Best Actor vs. Best Actor

Knowing that he was currently in the city, and that the principal had always stayed at Lei Cheng No. 1 Middle School, Jiang Xuan understood that Xuanyuan Feng did not dare to lay a hand on him, so his heart was quite calm.

He just watched Xuanyuan Feng walk towards him, step by step.

Xuanyuan Feng still had neat, short hair, and his face still bore a warm and gentle smile. This smile seemed to come from the heart, indicating his good upbringing and growth in a warm Family. Anyone who saw this smile would find it difficult to be on guard against him.

Only Jiang Xuan knew what a malicious heart lay behind that warm and gentle smile.

That time during the Cultivation outside the city, the Corpse Skeleton Spine Monster killed two Classmates. Jiang Xuan knew their names and what they looked like, but he hadn't interacted much with them in the past two and a half years, so they weren't too close.

However, somewhat coincidentally, those two Classmates happened to live in the neighborhood next to theirs.

The day after the two Classmates died, their parents moved away, reportedly selling all their assets.

The evil deeds Xuanyuan Feng committed so casually ruined two innocent Families.

Jiang Xuan had thought more than once: what if Xuanyuan Feng had succeeded during that Cultivation outside the city, and the Corpse Skeleton Spine Monster had killed him instead?

Therefore, the more he saw Xuanyuan Feng's spring-breeze-like smile now, the more he wished he could kill this beast immediately.

"Little Pang, when did you come to Lei City?"

Xuanyuan Feng finally stopped in front of the two. His gaze first fell on Pang Jinghai, his face smiling, and his voice soft as he asked.

Jiang Xuan was quite surprised to see that the two knew each other, but not overly astonished, as he had already had some suspicions.

After all, Pang Jinghai's mother was a Martial Saint, a Martial Saint in her forties.

Such a level of existence, unless one was exceptionally gifted, could only come from a Planet-level Family or a major power of the same Rank.

And when he saw the cyan True Gang on Pang Jinghai today, he became even more certain, because he had heard that only those who Cultivated the top martial arts of their Planet-level Families would have different True Gang.

This could even be seen as a mark of identity.

So, it was normal for Xuanyuan Feng to know Pang Jinghai, as they were both young generations from Planet-level Families. However, Pang Jinghai had never mentioned his origin from a Planet-level Family, so there must have been some unforeseen circumstances.

Pang Jinghai's smile was a bit stiff; he seemed to dislike and fear Xuanyuan Feng, but he didn't show it, only saying politely:

"You know my purpose for coming here, it's the same as everyone else under twenty who comes here. But you, Xuanyuan Feng, do you also need that thing?"

Xuanyuan Feng, an Eight-Star Martial Emperor at eighteen, could Breakthrough to Martial Venerable in three years at the fastest. With his talent, becoming a Martial Saint and even reaching a higher Realm in the future was a sure thing, so he truly didn't need any martial dao sacred remains.

Therefore, Pang Jinghai asked this question.

Xuanyuan Feng smiled, his smile very sunny and candid, making people believe anything he said. He said:

"There's no harm in absorbing and accommodating good things like martial dao sacred remains. Although I shouldn't encounter any Bottleneck on my way to Breakthrough to Martial Saint, setting that aside, the combat experience and insights into martial arts of a Martial Saint hidden within the martial dao sacred remains are still very useful, not to mention the chance to gain several special and powerful abilities from that Martial Saint."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the small circle, including Pang Jinghai, showed various changes in expression.

After all, if a Prodigy like Xuanyuan Feng were to compete for the martial dao sacred remains, they truly wouldn't have much hope.

But Xuanyuan Feng suddenly changed the subject:

"However, my purpose for coming to Lei City is not this, or rather, it wasn't this initially. I came to track down people from the Monster Worshippers."

"Monster Worshippers?"

Pang Jinghai suddenly gasped, a rare look of horror appearing on his face.

Ji Ying and Pan Shapeng and the others also widened their eyes, their gazes filled with undisguised fear.

Jiang Xuan didn't speak, quietly watching how Xuanyuan Feng would perform, although he wasn't clear what kind of organization the "Monster Worshippers" was.

But to be honest, he didn't really care much. One must know that the Human Federation's most powerful organization was the Shock Supernova Legion, followed by the Devouring Darkness, and he had joined both. He didn't think much of other organizations.

Not to mention, he was now also part of the Old Days Project. In a sense, this was equivalent to being under the Martial God, although the Martial God might not necessarily care about their lives.

The reason was quite simple: this Old Days Project, just by its name, clearly implied that the super powerhouses under the Martial God would be responsible for providing resources, and then the old days seeds would grow on their own, with their life or death entirely their own responsibility.

Only in this way could true powerhouses be screened out.

And not softies who grew up in a greenhouse.

He composed himself, not thinking too much, and Jiang Xuan continued to look at Xuanyuan Feng, awaiting his performance.

Xuanyuan Feng nodded solemnly at this moment:

"Yes, you should also know that the Monster Worshippers are all lunatics; even just one person can cause great harm to us humans—Huh? Classmate Jiang Xuan, why are you here too?"

Mid-sentence, Xuanyuan Feng seemed to notice Jiang Xuan beside Pang Jinghai, his face showing an expression of both surprise and some joy, as if old friends had reunited.

This, in turn, shocked Pang Jinghai and the others, who all looked at Jiang Xuan in disbelief, never expecting that Jiang Xuan actually knew Xuanyuan Feng!

This person was the current heir of the Planet-level Family Xuanyuan Family!

Jiang Xuan pretended to show a very curious expression:

"Teacher Feng Yuanxuan, I didn't expect to meet you here. Why do they call you Xuanyuan Feng?"

Xuanyuan Feng laughed heartily and said very candidly:

"Feng Yuanxuan is my alias, and I'm not just a mere Nine-Star Martial Artist. Like your friend Pang Jinghai, I am a Martial Emperor."

Jiang Xuan pretended to be stunned at first, then suddenly clenched his fists, as if remembering something he had to ask, and said:

"You're a Martial Emperor? Then why, that day during the Cultivation outside the city, when our entire class was being chased by that Corpse Skeleton Spine Monster, did you not step in to save us?"

Jiang Xuan knew that Xuanyuan Feng definitely wasn't aware that he already knew his plan, so in order to make Xuanyuan Feng lower his guard, he also had to put on some necessary performance.

Of course, this was also because he was too weak. If he had the strength of an Eight-Star Martial Emperor, he wouldn't mind beating Xuanyuan Feng to death on the spot.

Pang Jinghai and the others didn't know that Jiang Xuan and Xuanyuan Feng had such a past, and they all looked at the two curiously.

Xuanyuan Feng, however, suddenly fell silent, a hint of sadness appearing in his clear eyes as he slightly lowered his head:

"This is my fault, but I also had my difficulties."