Chapter 41: The Younger Generation is to be Regarded with Respect

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"Yo!"

"The Sky Demon is truly badass!"

"Having fun making it hail, are we?"

Lv Cheng looked at Ximu, who was squatting opposite him with a guilty expression, his face dark with irritation.

He had been about to graduate tonight, but after finishing dinner with Tang Yue, on the way to the hotel, it suddenly started hailing from the sky!

It kept getting heavier!

Damn it!

He possessed half of Ximu's Sky Demon Qi, so he had clearly felt at the time that this was Ximu stirring up trouble!

He had already forcibly intervened to stop the hail at the time, but less than a minute later, this guy actually acted again!

Hail the size of fists!

If he hadn't come back, this guy would probably have been ready to conjure up hail the size of basketballs!

"This was truly an accident!" Ximu said in a panic.

"I originally intended to make it snow, but... I don't know what happened, and I ended up bringing down hail instead."

In the past, his control over the weather could be said to be as he pleased; now, he truly hadn't expected such a situation to occur.

This had never happened to him before; could it be that, like Shendu, he was suffering from senility?

"Why were you making it snow?" Lv Cheng asked.

"Brother A-Cheng, it was because I wanted to see it," Ye Xinxia said guiltily.

"Oh." Lv Cheng nodded.

"Then be more careful next time."

"..." Ximu.

I knew it!

I picked the right person to rely on!

Life isn't just about fighting and killing; it's about human relationships and worldly wisdom!

As long as he kept this little girl happy, he wouldn't have to worry about Lv Cheng sending him back to Hell whenever he was in a bad mood!

Compared to becoming a fool in Hell, he would rather stay here and coax a child!

"Brother A-Cheng, why did you come back so late tonight?" Ye Xinxia asked with confusion.

"Was there something going on?"

"I ran into an old man," Lv Cheng sat down.

"He said my bone structure was extraordinary and my talent was innate, so he intended to take me as his disciple and pass on his divine arts to me. He said that when I eventually rule the world, he would be satisfied with the title of Imperial Teacher, and his life would be without regrets."

"..."

"Brother A-Cheng, you didn't run into a con artist, did you?" Ye Xinxia's expression turned strange.

Are there still scammers using that kind of opening line to fool people these days?

"Not a scammer, the man actually has real ability." Lv Cheng took out the business card Pang Lai had given him and handed it to Ye Xinxia.

"Look."

Ye Xinxia took the business card, half-doubting.

"..."

"Pang Lai?" Ye Xinxia was stunned.

"The Pang Lai from the textbooks?"

The Court Chief Mage of the Forbidden City Court Magic Association, one of the world's top three Summoning Element Mages, and that Saint-level Mage ranked in the top ten domestically?

Lv Cheng shrugged, "It's that Pang Lai from the textbooks."

After leaving the Mu Clan Manor in the afternoon, he and Tang Yue had intended to get intimate, but they had only walked a few steps when they encountered an old man.

Pang Lai, that Pang Lai from the textbooks.

It was said that he had created a Sub-Dragon and had come all the way from the Imperial Capital specifically to take on a disciple.

According to Tang Yue, the reason he had been able to live so peacefully in Bo City for the past two years—without threats, coercion, or assassination attempts—was that, aside from her secretly issuing warnings in the name of the Judgment Court, the pressure from those noble clans in the Imperial Capital had actually been blocked by this Half-Forbidden Curse Mage.

A genius of the Summoning Element was clearly a disciple destined for Pang Lai; whoever dared to make a move would be going against his Forbidden Palace Court Magic Association.

To be honest, he was somewhat surprised by Pang Lai's attitude.

He seemed to have underestimated the influence of a Sub-Dragon.

Although there were those in Europe who could summon or contract Sub-Dragons, it was almost only possible after reaching the High Level or Super Level, because their Spiritual Power could not support it.

And for an Initial Stage Mage like him to successfully summon a Sub-Dragon on his very first attempt—if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe it.

"Brother A-Cheng, so you are Pang Lai's disciple now?" Ye Xinxia said happily.

Pang Lai—this was a person from the textbooks, one of the world's top three Summoning Mages!

"No, I didn't agree to it," Lv Cheng shook his head.

Ye Xinxia was taken aback, "Why?"

