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"Are you the new Sect Leader of Seven Star Gate, Wang Chong?" the Head of the Supervisory Academy asked with a hint of disdain as he glanced at Duge, who was paying his respects, and lingered momentarily on Xu Heming, whose limbs were severed.
"Replying to the Head, I am indeed Wang Chong,"
Duge straightened up, sizing up the leader opposite him.
The man was a middle-aged person around forty, with a long beard hanging from his chin and eyes brimming with energy, emanating a natural sense of authority.
At first glance, there was no discernible difference between him and someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Behind him stood a young man in his twenties, clad in deep blue robes embroidered with the vermilion bird, wearing a hat with a tassel similar to that of the Imperial Embroidered Guards, with a longsword at his waist, vibrant and full of life.