Majestic and Dominant

Unexpectedly, Ruby Ji suddenly reached out and flipped the large plate of Earthbear Paw onto the floor.

With a loud clang, juices splattered everywhere and the Earthbear Paw was covered in dust.

Everyone looked at each other in shock; the dining hall fell silent.

Grace stood up, "What are you doing?"

Hmph! It's just Earthbear Paw, what's so special? You think I haven't eaten it before? Ruby Ji sneered. "Why are you acting so generous? Who are you trying to impress?"

Yeah! Does Ruby Ji, Young Mistress, need you to give her a plate of food? a middle-aged woman from the Azure Dragon Branch chimed in.

Even if you've eaten it before, you didn't have to throw it on the ground! Connie Luo grumbled, upset about the wasted food.

Exactly! Joanna Zuo added. "You're being unreasonable and ridiculous!"

Shut up! Ruby Ji yelled at Connie Luo and Joanna Zuo. "Why does Grace get special treatment while we're all here for training? I dumped the Earthbear Paw, so what?"

Grace pushed her chair back, stepped out from her seat, crouched down, picked up the Earthbear Paw, and suddenly slapped it right across Ruby Ji's face!

The Earthbear Paw was so tender that when Grace slapped her, Ruby Ji's face and hair were instantly covered with glistening sauce and soft meat.

"Ah!" Ruby Ji screamed. "What are you doing?!"

"Ruby Ji," Grace called out. "Listen carefully! Whether you acted out of jealousy or someone put you up to it, I don't want to see this happen again! Otherwise..."

She flashed a devilish smile, plucked a piece of Earthbear Paw from Ruby Ji's face, scraped it along her cheek, and said, "Next time, it won't be this simple!"

"You... How dare you! Do you even know who our Young Mistress Ruby Ji is?" the middle-aged woman challenged.

"I don't care who your Young Mistress Ruby Ji is!" Grace replied. "What, is that a crime?"

"You must have a death wish!" Ruby Ji suddenly struck at Grace.

Her moves were cunning and precise, clearly not your average fighting style.

But she was probably just a Ninth-Rank Spirit Practitioner.

There's a fundamental difference between a Spirit Practitioner and a Spirit Master.

Grace grabbed Ruby Ji's wrist, suddenly flooding it with terrifying spirit energy.

"Ah!" Ruby Ji screamed in agony, feeling as if her veins were about to burst.

"Want to fight?" Grace asked. "There's a Martial Arena in the Eastern Alliance for life-and-death duels. Shall we go there?"

"No more... No more!" Ruby Ji sweated profusely, her voice trembling with pain.

"Then from now on, you walk your own path, and I'll walk mine. We won't interfere with each other, alright?"

"Alright..." Ruby Ji replied.

Grace tossed her aside and said, "Then get lost!"

It took Ruby Ji a while to recover. She glared at Grace and said, "Zhu, Qingluan, I'll remember you! Let's go!"

With that, she left with the other two members of the Azure Dragon Branch.

Lee Gu grinned and gave Grace a thumbs up. "So fierce! So cool! You really made the Vermilion Spirit Alliance proud!"

Exactly! That's the way to deal with people like her! Joanna Zuo said.

Grace smiled slightly. "Let's go! We still need to pick up our keys and check in."

So the three of them left together.

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In the darkness, someone watched the scene from afar.

"Sixteen years old, Level Nine Spiritual Alchemist, Spirit Master realm, outstanding talent!" a man's voice said. "She's quite pretty, too! No wonder she caught the eye of His Highness."