Chapter 6: It's You I'm Targeting

Xiao Yun did not respond, but he kept his eyes fixed on Xiao Bei.

In Xiao Yun's heart, he was also very surprised. The day before yesterday, he remembered that when he struck Xiao Bei with a palm, Xiao Bei seemed to have no resistance and was knocked out. Not long after, he heard from his mother that Xiao Bei had awakened with the talent to cultivate after regaining consciousness.

This guy is too cunning. It's possible that when I struck him with a palm, he was pretending to be unconscious to frame me for attacking a fellow clan member, hoping to have me punished. This time, it would be good to let these little soldiers around me test him.

Hmph, a Third Rank Later Heaven Warrior, can he really turn the sky upside down?

Seeing that Xiao Bei seemed to ignore the ridicule of a group of Xiao family disciples behind him and continued to cultivate on his own, Xiao Yun was even more unwilling. He gave a meaningful glance to his younger brother, Xiao Bing, who smiled in understanding.

Xiao Bing and Xiao Yun were biological brothers, born of the same mother, so he naturally knew that Xiao Bei had already awakened the ability to cultivate and was a Third Rank Later Heaven Warrior.

However, Xiao Bing, who was a few months older than Xiao Bei, was already a Fourth Rank Later Heaven Warrior and was about to advance to the Fifth Rank. For the brother who claimed to be only a Third Rank Later Heaven Warrior, Xiao Bing really didn't take him seriously.

"Xiao Bei, I heard you are already a Third Rank Later Heaven Warrior. I wonder if it's true. How about we exchange a few moves to see?" Xiao Bing chuckled and said to Xiao Bei.

"Not interested."

Xiao Bei stopped his movements and looked at Xiao Bing with a calm expression, seeing him as nothing more than a small fry.

Xiao Bing's face tightened.

At seventeen, he had already reached the peak of the Fourth Rank Later Heaven Realm, just one step away from being able to enter the family library to obtain an annotated classic like his brother. He was considered a genius, and with his mother being the legitimate wife of his father, Xiao Feng, his status was clear. When had he ever been spoken to like this?

And the person speaking now was just a bastard, and even a waste of talent who only managed to reach the Third Rank Later Heaven Realm by sheer luck?

"Xiao Bei, you're not uninterested, you're afraid, right? I think you're still a waste of talent, not qualified to enter the martial hall!"

"What do you mean? I, Xiao Bei, am a Third Rank Later Heaven Warrior, as determined by the family head. Do you think the family head is wrong?"

Xiao Bei's expression remained calm. He glanced at Xiao Bing and then said, "Don't block my way, move aside."

With just those words, the expressions of the surrounding Xiao family disciples froze, as if they were seeing Xiao Bei for the first time. They all thought to themselves, when did Xiao Bei become so bold?

They remembered that the old Xiao Bei, though stubborn, always accepted their ridicule due to his awkward position in the family.

"I'll block your way, what can you do? What... what can you do to me?" Xiao Bing wanted to continue, but suddenly felt a chill down his back.

Xiao Bei's eyes, like those watching a tiny creature, were full of disdain.

At that moment, the word "retreat" flashed through Xiao Bing's mind.

In the surprised gazes of others, Xiao Bing reluctantly stepped aside.

Xiao Bei calmly passed by, then prepared to find a quiet place to continue his cultivation.

Xiao Bei had no respect for these Xiao family disciples.

After all, if he wanted to fight, he could take them down one by one without much effort. He believed that as long as he didn't overdo it, he should endure. His strength should not be revealed too much, otherwise, the lie he told Xiao Zhan yesterday would be hard to maintain. Being too conspicuous could lead to trouble, and Xiao Bei understood the principle of concealing one's abilities.

Of course, if Xiao Yun and the others continued like this, Xiao Bei was also prepared to give them a lesson... he wasn't a soft target to be easily manipulated!

"Damn it! Xiao Bei, you bastard, you waste of talent, you have no right to be here! I just don't like you, what can you do about it?"

Xiao Bing, who had just come to his senses, felt that he had lost face by giving way to Xiao Bei and was filled with anger, directly cursing at Xiao Bei.

Xiao Bei turned around, stared at Xiao Bing, and shook his head, "You really want to see if my strength has reached the Third Rank Later Heaven Realm, don't you?"

"Alright, I'll—show—you—then!"

With those words, Xiao Bei's figure moved like a flash of light, and in an instant, he was right in front of Xiao Bing, delivering a punch!

The simplest punch from the basic techniques of the Xiao family disciples.

"Peng!"

Before Xiao Bing could react, he was already knocked to the ground by Xiao Bei's punch!

Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding people, Xiao Bei gave Xiao Bing a few more punches... taking advantage of his shock, Xiao Bei fiercely beat him.

After the beating, he stepped back.

Xiao Bei, acting as if nothing had happened, looked at the completely stunned Xiao Bing, "You lost. Whether I am at the Third Rank Later Heaven Realm and whether I have the qualifications to enter the family martial hall, I think you now understand."

Saying this calmly, Xiao Bei's body erupted with powerful martial energy. From the range and intensity of the martial energy, it was clear that Xiao Bei was already a Fourth Rank Later Heaven Warrior.

Xiao Yun and the others, who were within forty meters, felt the range of Xiao Bei's martial energy and were all shocked... today, Xiao Bei had given them too many surprises!

Yesterday, when Grandfather Xiao Zhan tested Xiao Bei, he was still a Third Rank Later Heaven Warrior, but today, Xiao Bei's martial energy clearly proved that he was a Fourth Rank Later Heaven Warrior!

Xiao Yun shook his head, finding it hard to believe what he was seeing.

Xiao Bing, who was originally angry and about to charge at Xiao Bei, felt real fear when he sensed Xiao Bei's aura.

How could the intensity of this martial energy be even deeper than his own? Could it be that the rumors from yesterday were false, and Xiao Bei, as a Fourth Rank Later Heaven Warrior, had been at this level for much longer than him? No, no, Grandfather couldn't be wrong, so... could it be that Xiao Bei is really a genius and advanced from the Third Rank to the Fourth Rank in just one day?

No, no... Xiao Bing felt his head spinning.

Xiao Bei saw the expressions of Xiao Yun, Xiao Bing, and the others and thought to himself, it seems showing my Fourth Rank strength was the right move. Since the lie I told Xiao Zhan is already out, I can attribute the one-rank improvement to the pill given by the old man with the white beard. I can say that the pill's power burst last night, helping me overcome the difficulty and again mysteriously improving my strength. It should be reasonable, right?

Shaking his head, Xiao Bei turned to go to another place to quietly practice a few basic techniques of the family disciples, while also trying to deduce some new techniques in his mind to exercise his brain.

However, after taking a few steps, Xiao Bei felt a breeze behind him.

That aura was Xiao Yun's!

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