"this is the xu nian you spoke of, seems quite hated by the look of it!" chen yao looked at the people shouting red-faced around her and teased chen wudi beside her.

    "indeed, our brother-in-law is a supreme genius, naturally inciting a lot of envy," chen wudi hurriedly responded.

    "shameless!" chen yao shook her head helplessly, yet her curiosity about this xu nian grew even more.

    at the same time, zhao yan and ji yun had gathered together, also discussing the topic of xu nian.

    "brother ji yun, it seems your academy is lucky, facing this xu nian. this time, qin tian is a hundred percent certain to advance," zhao yan said to ji yun.

    "you probably don''t know the relationship between this qin tian and xu nian, do you? they are half-brothers with the same father," ji yun said with a smile.

    "huh? what a coincidence! qin tian wouldn''t go easy on him, would he? i was hoping he would teach the guy a lesson for me," zhao yan said in surprise.

    "don''t worry, he won''t. although they are brothers, their relationship has been discordant since childhood, and qin tian has even been quite unsatisfied with xu nian. just wait and watch the drama unfold," ji yun said with a laughing smile.

    "haha, then i can rest assured. interesting, fratricide is more exciting than any competition," zhao yan laughed heartily, his eyes filled with mockery.

    ...

    the shouting from the crowd was relentless, and on the competitors'' area, xu nian''s face also showed a bitter smile as he stepped forward and slowly walked toward the battle platform.

    "despicable!"

    "shameless!"

    as xu nian emerged, the audience completely boiled over, cursing at xu nian.

    if they had eggs at hand, they probably wouldn''t hesitate to throw them at xu nian.

    meanwhile, chen yao, who had been standing in a corner, suddenly stiffened, her captivating eyes widening in shock at the sight of xu nian, followed by a surge of unprecedented anger.

    "it''s him!" chen yao bit her lip and thought furiously.

    originally, when she was searching for chen wudi and going by the name chen yao, she passed through the demon beast forest. while bathing by a waterfall, she unexpectedly encountered a pervert who stole her clothes.

    she struck back to teach the pervert a lesson but ended up being fully seen and even touched by him. in a later encounter, she lost to him and nearly succumbed to his advances.

    she thought they would never meet again, but now, unexpectedly, they had.

    their fists collided, and qin tian was sent staggering back ten steps, while xu nian only retreated three.

    as xu nian adapted to the heavy hammer behind him, his strength had recovered quite a bit, so qin tian''s punch couldn''t harm him at all.

    the audience was visibly shocked, as they thought xu nian lacked real strength, believing that his previous advancement was entirely due to luck and despicable means.

    now, he had firmly withstood a punch from qin tian and seemed to have the upper hand, something they could hardly believe. read exclusive content at empire

    qin tian also showed a look of surprise, not expecting his punch to be repelled.

    although he only used seventy percent of his strength, that was enough to defeat an average ninth level heaven warrior.

    "draw your weapon now, or else you won''t have another chance to strike," xu nian said arrogantly to qin tian.

    despite qin tian''s strength, he was still far from sufficient to be his opponent.

    "vajra fist!"

    qin tian was instantly enraged, as xu nian dared to look down on him.

    he charged again, swinging his fists to bombard xu nian.

    this time he used a combat skill, and the grade seemed quite strong.

    his hands shone with a brilliant golden light, as if they were coated in a layer of gold.

    "vajra fist, that''s a xuan-level top-grade battle technique from tianhen academy. qin tian actually needed to push himself to this point," students from tianhen academy outside the arena stated in surprise.

    however, as xu nian watched qin tian''s punching attack, he shook his head.

    "too slow!"

    xu nian spat out two words as his right leg kicked out in an instant, landing a blow directly on qin tian''s abdomen.

    qin tian''s offensive was immediately unraveled, and the whole person was sent flying backward, sliding nearly twenty meters before stopping, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, while xu nian stood proudly in place.

    the onlookers were all dumbstruck; now they finally understood that xu nian was not some pushover, but a contender with formidable strength.

    to be able to resolve qin tian''s vajra fist with a single kick was by no means something an ordinary nine-star warrior could accomplish.