138: Chapter 138 What? It's that Ning Yuan again?!

Outside the Taixu Secret Realm, at the foot of Sacred Martial Mountain.

The originally peaceful atmosphere was suddenly shattered by a violent spatial fluctuation.

Buzz!

A flash of light erupted from the massive gateway of light!

A slightly illusory figure was "spat" out by a gentle force!

As the light dissipated, the figure quickly solidified, revealing Xiang Kunlun's face, which was filled with anger and resentment.

"It's Xiang Kunlun!"

"How did he come out so early?!"

A burst of exclamations instantly erupted from the crowd!

Everyone stared in shock at the "tyrant spear" who had just been displaying his great power at the entrance of the secret realm, their hearts filled with confusion.

How long has it been since he went in?

At most, it's only been half a day, right?

With his strength, even if he couldn't dominate the place, he shouldn't have been eliminated this quickly, right?

Could it be bad luck? Did he encounter a terrifying Void Beast comparable to a King Rank right after entering?

The crowd buzzed with discussion, and various speculations were endless.

"Kunlun!"

The face of a leading mentor from the Divine Martial Academy changed drastically. He hurried forward to support him and asked urgently:

"What happened? Why would you come out ahead of time?!"

Xiang Kunlun gritted his teeth, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms, causing traces of blood to seep out.

He was out!

He had come out in such a pathetic manner!

This meant he had completely missed out on the greatest opportunity of this Taixu Secret Realm—the Taixu Divine Tower!

For someone as proud as him, who aimed to reach the peak, this was nothing short of a humiliating disgrace!

"Ning Yuan!!!"

He squeezed those two words through his teeth, each word seemingly containing endless malice and hatred!

The sound was so shrill that it was heartbreaking to hear and brought tears to the eyes of those who listened!

"What?!"

"Ning Yuan?!"

Hearing this name, everyone present fell into a deathly silence once again!

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief, as if they had heard some kind of fairy tale!

Xiang Kunlun...

Was actually defeated by that Ning Yuan?!

Are you kidding me?!

A kid who just broke through to the Radiant Moon Rank (though the crowd didn't know his specific level, it was certainly the early stage of the Flying Heaven Realm) could actually defeat a long-established Quasi-King Rank expert?!

This wasn't just a simple case of challenging someone at a higher level; this was practically defying the heavens!

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"Xiang Kunlun has awakened the Overlord Bloodline! His physical body is unparalleled! How could he lose to a guy whose realm is so much lower than his?!"

"There must be a mistake! Xiang Kunlun must have encountered some powerful Void Beast inside, and after being heavily injured, Ning Yuan just picked up the scraps!"

"Right! It must be like that!"

The crowd shook their heads one after another, unwilling to believe this cruel reality.

This was simply too subversive to their understanding!

On the chairman's platform.

The faces of the five deans were also filled with shock and disbelief.

Although they had long known Ning Yuan was a freak, they hadn't expected him to be a freak to this extent!

"This kid... does he really already possess Quasi-King Rank combat power?"

Dean Zhuang Chen muttered to himself, waves of shock surging in his heart.

Jiang Baihe remained calm on the surface, but inside, he was already overjoyed.

"Hahaha! As expected of my Little Martial Nephew! Simply awesome!"

"He's only been in for half a day and he already kicked out one of the 'Eight Kings'!"

"If he keeps up this pace, by the time he comes out, won't those eight guys be rounded up by him to form a mahjong table?"

Suppressing his laughter, he put on a solemn expression and said to the Divine Martial Academy mentor beside him:

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to take it to heart. It's just a struggle between juniors; it's normal to win or lose."

"When I get the chance, I'll definitely give Ning Yuan a good talking-to and tell him to... be a bit gentler."

The mentor's mouth twitched upon hearing this, but he was powerless to refute it.

After all, a loss was a loss.

And it was in front of everyone's eyes.

Their Divine Martial Academy had truly lost face this time!

While everyone was still reeling from Xiang Kunlun's crushing defeat.

The gateway of light fluctuated again!

Another figure was teleported out!

Everyone looked closely and immediately let out another burst of exclamations!

"It's... it's the Heavenly Calculator, Zhuge Qing!"

This genius, who usually carried an air of mystery and elegance, now had disheveled hair and tattered clothes, with several clear palm prints on his face!

In that state, where was there any trace of the 'Heavenly Calculator's' grace?

He looked exactly like a young scholar who had been ransacked by a thug!

"Nephew Zhuge, you are..."

The mentor from the Heavenly Dao Academy hurried forward to inquire.

Before he could finish, Zhuge Qing wailed with a face full of grief and indignation:

"Don't even mention it! As soon as I went in, I cast a divination, and the result was great fortune, suitable for treasure hunting!"

"Then I found an Ancient Medicinal Garden filled with all kinds of rare spirit herbs!"

"But before I could even start picking them..."

He pointed at the gateway of light, his voice trembling.

"That guy named Ning Yuan appeared out of nowhere!"

"Without a word, he gave me a beating and even snatched away my Eight Trigrams Plate!"

"He also said... he said something like 'I calculate you are fated, and this treasure is fated to be mine'!"

"He's simply a robber! A bandit!"

Everyone: "..."

Again... it's that Ning Yuan again?!

What kind of monster is this guy?!

Even the Heavenly Calculator, known for his resourcefulness, fell at his hands?!

And it was in such an extremely humiliating way?!

For a moment, everyone's gaze toward the gateway of light became incredibly complex.

There was anticipation, there was fear, but more than anything, there was an unprecedented curiosity.

They really wanted to see what kind of existence this youth, who had stirred up the entire Taixu Secret Realm, really was.

Could he create another miracle within that legendary Taixu Divine Tower?

The same thought rose in everyone's heart.

"When the geniuses enter the tower, we must watch closely!"

"The academy... should have a broadcast of the footage, right?"