Chapter 928: Asking for a Beating

"Three minutes?"

"Use other methods to resolve it?"

"What an arrogant fellow. Fine, we won't come down today. Let's see what method he uses to resolve it!"

The three deans were also stunned.

They thought he would say something else, but never expected this!

A newly appointed dean, facing七星 masters, not only showed no reverence but also spoke with such arrogance... Are you crazy?

Since he's so arrogant, fine, we won't come down!

Let's see what he can do to us!

"Dean Wu, Dean Shen, Dean Wu..." Seeing that his words had angered them and backfired, Zhao Bingxu was full of distress.

Saying the dean had a bad temper was truly a well-intentioned reminder; no one expected this situation.

"No need to say more. You may go down."

Wu Tianqiong waved his hand.

"This..."

Seeing their resolve unshakable, Zhao Bingxu could only shake his head and fly straight down with Elder Mi and the others.

Once they left, the three deans looked at each other and shook their heads.

"This Dean Zhang of Hongyuan is quite interesting..."

Shen Pingchao smiled, unlike his previous seriousness; there was no anger on his face.

"Indeed. Originally, parking the flying boat here was to give him a challenge and see if he could handle it perfectly as rumored... Now it seems he has a fiery temper!"

Wu Tianqiong sighed helplessly.

As七星 masters, they naturally knew this was extremely rude... They did it deliberately, not as a provocation or disdain, but to test the new dean's abilities and how he would respond.

It was also a test.

After all, the deans of the four academies were peers of the same rank, and they wanted to see if this twenty-year-old was qualified to be compared with them.

Actually, not coming down wasn't hard to resolve.

The normal master approach would be to personally fly over, invite them, prepare seats, and wait with sincerity... Feeling the sincerity, they would naturally drop their airs.

But this guy did the opposite, refusing to yield an inch, directly threatening with 'three minutes'... and if they didn't come down, he'd take measures...

Truly arrogant!

"A bit of arrogance in youth is good, but too much is harmful for future development!"

Wu Ran shook his head: "We might as well take this chance to temper his arrogance and make him understand that high talent is a capital, but never a license for recklessness."

"Yes!" Shen Pingchao nodded: "Actually, to be honest, I'm really curious. With such arrogance, what does he rely on? What method does he have to make us come down on our own?"

"Let's see..."

The three laughed together.

Before the laughter ended, a voice like a great bell suddenly rang out from below.

"Hōng!"

The sound echoed around, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, or like ten thousand horses galloping.

"What is that?"

The three were startled. Before they could react, they felt the sixteen sacred beasts supporting the flying boat suddenly sink.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Without even a cry of pain, they plummeted straight down.

The Cloud Cliff Flying Boat was dozens of meters long, suspended in the air solely by these sacred beasts. Now that the beasts had fallen, without support, it naturally couldn't stay aloft. With a violent shake, it also began to descend.

"This is the Eight Dragon Sounds! That guy used the Eight Dragon Sounds to suppress the sacred beasts. Damn it..."

Wu Tianqiong steadied himself in midair, his mouth twitching.

The sacred beasts supporting the Cloud Cliff Flying Boat almost all contained dragon blood. Beasts of this bloodline were formidable in combat at the same level, with excellent endurance and speed when flying... perfect for steering the flying boat.

The only flaw was their natural fear of true dragon blood.

But true dragons had disappeared for countless years, never seen by anyone. Thus, since these sacred beasts began steering the flying boat, there had never been any problems...

Never in their dreams did they expect that suddenly, the long-lost... Eight Dragon Sounds would ring out!

Weren't these sounds only used by the dragon race?

How could a human produce them, and so accurately, with such power?

With such powerful Eight Dragon Sounds, even though these beasts had reached sacred beast standards, they couldn't withstand it!

Full of frustration, but his hands didn't stop. He grabbed with his palm, and the surrounding air instantly condensed into a mass, lifting the huge Cloud Cliff Flying Boat to temporarily prevent it from falling.

Shen Pingchao and Wu Ran also reacted and joined in.

The three七星 masters had strength like the sea and true qi like dragons. Although the flying boat was huge, it stopped. Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a faint voice sounded again from below.

"Mōu!"

Boom!

The sound was not loud but carried极强的 penetrating power. The sixteen sacred beasts, which had been stiff and falling with tongues out, instantly went mad and charged straight down.

They were all tethered with ropes. Now with a sudden lunge, the huge boat that had barely been stopped was dragged down again.

With the sudden force of sixteen powerful sacred beasts, plus the boat's own weight, even the three deans, despite their strength, couldn't resist. They were pulled off balance and fell from the air.

