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Bang!

The Sword Lunatic Trio were stunned, including Musashi Noboru. He was rooted to the spot and looked ahead with a blank expression.

He simply could not believe what he had just witnessed. It was completely different from the Draw Sword he knew.

Noboru could see the incoming blade, but he could not see Heero's figure. It was as if the figure had vanished into thin air. Even though his guts told him that the figure was right in front of him, he could not make out Heero's figure.

"How about it, Elder? Do you believe me now?" Heero's calm voice sounded from behind him.

Startled, Musashi Noboru snapped out of his shock and jumped away from where he was standing.

He jumped seven metres and looked back. The young man was standing there, smiling at him.

Next to the young man, Musashi Noboru saw a deep and large cut on the ground. The reinforced steel had been cut with ease.

Noboru looked at the young man with wide open eyes. Even for him, it would be difficult to cut this reinforced steel.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: 'What if the blow hit me?'

The answer, no doubt, was that his body would be torn apart. The power behind the strike was simply unimaginable to him.

Another thing that shocked him was the Draw Sword technique itself. He had never expected the Draw Sword to reach such a high level. It was even on a completely different level than his or his own predecessors.

This was the first time he had seen the Draw Sword technique reach such a level.

He did not answer Heero but looked at his two brothers. Musashi Ueno and Musashi Osada were no different from him.

The two old men froze with dropped jaws. Watching from the sidelines, they had a different perspective than Musashi Noboru.

They saw Heero's shadow flashing towards Noboru. But the figure disappeared in the middle. Yes, they lost sight of Heero's figure, but the blade was made of blue energy.

Heero's figure materialised again as the blade of blue energy sliced through the reinforced steel.

From the sidelines they could see that they had lost not only Heero's footwork but also their inner energy. The two old men could tell that Heero had mastered the inner energy well.

They were far behind compared to Heero.

But the three old men not only did not cower. A gleam of excitement could be seen in their eyes when the three old men looked at Heero at the same time.

The reason they did not stay in Star City was because they were looking for a new challenge outside. They were looking for someone strong or a strong beast to fight outside.

Now they did not need to go outside, but someone strong in the city. Naturally, the three old men were excited.

A playful smile crept out of Musashi Noboru's lips. He was his usual playful self again.

"Kukuku... I believe you did not steal our clan's secret technique!"

"But the challenge is not over yet!" Musashi Ueno drew his katana, ready to join the fight.

"We must be shameless if we are to defeat you! Forgive this old man for taking advantage of you, Heero!" Musashi Osada also drew his sword.

The three old men immediately concluded that Heero had not stolen their clan's secret technique in an exchange. In the history of their clan, no one could perform the Draw Sword like Heero.

"That's what I was waiting for! Come on, Elder!" Heero waved his hand at the three old men, signalling them to come towards him at the same time.

"Kukuku... Then you should show me what you have, or you will regret it..."

Before he could finish his words, the figure of Musashi Noboru blurred. He flashed towards Heero with unimaginable speed.

In an instant, Musashi Noboru's figure appeared in front of Heero with his sword in the air.

Swoosh!

Noboru slashed down with his sword. At the same time, the sword hummed "Weng!!!".

Musashi Noboru executed the Quake Sword against Heero.

Clang!

Heero did not avoid the incoming sword. He received the incoming sword with his sword. When the two swords collided, his hand shook a little.

"Don't forget us, young man!"

Two old men appeared next to Heero and drew their swords towards Heero.

Draw sword, the two old men used the same draw sword.

Clang! Clang!

To their surprise, Heero managed to block their sword in a second. He deflected Musashi Noboru's sword and blocked the two incoming swords.

As their successive attacks were neutralised, the three old men immediately kept their distance from Heero. None of them was going to take Heero lightly.

"Huhuhu... this won't be over so soon..."

With that, the three old men flashed forward again.

*** ***

In the banquet hall

Hong Yu and Han Ying looked worriedly at the lift door. Even though the banquet continued, the two sisters could not enjoy the banquet.

They learned the identity of the three old men from the other guests. It turned out that the three old men were a figure above the Emperor Class Hero.

"It's okay, he's strong!" Bai Xin Yue tried to reassure Han Ying. She had accompanied the two sisters since Heero had come down with the three old men.

"Should we force our way into the arena?" Musashi Hirata voiced his idea with a frown on his forehead. Even though he knew how strong his master was, he was still worried about this question.

"Hahaha... You guys are worrying too much! Instead of worrying about Heero, you should pray that he does not kill the old men by mistake!" Butcher Wang laughed when he heard this.

