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Chapter 539: I've Decided, Kill Di Feng! (3)

House of Hundred.

A referee had arrived.

At this moment, Su Yu had completely let go of his inhibitions. He looked incomparably relaxed. Looking at Wu Jia in the ring, he smiled. When his gaze landed on the nearby Di Feng who was glaring at him, he smiled as well before making a throat-slicing gesture.

Di Feng's expression changed.

Su Yu's smile grew wider. He was feeling very good. He was wondering what the referee would do if he accidentally killed someone today. Or maybe not? That could be troublesome. He was going to leave the academy soon. Would these people follow him out of the academy?

He thought of a lot of things, but before long, he stopped thinking about all that. In the ring, a roar sounded.

Source qi erupted, willpower swept everywhere, and the aura of Divine Characters spread all over the ring. With nine characters, Wu Jia was clearly superior to Yu Tong. She held the absolute upper hand in their clash.

Crash!

Booming sounds erupted repeatedly.

Although Wu Jia was not as ferocious as Zhou Hao, she was still quite valiant in combat. In less than three minutes, Yu Tong was sent flying by a sword strike. With a pale face, Yu Tong crashed outside the ring. With blood seeping out of her mouth, she pressed her palm against her skewered shoulder with a look of indignation.

Not far away, Yu Hong had arrived. She was looking at Wu Jia with a frosty expression.

Su Yu stepped between them and met her gaze. With a smile, he said, "If you're going to be a sore loser, you shouldn't have competed in the first place."

"Bastard!" Yu Hong scolded, "Who do you think you're talking to?"

Su Yu indifferently answered, "I'm talking to you. Elder Yu. Mountainsea Yu. If you're going to be a sore loser, piss off. I am embarrassed of being a fellow member of Great Xia alongside parasites like you."

"Bastard!"

Yu Hong was furious. Some of the other people there were astonished. Had Su Yu gone mad? Was he not afraid of revenge?

Su Yu smiled, "My apologies for insulting an elder, but I'm being honest. I am willing to accept punishment for that. Elder Huang is here. I can let go of my future stipend, my status as a high-high student, and my status as a top 100 student. Is this acceptable to you, Elder Yu?"

Yu Hong looked at him with a frown.

Su Yu smiled, "Don't bother looking at me. I don't care about the small amount of money I would lose from that. Sure, I did intend to insult you when I said all that, but I was also being honest."

Su Yu then said, "Senior Sister, this should be enough. You're already in the 91st place. Let's wait until the 25th."

Wu Jia looked at Su Yu in confusion. Were they going to wait this out?

Right at that moment, Di Feng stood up. He looked at Su Yu and coldly said, "Su Yu, you have simply been waiting for me. What's the point of all this posturing? If I don't want her in the top 100, she won't be in the top 100. It doesn't matter if you consider me shameless. It doesn't matter if you want to say that this is unfair. Since the rules allow for this, I will drop my rank and kick her out of the ranking."

It didn't matter how long they waited. If he didn't want her in the ranking, she wouldn't be able to stay in it. Even if she stopped her challenge, he could simply drop his rank and challenge her to kick her out.

Su Yu smiled, "You're right. In all honesty, I admire your shamelessness a lot. But it's the anniversary day today. Are you not willing to wait even a few extra days?"

Di Feng coldly said, "Since you have picked today, I'll go along with your wish."

Su Yu was still smiling. But this was no longer the usual fake smile. Rather, he was smiling from the depth of his heart as he said, "Di Feng, we have never fought before, right?"

Di Feng did not answer.

"How about this? Let's have a match to the death. Both of us are top 100 students. Any other type of match would be too boring. Let's fight to the death. My teacher isn't around, but it doesn't matter. I already had him sign the waiver for me before he left. If you agree, we can do it immediately."

Su Yu took out a piece of paper and said, "I'm serious. With this, we can solve things once and for all. I am sick of you. And you are sick of being forced to stay in the same realm to block my progress. Why don't we end it all today?"

Di Feng's eyes were cold. He looked at Zhou Pingsheng, who was standing in the crowd, and said, "Teacher, I am willing to fight Su Yu to the death."

He was also willing to fight to the death.

Su Yu smiled. All the invisible shackles that had been binding him all along seemed to have disappeared. Di Feng had claimed that with him around, Wu Jia would not be allowed to stay in the ranking. What else was there to say?

Zhou Pingsheng frowned. Was Di Feng Su Yu's match? But this was indeed a good opportunity to get rid of Su Yu. They could openly end Su Yu without breaking any rules. But...he could feel that Di Feng was still slightly weaker than Su Yu.

He gazed at Di Feng and Su Yu. After a long while, he said, "Fine. Di Feng, come here. I have something to tell you..."

He beckoned at Di Feng, who immediately walked over.

The two walked away from the crowd. When they were finally alone, Zhou Pingsheng's eyes flickered with hesitation before he took out a case, "Take this. There is a Materialization Pill inside. Get in the ring and enter the Skysoar Realm before killing him." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel•fire.net

"Teacher..." Di Feng was unwilling. He wanted to kill Su Yu as a Mental Tempering Stage student.

"Fool!" Zhou Pingsheng chided, "Let go of that pathetic ego of yours. He is the strongest Mental Tempering Stage student. He is already at the Infinite Strength Realm. His offensive strength is comparable to that of a Skysoar. There is an 80 percent chance you won't be able to defeat him. Only by materializing your willpower and pushing your characters into the next tier would you be able to kill him."

After saying that, he took another case out and said, "This is an Acupoint Break Pill. Only use this when you have absolutely no choice. This pill will destroy all your acupoints to give you a one-time burst of strength. Cultural researchers might not care about physical cultivation, but it is still not a good idea to just destroy your acupoints for no reason.

"This is a profound-grade cultural weapon. Take it as well. You can use it the moment you enter the Skysoar Realm. It has no element, so it doesn't have high compatibility with you. But it also won't reject you. It is stronger than your current cultural weapon."

"..."

One could see that Zhou Pingsheng was not holding back from all these expensive items he was taking out. If Di Feng could enter the Skysoar Realm, he wouldn't be weak. No matter what, he was still a genius student. The ordinary Skysoars outside the academy couldn't be compared to him. Even if Su Yu was strong enough to kill some random Skysoars outside the academy, he might not be able to kill a Skysoar with Di Feng's level of talent.

Di Feng gnashed his teeth and accepted the items from his teacher. He placed the cultural weapon in his sea of willpower. He still couldn't use it now, but that wouldn't be an issue after he became a Skysoar.

Zhou Pingsheng glanced at the distant Su Yu. He still felt uneasy. After a thought, he took another item out and said, "This is a talisman capable of releasing a single attack of a ninth-stage Skysoar. If you really can't defeat him...use everything you have to deal him a fatal blow. You will be seriously injured as well, but don't worry. I will spend everything I have to help you with recovery. In fact, as long as you can kill Su Yu, you won't need to worry about being abandoned by the faction."

Di Feng gnashed his teeth and accepted the talisman as well.

His teacher was right. If he could kill Su Yu, it didn't matter if he would seriously injure himself. The single character faction would not abandon him or they would fully lose the confidence of their members.

If they were willing to abandon even someone who had performed a meritorious deed for the faction, who else would be willing to work for them?

A talisman containing an attack of a ninth-stage Skysoar. This was an extremely expensive talisman.

With this, Zhou Pingsheng stopped worrying. He said, "Of course, only use this talisman if you have no other option. After all, using something like this can't be good for our reputation."

"I understand." Di Feng nodded. Killing Su Yu with a talisman was an act of stretching the rules really thin. Others could very easily use that as an excuse to attack them.

"Good. You can leave now."

Di Feng said nothing else and walked away.

Chapter 540: I've Decided, Kill Di Feng! (4)

More and more people had gathered around the ring.

Standing beside the ring was a silent Su Yu.

Would they accept his challenge? He was unsure. If his challenge was accepted, this...would be his very first kill in the academy.

Yes. First kill. Even when he fought Huang Qifeng and the others, he had not killed. He had left those people with injuries they could recover from. He had ever only killed those from the Myriad Race Cult.

But from now on, he might need to add the single character faction members to the list of people he would kill.

A short while later, Di Feng returned. With a snort, he tossed a contract out and said, "Sign it."

Cries of alarm rang out around them. A fight to the death during the anniversary day. And this was also the first match to the death in the academy in recent years.

Su Yu took the contract and signed it without any hesitation. He then tossed his copy of the contract over and said, "Sign it."

Di Feng did not waste any time and signed the contract as well. Zhao Ming was the referee waiting in the ring. Multiple elders had also arrived.

Elder Sun stepped forth and coldly said, "Zhao Ming, leave the ring. You're a member of the Source Soul Research Center. You're not the suitable referee for this."

Zhao Ming smiled, "It's a fight to the death. Why does it matter who's the referee?"

