Su CongShuang paid no attention to the arrogant youth, but walked quickly to Meng XiaoMan and Liu XiYang's side, crouched down, and extended her fingers to Meng XiaoMan's wrist. After closing her eyes and feeling her pulse, she opened her eyes and exhaled slowly.

"She's fine, just a bit frightened," Su CongShuang whispered to Liu XiYang.

"Duan XingXuan, apologize to my friends," Su CongShuang stood up as she saw that Meng XiaoMan was unharmed, her eyes fixed on the arrogant youth who seemed to look down on everyone.

The proud young man named Duan XingXuan raised an eyebrow and then closed his folding fan. Without saying a word, he walked in front of the crowd and clasped his fists.

"I am Duan XingXuan, the first disciple of Master Chong Xu from Shang Yang Palace on the Suspended Sword Mountain. I apologize to all of you. I didn't expect that my junior sister's classmates would be such rubbish, unable to even handle two low-level Demonborn. Haha, so I had to intervene in haste. Please forgive me," Duan XingXuan said with a disdainful smile on his face, not showing the slightest hint of remorse.

"Duan XingXuan! You!" Su Xianzi, who had always been icy, couldn't help but clench her silver teeth in anger.

Su Xianzi furrowed her brows, and the emerald sword box behind her trembled again.

"Oh, is my junior sister going to draw her sword? It's fine, it's fine. But don't forget the promise you made to Master," Duan XingXuan said with even more excitement after seeing Su CongShuang angry.

Upon hearing these words, Liu XiYang couldn't help but contemplate. What promise did she make to her master? A pact?

"My junior sister promised our master that if she were to wield her immortal sword or use any immortal spells outside, she must return to Shang Yang Palace to continue her cultivation until she reaches the highest level. However, the scenery here at Hero Academy is nothing compared to the Suspended Sword Mountain. Why not just come back with me? I'm sure our master would be delighted," Duan XingXuan chuckled.

So it turns out that Miss Su made such an agreement with Shang Yang Palace to come down to Hero Academy? Combined with the scene just now where Duan XingXuan nearly hurt Meng XiaoMan with his flying sword, Liu XiYang suddenly understood. Duan XingXuan was trying to force Miss Su to break the agreement and return with him... He really was a scumbag, using and nearly harming that foolish girl, Meng XiaoMan, for his own purposes!

Unbearable! Of course, there was also another important reason. If Miss Su were to return to the mountain, Liu XiYang's opportunity for a one billion job would be ruined! For the sake of logic and reason, he must teach this arrogant brat a lesson!

Sure enough, upon hearing Duan XingXuan's words, Su CongShuang clenched her teeth and swept her sleeve coldly, and the sword box behind her instantly quieted down.

However, just at that moment, someone unexpected stood up.

"Is Shang Yang Palace really so great? Is being the first disciple of Master Chong Xu really that impressive? Those two Demonborn were already under Big Brother Zhan's control. Even if you hadn't intervened, we would have defeated them! Moreover, if you call yourself a superior being, why couldn't you even control a small flying sword and nearly hurt Ah Man? What right do you have to call us rubbish?" Gao De, wearing glasses, pointed a finger at Duan XingXuan's face and scolded him passionately."What did you say? How dare a mere mortal insult our Shang Yang Palace!" Duan XingXuan hadn't even spoken yet, but his two followers behind him were already shouting angrily.

Duan XingXuan raised his hand slightly to stop his followers, squinted his eyes with a smile on his face, and turned towards Gao De.

At this moment, Su CongShuang's expression became somewhat uneasy, not because Gao De mentioned Shang Yang Palace and made Su CongShuang feel embarrassed, but because... she was worried about Gao De.

If Su CongShuang could be considered a peerless genius in the field of cultivation, then Duan XingXuan could be called an extremely rare genius of the millennium. Although their talents were comparable, Duan XingXuan had been practicing for a much longer time than Su CongShuang.

So if Duan XingXuan were really provoked by Gao De and made a move, even if Su CongShuang broke her taboo and drew her sword, she might not be able to match Duan XingXuan. That was exactly what Su CongShuang was worried about at the moment.

"Hehe, I apologize, I misspoke just now. I shouldn't have said that everyone present is worthless," surprisingly, Duan XingXuan not only wasn't angry, but instead smiled and apologized to Gao De.

However, before Gao De and the others could even have a chance to feel better, they heard...

"I should make myself clearer. It's not that everyone present is worthless, but rather that all the supernaturals are just lucky trash who happened to pick up dog feces," Duan XingXuan said, once again opening his folding fan and completely ignoring the angry gazes of Gao De, the Dragon Slayer Emperor, and Zhu Jue.

"You're talking nonsense! Where were you self-proclaimed immortals when the Demonborn appeared? Wasn't it the strongest superhero 'Guang' who saved the world? If not for 'Guang,' your Shang Yang Palace might have been obliterated by the Demonborn long ago!" Gao De, being the cunning player he was, immediately came up with a rebuttal.

