Chapter 393: 393

One second was too transient, not even enough for people to communicate or find the proper words to express their surprise .

Those in the martial arts workshop weren’t paying attention to Jiang Chen, but the middle-aged man .

They could see his muscles were stiff, a drop of sweat running down his cheek .

As the strongest person among them, he almost couldn’t bear the intangible pressure .

It was so quiet .

For an undetermined amount of time, the whole house was so quiet that there was only the sound of breathing .

At the ninth second, Jiang Chen finally attacked, too fast to be seen, just like lightning .

The middle-aged man shouted loudly, brandished his sword, and struck!

The sword whooshed across the air, intense and ear-piercing . Although he hadn’t used his state power, the attack was still extraordinary .

However, it did nothing .

Everyone couldn’t help but step back and exclaim .

Jiang Chen stood beside the middle-aged man, staring ahead and holding the sword handle backhand .

The blade of the Red Cloud Sword was against the middle-aged man’s throat . With a slight move, his neck would be cut .

“Sorry for the offense . ” Jiang Chen was very stable . He turned around and inserted the sword into its sheath .

“Gosh!”

This time, no one there thought Jiang Chen was fake or arrogant .

They were only thinking about one thing—this man was too powerful!

Anyone who knew something about the martial arts workshop knew this middle-aged man was called Yan Kuan, and it was obvious how strong he was .

But Jiang Chen had completely defeated him in martial arts techniques .

“What’s your name?”

Yan Kuan touched his neck and thought about what had happened in hindsight . In the first nine seconds, they hadn’t been staring at each other .

In fact, they had been exchanging blows .

In the others’ eyes, they had been still, but in fact, they had exchanged hundreds of blows, and he had been at a disadvantage, being suppressed by Jiang Chen .

In the last second, he had made an all-out effort, but it hadn’t changed anything .

“Jiang Chen,” Jiang Chen answered . He didn’t stop, but kept walking .

Ouyang Na and Tianxu were shocked when they heard his name . They saw the same surprise in each other’s eyes .

Tianxu was sure that was his idol . Although he could have coincidentally been called the same name, he wouldn’t carry the same sword .

“Where are you going?” Yan Kuan asked again .

Jiang Chen stopped and turned around . He said, “I don’t mean to offend you, but the martial arts workshop won’t do me any help . ”

People frowned . When they realized what he meant, they were shocked .

Jiang Chen didn’t think the martial arts workshop was good enough for him!

“Don’t you dare belittle the martial arts workshop . ” The man called Xiuru stopped smiling . His look was unkind .

“Xiuru . ”

Yan Kuan stopped him and gave him a hint that he shouldn’t act on impulse . Then he looked over to Jiang Chen and said, “It’s true you defeated me, but I don’t represent the highest level of the martial arts workshop . You’re very good . If you finish the course of the heaven-grade class, you’ll achieve bigger things . ”

“Yeah?” Jiang Chen hadn’t thought about that .

“Brother Yan, I think he came here just to make trouble, intending to become famous by defeating the martial arts workshop!” Xiuru said angrily .

“What can we say? We did lose . ”

Yan Kuan’s answer shut him up, but he looked reluctant to stop there .

“Besides, I’m only responsible for the entry test . ”

Defeated by Jiang Chen, he should be the one that wanted Jiang Chen to leave most, but he was a responsible person . He tried to persuade Jiang Chen to stay only out of responsibility .

Jiang Chen was hesitant . He finally made a decision after Yan Kuan’s persuasion . He said, “In that case, there is something to be expected from the martial arts workshop . ”

“Of course . You won’t be disappointed,” Yan Kuan said proudly .

In this way, Jiang Chen joined the heaven-grade class .

As if waking up from a dream, the spectators realized the man before them was precisely the Jiang Chen from the Hero Palace .

He was even more powerful than what the rumors claimed .

“What did you say?” Gao Tian’ai looked towards her rival . She had been expecting to see Ouyang Na’s reaction at this moment for a long time .

And she wasn’t disappointed . Ouyang Na’s disgusted expression pleased her .

Ouyang Na didn’t even refute, but asked Gao Tian’ai, “He’s the Jiang Chen?”

“Of course . Great at swordsmanship, named Jiang Chen, and so young, who else could he be?” Gao Tian’ai answered her with a question .

By then, Jiang Chen had come up to her . He touched her head after hearing her .

“Are you really a couple?”

Seeing such a close move, Ouyang Na shouldn’t have doubted, but there was something unconvincing to her .

A genius like Jiang Chen shouldn’t have stayed with them .

However, it was true . She could do nothing but feel jealous, but to her surprise, her fiancé came up to Jiang Chen and said sincerely, “Apprentice Brother Jiang Chen, I didn’t know it was you . Sorry if I offended you . I’m a big fan of yours!”

Jiang Chen wasn’t surprised . He smiled .

“I mean it!”

Tianxu thought he didn’t believe him, so he hurried to say, “I went to see Liu Shayang’s dead body . When I saw his injuries caused by your sword, I was shocked! There were thirty-six wounds in different areas, and the sword attacks were made at the same time . How fast could your sword attacks be?!”

“Tianxu!” Ouyang Na couldn’t bear it anymore . She pushed him to leave .

“Apprentice Brother Jiang Chen, I’m looking forward to learning more from you . ”

Tianxu was unwilling to leave, but at the thought that they would be classmates in the heaven-grade class, he realized they would have many more opportunities to meet each other .

“How funny . ”

Gao Tian’ai was still beaming after the two had left .

“Cousin, you’re so great . ” Gao Tian’ai looked like she completely admired him .

In the end, they left the house to pay the tuition .

The heaven-grade course would only last fifteen days, which was very short . During the course, the students would have to live in the martial arts workshop and couldn’t leave .

The martial arts workshop seriously cherished their reputation . If their trainees didn’t make obvious progress, it would harm them, too .

There was only one heaven-grade class at a time, each course starting when the previous ended .

The following day, the last heaven-grade course ended, and Jiang Chen became a new trainee .

When he learned the results the previous trainees had gotten at the end of their course, his interest in the training was piqued .

In the afternoon, the new heaven-grade course started . Jiang Chen and the other trainees came to the quiet yard deepest in the martial arts workshop .

Here, he saw Tianxu again .

Tianxu’s eyes lit up when he saw Jiang Chen . He came up to the latter right away and asked, “Have you heard?”

Jiang Chen was confused . It took him a while to realize what Tianxu meant .

That day, the martial arts workshop had gained considerable fame, since in the last heaven-grade class, a girl called Yue Lansheng had made extreme progress in the creation of nature and martial arts techniques . She had achieved the mysterious level in only fifteen days .

So Yan Kuan hadn’t said anything false . The martial arts workshop was indeed worth joining .

“Eh?”

People kept arriving at the yard . Judging from their expressions and ages, they were all members of the heaven-grade class .

Jiang Chen saw someone he knew, Yin Shuang, the auctioneer of the Bank of Sacred City, who had given him a peak as a gift .

However, he wasn’t Master Chu Yun at that moment, so Yin Shuang didn’t recognize him .

Instead, she frowned at his look and seemed unhappy with it .