"From today onward, in Dragon Country, there will be one more first-class warrior like me!"

As Wang Ye felt the strength within him continuously rising, he couldn't help but to express his feelings, filled with soaring ambition and boundless pride.

From today on, Dragon Country will have dual first-class warriors!

...

The Ministry of War.

The moment Long Qingtian emerged from the Jade Pendant, a surge of power erupted from the place where Xu Heng was in seclusion, instantly drawing Long Qingtian's gaze.

Then, a heroic laugh rang out:

"Today, I've made my breakthrough! The peak of Second Rank Martial Man is but a trifle, I've broken through it!"

"The peak of Second Rank Martial Man is nothing special!"

It was Xu Heng's voice.

Long Qingtian had realized what had happened as soon as he felt the fluctuation of power from Xu Heng's location. Now, hearing Xu Heng's words, Long Qingtian understood even more clearly.

Under normal circumstances, Long Qingtian would have heartily congratulated Xu Heng on his breakthrough and even wanted to take Xu Heng out for a drink. However, this time, the look in Long Qingtian's eyes as he regarded Xu Heng was tinged with pity for him.

Xu Heng, unaware of Long Qingtian's thoughts, had directly torn through space after his breakthrough and, in an instant, appeared in Long Qingtian's office.

Previously, Xu Heng was incapable of tearing space because his power had not reached that level.

But, Long Qingtian had already shared the method of tearing space with Xu Heng.

The moment Xu Heng's strength rose, he immediately put it to the test.

Xu Heng, gazing at Long Qingtian who stood before him and feeling the sensation of having just torn through space, let a smile spread across his face, relishing the exhilarating feeling.

The feeling of tearing through space was truly marvelous!

So fast!

In the blink of an eye, he was here.

Xu Heng sat down, crossed his legs dominantly, and the gloomy cast that had shrouded him before cultivating vanished utterly, replaced by a splendor as if he were a victorious general returning from battle.

"That Wang Ye, once he broke through to the Peak of Second Rank Martial Man, thought he was so powerful. He came swaggering in front of me, even looking down on me somewhat."

As Xu Heng spoke these words, he snorted with pride, "He thought he was quite something. Now, I too have broken through to the Peak of Second Rank Martial Man."

"Next, I want to see how he'll swagger in front of me when our strengths are equal. And in terms of combat experience, mine is certainly much more extensive than his."

"With the same level of strength, I can surely catch him and give him a good thrashing!"

Having said that, Xu Heng looked at Long Qingtian. Seeing that Long Qingtian had remained silent and that there was something odd about his gaze, Xu Heng immediately expressed his discontent:

"Long Qingtian, what's with that look?"

"I've broken through to the Peak of Second Rank Martial Man, overtaking Wang Ye in true power. Shouldn't you be praising me?"

Xu Heng was truly dissatisfied!

Ordinarily, whenever Xu Heng made a breakthrough, Long Qingtian would always praise him. But now, even after speaking so much, Long Qingtian had not flattered him. Where was the tacit understanding between old friends?

Seeing Xu Heng calling out to him, Long Qingtian promptly praised him, "Well done! Very strong. In just a few days, you've directly broken through to the Peak Second Rank Martial Master!"

Long Qingtian offered praise.

Yet Xu Heng felt uncomfortable.

Xu Heng's eyes scrutinized Long Qingtian. The attitude of Long Qingtian made Xu Heng's mood sour, and he said to Long Qingtian:

"Long Qingtian, something is off about you."

"The expression on your face, it's not quite right."

"And when you praised me, there was none of the encouragement from before; instead, there was a perfunctory feel to it."

At this moment, Xu Heng spoke as though he were a girlfriend, extremely sensitive.

Long Qingtian sighed.

He was somewhat frustrated.

He genuinely didn't want to say anything.

He feared he might upset Xu Heng.

Really!

After all, Xu Heng was already of a certain age, and if his words were to wound Xu Heng, that wouldn't be good at all.

Xu Heng's face, which had just been brimming with the joy of breaking through to First Grade Pinnacle Martial Warrior, gradually lost its brightness, leaving only a trace of it on his face. For some reason, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Meanwhile, Long Qingtian glanced at the place where Wang Ye had just been cultivating.

Wang Ye... should be coming over soon, right?

After all, given Wang Ye's character, if he had made a breakthrough, there was a very good chance he would come here to report to them.

The next second.

Wang Ye indeed appeared.

The instant Wang Ye showed up, he glanced at Xu Heng and, sensing the aura emanating from Xu Heng, a smile spread across his face as he congratulated him:

"Elder Xu has already congratulated you on reaching the peak of a first-class warrior? Congratulations, Elder Xu."

After advancing to the realm of a first-class warrior, Wang Ye found that he had improved in many areas.

For example, sensing other people's aura.

Before, even though his strength was somewhat stronger than that of Xu Heng, he couldn't discern Xu Heng's level of cultivation.

But now, with just one glance towards Xu Heng, he could see the True Qi overflowing from him and thus determine Xu Heng's approximate realm.

Xu Heng didn't speak.

He sized up Wang Ye.

He had already realized something.

Xu Heng hadn't observed anything about Wang Ye's aura, but his lack of awareness was a problem in itself.

Affter a long silence, Xu Heng finally asked Wang Ye with some resignation, "Wang Ye, has your strength broken through again?"

Xu Heng already knew.

Even in his heart, he was almost certain.

But still, Xu Heng felt unwilling to concede without asking. Only after hearing the answer directly from Wang Ye could he let it go.

Long Qingtian sighed again from the side.

He looked at Xu Heng with sympathy in his eyes.

Why bother?

Why ask so clearly?

The clearer the question, the greater the blow to Xu Heng, isn't it?

The tone Xu Heng used, the way he looked at him, alerted Wang Ye to something amiss, and he gave Long Qingtian a somewhat pleading look.

This time, Long Qingtian directly turned his head away, as if he hadn't seen Wang Ye's plea for help at all.

Wang Ye shrugged his shoulders and reluctantly said to Xu Heng, "If I say I haven't advanced to a first-class warrior, would you believe me?"

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