Chapter 123: Elephant Armor Academy Eliminated
"Ali!"
Just as the crowd was cheering for Huo Wu's victory, on the grandstand, Huyan Zhen, the head of the Elephant Armor Cn, was fuming. Seeing his chosen successor gravely injured, he shattered the armrest of his chair with a loud bang, and an overwhelming killing intent surged toward Huo Wu like a tidal wave.
In the original story, Huyan Zhen didn't attend the promotion matches because the Elephant Armor Academy hadn't advanced past the preliminaries, and naturally, he wouldn't waste his time. However, due to Xiao Yu's butterfly effect—taking Huo Wu away, which weakened the power of Bzing Fire Academy—Elephant Armor Academy had gotten lucky. As such, it was only natural for Huyan Zhen to come and watch the performance of his cn's disciples, especially his grandson Huyan Li, whom he had chosen as his successor.
As the head of one of the seven great cns, even though his cn had close ties with the Spirit Hall, practically becoming their pdog, Emperor Xue Ye still arranged a seat for Huyan Zhen on the grandstand, right beside Ptinum Bishop Sas.
After using her fourth soul skill by fusing her soul rings, Huo Wu was already extremely weak. The Soul Douluo-level pressure bearing down on her felt like a mountain, causing her blood to churn uncontrolbly. She opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"How dare you!"
Xuanwu was the first to sense Huyan Zhen's killing intent and pressure. In a fsh, he appeared in front of Huo Wu, unleashing his own Soul Douluo-level soul power. Not only did he dispel Huyan Zhen's killing intent, but he also countered it back.
Huyan Zhen would only reach level 89 ten years ter during the Battle of Jialing Pass. By that time, the Elephant Armor Cn had risen to the top of the new seven great cns under the Spirit Hall's backing. To make the title of the strongest cn's head more credible, the Spirit Hall had spared no resources on Huyan Zhen.
At present, Huyan Zhen's soul power was only between levels 85 and 86, so it was no surprise that he was outmatched by the level 88 Xuanwu.
"Another Soul Douluo!"
Seeing the unfamiliar Xuanwu, Ning Fengzhi's pupils contracted. The fact that Xuanwu could overpower Huyan Zhen in a csh of soul power meant that Xuanwu's strength was above Huyan Zhen's, perhaps even close to that of a Title Douluo.
Just how many powerful figures did Nine Stars Pace have?
Xiao Yu arrived at the ptform a step ter than Xuanwu and quickly scooped the nearly colpsing Huo Wu into his arms. Gring at Huyan Zhen, he said angrily, "Cn Master Huyan, as the leader of a great cn, how can you openly attack a junior who has exhausted all her soul power? Don't you feel ashamed?"
He then turned to Emperor Xue Ye, saying, "Your Majesty, Huyan Zhen has btantly attacked a contestant. Are you going to turn a blind eye to this?"
Emperor Xue Ye's face darkened. Huyan Zhen's actions were undoubtedly a sp in the face to the Heaven Dou imperial family. If he didn't give Nine Stars Pace a proper expnation, what authority would the royal family have in the future?
With a grim expression, Emperor Xue Ye turned to Huyan Zhen, his tone ced with anger. "Cn Master Huyan, don't you owe me an expnation?"
Huyan Zhen, shocked by Xuanwu's counterattack, was inwardly surprised. The man across from him was stronger than he had expected. But he had the backing of the Spirit Hall, and Ptinum Bishop Sas was seated right beside him. Snorting coldly, he said, "That girl went too far. Ali is my successor, and seeing him injured like this, I lost my temper. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Xiao Yu's eyes gleamed with cold fury as he retorted, "On the battlefield, soul skills have no eyes. Huyan Li's attack was equally powerful, and Huo Wu only responded with all her strength. What, would you only be satisfied if she stood still and let herself be hit by his soul skill?"
"And what do you propose?"
Huyan Zhen took two steps forward, moving to the edge of the ptform, and roared in anger.
Xiao Yu pointed at the injured Huo Wu in his arms and said coldly, "Apologize! And as for your viotion of the rules, the committee will handle that."
"You want me to apologize to a little girl?"
Huyan Zhen ughed angrily. "Do you know who I am? I refuse to apologize! What can you do about it?"
"Then try me!"
Killing intent seeped into Xiao Yu's voice.
"Enough!"
At that moment, Ptinum Bishop Sas smmed his hand on the armrest and stood up, stepping to Huyan Zhen's side. "Cn Master Huyan acted out of love for his grandson. His actions were inappropriate, but let this be the st time!"
Sas was promoted after Bibi Dong became the Pope, making him part of the Pope's direct faction. In the Spirit Hall, the one with the most knowledge about Nine Stars Pace's strength was Qian Renxue. Due to the strange retionship between this mother and daughter, Qian Renxue wasn't inclined to report every little detail to Bibi Dong unless Nine Stars Pace explicitly showed hostility toward the Spirit Hall.
Lacking a deep understanding of Nine Stars Pace's strength, Sas chose to side with the Elephant Armor Cn, which had long pledged its loyalty to the Spirit Hall.
"What a convenient 'this won't happen again!'"
Xiao Yu sneered upon hearing Sas' words. "Ptinum Bishop, your light comment really is fair!"
Idiot!
Disguised as Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue inwardly cursed. Sas was showing his bias too obviously, offending Nine Stars Pace in the process. Worse, with so many students and teachers from soul master academies watching, his actions would tarnish the reputation of the Spirit Hall if word spread. What kind of fools had Bibi Dong promoted?
Had Sas not been of lower rank and unaware of Qian Renxue's true identity, she would have already reprimanded him.
Ning Fengzhi, however, was eager for a rift between Nine Stars Pace and the Spirit Hall. The deeper the conflict, the better. He immediately fanned the fmes, saying, "Bishop Sas, while the Elephant Armor Cn may be close to the Spirit Hall, to openly show favoritism in front of so many is quite unfair. What does this say about Nine Stars Pace? And in a promotion match, no less, where attacking a contestant is a direct affront to His Majesty's authority."
"Indeed!"
With Ning Fengzhi backing him, Emperor Xue Ye straightened up, his dragon-like aura surging. "Cn Master Huyan has btantly attacked a contestant. Such behavior is a severe viotion of the Soul Master Tournament's rules. I hereby disqualify Elephant Armor Academy from the competition!"
"You—"
Huyan Zhen was furious. Such a decision trampled the reputation of the Elephant Armor Cn underfoot.
Sas' face darkened, and just as he was about to speak, he noticed that behind Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo had appeared, quietly standing with a predatory gaze fixed on both him and Huyan Zhen.
Even if the two of them worked together, they were no match for Bone Douluo. Silenced by the pressure, Huyan Zhen waved his hand angrily and prepared to leave.
"Cn Master Huyan, you haven't apologized yet!"
At that moment, Xiao Yu's voice rang out.
Humiliated and unwilling to deal with Xiao Yu, Huyan Zhen turned to leave. But Gu Rong blocked his way, saying, "Huyan Zhen, apologize! You're an old man bullying a young girl. Aren't you ashamed?"
(End of chapter)
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