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"What's wrong? Don't you want to pay the protection fee?" Seeing that Guan Yue and his three companions did not respond, Wang Renwei's round face displayed a sinister expression. He said in a threatening tone, "These two classmates are your examples. Don't be ungrateful; otherwise, I can't guarantee your safety, and I might even have to turn against you. Hurry up and hand over the money, or we will take matters into our own hands."
Zhang Hai and Yang Zun's actions had pushed Guan Yue and his three companions into a precarious situation. Wang Renwei was now directly glaring at Guan Yue, demanding the protection fee from him. He aimed to establish his authority over Guan Yue because Guan Yue was not only smaller in stature but also had the lowest cultivation level, being at the Initial Stage. So he stepped closer to Guan Yue.
Despite his young age, Guan Yue had been taken as a disciple by Futian Shangren when he was just two years old and could barely run. Since then, he had undergone rigorous training, growing up immersed in potions, frequently adapting to environments like volcanoes and Ice Lake, living in forests, cultivating under the scorching sun, contemplating under the moonlight, meditating in the wilderness, gaining insights amidst thunder and lightning, experiencing hurricanes, and practicing during heavy rain. It could be said that Guan Yue had never lived a comfortable day; he spent every day in hardship, which ultimately led to the development of extraordinary physical abilities and laid a solid foundation for his future growth.
This time, Futian Shangren had decided to settle all old scores and new grievances before going out. Therefore, he sent Guan Yue to Qilin Academy. Thanks to Futian Shangren's introduction and Guan Yue's outstanding performance, Vice Dean Tai Shi Xiao Xiao agreed to make an exception and accept the under-ten-year-old Guan Yue as a student at Qilin Academy.
In fact, apart from having a good physical foundation, Guan Yue had not learned many martial arts techniques. The only skills he could showcase were lightness skill and throwing darts. This was a carefully tailored learning package designed by Futian Shangren based on Guan Yue's physique. The practical results were quite good. Of course, he understood quite a bit of other foundational knowledge as well; he had covered basic theories such as weapon forging, potion refining, formation arrangement, mental techniques, and acupoint techniques.
Guan Yue had also learned skills like Clothes-Dragging Eighteen Falls and grappling techniques that relied on agility to win. However, due to his current weakness in strength, he could not unleash their full power.
Although Guan Yue was still at the Initial Stage, he was not afraid of these Intermediate Level, High-Quality, or Entry-level disciples. The six years of training were not wasted.
Seeing Wang Renwei causing trouble and not wanting to hand over money—especially since his master had not given him much pocket money and there would be no other income in the future—Guan Yue faced his biggest problem: finances. After his master left, he would have to take care of everything himself. This was his greatest concern. Now Wang Renwei wanted to collect some protection fee; it was simply adding insult to injury for Guan Yue. Therefore, he absolutely could not agree.
"Why should we pay you a protection fee? That's ridiculous! I never paid any protection fees back in my village. Now that we're at Qilin Academy, we have to pay some protection fee? Is it less safe here than in my village? I'm not paying; none of us are paying." At this moment, Sima Xiaosa, who usually spoke very little, stepped forward. Sima Xiaosa was a studious student with a strong sense of loyalty but had low cultivation himself at Intermediate Level.
Guan Yue immediately cheered him on: "Exactly! We shouldn't pay them anything; we can protect ourselves."
Wang Renwei glanced contemptuously at the cultivation levels of the four of them and then sneered mockingly: "You think you can protect yourselves? Then I want to see how you plan on doing that." Wang Renwei turned around and waved at one of his subordinates behind him. The person immediately appeared before Guan Yue and the others: "If you can defeat him without me intervening, then I won't bother you anymore. But make sure you understand—he is at the peak of the Initial Stage and is about to break into the Realm. Can you handle that?" Wang Renwei's round face was filled with disdain.
At this moment, Lei Dazhuang stepped in front of Sima Xiaosa. Lei Dazhuang was very robust; although only fourteen years old, he was nearly as tall as an adult and looked wild with anger radiating from him. He was at Intermediate Level—the highest among their group—and felt it was his duty to protect the other three.
Seeing Lei Dazhuang step forward, Wang Renwei couldn't help but laugh mockingly: "Who do you think you are? You think you can defeat him by fighting above your level? He's at the peak of the Initial Stage; isn't he just an Initial Stage High-Quality disciple? You're asking for death."
The person beside Wang Renwei did not speak but directly attacked Lei Dazhuang. Lei Dazhuang could only defend himself using fist techniques while that person wielded a greatsword infused with powerful Inner Strength from the peak of Initial Stage charging toward him. The Vital Energy Fluctuation emanating from that person even carried some offensive power. In comparison, Lei Dazhuang's Origin Energy attack was significantly weaker; thus he could only stay put defensively—blocking left and right—doing his best to avoid being injured.
The situation was extremely unfavorable for Lei Dazhuang. A difference of one level meant a significant disparity in strength.
Wang Renwei laughed triumphantly: "You little brats see this? This is the difference in realms! With a slightly higher realm, strength cannot be surpassed! Hand over your money obediently; I won't make things difficult for you anymore; otherwise today will be your reckoning! Hurry up; we still have other dormitories to collect fees from."
Lei Dazhuang knew he couldn't defeat that peak Initial Stage student but refused to admit defeat because he understood that if he did so today, they would fall completely under Wang Renwei's control with more trouble following afterward without end. Moreover, like Guan Yue, he came from a very poor family that hoped he could find some money to help with living expenses; it was impossible for him to have spare cash for protection fees. Therefore, he absolutely could not pay any protection fees either; even if it meant taking some hits now, losing whatever little money they had was unacceptable.
