Chapter 67

Beside him, Li Lu stood there in a daze, staring at Jiang Teng, who had been slammed into the ground by Huang Xiaolong and was convulsing. For a long time, she still couldn’t react.

Huang Xiaolong’s strength had actually reached such a level!

During these five months, she had been working hard to cultivate, thinking that the gap between her and Huang Xiaolong had narrowed somewhat. But now she realized that the gap between them was still so great!

At this moment, Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu stopped channeling their energy and stood up, wiping the sweat from their foreheads. Fortunately, this time they reacted quickly; otherwise, if Huang Xiaolong had used a dozen palms like last time, Jiang Teng would have been truly crippled!

The two exchanged a bitter smile.

They had thought it would be a draw, but they never expected it to be just one move!

In front of Huang Xiaolong, Jiang Teng was defeated in just one move!

A crushing defeat!

Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu looked at Huang Xiaolong with complex expressions. This little guy had given them too many surprises, but fortunately, their hearts were not too weak.

"That, Xiaolong, you little guy, you always use too much force," Sun Zhang said with a smile.

Huang Xiaolong didn’t seem to care: "If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back first." With that, he turned and left.

Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu opened their mouths, wanting to say something to Huang Xiaolong, but in the end, they didn’t know what to say and could only watch as Huang Xiaolong left with Li Lu.

Only after Huang Xiaolong’s figure disappeared did the two shake their heads and smile.

When Huang Xiaolong’s figure disappeared, Xiong Meiqi slowly walked out from a corner of the square, looking at the direction Huang Xiaolong had left with a complex expression.

Xiong Meiqi, like Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu, had actually come to the square early.

After Huang Xiaolong and Li Lu left the academy, they headed back to the Tianxuan Manor.

On the way, Li Lu, who had recovered from her shock, excitedly told Huang Xiaolong about what had happened to her over the past five months and some interesting events at the academy.

Huang Xiaolong smiled as he watched Li Lu, who was talking non-stop and looking very happy. He liked seeing the two dimples on her face when she smiled.

Before long, the two arrived at the Tianxuan Manor.

"Master, you’re back!" When Huang Xiaolong returned, Fei Hou was just coming out of the Tianxuan Manor. Seeing Huang Xiaolong, he was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed.

Huang Xiaolong stepped forward, patted Fei Hou on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I’m back! Let’s go inside and talk."

Huang Xiaolong entered the hall, and the three of them sat down.

After sitting down, Huang Xiaolong asked Fei Hou about the situation at the Tianxuan Manor over the past few months. Fei Hou answered one by one. According to Fei Hou, over the past five months, he had carefully selected some slaves from the slave market, including the beastman Bolie. Now, the Tianxuan Manor had a total of sixty-eight servants, and after his training, each of them had made some progress in the Luohan Fist that Huang Xiaolong had taught them.

When these servants were bought, they already had a certain foundation in martial arts. After five months of training by Fei Hou, when they used the Luohan Fist in combat, the weaker ones were comparable to fifth-rank experts, while the strongest, the beastman Bolie, was comparable to a sixth-rank expert.

Huang Xiaolong nodded in satisfaction as he listened to Fei Hou’s answers.

At this moment, Fei Hou hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, tomorrow is the academy’s grade competition! I’ve heard that the strongest first-year student this time is Lu Kai. This Lu Kai is very strong, having reached the peak of the sixth rank a year ago. Now, he might have already broken through to the seventh rank!"

"Lu Kai?" Huang Xiaolong frowned. Seventh rank?

Below the tenth rank, there were two critical points: the fourth rank and the seventh rank. Once one broke through to the seventh rank, their strength would undergo a tremendous change, far surpassing a peak sixth-rank expert.

If this Lu Kai had really broken through to the seventh rank, tomorrow’s grade competition would be a bit troublesome.

"Yes, Xiaolong, this Lu Kai is often mentioned by our teacher, Xiong Meiqi. Three years ago, when he reached the peak of the sixth rank, he has been the top first-year student. For three years, he has never lost in the grade competition. Also, he is the prince of Luotong Kingdom!" Li Lu added.

"Oh, the prince of Luotong Kingdom?" Huang Xiaolong was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, Master!" Fei Hou said, "Lu Kai is highly regarded by King Luotong, Lu Zhe. I’ve also heard that King Luotong, Lu Zhe, will personally come to watch the grade competition tomorrow!"

"King Lu Zhe will personally come to watch the competition." Huang Xiaolong was surprised. It seemed that King Lu Zhe indeed placed great importance on his son, coming to watch the competition in person.

"Moreover, this Lu Kai has some connection to Master." Fei Hou continued, "Five months ago, when Master made a bet with Zhong Yuan, if Master won the grade competition, Sun Zhang would expel him, and this Lu Kai is the son of Queen Zhong!"

The son of Queen Zhong!

Huang Xiaolong was enlightened.

Queen Zhong, the sister of Zhong Yuan, so Lu Kai was Zhong Yuan’s nephew, and Zhong Yuan was Lu Kai’s younger uncle!

"Lu Kai." Huang Xiaolong repeated the name in his mind.

Seventh rank? It seems that tomorrow’s grade competition will be interesting.

"Master, actually, it’s not a big deal if you don’t win the first place in this grade competition. Master is only ten years old, while Lu Kai is already nineteen!" Fei Hou, seeing Huang Xiaolong in deep thought, thought he was worried about the grade competition and tried to comfort him.

The talent of the sect leader was extraordinary, and his strength was also very strong, but Fei Hou felt that with Huang Xiaolong’s current strength, it would be too difficult to defeat a seventh-rank expert!

Hearing this, Huang Xiaolong couldn’t help but smile, waved his hand, and then asked about Fei Hou’s cultivation of the Thunder Water Technique.

Fei Hou answered one by one.

"By the way, I have something for you." After a while, Huang Xiaolong remembered something and took out ten iron fruits.

"These are iron fruits!" Fei Hou was surprised when he saw the iron fruits Huang Xiaolong took out, and Li Lu’s eyes widened.

"Yes, they are iron fruits." Huang Xiaolong smiled, "I found them during my cultivation in the Silver Moon Forest, thanks to the little guy, the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey."

At this moment, the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey chirped and gestured with its hands, clearly showing off to Fei Hou and Li Lu. Seeing the cute actions of the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey, Fei Hou and Li Lu couldn’t help but laugh.

However, finding iron fruits was indeed something worth boasting about.

Huang Xiaolong gave five iron fruits each to Fei Hou and Li Lu. After a while, Fei Hou and Li Lu left the hall, and Huang Xiaolong returned to his small courtyard to cultivate the Asura Sword Technique and the Asura Ghost Claw.

Not long after, Marshal Haotian, hearing that Huang Xiaolong had returned from the Silver Moon Forest, came to the Tianxuan Manor from the Marshal’s residence. When he saw Huang Xiaolong, Marshal Haotian also mentioned the matter of Lu Kai, his tone filled with concern.

"It seems that not only the teachers and students of the academy, but even Fei Hou and Haotian don’t think I can win the first place this time." After Marshal Haotian left, Huang Xiaolong thought to himself.

Night slowly descended.

Moonlight enveloped the earth.

Huang Xiaolong sat cross-legged on the cold jade bed, and the two dragons continuously devoured the Nine Nether Yin Qi from the void.

The night passed.

The next day, under the sunlight, the Starry Sky Academy finally welcomed its annual grand event—the year-end competition for each class and grade.