"Since this is a fight to the death, who knows if you'll do something to interfere?" Elder Sun scanned the crowd before saying, "We don't need a referee for this match. There are so many elders here. The two combatants only need to enter the ring and fight until one of them is dead."

Some people frowned after hearing that. At this time, Old Nie arrived. Zhao Li had arrived as well. Even Chen Yong had arrived. One expert after another arrived.

Wu Yuehua scolded, "Su Yu, what are you doing? He is clearly going to break through into the Skysoar Realm during the match. There is no need to fight someone so shameless."

Zhao Li frowned and said, "Both of you are genius students of the academy. Is there a need to fight to the death? I say we should allow for surrender as well..."

He was worried.

Wu Yuehua was right. Di Feng was clearly planning to break through in the ring before killing Su Yu.

Su Yu might be strong, but he was not necessarily a match for a genius Skysoar.

But Su Yu smiled and said, "The contracts have been signed. Just follow Elder Sun's suggestion."

He looked at the crowd and said, "Thank you, teachers, for your concern. But I hope none of you will interfere in this match. A match to the death is a very big deal in the academy. I believe Principal Wan is also watching. Anyone trying to interfere might end up dead. Thus, don't throw your lives away for me."

Many hearts skipped a beat.

Zheng Yuming was the perfect example of what would happen.

Chen Yong looked at Su Yu as his expression changed repeatedly. He then transmitted his voice over, "If you don't have the confidence to win, just give up. Killing one person won't change anything. There is no need to take this gamble."

Su Yu shook his head and smiled without saying anything. Killing one person was never his goal. Di Feng? A mere stray dog. He only wanted to gain more fame. He wanted to establish his dominance. He wanted to show Great Ming that they were going to welcome a genius, not a weakling.

He wasn't going to stop at killing Di Feng. He was going to walk a path of slaughter all the way to Great Ming.

He had nothing in Great Ming. Only through fame would he be able to gain a footing in Great Ming.

Sorry...Martial Uncle.

Su Yu had decided. Today, he would kill Di Feng. He could no longer stay in the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy. With the single character faction around, nothing would change.

He leaped into the ring.

With a smile, he said to Di Feng, "Come on. I'll give you the time to break through into the Skysoar Realm."

Those words shocked the various observers.

This was crazy. Di Feng frowned. But he still entered the ring with a snort. Inside the ring, he wore a deep frown as he gazed at Su Yu. Was Su Yu planning to launch a surprise attack while he was breaking through?

Su Yu had both his hands clasped behind him as he said, "I'm giving you time to break through. Don't waste it."

Killing a mere Mental Tempering Stage student was not enough for him to gain the level of fame he wanted.

Killing a Skysoar would be better.

A genius Skysoar.

And he would deliver the genius Skysoar an absolute defeat. This would be the day he spread the name Su Yu all over the Human Realm.

"You're asking for this!"

Di Feng clenched his teeth and swallowed a pill. While looking at Su Yu's cautiously, his willpower started erupting.

Boom!

His sea of willpower shook and a layer of golden radiance appeared around his body. His characters also started materializing. With the materialization of his willpower and characters, all three of his characters advanced to the second tier.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was watching him with an amused expression. Di Feng was furious. Was this person completely looking down on him? He had entered the Skysoar Realm through willpower cultivation. Su Yu was too arrogant. He would regret this.

The others were shocked to see this. Di Feng had indeed broken through. And Su Yu had done nothing about it. Had he gone mad?

After about four minutes, Su Yu asked, "Are you done?"

"You—"

Su Yu interrupted, "Looks like you're done."

Right after saying that, his body flickered.

Boom!

As Su Yu swung his saber, a burst of saber qi swept forth with an unstoppable momentum. A spear appeared in Di Feng's hand. That was a profound-grade cultural weapon. With a roar, he stabbed at the incoming saber.

His willpower surged.

His characters appeared.

After his advancement, his characters and willpower had grown considerably.

However, his willpower was ineffective against Su Yu.

Sure, Su Yu had yet to advance, but he had opened 106 apertures and tempered his sea of willpower countless times. Furthermore, he also had multiple second-tier characters. Apart from the level of his cultivation, he was better than Di Feng in every aspect.

"Too weak."

Su Yu was completely unaffected by the willpower attacks. It wasn't that he was immune, but the attacks were so weak that they couldn't even do anything to him.

Crash!

Sky Sundering Saber.

That was an attack with the might of several hundred acupoints. Di Feng was forced to take several steps back. The skin on his hand had torn from the impact. As a result, both his hands were dyed red with blood.

Di Feng was shocked.

"Number one student in the ranking?"

"Heh."

The saber was swung yet again. With a rumble, Di Feng was sent flying out of the ring. One of his arms had burst apart from the impact of the second attack.

"You're not worthy."

The saber was too fast.

Unimaginably fast.

Su Yu leaped off the ring and swung his saber for the third time. A cyclone of source qi formed in the air. With yet another rumble, Di Feng was sent flying while coughing blood. He hurriedly swallowed the Acupoint Break Pill in his panic. Instantly, all his acupoints erupted in strength.

"Even with pills, you are still a piece of trash."

Carried by source qi, Su Yu walked on air as he swung his saber yet another time.

Crash!

Even after detonating all his acupoints, Di Feng was still not a match for Su Yu. He roared in an attempt to counterattack, but he was sent spinning in the air by Su Yu's slash.

"No..."

Impossible!

Di Feng could not believe this. Nobody could believe this. Was this really a fight between a Mental Tempering Stage and a Skysoar?

No!

Su Yu needed to be at least three stages above Di Feng for the fight to be this one-sided. The expressions of all the single character faction members changed. That was too strong. Su Yu had the combat strength of a fourth or fifth-stage Skysoar.

Su Yu, someone with 320 acupoints, had finally showcased his strength in front of all these people.

"You're so weak yet you keep provoking me again and again. Time for you to die."

After saying that, Su Yu swung his saber again. A rumble accompanied that swing. With a furious roar, Di Feng took out a talisman. But right that moment, a small hammer appeared noiselessly and struck his sea of willpower.

That was an incomparably powerful blow. That attack was powered by 106 apertures. It was not something Di Feng could withstand. He started bleeding from his seven orifices while his consciousness grew hazy.

Not far away, Zhou Pingsheng's expression changed as he exclaimed, "You..."

But before he could finish his words, Su Yu's saber arrived.

"I am going to kill him. Feel free to stop me."

Su Yu spoke loudly.

Feel free to stop him.

He wanted to see if any of them dared to interfere in an official match.

Unsurprisingly, none of them dared to make a move.

"Trash."

Boom!

Bang!

A saber descended, the air cracked, source qi erupted, and with a rumble, a body burst apart.

Chunks of flesh flew everywhere.

Su Yu nonchalantly plucked a talisman from the air and smiled. This was a powerful talisman. But could Di Feng even use it in front of him? ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NoveIＦire.net

Di Feng had been killed.

Even until the very end, he hadn't been able to do anything. He had been completely suppressed. And the fight had lasted less than 30 seconds. He had been completely dominated by Su Yu.

When Su Yu landed on the ground, his white outfit was still perfectly clean.

He scanned the crowd with a carefree smile and said, "That was fun. But it's a pity he was still too weak. Single character faction? Genius? Heh..."

That sneer of his had insulted numerous individuals. Today, Su Yu was incomparably overbearing. Number one student in the ranking, a Skysoar, and an Acupoint Break Pill.

So what?

With one saber, Su Yu, a mere Mental Tempering Stage student, had slain Di Feng.

There was no world-shaking battle. There was only a one-sided slaughter.

A deafening silence descended. Eventually, a furious bellow rang out, "Su Yu!"

Zhou Pingsheng's eyes were red with fury. He glared at Su Yu. As of this moment, he had decided that Su Yu must die. He would not spare Su Yu. The stronger Su Yu was, the more he needed to die.

He was too strong.

Terrifyingly strong.

Even back then, when Liu Wenyan was killing Skysoars as a fourth-stage Infinite Strength cultivator, he had not done it so easily.

Su Yu smiled with contempt. Zhou Pingsheng could do nothing here apart from standing there angrily.

And Su Yu did not intend to stop at just killing Di Feng. He would kill Zhou Pingsheng as well.

As he scanned the crowd, all the students started avoiding his gaze. Su Yu...the first student to kill a student in recent years, and also the first student who had killed a number one student ever.

Number one in the ranking? This position had been reduced to a joke. The so-called number one student had been reduced into a clown who had been killed by a Mental Tempering Stage cultivator after advancing into the Skysoar Realm.

Chapter 541: Breaking Your Backbone (1)

Standing in the ring, Su Yu was laughing in an absolutely unrestrained manner. In front of everyone, he had easily cut Di Feng apart.

Ignoring Zhou Pingsheng's fury, he said, "I guess trash will always be trash. Today, I will be accepting challenges to fight to the death. Any single character faction member at early Skysoar Realm and below is free to enter the ring."