Rumble...

A huge cloud of dust rose. The Cloud Cliff Flying Boat, once suspended in the sky, crashed hard into the ground, creating a large pit. The many students standing on the deck and in the cabins were thrown all over.

Under the intense impact, many with low cultivation spat blood, seriously injured before even starting the war master selection.

Those with higher cultivation also felt their blood boil and were somewhat dazed.

Not only the teachers and students of the three academies looked like this, but Elder Mi and the others who had just flown down also twitched their mouths at the sight.

They thought the dean's 'three minutes' was just talk, but he meant it...

Wasn't this dragon language lost long ago? When did the dean learn it? And use it so skillfully...

"Are the three deans alright..."

They hurriedly looked toward the flying boat. The three deans, who had been commanding with lofty aura moments ago, were now sprawled on the deck, disheveled and utterly embarrassed.

Forcibly pulling the flying boat while being dragged by sixteen sacred beasts, even though they were at Saint Domain second or third level, was hard to bear.

Not being injured was already lucky.

"Dean, is this what you call 'civilized'?"

Zhao Bingxu's vision went dark as he stood frozen.

Just now, the dean had repeatedly said he would act civilly and not do anything reckless, and then... this is what they saw.

Do you call this civilized?

Who has ever seen a civilized person, upon arrival, throw guests off a flying boat and... smash their transportation to pieces?

Just as he was about to find the dean and argue that this was not good for unity... he saw the young man already standing before the sacred beasts lying on the ground.

Crackle!

A flurry of punches and kicks. In a moment, the beasts let out excited cries. Sixteen drops of blood flew from their foreheads and landed before the dean...

Signing a contract, the sacred beasts acknowledged their master!

"Holy crap..."

"The dean not only destroyed their flying boat but also tamed their sacred beasts?"

Their vision went dark.

The ten elders were all dumbfounded.

"Alright!"

Clapping his hands, Zhang Xuan called out. The sacred beasts all cried in unison, broke free of their shackles, flew over, and stood neatly behind him like soldiers, heads held high with pride.

Since they wouldn't come down, he had to find a way to make them...

Actually, at first glance, he knew these sixteen sacred beasts contained dragon blood. That made it simple.

First, intimidate with the Eight Dragon Sounds, then tame them...

Although these sixteen were called sacred beasts, they were only at the initial stage of Saint Domain first level. With his current strength, defeating them was not difficult, and with the dragon language's intimidation, they quickly submitted completely.

Since they were impolite, he wouldn't be polite either.

First, subdue these sacred beasts.

"This..."

Climbing up from the broken deck, Wu Tianqiong and Shen Pingchao nearly spat blood.

They only wanted to test him and see his response... Was there any need to be so ruthless, destroying the precious flying boat and even stealing the dozen sacred beasts?

Especially these sacred beasts—they had fed and cared for them daily for years. Betraying was one thing, but why the proud look?

Following this guy, were they so proud?

They knew this guy didn't play by the rules, but this... not only defied rules, it defied all reason!

"He's Dean Zhang? So that's it... I should have guessed!"

Unlike the other two's frustration, Wu Ran, seeing Zhang Xuan's face clearly, trembled and jumped up excitedly.

He had long heard of this new dean's many deeds and name, but had never seen him, didn't know his appearance... Never in his dreams did he expect that he was none other than the young man who, at the Sealing Sage Platform, pointed out errors in Confucius's心得 and gained recognition!

That day, this man disappeared. He searched everywhere, thinking he would never see him again and miss the chance to seek advice. Who knew he was the legendary dean of Hongyuan Academy!

If he had known it was him, he would have come down long ago, not waited so long... He had so many questions to ask and learn.

He had thought before that such an outstanding young man would surely not remain hidden forever; he would shine brightly. Now it seemed true.

Even Confucius acknowledged him; getting recognition from the past deans was surely a simple matter?

The more he thought, the more excited he became. Ignoring everything else, he flashed over to Zhang Xuan.

"Wu Ran of Qingzhu Academy pays respects to Master Zhang!"

"Hello, we meet again..."

Zhang Xuan smiled.

"Yes!"

Wu Ran clasped his fists.

"This..."

The ten elders and many students looked at each other, all going crazy.

The dean who had been so aggressive, refusing to come down from the flying boat, arrogant and unyielding, now after falling, had changed his attitude, respectful as a student...

Could it be... that these academy deans, like those ancestors, had the same flaw—needing a lesson to become obedient?

In other words... asking for a beating?