Chapter 2321: Chapter 2325: Humiliation
When Jiang Chen was under attack, the entire Demonic Beast Forest had already become a large hunting ground.
The hunters were the alliance formed by Qing Hai Academy, Fengchen Academy, and a crowd of junior academies, while the prey was the students of Changlin Academy.
The branch academies of the Six Great Academies have unique resource support, like the four branch academies of the Changling Main Court which possess various Taoist treasures’ powers, each distinct from the other.
With the power of these treasures, students can cultivate faster, and perceive the Great Dao more easily, which greatly enhances the academy’s reputation, attracting more excellent students to practice and study in their academy.
The more excellent students there are, the more resource support can be contested, forming a virtuous cycle.
However, in the eyes of those who haven’t gained branch academy status, the four branch academies have become thorns in their sides.
Though there are quite some junior academies with ties to Changlin Academy, many more want to bring it down. And during this admission test, junior academies clearly cannot overly assist Changlin Academy, otherwise, their people would also become targets for clemency.
Changlin Academy’s poor performance in four consecutive admission tests is largely due to this reason.
In the past, some academies that weren’t fond of Changlin Academy were somewhat apprehensive, after all, it was one of the four branch academies of the Changling Main Court. But this time it was different, Changlin Academy had suffered defeat in four consecutive post-test admission contests. If it loses again this time, it will lose the title of branch academy.
Therefore, the academies have acted decisively this time!
In just half a day, of the fifty students participating in the test from Changlin Academy, over thirty have been severely injured and driven out of the forest.
Outside the forest.
"These bastards!"
Watching Li Qingzhu return with another severely injured student, Hu Yiqiu and the others were livid with rage.
At this point, six of them have freed up two people, Hu Yiqiu and Li Yukun now just focus on Jiang Chen and Yun Tao. The others they’ve been watching have all been heavily injured, forcing them to rescue them from the forest.
"A total of seventeen academies have acted. After this test is over, I’ll visit each of them personally!"
A chilling gleam arose in Dao Yeming’s eyes as he fiercely stared at the thirty-odd elders from various junior academies gathered together.
Lu Zhichen glanced at Dao Yeming, hesitated, and moved to dash over.
Everyone is a part of the Academy Alliance; matters between students should not be intervened by elders. Even if targeting an academy, as long as it falls within the rules, it cannot be resolved by force in private.
"Elder Lu."
Just as Lu Zhichen was about to fly over to Dao Yeming and the others, a gentle voice sounded.
Lu Zhichen’s body paused and turned to look at Su Qingluan.
"Do not intervene in this matter. Aunt is stationed in the Central Region, she is aware of this, and she should have anticipated what might happen; let her handle it when the time comes."
Su Qingluan spoke softly.
At this moment, Dao Yeming and the others were clearly at the brink of explosive rage. If Lu Zhichen intervened now, it might ignite the powder keg that is Dao Yeming and the six others.
Lu Zhichen hesitated upon hearing this, glanced at Dao Yeming and the others once more, and remained silent.
"Should we inform that kid? With that kid’s strength, he should be able to save some people."
Hu Yiqiu spoke softly.
Earlier, he and Li Yukun simultaneously subdued the black-faced elder from Earthwalk Academy, gaining new insight into Jiang Chen’s combat prowess.
"No, secretly conveying messages to test students is against the rules!"
Dao Yeming lightly shook his head.
"Bastards! How dare you insult my granddaughter like this, Earthwalk Academy, you’re quite something!"
Suddenly, a furious voice rang out, and Sang Zhenye’s face turned livid as he glared fiercely at the dozens of elders gathered together, locking his gaze on the black-faced elder and the person beside him.
Buzz!
An overwhelming killing intent emerged, Wu Xianxia also opened her eyes, her gaze emitting an awe-inspiring murderous aura as she stared firmly at the black-faced elder and the second person. It was obvious that she was infuriated to the extreme, with icy Great Dao Divine Light quietly emanating from her body and Spiritual Power swirling starkly.
The black-faced elder’s expression slightly changed; he hadn’t told anyone else about being subdued by Hu Yiqiu and the three due to reasons of face.
At this moment, being targeted by Sang Zhenye and his wife brought the memory of that oppressive aura back, causing a tremor in his heart and a hint of fear in his eyes.
"What? Are Elder Sang and Elder Wu intending to make a move here?"
Qing Hai Academy’s Elder Meng glanced at the black-faced elder; detecting fear in his eyes, he hurriedly spoke.
If Earthwalk Academy withdrew from their small alliance, it would affect their already fragile cooperation. At that point, relying on Qing Hai Academy and Fengchen Academy alone might not be enough to clear out the remaining students from Changlin Academy.
"Are you courting death?"
A chilling voice resounded, and the murderous aura around Wu Xianxia suddenly locked onto Elder Meng.
Clatter!
The people around Elder Meng reflexively retreated a few steps, feeling an icy chill from deep within.
Elder Meng’s face changed sharply, not daring to move a muscle. He could clearly feel the awe-inspiring killing intent, and if he dared to make another move, Wu Xianxia might truly break the rules and act!
What happened? What did Earthwalk Academy do to make this God of Slaughter angry?
The people in this region knew Wu Xianxia somewhat, and Qing Hai Academy had long set its sights on Changlin Academy, naturally starting early to gather intelligence on it.
Elder Meng knew that of the two Late Integration Realm powerhouses in Changlin Academy, the strongest wasn’t Sang Zhenye, but this usually reticent Wu Xianxia. A hundred years ago, she managed to grievously wound three powerhouses of the same realm single-handedly in battle; the number of Integration Realm experts who died by her hand in that battle exceeded two hands. If provoked, she wouldn’t care for any rules!
"Elder Wu."
Lu Zhichen could no longer sit idly by, and with a flash, he moved beside Wu Xianxia, softly calling out.
Buzz!
Wu Xianxia glanced at Lu Zhichen and withdrew her killing intent.
Elder Meng secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon noticing this, but just as he was about to reprimand, a cold voice that shook him to the core sounded.
"Qingzhu, apologies, there may be trouble for the academy. If Rou’er is hurt because of their insidious actions, I’ll exchange my life to wipe out Earthwalk Academy!"
The elders from various academies were all in an uproar, shocked as they looked at Wu Xianxia. They understood the deep meaning in her words—she intended to go all out to annihilate Earthwalk Academy.
What did Earthwalk Academy do? Isn’t Elder Wu’s granddaughter only at the Divine Infant Realm Early Stage?
The elders all gave the black-faced elder a glance, and soon, waves of divine sense spread out, penetrating into the area of early stage fifth-grade demonic beasts.