However, in the face of Gao De's sharp words, Duan XingXuan not only didn't get angry but instead sneered dismissively.

"Guang? Heh, if it weren't for my master, Master Chong Xu, who happened to be in seclusion and not caring about worldly matters three years ago, how could the title of the world's strongest have been snatched away by a supernatural?" Duan XingXuan lightly swayed his folding fan, arrogantly declaring.

Duan XingXuan's words were even more outrage-provoking than his previous mockery of supernaturals. Gao De, the Dragon Slayer Emperor, Zhu Jue, and even Su CongShuang, who was standing beside Liu XiYang, frowned, and the effort of biting her lips made them pale.

Looking at Su CongShuang beside him, Liu XiYang felt somewhat perplexed... Wasn't this Miss Su planning to kill him? He thought Su CongShuang must have had a deep resentment towards "Guang." But unexpectedly, Su CongShuang seemed more agitated by Duan XingXuan insulting "Guang" than Liu XiYang himself.

"Let's put aside that so-called strongest hero for now, what about the 'Hill Huntsman,' who is currently ranked seventh among the S-rank superheroes? He can't even be considered a match for my master's equal partner. I think the reason the so-called strongest 'Guang' will disappear in three years is probably because he's afraid my master will threaten his title," Duan XingXuan said, his mouth slightly tilted, completely ignoring the prompt from his follower behind him that it should be the 'Hill Hero' instead of the 'Hill Huntsman,' mocking them with a face full of mockery.

No, no, no, I will disappear just because I don't want to become a woman, not because I'm afraid of losing the title of the world's strongest... Besides, for Liu XiYang, the existence of Shang Yang Palace was just recently known, because of a news report about a member of Shang Yang Palace defeating an S-rank hero. Even at that time, Liu XiYang was surprised for a long time, realizing that there were actually cultivators in the world. It wasn't until today that Liu XiYang heard the name of Master Chong Xu for the first time."There's no way... This is unacceptable!" Gao De was so angered by Duan XingXuan's words that he couldn't form a coherent sentence. After all, "Guang" was seen as a hero who saved the world by all the superheroes in the world, and even by 99% of the human population. But now, this person claiming to be a true disciple has denigrated Guang so much, it was unbearable!

Not just Gao De, even Zhan Long Emperor and even Zhu Jue are raising their "Sky-cutting Sword" once again, and even Zhuo Jue, with a furious expression on his face, rolls up his sleeves as if he wants to punch Duan XingXuan.

But...

"What? Do you want to have a sparring match with me? Very well, let me witness the prowess of the future superheroes. Oh, by the way, all three of you can attack together, I will be careful not to injure you fatally." Looking at the three infuriated individuals, Duan XingXuan responded disdainfully.

To be honest, everyone present was young. Anyone who was being bullied like this on their own territory would not be able to tolerate it. Even if they knew they were not a match, they would fight with all their might to uphold their dignity... But just as Gao De and the others were preparing to take up Duan XingXuan's challenge, a voice, sweet and pleasant but with a serious tone, sounded.

"No need for them, let me have a sparring match with this immortal elder from the Shang Yang Palace."

The sweet voice instantly captured the attention of everyone present. And this time, when everyone's gaze focused on the girl who had just spoken, including the arrogant Duan XingXuan, they couldn't help but show an approving look.

They saw the girl, who had a very sexy figure while supporting Meng XiaoMan, standing up.

Her two long and straight snow-white thighs slightly parted, shoulder-width apart. Her tight and sexy lower abdomen contracted, and her chest, which was tightly wrapped in a white vest, stood tall and proud. The girl's upright stance was as straight as a cedar tree, exuding a confident and beautiful aura. And the most eye-catching feature was her face... As the girl reached up and took off her duckbill hat, her pitch-black long hair instantly floated down, complementing her delicate and beautiful face.

Then, the girl lifted both her hands and gathered her cascading black hair in her hands. She took out the hair tie on her lips and tied it into a neat and tidy ponytail behind her head. After shaking her head lightly to make sure the ponytail wouldn't come loose, the girl seemed to loosen up as if her bones were stretching. She pressed her hands against each other, pursed her crystal-clear rosy lips, and lifted her almond-shaped eyes, staring straight in the direction of Duan XingXuan.

"Liu Xi, wait a minute..." Su Xianzi looked at the girl beside her nervously and perplexed, about to persuade her. However, when she saw the girl respond with a confident look, something strange happened. When she caught a glimpse of that look in the girl's eyes, Su Xianzi's heart suddenly felt a familiar sensation, even calming down for a moment. Strange, very strange.

"Heh, interesting." Looking at the confident girl for some reason, Duan XingXuan raised an eyebrow, then folded his fan and stepped forward confidently.