“Are you not going to stay for a while?” the Black Armor asked slowly. “You should know that many benefits await you after becoming an official student. I didn’t lie to you about that. You won’t need too long in here, just a month before you set foot into Apex—the seven element Arcanus realm by your system!”0

“That’s fine.” Hou Xiaochen smiled faintly. “I think I know how to grow stronger from here. Thank you for your good intentions, senior. Send me out! Or is the senior going to go back on your word?”0

“Of course not!” The Black Armor looked at him. “Are you… going to seek revenge on me?”0

“No, you’ve misunderstood, senior. I have absolutely no intentions of doing that! Life and death are commonplace in the martial world, not to mention that I am not of the same kind as them. I am an official, they are bandits!”0

“I see…” mused the Black Armor. “I also hope you understand that even if you become the seven element Arcanus that your age is familiar with, there are many, many Apexes who died to my hands back in the day!”1

“Of course!” Hou Xiaochen remained calm, not saying anything else. He frowned as the moments dragged on with no sign of action from the Black Armor. “What does… the senior mean by this?”0

“Nothing much.” The Black Armor suddenly shook its...0