I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1916 - 345: Lesson 2 (1)

Chapter 1916: Chapter 345: Lesson 2 (1)

"Why not report this to the headmaster?"

Who is Yao Gekuang? He is a legend comparable to An Yuheng, a young Saint King, and the most outstanding young warrior of the Xiehe generation.

If previously they were unsure what this title meant, the emergence of Di Shen is an excellent reference.

Du Sha has joined forces with Meng Jiao, yet they gain no advantage, and there’s no doubt that if this battle continues endlessly, the defeat belongs to their two Marshal Stars.

The reason is simple: people must eventually land. Even if Fierce Realm experts can fly, the power of the soul is not infinite.

In an infinite-time-distance battle, when Du Sha and Meng Jiao land, the winner will be decided.

Du Sha is already the highest representative of Du Family’s martial prowess. Especially in recent years, after aligning with Xiling and gaining the Tang Family’s secret skills, Du Sha’s strength has become unfathomable. In their eyes, unless a master takes action, their junior should be the top talent at his level, only rivaled by Martial Ancestors from the sacred places.

However, the appearance of Di Shen shatters their previous judgment about the martial distribution and frightens the trio.

Di Shen’s demonstrated combat power is almost equivalent to a master, yet he is only a Saint Child of the second tier in Xiehe. Who knows how terrifying the double-stared young Saint King could be.

The arrival of such a figure is beyond what the Du Family can handle alone, so Du Wei instinctively suggests reporting.

Ideally, such a strategy should be the best response, but unexpectedly, Du Ting abruptly rebuked, "If dealing with matters only means shirking and relying on higher authorities to handle after-effects, squandering family honor, how does the Du Family stand in Xiling?"

Hearing this, Du Wei and Du Ling fell silent. When they encountered Tang Luo, the crystal poison had already fused into their souls, significantly shortening their lifespan compared to regular warriors.

Even so, with the martial strength categorized as Fierce Realm, combined with their decent resilience, they were counted among the three most heavily relied upon by Tang Luo in earlier times, stationed at the most crucial industries.

However, with the progress of Unparalleled City over these years, only Du Sha kept pace with Tang Luo and held important positions, while others increasingly couldn’t keep up with the rapid progress of this giant.

Especially after Xiling gained recognition from Yulin Pavilion and Wuji Mansion, no one doubted Xiling’s potential to ride the waves. The bets of families and sects served as the best indicators.

Anyone from the outside could see it, so how could they, being part of it, not? But knowing makes no difference.

The fact is the Du Family is thin on numbers, with even fewer achievements. It’s foreseeable that once the three of them retire, glory will not last.

As the saying goes, "flowers don’t stay red for a hundred days, and people aren’t good for a thousand." Despite understanding this, watching Xiling improve, Du Ting remains dissatisfied.

Even if they can’t keep up, they must cling onto the car door.

At such times, achieving merits matters, so why create trouble for oneself?

"Blessing or calamity, calamity cannot be avoided! Unparalleled City is the headmaster’s sphere, so consider that Yao Gekuang wouldn’t dare act recklessly. We’ll address this tactically, unless absolutely necessary, without disturbing the headmaster. Do you understand?"

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While the Du Family’s three elders contemplate Yao Gekuang’s inquiry, the attention of the Xiling people is once again drawn to the bulletin board.

The headmaster is setting up a second course, allowing Xiling various factions to nominate offerings to audit.

This piques the interest of many sects, for the headmaster of the Unparalleled Institute is truly mysterious.

No one knows his background, only that his war prowess reaches the sky. He defeated King of Luyang, Cao Lie, in retreat, drew in a stalemate with Hundred Herbs Immortal King at the border of the Undying Country, and even brought back the Yun Family intact under the eyes of Huanglong Immortal Monarch and Dutian Heavenly King patrol.

Such an impressive individual can’t be without connections, yet no matter how Longzhou factions read catalogs or search intelligence, they find no matching persona.

Most exaggerated is, up to now, no one knows the headmaster’s name.

This mystery is like a cat clawing at your heart, prompting even those previously disinterested in the course to express willingness to nominate disciples for auditing, merely to satisfy their curiosity.

Naturally, there’s curiosity about the headmaster’s true identity, curiosity about the topics, and a desire to test one’s disciples.

For instance, after seeing the topic, Master Lei Hong of Qiyao Temple summons his disciple—Lei Yaoqian.

No mistake, this extraordinarily gifted Qiyao Temple disciple hasn’t returned to the sect. Instead, he bites his teeth and struggles with the Heart-testing Cloud Ladder. Unfortunately, this young man who overcomes all with his talent within his sect achieves a best score of less than sixty on the ladder.

Every day, climbing and falling has almost become a spectacle in the trialing ground.

This pleases Master Lei Hong, as others only see Lei Yaoqian’s failures, but he sees further.

Like a fiery trial refining gold, each fall from the Cloud Ladder breaks the impurities off Lei Yaoqian. If once this talented young man’s chance of certifying as a master was only thirty percent, after countless trials from the Heart-testing Cloud Ladder, it rises to fifty percent.

This is why he leaves him free without a word, as if explaining, the method of honing one’s mind would lose its efficacy.

"May I ask why Master called Yaoqian?"

Summoned to the Qiyao Temple admissions hall, Lei Yaoqian waits for a while without hearing Master speak, growing slightly impatient.

He’s in high spirits, just past the sixty stages today, frustrated being summoned suddenly.

As he’s somewhat irritated, Lei Hong cheerfully chants, letting the bulletin fly onto his hand like a fluttering butterfly: "Look at this."

Lei Yaoqian suppresses his words, lowers his head, and quickly reads the entire text, promptly refusing, "I’m not interested."

Speaking, he puts down the bulletin and heads outside in a rush, causing Lei Hong to shake his head.

"Come back."

The master calls the young man again, "I’ve already nominated your name to the city council; someone will bring you up the mountain then."

"No way, Great Master!"

Lei Yaoqian turns back with a pained expression, loudly complaining: "What age am I, learning those childish things again!?"

"Arrogant, you haven’t attended the course, yet you assume to know what the headmaster teaches?"

Lei Hong jokingly rebukes, seeing the boy’s tearful complaints.

"How could I not know?"

Provoked by this, Lei Yaoqian steps forward, pointing at the bulletin on the table: "Fancy flowers, suns, moons, stars; this second course is nothing but witnessing the heavens."

Catching the bulletin’s core essence and predicting the lesson content, despite lively temperament, his future achievements will surely be profound.

A flash of appreciation appears in Lei Hong’s eyes but is rapidly captured by Lei Yaoqian.

Going with the flow, the young man approaches, clasped hands, and bows, pleading, "Please spare me, Great Master; such courses should be for rootless wanderers unfamiliar with the Three Levels to worship, so why do I need to audit?"