He raised the volume of his voice and said, "I only have one question. Do you dare to fight me?"

Would they dare to face him?

He was only a Mental Tempering Stage student.

But he was akin to Bai Feng, someone who had killed Cloudbreach cultivators at the Skysoar Realm.

Su Yu had accomplished a similar feat today. He was only at the Mental Tempering Stage, but he had the courage to challenge and kill Skysoars.

Su Yu was viewing them with contempt and disdain. He was sneering at them.

Silence enveloped the area. Nobody said anything.

Elder Sun, Elder Yu, Elder Li...

All the single character faction elders had ashen expressions, but they were completely helpless. After killing Di Feng so easily, who else would dare to fight Su Yu?

Su Yu had defeated someone at the early Skysoar Realm before challenging all early Skysoars to fight to the death. But how many Skysoars would dare to fight him to the death after the previous fight?

Not even third-stage Skysoars were confident they could easily kill Di Feng. Su Yu had killed Di Feng way too easily. And it seemed like he hadn't even used his full strength. That was more than slapping their faces. That was stepping on their faces on the ground.

Su Yu remained in the ring.

With a carefree smile, he said, "It's the anniversary day. Let's celebrate it with a few matches to the death. I will be waiting here until the end of the day. Feel free to enter the ring. Also, I won't limit the challengers to only the single character faction members. You can get any help you want. I will accept all challenges. I don't mind fighting consecutive matches either."

Su Yu laughed in a carefree manner. Right that moment, with a rumble, a wave of source qi erupted from Su Yu's body.

Fifth-stage Infinite Strength Realm.

Su Yu laughed heartily.

The expressions of the students and teachers around the ring changed. Was this kid still a human? He had instantly broken through into the fifth stage.

Su Yu had grown even stronger than he was just a moment ago.

That was not the end of his. His battle character stirred, and with a rumble, his battle intent soared.

A baleful aura shrouded his body. A second-tier character.

A saber appeared around him, emanating a thick saber aura. Another second-tier character.

Lightning crackled around him. Yet another second-tier character.

One second-tier character after another erupted.

Lightning, kill, battle, blood, saber, break, and deceit. Of his eight characters, apart from the fire character, all the others had reached the second tier.

The crowd was alarmed. His incredibly dense willpower roiled and erupted.

Su Yu laughed wantonly, viewing everyone around him with contempt. He was only at the Mental Tempering Stage, but he could kill Skysoars. He was only at the Mental Tempering Stage, but he could look at Skysoars with disdain.

"Su Yu!" Someone shouted coldly, "Don't get too arrogant..."

"Shut up!" Su Yu coldly said, "I know you. A fifth-stage Skysoar. Get in the ring. Let's fight to the death. Do you dare?"

Once again, the surrounding students were shocked.

A fifth-stage Skysoar.

Many of them looked at the Skysoar in question. That was a genius from the single character faction. Back then, he was also a top 100 student.

A lot of people then looked at the single character faction elders with odd expressions. That was a genius teaching assistant. A fifth-stage Skysoar.

Su Yu was only a fifth-stage Infinite Strength cultivator. Someone like that had challenged the genius teaching assistant to fight until the death. Would the Skysoar dare to accept the challenge?

The Skysoar's expression changed. He gnashed his teeth in anger, but he said nothing else.

Did he dare?

Nope.

This wasn't a spar. If this was a spar, he would have agreed immediately. But this was a fight to the death. How strong was Su Yu? Even now, he still wasn't sure.

Su Yu had not exposed much of his strength during the previous fight. But he had shown his second-tier characters, and there were too many of them. From that, one could imagine how powerful his willpower was to support the growth of eight second-tier characters.

Genius!

Freak!

This student was so terrifying that a teaching assistant like him did not have the courage to fight the student to the death. It had been challenging for him to reach his current level of cultivation. He didn't want to risk his life against a madman.

"Hahaha!"

Su Yu laughed, shook his head, and sat down before saying, "I'll be waiting here. On this anniversary day, I am presenting everyone here with a great show. We don't want you to get too bored during a day of celebration, right?"

At this moment, he received numerous voice transmissions.

"Su Yu, enough!"

"Are you trying to escalate the conflict?"

"Su Yu, they won't spare you!"

"Su Yu..."

Numerous voices rang out in his ears. Some were threats, some were pieces of advice, and some were words of concern.

But today, Su Yu had decided to go all the way instead of doing things in a half-measured manner. He was going to wait in the ring until midnight. He wanted to turn the anniversary day into the day the single character faction turned into a joke.

After Di Feng's death, no other Skysoar dared to accept the challenge. They could die from that.

After a while, seeing that Su Yu was not moving, Elder Sun coldly said, "Su Yu, since you're so arrogant, why don't you extend your challenges to ninth-stage Skysoars as well?"

"Hahaha!"

Su Yu roared with laughter. The surrounding students were dumbstruck. Did the single character faction not care about their reputation anymore? Ninth-stage Skysoar? Against a fifth-stage Infinite Strength student? Was Elder Sun listening to himself?

Elder Sun said nothing else. He no longer cared about face. If he could kill Su Yu, he was willing to send even Mountainseas. Sure, they might be humiliated in the short term, but people would slowly forget it after Su Yu was dead.

While Su Yu was roaring with laughter, someone slowly stepped into the ring.

It was Chen Yong. He looked exhausted. Regret and sorrow could be seen on his face.

He gazed at Su Yu with a forced smile before turning to face Elder Sun. With a soft voice, he said, "Elder Sun, forget about ninth-stage Skysoars. That's 13 stages above Su Yu. Sure, the multiple character faction is filled with talented geniuses. But 13 stages are too much. How about this? You're a seventh-stage Mountainsea. Why don't you step in the ring with me for a fight to the death? I'm only a Cloudbreach, so you don't have to worry..."

Boom!

That drove the entire academy crazy. Was this real? Had he gone crazy? What was the multiple character faction trying to do?

Chen Yong ignored the reaction and continued looking at Elder Sun with a smile on his face. When he saw that Elder Sun's expression had changed, he looked at Su Yu again. When his gaze landed on Su Yu, the look in his eyes turned incomparably complicated.

Was he...tired of this? That was understandable. Su Yu was still very young. Even Chen Yong himself was already out of patience. Perhaps...Su Yu should really leave for a better future.

Today, Su Yu fought alone in the ring. As his martial uncle, Chen Yong felt completely helpless. Thus, if Su Yu wanted to leave, Chen Yong was willing to wish him the best of luck.

Chen Yong and Su Yu looked at each other in silence. No words were exchanged. Su Yu only gave his martial uncle a slight bow to express his gratitude.

A bitter smile appeared on Chen Yong's face. He turned to face Sun Xiang again and said, "Elder Sun, if the single character faction is so useless, you might as well disband."

Sun Xiang's face changed again. Killing Skysoar cultivators at the Mental Tempering Stage. Killing Cloudbreach cultivators at the Skysoar Realm. Challenging Mountainseas as a Cloudbreach. Was the multiple character faction really so strong? He refused to believe that. Thıs text ıs hosted at N()velFire.net

He really wanted to give it a try. But for some reason, his heart was throbbing uneasily. He kept looking at Chen Yong, but Chen Yong merely stood there with a smile.

Meanwhile, more and more people had arrived. Even more elders had appeared. This matter had escalated from a fight between students to a fight involving an elder.

"Martial Uncle, just leave the ring."

Finally, Su Yu spoke. With a smile, he said, "Martial Uncle, unless it's a special warzone set up by Xia Family, Mountainseas won't die so easily. Thank you, but there is no need for this, Martial Uncle."

Great Xia would not allow their Mountainseas to perish for no good reason. Thus, Mountainseas would generally not have a say unless they were out in the wilderness. The tradition of matches to the death has never included those at the Mountainsea Realm. It wouldn't be a problem for a Cloudbreach to participate in something like this, though.

Chen Yong gave Su Yu a long gaze before sighing. He then smiled and said, "I was playing a joke with Elder Sun. I was testing Elder Sun's knowledge of the rules. I was worried that the single character faction might have forgotten even the basic rules."

"Martial Uncle is correct." Su Yu smiled, "The single character faction is as good as crippled. Anyone with an eye can see this. What a bunch of garbage. From their elders to their students, they are incapable of anything apart from internal conflicts. They can only scheme and do nothing else."

Chen Yong smiled and cupped his hands at Elder Sun before saying, "That was a joke, Elder Sun. Mountainseas are not allowed to fight in matches to the death. But perhaps we can give it a try with the Cloudbreach cultivators in your faction some other day."

He then walked off the ring.

Elder Sun's face was unsightly. Yu Hong looked incomparably furious. She said, "Chen Yong, you are challenging the dignity of an elder."

While walking off the ring, Chen Yong looked at Yu Hong and smiled, "Don't misunderstand, Elder Yu. As the head manager of the books depository, I technically have the same status as an elder. A small joke like this can't be considered a challenge. Of course, if Elder Yu chooses to be sensitive, you are free to think what you want."

