“Kid, you’re asking for it, you’re just asking for it.”
Ma Rongtian growled, veins bulging on his face, teetering on the edge of fury. Never before had anyone dared to treat him like this in public; this was a first.
However, despite his towering rage, Ma Rongtian retained a shred of rationality and didn’t step forward again.
Because Ma Rongtian ultimately realized the gap in strength between himself and Terra Su was too vast. He had been thrown effortlessly by Terra Su twice, showing that Terra Su’s power was overwhelmingly superior.
But how could this be? From Terra Su’s aura, their cultivation levels seemed similar, so how could there be such a disparity in actual strength?
Ma Rongtian turned to look at the Third Prince, only to see the Crown Prince deliberately blocking him, leaving no chance for assistance.
So Ma Rongtian simply shouted, “Whoever helps me beat this guy up, I’ll give them ten Blood Golden Elixirs!”
“What, Blood Golden Elixirs!”
“These are the elixirs coveted by Condensing Origin Realm martial practitioners, capable of strengthening their physical bodies and increasing combat power.”
“To offer ten Blood Golden Elixirs at once, that’s quite generous.”
The crowd buzzed with discussion, but few were genuinely interested.
After all, those invited today were either patriarchs or core members of prominent families in Anyang City, and all had long surpassed the Condensing Origin Realm. Blood Golden Elixirs were useless to them.
Seeing this, Ma Rongtian gritted his teeth and said, “A Ming King Elixir!”
“Ming King Elixir!”
At this, the Transforming Realm experts finally couldn’t sit still.
The Ming King Elixir had effects similar to the Blood Golden Elixir, but the difference was that it was suitable for Transforming Realm experts!
For them, consuming a Ming King Elixir could permanently enhance their physical bodies. Even those who had already taken one could benefit from another, as the effects would stack.
So, the Transforming Realm experts present were immediately tempted, their eyes burning with desire.
The Crown Prince’s face darkened. Initially, he had been smiling while blocking the Third Prince, but now that smile vanished completely.
The Crown Prince was furious. At his yacht banquet, someone dared to attack a guest he had invited and even offered elixirs as a reward, treating him as if he were nothing.
Sure, the Heavenly Elixir Hall held a lofty status, but Ma Rongtian was just a member, not representative of the entire hall.
Terra Su was someone the Crown Prince intended to win over, so he couldn’t just stand by and watch Terra Su get attacked.
“Let’s see who dares,” the Crown Prince said coldly.
With the Crown Prince’s words, the crowd calmed down, the heat in their eyes fading.
Though they desired the Ming King Elixir, this was the Crown Prince’s yacht banquet. To attack someone the Crown Prince valued would mean weighing whether they could afford to offend him.
The patriarchs under the Crown Prince’s influence certainly wouldn’t act, and even the neutral ones, upon calming down, realized that offending the Crown Prince over a Ming King Elixir was unwise.
Ma Rongtian was furious, his chest heaving, breathing heavily. He shot a fierce glance at Terra Su and said, “Just you wait!”
With that, Ma Rongtian turned and left.
“Brother Ma!” the Third Prince called after him, not knowing where Ma Rongtian was headed, but since they had come together, he wouldn’t stay behind alone.
Soon, Ma Rongtian and the Third Prince left the venue.
The crowd exchanged glances, falling silent.
Some were still lamenting the lost Ming King Elixir, while others were curious about what would happen next.
“Su Brother, don’t mind them. Let’s drink and eat,” the Crown Prince said with a smile, then invited everyone, “Come on, everyone, let’s drink and eat.”
The atmosphere quickly livened up again, thanks to the Crown Prince’s advisors skilled in setting the mood. Soon, everyone was enjoying themselves, as if the earlier incident had never happened.
After a while, someone couldn’t resist asking, “I wonder where Young Master Terra Su hails from?”
You’re a student at Anyang Academy, but you must have a background; you couldn’t have just sprung from a rock.
Everyone perked up their ears, listening as Terra Su casually replied, “Clear River City.”
What? Clear River City?
The crowd was stunned. Clear River City was just a small town under Anyang County, with most resources concentrated in Anyang City. The other small towns were usually overlooked.
Yet Terra Su came from Clear River City. What kind of background could he have to earn such favor from the Crown Prince?
No one was more puzzled than Lu Can. He had been skeptical about Terra Su being the Crown Prince’s guest until he saw the Crown Prince’s enthusiasm. But he couldn’t understand why Terra Su, just a student at Anyang Academy, attracted the Crown Prince’s attention.
The students with Lu Can, all Silver Medal holders, were equally disheartened. They had come to the banquet hoping to catch the Crown Prince’s eye and rise to prominence.
Instead, they found the Terra Su they had looked down on at the academy, due to his humble origins, being treated with great respect by the Crown Prince. The disparity was hard to swallow.
“Brother Lu, what’s so special about that kid that even the Crown Prince protects him?” one student whispered to Lu Can, baffled by the Crown Prince’s defense of Terra Su against Ma Rongtian.
“I don’t know.”
Lu Can shook his head, a hint of dejection in his expression. He had to admit that Terra Su had shaken him. Even his revered grandfather, Lu Xueguang, treated Terra Su with respect, so how could he not?
In front of the Crown Prince, Lu Can couldn’t even speak, while Terra Su sat at the same table, drinking with him.
At this moment, Lu Can didn’t want to think about it anymore. He just wanted the banquet to end so he could return to Anyang Academy. He didn’t know how Terra Su had gained the Crown Prince’s favor, but in Martial Dao, Lu Can could regain his confidence.
No matter how wide Terra Su’s connections were, he was still just a Condensing Origin Realm eighth-level martial practitioner. Lu Can didn’t believe that in a real fight, Terra Su could defeat him.
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