Chapter 544

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**Dare you?**

**How could I not?**

Ye Wushuang smiled and said, “Since that’s the case, I’ll trouble you to wait for me in the Zangcai Valley!”

“Very well!”

Xiao Jin turned and left, leaving behind a desolate figure…

Only then did Ye Wushuang turn to Qin Wuwen, his smile gentle yet mocking, “He has far more courage than you do.”

With those words, Ye Wushuang entered the Qingyun Academy.

At that moment, Qin Wuwen felt utterly humiliated, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to disappear into. The news of the life-and-death duel between Xiao Jin and Ye Wushuang would surely spread like wildfire throughout the academy. And when it did, he, Qin Wuwen, would be the laughingstock!

However, the few followers of Qin Wuwen were far from thinking about this. Xiao Jin!

He was an absolute tough guy from the Xiao clan!

This man had entered the Qingyun Academy four years ago, rising from an outer courtyard disciple to an inner courtyard disciple, and then to a Tianyuan disciple, all the while earning a reputation for his ruthlessness.

He spent the majority of his time in the Qingtian Mountains, honing himself through relentless trials. He fought against magical beasts, mercenary groups, and adventurers, each encounter a battle for survival.

His right arm was lost in a fight with a mercenary group from the Imperial Capital! When the Xiao clan learned of this, their powerful members were ready to wipe out the mercenary group, but Xiao Jin stopped them. Once his wounds had healed, he personally went to their headquarters and single-handedly slaughtered over a hundred members of the mercenary group.

Xiao Jin’s ruthlessness was well-known throughout the Imperial Capital. Now, at the fourth level of the Yuanfu realm, even disciples at the fifth level of the Yuanfu realm would feel intimidated by him.

And now, Xiao Jin had directly challenged Ye Wushuang!

Who would win between these two renowned figures?

The news spread quickly, as expected.

Once inside the Qingyun Academy, Ye Wushuang sought out Xiao Yuan. Xiao Yuan had also reached the seventh level of the Condensation Pulse realm, a rapid advancement, but compared to Ye Wushuang, the gap was still significant.

Meanwhile, Wang Xueqi had reached the sixth level of the Condensation Pulse realm, and Qing Chengtian had reached the fifth level. As Ye Wushuang’s rate of improvement accelerated, the gap between him and the other three widened.

“Where is the Tianyuan?” Ye Wushuang couldn’t help but ask. He had spent less than a month in the Qingyun Academy and was still unfamiliar with its layout.

Xiao Yuan replied, “Are you planning to become a Tianyuan disciple?”

“Yeah,” Ye Wushuang smiled. “There’s a life-and-death duel waiting for me…”

Huh?

What?

Xiao Yuan was taken aback.

At that moment, two figures rushed over. It was Wang Xueqi and Qing Chengtian.

“Ye Wushuang, you really are back!” Qing Chengtian exclaimed. “You’re going to duel with Xiao Jin?”

Ye Wushuang was astonished. “It spread that quickly?”

“Is it true?” Wang Xueqi’s face trembled as she asked, “Do you know who Xiao Jin is?”

Ye Wushuang shook his head.

Xiao Yuan explained, “Although Xiao Jin is not the strongest genius of the Xiao clan, he is definitely the most ruthless one!”

“He is extremely fanatical in his cultivation, almost to the point of… dying before he succeeds.”

“I once heard a powerful member of our clan say that Xiao Jin, in order to break through to the Yuanfu realm, had the clan set up a forbidden array and released ten second-tier magical beasts inside, equivalent to ten Yuanfu realm cultivators of levels one to three trying to kill him. It was under these circumstances that he broke through!”

Hearing this, Wang Xueqi and Qing Chengtian were also stunned.

This was truly ruthless!

Completely fearless of death!

“Ye Wushuang…” Wang Xueqi tried to persuade him. “Everything is going well for you within the Ye Mansion. There’s no need to do this. We know you’ve reached the third level of the Yuanfu realm, but Xiao Jin is truly notorious!”

Hearing this, Ye Wushuang couldn’t help but say, “What? Just because you saw me perform well at the seventh and eighth levels of the Condensation Pulse realm, you think I’m incapable once I reach the Yuanfu realm? You guys are my best friends; you should have more faith in me!”

Hearing this, the three of them were taken aback.

Indeed, Ye Wushuang, at the seventh level of the Condensation Pulse realm, had been able to defeat someone at the first level of the Yuanfu realm. Now, at the third level of the Yuanfu realm, facing Xiao Jin, it should not be a problem.

But then, thinking of Xiao Jin’s formidable reputation, they looked at Ye Wushuang again with worried expressions.

Ye Wushuang sighed in resignation, “It seems… only a battle can restore your confidence in me!”