Yu Hong coldly said, "Chen Yong, since you have stayed in concealment for so many years, you should keep at it lest you suffer the same fate as some other people."

Staring at Yu Hong, Chen Yong slowly walked toward her.

Soon, he stopped before her and softly said, "I know who you're talking about. Yu Hong, I'll remember you."

Yu Hong's pupils shrank. At this moment, there was no smile or fury on Chen Yong's face. He appeared completely serene.

Chen Yong said nothing else and returned to Wu Jia. While gently rubbing Wu Jia's head, he looked at Su Yu again. After a while, he smiled and sighed inwardly.

Chapter 542: Breaking Your Backbone (2)

Standing in the ring, Su Yu said nothing else.

He shut his eyes and started cultivating. He was fusing his acupoints.

At the same time, he was keeping his fire character active to help with his cultivation. As he sank into a meditative state, a certain aura simmered within his body while his acupoints shone like stars.

Inside his sea of willpower, he was slowly separating his character technique into eight character techniques.

Nobody saw that.

The only thing everyone saw was his overbearingness and his strength.

One man and one saber.

Clad in a snow-white outfit.

Waiting in a ring for fights to the death. But nobody dared to step into the ring with him.

The anniversary day had transformed into a day of mockery.

Elder Sun and the others eventually regained their calm. One after another, they left. Some of them looked at Su Yu like he was already dead before leaving. They had decided to kill him the moment he stepped out of the academy.

They would not spare him. The matter today would spread all over Great Xia or even the Human Realm before long. They had to kill Su Yu. A mere Mental Tempering Stage student had suppressed the entire single character faction. That was a disgrace.

...

The news spread everywhere.

Great Xia War Academy.

The students there had also heard of what happened.

"Breaking news!"

"Great Xia Cultural Research Academy's Su Yu fought the number one student, Di Feng, in a fight to the death. With three slashes, he killed Di Feng. Now, he is challenging all early Skysoars in the cultural research academy, but nobody dared to step into the ring."

"A fifth-stage Skysoar of the single character faction was so scared that he didn't even have the courage to enter the ring. This is too shocking."

"..."

The entire Great Xia War Academy was shocked.

Someone asked, "Su Yu? The creator of the acupoint fusion method?"

"Yeah. He's also the creator of the Soul Devouring Art."

"This fellow...is a new student, right?"

"Yeah. This is his first year in the academy."

"..."

With the news spreading everywhere, Su Yu's name which was previously only known in the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy was now known throughout the capital.

Madman Su Yu.

Freak Su Yu.

On the anniversary of Great Xia's founding, he had slain Di Feng, the number one student of the cultural research academy.

He had also challenged everyone for a fight to the death. Not one person dared to face him in battle. Was that really a new student? That was too terrifying.

From this, some people were able to unearth some truths. Not long ago, a third-stage Skysoar and a fifth-stage Skysoar from the cult were killed. These people were starting to claim that instead of the Xia Family, those cultists had actually been killed by Su Yu himself.

Su Yu, who was below the Skysoar Realm, had slain two Skysoars. No, Di Feng was the third Skysoar he had killed. Di Feng had broken through during their match.

Su Yu had allowed the number one student to break through in the ring before killing him. A Mental Tempering Stage student had killed a Skysoar.

Some of the older people in the capital couldn't help but think of a different name, the name of an individual who had similarly shocked the entire capital back then: Liu Wenyan!

That was also someone who had killed Skysoars as a Mental Tempering Stage student.

"Multiple character faction..."

Numerous people were once again reminded of this faction. They couldn't help but admit that this was a faction of freaks. No wonder that the single character faction had failed to fully suppress that faction even after so many years.

...

Martial Dragon War Academy, Nine Heavens Cultural Research Academy, Daoseeking Cultural Research Academy...

Everyone was talking about the same incident.

The news continued spreading everywhere.

Su Yu of Great Xia.

On that day, that name spread in all directions.

...

Time passed slowly.

There were no fights, but the crowd had only swelled. Looking at the youth in the ring, the people there were feeling slightly excited. But most of them didn't even know what they were feeling.

If one asked them what they felt when they looked at that youth, they wouldn't know what to say. They couldn't find the word that could express what they were feeling. They only knew that a certain emotion was trying to erupt from the depths of their hearts. They wanted to vent that emotion, but they didn't know what to do or say.

What kind of an emotion was that? Nobody knew. The sky slowly turned dark. It was finally the time to start the Top Hundred Banquet. But nobody was in the mood to eat.

At that moment, someone new arrived.

Xia Family.

It was Marquis Xia. Great Xia King wasn't there. Xia Longwu wasn't there. Only Marquis Xia was there.

The crowd parted for him. Marquis Xia gazed at Su Yu silently. After a long while, he finally spoke.

"Let this end here. I can give you my personal protection in Great Xia."

Su Yu stood up and bowed as he said, "Thank you, Marquis. I won't get off the ring before 12. This is my gift to Great Xia for the 350th anniversary of its founding."

The look in Marquis Xia's eyes changed as he nodded, "I understand. But you are lowering yourself too much bickering with garbage all the time."

He patted Xia Huyou's shoulder and said, "Send Su Yu his meal for the banquet. He can eat in the ring."

Xia Huyou was still somewhat confused, so he had a blank look on his face. Despite his confusion, he still took a tray filled with food and drinks from an attendant behind him and entered the ring with it.

Marquis Xia then laughed and announced, "All top 100 students, enter the House of Hundred. Let us start the banquet. This is the anniversary day, after all, so we need to properly celebrate it."

Nobody said anything.

Silence descended.

The others were confused. Were they still going forward with the banquet?

But since Marquis Xia had spoken, nobody dared to contradict him.

The students started entering the building, but while walking, they couldn't resist turning their heads to look at Su Yu again. For some reason, when they looked at Su Yu, who was eating and drinking in the ring, an empty feeling appeared in their hearts.

...

Before long, the banquet started. Since none of the students was in the mood for a banquet, the dishes felt tasteless for them.

Outside the building, in the ring.

After chasing Xia Huyou away, Su Yu started eating silently with his senior sister. Wu Jia did not understand what Su Yu was doing. The only thing she knew was that her junior brother seemed different today.

But she couldn't quite put her finger around it. She was also quite worried. Would her junior brother be fine after killing Di Feng? She overheard some people talking earlier. Her junior brother would be fine in the academy. But nobody knew what would happen the moment he went outside.

Some people were clear about what would happen, but they didn't dare to talk about it openly. This was not a topic they could lightly touch. Some believed that Su Yu was too rash. There was no need to escalate the tension just so that he could kill Di Feng. What was the point?

For a lot of people, there was still a way for Su Yu to salvage his situation if he left Di Feng alive. At worst, he could simply leave the multiple character faction. The single character faction might even agree to take him in since he was such a genius.

Wu Jia didn't understand what he was planning. While eating, she softly asked, "Junior Brother, are you going to stay in the ring?"

"Yeah." Su Yu smiled, "I'll stay until the day ends."

Every second he spent in the ring was every second the single character faction spent in humiliation. He was going to fully insult them. He would step on them to establish his own reputation.

"Are they going to send anyone here?"

"I don't know."

Su Yu smiled. He really didn't know.

Would some people run out of patience and enter the ring? He had no idea. Anyone daring to enter the ring at this point was a truly courageous individual. But he wouldn't hold back against anyone.

Things were very simple. At this point, it was no longer a small quarrel between individuals.

When Su Yu was done eating, he smiled, "Senior Sister, leave the ring. I can stay here alone."

"But..."

"It's fine."

When Wu Jia saw the firm look on Su Yu's face, she said nothing and silently gathered the empty plates before leaving. Only Su Yu was left in the ring.

At this point, the sky had turned completely dark. The atmosphere in the House of Hundred was rather cold.

A new crowd started forming around the ring.

Nobody said anything. They stood there, waiting for something even if they didn't know what they were waiting for. Were they waiting for a challenger from the single character faction? Would anyone have the courage to come?

Time slowly passed. The later it got, the bigger the crowd became. Even some people from outside of the academy had sneaked into the crowd. These people were mostly the students and teachers of the other academies and the members of the powerful families in the capital.

Despite the swelling crowd, nobody said a word. Everyone was waiting silently. They couldn't help but wonder if they would have the courage to enter the ring if they were the members of the single character faction. They couldn't even imagine being put in such a situation.

After an unknown amount of time, someone else arrived. The crowd parted to reveal Liu Hong. The moment he arrived, he said, "Su Yu, you can leave the ring now. You already killed Di Feng. Are you not satisfied with that? Must you insist on killing more Skysoars to prove that you're a genius?"

Su Yu smiled and asked, "Is the single character faction surrendering?"

Liu Hong did not answer. He didn't even want to be here. He was only here because someone had ordered him to come.

