Chapter 145: Xu Yan: Watch as I Blow Up a Great Grandmaster with One Palm

Chapter 145: Xu Yan: Watch as I Blow Up a Great Grandmaster with One Palm

Yin Hong's face turned green as he heard this, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "Do you know the consequences of insulting a Great Grandmaster?" he asked coldly.

Xu Yan glanced at him disdainfully, "What's the big deal about insulting a third-rate Great Grandmaster like you? You're nothing but trash that can be killed with a single palm!"

The entire hall fell silent!

A Great Grandmaster, killed with a single palm?

Was this guy insane? Even Fu Yun Tian was stunned, knowing Xu Yan's arrogance, but never expecting it to reach this level.

It would be one thing if it were just a Grandmaster, but Yin Hong was a Great Grandmaster! Even if he had only recently broken through, a Great Grandmaster was still a realm beyond what a Grandmaster could compare to.

Could it be that in the few days they hadn't seen each other, Xu Yan's strength had grown to the point where he could ignore a Great Grandmaster?

"Young friend, why are you using someone else's name to enter the Seven Stars Academy's archives?" Fu Yun Tian asked, sounding a little helpless.

"Don't talk nonsense," Xu Yan replied with dissatisfaction. "I'm borrowing it!"

"Yes, I lent it to Brother Xu. Is there a problem?" Xie Lingfeng was also amazed by Xu Yan's arrogance, but he knew that if Xu Yan said so, he must be confident in his ability to blow up that Great Grandmaster with one palm.

Just how terrifying had Xu Yan's strength become in such a short time?

Xie Lingfeng looked at Fu Yun Tian and said, "The Seven Stars Academy has no rule against borrowing someone else's identity to browse the archives, does it? I, Xie Lingfeng, son of Xie Tianheng, take responsibility if the Chief Academic Officer is dissatisfied!"

Fu Yun Tian paused before speaking, "From today onwards, no one is allowed to borrow another person's name to enter the archives. Anyone who violates this rule will be severely punished!"

Thus, the rule was established.

As for Xu Yan borrowing Xie Lingfeng's identity, the matter was dropped. After all, a genius like Xu Yan was bound to have some privileges.

Especially a genius of his caliber.

"Chief Academic Officer, are you just going to let this go?" Yin Hong asked, sounding a little resentful.

Xu Yan rubbed his hands together and said, "Chief Academic Officer, I know that the Seven Stars Academy does not allow fighting. How about we make a bet? If I can blow him up with one palm, then this rule won't apply to me. What do you say?"

Gudong!

Everyone was stunned and looked at Xu Yan in shock.

A Great Grandmaster, killed with one palm? That was terrifying enough, but now he was boasting about blowing one up?

Even Fu Yun Tian felt like cursing out loud.

As weak as Yin Hong might be, he was still a Great Grandmaster. Even he himself couldn't blow up a Great Grandmaster with one palm.

Forget about blowing him up, it would be difficult to defeat Yin Hong in one move. No matter how weak he was, he was still a Great Grandmaster!

"Brother Xu, be careful!" Xie Lingfeng hurriedly spoke up.

Although he felt that Xu Yan never boasted, the idea of blowing up a Great Grandmaster with one palm was still frightening. What if he failed and things got complicated?

"Young Master Xu, please reconsider!" Du Yuying also hastily tried to persuade him.

Yin Hong's nose was crooked from anger. He had been humiliated and disrespected repeatedly, and he couldn't take it anymore as a Great Grandmaster.

Blowing him up with one palm? This brat was going too far!

Yin Hong rose into the air, his Great Grandmaster aura shaking the sky. However, he dared not suppress it downwards, as there were many students from the Seven Stars Academy below. If he did so, it would be equivalent to provoking the entire academy, and he couldn't afford that.

Staring angrily at Xu Yan, he said, "Arrogant brat, I want to see how you plan to blow me up. Come, let's fight on the martial arts stage!"

Xu Yan ignored him and turned to look at Fu Yun Tian, a mischievous smile on his face. "Chief Academic Officer, what do you think?"

Even Fu Yun Tian was shocked by his confidence. Where did he get the audacity to claim he could blow up a Great Grandmaster with one palm?

"You can go to the martial arts stage to fight him," Fu Yun Tian said in a low voice. "But think carefully. Even the weakest Great Grandmaster is far beyond the reach of ten peak Grandmasters."

"It would be boring to go to the martial arts stage," Xu Yan said arrogantly. "I, Xu Yan, have always been one to break the rules. It will be much more exciting to blow him up with one palm right here!"

Everyone: ...

You're just here to break the rules, aren't you?

Fu Yun Tian pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright, if you really can blow him up with one palm, I won't pursue this matter any further. But if you can't, you'll have to stay in the Seven Stars Academy."

"No problem!" Xu Yan nodded.

At this moment, everyone present fell silent.

No one voiced any disagreement with Fu Yun Tian's proposal.

True geniuses always had their privileges, especially a monster like Xu Yan.

"Alright, everyone clear out," Fu Yun Tian said, looking at the crowd of students.

