58: Release them, or die!

"I... I've achieved Limit Breaking?"

Looking at his terrifying saber strike, Lin Yi came to his senses in the courtyard, his eyes filled with disbelief.

However, he then gave a powerless, bitter smile.

"Heh, what use is achieving Limit Breaking? Even with Limit Breaking, in the eyes of a Third-Rank Martial Artist like Lu Chong, I'm still just an ant. I still can't save my parents."

"Lin Yi!"

Just as Lin Yi was in despair, a voice suddenly rang out beside him.

Lin Yi turned his head and saw Zhao Haihong walking towards him with a joyful expression, accompanied by a proud and cold young man.

"Greetings, Dean."

Seeing this, Lin Yi bowed respectfully, then turned to the cold young man and asked in confusion:

"Dean, who is this?"

"Haha! Lin Yi, this is a Disciple I once taught in the Heavenly Mountain Sect. His name is Jiang Hanhan. You can just call him Senior Brother Jiang."

"He was passing through Dongshan Prefecture during his travels recently and remembered that I, his teacher, was the Vice Dean at the Dongshan Martial Academy, so he came specifically to see me."

"I've already told Wu Han about your situation, and after hearing about it, he's willing to lend you a hand once and rescue your parents from Lu Chong's hands."

"Haha! Your Senior Brother Jiang is powerful. With him taking action this time, your parents will surely be safe and sound!"

"What! My parents can be saved!"

Hearing this, Lin Yi was ecstatic. He felt a surge of immense joy rush into his mind, his Face flushing with excitement as he hurriedly cupped his hands to thank the cold young man.

"Junior Brother Lin Yi thanks Senior Brother Jiang!"

"Senior Brother's great kindness is something I will never forget for as long as I live. If Senior Brother has any instructions in the future, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

"No need!"

The cold young man shook his head slightly and said calmly:

"The reason I'm willing to help you this time is, first, because my teacher requested it, and I'm giving him Face."

"Second, it's because I see that your talent is decent and you're worth molding."

"As for repayment, I don't care about it at all. Moreover, with your talent and strength, you probably won't be able to repay me in the future."

"Uh, I..."

Hearing this, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Lin Yi's Face, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"Haha, Lin Yi, don't mind him."

Seeing this, Zhao Haihong laughed and smoothed things over.

"Wu Han's personality is just like this. He's never been very proficient in social graces and speaks quite bluntly."

"But you must believe that Wu Han definitely doesn't mean to look down on you."

"Also, although his words aren't pleasant to hear, strictly speaking, they are indeed the truth."

"After all, although your talent and strength are high, compared to Wu Han, who is only twenty-three years old and already ranked on the nine provinces latent dragon ranking, it is indeed much worse."

"Haha! Dean, you worry too much. How could I lose my temper over a single sentence?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi said with a smile:

"Senior Brother Wu Han is willing to take action to save my parents this time, which is such a great kindness to me. Let alone saying a few words to me, even if he gave me a beating, I, Lin Yi, would smile and let him do it."

"However, what is the latent dragon ranking the Dean just mentioned? Why have I never heard of it?"

"The latent dragon ranking is a list established by the Wanxiang Tower to rank the world's geniuses! There are ten rankings in total: one general ranking and nine branch rankings."

Zhao Haihong explained with a smile:

"Among them, the general ranking lists the top 108 peerless prodigies under the age of 25 in the entire Jiuzhou World."

"The nine branch rankings list the top 108 super geniuses under the age of 25 in each of the nine major provinces!"

"And these geniuses' talents are already extremely powerful and incredible. Coupled with receiving the best cultivation since childhood, although they are young, each of them is incredibly powerful."

"For example, on the qingzhou latent dragon branch ranking, the geniuses who can make the list, even those ranked at the very bottom, generally have strength comparable to an ordinary Second-Rank Master. The higher the rank, the stronger the strength."

"And as for the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking, the geniuses who can make that list are all even more extraordinary!"

"Even the weakest among them are the absolute top existences among the Second Rank, fully comparable to experts like Chen Jiangping and Dean Jiang Hai of our Dongshan Martial Academy."

"As for those ranked in the top fifty, each of them can even rival a First Rank despite being in the Second Rank!"

"What! Rival a First Rank!"

Hearing Zhao Haihong's explanation, Lin Yi was also shocked.

One must know that the gap in martial arts cultivation grows wider the further one goes. Besides, which of the super existences who have achieved the First Rank of martial arts wasn't once a super Genius or a peerless Prodigy?

Under such circumstances, these geniuses on the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking can still rival a First Rank while being in the Second Rank. Then how high must their Martial Arts Techniques Realm and Force Exertion Realm be?

Lin Yi simply didn't dare to even think about it!

"Then where does Senior Brother Jiang rank on the latent dragon ranking..."

Thinking of this, curiosity rose in Lin Yi's heart, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Second on the qingzhou latent dragon branch ranking! Thirty-first on the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking!"

Before Lin Yi could finish his sentence, Zhao Haihong immediately answered with a hint of pride on his Face.

"Heavens! Second on the qingzhou latent dragon branch ranking? Thirty-first on the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking? So powerful!"

Lin Yi exclaimed. Even though he had already guessed that since this Senior Brother Jiang could be brought by Dean Zhao Haihong to save his parents, his strength must be high, he was still deeply shocked at this moment.

Second on the Qingzhou Latent Dragon Ranking—didn't that mean there was only one person stronger than him among all the peerless prodigies under 25 in the entire Qingzhou?

As for thirty-first on the nine provinces latent dragon ranking, that was even more impressive!

Because this meant that even many First-Rank Masters were no match for Senior Brother Jiang.

And he's only 23 years old now! He still has two years to catch up and push for a higher ranking!

If he finishes his push by the time he's 25, he might even reach the top ten, top five, or even top three of the nine provinces latent dragon ranking!

This talent is truly strong! Unbelievably strong! Even with his own cheat, he didn't know when he would be able to catch up.

"Senior Brother is indeed powerful!"

With this thought, Lin Yi felt admiration in his heart:

"In that case, I won't make a fool of myself by saying things about repaying kindness and such."

"However, although Senior Brother might not care about this great kindness today, I will definitely keep it in mind."

"If Senior Brother has any minor matters he doesn't want to or finds inconvenient to handle, just say the word, and I will do whatever it takes!"

"Finally, uh... about my parents, I wonder when Senior Brother plans to go save them? It's not that I'm rushing you, Senior Brother, but Lu Chong only gave me seven days, and one day has already passed. If we delay further, it might be too late."

"If that's the case, then let's do it now!"

The cold young man spoke indifferently:

"You can have the teacher find anyone in the academy right now and have them ride a fast horse to the Qingfeng Stockade. Then, tell Lu Chong this."

"I, Jiang Hanhan, am protecting Lin Yi's parents. I'm giving him two choices now."

"Release them, or die!"