"Must you do this?"

Su Yu ignored Liu Hong and shut his eyes, returning to his cultivation. Liu Hong said nothing else and left. It was unlikely that Su Yu would leave the ring. The only way to remove him was to enter the ring and kill him.

While walking away, Liu Hong couldn't help but wonder just what was Su Yu trying to do. This had been escalated to a level higher than that of a regular internal conflict. After this, the single character faction would be forever disgraced unless Su Yu was dead. Why would someone as smart as Su Yu put himself in such a position?

...

A single Mental Tempering Stage student had suppressed an entire faction.

Midnight was near.

At this point, the crowd finally grew restless. Sounds of whispers rang out.

"Does the single character faction really not have even one Skysoar with the courage to enter the ring?"

"That's suicide..."

"You can't be sure, right? You need to fight before you know it for sure. Is there nobody with enough courage? There are almost a hundred of them. And a few dozen of them are at the early stage. Can't they find even one person with the courage to do this?"

"Sigh. What happened to the Character Faculty?"

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Some of them were taking the chance to create more trouble while some were truly disappointed. Even some students and teachers of the single character faction were disappointed to see the sight of this.

Not one person dared to face Su Yu. Not one person had volunteered to fight. Just like that, they allowed Su Yu to insult them for an entire day. This was disgraceful.

Chapter 543: Breaking Your Backbone (3)

The crowd continued waiting.

The people there naturally heard what was being said.

Among the crowd, a group of Skysoars had ashen expressions. One of them asked through voice transmission, "Are we really going to wait like this? Are we allowing him to do as he wishes in the ring?"

These were all single character faction members. And they were running out of patience. This was too shameful. Whenever the students and teachers saw them, they would start talking in whispers while pointing at the group.

This was a disgrace that would remain even if they managed to enter the Cloudbreach or even the Mountainsea Realm in the future. And news of this shameful performance was not only spreading in the academy. It had spread outside the academy.

"What else are we supposed to do? Fight him? You saw his strength. Even after his breakthrough, Di Feng was instantly killed."

"But that was a fresh breakthrough. He didn't even have any apertures open..."

"..."

They continued talking among themselves. When they looked at the ring, they felt shame, helplessness, hesitation, and all sorts of emotions. This was the longest day they had ever experienced.

They wanted to just leave, but that wouldn't change what was happening here. They would not be able to stop all the rumors that were circulating about them.

"The single character faction has over 1,000 members in the academy."

Yes. Over a thousand of them had been suppressed by a single student. The more they thought about it, the more furious they were, and the more indignant they were.

...

At the same time.

Single character faction's main building.

Inside a brightly lit meeting room.

Over a hundred people were gathered in the room. There were Skysoar, Cloudbreach, and even Mountainsea cultivators present.

Nobody said anything.

After a long while, Elder Sun asked, "Pingsheng, where is your teacher?"

With his head lowered, Zhou Pingsheng said, "He's still in seclusion. I'm afraid he won't leave before reaching the Sunmoon Realm."

Elder Sun shut his eyes for a long while before saying, "Su Yu probably has the strength of a fourth or fifth-stage Skysoar. He might even be stronger than that. But he has only challenged those at the first three stages of the Skysoar Realm. What do you think about this, everyone?"

What could they say?

Silence descended.

Yu Hong's sharp voice rang out, "Kill him. As long as he remains alive, we will remain a joke of the Human Realm. I said long ago that even if it would be shameful, we must kill him. Just get our people to challenge him consecutively and kill him through exhaustion. As long as he's dead, people will slowly forget this disgraceful performance."

Silence descended.

How many Skysoars would they need to sacrifice for that? Did she really think that they were all not afraid of death? Easy for her to say that when she wasn't the one dying.

When the elders saw how the Skysoars were avoiding their gazes, they sighed in disappointment. They felt completely helpless. Had the single character faction fallen this far?

Shortly after, Liu Hong returned to the room. He shook his head and said, "He refused to leave."

That was not a surprise for Elder Sun. He said, "If we don't deal with him, we will forever be known as clowns. Liu Hong, do you have any ideas?"

Liu Hong shook his head. Nope. What idea could he have if they didn't have anyone capable of defeating Su Yu?

"We have so many people here. Can't anyone think of something?" Elder Sun was furious, "Are we going to do nothing as he humiliates us?"

"Think about the merit points and resources you have received from the faction. We have given a lot to help you grow, but when it's time for you to step up, all of you are selfishly unwilling to help?"

Not one of them had volunteered. This was the crux. The elders despaired at this realization. Was this the single character faction they had spent over 50 years growing? What a joke!

Yu Hong furiously said, "We need to challenge him consecutively. We must take Su Yu down. Even if you're afraid, you will fight. I would rather have a few of you dead to show that we still have courage than have our faction be known as a faction of cowards."

They were strong in appearance but weak in reality.

Looking at Elder Sun and Elder Li, Yu Hong said, "How would others view us if nobody answers the challenge? They will view us as cowards. They will view our faction as an empty shell. If we fight, even if our members still end up defeated, we can at least show others that we still have the courage to fight. We can only protect our prestige if we display the courage to fight. If we can't even show that much, we will lose the respect of everyone."

If they couldn't defeat Su Yu, they could only admit that Su Yu was too talented. But at the very least, they needed to have the courage to face him. Sure, losing would still be embarrassing, but at least they could tell others to not provoke them lightly as they still had the courage to fight.

But now, them not being Su Yu's match was no longer the issue. In a way, Yu Hong was right. The other elders also realized how serious this was.

If they allowed this cowardly image of their faction to remain, the single character faction as a whole would probably split. The other branches of the single character faction would probably start sidelining and suppressing Great Xia's branch.

They would be isolated from their own faction. Why? Because they had embarrassed the entire single character faction with their cowardice.

Suddenly, someone entered the room and softly said, "Elders, a message has arrived from the Nine Heavens Cultural Research Academy. They are offering to send their fighters if we don't have anyone willing to fight."

Elder Sun said nothing.

At the next moment, a different messenger came in and said, "We have received a message from the Daoseeking Cultural Research Academy. They're asking if we can take Su Yu down before midnight. If not, they can send their people over."

More and more messages arrived.

Soon, a different messenger walked in and said, "Elders, a Mountainsea elder from the neighboring Great Shang has personally entered Great Xia. He has reached Beifeng City. He's asking if we are confident in taking Su Yu down."

"..."

Elder Sun's face turned red. This was too embarrassing! Even an expert from the single character faction of a different prefecture was losing patience. Zhou Mingren was in seclusion. Thus, Elder Sun was the person temporarily in charge of the faction. He found it hard to make a decision.

Su Yu must be killed. Even if they couldn't do it today, they must do it in the future when Su Yu left the academy. There was no doubting that. But today, they also needed to answer Su Yu's challenge. Directly ordering someone to fight would most likely not work well.

At that thought, Elder Sun coldly said, "Everyone is looking at us. Someone has even arrived from Great Shang. It doesn't matter if you're unwilling. Since nobody is volunteering, we will be drawing lots. We have 36 early Skysoars in the academy. We will pick 6 challengers out of these people. The ones picked must fight. Even if you might die, you must fight. We have supported you for so many years. If you don't even have the courage to face a Mental Tempering Stage student, what's the point of keeping you in the faction?"

Using this method, they would not lose more than 6 early Skysoars. Even losing all these Skysoars was preferable to doing nothing. Many faces paled upon hearing that.

"Start the draw!" Yu Hong roared, "Even if you have to die, make sure you die in the ring. Make sure you die before everyone's eyes. Show everyone how cruel Su Yu is toward his fellow members of the same academy. Even if Su Yu can win all his matches, how is he going to establish himself in Great Xia after this?"

Some of them started cursing inwardly. These elders were gambling with their lives! They were gambling that this would be enough to ruin Su Yu's reputation. Why didn't these elders use their own lives for that?

Why were they so silent when Chen Yong challenged Elder Sun? Look at how scared they were of a mere ninth-stage Cloudbreach. Resentment started spreading among the members.

But at this point, the elders would no longer give them any other options. They would rather sacrifice six Skysoars to show that the single character faction still had the courage to fight. They would use this as a way to give Su Yu the reputation of a bloodthirsty butcher.

...

Midnight was getting nearer and nearer.

Suddenly, a group of people arrived.

All of them had unsightly expressions.

The moment they arrived, the leader of the group said, "Su Yu, a match to the death is commonly only held for those with a grudge that can't be erased between them. Meanwhile, you made use of a match like this to kill Di Feng just because you have a little bit of talent. Humans and divinities alike should be angered by your actions."

Su Yu nonchalantly said, "Divinities? Oh, I would be more than happy to see the divine race angry. But I doubt the human race would be angry over the same thing that the divine race is angry about. Are you sure you're not colliding with the divine race?"

"..."

That person's heart skipped a beat at that accusation. He cursed inwardly.