"It's tiring," Lv Cheng leaned back.

"To be his disciple, I'd have to go to the Imperial Capital. It's not like I haven't taken you to that hellhole a few years ago; it's not interesting at all."

For ordinary people, the Imperial Capital is prosperous and the safest place.

But for a Mage, the pressure there is unimaginable.

He had worked himself to death in his previous life, and he didn't want to experience that kind of high-pressure environment for his education in this life.

Anyway, he was already close to having an immortal body now; even if he really encountered an enemy he couldn't face, he still had a shameless trick for running away.

Hide in Hell!

Thanks to Shendu's operations, he can now use the Pure Yang Sword to send himself into Hell!

And he can come out at any time!

In other words, Hell is now a safe house for him that he can enter whenever he wants.

The safety concerns he was most worried about before are no longer a cause for worry, so naturally, there is no need to practice until he forgets to eat and sleep like before.

Working hard is for the sake of being able to slack off better.

He can already half-slack off now, so naturally, there is no need to run to a godforsaken place like the Imperial Capital to compete for favor with those arrogant aristocratic children.

"By the way, you must not mess around with the weather from now on." Lv Cheng looked at Ximu.

"The old man who came from Bo City is a Half-Forbidden Curse Mage, and his Spiritual Power is very strong. If I let him sense that you can manipulate the weather at will, I'm afraid I'll be treated as a protected animal for research next."

A Half-Forbidden Curse Mage's Spiritual Power can sense abnormal energy fluctuations!

Demon Qi itself is also a special type of energy, or rather, it is the Magic energy produced after natural energy fuses with Ximu's own Demon Power.

Weather—this is a very powerful force, not just about making it rain or playing with snow.

Ximu's frontal combat power is indeed the weakest among the Eight Demons, but this guy's Sky Authority has an influence on Reality that is second only to Zhou Lan, who can pull the moon down!

A Calamity User like Qin Yu'er, who can only make it snow, is already feared by the world; Ximu's Peak Stage can manipulate the weather changes of the entire Earth!

Torrential rain, blizzards, thunderstorms, droughts, low temperatures, and all kinds of natural disasters—pick any one and let it last for a few years; guess what kind of hellish state Earth would turn into?

He does not want to be targeted by those people from the Holy City right now.

……

"Teacher, is that guy getting a bit cocky?"

On the other side, Pang Lai, who had failed to take on a disciple, was walking on the streets of Bo City with his disciple Jiang Yu.

"To be so ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth while only an Initial Stage Mage, what will he be like in the future?" Jiang Yu was a bit annoyed.

The Chief Mage of the Imperial Court traveled such a long way to take him as a disciple; not only did he not show gratitude and accept, but he actually refused—he really doesn't know what's good for him.

"He's a young man, after all." Pang Lai smiled, not angry.

He could see what concerns Lv Cheng had; the pressure in the Imperial Capital is indeed great, and the child is still young—a talented youth—so it is normal to want to live freely for a few years.

"As for his current situation, there isn't much I can teach him for now; we can talk about it in two years," Pang Lai said.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Yu asked in confusion.

"His Spiritual Power has already reached the Third Realm," Pang Lai said.

"……"

"The Third Realm?!" Jiang Yu was dumbfounded.

"Are you serious?"

"Oh, no, it's not the Third Realm," Pang Lai shook his head.

"He is about to break through to the Fourth Realm, and his Mind Element talent is a bit exaggerated; it seems he was born with control, able to manipulate other people's emotions and thoughts at will—it's already approaching a Sufferer's talent."

"Those with Spiritual Power below his are basically no different from toys in front of him."

"……"

Jiang Yu stood frozen on the spot, his expression somewhat numb, "Third Realm? Mind Element? He is already Intermediate?"

Pang Lai nodded, "Based on my sensing of his Star Nebula when I probed him today, all three Star Nebulae have reached at least the strength of Intermediate Level Grade 2."

"Three Star Nebulae?" Jiang Yu was having a minor breakdown.

Just how many special talents does this guy have?

"Yes," Pang Lai sighed softly.

"Fire Element, Summoning Element, Mind Element—to be able to cultivate to this level at this age, the younger generation is truly formidable..."

Cocky? If he had this kind of talent when he was young, he would be cocky too.

(End of this chapter)