Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Exiting the Secret Realm
"Naive. You think a single Elixir can defeat me?"
A cold sneer touched the corner of Shen Daoxing’s mouth, and his voice boomed like thunder, echoing through the heavens and earth.
Divine Power like Prison!
Absolutely terrifying!
The spectating prodigies felt a chill in their hearts when they saw this.
Even after taking that Mad Demon Life-Shortening Pill, Mo Yunlei was probably still no match for Shen Daoxing.
’Run!’
Mo Yunlei scrambled frantically, running for the exit of the True Dragon Secret Realm.
’I have to get out of here, escape this prison.’
"I told you. You can’t escape."
Shen Daoxing’s face was completely expressionless as he thrust a palm forward.
BOOM!
A tide of Primordial Energy crashed down, slamming viciously into Mo Yunlei’s back.
"Gah!"
A Blood Arrow sprayed from Mo Yunlei’s mouth as his body tumbled dozens of times. Gravely injured and on the verge of death, he gasped for breath like a dying beast.
THUD!
Shen Daoxing leaped forward and slammed a palm into Mo Yunlei’s abdomen, directly shattering his internal organs. He only stopped after confirming that every last trace of life was gone.
HISS!
Witnessing this, everyone sucked in a cold breath. It was simply too ruthless.
"You!"
Just then, Nalan Rongruo, who had rushed over, saw Mo Yunlei’s body. Her face fell. "You... you really killed Mo Yunlei?"
Shen Daoxing looked coldly at Nalan Rongruo. "One more word out of you, and I’ll kill you too."
His eyes struck her like a pair of sharp swords.
Nalan Rongruo’s delicate frame trembled, and a chill washed over her entire body. For a moment, her mind went completely blank.
Expressionless, Shen Daoxing turned and walked toward the exit of the True Dragon Secret Realm.
...
「Outside the True Dragon Secret Realm.」
"Have you seen Mo Yunlei?"
At that moment, Chen Guanggu was standing outside the secret realm, approaching and questioning everyone who emerged from the True Dragon Secret Realm.
"I saw them. Mo Yunlei was running, and Shen Daoxing was chasing him."
A prodigy from the Tang Kingdom replied.
"What!?"
Hearing this, Chen Guanggu’s heart skipped a beat. "What happened to them?"
It wasn’t just Chen Guanggu; Huang Yarong, Ling Shuanghua, and the others all looked over as well.
The Tang Kingdom prodigy shook his head. "They were too fast. I lost sight of them."
Chen Guanggu’s expression darkened. Seeing someone else emerge, he stepped forward again to ask, "Have you seen Mo Yunlei?"
"I saw them. They both ran into a small grove of trees."
"And then?"
"I don’t know what happened after that."
...
Chen Guanggu’s nerves were stretched to their absolute limit. Just then, another figure walked out, and he asked almost subconsciously, "Have you seen Mo Yunlei?"
The person replied, "I have."
"Shen Daoxing!?"
Chen Guanggu froze for a second, then his eyes went wide.
This person was none other than Shen Daoxing.
Chen Guanggu became agitated and quickly demanded, "Where is Mo Yunlei?"
Shen Daoxing sneered. "What, you miss him?"
Just then, a stunningly beautiful figure descended from the sky, shielding Shen Daoxing. "Vice Director Chen, what do you think you’re doing?"
Huang Yarong also walked over with Lin Ke’Er, whose eyes shone as she looked at Shen Daoxing.
A hint of crimson appeared in Chen Guanggu’s eyes. "I’m asking you, where is Mo Yunlei?"
"Mo is dead."
Just then, a clear, cold voice spoke up.
Everyone followed the sound and saw that the speaker was none other than Nalan Rongruo.
Her expression was sorrowful, and her tone held a trace of pity.
BOOM!
When Chen Guanggu heard this, it was as if he had been struck by lightning. He stood frozen on the spot.
"Mo Yunlei is dead?"
"Celestial City Academy has suffered a huge loss this time. All Four Heroes died tragically."
"I’m afraid Celestial City Academy is going to have a generational gap."
