Chapter 327: Nice to See You Well, Xie Dong!
Everyone was a bit embarrassed, all eyes turned to Du Tianxing, who was the host here, so naturally they would follow his arrangements.
Du Tianxing's heart skipped a beat; he had also heard about Yang Xiao's assistance to Zhou Jian and others in fighting the Qingyun Team in the desert. Yang Xiao must have some tricks up his sleeve. Since he insisted so much, let him have his way then. At the worst, they could step in at the crucial moment to save Yang Xiao.
What was more important to Du Tianxing was his curiosity about just how much potential Yang Xiao really had. During the training period, Yang Xiao ranked first in two training exercises, which Du Tianxing and Gu Beifeng were somewhat reluctant to accept.
"Brother Yang, are you really insisting on going to Ice River Academy?"
"Yes, I hope Brother Du will allow it, as this is your territory."
"Yang Xiao, I can take you there, but be careful. Xie Dong has broken through to the Enhanced Gene Advanced level, and his combat power is not to be underestimated."
"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Du, I am well aware of it."
"Alright, since you insist, then let's all accompany Brother Yang on this journey. The transmission array is right at the door. In the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu slew Hua Xiong while the wine was still warm. Today, we shall witness Brother Yang's prowess. Let's go and return quickly; we still need to continue drinking," said Du Tianxing with a smile.
Everyone on the surface cheered, but deep down they were all worried. Many felt that Yang Xiao was perhaps too arrogant. Has he become inflated during the training period? How could he challenge a powerhouse two levels higher than himself with such brazenness?
Gong Yu was very nervous and pulled on Yang Xiao's hand:
"Yang Xiao, forget it, my hand is already broken. Even if we kill Xie Dong, it won't grow back."
Gong Yu was genuinely concerned about Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao grabbed Gong Yu's hand:
"If you weren't my brother, I naturally wouldn't bother with you. Let's go!"
Gong Yu, feeling helpless, did not want to dampen Yang Xiao's spirit and had to follow him out. He also thought that since Du Tianxing was present, Xie Dong probably wouldn't dare to harm Yang Xiao.
The transmission array was right outside the door.
Du Tianxing said to Zhou Jian:
"Go call Huang Bingkun and bring a hundred Elite Guards over."
Zhou Jian was stunned and hurried off.
Du Tianxing had a team of Elite Guards, all of whom were masters of at least the Enhanced Gene Intermediate level and came from Dongli College. Zhou Jian, Zhou Yu, Xi Hui, as well as several others who participated in the desert training were part of the Elite Guard Team.
Du Tianxing generally didn't use this Guard Team lightly.
Zhou Jian knew that Cai Heng, the boss of Ice River Academy, also had a very high Genetic Evolution Level, only slightly lower than Du Tianxing's, and with the overall strength of Ice River Academy, he was a very formidable person in Magic City.
In the past, Cai Heng had contended with Du Tianxing for the position of City King of Magic City but was defeated, settling for second place.
Usually, Du Tianxing gave Cai Heng a lot of respect, but he guessed today's matter could be somewhat risky, which was why he brought the Elite Guard Team.
Yang Xiao also brought his Flame Horse and the Giant Eagle.
Seeing the Giant Eagle, Gong Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran over.
The Giant Eagle recognized its old master and joyfully cried upon seeing Gong Yu.
"Yang Xiao, how did you manage to bring it out?"
"Heh, I knew you liked it, so I spent money to buy it for you. From now on, this Giant Eagle is yours to take care of. Your fate with it is not over yet; consider it my gift to you."
Gong Yu, having lost a hand, had been feeling disheartened. His reunion with the Giant Eagle seemed to have reignited his fighting spirit. The Giant Eagle was now nearly breaking through to the Enhanced Gene Advanced level. With it by Gong Yu's side, he would certainly be a potent ally, and ordinary people would not dare to provoke him.
The Giant Eagle was very intelligent, looking at Yang Xiao.
After all, it was Yang Xiao who had redeemed it from the desert; now, he was its true master.
Yang Xiao patted the feathers of the Giant Eagle and said:
"From now on, you follow Gong Yu."
The Giant Eagle nodded and rubbed its head against Yang Xiao's body, seemingly reluctant to part with him.
Gong Yu, looking at the Flame Horse, said:
"You brought it out too?"
"Of course, I have a bond with it."
Gong Yu had always been extremely fond of this Flame Horse but was unable to tame it. Now, seeing Yang Xiao successively taming both the Giant Eagle and the Flame Horse, he was absolutely in awe of Yang Xiao.
Huang Bingkun brought a hundred members of the Elite Guard Team running over.
