Chapter 1639: Even More Arrogant Than Me, Huh?
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ye Xinghe froze. For some reason, a wave of goosebumps shot from the base of his spine straight to the top of his skull!
There had never been any heroes?
He could sense that these words held so much more weight!
Jiangnan's words contained no showing off, no bragging. He stated it simply, like an outsider, calmly recounting everything!
Because he had won!
If he hadn't won, perhaps Jiangnan wouldn't even want to think back on it, right?
In Jiangnan's demeanor, Ye Xinghe and the others saw no joy of victory, only exhaustion!
Zhong Yingxue leaned against Jiangnan, half-lying in his embrace, gently holding his hand!
She knew that Xiao Nan was remembering those soldiers who had died on the moon, whose bodies were obliterated in the final charge!
(๑･᷄～･᷅) "Drink less, you'll get a headache."
Jiangnan grinned and squeezed Zhong Yingxue's little hand.
(๑˃᷄³˂᷅)ᕤ "Let's not talk about this! Come on! Cheers!"
With that, he downed the wine in his bottle in one gulp, crushed the can, and tossed it away. Xing Cheng leaped high, caught it, and ate the can...
Xiao Chuihuo felt a bit emotional.
This time, when Jiangnan returned, he really gave him the feeling of having grown.
People who had undergone a real baptism of war would sink deep into it. Even after the war ended, it took a long time to climb out.
Even now, with the bonfire dancing, the Blue Moon hanging high, surrounded by close friends and family, lively and bustling—
But as soon as he closed his eyes, what appeared before him was still gunpowder smoke and corpses strewn across the battlefield.
It was as if everything before his eyes was a dream, and he was still in the midst of battle.
Zhao Dezhu was a bit worried and wanted to say something, but Xiao Chuihuo pulled him back and shook his head.
"Everyone is a lone traveler, growing strong along the way."
"Don't worry. This kid can pull himself together on his own. The more he feels the beauty before him is unreal, the more he'll cherish it all."
"What we need to do is silently watch over him. That's enough."
Zhao Dezhu nodded. His old group had gone through this stage too, so of course they knew how Jiangnan was feeling right now.
At this moment, Ye Xinghe, Gao Xingyu, and the others also crowded over.
(๑•̀～•́) "South God! If there are any more missions in the future, let us join in too, okay?"
(๑･᷅‸･᷄) "Yeah! Watching from the sidelines is almost suffocating. We've got strength to spare and nowhere to use it. We want to contribute too!"
"Maybe our levels aren't that high, but South God, if you just give the word, we'll be there!"
The students' eyes all focused on Jiangnan, their gazes filled with determination and longing.
Jiangnan looked at everyone. Ye Xinghe was even Diamond One now!
Qin Shou and the others were all at Peak Platinum, looking like they could break through at any moment.
Clearly, during the time Jiangnan was away, everyone had been training hard, catching up.
Striving to shine as soon as possible.
Jiangnan chuckled: "You guys better hurry up then. Platinum isn't enough to cut it. Opportunities wait for no one!"
Hearing Jiangnan say that, everyone cheered with "Yes!" repeatedly. As long as there was a chance, that was fine!
It was only at times like this that you could see just how freakishly strong Jiangnan's group was.
Everyone else was pushing for Diamond. Jiangnan and his team were already heading for Starlight!
Zhao Dezhu sighed with emotion: (◞ᵔᗜᵔ) "I'm just too old. If I were still young, I'd show you little guys how a real war is fought!"
"Watching you all fight out there, Uncle Zhu's getting itchy!"
Jiangnan perked up with interest:
(งᵒ̌▿ᵒ̌)ง⁼="Uncle Zhu! Tell us about your younger days, okay? How did you meet Auntie Yanhong?"
Zhao Dezhu blushed: (︶.̮︶///) "Me? I don't have much to talk about. Just some trivial stuff. If you want to hear something, you should ask your Grandpa Xiao!"
"Compared to your Grandpa Xiao, little Jiangnan isn't even that arrogant yet! Old Xiao! Tell the kids!"
Xiao Chuihuo's mouth twitched:
(◞￢益￢) "I... I'd better not. Don't dig up my old dirt!"
At this, Jiangnan and the others got even more excited, eyes full of anticipation.
Zhao Dezhu grinned: "This old man is too shy to say it? You all know Dean Xiao's codename is 'Fire God', right?"
"Know why the current President of the International Spirit Martial Alliance, Quinn, is called the 'Undying Sacred Flame'? Just to avoid the title of Fire God!"
"Among all the fire-attribute spirit martial artists in the world, none dare call themselves Fire God. There's only one Fire God in this world, and that's Xiao Chuihuo!"
Jiangnan shivered. Quinn was also quite skilled with fire, strong as hell—even able to injure Baldr. So it turned out he didn't use the Fire God title to avoid clashing with Grandpa Xiao's reputation?
He swallowed hard: (*ﾟﾛﾟ) "I think I'm already pretty arrogant! Grandpa Xiao was even more arrogant than me back then?"
Zhao Dezhu laughed heartily: "What you've done is nothing compared to that! Back then, the strongest in the world was Starlight!"
"The day Old Xiao broke through to Dao Heaven, he went around and beat up almost every single Starlight-level existence in the world!"
"Whether they had bullied us or not, he was just telling them, 'I've broken through! This realm is called Dao Heaven!'"
"Even later, when others gradually broke through to Dao Heaven and teamed up to gang up on Old Xiao out of spite, they still couldn't beat him! By then, Old Xiao had already left them far behind!"
Jiangnan's scalp went numb: (ﾟ口ﾟ) "Holy crap! I've been busy for so long and only managed to crack open a little over half the Dao Heaven heads. Old Xiao cracked all of them?"