As someone who had witnessed Heero's power at the North Gate, he had a new belief; Heero was the strongest human on Earth.

Whether you were an Elder or a Supreme Guardian, Butcher Wang believed that none of them was a match for Heero.

"He's right! There's no way my Heero can lose to an old man!" Kang Seo-Yeon said with great confidence.

'They are no ordinary old man, you know!' The other guests, overhearing Kang Seo-Yeon's words, secretly sneered.

The banquet continued in a strange atmosphere. Except for Wu Shen Lei, the main characters of the banquet were grouped together.

The other guests could not approach them with their formation. Sun Zhou Yi, Musashi Hirata, Bai Xin Yue and Kang Seo-Yeon stood near the elevator.

They also sent out an aura of "Don't come any closer!

Although they wanted to say hello, no one dared to approach the group.

The guests were curious about the outcome of the challenge between the Sword Lunatic trio and Heero. The strange atmosphere continued as more and more guests approached the lift.

Bai Xian Ming also stayed near the elevator with Kang Myung-Chul and Long Bin at his side.

The banquet went on for another twenty minutes in a strange atmosphere. What should have been a joyous occasion was ruined by the challenge of the Sword Lunatic Trio.

Hah... I shouldn't have brought them along...' Bai Xian Ming regretted inviting the troublemaker.

Ding!

As soon as this sound resounded, all eyes turned to the sound. The sound was an indication that the lift doors had opened.

A scenario appeared in the minds of the guests. It was the scene where Xing Heero limped out of the lift. Heero's suit and skin had suffered many cuts from a sword as he made his way out of the lift.

It was the scenario in their minds. They believed that the arrogant Heero would lose badly against the Trio.

But unexpectedly, laughter rang out from the lift. A hearty laugh from an old voice.

"Hahaha... you are so good! You deserve to be my buddy! Let's celebrate by drinking sake in my place, buddy!"

Musashi Noboru had his hand around Heero's shoulder as they came out together. The laughter belonged to Musashi Noboru. Heero and Musashi Noboru really looked like a buddy.

From behind, Musashi Osada and Musashi Ueno followed. They had broad smiles on their faces. They seemed to have received something that made them so happy.

'What happened to the challenge?'

'Who won?'

'What changed about the Sword Lunatic Trio?'

'Why did they suddenly become so close?'

Confused, the guests were baffled by what they saw. Heero had suffered nothing and the Sword Lunatic Trio looked fine as well. It was as if they were not fighting.

Even Bai Xian Ming was confused. He was the first to come out of his daze and immediately approached Heero and Noboru.

"What happened... Who won?" Bai Xian Ming unconsciously blurted out. He desperately wanted to know what had happened between the madman and the newly appointed Chief Hero Instructor.

"We lost! We were no match for him!" Musashi Noboru admitted with a smile on his face. He was not ashamed at all, he looked so happy instead.

Wow!

Musashi Noboru's frank answer caused an uproar among the guests. They could not believe what they had heard. It was too unreal to be true.

"I am sorry, elder! I can't join you for a drink! But maybe I will visit you later for a drink!" Heero politely declined Noboru's invitation.

"Haha... I forgot, today is your celebration dinner, buddy! Congratulations!" Musashi Noboru gave Heero a big hug.

"Then I will excuse myself first. I can't wait to go home and try it out!"

Musashi Noboru's voice was so loud that everyone in the hall could hear him.

After that, Musashi Noboru walked over to Bai Xian Ming.

"Old Ming, I am sorry!" After that, he approached Bai Xian Ming and whispered in a sorry tone, "The underground arena is badly damaged, if you need financial support to repair the arena, you can contact my clan".

Then Musashi Noboru made his way to the exit.

Musashi Ueno and Musashi Osada also extended their hands to Heero before following Musashi Noboru.

The Sword Lunatics Trio left the banquet after dropping the bomb without filling in the details.

As the three old men left, Heero became the centre of attention at the banquet. Many were curious and wanted to know the details of what had happened in the underground arena, but none of them dared to ask.

Just like that, the banquet continued in a strange arena.

As for Heero, he did not care about his surroundings. He enjoyed the banquet and the four beauties who accompanied him.

The banquet went on until late afternoon. Heero did not return immediately, he and his women strolled around in the core region.

With his new identity, he was free to roam the Core Region.

They only returned to the Outer Region at night.

Bai Xin Yue and Kang Seo-Yeon also followed Heero and the group back to the Xing District.

Of course, they did not come here to hunt Heero. They had something important here.

Tomorrow, the Heero Academy would hold the enrolment interview to select their first generation of students. Both girls decided to stay at the academy for the interview.