The young man raised his eyebrows slightly as Jiang Chen stepped out of the courtyard. He glanced at Jiang Chen with disdain and said casually, "So, this is your territory? Then you must be Jiang Chen."
"Does my name matter?"
Jiang Chen's voice was cold and firm. "What matters is that you not only barged onto my turf but also dared to hurt my people."
"They're just two insignificant dog servants. It's already merciful that I didn't take their lives," the young man sneered dismissively, his arrogance radiating off him. He waved a hand impatiently and ordered Jiang Chen, "I'm here to see Meng Qingxue. Go call her out for me now."
His condescending tone was as if he were summoning a servant.
"Oh?" Jiang Chen's gaze turned sharp as his tone grew colder. "In your eyes, they might be dog servants, but to me, you're probably not even worth as much as a dog!"
"What did you just say?!"
The young man's face darkened instantly. His expression turned fierce, and a murderous intent erupted around him.
"You dare to insult me, when you're just a student of the Inner Academy? I think you're tired of living!"
Jiang Chen snorted disdainfully. "You're not even from Lingyun Academy, yet you're here throwing your weight around. If anyone is tired of living, it's you."
"Hahaha! Lingyun Academy?"
The young man laughed loudly as if he had heard the world's biggest joke. "What is Lingyun Academy? Let me tell you, not just Lingyun Academy, but the entire Great Xia Kingdom holds no place where Meng Xingyu dares not enter!"
Meng Xingyu's arrogant declaration was followed by an impatient glare as he pointed at Jiang Chen. "I won't repeat myself. Call Meng Qingxue out now, or I'll make sure you regret it."
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, a smirk forming on his face. "Meng Qingxue is my maid now. And you—what are you? My maid is not someone you can summon as you please!"
"You insolent fool! I gave you a chance to live, but you've chosen death!"
Meng Xingyu, enraged by Jiang Chen's taunting words, no longer held back. A powerful wave of energy burst from him as he shouted, "Die!"
With a cold glare, Meng Xingyu raised his right hand. His Qi surged, forming a massive, illusory palm that came crashing toward Jiang Chen like a mountain descending from the sky.
Jiang Chen's eyes flashed sharply. Without hesitation, he drew the Yanlong Sword from his spatial ring.
"Break!"
Jiang Chen swung the Yanlong Sword sharply, and a brilliant arc of sword qi shot forth, slicing through the air like a lightning bolt.
Boom!
The sword qi shattered Meng Xingyu's illusory palm with devastating force. The energy wave didn't stop there—it surged forward and slashed into Meng Xingyu's outstretched palm.
"Ah!"
Meng Xingyu let out a cry of pain as blood spurted from a deep wound on his right hand. His face turned pale, and his eyes were filled with shock.
Meng Xingyu stared at Jiang Chen as though he had seen a ghost. His mind was reeling.
Jiang Chen was merely a student of Lingyun Academy's Inner Academy! How could he already be in the Foundation Opening Realm?
As far as Meng Xingyu knew, only Wu Feilong, the top-ranked genius on the Lingyun List, had reached this level. Was there another monstrous genius hidden within Lingyun Academy?
"You, someone like you who's lower than a dog, can reach the Foundation Opening Realm," Jiang Chen said coldly. "So why do you think I can't?"
His words, filled with icy contempt, struck Meng Xingyu like thunder.
Jiang Chen raised the Yanlong Sword in his hand, its tip gleaming with a murderous intent as he pointed it straight at Meng Xingyu.
"Meng Xingyu, I'll give you one last chance. Get out of my courtyard immediately!"
The air grew deathly still as Jiang Chen's next words sent chills down everyone's spines.
"Otherwise… I'll kill you with a single sword strike!"