Du Tianxing gestured, and everyone entered the transmission array, arriving at Magic City University.
The duty personnel near the transmission array of Ice River Academy were startled to see Du Tianxing and the others appearing in the transmission array; someone immediately ran up to Du Tianxing, bowed and said:
"King Du Tian, hello!"
Du Tianxing nodded slightly, saying indifferently:
"Notify Cai Heng that I have arrived. I'll wait for him here on the field."
Upon hearing this, the guard immediately sprinted away.
Shortly after, many people became aware that King Du Tian had arrived at Ice River Academy, and they ran out to watch. It was, after all, an opportunity to see the City King of Magic City, which was not commonplace.
Cai Heng of Ice River Academy was at the Advanced Peak stage of Enhanced Gene, but there was still a slight gap before breaking through to King Level, and it seemed that this ceiling was quite difficult to break through.
Cai Heng had tried many ways to break through to the King Level stage so that he could be on equal footing with Du Tianxing.
Unfortunately, Cai Heng had never succeeded in fulfilling his wish.
At this moment, Cai Heng was having lunch with a group of brothers when a guard hurried over.
"Boss, boss, Du Tianwang has come, and he's brought a lot of people."
"Oh? What's he here for?"
"I don't know. I didn't dare to ask. He wants you to hurry over to see him."
Upon hearing this, Cai Heng, along with his subordinates, hurriedly made his way there and saw from a distance Du Tianxing standing on the snow-covered drill ground, followed by one or two hundred people. Among them, nearly a hundred were Du Tianxing's Elite Guards, each of them a master with Intermediate Enhanced Gene.
Cai Heng immediately had an ominous feeling. Du Tianxing had been to Ice River Academy several times before but rarely brought along a Guard Team of hundreds of elites.
"Hey, Big Brother Du, what kind of wind blew you over here? And with so many people?"
Cai Heng said, with double meaning in his words.
Du Tianxing replied indifferently:
"Let me introduce you first. These hundred or so people behind me are here to attend the City King tournament in Magic City. Oh, right, this is Gu Beifeng, the City King of Wentian City."
Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing stood at the very front, with other City Kings standing behind the Guard Team.
Cai Heng, as the second-in-command of Magic City, deemed it normal for Du Tianxing to introduce the guests to him.
Cai Heng did not expect so many City Kings to arrive all of a sudden, especially Gu Beifeng, a figure who was as renowned as Du Tianxing and held in high esteem by everyone.
"Ah, so it's the City King of Wentian City. I've heard much about you."
Gu Beifeng nodded his head without saying anything, which served as his response.
Cai Heng said:
"Big Brother Du, you didn't even send someone to notify me before coming over. I didn't have any preparation, and we were just having lunch. Let's all go to the cafeteria and order a few dishes..."
Du Tianxing waved his hand and said:
"Do you have a subordinate called Xie Dong?"
Cai Heng paused for a moment and replied:
"Yes."
"Call him out to see me."
"Boss? What's the matter?"
Du Tianxing's expression suddenly changed, and he said coldly:
"What? Are my words not effective?"
Cai Heng immediately felt a chill inside and quickly responded:
"No, no, don't misunderstand, King Du Tian,"
Cai Heng immediately turned and shouted into the crowd:
"Is Xie Dong here? Call Xie Dong out."
Xie Dong and a bunch of onlookers were nearby. Hearing his boss Cai Heng calling for him and not knowing what was going on, he hurried out.
"I'm here, I'm here."
Xie Dong ran to Cai Heng and asked:
"Boss, did you call for me?"
Cai Heng's face dark with displeasure, said:
"It's King Du Tian looking for you, haven't you paid respect to King Du Tian yet."
Xie Dong's heart instantly became anxious. King Du Tian personally asked for him—could it be good news or bad?
He didn't have time to think and quickly bowed with his fist clasped to King Du Tian:
"Xie Dong greets King Du Tian."
King Du Tian glanced at Xie Dong and asked indifferently:
"So, you are Xie Dong?"
"Yes, may I know why King Du Tian has summoned me?"
"Ah, it's nothing to me, someone else wants to see you. Brother Yang, come out."
Yang Xiao and Gong Yu mingled among a group of City Kings, standing behind the Guard Team of Du Tianxing. With all eyes on Du Tianxing, no one took notice of the people behind him.
Yang Xiao and Gong Yu stepped forward.
The moment Xie Dong saw Yang Xiao and Gong Yu, a sudden inexplicable panic surged in his heart.
"It's me who's looking for you. How have you been, Xie Dong?"
Yang Xiao said lightly.
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