Chapter 234 - He Will Come to Like Me

The radiance of the morning sun came in a flash and vanished just as quickly.But the roar of its immense power did not vanish so quickly.

Boulders shattered, and pained cries rose and fell in succession.

It all happened too fast, leaving no time for anyone to react.

A long while later, the burly man finally reacted. He looked at Jiang Man in astonishment and said, "Purple Mist Divine Light? The Cloud Mist Peak’s Secret Technique?"

Jiang Man nodded. "You have a discerning eye, Senior Brother."

The other man fell silent for a moment before speaking. "But isn’t it too draining to use a Secret Technique right off the bat? You could have used other offensive methods."

Hearing this, Jiang Man was uncharacteristically silent.

Finally, he answered truthfully, "I only know Purple Mist Divine Light."

Now it was the others’ turn to be silent.

That was certainly a surprise.

After a pause, the burly man kindly reminded him, "Even so, you don’t have to unleash it at full power right away. You can probe things bit by bit, conserve enough Spiritual Qi, and the path ahead will be easier."

Jiang Man thanked him, then explained that he had tempered his Spiritual Qi, so his reserves were quite substantial.

Besides, he had a Magic Master for a teacher, so he had a decent grasp on how to apply Magic Skills without being wasteful.

He wouldn’t waste any power when he used it.

Having constantly tempered it with a Hundred Refinement Stone, his Spiritual Qi and Spirit weren’t just large in quantity; they were incredibly dense.

’To avoid trouble, attacking with my full power is the best option.’

’Ji Hao himself taught me my Magic Skills. Even Mr. Yan learned a great deal, so naturally, I did too.’

The others looked like they wanted to say something upon hearing Jiang Man’s explanation, but they ultimately held their tongues.

’Did he mean he tempered it with a Sun Refining Stone?’

’And guidance from a Magic Master... does he mean the Magic Master from his own courtyard?’

’The Seventh Courtyard does have one, sure.’

’But...’

’None of that really matters.’

’Who among those of us from other courtyards wasn’t a genius? Who didn’t have vast resources at their back?’

’The same goes for the First, Second, and Third Courtyards.’

’So whatever advantages we had in the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Courtyards mean nothing here.’

’In fact, it makes us seem ordinary.’

It wasn’t that they looked down on Jiang Man, but his clothes...

No matter how you looked at it, he didn’t seem wealthy, and they had heard he raised his Cultivation by pulling all-nighters.

It was only natural to jump to the obvious conclusion.

Perhaps it was a prejudice against the poor.

They didn’t discuss it any further.

A woman looked at Jiang Man and asked, "Are you going to keep this up, Junior Brother? You seem to be in great need of a high rank."

Jiang Man looked at the five of them and said, "In that case, will you leave everyone we meet to me?"

"Of course," the burly man said with a smile. "We can even help you find them."

Who would pass up the chance to watch a good show?

The five of them were all geniuses; naturally, they didn’t care about these things.

They hadn’t planned on gaining anything within the Third Courtyard’s territory anyway.

If they could get through smoothly, that would be for the best.

"Logically, there shouldn’t be anyone hunting us. After all, there aren’t many in the Third Courtyard who can beat us. They’re probably aiming for you, Junior Brother," the burly man, Xiang Liang, said, looking at Jiang Man.

Jiang Man nodded. "That must be it. There are probably quite a few people who want to deal with me."

Xiang Liang pointed at a group of six people up ahead. "There are six over there..."

Before his words had even faded, a red sun rose.

Rosy light shone forth.

BOOM!

The six people were sent flying.

"I need to fight my way in. Those are the rules. My apologies," Jiang Man explained.

The six who had been knocked down: "..."

Then they watched as Jiang Man regrouped with Xiang Liang and the others.

’Do these geniuses just attack everyone on sight?’

At first, Xiang Liang and the others didn’t pay it much mind.

However...

As they encountered more and more people...

They started to grow a little worried.

Because the red sun rose again and again.

It was always over in a single strike.

In just half a day, he had already defeated over two hundred people.

This...

This was getting a little out of hand.

The woman at his side, Qiao Yu, reminded him, "Junior Brother, that’s over two hundred people now."

Jiang Man replied, "Only two hundred? Then there are still more than a hundred left."

The five of them: "..."

’Does he really intend to defeat every single person?’

Meanwhile, word of Jiang Man’s actions had long since spread.

Geniuses from the Fourth and Fifth Courtyards were teaming up to target the entire Third Courtyard.

Jiang Yingcai broke out in a cold sweat.

She looked at Duan Wu beside her. "What should we do?"

"Bai Fan isn’t here. He’s already at Foundation Establishment Perfection; he would actually stand a chance," Duan Wu said.

"Don’t even mention him! We’re about to be found!" Jiang Yingcai cried.

They had been set up by Bai Fan.

He had insisted he wouldn’t come to this place, no matter what.

But even if he had come, he would have been on Jiang Man’s side.

Everyone was now saying that group had six people.

"The remaining people have actually banded together, planning to take Jiang Man down," Duan Wu said after some thought. "Right now, we either join them or head for the Second Courtyard’s territory as quickly as possible."

"But the Third Courtyard has a duty to test the prodigies. Our Cultivation isn’t high enough to leave as we please."

"So there’s only one path left? Fight them?" Jiang Yingcai asked.

"There’s one other way. We hide. As long as we’re not found, we’ll be fine," Duan Wu said, looking a little embarrassed.

In the end, they chose to hide. As long as they could hide and escape this calamity, they could take whatever they wanted from the Third Courtyard’s territory.

Because most of the others were already injured.

"The Third Courtyard has at least thirty people at Foundation Establishment Perfection. They might not lose," Duan Wu said reassuringly.

The moment the words left his mouth, a sudden commotion erupted ahead of them.

They were currently on a mountaintop. When they arrived, there had been no one around.

’Why would there be such a huge commotion?’

Immediately after, a group of people began fleeing in their direction.

Some people rose up on their swords, using Sword Control to try and make a quick escape.

However, just as those people took flight, a beam of light shone over them.

And then...

BANG! The Attack landed.

A rosy glow began to appear on each of the fleeing people.

It refracted from person to person without stopping.

A rosy glow refracted onto Jiang Yingcai as well.

The moment they saw it, they knew it was the Purple Mist Divine Light.

"We’re finished." Without a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Yingcai took out a Talisman and began to put up a Defense.