Looking to the owner of that voice, Mei Hongli’s countenance turned ugly: “Feng Luotian!!”

The crowd also recognized him, even from a mile away, as he was also one of the most famous people in Divine Bird City.

“Oh my god, it’s God’s son!! Don’t tell me he comes to take the test of the Peacock School as well?”

“He’s already here so he should be.”

“But he’s a cripple!!”

“Shush!! Keep your voice down!! He’s Goddess Mei’s sworn brother. If you want to be hated that much, say it while you’re by yourself.”

“Anyway, I don’t think he can pass the Peacock School’s exam.”

“So what? With all the connection between him and Mei Clan, do you think he needs to take the exam at all? Peacock Lord dotes on him even more than his own daughter, do you think it’s matter whether he has the strength to pass?”

“Well, I was just saying. I only feel that it’s a little unfair.”

“If you want to be treated fairly, then go tell your father to become the second God of this city.”

“What did you say?!”

The quarrel was boiling within the crowd but it was cooled down the instant Feng Luotian arrived in front of Mei Hongli. Although most of the cultivators here did know Mei Hongli, all of them knew their God’s son, so they were interested to see what was going on.

Feng Luotian continued the previous sentence by saying it to Mei Hongli’s face: “Mei Hongli. You will definitely cheat this exam some way, via your father’s means, of course. But even with that, if someone manages to surpass your result and become the top-ranking without any cheat. Then you must be even less capable than me, right?”

Feng Luotian casually answered Mei Hongli’s previous question.

Sun Wuji confirmed the answer: “That is exactly what I mean when I said that it would be really embarrassing if you can’t take the top.”

After that, Sun Wuji walked to Feng Luotian and did his usual unique handshake combo with his brother: “Long time no see, Brother Feng. From the look of it, you’ve become much stronger.”

Feng Luotian replied Sun Wuji with a smile: “Well, pretty much!!”

They both moved towards Mei Yue’er to chat, completely ignoring the enraged Mei Hongli.

Mei Hongli rebuked the accusation: “You bastards!! Who said that I will cheat?” Indeed, being caught cheating on the exam would be even more embarrassing than failing the exam.

Spreading his hands, Sun Wuji calmly stated: “No one said it. But everyone is thinking so. It’s not that hard to deduce such things. Right, everyone?”

Mei Hongli quickly swept his eyes across the crowds. After their eyes met, the crowds turned their eyes the other way, not confirming nor rejecting Sun Wuji’s statement. They only whispered to their friends in low voices.

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“Who is this guy?”

“I don’t know but from what God’s son said, his name is Mei Hongli, so he must be someone from the Mei.”

“I know a bit about the guy. His name is Mei Hongli alright. Not only that, but he’s also Mei Clan Second Elder’s son. He’s two years older than us. He’s already failed the entrance exam twice, giving his father a lot of humiliation.”

“Heh. What you know is not a bit, man.”

“If he’s Mei Clan Second Elder’s son, then what Sun Wuji said about his father will be an exam proctor should be true as well.”

“Well, having a father as a proctor, there’s no way he’ll take this test seriously. He’ll pass no matter how useless you are.”

“And he also thinks he’ll take the top ranking as well.”

“Yeah, I think he will definitely cheat this time around.”

The gossip was spreading wider and wider as the mumbling sounds continued to echo across the city hall.

Flustered, Mei Hongli loudly justified himself: “I will not cheat this exam. I will beat you all fair and square!! You hear me!? And you, Feng Luotian, don’t forget about our bet.”

With a smile, Feng Luotian said: “Of course!!”

Then he crossed his arms over his chest, causing his firm muscles to stand out.

Looking carefully, Mei Hongli noticed a clear change in Feng Luotian’s body compared to the thin body he had got last month. Feng Luotian right now was of a firm build and seemed pretty strong. However, Mei Hongli still did not sense any Theríon from him, which meant he was still a cripple, at least in his eyes.

Mei Hongli snickered with a chuckle: “Heh!! Look at you, building muscle and all that. Without Theríon, the best you can do with that would be to carry rice bags behind the low-level restaurant for the rest of your life!!”

After giving a harsh speech to his opponent, Mei Hongli satisfyingly left the scene along with his men. But even being insulted in such a way, Feng Luotian only sent him off with a carefree smile.

As for Ying Lizhua, even though he was very competitive, he would not bother with someone whom he knew he was superior, and would only fight words with someone he was familiar with, like Sun Wuji.

Nevertheless, Ying Lizhua was also confident in his own style that he would definitely take the top ranking in this exam, because as it happened that he had the highest level of cultivation among the participants.

Ying Lizhua gave one glance to Feng Luotian and “Hmph!!” After that, he found his own place to rest, waiting for the application period to end.

Mei Yue’er: “So, you have come. But what’s the deal with you and Hongli?” She was undoubtedly delighted when Feng Luotian came, but from their conversation, there was something she did not know of, so she could not help but ask.

Feng Luotian: “Nothing. Just some minor conflict.”

Mei Yue’er nodded. If Feng Luotian did not wish to reveal it, then she did not need to know about it, so she would not press the issue. She also noticed the differences in Feng Luotian’s appearance and body, so she asked: “What did you do in this past month to change by this much?”

Feng Luotian answered: “Nothing but training.”

Sun Wuji: “What kind of training did you do anyway? Don’t tell me that you only built your muscle as that bastard said? Because I still don’t sense any Theríon from you.”

Feng Luotian: “You will know when the time comes whether he was right or wrong.” There was a hidden and implicative meaning within his tone.

Sun Wuji gave his brother a glance: “What’s with you, acting all mysterious? Anyway, since you have come, that means you have something in your sleeve.”

Feng Luotian only let out a small chuckle: “Hehe. By the way, Yue’er, can you get me an extra application form? I think I lost it when the lightning struck my home.”

Mei Yue’er nodded, not doubting him in the least because the possibility of him losing the application form to the lightning was much greater than all other possibilities combined. She approached the school application desk and talked a bit with the school’s officer, then she got back with another form and handed it to Feng Luotian.

Feng Luotian received the form and filled in his information: “Thanks, Yue’er.”

Following that, he lined up and handed in his application form, then he hurried back to his friends to talk about what they did in their training last month. Mostly, Feng Luotian avoided the subject of his training and only talked about Mei Yue’er and Sun Wuji’s training.

About fifteen minutes later, Peacock School’s officer loudly stated: “Okay, the application period has ended and everyone here has handed their application forms. Follow me to the exam site. There will be an exam proctor there who will give you a test. Those who pass the test shall officially become the Peacock School’s disciples.”