Lu Yan

The fate of that student left the students of Blue Flame Royal Academy horrified. 

Although his strength wasn't particularly high, he was at least a third-rank Grandmaster, on par with Chen Kong. Using one of his best martial skills, he was effortlessly defeated by a single slap from Chen Kong. 

A few students from Blue Flame Royal Academy quickly pulled the triangular-eyed student out of the ground, seeing that he was barely breathing, with multiple fractures throughout his body. They quickly administered a pill to keep him alive and, without daring to look at Chen Kong, carried the student and sprinted into the academy. 

"Your actions were too heavy-handed. This is the Blue Flame Royal Academy!" Finally, a seventh-rank Grandmaster from the Blue Flame Royal Academy couldn't remain silent any longer and stood up, speaking in a deep voice. 

Originally, he had only intended to have that student test Chen Kong. If he could defeat him, that would have been the best outcome. 

The exchange program between the Tianxuan Empire and Blue Flame Empire was a national decision, beyond their control. 

Blocking them today was merely meant to give them a warning, to tell these outsiders to behave themselves within Blue Flame Royal Academy. 

Unexpectedly, the triangular-eyed student was nearly crippled. 

Seeing the seventh-rank Grandmaster step forward, the students of Blue Flame Royal Academy felt more confident. Chen Kong's decisive action had indeed stunned most of them. Defeating a third-rank Grandmaster without even using martial skills was something even a sixth-rank Grandmaster might struggle to achieve. 

But this seventh-rank Grandmaster before them, named Lu Yan, was considered one of the outstanding figures within Blue Flame Royal Academy. 

Seeing him step forward, the students finally recovered from the shock of Chen Kong's display of strength and began shouting, "Senior Lu, avenge Senior Li! The Blue Flame Royal Academy cannot be insulted!" 

"Kill them!" 

"Send them to jail!" 

More and more students gathered, their anger growing, gradually forming a circle around the ten students from the Imperial Academy. 

But Chen Kong remained expressionless, calmly saying, "He struck first." 

Lu Yan's face darkened. Chen Kong showed no sign of panic, facing the crowd's denunciations without fear, clearly confident in his backing. 

Lu Yan coldly said, "Even if he struck first, you shouldn't have hit so hard." 

Chen Kong's face was indifferent, his eyes cold and emotionless, "I didn't expect him to be so weak." 

With this statement, not only were the students of the Royal Academy, but even the students of the Imperial Academy felt a bit helpless. 

They finally understood that although Chen Kong was cold, he was, after all, the disciple of Principal Fu. 

How could he be an easy person to deal with? 

Even though Principal Fu often caused trouble for his disciple with his outrageous claims, in the end, didn't Chen Kong always comply? 

The students of Blue Flame Royal Academy exploded like a powder keg ignited. 

"Too arrogant! He's insulting our academy!" 

"Senior Lu Yan! Beat him to death! He's too arrogant!" 

"Beat him to death!" 

"Beat him to death!" 

"Beat him to death!" 

The students of Blue Flame Royal Academy began chanting in unison. 

Lu Yan's face was extremely unpleasant. He also wanted to subdue Chen Kong and hold him accountable, but he wasn't confident. Chen Kong had easily suppressed the triangular-eyed student with a casual strike; how much more of his true strength was hidden, Lu Yan couldn't be sure. 

Chen Kong asked, "What kind of explanation do you want? An apology?" 

Lu Yan was extremely conflicted. An apology? The person was crippled; could an apology suffice? 

This was an unsolvable issue. In the face of such public outrage, the students of Blue Flame Royal Academy wanted Chen Kong's life! An apology wouldn't resolve this. 

But taking Chen Kong's life—how could the Blue Flame Empire explain that to the Tianxuan Empire? 

"Sigh, I should have known better than to listen to those guys and get involved in this," Lu Yan thought to himself. 

But now, being pushed as the representative of the students, he had no choice but to speak up. 

He looked at Chen Kong, "Junior Brother Li is seriously injured. An apology is not enough." 

Chen Kong felt a bit impatient. What was this guy getting at? Talking for so long without making a move? 

His teacher's intention was for him to come here and make a statement, so he had no reservations about taking action. But the Royal Academy students were just making noise and not doing anything, which was giving Chen Kong a headache. 

Without saying more, he directly stated, "Beat me, and anything can be discussed." 

"It seems you're very confident in your abilities?" Lu Yan narrowed his eyes. Though Chen Kong's words were calm, they were incredibly arrogant. 

Even though he didn't want to fight easily, Lu Yan was getting quite angry. 

"Then please enlighten me!" Lu Yan had his pride. Chen Kong repeatedly disregarding him made him determined to defend his honor. 

Lu Yan took a stance, and everyone around them backed away, giving Chen Kong and Lu Yan a nearly hundred-meter-wide space. 

"Junior Brother Mo, will this cause trouble? The elders of Blue Flame Royal Academy haven't come out yet," Han Shu asked quietly while retreating. 

Chen Kong was standing up for him, after all. If there was any trouble, it would be hard to justify. 

Mo Qingkuang shook his head. "Don't worry. Senior Brother Chen is just fulfilling Principal Fu's instructions. Nothing will happen. In battles between nations, emissaries aren't killed." 

"Besides, we're here as friendly exchange students. The Blue Flame Empire is already in the wrong and wouldn't dare do anything to us." 

Hearing Mo Qingkuang's words, Han Shu felt a bit more at ease. 

He had no worries about Chen Kong's strength. Against Lu Yan, a seventh-rank Grandmaster, Chen Kong had defeated ten such opponents just a few days ago in Yunxiao Palace. 

However, the students of Blue Flame Royal Academy didn't know this. The academy was divided into Upper Academy and Lower Academy, with students wearing blue and red uniforms respectively. 

The top 100 in the Upper Academy were known as the Top 100 Seats, and Lu Yan was the 28th Seat among them, making him the 28th ranked genius in the entire Blue Flame Empire. 

He was four ranks higher than anyone from the Imperial Academy. Even if they had some tricks, it wouldn't make much of a difference. 

"Take this!" Lu Yan instantly entered combat mode. Yellow light flashed as he launched a punch at Chen Kong. 

"Overlord Fist! Senior Lu Yan is using his signature martial skill right off the bat! He must be aiming for a quick victory," exclaimed a student from Blue Flame Royal Academy. 

Overlord Fist was an advanced Earth-grade martial skill, known for its immense power. Combined with Lu Yan's earth qi, the attack was even more formidable. 

Though both had earth attributes, Lu Yan had chosen a different path from Chen Kong, using the earth element's strong cohesion to deliver heavier strikes, aiming for a one-hit victory. 

As qi infused the attack, Lu Yan's yellow Overlord Fist rapidly expanded, charging straight at Chen Kong. Even from a hundred meters away, everyone could feel the dominating qi contained in the punch.