Divine King of Honour

Time flew by, and Xu Nian had been back at Qinglin Academy for five days, and in another three days, it would be the day of his life-and-death platform battle with Ouyang Chengfeng.

During these five days, Xu Nian had been in his small courtyard, studying the Gale Sword Technique.

However, he had not yet mastered the Gale Sword Technique to a proficient level; it was indeed too profound.

As Xu Nian walked on the small paths of Qinglin Academy, the people around him all pointed and murmured.

Obviously, the day of his decisive battle with Ouyang Chengfeng was fast approaching, and the news had spread throughout the entire academy, with all the students discussing the matter.

Xu Nian, however, was unfazed by this. With his current strength, it was not difficult to confront Ouyang Chengfeng, but defeating him would not be easy either. Of course, there were still three days left, and the outcome was an unknown.

"Yo, isn't this Junior Brother Xu Nian? After three months of seclusion, you've finally deigned to emerge?"

Just then, a frivolous voice rang out, and everyone around turned to look in their direction, pointing and whispering.

Xu Nian turned to look at the newcomer, who was none other than Lin Feng, the one he had carried out a mission with.

Since few knew of Xu Nian's venture into the Demon Beast Forest, people at the academy believed that he had been in closed-door cultivation this whole time. Seeing Lin Feng approaching Xu Nian now, everyone showed a keen interest in the ensuing drama.

Lin Feng had now donned the purple academy robe of a high-level student, clearly indicating that he had broken through from a four-star warrior to a five-star warrior in this period and had successfully ascended to the ranks of the high-level students.

Xu Nian, however, hadn't filed for a rank advancement, so he still wore the green robe of a basic-level student at the academy. Seeing Lin Feng approach, he knew he was intentionally looking for trouble over the incident when Xu Nian had played a trick on him.

"How about it, Junior Brother Xu Nian, three days from now is your life-or-death battle with Brother Ouyang. Are you confident?" Lin Feng walked up to Xu Nian and asked with a light chuckle.

Seeing Xu Nian still in the green robe of a basic-level student, the ridicule in Lin Feng's eyes grew even stronger.

Xu Nian, unconcerned with Lin Feng's arrogant demeanor, replied indifferently, "There's no need for you to worry about that, Brother Lin Feng. Just enjoy the battle when the time comes." To him, Lin Feng was now no more than an ant that could be crushed with ease.

However, Lin Feng lacked this self-awareness and continued to mock, "Oh, so confident? It seems that Junior Brother Xu Nian has already broken through to become a Star Warrior. Why not go to the academy and apply to become a mid-level student then?"

The surrounding people whispered among themselves, clearly aware that Lin Feng was ridiculing Xu Nian, mocking that he probably hadn't broken through to the Star Realm yet.

Even if he had broken through to the Star Realm, how could he compare to Ouyang Chengfeng? It was impossible for him to defeat Ouyang Chengfeng.

Xu Nian obviously understood Lin Feng's intentions and said with a light laugh, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Lin Feng, but these things are secondary. True strength is what matters. Being skilled with words is useless, don't you agree, Brother Lin Feng?"

Lin Feng's face immediately turned cold; Xu Nian was obviously showing off. This made him recall how Xu Nian had tricked him in the Demon Beast Forest, and anger surged in his heart.

"Hmph, Xu Nian, don't refuse the face I'm giving you. I'll see how you die at Ouyang Chengfeng's hands in three days. Don't say I didn't warn you, Ouyang Chengfeng broke through to a nine-star warrior a month ago. You dreaming of winning against him is just that, a dream."

"A nine-star warrior, is it? Just as I thought!" Xu Nian paused, reflecting that Ouyang Chengfeng had indeed reached the nine-star warrior realm as he had anticipated.

Lin Feng thought Xu Nian had become afraid and continued to taunt, "Haha, it seems you know fear after all, but it's too late to regret now. Who asked you to be so arrogant, daring to challenge Ouyang Chengfeng to a fight? The Ouyang Family has already spread the news. Not only will they come, but so will all the reputable powers in the vicinity, including the Qin Family that cast you out. Even if you wanted to run now, you couldn't escape."

Lin Feng burst into laughter, looking at Xu Nian with an expression that screamed 'you're as good as dead.'

The people around became even more heated in their discussions, clearly, they had also heard about the event. In three days' time, the confrontation between Xu Nian and Ouyang Chengfeng would attract many powers. Led by the Ouyang Family, these forces would descend upon Qinglin Academy, and even the Academy would be unable to suppress the situation.

Xu Nian was astonished in his heart; he had not expected the matter to escalate so greatly.

"Interesting? Truly interesting. The Ouyang Family wants to use me to establish their power in front of all these forces. But I'm afraid they'll end up losing even more miserably," Xu Nian said, the corner of his mouth revealing a light smile, his gaze becoming playful.

Seeing Xu Nian actually smiling, Lin Feng was completely taken aback, his brows furrowing at once.

In his view, Xu Nian should be showing a look of panic and horror, so why would he smile?

Right then, Xu Nian turned his gaze toward Lin Feng, still wearing that faint smile.

The people around also saw this and wore puzzled expressions.

"Hmph, you're still smiling at death's door, Xu Nian. I think you're tired of living," Lin Feng felt somewhat intimidated by Xu Nian's gaze and immediately snorted coldly to boost his own morale.

However, Xu Nian approached Lin Feng with a smile, his eyes gleaming with mischief.

Lin Feng instinctively took a step back; he couldn't fathom why, but he felt that Xu Nian's presence was like a fierce tiger at this moment, compelling a fear within him.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, thank you for telling me all this. In three days, you will witness a most spectacular fight," Xu Nian said, patting Lin Feng's cheek with a smile, then brushed past him, leaving him behind.

Lin Feng was dumbfounded, and so were the people around.

Xu Nian had actually patted his cheek with his hand. What was this?

This was a downright humiliation. How could he have not resisted just now?

Lin Feng roared inwardly, yet as he was about to yell for Xu Nian to stop, he found that Xu Nian, now several meters away, suddenly turned back, and that piercing gaze made his heart shudder, and the anger that was about to erupt vanished in an instant.

By the time Lin Feng came to his senses, he found that Xu Nian had already walked away, and the people around were all pointing at him, talking among themselves.

Lin Feng's face turned livid; he knew the surrounding people were mocking him, sneering that he was scared stiff by a basic-level student, a complete loss of face for him.

"Xu Nian, you just wait. I want to see how arrogant you can be in three days," Lin Feng bellowed, his rage surging like a turbulent river.

The distant Xu Nian heard these words and his mouth curved into a slight grin; he clenched his fist and continued walking.

In three days, he would let everyone know that he, Xu Nian, would be the Ouyang Family's nightmare!