TRWSB – Chapter 62 Qi Shaokang Is Out

Outside the secret realm, the crowd instantly erupted with excitement, and many onlookers had expressions of deep interest on their faces.

“Eh, something seems to be happening,” Zhuang Qian said excitedly.

Shen Yuan’s eyes gleamed as he looked at the image inside the secret realm. “Oh my, those two just ran into each other—how perfect. Two people from the Qi family, dogs biting dogs, all fur and fury.”

Qi Shaofu looked at Shen Yuan and said, “Young Master Shen, what did you just say?”

Shen Yuan shook his head. “Nothing.”

Qi Shaofu: “…”

Zhuang Qian tugged at Qi Shaofu’s sleeve and asked, “Young Master Fu, your second brother and fourth brother are about to fight. Who do you think will win?”

Qi Shaofu shook his head. “I don’t know.”

“Then who do you want to win?” Zhuang Qian followed up.

Qi Shaofu again shook his head. “I don’t know.”

Qi Shaokang had always been someone he admired, while Qi Shaorong was someone he had considered the family’s disgrace. Yet now, that disgrace had bared his fangs and revealed his true strength. Qi Shaofu felt like his world had been turned upside down.

…

“Qi Shaorong is actually going head-to-head with Qi Shaokang,” Li Hong said.

One was the Qi family’s disgrace, the other its genius. The two had always been compared against each other, and now they were clashing in the secret realm.

“Among the Seven Talents of the Capital, aside from Zhuang Hao, none of the others are a match for Qi Shaorong,” Hu Feng said confidently.

“The Seven Talents of the Capital do have some skill,” Li Hong remarked.

“Skill? What skill? Look at Shen Yuan—he was so weak he got blasted out by Qi Shaorong within a few moves,” Hu Feng scoffed.

Li Hong: “…” Shen Yuan got kicked out on the very first day. After this grand competition among the top academies, he probably won’t keep his spot among the Seven Talents.

Qi Shaokang stood under a phoenix tree and looked up at Qi Shaorong in its branches. “Why are you up there?”

Qi Shaorong gave a helpless smile. “I was caught by a black vulture. I think it saw me as emergency rations.”

Qi Shaokang stared at him. “Really?”

“Yeah! Second Brother, can you let me down?” Qi Shaorong asked.

“Sure!”

Qi Shaokang activated a fire spell, and a sharp blade of flame slashed at the trunk beneath Qi Shaorong.

The tree was cut clean in half. Qi Shaorong retrieved his rainbow stone and landed lightly on the ground.

The massive tree, about three meters in diameter, crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom.

A surge of dark magic burst from Qi Shaorong. The fire summoned by Qi Shaokang was completely extinguished under the influence of that dark power.

“You’re smart, Second Brother—much smarter than the previous idiots,” Qi Shaorong said with a calm smile, his eyes glowing with a deep black light.

“There were probably dozens, maybe over a hundred people in this area, and they all disappeared. But you’re still here, perfectly fine. Isn’t that strange?” Qi Shaokang said.

Qi Shaorong curled his lips. “I heard you told the Sacred Emperor Academy students to kick me out of the secret realm if they ran into me. How thoughtful of you, Second Brother.”

Qi Shaokang smiled. “We’re family, Fourth Brother. No need to be so polite.”

Qi Shaorong gave a bright grin. “You care so much, it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t return the favor. This secret realm is full of danger—and mosquitoes. It’s hard to get a good night’s sleep here. Home is so much more comfortable. Why don’t I send you out of the secret realm to keep Shen Yuan company?”

Qi Shaokang looked at Qi Shaorong and smiled. “Well, that depends on whether you have what it takes to send me out.”

Outside the secret realm—

Shen Yuan gulped. “Everyone from the Qi family is insane…”

Zhuang Qian nodded in agreement. If not for reading their lips, he would’ve thought the two inside were just friendly brothers having a nice chat.

Inside, Qi Shaorong and Qi Shaokang started fighting. Dark energy surged around Qi Shaorong, who unleashed a barrage of magic attacks. Qi Shaokang was completely on the defensive.

Zhuang Qian looked at Shen Yuan and asked, “Brother Shen, Qi Shaokang doesn’t stand a chance. Aren’t they both level-six mages?”

Qi Shaorong’s casting speed completely overwhelmed Qi Shaokang.

Shen Yuan watched as Qi Shaorong unleashed six high-level spells in a row without showing any signs of running out of mana.

“Mages with heaven-tier spiritual power are far stronger than others of the same level,” Shen Yuan said.

He narrowed his eyes. Earlier, when Hu Feng said Qi Shaorong had heaven-tier spiritual strength, Shen Yuan thought he was just bluffing. The capital has plenty of geniuses, but only Zhuang Hao was known to possess such rare power.

Generally speaking, someone with heaven-tier spiritual strength is a once-in-several-centuries genius—essentially guaranteed to reach the holy rank.

Shen Yuan took a deep breath. What’s going on lately? One top-tier genius after another is popping up. First Zhuang Hao, now Qi Shaorong, and even that “Thousand Faces” guy—definitely not simple either. There should only be one heaven-tier spiritual user every few centuries!

