When I first entered high school, the system insisted that I was destined to be an emperor in my lat

Xiao Xingye quickly searched through the corpse of the sixth-tier bird king.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he forcefully pulled out a crystal the size of a fist.

Inside the crystal was a miniature phantom of a crackling bird, emanating a chilling soul fluctuation.

"Brother Jiang Feng, it's a sixth-tier soul crystal!"

Xiao Xingye ran over excitedly and handed over the soul crystal.

Jiang Feng nodded slightly and put it into his system space.

At the same time, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.

The way those arrogant geniuses around him looked at Jiang Feng had undergone a complete transformation.

In the crowd, Ye Junlin gritted his teeth, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

His arrogant pride had been shattered by Jiang Feng's sword and fist.

He is a rare genius in marksmanship!

The Number One Prodigy of Chengdu!

But... he didn't even have the courage to step forward when facing that sixth-tier beast!

Jiang Feng, however, killed him as easily as killing a chicken!

On the other side, Feng Changge, dressed in a fiery red outfit, looked at Jiang Feng with an ambiguous expression.

In this dog-eat-dog world, attaching yourself to the strong is the law of survival!

She stared intently at Jiang Feng with her captivating peach blossom eyes, her gaze shifting and sending him flirtatious glances.

This blatant gaze greatly displeased Shen Weilan.

She frowned, stepped forward, and hugged Jiang Feng's arm.

On the other side, Bai Zihuang lowered his head slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"He can withstand a sixth-tier king-level beast with his bare hands at the fifth rank."

"No wonder he's the target that 'Ace of Hearts' personally named to keep an eye on!"

"However, the more brilliant a genius is, the more valuable it is to stifle them!"

Both of them were selected as candidates by the Ace of Hearts.

He can only ascend to that position by killing Jiang Feng!

"Ahem... Jiang Feng, thank you so much this time."

Colonel Qin Lie, clutching his chest, walked over shakily.

"If it weren't for your heroic act, we would all be dead here today."

Jiang Feng looked at the pale-faced colonel and asked with concern, "Colonel Qin, what's wrong with you?"

"It's alright, I've already taken the healing medicine, I just need to rest for a few days."

Qin Lie waved his hand, glancing with lingering fear at the abyss below. "This place is no place to linger. Everyone back to your cabins, full speed ahead to Jiangnan City!"

……

After surviving this life-or-death ordeal.

The next two days of the flight went very smoothly!

Two days later.

"Look! It's Jiangnan City! We've arrived!"

Inside the cabin, someone shouted excitedly.

Everyone eagerly crowded to the porthole and looked out into the distance.

The next second, everyone's breath caught in their throats.

What appeared in their field of vision was not a bustling metropolis, but a colossal steel beast lying prostrate on the vast earth!

A massive iron wall, tens of thousands of meters long and made of dark steel, envelops the entire city of Jiangnan.

The iron wall was densely covered with fortresses and fortresses, and countless heavy cannons pointed straight at the sky.

The most breathtaking part is from high above!

The entire city of Jiangnan was completely enveloped by a giant, light blue energy net.

Just then, a strange beast, oblivious to its own mortality, attempted to swoop down from the sky and infiltrate the area.

"Buzz!"

The surface of the energy net instantly lit up with a dazzling light!

The beast was instantly annihilated!

At the four key points of the air defense network, there are four enormous energy cannons that are enough to make one's scalp tingle just by looking at them!

"Is this... this the essence of the provincial capital?"

Xiao Xingye swallowed hard, his face filled with shock.

Because of airspace restrictions, the three helicopters were unable to fly into the city and instead landed slowly on the military helipad outside the first line of defense.

As soon as they stepped off the gangway, they saw seven or eight heavy military green off-road trucks parked in front of them.

At the very front of the vehicle stood a striking man.

He looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with short white hair and a white trench coat over his slightly disheveled combat uniform.

