The scholar finished kowtowing to the ants three times and then put them inside his sleeve.

He had kowtowed extremely hard, causing his forehead to bleed. But he didn’t mind. He only glared at Long Chen with rancor.

“What? Did you kowtow so hard to get sympathy? Do you want to make yourself seem like the victim? I looked down on you before, but now I look down on you even more. Do you think you're so great that only you are allowed to trample over others?” Long Chen looked at him disdainfully.

“Shut up! You are challenging all the scholars of the Vermilion Bird Empire to war! Do you think you're so clever?! Then let’s make sure to compete properly today!” raged the scholar.

“Are you stupid? It has always been the case that there can be no number one in learning and no number two in martial arts. In martial arts, it’s possible to determine who is first. But in terms of learning and culture, who can say that they...