"Su Yu, enough of your sophistry. I only have one question for you. Are you getting off the ring? We are giving you a chance to leave on your own accord. Do you really want to throw your life away like this?"

That person raised his voice and said, "The Character Faculty has been trying to spare you due to your excellent talent. Are you insisting on seeking death and wasting the talent you have been blessed with?"

Su Yu laughed. Those words sure sounded nice. But they were empty. Of course, there might really be some fools out there that would believe those words.

"You talk a lot, but are you entering the ring or not? If you are, sign the contract. If not, piss off."

The moment those words were said, the newly arrived group felt a deep sense of helplessness. Would they die if they entered the ring? But they could only avoid this fight if they were willing to leave the single character faction.

The leader of the group clenched his teeth and stepped forth to sign the contract. After signing the contract, he glared at Su Yu and said, "Fine! Today, let me teach you a lesson, you insolent brat!"

Cries of surprise rang out from the crowd. Someone from the single character faction had finally entered the ring.

"Wang Zhen, third-stage Skysoar and a top 10 student four years ago..."

As a top 10 student four years ago and a current third-stage Skysoar, he wasn't weak. But nor was he strong. After entering the ring, he clenched his teeth and sent a sword shooting toward Su Yu. He did not bother saying anything or giving Su Yu the chance to prepare.

In fact, Su Yu was still seated on the floor.

The Skysoar did not care.

He only wanted to kill Su Yu. Nothing mattered since this was a match to the death without a referee. But right that moment, his vision blurred as he sensed the eruption of a powerful burst of source qi.

"Hah!"

A single roar destabilized his sea of willpower.

Wang Zhen gave up on trying to see. He instantly took out a jade talisman and tossed it forward, ignoring everything else. An incomparably powerful burst of source qi erupted from the talisman. Countless swords appeared.

He naturally wouldn't dare to enter the ring without a trump card. In order to kill Su Yu, the single character faction had not been stingy with their support.

Di Feng had served as the perfect example for him to learn from. He did not dare to wait until Su Yu was near him before using the talisman. Instead, he had immediately activated the talisman.

But after the talisman was used, Su Yu turned into a puddle of water.

Yes.

A shocking scene had appeared.

Su Yu had actually transformed into water, easily avoiding the countless source qi swords sent his way. Before Wang Zheng could react, the clump of water had wrapped itself around his legs.

With a boom, both his legs were crushed. Then, a saber shot up from the clump of water, cutting him into two.

Only then did Su Yu return to his original appearance. His face was slightly pale, but he maintained a calm smile on it.

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Since he had decided to throw caution to the wind, he would not hide his abilities. These abilities were the source of his confidence. As for what others would think after seeing the abilities he used, well, he had intentionally swallowed a drop of blood essence earlier.

All the blame would lay on ability blood essence. Of course, that was merely an act. The others could believe whatever they wanted. Once again, everyone was shocked.

A third-stage Skysoar had been killed just like that? He had even used a talisman, but Su Yu had been able to easily avoid the attack. Even upon Wang Zhen's death, the numerous swords were still floating in the air. But without a master, these source qi swords broke apart one after another.

As these swords broke, a dense wave of source qi spread in all directions. What a terrifyingly dense wave of source qi. The might of that talisman was probably at the level of a ninth-stage Skysoar.

Alas, it had not hit its target. As for the group of newly arrived individuals, they paled. One of them even turned around and ran.

"Liu Li!"

Someone howled. Liu Li, one of the people who had drawn the lot to fight, had abandoned them.

Liu Li didn't even bother to give them another look. He did not want to die.

Wang Zhen was stronger than him. Someone like that had been instantly killed even after using a talisman. He did not want to suffer the same fate. He would rather leave the single character faction, be hated by the other members, and even leave the academy than die like this.

Even if he had to live his remaining life in suppression, he did not want to die like this.

That was a hopeless fight. Consecutive challenges? Fuck that shit. Why hadn't Yu Hong and Sun Xiang dispatched their own juniors for this task?

Screw them!

His own life was just as valuable as all those people. He had worked very hard to reach this level of cultivation. He was unwilling to throw his life away like this.

"Hehe..." In the ring, Su Yu laughed, "What's the point of throwing your lives away? Just be obedient and admit your defeat. So are you guys really entering the ring? Maybe you can try your luck? After all, the previous match has been quite tiring for me..."

Right after saying that, Su Yu beamed and activated all 320 acupoints in his body. Instantly, the source qi in the area surged violently toward him. In only a moment, his supply of source qi was fully replenished.

He looked completely indifferent about it. But the others paled. One of them gave Wang Zhen's corpse another look before leaving with a bleak look. Wang Zhen's death had ruined the little bit of confidence they had.

Not even a third-stage Skysoar could be a match. Not even a talisman could help. And consecutive challenges would not work. This was merely a senseless act of throwing their lives away.

"I...withdraw from the single character faction. Sorry...but I want to live..."

Yet another one of them left. He did not want to die as well.

A deafening silence enveloped the area. Everyone was shocked, but at the same time, they also started pitying these challengers. Today, the backbone of the single character faction had truly been broken.

Chapter 544: Cold Night (1)

Of the single character faction challengers, two had left and one had died, leaving three of them standing there, not knowing what to do. Under the dark night, Su Yu had an even wider smile on his face.

It was people he was killing, but it was their hearts he was crushing. What was the point of killing only a few individuals? The single character faction did not lack people. Instead, he wanted to show Great Xia the true nature of this so-called powerful faction.

"Parasites." Su Yu coldly said, "If I'm remembering things correctly, the Sun, Li, Yu, Ma, Fang, and Zhou families have their own Skysoars as well. Where are their Skysoars? It doesn't even matter if they are warriors or cultural researchers. Where are they? Why are they sending nobodies here to die?"

Su Yu's voice spread everywhere, "Where are the family members of those elders? Are they pissing themselves in fear somewhere?"

"A bunch of garbage. You enjoy the best food, wear the best clothing, receive the largest portion of the academy's resources, and monopolize a large portion of Great Xia's resources. You have not done anything productive to society yet you enjoy this first-rate treatment. Where are you when it's time for you to fight? What a joke."

Su Yu pointed at one of the Skysoars and sneered, "So are you fighting next? Do you want to die? Are you fighting for humanity? Are you fighting for Great Xia? Or are you fighting for Sun Xiang and his cronies? Where did the resources you have enjoyed come from? Were they the ones who had fought for your resources?"

"Don't misunderstand them. Their resources belong only to themselves and their family members. Your resources came from the military, from Great Xia, from the Knowledge Seeking Realm, from the War Shrine. Are you not even aware of that, you pieces of trash? Have they ever shared any of their resources with you? Have you ever received anything from them?"

Someone from the crowd shouted, "Su Yu, do not mislead the public with lies!"

Su Yu looked over and sneered, "I know you. You're someone from the Li Family. A fifth or sixth-stage Skysoar. It doesn't matter. Get in the ring. Let me teach you what it means to speak with your ability." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel✶fire.net

The Li Family member was furious. This was too arrogant.

Brandishing his saber, Su Yu roared, "Get in the ring! Is the single character faction only capable of sending these idiots to die in the ring? Why don't you send a direct descendent of one of their elders? Where are the direct descendants? Are all of them dead? How about this? I'll be accepting the challenges from all descendants of elders at the sixth-stage Skysoar Realm and below! Who among you dare to face me?"

After those words were said, one of the three challengers finally lost his mind and said, "Yes, there are a lot of them! The drawing was a farce! They fixed it! They forced us to come here and die, but I don't want to die!"

"Why?" That person roared madly, "Why is none of the descendants of elders fighting? Why are we the only ones fighting? Why must we be the ones to sacrifice for everyone? Are we not humans as well? We receive the least amount of resources and support, but we need to do the most. Why?"

That person was breaking down mentally. He knew that it was already over for him regardless of whether he fought or not. But he couldn't accept this.

After hearing Su Yu's words, he was starting to lose his mind. He pointed at the Li Family member and scolded, "Li Feng, why don't you get into the ring? Go! You're a sixth-stage Skysoar! Fight him! Why are you sending early Skysaors like us to our deaths while you stand aside and do nothing? You're a fake genius! Screw you!"

That person had been driven completely mad. Death. The price of stepping into the ring was death. And the price of not stepping into the ring was a life of suppression. He couldn't accept this.

He roared, "Where are the grandchildren and great grandchildren of the elders? Why is none of them fighting? Aren't they the ones who have received the biggest portion of the faction's resources? They are allowed to enter all the grottos. They are the ones to receive all the good stuff. They are the ones to claim the merit for every good thing done. And they are the ones to reap all the rewards. Why must we be the ones to die instead of them?"

Li Feng was infuriated at being challenged. He said, "Damn you, Liu Jie! You're destroying the unity of the faction!"