Lei Dazhuang continued to resist stubbornly; however everyone could see that he could only defend himself without any ability to counterattack now. His arms and chest bore cuts from knife wounds. Yet his eyes were filled with unwillingness and anger. He truly couldn't afford this so-called protection fee.
Watching Lei Dazhuang being beaten, Marco and Sima Xiaosa were just angry but did not dare to step in, as both were only at the Intermediate Level and were no match for the peak student at the Initial Stage.
Guan Yue looked at Lei Dazhuang's strong demeanor and felt genuine anger towards Wang Renwei and his group. Like Lei Dazhuang, he was a poor kid who couldn't even afford protection fees. After thinking carefully, he shouted, "Lei Dazhuang, stop! Let me deal with this peak Initial Stage."
As soon as Guan Yue's words were out, Wang Renwei burst into laughter. "You? You're just a little brat at the Initial Stage too, right? What makes you think you can take on a peak Initial Stage? You don't really think you're some kind of genius who can fight someone a whole realm above you, do you? Enough with the nonsense. If you don't pay the protection fee, we'll just take it by force. By then, you'll be left with nothing. Just hand over the money obediently." Wang Renwei wore a confident expression, clearly dismissing the four new students with Realm.
At that moment, many new students had gathered outside the dormitory to watch the commotion. They could only sigh in disappointment at Lei Dazhuang's defeat because if he lost, Wang Renwei's arrogance would only grow, and other dorms would also face the fate of paying protection fees.
The children of the poor generally had lower cultivation levels compared to those from noble families who had better conditions for training from a young age and had specialized mentors teaching them. Thus, they were much stronger than their peers from poor backgrounds.
This was the tragedy of the children of the poor. They started behind the starting line.
"It doesn't matter what my realm is; as long as I can beat him, you won't bother us anymore. That's what you said, right?" Guan Yue calmly confirmed with Wang Renwei.
"Yes. The problem is whether you can actually beat him. Haha, this little brat talks big but today I will make you pay," Wang Renwei boasted about his cleverness, feeling proud of how successfully he was using intimidation tactics today. He laughed smugly, completely disregarding Guan Yue's words as mere fantasies.
"Alright, are you ready? I'm going to make my move," Guan Yue formally confirmed with his opponent, ignoring their thoughts.
The peak Initial Stage student nodded confidently; he was sure he could defeat the small Guan Yue. The onlooking poor students outside were sweating for Guan Yue; not only was he young and short in stature, but his cultivation level was also low—he was no match for this peak Initial Stage student.
"Looking for trouble."
"Trying to show off? You really overestimate yourself!"
Wang Renwei's followers sneered at Guan Yue from the side, waiting to see him make a fool of himself. They knew their own strength as peak Initial Stage cultivators and were certain that someone at the Initial Stage could not compete with them.
Guan Yue glanced at his opponent and slowly approached him. The student let out a slight cold laugh and swung his Greatsword towards Guan Yue's arm with incredible speed, infused with considerable Vital Energy Fluctuation. He intended to chop off Guan Yue's arm!
This guy actually wanted to sever his arm! Guan Yue became furious; demanding protection fees didn't have to come to this! His anger surged within him as he moved swiftly, and with a loud "smack," five clear fingerprints appeared on the face of the peak Initial Stage student, causing half of his face to swell up.
What just happened?
The new students watching outside and everyone accompanying Wang Renwei were stunned—was it really a peak Initial Stage student who got slapped?
The peak Initial Stage student was momentarily dazed before realizing that he had been slapped hard by Guan Yue. He was enraged. This little brat actually hit him? He really slapped him?!
"Damn it, I'm going to kill you." He seemed to hear laughter from those around him and felt Wang Renwei's disappointed sighs; thus, he swung his Greatsword again at Guan Yue, this time aiming to cleave him in half!
Lei Dazhuang never expected that Guan Yue would be so fierce, delivering a resounding slap to his opponent right from the start. He hoped that Guan Yue could create a miracle. Because if Guan Yue won, he wouldn't have to pay the protection fee! He really couldn't afford it.
Just as the Greatsword swung towards Guan Yue, he dodged again, and in the blink of an eye, Guan Yue had flashed behind the man. With a quick lift of his arm, the student at the peak of Initial Stage fell down in confusion.
The crowd erupted in gasps of astonishment. The faces of Lei Dazhuang, Marco, and Sima Xiaosa showed surprise. They were very shocked that Guan Yue had actually won; they wouldn't have to pay the protection fee.
The new students standing outside cheered in unison. The dormitory of Guan Yue erupted with excitement.
He actually lost? Wang Renwei could hardly believe it; this little brat had defeated someone at the peak of Initial Stage!
Did they dare not pay the protection fee? Dream on! There was no way!
Wang Renwei sneered, "Little brat, not bad. Putting on a show, and you managed to take down this Initial Stage peak. Next, let's have a go; aren't you tough? Do you dare?" Wang Renwei didn't even recognize Guan Yue's acupoint sealing technique, which is why he called it a show.
What? How could Wang Renwei act like this? Breaking his word and wanting to personally deal with Guan Yue?
Wang Renwei's actions caused an uproar. Everyone began to criticize him.
"Do your words count or not?" Lei Dazhuang immediately questioned Wang Renwei loudly.
"Do you think my words count? You think you deserve that? A lowly peasant like you wants my word to mean something? What if I say it doesn't? What can you do about it? Come bite me?" After replying to Lei Dazhuang, Wang Renwei turned to Guan Yue: "Little brat, let's have a match. If you can beat me, we'll leave immediately. If you lose, you'll have to pay two points for protection!"
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