Chapter 321: Envy, Jealousy, Hatred

edy means. Not only are high-ranking senior elders and the crown prince being held by the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, but they have also severely beaten the sole disciple of the ancestral master of...Chapter 321: Envy, Jealousy, and Hatred

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In response to the elder's words, Unkind Wicked Intent wanted to inquire further but suddenly Grand Elder Sun changed the subject, "Who was Prince Hao fighting with just now"

"A Yellow Rank earth dragon cultivator. Does Grand Elder Sun know about his background" asked Hao Ren.

Grand Elder Sun responded with a question of his own, "It's a young cultivator..."

"Yes, he looks to be around twenty years old and is an earth dragon," confirmed Hao Ren.

"That should be Wang Xi from the Wuyi Mountain lineage. He has indeed reached Yellow Rank, and his name is Wang Xi," Grand Elder Sun immediately replied.

Grand Elder Sun's intelligence network was one of the powerful weapons of the East Sea Dragon Clan; this new talent from the Wuyi Mountain dragon clan naturally wouldn't escape his information gathering efforts. Especially since he appeared in Donghai City and even came to practice at Grand Elder Sun’s martial arts school.

However, he never imagined that Hao Ren would clash with him. If not for feeling the tremors of the barrier around the valley, Grand Elder Sun wouldn't have personally come here to investigate the situation.

Seeing Hao Ren silent, Grand Elder Sun continued, "He’s considered a super star among the earth dragons in recent years. At twenty, he has already reached Yellow Rank and is most likely to break through to乾坤級 (Heavenly Dao Realm).

Hao Ren was aware that the dragon clan's 乾坤級 (Heavenly Dao Realm) experts were nearly all ancient masters over a hundred years old, with very few like Su Han who could be considered "outliers." Qin Shaoyang might look young, but he’s actually older than Su Han.

At twenty to reach the Yellow Rank cultivation stage where one can transform into a dragon is indeed worthy of being called a "prodigy," deserving significant nurturing.

The water dragon clan is divided into four systems: rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans, with the most widespread distribution and the largest number. Accumulating more 天地級 (Heavenly Dao) experts is quite normal for them. As for the four tribes of metal, wood, fire, and earth, even if you combine all their cultivators together, they might not surpass those in the Four Seas Dragon Palace. Therefore, every clan and lineage that can produce a 乾坤級 (Heavenly Dao Realm) cultivator is a deterrent to surrounding forces.

Hao Ren was also considered one of the power cores within the East Sea Dragon Palace. The elders he interacted with were all 乾坤級 (Heavenly Dao Realm) experts, so naturally, he didn't think much about it. However, in reality, all the 乾坤級 (Heavenly Dao Realm) experts in Donghai City had already gathered around Hao Ren.

For a乾坤 (Heaven and Earth) level expert, comparable to late-stage Spirit Embryo Realm practitioners, only the Four Seas Dragon Palaces could muster double-digit numbers, with the Golden Dragon Clan also boasting numerous elites. Overall, Heaven and Earth level experts were already at the pinnacle of the entire dragon clan.

Thus, reaching the Exchange (Xuè) level by age 2 naturally placed Wu Jia Shan's lineage, as well as the entire earth dragon clan, with high expectations on him.

"Is he planning to participate in this year's Dragon God Temple examination" Duren asked Elder Sun.

"This is indeed very likely. Su Han chose to enter the Inspector System back then specifically for breaking through from Earth level to Heaven level. The Dragon God Temple houses a vast collection of cultivation secret manuals and offers more information and training opportunities. The resources at the disposal of the Dragon God Temple are on par with our Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, if not even surpassing it," Elder Sun replied.

Hao Ren nodded. Although Su Han was raised by Star Moon Elder, she remained an outsider and could never be a core member of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace. She couldn't access their top-notch cultivation techniques or the best cultivation materials, so joining the Dragon God Temple and becoming an inspector became her path forward.

