"So what? A woman over forty can’t look at handsome guys anymore?"
"..."
Voices rose one after another.
No one doubted him.
After all, he was mentioned in an official announcement.
And to be able to enter this Cultivation Field now, he must be someone special.
"It seems you’ve all heard the news. However, around here, if you want to stay, you have to show some strength. Wouldn’t you all agree?"
Zhao Yao said with a faint smile.
Hearing this, the crowd all nodded.
"Yeah, that’s right!"
"That’s how it is for all of us here."
"ROAR!!"
"That Demon Beast is so annoying. Isn’t Captain Zhao going to kill it? It looks like it’s Level 50!"
"How about you go, Vice-Captain Yue?"
The crowd looked at the Demon Beast, but they weren’t worried.
Because they trusted in Zhao Yao’s and Yue Tianrui’s strength.
A Level 50 Demon Beast was no threat; there were plenty of people here who could kill it.
It didn’t pose a threat.
"I never said I insisted on staying. It was this lady who brought me here."
Fang Xiu looked at Zhao Yao.
’How could I not know he’s using reverse psychology?’
He looked directly at Li Mu, who was standing to the side, and said with a smile.
"Vice Hall Master?"
"Ahem, Vice Hall Master, you’re here too?"
"I didn’t notice just now. My apologies, my apologies!"
"Maybe I should go back and put some clothes on?"
"You’ve really got some nerve, coming out in just a pair of baggy shorts. You’re making a fool of us in front of the Vice Hall Master, aren’t you?"
"..."
They hadn’t noticed the Vice Hall Master was here too!
Now that they saw Li Mu, they weren’t as boisterous as before.
"It’s true, I brought him here."
Li Mu nodded helplessly.
"Be that as it may, now that you’re here, you naturally have to demonstrate your strength."
Zhao Yao continued at this moment.
But Fang Xiu completely ignored him.
Yue Tianrui, who was standing nearby, looked at Fang Xiu and said, "Fang Xiu, go on and show them. Give them a little taste, let this bunch open their eyes and see what a true young prodigy looks like. Stop them from calling themselves geniuses all day."
"Hm? Alright, I’ll give it a shot then!"
Fang Xiu agreed immediately.
Zhao Yao: ...
The crowd of Awakened: ...
Li Mu: Pfft, hahaha!
’Damn, so he responds to the carrot, not the stick!’
’Just now, no amount of threats or taunts worked.’
’But after one sentence from Yue Tianrui, Fang Xiu just agreed?’
Yue Tianrui glanced at Zhao Yao, the meaning clear: ’When it comes to tailoring your approach to the person, you’re still not as good as me, are you?’
Zhao Yao shot a look back at Yue Tianrui, as if to say: ’Well, what can I do? You’re the Headmaster.’
Fang Xiu glanced at each of them.
He laughed inwardly.
He wasn’t afraid of revealing his power.
"I haven’t tried hunting a Demon Beast since my Level went up. I guess I’ll give it a try!"
Fang Xiu turned to face the Heaven-Measuring Crystal Thunder Lizard.
"ROAR!"
The Heaven-Measuring Crystal Thunder Lizard let out a roar.
Then, Thunder began to crackle around its body.
’This thing has the Thunder Attribute too? Perfect!’
Fang Xiu immediately activated his Skill, "Netherworld Thunder Fall!"
Instantly, the sky filled with dark clouds, and Thunder began to rumble.
"Wh-what is this?"
"Such terrifying Thunder!"
"Even as a Thunder Attribute user, I find this terrifying!"
"I don’t even have the Thunder Attribute, and I’m literally shaking!"
"Holy crap, why do I find this Thunder so terrifying? I’m already Level 49!"
As the Thunder rolled across the sky,
all the Awakened below had looks of shock on their faces.
This was especially true for Li Mu, Zhao Yao, and Yue Tianrui.
"So... so terrifying!"
Li Mu was utterly shocked.
She only knew that Fang Xiu’s Talent was Sacrificial Master.
’But can someone please tell me what’s going on with this Thunder?’
Zhao Yao and Yue Tianrui exchanged a glance.
They could both see the astonishment in each other’s eyes.
’Is this Fang Xiu’s Skill?’
’Isn’t this guy a Sacrificial Master?’
’Why is he using a Thunder Element Skill?’
Zhao Yao, however, knew a little more.
’This must be the Skill Fang Xiu obtained from that Magic Core, right?’
’But I didn’t know his Skill was this powerful!’
’What kind of Skill did Old Fang prepare for him?’
"AWOO!"
