The Arena, Wang Bufan's Arrogance
Upon hearing Qin Rushuang's story, one of the mentors couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Indeed, Professor Qin's brilliance back then is still talked about with great interest today; she was truly a legend."
However, not everyone held her in high regard. A weasel-faced instructor nearby curled his lip, his tone clearly disdainful. "Legend? I think she's just arrogant and doesn't know what's good for her! She ignores the Heaven Reaching Great Dao of the Martial Arts Holy Land and insists on blindly forging her own way. Otherwise, with her talent, if she had entered the Holy Land, she might have already broken through to the Internal Force Realm, or even higher! She really has no taste!"
"Old Zhou! Watch your words!" another, more composed instructor immediately reprimanded in a low voice, "Teacher Qin is, after all, a master of the Qi Refining Realm, and her willingness to return is already a blessing for our Great Xia Martial Arts Academy. This exchange battle with the Great Yan Dynasty will depend on her leading the team!"
Upon hearing this, the instructor surnamed Zhou, with his pointed face and monkey-like features, shrank back and shut his mouth in a huff, but the disdain in his eyes did not disappear.
Having overheard all of this, Dongfang Yueming felt a surge of emotion. 'I never imagined Teacher Qin had such a past... She refused the invitation from the Martial Arts Holy Land and ventured out on her own to achieve the Qi Refining Qi Refining Realm?' He pictured Qin Rushuang's beautiful yet aloof face, which stirred a newfound curiosity and admiration within him.
At the same time, he also noticed the news about the Great Yan Dynasty's exchange war.
As Dongfang Yueming's gaze inadvertently swept over the several instructors who were discussing amongst themselves, she keenly noticed that the Zhou-surname instructor who had spoken disparagingly of Qin Rushuang had a cultivation level that... was only at the Tendon Transformation Realm.
' The Tendon Transformation Realm... how would you evaluate a Qi Refining Realm expert?' Dongfang Yueming chuckled inwardly, then turned and left the office without lingering. These low-level discussions no longer held much interest for him.
The atmosphere in the central training ground of the Martial Dao Academy was now extremely tense.
The two sides of the arena were clearly distinct.
On one side were guests from the Great Yan Dynasty. Leading them was Wang Xijing, a young man at the Marrow Cleansing Realm with a calm demeanor; beside him, two students at the Tendon Transformation Realm, Zhao Jin and Zhao Yi, scrutinized the group with a critical eye; at the end of the line, the youngest member, Wang Bufan, whose cultivation had already reached the Bone Tempering Perfection Realm, was eager to try, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.
Their team leader, Zhao Qingfeng, a refined and elegant Qi Refining Realm expert, stood slightly ahead of the group, but his gaze was somewhat unfocused.
On the other side stood the representatives of the Great Xia Dynasty Martial Arts Academy. The stunningly beautiful Qin Rushuang stood as still as an iceberg, with three solemn and ready-to-fight male students behind her. They were the elites of the Great Xia Martial Arts Academy's Seed Class.
The arena was already surrounded by the Martial Dao Academy students who had rushed over upon hearing the news. The air was filled with chatter, and everyone's eyes were focused on the upcoming exchange and clash.
"Bass!"
A figure leaped onto the arena first—it was Wang Bufan, the young man from the Great Yan Dynasty who Bone Forging Realm. He stood tall and straight, surveyed his surroundings, and proclaimed loudly, "Wang Bufan of the Great Yan Dynasty, Bone Tempering Perfection! I invite fellow cultivators from the Great Xia Dynasty to come up and offer their guidance!"
Upon hearing this, a collective gasp rippled through the audience!
"Bone Tempering Perfection! How old does he look?"
"Hiss... The Great Yan Dynasty is indeed deeply rooted; even a casual youth possesses such cultivation!"
"This is troublesome. There aren't many people in our academy who have reached the Perfection Bone Forging Realm..."
Hearing the exclamations around him, Wang Bufan revealed a smug smile, his gaze sweeping over the Great Xia Dynasty's troops with undisguised provocation.
In the Great Yan Dynasty's group, Zhao Jin, a pretty female student at the Tendon Transformation Realm, frowned slightly and whispered to Wang Xijing in front of her, "We're in the Great Xia Dynasty now, and Wang Bufan is still so arrogant."
Wang Xijing smiled dismissively, "Geniuses should have the arrogance of geniuses. He Bufan has the ability."
Zhao Jin wanted to say something more, but when he glanced at the team leader Zhao Qingfeng, he saw that he was staring intently at Qin Rushuang opposite him, with an expression of disbelief and shock on his face!
'No way... Could it be... Could it be that the woman opposite me is...?!' Zhao Qingfeng's heart was filled with shock, and a fine bead of sweat even appeared on his forehead. He could hardly believe his eyes!
Meanwhile, the Martial Dao Academy students in the audience were also indignant because of Wang Bufan's arrogant attitude.
"Too arrogant! Do they really think our Great Xia has no one to rely on?"
"Exactly! A mere Bone Forging Realm dares to talk back like that!"
"Teacher Qin, send someone up there to teach him a lesson!"
Shouts and cheers filled the air as everyone hoped that someone from the Great Xia Dynasty would step forward and dampen the arrogance of the guests from the Great Yan Dynasty.