Chapter 373: A Graduate of the Sacred Institute

As soon as he grasped the crystal, its sharp corners pierced his skin and he started to bleed . The blood was absorbed by the crystal .

Then it emitted a red light . It was so subtle that if you moved your eyes an inch away from it, you wouldn't notice it .

Gao Li wore a scornful smile .

Gao Ke was worried .

Gao Yue was puzzled, too, but she was sure her son wouldn't cheat her with a story he had made up .

Suddenly, something different happened to the crystal . As if a fierce fire was rising, the radiance was getting more and more brilliant .

While people were still surprised, the radiance became even more brilliant, never getting weaker .

Seeing her son's smile, Gao Yue tumbled to the realization that as man of genuine blood, he was able to control the radiance of the crystal .

Son, I'll tell you to stop when it achieves the pure level, Gao Yue said to Jiang Chen through holy awareness .

Genuine blood was their trump card, so it couldn't merely be shown .

Jiang Chen nodded slightly . He focused again and the crystal was drowned in the light it was emitting .

Gao Li's disdainful smile faded from his face, which was a funny scene .

That's it .

Jiang Chen stopped as soon as Gao Yue said to, but the light didn't disappear immediately .

When Jiang Chen raised the crystal, people couldn't help but cover their eyes with their hands to shield themselves from the dazzling light .

"Uncle Li, what do you think? I'm curious to know whose fault it was, mine or the Gaos?" Gao Yue said .

Gao Li's forehead was covered with sweat . He was at a loss .

What the Gaos knew about Jiang Chen had come from Gao Ke .

"Was this Gao Ke's trap?" Gao Li made an audacious assumption .

Because of the banishment, it was impossible for Gao Yue to come to the Dragon Field . If Gao Ke had proposed to abolish the banishment, it would have been vetoed for sure .

But it was Gao Yan who had abolished it .

Their plan had failed, since the results of the test were beyond their expectations .

"If… if he really has pure phoenix blood, he can't only be a Cloud-Three Reaching Heaven State!" Gao Li was still reluctant to give up .

"The Spiritual Phoenix Stone is Uncle Li's . Do you want us to take another one to test again?" said Gao Yue .

"I mean, his state is so low although he has such pure phoenix blood . What does that mean? It must be due to the influence from his father's side!" said Gao Li .

"So you won't keep your promise, will you? I'm not surprised," Jiang Chen scorned .

"Huh, you're so weak despite the pure phoenix blood—"

"Weak? How could you make such ignorant comments as a senior of the Gaos? Does state mean everything?" Jiang Chen interrupted him and shook his head slightly, feeling a deep disdain for people like him .

Other people also nodded . If state decided everything, why were there so many people practicing martial arts techniques and secret methods, among other things?

"Fine . Fine . What about this? Let's have a fight . Lily, do you have confidence?!"

Seeing himself becoming a joke, Gao Li was very upset .

"Of course!"

Lily calmed down from the shock brought on by the crystal . She was excited to hear Gao Li's question . She came forward immediately .

It was apparent she didn't think Jiang Chen could defeat her .

He had managed to slap her only because she was awed by his sudden killing intent .

"Jiang Chen, your mother claimed you're as good as the descendants of the Gaos' direct line, so do you dare have this fight?" Gao Li provoked .

Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders and said unconcernedly, "You were also so sure just now, but you didn't keep your promise . Why should I have to fight?"

The fire of anger was burning in Gao Li's eyes . He tried to hold his temper and said, "This time is different . If we lose—"

"No, no, no . Your words are worthless to me . I can't trust you, because other people care about saving face and they're willing to admit their defeat, but you're different," Jiang Chen interrupted him .

Many people laughed to themselves . Jiang Chen was insinuating that Gao Li was shameless, but his expression was so indifferent . He was good at it .

"You!"

Gao Li didn't know what to say . It was unwise for him to launch an attack, since next to Jiang Chen, his mother and uncle were standing .

"Cut it . You just don't dare to . Coward!" Lily cursed .

"If a dog bites you, you can't just bite it back without saying anything, can you?" Jiang Chen said with a cold smile .

Similar to Gao Li, Lily was too angry to refute .

"Since you think Gao Li's words are worthless, I'll be the judge . What do you think?"

At this moment, another man came .

He was walking very slowly with a walking stick, but as he approached, everyone looked more and more serious, including Gao Ke and Gao Yue .

Jiang Chen looked over and saw an old man . He was really old among practitioners .

Practitioners could walk quickly even when they were seventy or eighty years old, but this man was senile .

However, as a doctor, Jiang Chen could sense that although he was old, he still had dreadfully strong power .

He was Gao Yan, who Gao Ke had mentioned, the man planning on usurping the position of lord of the Gaos .

"If you have this fight with Lily, no matter what terms Gao Li has agreed to, I'll make him keep his promise . "

Gao Yan didn't pay attention to others . He was gazing at Jiang Chen .

"So make a bet that can interest me," said Jiang Chen .

Gao Li gnashed his teeth and said, "A drop of fire phoenix's genuine blood . "

Everyone was shocked . This was a big bet .

"Jiang Chen, getting genuine blood is as difficult as Mental Wander States working on holy points . A drop of fire phoenix's genuine blood could have taken him several years to get," said Gao Yue .

Jiang Chen kept moving his eyes between Gao Yan and Gao Li . He finally said, "I only have to have the fight? Once I lose, you can do whatever to my mother?"

He was so direct that Gao Yan frowned his gray eyebrows and didn't answer .

"How much more time do you want to waste? If you don't want to have this fight, just go back to your mountains!" Lily said . She was extremely impatient .

"I hope you won't regret it," said Jiang Chen .

"Huh . "

Of course, she didn't bother to respond to such an ignorant comment .

Then they went to the closest peak .

Lily heard a voice before the start of the fight . She didn't have to look back to see who was talking to her .

"Lily, kill him . "

The fact that she had travelled to the Southwind Ridge with the group despite her young age meant she had been a part of the power struggle .

Gao Yue could do nothing if Jiang Chen was killed, because he wasn't good enough .

"I saw your performance in the competition of the Sacred Institute . By the way, I also graduated from there . I was even invited to join the Hero Palace as top student . "

Lily said, "But the Hero Palace is only a place for powerless geniuses without any background to dream about . I decided not to stay there . "

"It's fortunate you didn't stay there . The level of the Hero Palace is really worrying . If you had joined it as well, it would have been even worse . "