103: Chapter 103 Chen An, don't act rashly!

"Ha! Ah!! ~~"

Early in the morning, Chen An opened his eyes in bed, stretched, and then sat up.

After using the System to deduce over a dozen Earth Rank top-tier Cultivation Techniques last night, Chen An had closed the System and gone to sleep.

As for Cultivate?!

With the System, what else did he need to Cultivate?!

Furthermore, not to mention that he was already at the Peak of the Martial King Realm, with his Aptitude, it would take ten thousand years to condense a single strand of Dan Yuan. What did you expect him to Cultivate?!

That would be a complete waste of life; it was better to just sleep!

He got up, washed, and then Chen An walked toward the courtyard gate.

He hadn't forgotten that he had a bet with Shen Qinghua to duel at the No. 3 Martial Arts Arena of the Prefectural Academy at the hour of Chen.

Although one million yuan crystals didn't mean much to him now, as the old saying goes, even a mosquito's leg is meat!

Since the young Revered Master of the Shen Family wanted to give him money, he had no reason not to take it, right?!

"Hmm?!"

However, as he opened the door to go out, Chen An suddenly raised his eyebrows. He then crossed the courtyard, opened the gate, and his gaze fell upon a group of people standing in front of the gate.

"Chen An is out!"

"Brother Chen!"

Seeing Chen An walk out of the courtyard gate, the students of the Wurong County Academy who had been waiting outside immediately lit up, and they called out to him.

Even Instructor Fan Suiyun, County Magistrate Zhang Xuanming, and Ancestor Zhou Tong, who had been standing there with their hands behind their backs chatting, couldn't help but stop and turn their heads.

"Brother Zhou, Brother Xiao, why is everyone here so early?" Seeing these people, Chen An's eyes flashed, and he asked.

"Chen An!" At this moment, County Magistrate Zhang Xuanming and the other two walked over.

"Greetings, County Magistrate, dean Fan, Senior Zhou!" Seeing the three of them, Chen An cupped his hands.

"No need for formalities!"

County Magistrate Zhang Xuanming waved his hand and said directly, "Chen An, we heard that you are going to duel with Shen Qinghua of the Shen Family's main branch today?!"

"That's right!" Chen An nodded and said.

"Nonsense!"

County Magistrate Zhang Xuanming's face darkened as he looked at Chen An and said in a deep voice, "Do you know that Shen Qinghua is a fifth-year student at the Prefectural Academy, and his cultivation has already reached the fifth stage of the Acquired Realm? You are only at Condensing Qi Stage 6, so what is the difference between this and throwing your life away by rashly challenging him to a duel?!"

"The County Magistrate is right!"

Instructor Fan Suiyun, who was the dean of the Wurong County Academy, also stepped forward. He looked at Chen An with concern and said, "Chen An, I know you are still young, but you must not act impulsively."

"Besides, the Prefecture Exam is tomorrow. If you get injured today, wouldn't that affect the Prefecture Exam tomorrow?!"

"This Prefecture Exam is related to the quotas for the Imperial Martial Arts Academy and the four great Holy Lands. You must not lose the big for the sake of the small!"

"That's right, little friend Chen An!"

Ancestor Zhou Tong also stepped forward at this time, his face full of worry and joy, and said, "As the saying goes, as long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood!"

"That Shen Qinghua is not only the young Revered Master of the Shen Family's main branch, but he also has the cultivation of the fifth stage of the Acquired Realm. Even if you, little friend Chen An, have amazing combat power and can fight across stages, if something goes wrong on the ring, it will delay the Prefecture Exam. It is not worth the loss; why not just call it off!"

"That's right, Brother Chen. Endure for a moment and the wind will be calm and the waves will be still; take a step back and the sky will be vast. After you, Brother Chen, make a Breakthrough to the Acquired Realm, you can just avenge today's humiliation!" Xiao Qiyuan also said.

"Brother Chen..."

Other students from the County Academy followed suit and stepped forward to persuade him one after another.

"Everyone!!!"

Listening to everyone's words, Chen An smiled slightly and said loudly, "I have received everyone's good intentions, but my mind is made up on this matter!"

"Besides, my Revered Master already knows about this matter, and he has also agreed to let me go and fight, so there is no need for everyone to worry!"

"Prefecture Head Beigong actually knows about this?!" Hearing Chen An's words, County Magistrate Zhang Xuanming and the others were slightly stunned.

They didn't expect that not only did Principal Beigong Mo know about this duel, but he had even agreed to it.

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other in dismay, not knowing how to speak.

Chen An nodded faintly, then raised his hands to the crowd and said, "Thank you all, but it is almost time, I should go!"

After the words fell, Chen An said no more, nodded to the crowd, and strode forward.

His figure in the blue cloth garment appeared exceptionally tall and straight in the morning light, his pace steady, without a trace of nervousness about stepping onto a life-and-death ring.

County Magistrate Zhang Xuanming looked at his back, his lips moved, but in the end, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Who was Principal Beigong Mo?!

He was a figure who could not be defied in the entire Chentian Prefecture, a Great Grandmaster powerhouse, who managed the rise and fall of martial arts in the entire prefecture.

And he was also Chen An's Revered Master. Since even he had agreed to this duel, what else could others say?

"Forget it."

County Magistrate Zhang Xuanming sighed, his eyes becoming firm, "Since the Prefecture Head has spoken, let's not stop him anymore!"

"Let's go! Everyone go to the No. 3 Martial Arts Arena! Even if we have to risk our old bones today, we must not let Chen An have any accidents on the ring!"

"Let's go!"

A group of people followed closely behind Chen An, walking toward the No. 3 Martial Arts Arena.

"Is that Chen An?!"

"I don't think he's anything special, he looks so plain!"

"I heard he's going to duel with a Senior student today?!"

"Heh, a freshman who hasn't even enrolled yet wants to duel with a Senior student. He really thinks he's invincible just because he comprehended a bit of Saber Intent; he's overestimating himself!"

"Heh, is such a person worthy of being a Personal Disciple of Principal Beigong Mo?!"

"A country bumpkin from a small County Academy, he just got lucky and comprehended a trace of Master Lin's Saber Intent!"

Along the way, many students saw this group and cast their gazes over. When they saw Chen An at the very front, they couldn't help but show expressions of disdain and schadenfreude.

Some of these people felt that Chen An had just had good luck and was mistakenly taken as a Disciple by Prefecture Head Beigong.

Some were purely jealous to the point of red eyes. Why could a wild boy from a backwater place like Wurong County ascend to the sky in one step and become the most noble Personal Disciple in the entire Chentian Prefecture.

Others had long since accepted benefits from Shen Qinghua and were deliberately spreading rumors here with Yin and Yang, just to disturb Chen An's mind and make him lose his footing on the ring.

"I heard he even bet one million yuan crystals with Young Revered Master Shen yesterday? It's truly hilarious. Can he even take out one million yuan crystals? I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to scrape it together even if he sold himself!"

"Wait until his limbs are broken by Young Revered Master Shen, I want to see if Principal Beigong Mo will still want this disgraceful Disciple!"

"The Prefecture Head must have been deceived by him. After being defeated by Young Revered Master Shen this time, he will definitely be expelled from the sect!"

These filthy words drifted over one by one, making the students of the Wurong County Academy turn pale with anger, their fists clenched until they creaked.

And among this group of people, a young man who happened to be passing by saw Chen An not far away, but his face suddenly changed...