The noble youth, regaining his composure, wore a gentle smile as he walked towards the three of Wang Ruoxie.

Feng Yangyu and the dozen others naturally followed behind him.

"This beautiful lady, I am Zhuge Ming. May I have the honor of befriending you?"

The noble youth, with an elegant demeanor, slightly bowed to Xiao Ningyue and spoke.

As for Wang Ruoxie and Qian Duoduo who stood beside him, they were directly ignored. One had only an Essence Pill Realm cultivation, akin to an ant, and the other was a fat man covered in flesh, unworthy of even a glance.

"Not interested."

Xiao Ningyue glanced at Zhuge Ming with indifference, and replied coldly.

Hearing Xiao Ningyue's words, Zhuge Ming's expression paused slightly, then his face once again showed a gentle smile, saying, "Then, may I have the privilege of knowing your name?"

"No."

Another cold reply came from Xiao Ningyue's mouth.

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Ming's face darkened, a glint of cold light in his eyes. No one had ever dared to speak to him this way.

No matter the woman, as long as he desired, they would not refuse, nor dare to refuse.

However, upon seeing Xiao Ningyue's unparalleled beauty, Zhuge Ming's displeasure instantly dissipated. No matter what, he must have such a beautiful woman.

"Miss, there's no need to be so distant. I simply wish to make your acquaintance."

Zhuge Ming smiled at Xiao Ningyue and spoke again.

"Hey, isn't your skin a bit too thick? Didn't you hear my Sister Yue say she's not interested in being friends with you?"

At this moment, before Xiao Ningyue could respond, Qian Duoduo's body, round as a ball, blocked in front of Xiao Ningyue. He then looked at Zhuge Ming with disdain and mocked.

In his view, Xiao Ningyue's absolute beauty could only be admired by him and Wang Ruoxie. Others merely glimpsing at her would be profane.

"What are you, to speak to me?"

Zhuge Ming looked at Qian Duoduo coldly and said in a deep voice.

"Oh dear... my temper, Boss, don't stop me, let me give this guy a good lesson."

Hearing Zhuge Ming's words, Qian Duoduo fumed with rage.

However, he kept winking at Wang Ruoxie while speaking, seemingly indicating to be held back.

"Trash is trash. With Qi Condensation's Third Layer cultivation, you call someone with only a Ninth Layer of Essence Pill Realm cultivation your boss, how ridiculous."

Zhuge Ming mocked with a look of disdain.

"A piece of trash and a fat man, truly a comical pair."

"The funniest part is, the fat man even calls the trash his boss."

"Hilarious, who knows where these two oddities came from."

"Why are they at the Dragon Guard Camp? Could they be preparing to join the Black Dragon Guard like us?"

"Don't joke, the Black Dragon Guard isn't something they can qualify for."

...

The dozen noble youths following Zhuge Ming laughed and sneered.

"Don't you know? The trash you're talking about was the first place in the Eastern Domain's trial competition this time."

At this moment, Feng Yangyu suddenly spoke, causing the dozen noble youths to pause in surprise, then laugh even louder.

"Feng Yangyu, did you mix things up? Could such trash win first place in the trial competition?"

"If that's true, then it just means the other participants were even more worthless."

"Feng Yangyu, I heard you participated in the trial competition too. Doesn't that mean you lost to this guy?"

The dozen noble youths looked at Feng Yangyu with mockery and spoke one after another.

"Hmph, if I hadn't been so careless, how could I have lost? But now my cultivation has already advanced to Qi Condensation's Third Layer; how can he compare to me."

Feng Yangyu huffed coldly with an ugly expression and said.

"Boss, I didn't expect you to be the first in the Eastern Domain trial competition. You truly are worthy of being my boss, Qian Duoduo. How could these nobodies compare to you? They're just insignificant nobodies."

Qian Duoduo winked his nearly invisible eyes at Wang Ruoxie and said.

"Kid, I underestimated you. Winning first in the trial competition is indeed something."

Zhuge Ming gave Wang Ruoxie a cold glance and then said: "However, let me tell you this. Everyone who attended the trial competition back then had cultivation below Qi Condensation, and not a single person above Qi Condensation had participated."

"Otherwise, let alone winning first place, it might have been nearly impossible for you to survive."

"Because after reaching Qi Condensation, as long as you pass through the Ninth Layer Tower, you can directly join the Black Dragon Guard, and even directly obtain a rank within the Black Dragon Guard."

After hearing Zhuge Ming's words, Wang Ruoxie nodded secretly, recognizing that within the Central Domain of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, a Martial Cultivator at the Essence Pill Realm was merely at the bottom. Even the top geniuses, before they reached Qi Condensation, were not considered truly formidable.

For those genius experts who had already made it to Qi Condensation, the trial competition obviously could not attract them.

If there had been Martial Cultivators at the Qi Condensation level who participated in the trial competition back then, he might not have won the first place.

"Kid, listen to me."

At this moment, a young man in blue behind Zhuge Ming spoke to Wang Ruoxie: "Young Master Ming ranks thirty-ninth on the Myriad Dragons List. Not long ago, with a Qi Condensation Fourth Layer cultivation, he passed through the Second Layer of the Ninth Layer Tower and obtained the position of Centurion in the Black Dragon Guard."

"Does that have anything to do with me?"

Wang Ruoxie responded with a light smile.

"Kid, are you courting death?"

The young man in blue's face sank, speaking coldly.

"Wang Ruoxie, though you may be considered a top genius in the Eastern Domain, perhaps even the leading figure among the young generation, in my Central Domain of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, you are nothing."

Feng Yangyu glanced at Wang Ruoxie and said, "Moreover, I'd advise you to speak more respectfully with Young Master Ming. He is the grandson of Marquis Wu."

Hearing Feng Yangyu's words, a proud expression appeared on Zhuge Ming's face.

The grandson of Marquis Wu—these four words were enough for him to walk unimpeded throughout the Imperial Capital, or even the entire Great Yu Imperial Dynasty.

It's even said that ordinary royal descendants cannot compare to him, the grandson of Marquis Wu.

Other noble youths around also looked at Zhuge Ming with eyes of reverence.

Of course, they all knew that Marquis Wu represented not only noble status but also formidable strength.

Even in the entire Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, there are only nine Marquises, each a supreme expert capable of maintaining stability in their regions, not only possessing immense combat strength but also controlling elite armies composed entirely of Martial Cultivator experts.

Zhuge Ming's grandfather was one of them.

"Is being the grandson of Marquis Wu such a big deal? My old man is the president of Tianqian Commerce Association."

Suddenly, Qian Duoduo pouted and said.

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