Interesting. He shows promise but is his talent as good as his annoying face I wonder, Quan Chen mildly thought as he momentarily appraised the eye-catching youth.
From the insider information, I already know about Uncle Xu Ran's most prized core disciple, Bei Moi, but it seems I would have to reevaluate my decision.
'Maybe I should give it a try to gauge uncle's reaction? Haha, let me see if he holds value enough for him to act up!' An evil smirk formed on Quan Chen's thin lips and before long, he vanished from everyone's field of view.
His speed didn't give anyone in the room enough time to follow his super-fast movement. They could all register the unavoidable disturbance of the atmospheric wind.
Only Lord Guanjun who was closer in terms of realm with him, was able to follow his superb movement technique. But since Quan Chen caught him by surprise, Lord Guanjun couldn't react fast enough to intercept him.
That was the might of a Holy Path Martial Artist or more accurately, an Ascended Realm expert!
So where did Quan Chen appear next?
He appeared in front of the sitting Zhao Wei.
"What's your name, pretty boy?" Quan Chen gently asked as he stared down at the indeduceable youth.
Zhao Wei sized up the young man who could easily slaughter everyone in the room if so he wished.
He wasn't in awe of his power or status. They couldn't impress him, not many things could unless they held immense benefits to him.
The annoying young man in front of him was a necessary piece for him to enter Broken Moon Clan. At most, his value would be meaningless once Zhao Wei becomes an inner disciple at Broken Moon Clan.
Zhao Wei knew what type of person Quan Chen was. He was an annoying pest. Insufferable, to say the least.
"I am Zhao Wei." In utter calmness and without giving in to the pressure Quan Chen was imposing on his immediate surroundings, Zhao Wei replied.
"Zhao Wei, huh? You are certainly an eyesore but still… I see promise in you," Quan Chen responded with a sneer.
'I am an eyesore haha. Thank you young master for the compliment.' Zhao Wei chuckled inwardly whilst maintaining an unreadable facial expression.
"What do you think about ditching your current master and ascending to heaven in one leap, that is, taking my master as your master from now on." Quan Chen spilled his intentions without warning, catching everyone but the recipient, Zhao Wei, off-guard.
"Junior Quan Chen, you dare poach my disciple in my presence!" Lord Guanjun bellowed in fury that the air around him seemed to be heating up in response to his inner emotions.
He was beyond infuriated.
How dare he!
Quan Chen ignored Lord Guanjun's ramblings as he turned his attention to Bei Moi who was staring daggers at him.
"Isn't that a good deal, eh Bei Moi?" Quan Chen smiled confidently.
"Who do you think you are? I will never betray my master!" Bei Moi retorted angrily. He denied such an outcome.
"My master has already surpassed our dear Uncle Xu Ran or should I say the lofty and revered Lord Guanjun. How laughable!" Quan Chen laughed in disdain.
"Master has already surpassed what you mortals call the Holy Path and is already at the True Spirit Realm. He is simply an inconceivable existence compared to your pitiful master." Quan Chen's words shocked everyone.
Great experts at the Ascended Realm were already considered legendary existences, how could they imagine that there were people capable of surpassing the so-called legendary existences?
True Spirit Realm!
Despite the bad situation that everyone was in, they took it upon themselves to imprint the new knowledge into their minds.
They felt that their horizons had been expanded.
Without a doubt, Quan Chen's master had to be super powerful like an immortal that could topple mountains and overturn heaven and earth!
While everyone was awed by the new knowledge, for Lord Guanjun, it was a different story.
Quan Chen's words were like sharp daggers meant to pierce his heart and bleed him dry.
Hai Yun was already at the True Spirit Realm?!
How could he easily accept the news?
But from Quan Chen's expression, he really didn't seem to have a reason to lie.
Just how?
Lord Guanjun was once again reminded of how powerless he was against Hai Yun!
And all of that could be trailed down to one thing, the unmistakable difference between them - potential.
The two shared a bad history and a plum blossom was at the center of the bad blood between them.
Lord Guanjun wouldn't easily share his tasteless past even with his dear disciples.
He was ultimately using them for his own selfish wishes.
But even then, he, Lord Guanjun, had to protect his disciples from being wantonly poached by that damnable Quan Chen.
"Quan Chen, I won't allow your insolence!" Lord Guanjun spoke out righteously as he moved like a bolt.
In an instant, he was already in the air above Quan Chen as he attacked with his palm.
Quan Chen noticed him and released a maniacal laughter as he reacted with a palm attack of his own which seemed to resemble a partial moon.
"Good. Uncle Xu Ran, I have longed to know how much strength you possess as someone who was once master's adversary!"
BOOM!
An ear-splitting sound reverberated all over the room and a resultant force pushed anyone that was near away like weightless paper.
Zhao Wei wasn't an exception but he had anticipated such an outcome. Even though he had his own ways to mitigate some of the force, he didn't think it was necessary for him to stand out like a sore thumb more than needed.
Many questions would be asked about his unnatural resilience despite his lower realm in the grand scheme of things.
He had to act like everyone who was 'weak' in the room.
Luckily, nobody was heavily injured as a result of the unresolvable altercation between the two giants.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Quan Chen and Lord Guanjun clashed against each other and exchanged countless moves in a matter of seconds as they fought in the air using their overwhelming techniques!
BOOM!
The whole building tumbled down in ruins, proving to be incapable of sustaining the fight between the two experts.
The two seemed to be equal in power but through his discerning eyes, Zhao Wei knew that Quan Chen was gradually overpowering Lord Guanjun. More so, the hateful lackey, Quan Chen, seemed to be even holding back.
Aaargh!
A cry of pain resounded as Lord Guanjun was finally sent flying to the ground.
Lord Guanjun managed to stabilize his footing as his feet created two trails of dug ground. A few moments later, Lord Guanjun coughed up a mouthful of blood and his expression turned pale.
He had been injured!
Ye Lingyun and Third Guard immediately rushed to support him.
"Master, are you alright?" Ye Lingyun asked with a worrisome expression.
"Lord…" Third Guard felt as if his heart was bleeding seeing Lord Guanjun hurt, beaten up, and massively overwhelmed. Seeing the troubled expression on Lord Guanjun's face, Third Guard felt that he was truly weak and there would always be mountains beyond mountains.
Quan Chen was the perfect example. He looked younger than him but that hadn't prevented him from defeating Lord Guanjun, a legendary existence in Cloud Country.
"Bei Moi and Zhao Wei, do you still want to remain under Uncle Xu Ran's tutelage?"
"He's even weaker than me. There is simply no future with him!"
"Come to me, with my master, you would have everything that you want!"
"This small place won't hold ya two for long!"
Lord Guanjun felt his heart breaking even more as Quan Chen lively humiliated him.
And then, he cast a complicated look toward his two outstanding core disciples.
Bei Moi had a visible frown on his face as if contemplating his decision.
As for Zhao Wei, he had that devious smile on his face.
The red button was before him and it was so alluring, so pleasing, that he couldn't possibly ignore it!
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