Ren Zhengfei’s demand made everyone present go pale.

Enduring his physical discomfort, Jin Kui roared furiously, "You old bastard, you shut..."

Halfway through his words, Qin Hao waved his hand to cut him off. "Enough!"

Jin Kui shut his mouth at once, his face a bit weak. "Boss..."

"We order you not to say another word!"

Qin Hao’s voice shed its usual gentleness and carried a weight of authority.

Jin Kui had no choice but to close his mouth, glaring at Ren Zhengfei with eyes full of resentment and anger.

"Heh! Kid named Qin Hao, out of all these people, only you came out clean! As for your subordinates, every last one of them is a dumb pig!"

Ren Zhengfei cursed wildly, then let out a sinister chuckle. "Now, you can kneel and apologize."

Qin Hao didn’t kneel or apologize. Instead, he said with a serious face, "Old sir, don’t you think kneeling is a bit too much? If you were my teacher, I’d kneel without a second thought. Unfortunately, you’re not..."

"Stop babbling!"

Ren Zhengfei was angry, his brows twisting coldly. "When I tell you to kneel, you kneel! Don’t kneel? Believe it or not, I’ll cripple every one of your subordinates!"

Afraid Qin Hao wouldn’t believe him, he added, "Just a bunch of trash Outer Courtyard ants! I can kill as many as I damn well please!"

As those words fell, everyone on the scene felt unbearably suffocated.

Not long ago, they had just basked in supreme glory.

And now, they were being humiliated by this decrepit old man?

Furious!

On the other side, Qin Hao was extremely calm, a hint of resolve between his brows.

Then, the Void Storage Ring on his hand flashed, and a short blade appeared in his grip.

"You’re going to attack?"

Ren Zhengfei was startled, not daring to believe Qin Hao would actually do it.

Yet, Qin Hao on the opposite side raised the blade.

"You’ve got some balls!" Ren Zhengfei exploded with a curse and was just about to make a move when he saw Qin Hao already drive the blade down hard—straight into his own thigh!

Chii!

The sound of the blade piercing flesh wasn’t loud, but it was piercing to the ear.

The crowd, who had been full of pent-up frustration, were all stunned by Qin Hao’s action.

But very quickly, they came to their senses, and their eyes filled with hot tears of gratitude.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Ren Zhengfei also snapped out of it, his face dark as he shouted.

This brat was actually playing self-harm right in front of him?

They saw Qin Hao let go of the knife handle, standing there deathly pale. "Old sir, I can’t kneel. But I can pay with blood for the offense committed by me and my men!"

Even though he was wounded, even though the wound was bleeding, Qin Hao’s back was ramrod straight, his expression so calm it was as if he hadn’t been injured at all.

Looking at this scene, Ren Zhengfei felt his throat go dry and his heart couldn’t settle.

This Qin Hao... really is a ruthless one...

Ren Zhengfei knew that if a ruthless man like Qin Hao was allowed to live, and that kid held a grudge, he might indeed face trouble later on.

But if he kept pressing the matter, continuing to make things hard for Qin Hao, he himself hesitated.

Because Qin Hao’s body carried no baggage, so where did that blade come from?

Only now did Ren Zhengfei truly notice the thing on Qin Hao’s hand.

Void Storage Ring!

Ren Zhengfei also had a Void Storage Ring, but when he obtained his ring, he was already an Elder, and over seventy years old.

Yet Qin Hao, looking barely over twenty, actually possessed a Void Storage Ring?

This discovery forced Ren Zhengfei to take him seriously.

"This Qin Hao must be the descendant of some big shot. No wonder he dares to swagger in here and register! Looks like I shouldn’t go too far!"

Thinking this, Ren Zhengfei said stiffly, "Since you’ve paid the price, we’ll let this matter pass. However, those few brats, coming over to apologize is unavoidable."

As those words landed, Qin Hao’s expression relaxed. He looked at Jin Kui and the others. "You guys, go apologize."

"Boss..." With Jin Kui taking the lead, that whole gang of loyal brothers all had their eyes turn red.

The boss had willing taken an injury for them.

That kind of loyalty and righteousness, they had no way to repay!

"Cut the crap!"

Qin Hao furrowed his brows, showing displeasure.

Everyone understood how hard things were for Qin Hao, and stopped dragging it out. They all walked over to stand before Ren Zhengfei, bowing as they apologized, "Old sir, we were wrong!"

Because they knew how tough things were for Qin Hao, they didn’t show any hint of resentment. They just buried their anger deep in their hearts.

As their synchronized admission of fault echoed, Ren Zhengfei’s mood improved.

Only now did he truly feel he was still alive in this world.

"Heh, you little punks, now you know there’s always someone stronger out there, huh? You trash better remember, in this world there are plenty of people you can’t afford to offend!"

Ren Zhengfei lectured them in the tone of a parent, then impatiently waved his hand. "All of you, get lost!"

The crowd said nothing, lowering their heads as they returned to Qin Hao’s side.

"Let’s go, time to ring the bell."

Qin Hao spoke casually as he pulled the dagger from his thigh. Blood soaked his pants leg, yet he didn’t even bother with it and simply turned away, walking slowly.

Seeing this, Ren Zhengfei secretly nodded, but soon pushed it aside. He closed his eyes, wanting to sleep, yet Qin Hao’s face kept popping up in his mind.

"Annoying brat," Ren Zhengfei muttered.

...

"Boss, I know that old man is an Elder, but we’ve got so many people. If we really went at it, it’s not like we’d definitely lose to him!"

Only after they’d walked far from the Registration Hall did Jin Kui dare speak, and the moment he did, his face was full of pain.

Jin Ni’Er gently bandaged Qin Hao’s wound.

Qin Hao touched Jin Ni’Er’s forehead and said lightly, "You guys are too arrogant. Or maybe I should say, you look down on people in the Qi Condensation Realm too much."

"Qi Condensation Realm is just one realm above us, right? With so many of us, we still can’t beat him?"

Wang Tu was also somewhat unconvinced.

Qin Hao replied calmly, "You really can’t."

It wasn’t that he was lying, or trying to talk up the enemy.

He hadn’t stepped into the Qi Condensation Realm himself, so he didn’t know much.

But because of Master Chu, he could roughly guess the strength of that realm.

At that realm, a Cultivator’s Spiritual Qi was already quite abundant, with reserves more than ten times that of a Cultivator in the Innate Realm.

Moreover, people in that realm could already unleash all sorts of dazzling moves.

These moves had already surpassed the scope of mere Spiritual Techniques and were akin to "Divine Powers."

Qin Hao believed he feared no one in the Innate Realm.

But when it came to experts in the Qi Condensation Realm, he didn’t have the slightest confidence.

Precisely because he had no confidence, he forced himself to swallow this insult and choose to let the matter rest.

"Boss! You got hurt for us, we’re feeling awful too!"

Jin Kui pulled a face like he was attending a funeral, speaking in deep anguish.

"No need to feel awful. This little injury is nothing to me."

As Qin Hao spoke, he circulated Spiritual Qi into his thigh. Instantly, the bleeding stopped, and the torn wound slowly began to heal.

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