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Chapter 34: When the Empress declared, “He’s my man,” she shielded her lover and threatened to raze the academy.
“?”
Jiang Zhi was stunned by the slap.
Two full seconds passed before he clutched his face, his eyes bulging with rage as he barked, “Insolence! How dare you strike an Elder?”
“I damn well meant to hit you!”
Before the words faded, Ning Bei kicked again.
Bang!
Jiang Zhi had never imagined that a disciple would dare hit him twice.
The moment Ning Bei’s foot smashed into his chest, he was sent flying.
“Ning Bei, don’t be impulsive.”
Qin Jiujiu hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
She was not worried about Jiang Zhi’s injuries but feared Ning Bei would be punished, since the man was a newly promoted Inner Sect Elder.
Striking a superior carried a heavy penalty.
“I’m perfectly calm.”
Ning Bei pushed the girl aside, strode up to Jiang Zhi, and said coldly, “I don’t care if you’re trying to throw your weight around as the new guy or if you just love pointing fingers…take back what you said, right now!”
Staring at Ning Bei’s domineering expression, Qin Jiujiu went slightly dazed and swallowed the words on her lips. “Is this because of me…?”
Jiang Zhi, who had just staggered to his feet, flushed with shame and fury. “Unbelievable… a disciple dares lay hands on an Elder!”
“Ning Bei, I don’t care how gifted you are; this time you violated academy law, and I can execute you on the spot!”
Boom…
As he spoke, late Core Formation power erupted from his body.
Though that realm was not supreme, reaching it at Jiang Zhi’s age still marked him as a rare talent.
It was that strength that earned him the Inner Sect Elder title, and he could not stomach being humiliated by a disciple.
“Execute me? I couldn’t ask for more!”
Ning Bei could not hide his delight.
A moment ago he had worried the man might survive, making it awkward to kill him before Qin Jiujiu; now the perfect chance had fallen into his lap.
Boom!
Ning Bei quit hiding his strength and revealed late Core Formation cultivation as well.
With the raging yang energy coursing inside him, his aura climbed step by step and instantly surpassed the furious Jiang Zhi.
“What?”
Jiang Zhi looked as though reality had betrayed him.
He knew Ning Bei was monstrous, but reaching late Core Formation at that age…how was that even possible?
It made no sense at all.
Qin Jiujiu, who had been about to unleash a trump card, froze as well and stared at Ning Bei in shock.
They had soaked in the spirit spring together and both advanced to mid Core Formation only days ago…how had he leaped again so quickly?
His speed truly amazed her; in all her lives she had never seen such a heaven-favored genius.
Bang!
Ning Bei stamped, cracking the floor, and shot forward like an arrow loosed from the bow.
“Not good!”
Jiang Zhi’s pupils shrank; danger loomed.
The speed was too fast.
Before he could react, a ferocious fist wind pierced his defenses and slammed in.
“Ah…”
Jiang Zhi screamed.
His body flew like a severed kite, blood arcing elegantly from his mouth.
Such a fierce clash naturally alerted the banquet guests.
“What’s going on? Why is Elder Jiang spitting blood and flying this way?”
“Did someone learn about our banquet and try to infiltrate the academy?”
“No… that’s… Senior Brother Ning?”
Whoosh…
Seeing the pursuer, the hall erupted.
Struggling off the ground, Jiang Zhi shouted to the crowd, “Ning Bei shows no respect for his elders and struck me…help me cleanse the sect!”
“What?”
Everyone exchanged looks of shock.
The accusation of disrespect clashed completely with Ning Bei’s long-standing image.
It simply didn’t fit.
“A trash like you thinks you’re worthy of my respect?”
Ning Bei caught up, and before Jiang Zhi could summon a technique, he stomped on the man’s protruding ankle.
Crack!
Hiss…
Gasps rang out as Ning Bei grabbed Jiang Zhi by the throat and hauled him up.
“Stop!”
The Elders finally recovered and shouted, “Ning Bei, don’t be rash…what happened?”
“Senior Brother Ning, calm down! Even if you’re in the right, this will make you wrong,” Wang Teng and the others pleaded in panic.
A disciple beating an Elder was unheard-of anywhere.
Facing the protests, Ning Bei replied lightly, “I’ll explain after I kill him.”
Everyone: “???”
Seeing Ning Bei’s madman attitude, Jiang Zhi panicked as well. “Ning Bei… calm down… it was only a suggestion… I might have spoken too bluntly… that’s just how I am… I never targeted anyone, least of all you or Qin Jiujiu.”
“Ha, you’re sounding awfully tactful now!”
Ning Bei burst out laughing.
At death’s door, a man’s words turn meek!
One hand clutched Jiang Zhi’s neck; the other gathered visible ripples of power as murder intent spilled out unchecked.
A man with no destined fortune or reversal fate dared provoke him?
Then he would die!
“Stop!”
Realizing the danger, the Elders rushed forward.
But Ning Bei gave them no chance; he raised his power-laden fist and smashed it into Jiang Zhi’s terrified face.
Boom!
Before everyone’s eyes, Jiang Zhi’s head exploded into a mist of blood.
Hua!
Silence fell over the hall.
Jiang Zhi was an Inner Sect Elder…a bona fide late Core Formation expert!
Now a teenager had killed him?
Every gaze fixed on Ning Bei brimmed with indescribable shock; even the Elders’ eyes held a trace of fear.
This youth absolutely could not be left unchecked, or one day they might meet the same end.
A Disciplinary Elder forced down his horror and spoke heavily, “Ning Bei, do you admit your crime?”
Before Ning Bei could answer, Qin Jiujiu, who had been silent, walked calmly to his side and faced the stunned crowd.
“My man did nothing wrong.”
Though it was only a simple statement, every Elder felt an indefinable pressure and threat.
Ning Bei looked at the girl and smiled.
He understood that her words meant she would protect him at any cost… even if it meant war with the entire academy.
It also meant he had completely entered her heart, becoming someone she could never lose.
“What nonsense are you stirring up now?”
The Disciplinary Elder frowned at Qin Jiujiu.
“He killed an Inner Sect Elder in public, flouting academy law, and you still meddle? Don’t you see how vile this is? Stand down!”
“…”
Qin Jiujiu ignored him.
She began pulling out talismans, instant arrays, and spirit treasures, ready to annihilate the place.
“Sigh~”
A long sigh drifted over; it was Grand Preceptor Wuyue. “Do the two chief disciples truly wish to overturn the academy?”
“It is the Grand Preceptor… greetings, Grand Preceptor.”
Elders and disciples alike hurriedly bowed to the old man.
Ning Bei also restrained his aura and complained to the figure in mid-air, “Old sir, I’ve been wronged!”
Everyone: “???”
Wuyue: “…”
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