Degrade from Nobility to a Humble Slave novel Chapter 54

To be the leader of this group of noble clan's disciples, the blue-clad man should be fairly strong.

When he saw Zen dared to dart towards him, he grinned contemptuously and changed his attack from the clenching fist to the eagle-claw boxing, grappling in Zen's direction while shouting, "Cyan Dragon Claw! Haha! Do you think you can run away?"

The attack seemed very powerful. A pair of hands, like dragon claws, landed on Zen's head.

Zen kept calm and quickly leaned sideways to slip out of the attack's grip. Zen rammed the man with his shoulder, making him fall back to the ground.

As the clansman was falling backward, Zen moved, and in the blink of an eye, he stood behind him, catching him right before the noble disciple hit the ground. Holding him by the neck with his right hand, Zen shouted, "If anyone dares approach, I'll let him fall, and he'll fail the test!"

When the other disciples of the noble clans saw Zen gripping the blue-clad man's throat, they stopped.

The blue-clad man, Chad, was the intelligent, youngest son of an influential member in the Zhuge clan. To set up a barrier on the path was his idea. Obviously, he was the bigwig in the group of disciples.

At the moment though, Chad was being held by Zen and might be kicked out of the test easily. Consequently, no one dared to make a move.

"Hey buddy, if you let me go, I can make sure you get away safely," said Chad calmly, even though he was at Zen's mercy.

"Huh, you think I'd believe you?" replied Zen. In fact, with his heightened strength, if need be, he could break through the barrier right now, it would just be a little harder.

However, every one of these noble clan disciples held a mysterious weapon, and some were top-grade. Although Zen's body was as firm as the mysterious weapon, being stabbed would be an unpleasant experience for him. So, this was the safest way. "Tell these guys to leave!" ordered Zen.

"Do you know, my surname is Zhuge?" stated Chad coldly.

There was a clear hierarchy within the noble clans.

More than 30 clans were given the title noble clan throughout the Imperial Capital, but only seven of them were at the top.

Those seven were the Pei, Zhu, Huang, Yu, Yun, Meng, and Zhuge clans.

The top seven noble clans were the backbone of the entire empire, and they were the real giants.

Chad had a higher status than the members of other noble clans' main branch even though he belonged to the junior side of the Zhuge clan.

That was why Chad had the guts to resist.

He believed that if others knew his identity, no one would dare hurt him.

Unfortunately for him, he came across Zen.

In fact, Zen hesitated a little when he heard Chad's surname.

The top seven noble clans assisted the first emperor setting up the Burning Sky Empire, which meant their history was as long as that of the empire.

Even a lower noble clan was too large for Zen to go up against, but he would not yield easily.

"Yes, I know your clan, but I'm sorry, I have to pass the Blooded Test. Tell them to move aside, or you'll… be kicked out!" Zen said, grasping him more firmly.

Chad's face flushed with anger. He treated joining the Blooded Test, like a game. He didn't think anyone would dare provoke him.

Chad thought Zen's behavior was an insult to him, instantly feeling furious. Everything about the Blooded Test was an illusion. So what if he failed today, he could still take part in it next month!

So, in spite of Zen's hand firmly grasping his neck, Chad was going to fight back.