Little bug!

Yes, a little bug indeed!!

In Du Cheng's mind, Qin Heng was nothing but an insignificant little bug, one he could crush at any moment, in any way he pleased.

He was incredibly arrogant, to an extreme degree.

As the Legitimate Line heir to the Martial Dao family of the Du Clan of Runan, and an Innate Grandmaster at just eighteen years old, Du Cheng believed he had every right to be arrogant!

He wouldn't deign to give anyone a second glance unless they were from an Ancient Divine Sect.

In Du Cheng's eyes, the secular world was merely an ant nest. Everything within it was insignificant, and its people were nothing more than ants!

Although Qin Heng was the son of Daqin Group's CEO and his family possessed trillions in assets, making him a highly esteemed figure in the eyes of common people, in Du Cheng's heart, all of that was meaningless, like passing clouds!

"Little bug, are you very dissatisfied?" Du Cheng said with a cold laugh as he looked at Qin Heng. "Do you think just because your family has trillions in assets, you can do whatever you want? That's hilarious. Looking at ignorant and self-important rich kids like you, I feel like I'm watching a troop of monkeys. It's truly laughable!!"

Everyone around was stunned, looking at Du Cheng in disbelief.

"Damn! Who is this guy? He's way too arrogant! Qin Heng is the son of Daqin Group's CEO!"

"Could this be the 'Young Master Du' that Bai Songgan mentioned? He actually dares to despise Qin Heng! What's his background? This is beyond arrogant!"

To the surrounding students, Qin Heng's status as the heir to the Daqin Group was already unimaginably impressive, practically the pinnacle of worldly wealth and status!

Yet now, this guy who appeared out of nowhere showed absolute disregard for Qin Heng's status, acting as if he owned the heavens. It was truly inconceivable.

"Who are you?" Qin Heng asked indifferently, looking at Du Cheng. "Kneel and apologize to Wang Quan immediately. Then, break your own legs and get out of here! Otherwise, don't dream of leaving Penglai Island alive."

Wang Quan was one of his subordinates.

Even when beating a dog, you consider its master!

This person seriously injured Wang Quan. He must pay the price!

"..." Du Cheng was initially stunned, then looked at Qin Heng as if he were a fool and suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Hahaha! Amusing! Truly amusing! Little ant, tell me, how do you wish to die?"

"It doesn't matter who you are, you're courting death! Courting death!" Wang Quan said, struggling to support himself with his arms. He lifted his head, his bloodshot eyes staring at Du Cheng. "You have no idea who Young Master Qin truly is!!"

"Ant, you still have the strength to speak? It seems I wasn't severe enough!" Du Cheng glanced at Wang Quan, a cold glint in his eyes. He pointed at Qin Heng with a disdainful expression and sneered, "What status could he possibly have? The heir to Daqin Group's trillions in assets? Or perhaps the Innate Taoist Body favored by the Star Lord of Greedy Wolf? The former means nothing to me. It doesn't matter if he's Daqin Group's heir; even if he were the President of America, if I decide to kill him, I will! As for the latter, heh. Our Du Clan of Runan is a Martial Dao family with a legacy spanning hundreds of years, a family that once produced a Saint! Do you really think the Star Lord of Greedy Wolf would antagonize my Du Clan for an insignificant creature like you, who hasn't even begun to cultivate?"

CLANG!!

Just then, a sword's cry suddenly tore through the air. Immediately, a pitch-black sword light flew in, almost instantly pressed against Du Cheng's brow.

"The Du Clan of Runan?" Ning Shuying walked over slowly, the Sword Box on her back. Her gaze was icy, her Evil Qi flared intensely, as she looked at Du Cheng and said indifferently, "Do you believe that I, with a single sword, could annihilate your entire Du Clan?"

"Ning, Instructor Ning!?" Du Cheng turned to Ning Shuying, feeling the sharpness of the sword light so close. Fear instantly flooded his heart, and cold sweat dripped down as he forced a laugh. "Instructor Ning, please don't be angry. Actually... actually, I was just joking."

His fawning expression showed he clearly didn't take the incident seriously, nor did he believe Ning Shuying would actually punish him for it.

After all, the Du Clan of Ruyang still carried some weight in China's Martial Dao circles.

SMACK!

Suddenly, the pitch-black sword light struck Du Cheng squarely across the face. The eighteen-year-old Innate Grandmaster was sent flying, blood spraying from his face as he crashed to the ground over a hundred meters away.

"Just a joke," Ning Shuying said with a smile. She walked over to Wang Quan and, with a casual flick of her finger, healed his injuries using Innate True Qi. Then she turned to Qin Heng and asked, "Are you alright?"

She was genuinely worried about Qin Heng.

This was an Innate Taoist Body, after all! As long as he cultivated diligently, he was bound to possess the combat power of a Saint!

One more Saint in China meant a stronger bargaining chip in the impending great changes of heaven and earth, as well as better protection for this land and its people!

The significance was exceptionally profound. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong!!

"Ning Shuying, how dare you hit me!" Du Cheng's roar came from nearby. His Innate power erupted furiously, his voice like a clap of thunder, shaking the heavens and earth, even scattering the clouds in the sky!

Many students were so shaken their heads spun and throbbed with pain, nearly causing them to faint!

"I am Du Cheng, a top genius rarely seen in the Du Clan for centuries! I am Du Cheng, an Innate Grandmaster at eighteen! Ning Shuying, do you truly intend to declare war on my Du Clan?"

Enraged to the point of losing his reason, Du Cheng seethed. From childhood, he had been a favored son of heaven, always showered with praise wherever he went.

He had never been humiliated like this before!

To be slapped in front of everyone, sent flying over a hundred meters, and to land face-first!

Detestable!

Detestable!!

Absolutely detestable!!!

"The Du Clan? What does that amount to?" Qin Heng suddenly spoke, his expression disappointed. "Du Cheng, was it? I advise you to kneel and apologize to Wang Quan now."

"Qin Heng?" Ning Shuying's eyebrows knitted slightly. "You're asking an Innate Grandmaster to kneel?"

Although Ning Shuying also despised someone like Du Cheng, the idea of an Innate Grandmaster kneeling was still somewhat inconceivable to her.

After all, the Innate path is the gateway to transcendence. Stepping into the Innate realm means entering the Transcendent domain, far removed from the mundane. Forcing an Innate Grandmaster to kneel is an immense humiliation!

Worse than death itself!

"Pah! In your dreams!" Du Cheng spat towards Qin Heng and sneered, "Little bug, don't think you can be so arrogant just because you have the Star Lord of Greedy Wolf backing you! Just you wait! I'll call my family and have them send experts to slaughter your entire family!!"

"Insolence!"

This time, Ning Shuying truly lost her temper. Her eyebrows shot up, her eyes blazing with fury. Nine rays of sword light instantly flew out, surrounding Du Cheng.

"Die! Or kneel and apologize to Qin Heng and his friend!"