Zhuang Qian rubbed his chin and sighed. “It’s a shame Big Brother likes the Evil Healer. Otherwise, this Fourth Young Master Qi would actually be a pretty good match for him.”

Shen Yuan: “…”

Inside the secret realm, Qi Shaorong’s hair fluttered as he gracefully handled Qi Shaokang’s attacks.

“Fourth Brother, I really underestimated you. But with this much power, why don’t you return to the Qi family?”

“Why should I go back? So someone can boss me around?” Qi Shaorong shot back.

Qi Shaokang replied, “If you return, the family will give you special training.”

“There are so many people in the family. How much pocket money would that amount to? It wouldn’t even fill the gaps between my teeth,” Qi Shaorong said with disdain.

Qi Shaokang: “…”

Before he could reply, a frost-based spell struck from behind. Qi Shaokang tried to resist, but Qi Shaorong had already sealed his movements with a dark magic cage.

The frost attack hit him squarely, knocking him to the ground.

“What were you chatting with him for? Half the match is over—time is precious,” said Yi Fan, stepping out with Shen Yuan’s face.

Qi Shaorong shrugged. “Maybe I was bored, so I got chatty.”

He took Qi Shaokang’s rainbow stone and crystal core, then sent him out of the secret realm.

“Another one down, another one down!” Hu Feng clasped his hands behind his back, his face twitching with joy.

Li Hong looked at him. “Yeah… another one down.”

“All part of this headmaster’s grand strategy, of course! That’s why everything is going so smoothly!” Hu Feng said proudly.

Li Hong nodded. “Yes, yes.” Judging by the current situation, even if Tianlan Academy doesn’t come first, second place looks very likely.

Hu Feng glanced over at Lu Ming, eyes gleaming. “Old Lu doesn’t look so good. I should go comfort him. We’re old friends, after all. Can’t just let him sulk.”

Li Hong: “…” Headmaster, are you really going to comfort him—or to rub salt in the wound?

As Hu Feng walked over and “comforted” Lu Ming, the two quickly got into a spat. Several instructors nearby had wisely stepped back the moment Hu Feng started approaching.

…

Qi Shaoru looked at the defeated Qi Shaokang and clenched her jaw.

When Qi Shaorong was first expelled, no one made a fuss. Everyone thought it was good riddance. But now that his expulsion was brought up again, it had become a huge scandal.

A level-six dark mage, with heaven-tier spiritual strength—in terms of talent, only Zhuang Hao could surpass Qi Shaorong among the capital’s youth. Yet he had been branded a disgrace and cast out.

Looking at Qi Shaorong now, it was clear he had no sense of belonging to the family. Originally, as long as he remained a member, the family could use their authority to bring him back. But unfortunately, he had already been expelled.

Qi Shaoru lowered her head. Every time she returned home recently, people accused her of saying Qi Shaorong had been “kept” by the Evil Healer. The elders had been the ones who pushed for his expulsion, but now they were blaming everything on her. Fed up, she simply stopped going home.

Qi Shaofu walked over and helped Qi Shaokang up. “Second Brother, are you okay?”

Qi Shaokang’s face was grim. “I’m fine.”

The physical blow was nothing compared to the emotional one. Qi Shaokang’s heart twisted painfully—he had lost to Qi Shaorong, the very person he had long considered the family’s shame.

He quickly noticed Shen Yuan beside Qi Shaofu. “You’re out too? So Qi Shaorong was telling the truth.”

Qi Shaofu replied, “Shen Yuan was unlucky—he got kicked out by Fourth Brother on the first day.”

Qi Shaokang: “…”

Qi Shaofu whispered, “Second Brother, with you included, that’s six people from the Sacred Emperor Academy who’ve been eliminated.”

Qi Shaokang looked over at Lu Ming—his expression was terrible.

…

Yi Chuxue stood before the light screen, her brow furrowed.

Qi Shaorong’s sudden rise had thrilled the onlookers. As the saying goes—those watching the drama never think it’s too messy.

Yi Chuxue had originally thought Qi Shaorong was a useless nobody, completely unworthy of Zhuang Hao. But now, seeing him in full glory, her heart ached bitterly.

She clenched her fists and walked over to Qi Shaoru. “Qi Shaoru, your Fourth Brother is really something. If he returns to the Qi family, you’re done for.”

Qi Shaoru glanced at her and frowned. Her relationship with Qi Shaorong was already completely fractured. If he came back, there truly would be no place for her.

“I haven’t seen your two brothers in a while either. Wonder how they’re doing,” Qi Shaoru said.

Yi Chuxue’s expression darkened. Qi Shaorong’s brilliance had overshadowed her brothers, Yi Bing and Yi Huo. While most of the realm had surveillance, some areas were no longer being monitored.

“My brothers are geniuses. They’ll be fine,” Yi Chuxue said.

Qi Shaoru curled her lip. “Is that so?” With so many unpredictable variables in this competition, perhaps something had already happened to them.