extremely oppressive.
He was in a rather bad mood. He had gone to Shangcheng No. 1 Middle School and failed to find Qin Gan at all.
Only after asking around in several places had he learned where Qin Gan was.
"I ask, you answer."
The Sharingan, combined with Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, immediately put Qin Gan under.
"You're out of money now? Then how are you going to compensate me for my ten million?"
"You were planning to find someone to kill me as soon as you got back, to curry favor with the Yang Family?"
"You were even planning to go after Yan Gang and his wife?"
Qi Yuan's gaze turned utterly cold, and he abruptly snapped Qin Gan's neck.
"There are Yang Family people here too. Then I'll collect a little interest first!"
At that moment, the principal of Shangcheng No. 1 Middle School and the Yang Family steward were both playing games with beautiful women in their arms.
A life of decadent luxury wore down people's mental strength considerably.
The door opened, and an unfamiliar face swaggered inside.
Only the Yang Family steward, a level-four expert, managed to react at all, but the very next second, Qi Yuan blasted his head apart!
A bloody slaughter followed.
In just a dozen or so seconds, all the men lay in pools of blood.
The women screamed.
"A Rogue Ninja is here! Help!"
Once he was done, Qi Yuan burst straight through the window, landed steadily on the ground, and vanished like a streaking afterimage!
He and the Yang Family were locked in a fight to the death. Either they died or he did.
So he would not hold back at all!
But the Yang Family was planning to move the entire household?
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