Chapter 643 642: Insolent

"Look at him. He's so young, and his cultivation is only at the Small Divine Ability Realm, yet he arrived with Dean Nangong's Teleportation Order. He must be another disciple the Dean recruited from the outside. You have to envy Dean Nangong—she goes on one trip and comes back with two geniuses. The previous one had a Holy Spirit Body, and this one clearly isn't bad either."

Seeing Yang Xiao approach, someone chuckled softly.

However, while the words were complimentary, his expression was clearly tinged with disdain and mockery.

How could a mere cultivator at the Small Divine Ability Realm possibly be worthy of their notice?

Not to mention, it was obvious this whole affair was a scheme by Vice Dean Xing Hanzi to target Dean Nangong. A person who can't even protect her own disciple—what prestige could she possibly command in the future?

Just then, as if on cue, someone else spoke with open contempt. "A mere brat at the Small Divine Ability Realm is nothing. Besides, he isn't even a student of Star God Academy. If you're not a student, you have no right to enter, even if you have connections to Dean Nangong. Zhou Tao, go stop him."

As soon as these words were spoken,

many people looked over.

They saw a middle-aged man in a Silver Star Robe. At Star God Academy, Silver Star Robes were the exclusive attire of Demigod Tutors. Furthermore, every Tutor at the academy was a Demigod Realm expert of immense power, almost all of them at the Demigod Peak level.

This particular middle-aged man was Lin Yuantu, a Quasi True God famous even among his fellow Demigod Tutors. The man beside him, Zhou Tao, was one of his disciples.

With his cultivation at the Great Divine Power Realm Sixth Stage Peak, Zhou Tao was quite famous among the Advanced Students of Star God Academy.

He was considered a genius in his own right.

Hearing his Tutor, Lin Yuantu, give the order, Zhou Tao immediately stepped forward. He bowed respectfully and said, "Rest assured, Master. I will be sure to drive this arrogant brat who doesn't know his place out of here."

With that, he walked straight toward Yang Xiao.

Seeing this, the many Tutors and Elders present all smiled with amusement.

They were all high-ranking figures in Star God Academy.

They all held considerable status within the academy. The Tutors, in particular, were the pillars of the institution, and Lin Yuantu, as a Half-Step True God Level expert, was a top figure even among them.

Now that he had spoken and sent out his star disciple, the others naturally settled in to watch the show.

Even many of the lofty True God Level Elders looked over.

It seemed they wanted to see Yang Xiao make a fool of himself.

And by extension, to see Nangong Tianling humiliated.

"Yang Xiao, don't do anything rash!"

At that moment, Nangong Tianling finally snapped back to her senses.

With a blur of motion,

she appeared in front of Yang Xiao again and grabbed his arm.

She shook her head, trying to dissuade him.

Unfortunately,

Yang Xiao once again pulled free from her grasp.

And this time,

Nangong Tianling's expression changed.

It wasn't anger.

Nor was it worry.

It was confusion.

And a trace of amusement.

When Yang Xiao had broken free before, she had simply assumed it was because she hadn't used much strength.

But just now,

when she had grabbed him again, she still hadn't used much strength, yet the force she'd applied was already more than someone at the Seventh Level of Great Divine Power Realm should have been able to break free from.

And yet, Yang Xiao had still escaped her grasp with ease.

For a moment,

Nangong Tianling suddenly felt a flicker of confidence in Yang Xiao.

At the very least,

'At the very least, this Zhou Tao probably won't be much of a challenge for Yang Xiao.'

Nangong Tianling didn't try to stop him again.

She suddenly understood.

If she kept trying to dissuade Yang Xiao, it would probably just make him act even more radically.

Just like a moment ago,

she had pleaded earnestly with him, but the young man wouldn't listen to a word, insisting on saving his maid, Yun'Er. He even brought up 'the young mistress' to make his point.

In that regard,

Nangong Tianling was actually very pleased with Yang Xiao.

Unfortunately,

the young man's strength was still a bit too weak.

'Since this young man has some skill, I'll let him show what he's got. Even if he hits a wall, I can still go all out to save him. As long as he doesn't come face-to-face with the Third Young Master, he'll be fine!'

Nangong Tianling's heart immediately settled.

She had a feeling she might not be able to save Yun'Er.

But Yang Xiao,

she could still protect.

In that case,

'I might as well let him give it a try. It's good for a young man to suffer a few setbacks.'

As she was thinking this,

Yang Xiao had already closed the distance to Zhou Tao to less than a hundred paces.

Zhou Tao, dressed in a magnificent Bright Moon Robe, wore a look of pure arrogance. As Yang Xiao strode toward him, he didn't even spare him a proper glance, his attitude lofty and utterly contemptuous.

He bellowed at the air before him, "Halt! This is Star God Academy! Outsiders may not trespass! The penalty is death without mercy!"

The murderous words carried a certain imposing aura.

And Zhou Tao, for his part, was clearly quite satisfied with himself.

A flash of smugness crossed his eyes.

However, when he looked at Yang Xiao, he realized the man wasn't intimidated in the slightest. On the contrary, he was still approaching at the same unhurried pace.

No, that expression... it was as if Yang Xiao didn't even see him at all.

As if he were just air.

He just kept walking, one step after another.

His gaze didn't even rest on him for a fleeting moment.

Zhou Tao's expression changed instantly.

'You brat! How dare you look down on me? So arrogant! Just you watch how I'll teach you a lesson!'

With a cold snort in his mind,

Zhou Tao stopped bothering with grand pronouncements, simply raising his hand and clawing at Yang Xiao's shoulder.

As he moved,

endless Star Power surged around him. His Bright Moon Robe billowed without any wind, making him look like a bright moon guarded by a legion of stars.

His figure shot toward Yang Xiao like a sharp arrow.

In the blink of an eye,

he was upon him.

And at that moment,

Yang Xiao seemed not to have reacted at all, as if he hadn't even noticed Zhou Tao was now right in front of him.

He was still stepping forward.

Seeing this, the crowd of Tutors all shook their heads inwardly.

"This kid is done for. But he deserves it for ignoring Zhou Tao like that. Otherwise, how can the dignity of our Star God Academy disciples be upheld?"

one of the Demigod Tutors chuckled.

The other Demigod Tutors nodded in agreement.

They were certain Yang Xiao would be defeated by Zhou Tao's attack.

Among them, the most pleased was clearly the Quasi True God Lin Yuantu, who had sent Zhou Tao to block Yang Xiao in the first place.

At this very moment, his gaze rested brazenly on Nangong Tianling.

His face was a mask of smug satisfaction.

And when he saw the worry revealed in Nangong Tianling's eyes,

his smile grew even more triumphant.

He grew even more certain.

'This kid is finished!'

But just as everyone, including an uneasy Nangong Tianling, began to think that Yang Xiao was being far too arrogant—or, in her case, that she had misjudged his strength—

suddenly,

a cry of pain rang out from where the two stood.

Immediately after, they saw a figure sent flying backward.

The many Tutors present,

their expressions changed in an instant.

Because the person sent flying backward

was none other than the Advanced Student they had all favored.

Zhou Tao!