"This fellow seems to be at the sixth stage of Body Tempering!" Qin Yu gritted his teeth, not expecting Su Chen's cultivation to advance so rapidly in just half a month.
"Sixth stage of Body Tempering?" Su Chen sneered, "In my eyes, you are still trash."
As soon as the words left his mouth,
Su Chen suddenly unleashed the "Shen Mo Tun Tian Jue" (Divine Demon Devouring Heaven Art).
In an instant, wisps of black mist billowed out, enveloping Su Chen.
"What's going on?"
Qin Yu's pupils contracted, a inexplicable sense of dread washing over him, as if he had fallen into a ghostly realm.
"Break!"
He roared, and the spiritual energy in his dantian surged out, flowing into his right arm.
Bang!
The black mist exploded, sending Qin Yu stumbling backward.
At this moment, Su Chen delivered a kick that landed squarely on Qin Yu's abdomen, sending him flying and crashing to the ground.
"Hiss..."
"This..."
Seeing this, everyone gasped.
Qin Yu, defeated?
"Su Chen!"
Qin Yu's face was filled with resentment.
Su Changfeng, however, let out a sigh of relief. He knew Su Chen had won!
After all, Su Chen had broken through two realms consecutively, his combat power soaring several times over, completely crushing Qin Yu.
Not only that,
Su Chen had also mastered a peculiar energy that could bewilder the mind.
"This little beast truly hid his strength!"
Qin Yu's eyes turned crimson, staring intently at Su Chen, roaring, "But so what? I can still trample you!"
"Enough with the nonsense!"
Su Chen drawled, and slapped out his palm.
"Presumptuous!"
Qin Yu shouted, channeling the spiritual energy in his dantian to form a giant hammer, which he swung to meet Su Chen's palm.
Thump!
The spiritual energy hammer collided with Su Chen's palm.
Crack!
A crisp bone-cracking sound echoed, and Qin Yu's entire face contorted.
Pfft—
A mouthful of blood erupted, and Qin Yu's face turned as pale as paper, his aura weak and dispirited.
"This..." The crowd was stunned, their faces blank with disbelief.
Wasn't Su Chen only at the sixth stage of Body Tempering?
Why did he possess such formidable combat power that Qin Yu had no chance to fight back?
Qin Yu's eyes widened, staring at Su Chen in disbelief, his voice trembling with panic, "Su Chen, you're actually at the seventh stage of Body Tempering?"
"I told you, I would make you regret it!" Su Chen snorted coldly.
Whoosh—
He strode forward, closing the distance to Qin Yu. With a flip of his wrist, his palm formed a seal and shot out, grabbing towards him.
"No! Don't kill me!" Qin Yu's face turned ashen, and he trembled uncontrollably with fear.
"What were you waiting for?" Su Chen sighed, his fingers closing into a fist and gripping Qin Yu's neck.
Crack—
A crisp sound rang out, accompanied by Qin Yu's desperate plea, "Spare me... Nnn!"
His voice was abruptly cut short as he was choked unconscious.
Witnessing this, everyone inhaled sharply, filled with awe.
Su Chen, so fierce!
Shua shua—
At this moment, a squad of guards arrived.
The leader was a young man.
"Young Master Su, you're finally awake! That's wonderful!" They exclaimed with excitement.
Su Chen asked with a hint of confusion, "How many days have I been unconscious?"
"Three days!" the guard replied respectfully.
Hearing this, Su Chen nodded and inquired, "What is the situation with the Prefecture Lord?"
"The Prefecture Lord has already recovered," the guard said with a smile.
Su Chen's eyebrows twitched, his face showing a strong expression of surprise.
"We are truly indebted to you this time, Young Master Su, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable." The guard said with deep gratitude.
"It's good that my father is alright. Please attend to other matters, I will guard here."
Su Chen waved his hand, signaling the guard to withdraw.
"Yes!"
The guard cupped his fist in a salute and retreated.
Su Chen sat down, stroking his chin, and murmured to himself, "Father's injuries have healed. It's time to consider moving out of the Qin Manor to avoid further exclusion."
"Qin Hao!" Su Chen pondered for a moment and called out towards the door.
Hearing Su Chen's call, Su Hao hurried in and asked, "Brother, what do you need me for?"
Su Chen pointed at Qin Yu and said, "Drag him out and bury him."
"Uh... Brother, although we have a feud, there's no need to kill him, is there?" Su Hao blinked his eyes.