The students quickly retreated, knowing that a Great Grandmaster's attack could easily result in death or serious injury.

"Brother Xu, are you sure about this?" Xie Lingfeng asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, he's just a third-rate Great Grandmaster," Xu Yan replied confidently.

"Young Master Xu, please be careful and don't underestimate your opponent!" Du Yuying said worriedly.

However, the plain-clothed woman giggled, "I've never seen a Great Grandmaster get blown up before. It seems I'm in for a treat today. Young Master Xu, please don't disappoint me."

Yin Hong, floating in mid-air, was furious. How dare someone disrespect him so blatantly?

He glared at the plain-clothed woman, then noticed the old woman, and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly averted his gaze!

A Great Grandmaster! Stronger than him!

Yin Hong took a deep breath, and his aura surged as he glared at Xu Yan. "Arrogant brat, today you will learn the consequences of insulting a Great Grandmaster!"

He had made up his mind to go all out and kill Xu Yan in one strike. He would not give Fu Yun Tian a chance to save him. A dead genius was worthless.

"Wait!" Yin Hong was about to attack, but Xu Yan spoke up.

"It's too late for you to back out now, brat!" Yin Hong snarled.

"Who said I'm backing out?" Xu Yan sneered at him. "I'm asking if you have spirit tickets on you."

Everyone was taken aback. They were about to engage in a life-and-death battle, so what did spirit tickets have to do with anything?

Yin Hong was also confused, but he frowned and said, "Of course I have spirit tickets!"

Xu Yan was delighted to hear this and said, "Quick, hand them over. Otherwise, if my attack is too heavy and I accidentally destroy the spirit tickets on you, that would be a huge loss!"

Everyone: ...

Yin Hong's face turned red with anger. "You dare to humiliate me, you brat!"

He opened his folding fan, ready to attack.

But Xu Yan said, "As a Great Grandmaster, you must have a few dozen spirit tickets on you. It would be a shame to destroy them. Consider them a bet, and hand them over quickly. Don't waste any more time."

Seeing Yin Hong trembling with anger and not taking out the spirit tickets, Xu Yan continued, "If you don't take out the spirit tickets, then I won't bet. Let's see if you dare to attack!"

Yin Hong gritted his teeth. If Xu Yan didn't bet, how could he attack and kill this arrogant brat on the spot?

With his relationship with Xie Lingfeng, he could hide in the Seven Stars Academy for a few days until the Great Grandmaster from Sword Cliff arrived. Then, he wouldn't have a chance to take his revenge!

With that in mind, Yin Hong took out a small bag.

"Take it!"

The bag was thrown down, and Xu Yan caught it. He opened it and found a spiritual herb and a stack of spirit tickets inside.

"You're a Great Grandmaster, but you're so poor?"

But it turned out that this guy was a penniless bum!

The onlookers fell silent, all thinking the same thing: Just how poor are you?!

Xie Lingfeng twitched his lips, now understanding why Xu Yan had insisted on escorting Du Yuying and why he had gone to freeload at Wushuang Pavilion—he was broke!

Coming from the remote frontier, he probably didn't have a single spirit crystal to his name.

"You dare insult me like this, you brat!" Yin Hong was about to explode with anger, his aura shaking with rage. "If you kill me, everything I have on Canglan Island will be yours. Chief Academic Officer and everyone here can be my witness!"

In his desperation to kill Xu Yan, he was willing to put everything on the line.

If he didn't kill Xu Yan today, he felt he might just die of frustration!

Xu Yan's eyes lit up as he turned to Xie Lingfeng and asked, "Brother Xie, is Canglan Island rich?"

Xie Lingfeng frowned and shook his head, deep in thought. "Never heard of Canglan Island."

He turned to Hu Shan and asked, "Have you?"

Hu Shan shook his head.

Yin Hong: ...

At this moment, Du Yuying spoke up, "The master of Canglan Island is quite wealthy. He should have several hundred thousand spirit crystals."

As the pride of Jianzun Cliff, Xie Lingfeng's status was too high. It was normal that he wouldn't know about Canglan Island, which was just one of the powers in the Great Yue Nation.

Xu Yan's eyes lit up with excitement. "Great! After I blow him up, Canglan Island will be mine!"

He took a few steps forward, then turned back to look at Xie Lingfeng. With a solemn expression, he said, "Brother Xie, watch closely. I'll show you how to kill an enemy beyond your level. Everyone, watch as I, Xu Yan, the Sword God, blow up a Great Grandmaster with one palm!"

Yin Hong's eyes shone with a murderous glint, but despite his anger that was about to explode his chest, he did not take Xu Yan lightly at this moment.

Anyone who dared to boast about blowing up a Great Grandmaster must have the confidence to back it up.

And Yin Hong felt that Xu Yan's bold claim stemmed from a lack of understanding of a Great Grandmaster's true power!

This was his chance!

His face twisted with rage, and his aura surged as he gathered all his strength for this one attack, determined to kill that hateful brat!

"Take my life!"

Boom!

In midair, a torrent of energy crashed down like a mountain, its terrifying pressure overwhelming.

The onlookers, including the students and teachers of Seven Stars Academy, were all stunned and horrified.