"Fuck you!" Liu Jie cursed, "Get into the ring and prove me wrong, then! If you have the balls to enter the ring, I will accept this! If you go, I'll go as well. I'll gladly die alongside you. Let's go! Why aren't you moving? Damn you! Why aren't you going? Why are we the only ones being told to throw our lives away?"

Li Feng's expression changed repeatedly. He was a sixth-stage Skysoar. He was absolutely not weak. But he didn't have the confidence to face Su Yu. He couldn't muster any confidence before Su Yu.

From what he had seen, Su Yu's offensive prowess was near the level of a fifth-stage Skysoar. But up until now, Su Yu had yet to use his willpower and characters. So how strong was Su Yu, exactly?

He had no answer.

"Hahaha...trash! You're the real trash here!"

After roaring with laughter, Liu Jie took down a token pinned on his shirt and threw it on the ground. Stepping on it, he said, "I quit! At worst, I'll join the army. Try suppressing me in the military, assholes. You want me to sacrifice myself for the sake of your glory and honor? Just by killing Su Yu, you can gain honor and glory? Piss off! A bunch of assholes who is treating me as cannon fodder. You're cheating even when drawing lots. Screw you!"

He was furious. He was tired of this. He was annoyed. He didn't know exactly if the draw had been rigged, but this was what he felt. Why else would all the elders' descendants be so lucky to not draw the lot to fight otherwise?

How had all of them avoided drawing the lot to fight? There were picking 6 individuals out of 36 to fight. Why were all those people so lucky?

Of course, there was also the fact that very few descendants of elders were stuck at early Skysoar Realm. But at this point, that no longer mattered. He needed to give himself and everyone else a reason for his choice. It wasn't that he was afraid of death. Instead, the single character faction was simply unfair.

Liu Jie started leaving. While walking away, he said, "I'm joining the military. Both the Devil Subduing Army and the Martial Dragon Guards are better choices than staying here. Hu Fang, are you guys staying? Are you going to stay and die? Either you enter the ring or accept the fate of being subjected to endless suppression."

He was persuading the other two to leave. So were they leaving? If they left together, with three Skysoars, they would still have some bargaining power. If he left this place alone, it would be far too easy for the single character faction to focus their ire on him alone.

Of course, prior to this, two other Skysoars had left. He had to link up with them. The expressions of the remaining Skysoars changed repeatedly. They said nothing, but they still turned around and left. Even if they had to sacrifice themselves, this was most certainly not how they wanted to die.

Run!

They could no longer stay in the academy. The single character faction might not dare to kill in the academy, but they could easily suppress these defectors. If these Skysoars wanted to continue growing, they had to leave the academy.

All the Skysoars left.

Li Feng, the member of the Li Family, stood there with an ugly expression. There were also a few Cloudbreach cultivators from the single character faction in the area, but none of them said anything.

As Skysoars, these people were all decently connected. Regardless of whether it was the dead Wang Zhen or the others, they had all the people these Cloudbreach cultivators knew. With Wang Zhen dead, were they supposed to force the others to pointlessly throw their lives away?

They were already unhappy with the fact that the descendants of the elders were able to avoid fighting Su Yu. So it turned out that for the elders, anyone outside of their families could be sacrificed without a second thought? The sentiment of the regular single character faction members was starting to change.

Su Yu sneered with contempt. He had expected this. The internal strife of the single character faction was so strong that he didn't believe that these people would be willing to die for the faction.

For these regular members, death was not their only option. Those Skysoars could choose a different option. Why should they enter the ring and die? This was a match to the death. Participation must be voluntary.

...

All around them, the students started whispering to each other.

"Why did the single character faction turn into something like this?"

"What an embarrassment to our academy."

"This is more than an embarrassment. Even at a time like this, the elders are still cheating and sending those not aligned with them to die. Why bother with the draw? If they really want to repair their reputation, each of the elders only needs to send a descendant. Each elder can send out a Skysoar. If their Skysoars end up dead, just shut up. If not, Su Yu would be dead. None of this would have happened."

"Pfft. Those people are the descendants of Mountainseas. They are very important. Their lives are more expensive than people like us. How can they die so easily?"

"Hehe, you're right. It's as Su Yu said. They live in luxury and enjoy the best resources the academy has to offer. If I were in their position, I would not want to die fighting Su Yu as well. It's not worth it..."

"Yeah. We need to understand them. They are the descendants of Mountainseas, after all."

"Hehe, they seem to be even more important than those from the Xia Family. Even the Xia Family would often lose their members to their enemies. Even the previous prefect had perished on the battlefield."

"These people aren't worthy of being compared against the Xia Family."

"True."

"..."

Sounds of discussion rang out repeatedly. They weren't loud, but there were a lot of them. When the single character faction members in the crowd heard them, they paled. Where were the descendants of the elders? What was Li Feng doing? He was a sixth-stage Skysoar. Since Su Yu had challenged him, why wasn't he in the ring? Get into the ring, damn it! Had they lost all their courage to something like this?

...

In the ring.

Su Yu felt comfortable, happy, and free.

Of course, he also knew that a lot of trouble awaited him after this. But it did not matter. If he couldn't vent his anger before leaving, he would need to carry his indignation to his new place. This was not something he wanted to tolerate.

He scanned the crowd and noted that he would probably not get any other challengers. Wang Zhen's death had completely crushed the courage of these people. He had been able to kill Wang Zhen way too easily.

If Su Yu had deliberately made his victory seem harder, more people might be willing to fight him. That would allow him to kill a few more single character faction members, but that was pointless. This wasn't his goal. Look at the reaction of Liu Jie and the others. That was what he wanted: to crush their morale.

To not take responsibility for their cowardice, they started finding excuses and shifting all blame to those elders. This was a lot more interesting than killing them. Having outsiders talk badly about them was incomparable to having their fellow faction members talk badly about them.

Su Yu maintained the same refined and gentle smile on his face, looking as genial and easy-going as ever, but a lot of hearts chilled at the sight of him. They all realized just how ruthless this person could be.

The single character faction shouldn't have provoked this fellow. Look at how helpless they were toward him. Today, Su Yu had allowed Skysoars to fight him. After today, the Skysoars would no longer be able to lay their hands on him. And below the Skysoar Realm, even including everyone in Great Xia or the Human Realm, how many people could be a match for him?

This was a stage for Su Yu alone. Nobody else could share the stage with him.

This was Great Xia's anniversary day, but it was also a day of humiliation for the single character faction. From today onward, the people of Great Xia would be reminded of the humiliation inflicted upon the single character faction on every future anniversary day. This would probably not change even after Su Yu's death.

There were no new challengers.

Dong!

A loud sound came from the capital's clock tower, indicating that the day had ended. The anniversary day had ended. Su Yu smiled. He slowly walked off the ring without saying anything else.

He was leaving. His clothes were still in perfect condition. The Water Transformation ability had not damaged his clothes. Today, he had killed two of their members and broken their spine. The single character faction could remain on their knees from now onward. They were unworthy of standing on their feet.

Chapter 545: Cold Night (2)

At this moment, numerous pairs of eyes were focused on Su Yu. Some were filled with hatred, some were filled with fury, some were filled with regret, some were filled with lamentation, some were filled with helplessness...

The anniversary day had been ruined. Su Yu had not bothered to save the face of the single character faction, the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy, and Great Xia itself. This was what everyone agreed on.

The anniversary day was a day where it was preferable to avoid violence. However, violence had erupted. People had bleed. And people had died.

As Su Yu walked, the crowd parted silently to make way for him.

Su Yu was as polite as ever. He thanked all these people with a slight bow, perfectly following the rules of etiquette. With a gentle smile on his face, he stepped away while looking right ahead of him.

Some people started following him. This was a sight that brought a lot of people back in time. Back then, Liu Wenyan had also walked away from the ring with a group of followers behind him.

But back then, the multiple character faction was still in its golden era. Today, Su Yu was the sole multiple character faction member present. Thus, this was a similar sight, yet everything was also different.

...

As he walked toward the Source Soul Research Center, more and more people followed him. One student after another walked silently behind him.

Suddenly, someone asked, "Su Yu, is killing our fellow students and teachers the right thing to do?"

Su Yu looked over. The person who had asked the question was a young girl who looked younger than 18.

He smiled and gently said, "Take this advice from me. Just stay at home. Don't go on a long journey and stay away from the battlefield."

He continued walking. The girl was somewhat angered by the reply, but when she looked around, she saw that some people were deliberately distancing themselves from her. A short while later, her teacher arrived. This teacher was a ninth-stage Skysoar. She came after hearing about her student's question.

She looked at her student helplessly. Regret in her eyes, she said, "Just focus on research from now on. Let the others do the fighting. I don't want to be the one attending the funeral of my student instead of the other way around."

What an idiotic question. Teachers? Fellow students? That was no longer the case. Couldn't her student see that? Those people were Su Yu's enemies. That was a group of people who hated Su Yu more than the Myriad Race Cult. Advising someone to be kind without understanding the hardship one was going through was an idiotic thing to do. It was a childish thing to do.

