Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"Good!"

Tang Feihu let out a cold snort, a confident smile on his face as he bowed to Xiao Yi and said, "Principal, if I can defeat Ruan Yunyi, may I become your disciple?"

Xiao Yi looked at Ruan Yunyi, "Have you thought it through?"

Tang Feihu's cultivation was far superior to Ruan Yunyi's. From any aspect, Ruan Yunyi had no chance of winning.

Ruan Yunyi nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with unprecedented determination: "I have thought it through, disciple. If I were to become master's disciple, yet only bring shame upon you, it would be better for me to scram as early as possible. Since my master believes in me, I absolutely cannot let you down. Even if it leads to my death, I will fight him with everything I've got!"

"Very well, I really didn't misjudge you!"

Xiao Yi nodded approvingly, patting Ruan Yunyi on the shoulder: "Go on, then. Prove yourself to everyone!"

"Yes, Master!"

Ruan Yunyi wiped the tears from his face, straightened his back, and stared down Tang Feihu: "Come at me!"

"Ruan Yunyi, don't say that I, Tang Feihu, am bullying you. I will suppress my cultivation to the same realm as yours. I will let the principal see that choosing you as his disciple was a misjudgment!" Tang Feihu was arrogant, his cultivation actually at the Second Layer of the Golden Elixir Realm, yet now he forcefully suppressed it to the Third Layer of the Divine Passage Realm.

Boom!

Tang Feihu suddenly lunged forward, pouncing towards Ruan Yunyi like a ravenous beast.

Ruan Yunyi tumbled out of the way in response.

…The two of them fought in a tumble at the center of the sparring ground…

A few figures landed beside Xiao Yi, it was none other than Shadow Demon and Fu Yuan, who both bowed respectfully towards Xiao Yi: "Greetings, Principal!"

"Mmh!"

Xiao Yi nodded, smiling, "What brings you here?"

Shadow Demon replied: "The commotion here was so lively, it attracted us over. Principal, I heard you are considering taking Ruan Yunyi as your disciple?"

Xiao Yi hummed in affirmation.

Shadow Demon stopped short as if he had more to say, but it was Fu Yuan who spoke up: "Principal, I think this matter still warrants some discussion! This Ruan Yunyi really is somewhat lacking and doesn't compare to Tang Feihu's excellence!"

Xiao Yi looked at them with an odd expression: "Do you both believe so?"

They nodded at the same time.

Shadow Demon spoke with gravity: "Tang Feihu is a descendant of Tang Pu, his swordsmanship, blending poetry and painting, is so talented that it is not even inferior to Ye Heng's. As for that Ruan Yunyi... I genuinely cannot see what makes him extraordinary!"

Fu Yuan agreed: "What Shadow Demon said is right, that Ruan Yunyi indeed falls short. In this battle, he is bound to lose!"

Xiao Yi smiled confidently, "He will not lose!"

"..."

The two of them looked at each other, about to speak.

But just then...

A series of exclamations suddenly erupted from the crowd: "This is impossible!"

"I must be seeing things!"

In the midst of the sparring ground.

Facing Tang Feihu's relentless onslaught, Ruan Yunyi was beaten down again and again, yet he kept getting back up, his face covered in blood, and showed no signs of backing down.

The will to fight in his eyes became stronger and stronger, and he kept muttering to himself, "I cannot let my master down!"

"I must win!"

"I have to win..."

Boom!

The terrifying will to fight, the overwhelming desire for victory, caused the black skull on Ruan Yunyi's chest to suddenly blaze with a dazzling black light.

His pupils, including the whites of his eyes, turned entirely pitch-black.

He became like a mad demon.

A black aura emanated from his body, and no matter how Tang Feihu attacked, he never showed any hint of backing down.

This was the strong resilience Ruan Yunyi had developed over the years from constant oppression and bullying, and now, with the boundless longing for victory, he had begun to awaken the power of the Body of Misfortune within him.

When the black energy attached itself, it was able to absorb the energy produced by the opponent's attacks.

The fiercer the battle, the braver they became!

The more they fought, the stronger they became!

As the fight progressed, however, Tang Feihu's internal energy continued to deplete.

One's loss was another's gain.

After dozens of rounds...

Tang Feihu's internal energy was completely drained by Ruan Yunyi; exhausted, he was sent flying with a punch from Ruan Yunyi.

Thud!

Ruan Yunyi stepped on Tang Feihu's chest, his eyes pitch black, "You lost!"

Hiss!

Everyone couldn't help but gasp, their faces filled with shock as they watched the scene unfold.

The underestimated Ruan Yunyi had actually won?

This was simply a miracle!

Tang Feihu's face turned ashen, and with a wry smile, he shook his head, "You won… the Institute's Head's judgment was indeed correct."

Whoosh!

The black energy around Ruan Yunyi retracted back into his body, and he looked excitedly at Xiao Yi, "Master, I didn't let you down!"

Xiao Yi smiled and nodded, then looked towards Shadow Demon and Fu Yuan, "See, he won, didn't he!"

"Institute's Head, you must have long recognized that he is the Body of Misfortune, right?"

Fu Yuan gave a bitter smile.

Body of Misfortune? You mean to say Ruan Yunyi is the Body of Misfortune, on par with the top ten Sacred Bodies?" Shadow Demon was astonished.

First, Ye Heng, now Ruan Yunyi!

Both are either Sacred Bodies or entities on par with Sacred Bodies!

Yet no one else had been able to see their special qualities; only Xiao Yi had the keen vision to unearth them from the vast sea of people. Such acumen could make countless proud and highly regarded powerhouses feel ashamed!

"I heard that the top ten sects all turned Ruan Yunyi away from their doors… If they knew that this Ruan Yunyi was a Body of Misfortune, comparable to a Sacred Body, I wonder what their expressions would be like…" Shadow Demon suddenly said with a strange smirk.

Xiao Yi patted his shoulder, "That will depend on you, Hall Master Ying, to see to what realm you can help Ruan Yunyi break through before the Ancestral Worship Ceremony!"

"Ah? Me?"

Shadow Demon was taken aback.

Xiao Yi shrugged, "Next I need to prepare for the breakthrough to the Dharma Manifestation Realm, and I won't have much time to guide his cultivation. This task is now yours!"

"…"

Shadow Demon looked grievously at Xiao Yi, "Institute's Head, be honest with me, have I offended you in some way? Are you taking revenge on me?"

Whoever messes with the Body of Misfortune is in for bad luck, let alone guiding its cultivation. It would be fatal if one isn't careful!

"Am I that kind of person?"

Xiao Yi laughed it off. Then, looking at the astounded and shocked faces all around, his booming voice echoed across the training grounds, "I know some among you still feel unconvinced, thinking that Ruan Yunyi doesn't deserve to be my disciple, believing you are stronger and more exceptional than he is, isn't that right?"

The crowd remained silent.

But their eyes were all telling Xiao Yi that was exactly what they thought.

Nowadays, the requirements for admitting disciples at Xiaoshanhe Institute were by no means less demanding than the top ten sects, and anyone who passed the assessment was indeed a genius among their respective families and forces.

From their childhood...

They had lived in the midst of praise, imbued with a sense of superiority far beyond their peers.

Now, they found themselves surpassed by a person despised as a harbinger of disaster, how could they accept this? Explore more stories with My Virtual Library Empire

Seeing the stubbornness and disdain on the faces of the crowd, Xiao Yi shook his head slightly, his expression suddenly turning cold as he chided them word by word, "In my eyes, at least for now, compared to Ruan Yunyi, you lot are not even worth dogshit!"