After the commotion at noon, Hu Xiexie didn’t return to her dorm but went to Su Yang’s instead.
"Su Yang, now that we’ve caused such a fuss, won’t Wu Feizhi just completely ally with Lü Donglin?" Hu Xiexie anxiously said, "Those two aren’t simple, and I’ve heard Lü Donglin is even stronger. With things like this, we’re the ones who will end up at a disadvantage. Actually, I think we shouldn’t have offended Wu Feizhi. Allying with Wu Feizhi and Zhao Dongming to first take down the strongest, Lü Donglin, should be our top priority! And what about Zhao Dongming? Doesn’t he have any sense of the bigger picture at all? To provoke Wu Feizhi like that—it’s only going to escalate tensions even further!"
Su Yang’s expression remained calm as he said, "This was sothing Zhao Dongming and I had discussed and planned in advance."
"Huh?" Hu Xiexie was montarily stunned, "What do you an? What did you plan?"
Su Yang calmly explained, "Zhao Dongming and I orchestrated things to reach this point."
"This... what does that an?" Hu Xiexie was even more astonished, "You two deliberately pushed Wu Feizhi towards Lü Donglin? That’s crazy! If Wu Feizhi joins with Lü Donglin, that’s extrely disadvantageous for us."
Su Yang smiled faintly, "You don’t have to worry, both Zhao Dongming and I have made arrangents for this."
"What sort of arrangents?" Hu Xiexie asked, curious.
"Zhao Dongming said that this ti, he intentionally wanted Wu Feizhi to ally with Lü Donglin. After that, we’ll seize the opportunity to completely eradicate both Wu Feizhi and Lü Donglin, eliminating these two forces once and for all!" Su Yang said.
"Zhao Dongming said this?" Hu Xiexie was perplexed, "How could he possibly do that? With Lü Donglin’s formidable strength and Wu Feizhi not being weak either, their alliance would be a strong union, outnumbering us by far. No matter how we fight, we’re at a disadvantage. What exactly is his plan to wipe out these two forces in one fell swoop?"
"He didn’t disclose the specific plan, but he is very confident!" Su Yang replied.
"He hasn’t even told you the plan, and he’s confident?" Hu Xiexie was bewildered, and couldn’t help saying, "Su Yang, you haven’t been deceived by him, have you? Zhao Dongming isn’t exactly easy to deal with. You don’t seriously believe he considers you a brother, do you? I can’t shake the feeling that man is duplicitous, potentially harboring ill intentions and preparing to target us."
Su Yang glanced at Hu Xiexie and chuckled lightly, "You worry too much. I have a proper sense of judgnt in this matter."
"I know you’re judicious, but our situation in the advanced class is truly very perilous. We’re the weakest faction with just the two of us, and Huo Qianfang, which makes three in total—not comparable to those larger forces. I’m concerned Zhao Dongming might have so ulterior motive to make us lead an assault and take risks. So, you better be careful!" pleaded Hu Xiexie earnestly.
Su Yang gave a wry smile, wondering when it had beco this girl’s place to lecture him. How far could she even analyze such matters?
"You don’t need to worry about this. If I’ve decided to act this way, it’s because I have a plan!" Su Yang assured her.
Hu Xiexie looked at Su Yang, who seed to have everything figured out, opened her mouth as if to speak, but in the end, just said softly, "I’ve heard from Bai Qing and the others these past few days that Lü Donglin’s strength is far from simple. Even the second-ranked expert among the young generation of Capital City was brutally defeated by him. As for the first, who is the great-grandson of the Martial Champion, he has not fought Lü Donglin. It’s said that Lü Donglin has challenged him, but the other party did not show up. That’s why so suspect Lü Donglin’s strength might even surpass that of the Martial Champion’s great-grandson. In fact, so think Lü Donglin should be the number one among the young generation!"
Saying this, Hu Xiexie took another look at Su Yang and whispered with a laugh, "However, I think this title of number one is a bit of an overstatent. You’re the one who should be the number one of the young generation. After all, you’ve defeated an Earth Rankings expert, whereas Lü Donglin hasn’t."
Su Yang smirked, "I’m still a bit behind that number one spot. Lü Donglin’s strength is probably not that simple. The so-called Earth Rankings experts are just those who many people don’t wish to be included, not necessarily the truly strongest ones!"
"Really?" Hu Xiexie scratched her head, "I thought the Earth Rankings accurately showed the strength hierarchy below the Earth Immortals!"
"There are many hidden experts in this world!" Su Yang remarked, "Even rankings like the Heavenly List aren’t necessarily precise!"
Hu Xiexie’s face was filled with amazent, as Su Yang’s words shifted her perspective significantly. Previously, she had thought these lists explained everything.
"Take Wu Feizhi, Ge Kaiyang, and Zhao Dongming for example—they could definitely be on the Earth Rankings. But, their nas aren’t there!" Su Yang continued, "It’s not that they lack the strength, they just haven’t bothered to compete for a place on the list!"
"Then what’s the point of these rankings?" Hu Xiexie exclaid.
"Heh..." Su Yang chuckled lightly, knowing that although the Earth Rankings might be deed hollow for those listed towards the end, the top three individuals were unquestionably deserving.
The first Martial Champion, the second Beigong War God, and the third Qi Zhishan.
Su Yang had never t the Martial Champion or the Beigong War God, so he couldn’t analyze them. But Qi Zhishan, Su Yang had seen.
Previously, Su Yang hadn’t thought Qi Zhishan was particularly strong, but after his own breakthrough, he finally realized how formidable Qi Zhishan was.
Qi Zhishan, having sat in Zen ditation for seventeen years, could be described as having made no progress during that ti.
But after Su Yang’s breakthrough, he realized that even his current strength probably still fell short compared to Qi Zhishan before the latter’s long ditation.
Now that Qi Zhishan had cast aside those mories and started afresh, his power was rapidly improving again. Just how strong Qi Zhishan had beco was now indescribable.
In his cultivation journey, Su Yang had seen only two geniuses. One was Ye Jiansheng, and the other was Qi Zhishan.
Ye Jiansheng needed no introduction, having reached the Great Perfection of the Venerable Realm at a very young age and then becoming an Earthly Immortal. In the Earthly Immortal Realm, he had made rapid progress and achieved remarkable feats. Now ranked fourth on the Heavenly List, he had stunned the world.
Without the seventeen years wasted in fruitless ditation, Qi Zhishan would likely have entered the Heavenly List a long ti ago. Given ti, he might even beco the second Ye Jiansheng!
With such a powerful Qi Zhishan ranked only third, just how strong were the first-placed Martial Champion and the second-placed Beigong War God?
Moreover, there were the Eastern Judge and the Western Abbot, both of whom had been ranked just behind Qi Zhishan seventeen years ago. While Qi Zhishan hadn’t advanced an inch in that ti, those two had not been idle. Just how formidable had their strength beco now?
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