...
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Tian Dou Royal Academy, Grand Plaza.
The once spacious square was now filled with a dense crowd.
Nearly five hundred students from the academy, including those at the Tianwei, Tianzhi, and Tiandou levels, were present, except for a very few who were unable to get up.
Although they didn't know what had happened, as soon as they heard it was the "Silver-Haired Demon King's" summons, they all ran faster than rabbits, afraid that if they were a step too late they would be singled out for "solo training".
On the podium.
Xuan Hao stood with his hands behind his back.
After being tempered by the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire and absorbing the Dragon Blood Mushroom, although he still looked like a boy, he had grown much taller.
His originally slender frame was now as upright as a pine tree, and the faint aura of blood and qi emanating from his body made him look like a dormant young dragon.
Behind him, Na'er sat obediently with a bag of snacks in her arms, while Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and Ye Lingling stood solemnly on either side like guardians.
"Cough cough."
Xuan Hao cleared his throat, his gaze sweeping over the faces below the stage, some filled with curiosity, others with awe.
His voice, enveloped in soul power, carried clearly throughout the entire arena:
"I think you might be wondering why I suddenly called you all here."
"I have some bad news to share with everyone."
Xuan Hao pointed to the several bruised and battered soldiers who had been carried up from below the stage, his tone heavy with sorrow and filled with anger:
"Just yesterday!
Our brothers from the Tiandou Self-Improvement Association were beaten up by a group of outsiders while they were doing their normal morning jogging training!"
"Who was it that hit them?
It's Blue Tyrant Academy, which was only established a few years ago and doesn't even accept nobles!"
The audience erupted in uproar, with many trainees displaying expressions of disbelief and anger.
As top nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire, they were usually suppressed by Xuan Hao, but outside they were practically untouchable.
Now they'd actually been beaten by a group of commoner soul masters?
"I've only been away from the academy for less than a month!"
Xuan Hao pounded on the railing in anguish, "Less than a month!
You've fallen so low?
You can't even beat a bunch of peasants?"
"Today it's just a small Blue Tyrant Academy, but what about tomorrow?
Will just any Tom, Dick, or Harry be able to ride roughshod over you?"
"Is the Star Luo Empire's army attacking the day after tomorrow?
Are you going to kneel on the ground and polish their shoes?!"
"How shameful! So shameful!"
Xuan Hao roared:
"You have not only disgraced yourselves, but also the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and even more so, me, the president!"
"I, Xuan Hao, took your protection money, so I was supposed to protect you! Now that my men have been beaten, I won't swallow this insult!"
"tell me!"
Xuan Hao's eyes flashed, his crimson-gold vertical pupils sweeping across the entire scene, and a violent aura instantly erupted:
"Can't you just swallow this?!"
"cannot!!"
The proud and arrogant aristocratic students below the stage were provoked into roaring by these words.
"good!"
Xuan Hao waved his hand, pointing towards the direction of Tian Dou City, his heroic spirit soaring to the heavens:
"If you can't, then come with me!"
"Whether they are civilians or some so-called Golden Triangle, if they dare to touch our people, they will pay the price!"
"We'll fight back the way they attacked us!"
"Today, we will take back the face we've lost!"
"Attention, everyone! Target—Blue Tyrant Academy!"
"Set off!!"
"roar--!!"
More than 500 Soul Master students let out a deafening roar and, led by Xuan Hao, surged out of the academy gates like a golden torrent, heading straight for Tian Dou City.
With that kind of momentum and formation, anyone who didn't know better would think they were going to attack the palace.
Looking at the confident and spirited figure ahead, Dugu Yan helplessly rubbed her forehead.
This is hardly a matter of seeking justice.
This is clearly just stirring up trouble!
...
Half an hour later.
Outside Tiandou City, on the official road leading into the city, dust flew and hooves thundered.
More than 500 students from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, dressed in gold-embroidered school uniforms, formed a neat square formation, like a golden torrent, and marched towards Heavenly Dou City.
"Knock knock knock—"
The sound of their synchronized footsteps made the ground tremble slightly.
The guards at the gate of Tiandou City turned pale with fright when they saw this scene from afar, and almost dropped their spears.
"Enemy...enemy attack?!"
"Quick! Sound the alarm! Someone's attacking the city—"
"Attack my ass!"
The guard captain slapped the greenhorn on the head, squinted at the golden banner fluttering in the wind, and his lips twitched violently.
"Those are the ancestors of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"
"The one leading the group... isn't that the silver-haired little devil that's been making headlines lately?"
"My God, aren't these spoiled brats usually living a life of debauchery in the academy? What's gotten into them today?
