At that moment, Ning Rongrong wanted nothing more than to beat up every last one of the dumbasses before her. They were simply infuriating.
"You'll regret this!"
Her words sent everyone into fits of laughter.
They all mocked Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianlong wildly.
A few of the smarter ones, however, did not join in the ridicule. Instead, while the others laughed, they quietly took a few steps back.
Yu Tianlong noticed these movements too.
He sighed inwardly.
So not everyone is that stupid!
There were actually reasons these people were so arrogant: first, their status, and second, their dear big brother, Xue Beng.
Basically, as long as they did not do anything to provoke the royal family, ordinary matters were all trivial.
They could do whatever they wanted.
From this alone, one could see that the Heaven Dou Empire was rotten to its very bones.
Nobles ran rampant, dividing up the territory without any thought of advancing. As for the neighboring Star Luo Empire, if Spirit Hall had not wanted to maintain a balance, Yu Tianlong even felt that something like the Heaven Dou Empire...
Might shatter at the first clash on the battlefield.
Although the Star Luo Empire's system for its royal family was a little cruel, it produced formidable rulers.
Add to that their considerable personal martial prowess and Martial Soul Fusion Skills, and their centralized system of government, while the Heaven Dou Empire still operated under a feudal system.
Really, strictly speaking, the Heaven Dou Empire ought to thank Spirit Hall!
Without Spirit Hall mediating between them, the Heaven Dou Empire might already have been reduced to scorched earth beneath the Star Luo Empire's iron cavalry.
"Great! Impressive! Amazing!"
So angry that she laughed, Ning Rongrong delivered three successive barbs before shouting up at the sky.
"Someone's bullying me! Are you going to do anything about it? If you won't, I'll go back and tell my grandpa!"
The young man in the lead had been about to laugh again, but in the next instant, powerful presences locked onto him.
Their pressure crushed him straight to the ground, leaving him unable to move a muscle.
The covetousness and disdain initially in his eyes turned into utter terror.
Because he could distinctly feel killing intent.
The next second, black-clad figures emerged one after another from the surrounding woods.
They hurried over to Ning Rongrong and dropped to their knees before her.
These were deathsworn trained by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect specifically to protect Ning Rongrong.
But that was not all. After Ning Rongrong shouted those words, another figure slowly descended from the sky, riding a flying sword to come before her.
The moment Ning Rongrong saw that figure, tears sprang to her eyes.
When the young man pinned to the ground by the pressure saw that figure, he was almost scared witless.
When he heard what Ning Rongrong called the old man, he instantly lost all will to live.
"Grandpa!"
Where had this big shot come from?!
After calling out, Ning Rongrong ran straight to the old man and threw her arms around him.
Her tears flowed without stopping.
"Grandpa Sword, I only just left home, and these people saw you weren't around and all bullied me!"
The newcomer was none other than Sword Dao Chen Xin, the Sword Douluo.
At the sight, Yu Tianlong looked at the other party with pity.
He had known that Chen Xin and the others would never feel at ease letting Ning Rongrong go out by herself for the first time without protecting her!
Yet these people had chosen this very moment to provoke her, and had even wanted to commit something indecent. Was that not courting death?
Sure enough!
When Chen Xin saw his beloved granddaughter being bullied and suffering such grievances!
He hurried to comfort Ning Rongrong.
"There, there, Rongrong, everything's all right now. Grandpa Sword is here. Grandpa Sword is here!"
While soothing his granddaughter, Chen Xin released the pressure of his Titled Douluo cultivation, putting his imposing presence on full display.
It swept through the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
There was no reasoning with an old man protective of his own. Ever since Ning Rongrong had gone out that morning, he had been unable to stop worrying.
That was why he had followed Ning Rongrong in secret all along, afraid something might happen to her!
Everything had been fine before, but when he saw these so-called noble scions trying to bully his granddaughter on the strength of their tiny scraps of power, Chen Xin could no longer hold back!
Some blind little brats had dared to trample all over them.
Now, all he wanted was an explanation for his granddaughter. He wanted to see just how this academy taught its students!
Even Ning Fengzhi's arrival would do no good now!
The moment Chen Xin's presence erupted.
Inside the Education Committee of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, three old men sprang to their feet, staring outside the academy in horror.
After exchanging glances, they summoned their Martial Souls and sped toward the outside of the academy.
That was the presence of a Titled Douluo, and they could sense that it was not merely an outburst-it carried hostility.
Naturally, they dared not delay in the slightest.
They were terrified that if they were a step too slow, the academy would be razed to the ground.
That was something they could not accept!
Before long, under the gazes of these Heaven Dou Royal Academy students, three old men appeared in view.
Although the three old men simply stood there, they gave off an extremely distinctive impression, as though the three of them were the very core of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's main campus, or even the entire academy.
Even with gentle, ingratiating smiles on their faces, they could not conceal that distinctive bearing belonging to the strong.
All three old men wore black robes embroidered with strange patterns in gold thread. These robes were not exclusive to them.
Rather, they were custom-made ceremonial robes that only Soul Masters above level eighty, bearing the title of Soul Douluo, could obtain from Spirit Hall. They represented their status and ranked second only to the red ceremonial robes of Titled Douluo.
Generally speaking, Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo rarely wore such ceremonial robes.
They represented not only status, but solemnity as well.
Only when dueling an opponent of equal rank or attending an extremely important occasion would these custom-made ceremonial robes exclusive to Soul Douluo appear.
Naturally, these three old men had not put on their ceremonial robes because they were going to duel. That could only prove one thing.
Although they did not know the reason for this, they still hoped to settle the matter peacefully!
They had no choice. The visitor was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sword Douluo, Sword Dao Chen Xin!
Were it not for the rarity of his Martial Soul, it could even compete with the Clear Sky Hammer for the position of the world's foremost Power Attack System Tool Martial Soul!
Chen Xin said nothing. He merely looked coldly at the three men opposite him, then turned and glanced at Yu Tianlong.
A big shot needed a big shot's presence.
The corner of Yu Tianlong's mouth twitched, and a trace of helplessness flashed through his heart. Why does everyone use me as their gun?
He stepped forward of his own accord and told the three men opposite him exactly what had happened, adding neither oil nor vinegar, merely repeating the original words.
As the three old men listened to Yu Tianlong, their expressions grew uglier and uglier!