Chapter 3873 — This Very Move
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Though this young lord's stature was somewhat less than that of Xu Lingchong, the legitimate grandson of the Skyward Pavilion's Third Elder, it was already considerable enough; he would certainly not fear Xu Lingchong.
And so the resentment Shi Yuda had suppressed for over two months finally erupted in an instant!
To be honest, Kang Jingming was nothing but a newcomer risen from the mortal realm, and his strength had nothing whatsoever to do with the word "formidable." Were it not for Xu Lingchong's patronage, in the eyes of the Skyward Pavilion's newcomers this fellow would have been no better than dung - and not trampling him underfoot was already proof of their great magnanimity!
Yet because of Young Master Xu, they had been forced to pinch their noses and lift Kang Jingming up, watching helplessly as this dreg of the mortal realm rode roughshod over them all. What kind of rotten feeling was that, damn it?
Suffocation! Suffocated for a full two months, and now Shi Yuda had finally found the confidence to openly defy Xu Lingchong, to confront Kang Jingming head-on at the newcomer challenge tournament without the slightest scruple!
This was not merely to vent his own anger; more crucially, it was a gesture of goodwill toward that nephew of the Second Elder. One had to know that within the Skyward Pavilion's circle of second-generation scions, Xu Lingchong, being fiercely ambitious, had always stretched his hand far and wide, and quite a few of the young lords resented him deeply - among them this nephew of the Second Elder.
For Shi Yuda now to single out Kang Jingming, Xu Lingchong's lackey, was a sworn offering of allegiance, plain and simple. Once it succeeded, greater recognition would surely follow in the days to come!
As for his strength - true, he was still only at the peak of the Heaven rank, and to actively challenge a fine hand like Kang Jingming at the early Foundation Establishment stage looked like courting death. Yet success was not necessarily impossible, for Kang Jingming was an alchemist!
An alchemist who had only barely reached the early Foundation Establishment stage by constantly popping pills. How feeble his strength must be went without saying. Even a peak Heaven-rank expert like Shi Yuda might well have a chance of winning in a single bout!
Think about it - at a newcomer challenge tournament watched by all eyes, if he could overcome the strong with the weak, trampling underfoot a fine early Foundation Establishment hand like Kang Jingming in an unprecedented leap across ranks, what a sensation that would cause!
Not only would he vent his bile, but he would bring honor to that new patron behind him. More crucially, he might well leave an impression in the minds of the Skyward Pavilion's upper echelons. What a bountiful harvest that would be!
If Shi Yuda still dared not step forward to challenge Kang Jingming after all this, then he truly would not deserve to be a Skyward Pavilion newcomer!
Besides, he was not without a hidden card. Earlier, he had taken an Ultimate Golden Core, which would let him possess early Foundation Establishment strength for a short while - and dealing with Kang Jingming would be all the more certain!
When Kang Jingming saw Shi Yuda step forward with a cold sneer, calling him out by name for a challenge, he froze on the spot - just as Shi Yuda had expected. Fine early Foundation Establishment hand though he was, if it truly came to a life-and-death struggle, he might not actually be able to beat a peak Heaven-rank opponent!
If he lost to Shi Yuda, a mere peak Heaven-rank, then Kang Jingming would be nailed to the Skyward Pavilion's pillar of shame. No one would care whether he was an alchemist or not; they would focus on one thing only - you, a fine early Foundation Establishment hand, actually lost to a peak Heaven-rank!