The Four Seas Dragon Palaces were formidable entities with abundant resources; even some minor river dragon kings would borrow their techniques. Those without connections in the dragon clans, especially young cultivators from wood, earth, and fire dragon lineages, had to fiercely pursue advancement through the Inspector System.

"Alright, I understand," Hao Ren tossed Little White into the芥子空間 (Jièzǐ Space), then headed towards the teleportation array.

He touched his forehead with his right hand and held it up for a look. A red bloodstain met his eyes.

That Wang Xi, despite holding back her sword at the critical moment, had still left a shallow wound on Hao Ren's forehead as a demonstration of power.

The gap on this forehead precisely centered over the three-part pale golden flame that represented Hao Ren as an assistant inspector.

This was both envy and a challenge.

In Wang Xi’s eyes, Hao Ren was merely a trifling Tremor (Zhèn) level practitioner. However, due to his Water Dragon Clan lineage, he had already secured the position of Assistant Inspector. Simultaneously, such formidable sword formation techniques were only possessed by the Four Seas Dragon Palaces.

However, even if he were an Assistant Examiner, as long as he appeared at the Dragon God Temple's examination site, he would still defeat Hao Ren!

"Wang Xi," Hao Ren silently recited the name of the exchange-level cultivator, pinched the blood trace on his fingertips, and felt a series of stinging pains in his forehead.

Ultimately, it all comes down to strength.

The Tremor Realm's level is at the bottommost tier within the dragon clan! Even an exchange-level cultivator could look down upon Hao Ren, who was wearing the halo of being an Assistant Examiner!

In the system of Examiners, it's always the strongest who gets to speak!

Su Han, at a Heaven Realm level, would make other examiners avoid her even if she didn't say anything!

The West Sea Dragon Palace was so arrogant that they even stepped on top of their peer-level East Sea Dragon Palace, all because it had the largest number of乾坤Realm Elders among the Four Seas' dragon palaces!

Hao Ren clenched his fist and decided that he couldn't afford to continue advancing slowly in cultivation.

It was crucial to elevate one's realm, but practical combat experience was equally important! He had to attend the Dragon God Temple's examination and win it too!

Hao Ren walked onto the teleportation array, returned to the city district’s martial arts academy, then took a ride back to his school classroom. While Wang Xi could spend years cultivating in deep mountains, Hao Ren still needed to live in the city and find faster and more efficient ways of advancement.

"Ren, where did you go this afternoon 'Stellar Transformation' just launched, I wanted to look for you, but you weren't around!" Huang Jianfeng approached him, draped his arm over Hao Ren's shoulder, and shouted.

"I went out to handle some business. My mobile signal wasn’t very good," Hao Ren said.

Sitting in the front row, Xie Yujia looked back at Hao Ren. She found it strange that she had been unable to reach him on the phone when she wanted to meet him at the library this afternoon.

"Tonight we're going for karaoke, are you coming" Huang Jianfeng shook Hao Ren's shoulder and asked.

"I can't go tonight. I still have something else to do."

"It’s my birthday! It's on me!" Huang Jianfeng continued to clamor.

“Alright, alright, stop dragging him along. Let me join you in his place," Xie Yujia stood up and cheerfully said.

Huang Jianfeng didn't expect Xie Yujia to volunteer to go; with a girl joining them now, he was more than happy as he immediately let Hao Ren go, "Great! Great!"

“But Marina should come too.” Xie Yujia then pulled Marina.

"Sure, sure." With two girls joining in, Huang Jianfeng finally released Hao Ren completely.

Xie Yujia was Hao Ren's girlfriend. They would never do anything inappropriate, but with females joining them for singing, the mood would be different too. At this moment, who cared that Hao Ren wasn't very good at singing

"Relax and give Zi a tutoring lesson tonight," Xie Yujia gave him an eye signal and whispered.nlin and Lu Lili complimented without hesitation.Zhao Yanzi's vanity was greatly satisfied. Her impression of the Lu sisters also improved slightly. In her heart, she had never regarded them as rivals...