"Who told you I have a feud with him?"
Su Chen shook his head and explained, "The Qin family is one of the four major families in Qingyun City, with a profound background. It's troublesome to provoke the Qin family."
"Moreover, Qin Yu is a sinister and despicable person. If we don't eliminate him, he will surely seek revenge on us brothers sooner or later."
"So that's how it is. No wonder, this brat actually has his eyes on my silver wolf cub." Su Hao suddenly understood, a look of disdain on his face.
"Wait! Silver wolf cub? What do you mean?" Su Chen asked in surprise.
"Alas, speaking of this matter is frustrating," Su Hao sighed, his brow furrowed in annoyance. "Last night, after you fell unconscious, the wolf king barged in."
"Then, this fellow refused to leave, and even wanted to eat roast meat!"
Su Chen's brows furrowed. After a moment of silence, he waved his hand and said, "Never mind. Since he's here, let him stay for a meal. It's a good opportunity to taste my cooking."
"Hehe... Brother, your cooking is much better than Mother's." Su Hao rubbed his hands together.
Immediately, he led Su Chen into the courtyard.
Qin Yu was still lying on a pile of grass, unconscious.
Seeing this, Su Chen curled his lips and then ordered, "Help me drag him out. Don't dirty my courtyard."
Su Hao did not hesitate, grabbing Qin Yu and walking towards the manor's exit, tossing him outside the gate.
Within the Qin Manor,
In a courtyard.
Bang!
Qin Hao roughly threw the unconscious Qin Yu aside.
"Little Hao, why are you back?" a woman's voice called out.
A beautiful woman gracefully emerged from the house.
She had a delicate and beautiful face, with smooth skin, wearing a pink dress, and her figure was curvaceous.
This beautiful woman was Qin Xuewei.
"Mother, I'm back to get some things." Su Hao replied.
"Didn't you go to participate in the academy selection? When did you return?" Qin Xuewei asked.
Su Hao scratched his head and chuckled foolishly, "The selection match ended last night, and I returned to the family today."
"Mhm."
Qin Xuewei nodded slightly and then admonished, "Your performance in this academy selection was good. You are qualified to participate in the royal academy selection. If you succeed, you will become a core disciple!"
"Mother! I don't want to go to the royal academy!" Su Hao shook his head, his expression filled with disgust.
Although the royal academy was powerful, the competition was also extremely fierce, with many people failing tragically each year, or even losing their lives!
He was unwilling to suffer.
"Hehe, I forgot. You're a pampered young master, how could you understand cultivation?" Qin Xuewei sneered dismissively, then said sternly, "But I must remind you, the royal academy does not only recruit core disciples, and you need to work harder if you want to obtain cultivation resources!"
"Oh?" Su Hao's eyes lit up.
The royal academy not only recruited core disciples but also distributed cultivation resources?
This was good news!
Su Chen secretly rejoiced, but outwardly feigned confusion and asked, "Mother, doesn't the royal academy only recruit core disciples and ordinary disciples? What other resources are needed?"
"You don't understand." Qin Xuewei patiently explained, "The royal academy holds a recruitment trial every eighteen years. Various sects will send their excellent disciples. The winner will receive a reward!"
"The royal academy's recruitment is extremely strict. Ordinary geniuses simply won't catch their eye. Only those genius disciples, or cultivators with extraordinary potential, will be noticed by the royal family!"
"The royal recruitment trial is divided into four levels: primary, intermediate, advanced, and top-tier."
"I heard that the highest-ranking disciples once obtained a ninth-tier demonic beast cub, which is an extremely rare treasure!"
"Ninth-tier demonic beasts, aren't those fierce beasts only huntable by Spiritual Masters?" Su Hao was taken aback.
"Even at the peak of the Spiritual Apprentice realm, one can hunt them. It is said that these demonic beasts are extremely powerful, and even ordinary Spiritual Masters would retreat from them. They are extremely dangerous, so very few people hunt them!"
"Regardless, it is an opportunity. As long as one can obtain a ninth-tier spirit beast cub, they can directly become a top-tier disciple!"
"You must know that the royal academy's recruitment has three rounds. The first round is talent assessment, the second is character evaluation, and the third is potential testing."
After Qin Xuewei finished speaking, she looked at Su Hao and said, "I hope you seize this opportunity and try to obtain a token in the primary region."
"Doesn't that mean you'll have to leave again?" Su Hao's brow furrowed.