260: Chapter 260 The Cream Knight's Highest Etiquette!

Just as a Rank 5 melee that could have razed Zhaixing Tower to the ground was about to erupt!

"Everyone stop right there!!!"

Just at this critical moment, accompanied by a roar like a booming bell that made the entire Zhaixing Tower hum, the extremely luxurious crystal door of the banquet hall was kicked open extremely rudely!

Immediately after, over a dozen figures exuding the terrifying aura of Grandmasters rushed into the hall like a gale.

Principal Pang Ban of Magic City Martial Arts University was among them, but at this moment, he was obediently trailing half a step behind.

Walking at the very front was an Old Master wearing a washed-out grey Tang suit, with white hair and beard, and a rather kind-looking face.

The booming roar from just a moment ago had come from him.

However, after shouting that, this Old Master didn't get angry. Instead, looking at the chaotic hall, he stroked his snow-white beard and laughed heartily: "Hahahaha! I told you, our Great Xia's Hundred Schools League this year will definitely be worth watching! The competition hasn't even officially started, and you little brats are already itching to spar!"

"Being young is truly great, such vigorous blood energy!"

The white-haired elder smiled as he strolled to the center of the venue, gently pressing his hand downwards: "Alright, alright, students who have come from afar, today is a welcome banquet. Any special skills or grudges you have, let's save them for the arena."

"Give this old man some face and withdraw your Supernatural Ability immediately, otherwise I'll have to ask your principals to reimburse the renovation costs for Zhaixing Tower."

Although his words were calm, smiling, and even sounded like casual chatter, the moment he finished speaking, a vast and irresistible power, like a spring breeze bringing life, instantly dissipated the tense atmosphere in the room into nothingness!

Zhao Zhenlei, who had previously been as short-tempered as a bull in heat, and Chu Tiankuo, who had been on the verge of a fight, had their expressions change instantly upon seeing the white-haired elder's face!

Neither of them had any of their previous grandeur left. Like elementary school students seeing their Dean of Students, they obediently and swiftly retracted all their Supernatural Ability pressure, and even bowed respectfully: "Student Zhao Zhenlei, greets President Xia Yun!" "Student Chu Tiankuo, greets Elder Xia!"

Just as all the prodigies in the hall were bowing their heads in extreme respect, Lu Xingye, who had just crawled out of a pile of cake, wiped the cream off his face.

With two dark circles under his eyes, he lacked any sense of the room's atmosphere and leaned over, peering at the white-bearded Old Master with his single eye: "Who is this white-bearded old man? That roar just now almost woke up the Black Flame Dragon sealed inside this seat..."

"Holy crap! Shut your mouth right now!!!"

Zhao Zhenlei, standing next to him, was scared out of his wits. He, who had just been calling Lu Xingye 'brother,' now reached out his fan-sized palm and slapped it over Lu Xingye's mouth, sweating profusely in his panic: "Show some respect, you brat! This is the President of the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Academy, the legendary pillar of Great Xia, President Xia Yun!!!"

"Mmph?"

Hearing the name "President Xia Yun," the pupil in Lu Xingye's exposed eye instantly contracted to the size of a dangerous needle tip!

He violently shoved away Zhao Zhenlei's hand, which was as big as a casserole dish. The ridiculous look of "toughing it out after getting beaten" vanished instantly.

Replacing it was an extremely solemn, almost pilgrim-like holy expression! "President Xia Yun... could he be that legendary Tier 6 Grandmaster who guards the abyss?"

Lu Xingye didn't even care to wipe the cream off his mouth. He gasped, and with a deep, smoky voice that sounded like he was reciting an epic, he blurted out: "Thirty years ago, the S-Rank Forbidden Zone on the outskirts of the capital, the Buried Abyss, rioted, and a beast tide of hundreds of thousands besieged the city!"

"Rumor has it that it was he who stood alone, guarding the rift of the abyss for ten full days and nights with just his fists! He beat three peak Rank 5 Demon Kings into meat paste with his bare hands!"

"In that battle, he shouldered the abyss's demonic energy single-handedly, his hair turned white overnight from the sorrow, and he used that to break through, becoming Great Xia's youngest Tier 6 Grandmaster!"

"He is the most unbreakable Wall of Sighs in Great Xia! The ultimate legend of national-level defense, the White-Haired Watcher!"

"This is a living legend!"

Zhao Zhenlei listened, stunned. Although Lu Xingye added a bunch of cringey chuunibyou terms like "Abyss-breaker," "Wall of Sighs," and "White-Haired Watcher," the general heroic deeds were definitely accurate!

"Right, right, right! That's Elder Xia!" Zhao Zhenlei nodded frantically.

"To think this ancient Abyss-guard has descended..."

Lu Xingye took a deep breath and stood up straight.

He solemnly tidied up his trench coat, which had its hem torn, then made a fist with his right hand and pressed it firmly against his left chest, over his Heart.

Under the bewildered gaze of the elites from famous schools, Lu Xingye performed a standard and incredibly chuunibyou-filled holy Knight's salute toward the smiling President Xia Yun!

"The senior's feat of guarding the abyss alone, this seat... no, this junior acknowledges it!"

Lu Xingye's eyes were red, and his voice was resounding: "To be able to see a living national legend here, even if this sealed right eye of mine goes completely blind today, it's worth it!"

President Xia Yun paused slightly while stroking his white beard. Looking at the youth in front of him, covered in cream, with two dark circles under his eyes, performing a chuunibyou Knight's salute, a flash of utter confusion crossed his eyes.

"The children from Magic City Martial Arts University... are their mental states this uninhibited now?" The old President muttered to himself, but maintained a kind smile on the surface, nodding in acknowledgment.

And at this moment. Inside Jiang You's inner world.

The organs in the [Organ Chat Group] sounded a top-level ear-piercing alarm because of the appearance of this white-bearded old man!

[Brain (pushed up his reflecting glasses, data streams flashing wildly)]: "Detected Tier 6 Grandmaster level high-energy entity intervention!"

"This person's combat power is extremely off the charts, and his mental power is terrifying! Don't look at how it's only one rank higher than old man Pang, this is a qualitative leap! Everyone, time to retreat!"

[Kidneys (returned with a full load, grinning from ear to ear)]: "Go, go, go! I took advantage of the chaos to swipe some good stuff from those rich second-generation prodigies watching the show! It's all transferred to the Slacker Ruler's broken storage ring!"

"Brothers, this haul is a huge profit, retreat!"

[Right Hand (rubbing its fingers with lingering desire)]: "Tch, let those two posers off easy. But whatever, today we've earned enough face for the Slacker Ruler, the coolness factor is already maxed out!"

"With capable organs like us, the Slacker Ruler should be laughing up his sleeve!"

[Brain]: "All organs, listen up! Cut off the control center, enter deep sleep mode! As for the rest of the mess, leave it for him to clean up himself!"

Whoosh! As the organs collectively "pulled the plug" and went offline, Jiang You's body outside shuddered violently.