...
Hearing this, some in the crowd were sympathetic, but most were gloating over their misfortune.
After all, Celestial City Academy was a renowned institution among the Six Kingdoms, and its students were known for being domineering and arrogant as they traveled. How could hearing such ’terrible news’ not be exciting?
Chen Guanggu came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and demanded furiously, "Miss Nalan, who was the one who killed him!?"
Nalan Rongruo glanced at Shen Daoxing but said nothing.
Everyone in the crowd saw that glance and understood immediately.
’Shen Daoxing!’
’He really killed Mo Yunlei!?’
The members of the Martial Kingdom’s Divine Wind Academy and Royal Academy were also shaken to the core.
’Not only is this Shen Daoxing incredibly powerful, but he’s also ruthless and decisive. It seems we’ll have to warn our students when we get back to never, ever provoke this Evil God.’
In the distance, Zhu Kai couldn’t help but shiver when he heard this.
’Shen Daoxing really killed Mo Yunlei!?’
’Though I’ve always been conceited, I know Mo Yunlei’s strength quite well. We were more or less evenly matched.’
’If even Mo Yunlei died at Shen Daoxing’s hands, then if I were to face him... I doubt I’d fare any better.’
Meanwhile, Zhong Li showed a trace of relief. ’Thank goodness I didn’t try to confront Shen Daoxing head-on in the True Dragon Secret Realm. Otherwise, I might be a corpse right now, too.’
"Shen Daoxing—!"
Chen Guanggu let out a low roar, a sound so powerful it could shatter stone. A wave of pressure rolled out from him, saturated with endless killing intent.
Ling Shuanghua sneered. The Primordial Energy around her surged, completely neutralizing Chen Guanggu’s powerful aura.
Chen Guanggu glared daggers at Shen Daoxing. "You have some nerve, daring to kill an outstanding student of my Celestial City Academy!"
"Before entering the True Dragon Secret Realm, didn’t we all agree that life and death would be left to fate?"
Facing Chen Guanggu’s intimidating presence, Shen Daoxing remained perfectly calm and composed, turning to the crowd to ask, "Everyone, that’s right, isn’t it?"
"That’s right. We all agreed long ago. Inside the True Dragon Secret Realm, life and death are not our concern."
"Yeah, and if we’re going to start pointing fingers, one of our kingdom’s prodigies died at the hands of Xia Junze last time. How should we settle that score?"
"Once you enter the True Dragon Secret Realm, life and death are decreed by fate, and fortune is in the hands of heaven!"
...
The surrounding crowd nodded one after another.
After all, this was an internal conflict within the Martial Kingdom; it had nothing to do with them.
Chen Guanggu’s fists clenched so tightly they made a CREAKING sound.
’How can that be the same!?’
’Celestial City Academy’s losses this time are nothing short of catastrophic. Every student who came to the True Dragon Secret Realm died a horrible death, including the Four Heroes in whom we had placed such high hopes.’
’If word of this gets out, it’s bound to cause an uproar at Celestial City Academy.’
’Ten years... Celestial City Academy will now have a ten-year gap. This means that for a decade, there will be no new masters. For an academy, that is a fatal blow.’
’And when I, Chen Guanggu, return, I will definitely face severe punishment.’
"Fine. Very good!"
Chen Guanggu took another deep breath. "Shen Daoxing, Ling Shuanghua, Sword Institute... My Celestial City Academy will remember what happened here today."
With that, Chen Guanggu leaped into the air and vanished.
He had arrived with a grand contingent of dozens, but now he returned alone, a solitary and desolate figure.
"A good kill."
Ling Shuanghua patted Shen Daoxing’s shoulder, a look of admiration in her eyes.
Huang Yarong shook her head. Celestial City Academy held immense prestige in the Martial Kingdom; the Sword Institute was simply no match for it. Now that Shen Daoxing had killed Mo Yunlei, Celestial City Academy would certainly not let the matter rest.
"Shen Daoxing, where is the Young Master of my Chen Family—!"
Just then, a thunderous shout rang out.