Are they trying to rebel?"
Although they were inwardly complaining, the guards dared not stop these young masters and ladies who were all from wealthy and noble families.
The gates were wide open, allowing this "noble legion" to march straight in and advance unimpeded towards Blue Tyrant Academy in the west of the city.
...
At the entrance of Blue Tyrant Academy.
The once tranquil academy gates were now completely blocked by a massive crowd.
"stop!"
Xuan Hao walked to a spot ten meters in front of the gate and raised one hand.
"Whoosh—"
The more than 500 trainees behind them stopped instantly, their movements perfectly synchronized and their commands strictly obeyed.
This level of discipline alone is enough to make many regular armies ashamed.
Of course, these are all conditioned reflexes that Xuan Hao has "trained" them to be over the past month.
Xuan Hao stood at the front with his hands in his pockets, looking indifferently at the golden plaque that read "Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy".
Since he's going to make a big fuss about this today, he has to go all the way.
But he didn't intend to let the group behind him rush in and start a brawl.
That would be too undignified, and if someone were to die, it would be difficult to handle.
What he wanted was a posture, a posture of crushing.
"Who are you?!
How dare you surround Blue Tyrant Academy?!"
Sensing the suffocating pressure at the entrance, several teachers on duty quickly ran out from Blue Tyrant Academy.
The middle-aged teacher at the head of the group looked at the dark mass in front of him, and especially when he saw that everyone was wearing the same Tian Dou Royal Academy uniform, his heart skipped a beat.
These young noblemen... have they taken the wrong medicine today?
He winked at a young teacher beside him, signaling him to quickly inform Dean Liu Erlong, while he himself steeled himself and stepped forward, forcing a calm demeanor as he shouted:
"Gentlemen, this is Blue Tyrant Academy!
What is the purpose of your Heavenly Dou Royal Academy mobilizing so many people to block our gate?!"
What is your intention?
Xuan Hao stepped forward, a cold smile playing on his lips, his crimson-gold vertical pupils staring coldly at the teacher:
"Don't you know what you're doing?"
"Yesterday morning, right at the city gate, your students beat up my men.
You don't think you're just going to let this go, do you?"
The teacher was taken aback, then frowned and said, "Conflicts between students often happen.
If we are at fault, we will naturally investigate and handle it..."
"Stop, stop, stop."
Xuan Hao interrupted him impatiently:
"Don't give me that bureaucratic talk."
"Investigation?
Action?
Apology?"
"I don't care!"
Xuan Hao pointed to the bruised and battered students behind him, his voice suddenly rising:
"The rule in the Soul Master world is that the strong are respected! Since your people think that having the biggest fist means you can bully others at will, then so be it!"
"I'm here today!"
"My underlings got beaten up, so as the boss, I naturally have to fight back!"
"What good is an apology?
I want blood for blood!"
The teacher was speechless, her face turning red with embarrassment at Xuan Hao's overbearing manner:
"You... you're simply unreasonable!
This is an academy, not a place for you to run wild!"
"Get out of the way!"
Xuan Hao completely ignored his protests, his gaze passing over him and looking directly into the interior of the academy:
"Get those brats who attacked yesterday out here!"
"And all those self-proclaimed geniuses in your academy, call them all out, one by one!"
"otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?!"
The teacher, also a Soul King, was enraged by the child's blatant disrespect.
"Do you intend to force your way in?!"
"Force your way in?"
Xuan Hao tilted his head, looking at the tightly closed iron gate and the huge plaque above it.
"I've always preferred to use the main entrance."
"Since you won't open the door, then I'll... open it myself!"
Before he could finish speaking...
Xuan Hao took a deep breath, his chest bulging, and the extremely violent golden dragon bloodline within his body suddenly boiled!
"hold head high--!!!"
The next second, a terrifying golden sound wave, mixed with the dragon's might from the ancient primordial era, roared out like a tangible cannon towards the gate of Blue Tyrant Academy!
Second Soul Skill - Golden Dragon Roar!
"Boom—!!!"
The earth trembled, and dust flew everywhere!
Before the teacher's horrified eyes, the ten-meter-high, incredibly heavy iron gate, along with the sturdy walls on both sides, instantly twisted and shattered under that roar!
"Bang!"
The golden plaque above their heads that read "Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy" was blasted into countless wood chips, which scattered all over the ground.
The smoke and dust cleared.
Xuan Hao stood before the ruins, brushed off non-existent dust from his sleeves, and looked at the group of Blue Tyrant Academy teachers and students inside, who were completely terrified:
"The quality of your gate is quite average."
"..."
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