At this, everyone stared at Jiangnan in terror!
Your record is already scary enough, okay?
Are you collecting honor badges or something? If you crack enough Dao Heaven heads, do you get the title "Blue Sky Head Cracker King"?
Xiao Chuihuo's face darkened: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿◟) "It... it wasn't as exaggerated as he says! I was just too excited, old and reckless!"
Everyone nearly spat out blood. "Old and reckless"? That's a new one!
They could already picture it: a sprightly old man in his sixties or seventies, with a smug face, pinning down all the world's top experts and beating them up!
Zhao Dezhu rolled his eyes:
(꒪ัд꒪ั◟) "Reckless? You were off the charts! Moving volcanoes as weapons to wipe out beast tides!"
"Chasing Dao Heaven beasts for barbecue—cutting, eating, and roasting at the same time! Said it was fresher that way! Swimming in lava!"
"To clean out the Taihu Lingxu, you boiled the entire Taihu Lake dry! Did you do all that or not?"
Xiao Chuihuo covered his face: (ﾉ)益(ヾ) "Stop! I still have my dignity, you know? I'm the dean! Believe me, I'll expel you!"
By now, Jiangnan and Qin Shou were dumbfounded. They knew Grandpa Xiao was outstanding back in the day, but they didn't realize he was this fierce!
In that instant, Jiangnan felt his own arrogance wasn't so big anymore.
Zhao Dezhu said seriously: (◞ಠʖ̯ಠ) "Don't you learn from your Grandpa Xiao, got it? Look! He was too cocky, and now his legs don't work anymore. Can't go anywhere now!"
Xiao Chuihuo glared: (ꐦఠ益ఠ)و "Get out of here! What does that have to do with my arrogance? My legs weren't broken by someone! It's..."
"Tsk! Enough, forget it."
Jiangnan looked at Xiao Chuihuo in his wheelchair and started to get ideas, eyes gleaming.
Everyone ate and drank for a long time until late at night, stars sparse and moon bright. To liven things up, Jiangnan even tossed a few Dance Grenades.
He also racked up some resentment points—ah, nice~
Xia Yao's alcohol tolerance was already garbage, and she was completely passed out drunk!
Jiangnan had to work hard to carry her back to her room.
Zhong Yingxue wasn't good with alcohol either, her pretty face flushed. Jiangnan took off her clothes and shoes, laid her on the bed, and tucked the covers in.
Afraid she'd be thirsty in the middle of the night, he placed a few glasses of water on the bedside table. He was about to leave.
But Zhong Yingxue reached out her little hand and grabbed Jiangnan's sleeve.
Drunk and bleary-eyed: (⑉་ᵒ̴̶̷～ᵒ̴̶̷)۶ "Xiao Nan... come here, I have something to tell you."
Jiangnan paused: (•︠～•︡) "What is it?"
Zhong Yingxue pouted: (⑉་ᵒ̴̶̷₃ᵒ̴̶̷)۶ "Come a little closer, I'm afraid you won't hear."
Jiangnan obediently leaned in close to Zhong Yingxue. Suddenly, she pursed her lips and planted a kiss on Jiangnan's cheek.
(⑉˘³˘)(⁰̷̴◊⁰̷̴๑) Ooooh~
Then she quickly turned around and buried her head under the covers.
Muffled: (⑉˃᷄◡˂᷅⑉) "I've said it! Good night!"
Jiangnan:!!!
Oh my mom!
Right now, Jiangnan touched his wet cheek, his bones going soft!
Xuexue, when she's drunk, is this bold? She dares to actively kiss me?
That's way too cute by a billion points!
(ૢ⁼̴̤̆ε⁼̴̤̆ૢ)~♡ "Then I have something to tell you too! Hehehe~"
Eyes full of excitement, Jiangnan lowered his head and tried to burrow into the covers!
But Zhong Yingxue held them tight, giving him no chance!
(⑉˃᷄﹏˂᷅⑉) "No, no! Go to sleep already!"
With a frustrated look, Jiangnan activated Blood Drink, then ran back to his own room.
Lying in bed, he tossed and turned like a pancake on a griddle, unable to sleep.
From upstairs came the occasional grinding of teeth and crunching sounds—no doubt it was Xing Cheng's tongue feast!
Jiangnan suddenly sat up in bed, took a deep breath, and his face turned resolute.
He took out the "Ai Hei Hei Garlic" and "Heart-Pounding Pop Rocks" and stuffed them all into his mouth, swallowing them.
Darkened Jiangnan sat cross-legged on the bed, spiritual energy surging around him, even churning up clouds of spiritual energy!
That's right! You heard it!
That guy named Nan actually started cultivating for once!
Watch me train in secret, break through quietly, and outwork all of you!
But he hadn't been cultivating long before his mind started wandering again.
Huaxia desperately needed an extraordinary-level powerhouse to hold the fort.
Grandpa Xiao was that fierce—if he could recover, he'd be unstoppable!
Jiangnan wondered what level he was. If he gave Bose particles to Grandpa Xiao, could he break through?
The key was his legs. It wasn't stated what caused it, but it definitely wasn't a simple injury.
Otherwise, with the current healing techniques, what injury couldn't be fixed?
Wait! Thinking about this, Jiangnan suddenly froze!
The "Small Fire Jar's" removal mode was originally meant for healing, not just extracting body parts, right?
Back then, he had extracted the One-Eyed Clan's blue light eyes and purple cataracts. Could Xiao Chuihuo's legs be cured?
Jiangnan's eyes suddenly lit up. Why not give it a try?
If it worked, it would be a nice surprise for Grandpa Xiao!