Inside the Alchemic Tower, everyone's eyes were slightly glazed over.
What was happening? Song Qing actually lost?
This young man named Xiao Yan, only fifteen years old, could beat an eight-star Dou Huang, Song Qing, into this state?
However, the Elders of the Alchemic Tower ultimately had high standards and easily saw that Xiao Yan was using a remarkable Body Combat Skill.
On the ground, Xiao Yan's shoe prints were still continuously imprinted on Song Qing's face and body. If Song Qing wasn't a Dou Huang, he would likely have been trampled into a bloody mess by Xiao Yan by now.
"Enough!" A furious, aged shout echoed, and invisible pressure spread outwards from the Alchemic Tower, pressing down on Xiao Yan.
"Heh, the old one comes when the young one is beaten?" Xiao Yan sneered, stopping his actions, his foot still on Song Qing's face.
The invisible pressure was already dissolved by an invisible force before it could get within ten meters of Xiao Yan.
Seeing that the display of pressure seemed ineffective, the space in front of Xiao Yan rippled, and an old man in a red robe walked out.
"Youngster, how could you be so vicious?" Looking at the shoe prints all over Song Qing's face and body, the red-robed old man's eyes blazed with anger.
"Old man, who are you, anyway?" Xiao Yan glanced at the red-robed old man, thinking this was probably the Elder of Alchemic Tower.
As expected, the red-robed elder suppressed his anger and said, "This old man is the current Elder of Alchemic Tower, and the one you're stepping on is my disciple.
Young man, aren't you being a bit too ruthless?"
"Ruthless?" Xiao Yan glanced at Song Qing, who was like a dead dog under his foot, then looked at the Elder of Alchemic Tower and said, "That's right, this young master is ruthless. If you want to blame someone, blame your disciple for not having eyes, picking on anyone but me.
Since you're his teacher, you should apologize on his behalf."
"You!!" The anger that the Elder of Alchemic Tower had just suppressed instantly flared up, his old face turning red with rage.
"Heh, is this the level of upbringing of Yao Chen's disciple?"
"Since Yao Chen can't teach you, then this old man will take his place and educate you!" As he spoke, he stretched out his palm, and terrifying Dou Qi directly caused cracks to appear in the surrounding space.
Being second only to the three giants of the Alchemic Tower, this person's cultivation must have reached the Dou Zun level.
Looking at the Elder of Alchemic Tower's attack, Xiao Yan didn't show a trace of fear on his face. Instead, he spat another mouthful of saliva on Song Qing, who was at his feet.
"Damn it!" The Elder of Alchemic Tower's head was about to smoke, and he couldn't wait to slap Xiao Yan to death. Song Qing was no different than his own son to him.
Unfortunately, as soon as he made his move, an equally old hand reached out from the space and grabbed his hand.
The owner of this hand was none other than Yao Chen, dressed in a manner befitting an immortal.
"Yao Chen!"
Seeing Yao Chen appear, the Elder of Alchemic Tower took a step back, his voice cold. "Is this how you educate your disciple?"
Yao Chen turned his head and glanced at Xiao Yan, who was bare-chested like a bandit, and at Song Qing, who was like a dead dog at his feet. He shook his head helplessly.
"My disciple is used to being overbearing. I can't control him."
"You can't control your disciple?" The Elder of Alchemic Tower glared, his voice cold. "He lost the competition, and I have nothing to say about my disciple being seriously injured, but your disciple humiliated him like this. That's not right."
"Cough, Old Lin, we've known each other for a while. I advise you to be careful with your words!" Yao Chen couldn't help but give a slight cough.
"Careful with my words?" The Elder of Alchemic Tower looked at Yao Chen, his voice cold. "I didn't expect that even you have become so arrogant now. No wonder you've taught such an overbearing disciple.
I'm putting my foot down today. If your disciple doesn't apologize today, then get out of the Alchemic Tower as soon as possible!"
As the Elder of Alchemic Tower, his authority, though not as great as the three presidents, was not to be underestimated.
"Sigh." Yao Chen looked at him with pity, and the next moment, the surrounding space had already solidified.