Someone like that would probably spare an enemy on the battlefield. Her heart would soften upon hearing the pleading of her enemy. And the cost of a soft heart on the battlefield was her life. Not only that, it would also implicate her comrades.

She could not judge who the enemy was. She lacked discernment. An incompetent ally was more terrifying than an enemy. The Great Xia Cultural Research Academy was still a place filled with smart people. A mere bookworm should just focus on research.

She hadn't necessarily asked the question with some malicious intentions, but if she had asked the question out of kindness, then she was truly stupid. Her teacher would rather she had asked the question as a part of her scheme. If this was her true thoughts, she would never survive the battlefield.

The girl blanked out. Was she wrong? But...she really believed that Su Yu was too harsh. For some reason, the entire world seemed to disagree with her.

...

Source Soul Research Center.

Someone was there.

It was Chen Yong.

When Su Yu stepped through the door, Chen Yong gazed at him silently. Su Yu returned the gaze. A short while later, Su Yu gave Chen Yong a deep bow. Chen Yong stepped forth and helped him up with a complicated gaze.

After staring at Su Yu for a long time, he gently rubbed Su Yu's head and softly said, "Sorry. You are smarter than Jia, you think a lot more than her, and you're a lot more sensitive than her. I had neglected this."

"I always believed that since Jia is fine, you would be fine as well. But she was fine because she knew nothing. But you...know everything."

Chen Yong's voice was bitter. Yes. Su Yu knew everything. He wouldn't have felt so much resentment and despair otherwise. Because he knew everything, he had reached this decision today.

Chen Yong had a self-mocking laugh as he said, "My junior brother had accepted a smart student. This student is so smart that it hurts my head. I really hope that you're a little bit less smart. I wish you're as simple-minded as JIa."

"Sorry, Martial Uncle..."

"No, don't be sorry." With a bitter smile, Chen Yong said, "We are the ones who have implicated you. You're still young. Hiding year after year is for us, not you. You're not wrong. If someone must be blamed for this, it's the society we live in."

Chen Yong asked, "Where are you going?"

"Great Ming."

"A decent choice." Chen Yong nodded and smiled, "Zhu Tiandao...Zhu Family. I met them a few times when I was younger. That's a very interesting family. Don't worry and just go. This might be a good thing for you. But remember to never trust anyone too easily. Try to avoid the Bai Family and only see them when you truly need help."

"Alright."

After a short silence, Chen Yong asked, "How are you leaving?"

"I'm leaving on a treasure hunt."

"Treasure hunt?"

"Yeah. A ruin." Su Yu calmly said, "I have a powerful ruin at the Starfall Mountain."

"You..." Chen Yong sighed, "It's safer to just leave silently. Why...must you do this?"

"I am not willing to leave just like this."

Su Yu looked at his martial uncle, his research center, before looking out the window. "I can't accept this. I don't think I should leave. At the very least, I shouldn't be forced to leave in such a sorry manner. I feel mistreated. My formal teacher and my first teacher have all left. My father is still fighting for the Xia Family. As for me...even if they consider my departure a betrayal, I won't regret it. I refuse to accept this."

"You're right to feel that way."

Chen Yong nodded, but the expression on his face turned even more bitter. Yeah. He couldn't accept this.

Before entering the academy, Su Yu was a hot-blooded youth. He wanted to grow strong before enlisting and fighting in the Allheaven Battlefield. He worshipped Xia Longwu. He wanted to join the Martial Dragon Guards.

Just yesterday, he had raved on and on about how he worshipped Great Xia King. But today, he was thinking of leaving. Why? Because he couldn't see any hope here. He only saw despair. Again and again, he was met with nothing but despair and disappointment.

Chen Yong grinned, "Take care of yourself. You're smart. Since you've found a way out yourself, make sure nothing goes wrong. Don't get yourself killed. Contact the Zhu Family in advance, but make sure you don't contact the wrong person. The people nowadays are very crafty. Don't end up contacting a fake agent. That would land you in a lot of trouble."

Su Yu nodded, "Don't worry, Martial Uncle. I will be careful."

"Good. Your grandteacher is in seclusion so I'm afraid he won't be able to send you off. As for your senior sister, she is too weak and rash. I won't burden you with her. It is better for her to stay with me."

Chen Yong had a lot to say. "Great Ming is a good place. Of course, that isn't too strong of a prefecture. They don't have too many geniuses. Upon joining, you will be the number one genius of Great Ming. They will attach a lot of importance to you."

"I'm more worried that you would get too comfortable there. Remember to never stop pushing yourself. Zhu Tiandao wants to change his prefecture, but unfortunately, geniuses are unwilling to join them and he himself isn't willing to take in those lacking in talent. When you're there, be sure to showcase your talent and strength. It doesn't matter if you show off a little. In fact, the more you show, the more important you will be for the Zhu Family."

Su Yu nodded.

Chen Yong continued his nag. He said a lot of things, telling Su Yu about Great Ming's advantages, telling Su Yu about the culture and the overall situation of Great Ming. At this moment, Su Yu finally realized how knowledgeable this martial uncle of his was.

Chen Yong was even aware of the numerous obscure routes one could take to reach Great Ming. He also told Su Yu about safe shelters or optimal escape routes in the event of danger. He said a lot. He did not say a single word of persuasion. He did not try to make Su Yu stay. He was supportive of Su Yu's decision.

In Great Xia, Su Yu would stay forever suppressed. Things would only change after Xia Longwu's advancement. Before that, Su Yu would need to keep staying low-key.

...

Only when the sun rose again did Chen Yong leave the Source Soul Research Center. He did not leave anything behind. There was no need for him to leave anything behind. Seated on the couch, Su Yu stared blankly at the ceiling.

Earlier in the day, he was still somewhat hopeful. During his conversation with Old Huang, he was still earnest even if he was also trying to see the academy's stance from that conversation.

Through the conversation, he wanted to tell Wan Tiansheng and some other people that he did not want to do this. He was useful to them. He could offer them more. He could change a lot of things.

He wanted to stay. Even during his previous conversation with Marquis Xia, he had said that the acupoint fusion method was nothing. He had more to offer. He was risking himself to ask for a room to grow from them. He needed more time. He was worth more than the single character faction.

And were those people made aware of his value? Yes, they were. However, what they faced was not Great Xia's single character faction. Rather, they needed to face the single character faction of the entire humanity.

Su Yu alone could not surpass them all in terms of value. Thus, they could provide him protection, but they couldn't provide him with everything he wanted.

"Hu!"

After softly exhaling, Su Yu smiled, his expression returning to normal. Perhaps this was the real new beginning. This wasn't a bad thing for him. Zhu Family...Zhu Tiandao. This wasn't his first time hearing that name. He had heard that name several times in the past. That person had an average reputation. He was known as an interesting individual, but he was also known as a greasy individual.

Zhu Tiandao might seem very far away from someone like Su Yu, but that wasn't the truth. He was a special Mental Tempering Stage student. Thus, he would only make his choice after taking into consideration Zhu Tiandao's character and the decisions Zhu Tiandao had made in the past. After all, Great Ming wasn't the only place he could go.

"After today, my name will spread even further than before."

Creator of the acupoint fusion method and the Soul Devouring Art, founder of the Source Soul Research Center, the killer of several Skysoars, the genius of the multiple character faction, the enemy of the single character faction, 320 opened acupoints, multiple second-tier characters...

But that was still not enough for Su Yu. Before leaving, he would send the single character faction a large gift. He would also send all the people who had plotted against him before a large gift as well.

His eyes flickered as he thought about Xia Qing. He would continue with the plan. He would tell them that he required their assistance.

Why? Because their help would be required to deal with the reprisals of the single character faction. After offending them, he naturally needed to go to the ruin and receive his second inheritance.

He had no choice but to go. But he needed support. This was how Xia Qing would come into play. He required the help of his friend.

As he thought of all that, Su Yu smiled. He was going to leave, but there was no rush. He still needed to perfect this plan. In the meantime, he could start preparing for his departure. This was a decision he had made abruptly.

Not even he himself had seen it coming. Sure, he had thought of leaving before, but he had definitely not thought of leaving so suddenly. Even now, he had only established a minimal connection with Great Ming.

After he came out with the acupoint fusion method, an agent of Great Ming had contacted him once. Not even that agent had expected that Su Yu would leave. Leaving a top three human prefecture where one was born was not something a genius would do. Googlᴇ search NovєlFіre.net

A genius would only go to a stronger prefecture.

Great Ming had never stopped trying to poach the geniuses of the other prefectures, but they had rarely succeeded. Those lacking in talent couldn't catch their eye, but they weren't able to catch the eye of those with talent.

But an exception like Su Yu had appeared.

Su Yu smiled. If it wasn't for his desperation, he wouldn't have thought of going to Great Ming as well. Thinking of it this way, that Zhu Family was actually quite pitiful.