DRAGON EMPEROR

CHAPTER 41 Against Third Grade Teachers

“Lu Ming, be careful!” Feng Wu's expression changed as he shouted.

Yuan Lang's cultivation had reached the Third Grade Master Realm and was not something that a First Grade Master could compare to. He was afraid that Lu Ming was no match for him.

Fire Dragon Fist!

Lu Ming also did not dodge or retreat. He even gave a punch.

Bam!

As Lu Ming's fist and Yuan Lang's hand claws collided, energy surged in all directions. The figure of the two of them shone and they took three steps back. In exchange for that blow, they were evenly matched.

'A Third Grade Teacher is indeed very strong!' Lu Ming's eyes twinkled as he thought to himself.

With such a huge gap between each level, the Realm Master was difficult to overcome. It was not something that the Warrior Realm could rival.

For example, when Lu Ming was in the Sixth Grade Warrior Realm, powered by three divine meridians, his True War Dragon Qi was twice as viscous as ordinary Essential Chi. In addition to his refined martial arts, he could rise above three levels and fight against a Ninth Grade Warrior.

However, in the Master Realm, this was simply impossible to do.

The additional strength of the three divine meridians was still clearly visible in the Warrior Realm. Nonetheless, in the Master Realm, this power seemed to be useless.

The primary function of the divine meridians was demonstrated through one's talents and potential, not through direct physical strength.

Therefore, now that Lu Ming's cultivation was at Second Grade Master Realm, based on his own Essential Qi, he could at most rise above one level to fight against a Third Grade Master. With a refined martial art, suppressing or even killing a Third Grade Master was not a problem. However, he would get into trouble if he met the Fourth Grade Teacher.

Of course, this was assuming Lu Ming's blood meridians had yet to explode.

As the two retreated, the people around them were shocked.

Feng Wu was very pleased. He never thought that Lu Ming could actually exchange blows on par with Yuan Lang.

‘How strong is Lu Ming really? He must have hidden his strength, yet Big Brother Mu Lan asked me to protect him? It seems like he has to protect me!' Feng Wu thought to himself, somewhat flabbergasted.

On one side, Yin Kai and the others were gripped by shock. They had never heard of Lu Ming before. Where'd he come from? He has an incredible cultivation level!

Yuan Lang's expression darkened, twisted by a killing intent. He roared, “Lu Ming, take this – Eighteen Eagle Claws!”

The spirit!

Yuan Lang's hand took out something from his waist. In an instant, he was already wearing metal gloves.

His clawed hands attacked swiftly and consecutively, hitting nine times in an instant. The nine claw attack targeted Lu Ming's nine vital points of body.

Driven by Essential Qi, the sharp metal glove sliced through the air, whistling sharply as it did so.

“It was a Superior Yellow Level martial arts technique. Too bad his cultivation is lackluster. He just broke through the Third Stage.”

A cold smile rang on Lu Ming's lips, then he unsheathed his long sword and used the Glittering Sword Technique.

The spirit!

A blade of sword light shot through the air as Lu Ming slashed twelve times in an instant.

The clink! Tinkling! ...

The long sword and the metal glove collided many times as the two figures crossed each other in midair.

Finally, the voices suddenly stopped as they separated.

Pfft!

Suddenly, Yuan Lang's body trembled and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Defeated, a wound appeared on his chest, deep enough that his bones were visible. If Lu Ming had not restrained his strength at that crucial moment, Yuan Lang would have already died.

“You can get rid of it now.” Lu Ming looked at Yuan Lang indifferently, then started walking forward.

Weapons are cut out in succession. Afterwards, a white-clothed girl shouted, “Lu Ming, countless of us are here with Senior Brother Yin Kai. Do you think you can go?”

“Yin Kai, what are you doing? You're all really gonna stop us?” Feng Wu said with an unhappy expression.

Yin Kai looked at Lu Ming grimly without speaking.

“You may try and see if you can stop me, but I guarantee you the next loss is not something you can bear.” Lu Ming raised his long sword with a calm gaze that contained an unwavering will. His ice-cold voice caused them to shiver involuntarily deep within their hearts.

Yin Kai looked at Lu Ming for a long time. His eyes shone brightly and he suddenly laughed. “Haha, this is all a misunderstanding. Young Brother Lu Ming, you are truly impressive. I've learned a lot from this. I hope we can be friends in the future.”

“Senior Brother Feng, let's go!” Lu Ming did not even glance towards Yin Kai as he turned to leave.

“Lu Ming, I was careless this time. Next time, you will pay my disgrace today many times over.” Yuan Lang's cold voice sounded from behind them.

"Other times? You better hope there is no next time,” said Lu Ming casually. After which, he and Feng Wu disappeared into the mountain forest.

After the two of them left, the white-clothed girl asked Yin Kai, Senior Sister Yin, are we going to let them leave just like that?“

“Lu Ming has great fighting strength. In addition, our main target now is to compete with the other three halls to earn 500 points pieces of metal. We can't lose energy!

“After this test is completed, I will have a plan to deal with it. I'll make him regret.”

As Yin Kai glared at the direction where Lu Ming and Feng Wu were going, his eyes glittered dangerously.

A thousand meters away.

“Young Brother Lu Ming, Yin Kai is a petty person. After you insult him like that, he won't forgive you just like that,” Feng Wu revealed somewhat anxiously.

“He better not come looking for trouble with me!” Lu Ming smiled faintly. He was not bothered with someone like Yin Kai.

Feng Wu's pretty eyes twinkled. Even though he had known Lu Ming for quite a while, he realized that he was unable to understand him completely. From his point of view, he looked unfathomable.

“Lu Ming, what will you do next?” she asked.

“What should I do next? I don't want to miss that 500 points piece of metal.” A grin appeared on Lu Ming's lips.

Feng Wu widened his eyes as he exclaimed, “Are you thinking of snatching him from danger?”

"Why not!" Smiling, Lu Ming then climbed a tree that was over 20 meters tall. From this distance, he noticed Yin Kai and the others. He would track down Yin Kai's group and take out 500-point metal pieces from them.

'This guy is so interesting!' Feng Wu looked at him, then climbed up a tree and sat on a branch as well.

The darkness disappeared, and the light of dawn appeared on the horizon.

Far away from there, Yin Kai and the others had extinguished their bonfire and headed into the depths of the Midnight Hill.

Lu Ming and Feng Wu followed them from a distance.

They traveled over ten kilometers. After which, the group of Yin Kai stopped under a huge mountain. Below this peak was a giant cave. The inside is very dark.

A crowd of over a hundred people had gathered in front of the cave.

“People from the White Tiger Hall and the Azure Dragon Hall have arrived,” Feng Wu said gently to Lu Ming.

“Mm!” Lu Ming nodded.

“Lu Ming, if you fight later, there are some people you should be aware of.” Feng Wu pointed at a young man wearing a white robe with green embroidered sleeves and a purple jade belt. “That person is Duanmu Jue. He is the strongest among the new generation in the White Tiger Hall.”

After which, he pointed at another green-robed young man. “That one is named Huang Yu. He was the leading expert among the new disciples of Azure Dragon.”

“Mm!” Lu Ming let out a soft and firm voice again.

Feng Wu rolled his eyes. He must be too calm. They were all the best geniuses who were strong contenders for this year's Apprentice Champion.