Two auras, far more powerful than Yao Chen's, silently appeared behind the Elder of Alchemic Tower.
Two black-robed old men, one with a kind face, the other glaring like a Vajra. Both were staring intently at the Elder of Alchemic Tower.
"Half… Saint!" The Elder of Alchemic Tower's eyes showed a hint of horror. He had been in closed-door cultivation for a long time and hadn't paid attention to outside affairs. He only knew recently, upon leaving seclusion, that Yao Chen had taken on a good disciple, but he didn't know that this young man had an even greater background.
If he hadn't felt that his beloved disciple had been severely injured, he wouldn't have appeared here.
"You seemed to want to drive the Holy Son of my clan out of the Alchemic Tower just now?" Xiao Wen smiled, but it caused an inexplicable pressure in the Elder of Alchemic Tower's heart.
"Holy Son… This Xiao Yan is the Holy Son of the Xiao Clan?" His heart tightened.
"Hmph, you old geezer, don't be ungrateful!" Xiao Wu had a more fiery temper. He glanced at the Elder of Alchemic Tower and said, "It's your Alchemic Tower's honor that my Holy Son is willing to study at your place. Don't be ungrateful!"
"If you anger my Holy Son, I'll tear down your Alchemic Tower and smash your dog head!"
Compared to the reserved Xiao Wen, Xiao Wu was incredibly overbearing.
The Elder of Alchemic Tower, steeling his nerves, said, "Even the Holy Son must abide by reason, right?"
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"Reason? What right does a mere Dou Zun have to lecture us, the Xiao Clan, on reason?" Xiao Wu snorted coldly, causing the Elder of Alchemic Tower's face to turn pale.
"Old man, didn't you just want me to apologize?" A faint voice sounded. Xiao Yan had already flown over, looking at the Elder of Alchemic Tower with a cold smile. "I'll give you a chance now. Apologize to me on behalf of your disciple, and if I'm satisfied, I'll let you and your disciple go! Otherwise... hehe!"
"You!" The Elder of Alchemic Tower's face flushed red, speechless with anger.
"Hmm?" A hum emerged from Xiao Wu behind him, and with a slight step forward, the pressure intensified!
"A true man can bend and stretch!" The Elder of Alchemic Tower took a deep breath, clasped his hands in a salute to Xiao Yan, and said, "It was my disciple who didn't know the times. I, as his teacher, apologize to the Holy Son on his behalf."
"That's more like it." The smile on Xiao Yan's face quickly changed. "In that case, I'll give you some face, old man, and let you take your disciple away. When he wakes up, tell him that if he dares to provoke me again… he'll meet his end!"
"Thank you, Holy Son." The Elder of Alchemic Tower's face twitched a few times. With a wave of his hand towards the unconscious Song Qing, he instantly disappeared from the spot.
He didn't want to stay in this place for another second. With his disappearance, the two elders, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu, also concealed themselves in the space again at Xiao Yan's signal.
"Satisfied?" Yao Chen glanced at Xiao Yan.
"So-so." Xiao Yan said lightly.
"Although Song Qing provoked you, you had already injured him severely. Why did you have to humiliate him so harshly?" Yao Chen also frowned slightly.
Although Xiao Yan's background was terrifying, and even the Alchemic Tower might not be anything in his eyes, this kind of behavior felt a bit too overbearing.
"Since you provoked me, you'll have to pay a price." Xiao Yan sneered. "This world is all about the survival of the fittest. Song Qing didn't dare to go all out in our fight, not because he was merciful, but because he was wary of my background.
If I were a young man with no background and no talent, he could have crushed me like an ant.
If that were the case, do you think I would be considered ruthless?
Heaven and Earth are not benevolent, treating all things as straw dogs. Heaven and Earth are greatly benevolent, and all things will die. If I am weak, then today's mistake is mine. If I am strong, then today's mistake is Song Qing's. In the eyes of the strong, there is no place for the weak."
Yao Chen's old eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed softly.
"I didn't expect you to have such a mindset at such a young age."