Faced with Fang Xiu’s Netherworld Thunder Fall,
the Heaven-Measuring Crystal Thunder Lizard instantly chickened out.
As a fellow Thunder Attribute creature, it was much more sensitive to Thunder.
It could sense just how terrifying the Thunder in the sky was.
After a mournful howl, it turned and fled.
"Go!"
Fang Xiu barked a command.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless bolts of black Thunder shot directly toward the fleeing Heaven-Measuring Crystal Thunder Lizard.
Every single bolt struck the Heaven-Measuring Crystal Thunder Lizard with perfect accuracy.
In no time, the Heaven-Measuring Crystal Thunder Lizard’s body was completely covered in black Thunder.
"See that, Captain Zhao? This is the Skill I used to kill the Level 40 BOSS!"
Fang Xiu asked, looking at Zhao Yao.
The latter just smiled and didn’t say much.
By now, the Level 50 Heaven-Measuring Crystal Thunder Lizard had been killed!
"Amazing!"
Just then, someone in the crowd shouted.
Instantly, the Awakened behind him all began to applaud for Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu’s strength was immense.
Even though he was young and only Level 26, much lower than many people here,
his combat power surpassed the vast majority of them.
This alone was enough to earn everyone’s respect.
Zhao Yao, standing to the side, said with a smile, "Alright, you’ve all seen it, right? Disperse, disperse!"
The crowd glanced at Fang Xiu, some even giving him a nod.
Only then did they return to their villas.
"Thanks, Uncle Zhao!"
Fang Xiu said to Zhao Yao as he watched the people leave.
"What are you thanking me for?"
Zhao Yao asked in return.
But a smile played on his lips.
"Weren’t you just worried I’d get bullied here? You had me show my strength so they wouldn’t talk trash about me behind my back!"
Fang Xiu saw the situation clearly.
Although these people didn’t seem bad—and in reality, they weren’t—
as Yue Tianrui had said before, this group was full of self-proclaimed geniuses.
They were definitely a proud bunch.
If they saw a young guy like Fang Xiu hanging around, and only at Level 26,
they would inevitably feel some displeasure.
To avoid any trouble down the line, Zhao Yao had orchestrated this whole scene.
Of course, Zhao Yao also wanted to see that Skill of Fang Xiu’s for himself.
To see just how strong it was.
’Now that I’ve seen it... Old Fang is a fucking beast, it’s this strong? This is Forbidden Curse-level, isn’t it?’
"What about me?"
Yue Tianrui asked, looking at Fang Xiu.
"Thanks to you too, Headmaster!"
Fang Xiu could tell that the Headmaster and Uncle Zhao were working in concert.
And Fang Xiu had no intention of hiding his abilities; sometimes, you just had to show your strong side.
"Then you’re not going to thank me?"
Li Mu also spoke up at this moment.
Having reached the position of Vice Hall Master, her perception was quite sharp.
She could also see through Zhao Yao and Yue Tianrui’s plan.
"Vice Hall Master, it doesn’t seem like you did anything, did you?"
Fang Xiu looked at Li Mu.
’No matter how you looked at it, what just happened had nothing to do with Li Mu!’
"Didn’t you say it was ’this big sister’ who brought you here? Are you just going to use me and then toss me aside?"
Li Mu said with a faint smile.
Hearing this, Fang Xiu also smiled, "Thank you, Big Sis!"
Li Mu was a rare Space System user.
And she was also the Vice Hall Master of the Awakening Hall..
Since she wanted to get on good terms with Fang Xiu,
Fang Xiu was willing to oblige her.
With that, their relationship became much closer!
「Inside a villa.」
"Wait, Big Sis, are we really going to live together?"
Fang Xiu watched as Li Mu, bag in hand, moved into the room next to his.
He asked weakly.
Although their relationship had become much closer,
wasn’t living together a little *too* close?
"Since I said I would protect you, I naturally have to keep my word!"
Li Mu opened her room’s door and said with a smile, "Protecting you up close like this is the safest way."
"In that case, shouldn’t you be staying in the same room as me, Big Sis? That would be even closer protection!"
Fang Xiu looked at Li Mu, the corner of his mouth curving into a smirk.
Although Li Mu was thirty, she had a great figure and had taken very good care of her face.
’A little older is fine.’
"You make a good point!"
Li Mu froze for a moment.
Then she closed the door to the adjacent room, directly opened the door to Fang Xiu’s room, and walked inside.
Fang Xiu: ...
’Holy shit, this Big Sis is a little *too* open, isn’t she?’

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