He had a pipe dangling from his mouth, puffing out smoke, and two exaggeratedly designed, sheathed swords were slung across his back.

The young man had very handsome features, but unfortunately, he had a scar on his right cheek that ran from the corner of his eye to his chin.

This scar added to his fierce and unapproachable aura!

Upon seeing this person, Colonel Qin Lie's pupils contracted, he straightened his back abruptly, strode forward, and respectfully gave a standard military salute:

"Qin Lie from the Linchuan Military Region greets Major General!"

Major General?!

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng and the others were all taken aback.

This young man who looks like a thug is actually a major general?

The scarred man exhaled a thick smoke ring, dangled his pipe near his mouth, and glanced casually at Jiang Feng and the others, his tone revealing a hint of impatience.

"Damn it, that old man's just bored and has nothing better to do!"

"I finally got a vacation, and you insist I come all this way to personally escort these little guys who haven't even grown their feathers yet!"

He waved his hand impatiently, shouting like he was herding ducks, "You little brats, stop standing there and get in the car! I'll take you into town!"

"Let's get the rules straight first: if you don't understand anything, don't ask me!"

"I don't have time to answer you!"

"but……"

The man changed the subject, a meaningful smile spreading across his face. "If you run into trouble in Jiangnan City, you can ask me for help."

"However... my appearance fee isn't low!"

Hearing this absurd statement, Colonel Qin Lie stood aside, his lips twitching uncontrollably.

He had long admired this man's name when he was in the Linchuan Military Region.

Despite having already reached the sixth-grade Martial King realm in terms of cultivation, his bad personality and even leading the beating of his superiors have prevented him from being promoted to the rank of Major General.

Jiang Feng and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Brother Jiang Feng..."

Xiao Xingye shrank back and muttered in a low voice, "This guy is so arrogant! He doesn't look that much older than us, yet he keeps calling himself 'this old man'..."

"Whoosh!"

Before the words were finished, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly rang out in the air!

A flash of cold light grazed past Xiao Xingye's ear and, with a "thud," disappeared into the iron frame on his right.

Xiao Xingye froze, his back instantly soaked with cold sweat.

He instinctively turned his head and saw a short sword stuck less than a centimeter from his ear.

The major general in front didn't even turn his head. He simply took a slow puff of his pipe and said calmly, "What I hate most in my life is people who gossip behind people's backs!"

So fast!

Jiang Feng was slightly startled.

He had only caught a fleeting afterimage of that attack.

Is this the strength of a sixth-rank Martial King?!

However, Jiang Feng was not afraid.

Compared to those wicked people who secretly plot against others for money and commit murder, these people who wear their emotions on their sleeves are much more genuine.

Thinking of this, Jiang Feng had an idea and stepped forward.

Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, he flipped his hand, and the sixth-tier soul crystal appeared in his palm.

"Major General."

Jiang Feng spoke calmly and respectfully, "A few days ago, I managed to kill a sixth-tier beast in the abyss and retrieved this soul crystal."

"Having just arrived in Jiangnan City, I am unaware of the specific use of this item. I hope you will kindly enlighten me."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding air seemed to fall silent for a moment.

The scarred man took the pipe out of his mouth, and his previously nonchalant gaze instantly sharpened.

He looked the handsome young man in front of him up and down.

Then, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"You killed that sixth-tier Crackling Bird King?"

"You've got some skills, kid!"

"Only at the fifth rank, fifth star level, yet he managed to kill a sixth-rank king-level beast!"

He smacked his lips, put the pipe back in his mouth, took a deep drag of smoke, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

"No wonder the old man insisted that I come to pick him up in person."

"It seems... you bunch of brats aren't as useless as I thought!"

Then, he leaped onto the roof of the car and looked down at everyone.

"Now, let me introduce myself."

"My name is Guan Yuan!"

"Major General of the Jiangnan Provincial Military Region, Rank Six, Eight-Star Martial King Realm!"