Was this the might of a Great Grandmaster?!

Du Yuying's eyes widened as she clenched her fists tightly, her gaze fixed on the young boy.

The plain-clothed woman's eyes also grew serious, not blinking for a moment.

Xie Lingfeng's expression turned solemn as his hand instinctively rested on the hilt of his sword.

Roar!

The sound of a dragon's roar echoed as a golden dragon rushed upwards, colliding with the torrent of energy. Its dragon might seemed capable of making all creatures bow before it, and within that might was a boundless rage.

It seemed as if even the heavens and earth had lost their color!

That golden dragon was like a true dragon descending upon the world, carrying with it terrifying dragon might and an awe-inspiring fury.

Boom!

The torrent of energy collapsed and rolled back.

"Not good!"

Yin Hong's pupils constricted as his face paled with shock.

He wanted to dodge, but he felt as if he were being suppressed by a powerful pressure, and having just expended all his strength in his previous attack, he was now in a momentary state of power depletion.

He could only watch as the golden dragon rushed towards him, its terrifying power descending upon him, the scent of death filling his consciousness.

Bang!

In full view of everyone, Yin Hong, suspended in midair, exploded.

The golden dragon's attack had blown up a Great Grandmaster, and his shattered body sprayed in all directions.

Roar!

Another golden dragon flew out, coiling and crushing in midair. Its scorching aura spread, and the shattered remains of Yin Hong's body were instantly crushed into dust, scattering with the wind.

Silence.

Outside the Archives of the Seven Stars Academy, there was an eerie stillness.

The students and teachers of the academy, their eyes wide and mouths agape, stood frozen, unable to recover from the shock they had just witnessed.

Fu Yun Tian, the Chief Academic Officer, tugged at his beard, inadvertently pulling out a strand, too stunned to even notice.

Xu Yan had actually blown up a Great Grandmaster with one palm!

"I'm stronger than Yin Hong, much stronger. He couldn't blow me up with one palm... he would need at least a dozen palms to do that," Fu Yun Tian thought to himself.

He was completely dumbfounded.

Xie Lingfeng's hand trembled slightly as he knew that Xu Yan never boasted. Still, witnessing him blow up a Great Grandmaster with one palm left him deeply shaken.

Du Yuying's eyes remained fixed on the young boy, unwilling to look away. It was he who had escorted her back to the Duke of Du's mansion.

Today, at the Seven Stars Academy, he had achieved something unprecedented—blowing up a Great Grandmaster with one palm!

The plain-clothed woman's eyes held a mix of indescribable emotions, and within them, there seemed to be a hint of gentleness.

Xu Yan sighed, feeling his own weakness. He was far inferior to his master.

Back then, his master had turned a Great Grandmaster into ashes with one palm.

And that Great Grandmaster had been stronger than Yin Hong.

Nonetheless, a Great Grandmaster was still a Great Grandmaster. With this palm strike, Xu Yan had nearly unleashed the full might of the Dragon Subduing Palm!

"As expected of a Great Grandmaster, he was tough to kill. It took almost my full strength to blow him up into a dozen pieces!" Xu Yan exclaimed with a sense of awe.

Everyone: ...

Please stop, my poor heart can't take much more of this stimulation!

"Chief Academic Officer, I assume I don't need to follow that rule anymore, right?" Xu Yan asked, looking at the dazed Fu Yun Tian.

"Young friend, have you broken through in strength?" Fu Yun Tian asked with a bitter smile.

Just a few days ago, Xu Yan hadn't possessed such formidable strength.

"That's right!" Xu Yan nodded.

"No wonder!" Fu Yun Tian took a deep breath and said, "The theories you discussed with the Martial Arts Scholar the other day weren't made up?"

"Of course not. They are the true essence of martial arts. Why would I make them up?" Xu Yan scoffed.

"Brother Xie, let's go. Let's find a place to catch up," Xu Yan said cheerfully.

After blowing up Yin Hong, a Great Grandmaster, and shocking the entire Seven Stars Academy, he was about to receive a substantial sum of spirit crystals. It was time to splurge a little and properly thank Xie Lingfeng for his help.

After all, his name had proven to be extremely useful!

"Sure!" Xie Lingfeng smiled. He was eager to seek guidance from Xu Yan on swordsmanship and the cultivation of the Innate Realm.

"Young Master Xu, I know of a quiet and elegant place in Seven Stars City, suitable for a private gathering without any disturbances. Shall we go there?" Du Yuying suggested, having already removed her veil to reveal her exquisite beauty.

Xu Yan hesitated slightly, as he wasn't very familiar with Du Yuying despite having escorted her on her journey. But he replied, "Sure, Miss Du. It's only right that I treat you as a token of gratitude for the escort."

"Alright then!" Xu Yan agreed.

Then he added, "Oh right, Miss Du, do you know where Canglan Island is? Tell me its location. That place is mine now."

"No problem," Du Yuying nodded.

"Cui'er, go and make arrangements to book that place for us," she instructed her maid.

"Yes, Miss!" Cui'er replied excitedly and scampered off.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter end