Chapter 22: The Xiao Family Has a Son, Named Xiao Bei (Part 2)

Step by step...

In the sunlight, Xiao Bei stood wearing a black robe with golden edges, the collar reaching up to his chin, accentuating his handsome face. The deep purple sash, adorned with sparkling decorations given to him by Jiang Yuan, was tied around his waist. From behind, his slightly slender figure, with black hair that, though shorter than many on the continent, still reached his shoulder blades, and his tall stature that moved even without the wind, gave his back a unique charm.

Sunlight, youth.

This scene was perfectly matched!

The crowd that had been mocking him instinctively closed their mouths as they watched the young man ascend the steps.

Xiao Butler nodded, and even he was a bit stunned by this scene. He knew that although this young man had the luck to cultivate, how many could endure the suffering of the medicinal effects bursting within the body during the transmission of power?

Xiao Bei stood at the steps, regardless of whether he was arrogant or not, and greeted the person who had been standing on the platform.

"Xiao Butler! He... Xiao Bei, does he have the qualifications to be one of the most outstanding descendants of our Xiao family? He is just someone who got lucky and increased his strength, a Fourth Rank Later Heaven Warrior. How can he have the chance to stand there? Not to mention standing there, he doesn't even have the qualifications to enter the first floor of the library, which is only accessible to Fifth Rank Later Heaven Warriors. Besides, not only is his strength poor, but he also crippled Xiao Jing yesterday. For this reason alone, he doesn't have the qualifications to stand there."

A voice roared from the crowd below the steps.

Some people were surprised and felt an invisible pressure, but others, their anger seemed uncontrollable. In their eyes, Xiao Bei was someone who absolutely could not rise to surpass them.

This impression made them extremely angry.

And without asking, this person was the one who hated Xiao Bei the most, Xiao Yun!

After Xiao Yun shouted, Xiao Bing, who had been beaten the worst by Xiao Bei but had luckily reached the Fifth Rank Later Heaven Warrior realm a few days ago, also shouted angrily.

Immediately after, the group of Xiao family descendants led by him all started to clamor.

Xiao Butler's face turned extremely ugly, "Xiao Yun, watch your words!"

This cold snort immediately woke up Xiao Yun and the others. They knew that this was not the time to cause trouble. Although Xiao Butler was just a butler, he himself was a Saint Rank Warrior and also belonged to the closest collateral branch of the Xiao family. His status in the Xiao family was far more than just a butler; Xiao Butler was a powerful figure!

Seeing Xiao Yun and the others quiet down, Xiao Butler's face slightly relaxed, "Whether Xiao Bei has the qualifications is not for you to decide, but for the higher-ups of the Xiao family! Moreover, Xiao Bei is now a peak Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior! Reaching the Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warrior is just a matter of time. Therefore, although he has not yet reached the Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warrior, he has been specially approved by the family head to have the qualifications to access the inner chamber of the family library, where the Ancestral Realm experts annotate the classics! Who dares to say he is not qualified!"

After these words, the scene fell into silence!

Xiao Bei became an Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior?

The Xiao family descendants on the scene all felt that they might have heard wrong... especially Xiao Yun. After hearing Xiao Butler's words, he felt that he had heard wrong, no, he must have been hallucinating!

He, who had always been the object of ridicule, the illegitimate son of his father who could not practice martial arts, had become a Third Rank Later Heaven Warrior after it was said he could practice martial arts, then became a Fourth Rank Later Heaven Warrior the next day, and now, a month later, was an Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior?

Xiao Yun felt this was absolutely impossible!

He needed to verify, to ask Xiao Butler again!

"Xiao Butler, Xiao Bei is an Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior? Are you joking? He was only a Third Rank... Fourth Rank Later Heaven Warrior a month ago. How could he become an Eighth Rank expert in just one month?"

Although these words were spoken by Xiao Yun, they were also what all the Xiao family descendants standing below wanted to ask.

Xiao Butler's anger grew, but at this moment, he knew that although his dignity had been violated, he still had to consider some things. Turning his head, Xiao Butler said to Xiao Bei, "Xiao Bei, release your martial qi, let them know your current martial realm."

Xiao Bei nodded, and then his martial qi suddenly burst out!

The strength of the martial qi and the range that could be felt were enough to reach over eighty meters... an Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior!

After a moment, Xiao Bei calmly retracted his martial qi.

Xiao Butler then said to the people below the steps, "What, does anyone still have doubts?"

In fact, without Xiao Butler saying this, the crowd below had already fallen silent. Everyone's eyes looking at Xiao Bei had changed.

Who would have thought that a waste, who could not practice martial arts, would suddenly have a stroke of luck and be able to practice martial arts, and then, with the qualifications to enter the family martial hall, appear as a promising descendant, and after a period of training outside, advance from a Fourth Rank Warrior to an Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior in just one month!

One month, advancing four ranks!

This was simply impossible!

But it had happened!

Even in the entire Wu Kingdom, and even in the entire Luzhou, it was believed that an Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior at seventeen years old, while not unique, was absolutely rare!

Moreover, Xiao Bei had only taken about three months, or at most half a year, to reach the Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior... the Xiao family descendants did not dare to think further!

At this moment, no matter what, Xiao Bei had become a monstrous existence in their eyes!

Although there was the help of medicinal pills and luck, the people present were not fools and knew that this was not just due to the stimulation of the medicinal pills; human effort was also very important!

Xiao Yun's face was ashen. Compared to Xiao Bei, he, a mere Fifth Rank Later Heaven expert, was nothing. Even Xiao Bing could no longer be considered outstanding. As for Xiao Li... Xiao Yun did not want to think about it. Instead, he lowered his head under the disdainful gazes of some people who were changing their stance.

"Enter."

Xiao Butler adjusted his expression and said gently to Xiao Bei and the others.

Thus, starting from the person standing in the first position, all the way to Xiao Bei at the end, they walked into the library one by one.

After Xiao Bei and the others entered, Xiao Butler turned to the crowd below and said, "Now, those under twenty-five years old, including twenty-five, Fifth Rank Later Heaven Realm, step up to the platform."