Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 647: I Don’t Necessarily Think So (Fifth Update)

"Which family does that young man belong to?" Li Litian asked with a frown, pointing to the young man competing below. Ever since his son’s mishap, he had a premonition that the Li Family was likely to lose face at this gathering, but he never anticipated that disciples from the other three Prominent Families had actually broken through to the S-level. What on earth is going on, and which family is that young man from? Their secrecy has been a bit too perfect.

"Hehe, that is our Nangong Family’s prodigy, Nangong Jingyun. Just a few days before attending the gathering, he broke through to the S-level, which truly gave our Nangong Family a great surprise. Unless something goes wrong, Nangong Jingyun should be the top contender in this tournament, haha." Nangong Mingyue was now brimming with pride, laughing arrogantly. Nangong Jingyun was their Nangong Family’s trump card, specifically for overtaking the Li Family at this gathering. Yet even he did not expect Nangong Jingyun to suddenly break through to the S-level, leaving Nangong Mingyue too delighted to contain himself.

Moreover, Li Zerui, who originally had the highest expectation, suddenly encountered misfortune. Nangong Jingyun was destined to earn great prestige for the Nangong Family at this event. Thinking of this, Nangong Mingyue was overjoyed. Among the younger generation, there had never been talk of an S-level expert in any Prominent Family. Therefore, in this tournament, Nangong Jingyun was bound to come out on top, thoroughly overturning the Li Family’s long-standing dominance, bringing great honor to Jingyun’s own name.

"Nangong, you’ve kept such a deep secret. What luck to have such an outstanding disciple. It seems your Nangong Family will be the biggest winner at this gathering." Upon hearing Nangong Mingyue’s words, Kong Minghua felt a sense of resignation inside. He had not expected the Nangong Family to suddenly produce an S-level youth. It looked like Nangong Family would be the biggest winner of the gathering, and the thought made Kong Minghua terribly envious. Why couldn’t the Kong Family produce such a genius?

"I originally thought there might be a chance to take first place this time, but I didn’t anticipate Nangong pulling this move. You’ve played a very deep card." Yu Nantian was also feeling quite helpless now. He originally thought that with Li Zerui’s incident, the Yu Family had their chance, but unexpectedly, an S-level master appeared in the Nangong Family. This news was terrible, dousing the Yu Family’s opportunity in cold water. It seemed they would play a supporting role once again. How could the Nangong Family be so lucky to have an S-level talent surface, while the Yu Family had none?

"It’s rather unexpected, Nangong. Call that young man up here, he no longer has any opponents to compete with below." Hearing Nangong Mingyue’s words, Li Litian also realized the situation was beyond recovery, and decided to simply acknowledge this and invite Nangong Jingyun up for a closer look. He could never have anticipated the appearance of such a tremendous surprise at the gathering—an S-level master suddenly emerging from the Nangong Family was completely unexpected.

If his son hadn’t run into trouble, maybe he would be an S-level master by now. With this thought, pain gripped Li Litian’s heart like a knife. All of this was because of Lin Feng. Without Lin Feng, Uncle Li wouldn’t have died, his son wouldn’t have gone into cultivation deviation, and the Li Family wouldn’t have faced successive disasters attracting bad luck like a curse, losing face at the gathering and even possibly threatening the Li Family’s position as the leader among the four Prominent Families. This worsened Li Litian’s mood even more.

"Alright then, Jingyun, come over and let your uncles have a look at you." Hearing Li Litian say this, Nangong Mingyue’s face blossomed into an even wider smile, thinking that Li Litian was giving him face. After all these years, a young S-level Nangong Jingyun had finally emerged, and he, as the Family Head, was extremely proud. He had waited long for this opportunity, finally able to get one over on the Li Family.

Of average build and dressed in a white training outfit, the handsome Nangong Jingyun, upon hearing the Family Head Nangong Mingyue summon him, hurriedly approached the four elders, bowed deeply, and then stood behind Nangong Mingyue with an extremely proud look on his face. This situation was truly glorious; such a scene had never occurred before. Now, amongst his peers, he was rightfully the number one. Thinking of this made Nangong Jingyun’s heart swell with happiness.

After enduring so much hardship, the day had finally come. With his current S-level prowess, he was a miracle among peers and would climb even higher in the future. Perhaps in a few years, he could become a figure like the Ancestor of Li Family, leading the Nangong Family to the pinnacle of the four Prominent Families and becoming the pride and glory of the entire Nangong Clan. By then, the position of the Family Head of the Nangong Clan would be well within reach!

Awesome! Too awesome!

