Chapter 1 A Slap in the Face

Qiao Yu frowned slightly.

He understood now, the so-called senior in front of him was clearly looking for trouble.

But he had just arrived at the Pantheon Academy, with a brand new identity. How could he have gotten into trouble for no reason?

"Senior, if I've offended you in any way, please just tell me directly," Qiao Yu asked straightforwardly.

"Oh? So you know you've offended someone?"

The man's face instantly darkened, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"Kid, you dared to kill my boss's brother-in-law? You've got some nerve!"

"Your boss's brother-in-law?" Qiao Yu was stunned.

Could this be a misunderstanding? He had only killed two people since coming to the Western Alliance, and both were ordinary people who hadn't entered the Otherworld. How could either of them be his boss's brother-in-law?

Wait... brother-in-law? Didn't that Luther guy say he had a Tier 1 sister before he died?

Qiao Yu's expression suddenly turned strange. Could it really be that coincidental?

"What's the matter, remembered now?" The man revealed a mocking smile. "Don't worry, my boss isn't going to take your life over one ordinary person."

The man cracked his knuckles and slowly began to speak.

"How about this, I won't bully you since you're a new student. I, Baro, will let you use one hand. If you can beat me, we'll call it even!"

Looking at Baro's eager and excited appearance, Qiao Yu smiled wryly.

He never expected that he would be seen as an easy target after coming to the Western Alliance. If Yang Xiangdi and the others found out, they would laugh their heads off.

"Alright, esteemed Senior Baro, you have to keep your word and really let me use just one hand," Qiao Yu said with a friendly smile.

Baro sneered at these words, feeling even more contempt for Qiao Yu in his heart.

That's right, he, Baro, was already a Tier 2 existence, and he wasn't far from Tier 3. How could a mere freshman compare to him?

"Hmph! Come on, I'll let you know just how strong I, Baro, a-..."

"Bang!"

Before Baro could finish his sentence, Qiao Yu's figure disappeared from the spot. Immediately after, a heavy punch landed on Baro's stomach.

Baro bent over in pain, his face flushed red, veins popping out on his forehead, his mouth wide open but unable to make a sound.

"Oh? You can still stand after taking one of my punches? As expected of a senior!" Qiao Yu gave a thumbs up.

He wasn't being sarcastic. It was indeed impressive that a Tier 2 could withstand one of his punches and still stand.

But these words sounded completely different to Baro. This freshman actually dared to mock him!

Baro endured the tearing pain in his internal organs and glared fiercely at Qiao Yu.

"You ambushed me! Just you wait, when your grandpa Baro heals up, I'll make you regret this!"

"Alright, I'll be waiting for you."

Qiao Yu turned to leave, but then he paused and politely turned back to ask.

"Oh right, Senior Baro, may I ask, is it... possible to kill people in the Pantheon Academy?"

Baro's whole body stiffened, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

Looking at the smiling Qiao Yu, he felt like he was being stared at by a prehistoric beast for some reason.

Fear caused his body to involuntarily take a step back. Realizing this, Baro's face turned red, and he straightened his back, shouting sternly with a fierce voice.

"Of course not in the academy! No one cares once you leave the academy and are in Dusk Town, but I doubt you have the guts!"

"Oh~ I see. Thank you, Senior, for clearing up my doubts."

Qiao Yu shrugged, turned around, and walked towards the castle. Since he wasn't allowed to kill people in the academy, there was no need for him to waste time with Baro.

If Baro or the boss behind him insisted on causing trouble, he would just find a time to kill them later.

The layout of the Pantheon Academy was a bit like the 'five of bamboo' tile in mahjong. The tall ancient castle in the middle was where classes and learning took place, and there were dormitory buildings in the east, south, west, and north.

The space inside the ancient castle was extremely large, and there were many rooms on each floor. Qiao Yu searched for a long time before finally finding the classroom for the Body Cultivation class.

There were already a dozen students in the classroom, and a bald, bearded burly man was giving a lecture.

"Teacher, excuse me! May I come in?" Qiao Yu asked at the door.

For some reason, Qiao Yu felt like everyone else was looking at him with schadenfreude after he asked the question.

The bald burly man turned his head.

"I just told them that what I hate most in my class is students being late."

"That teacher, I didn't mean to, there was a senior just now..."

Qiao Yu wanted to explain, but the bald burly man interrupted him.

"Alright! I don't want to hear it! Being late is being late. Any reason is just an excuse."

"I really don't know what kind of parents could raise someone like you, being late on the first day of school, it's simply unreasonable."

"Do you really think you're some kind of peerless genius? Let me tell you, the Pantheon Academy has no shortage of geniuses!"

The bald burly man didn't hide the disgust in his eyes at all. He had seen too many of these fools who became arrogant after achieving a little success. There were always a few of them every time new students enrolled.

Qiao Yu was silent for a long time, then slowly raised his head.

"Teacher, are you saying that geniuses are qualified to be late?"

"The treatment of geniuses is naturally different from that of ordinary people, but are you one?" The bald burly man's eyes were full of contempt.

Body Cultivation focused on the strength of the body. How strong could Qiao Yu's thin frame be?

"Alright, Teacher, then I'll have to offend you!"

Qiao Yu slowly clenched his fingers, and then the strength of the Flowing Hundred Transformations Fist began to accumulate on his fist.

He had realized that the customs and education system of the Western Alliance were completely different from those of the Great Xia Ancient Kingdom.

The Great Xia Ancient Kingdom emphasized equality for all. Even if you were a genius, you couldn't bully other ordinary people. The son of heaven committed a crime, and it was the same as a commoner.

But the Western Alliance was different. Here, as long as you had strength and talent, you could get preferential treatment! You could do whatever you wanted!

In short, the former was a prosperous age for ordinary people; the latter was a paradise for monstrous geniuses.

In Qiao Yu's view, the rules of the Western Alliance could be summed up in four words - survival of the fittest!

Having understood this principle, Qiao Yu didn't plan to keep a low profile anymore. His talent was already top-notch, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to win the championship of the battle competition.

Without any hesitation, Qiao Yu directly punched the bald burly man.

However, seeing his actions, the students directly revealed sneers.

"That's hilarious. This kid is late, and he actually dares to attack Teacher Qiangse? You have to know that those who can teach at the Pantheon Academy are at least King Tier existences!"

"Just wait, this kid will definitely be flattened by Teacher Qiangse in a moment. Teacher Qiangse hates people who pretend to be strong when they don't have the strength the most."

"I bet five mao that this kid will have at least three ribs broken by Teacher Qiangse."

Amidst the discussions of the students, Qiao Yu's fist finally made contact with Qiangse.

Qiangse didn't take this student seriously at all at first. He had looked at Qiao Yu's information when Qiao Yu was late.

Wode Lao·Tian'e, transferred to the Pantheon Academy from an unknown school in a remote mountain village.

Geniuses from such small places were like frogs in a well. They were arrogant, thought they were unparalleled in the world, and had never seen the world. Qiangse had seen too many people like this.

Qiangse didn't even use any skills, he just raised a palm to catch Qiao Yu's fist.

But the moment his fist made contact with Qiao Yu's, Qiangse's face changed!

He clearly felt a strange force like a surging tide constantly stacking, layer upon layer, fierce and strong!

"Bang!"

Caught off guard, Qiangse was directly sent flying by this punch, smashing a 'too' (太) shaped hole in the wall!