With these thoughts, Nangong Jingyun’s excitement surged, and he couldn’t help but fantasize about the future, growing happier, more delighted, and prouder with each passing moment.

"Heh, Jingyun is impressive, isn’t he? Among the younger generation, he’s probably the strongest. Our Nangong Family is proud of Jingyun. He has a long future ahead of him, and who knows, maybe Jingyun could even become someone like the Ancestor of our Nangong Family. Hahaha!" Nangong Mingyue was already brimming with pride, unable to resist singing Nangong Jingyun’s praises. In his view, Jingyun, an S-level young master, was definitely at the pinnacle among his peers. Given time, Jingyun’s potential was boundless! How could this not make him happy?

The Nangong Family was finally able to hold their heads high. An S-level expert was a special existence in any prominent family, symbolizing the family’s strength. How else could the Li Family have dominated the top spot among the four major families for so many years? If the younger disciples kept up the momentum and one or two more S-level masters emerged, then perhaps the Nangong Family might one day take the leading position among the four major families. This was... this was simply too thrilling!

"Jingyun is really something to have become an S-level master at such a young age, something that’s nearly impossible under normal circumstances. Your Nangong Family is truly blessed to have a genius like Jingyun. It’s incredibly enviable!" Kong Minghua said with a smile as he too offered his compliments. Compared to the rise of the Nangong Family, he was quite willing to see this turn of events. The Nangong Family’s strength was not far off from that of the Li Family. If the Nangong Family were truly to rise, it might well be a good thing, at least considering how long they had been oppressed by the Li Family; this left him somewhat displeased.

Yet he felt very helpless inside and extremely envious of the Nangong Family. Why couldn’t the Kong Family encounter such a genius? Despite their best efforts at cultivation, the innate talent was simply not there; otherwise, the Kong Family would not have been suppressed by the other families, relegated to being the fourth among them. This left Kong Minghua feeling unfairly done by. If possible, he genuinely hoped that the Kong Family could rise to prominence under his leadership. But reality was reality, and all he could do was sigh in vain!

"If only our Yu Family could encounter a genius like Jingyun. He’s so young now, and his future is truly limitless. Becoming an S-level master at such a young age, he’s definitely the strongest among the younger generation. There’s no one among the youth who could beat him. A genius is truly a genius; it’s so enviable."

Yu Nantian, seeing everyone else’s comments, also wore a full smile as he praised Nangong Jingyun, but inside he was burning with jealousy. How could the Nangong Family suddenly produce an S-level master out of nowhere? This was such a surprise, and if things continued this way, the Nangong Family might well be on the rise. Sigh! Why couldn’t the Yu Family have such a genius? The Yu Family had nurtured so many excellent disciples over the years but had never encountered a genius like Nangong Jingyun. It was truly enviable to others how an S-level master had suddenly appeared in the Nangong Family!

Li Litian looked at Nangong Jingyun and immediately felt very irritated because every time he saw Jingyun, he thought of his son. Had his son not encountered problems, he too would have been an S-level master by now. Then it wouldn’t be the Nangong Family’s turn to be so arrogant today. But facts were facts; how was it that the Nangong Family suddenly produced a genius like Jingyun, while his own son, formerly the strongest among his peers, suddenly met with misfortune? Thus, Li Litian was very annoyed, saying not a word. After a glance at Nangong Jingyun, he turned his head toward the competition below, rather than getting angry!

"Thank you for the praise from all the Family Heads. I’ve also discovered a problem now; I can no longer find an opponent among my peers. Now even at home, only the Elders can spar with me, which is quite troubling. I do hope that more disciples will step up so that I might have some opponents to spar with." Hearing the praises of the various Family Heads, Nangong Jingyun couldn’t help but feel proud and spoke lightly. However, in his heart, he truly didn’t believe that other disciples could break through to S-level; it was just a polite remark.

How many people in the world could be a genius like him? It had been many years since an S-level young master had emerged among the younger generation. How could other families possibly have young people reaching S-level? This was simply an impossibility. Jingyun no longer respected anyone from his generation and even mocked himself; the loneliness of a master...

"I don’t think that’s necessarily true. I know of someone, Jingyun, who you might not match up against, and he is much younger than you, only a little over twenty." Li Litian had initially not wanted to speak, but hearing Nangong Jingyun’s arrogant and disparaging remarks made him very irritated. It was enough that he had already shown off so much; there was no need to say it like that, saying there were no opponents among his peers—such a frog in a well!

Thinking this, Li Litian grew increasingly displeased with Nangong Jingyun. An idea suddenly struck him; if they were saying there were no young opponents, well then, perhaps...