Luo Leilei nearly spat out blood in shock.
She had thought her clever scheme would force Xu Xiaoshou to leave Tian Sang Ling Gong, ultimately making him come away with her.
But to her surprise, he casually dismissed it with "a forced melon isn't sweet," turning the tables and painting her as a villainous woman who was trying to snatch a young man!
"This..."
She was on the verge of rushing down to fight the guy tooth and nail!
The last shred of her rationality held back the impulse, but the torrent of curses in her mind finally burst forth...
They took the form of "inner complaints" and "curses," transforming into passive points that once again enriched Xu Xiaoshou's little treasury...
Xu Xiaoshou watched the information bar scrolling wildly and almost grinned from ear to ear.
No, hold it back!
There were a lot of people watching here; he had to keep up the act!
He forced a pained, constipated expression, shaking his head at Luo Leilei with eyes full of determination.
Luo Leilei: "..."
She was so furious!
She abruptly turned her gaze away, afraid that if she kept staring, she might do something reckless.
"Xu Xiaoshou, just you wait!"
After silently vowing revenge in her heart, she swore she would never get tangled up with this guy again. Tianxuan Gate had already taught her a lesson—why hadn't she learned from it?
On the steps, Ye Xiaotian watched the two of them sling mud at each other and figured out what was going on.
Since Xu Xiaoshou couldn't possibly be a spy, that left Luo Leilei as the hidden one. Time was of the essence, and he had no patience to watch these young people fool around any longer.
"Take her down!"
The "Void Prohibition" was still in effect, leaving Luo Leilei completely immobilized. She could only watch helplessly as the four grandmasters around her unleashed their terrifying cultivation, charging at her from all sides with overwhelming momentum.
A bitter look filled her eyes, but she sneered, "Hah, arresting a weak woman like me requires one throne-level expert and four grandmasters? What a show of power from the dean!"
Ye Xiaotian remained unfazed, sighing lightly, "I'm no longer your dean..."
Luo Leilei closed her eyes in despair.
Was this the end...?
The "Void Prohibition" only affected her; the other four were completely unbound.
The four grandmasters looked unassuming, but the spiritual energy gathered in their raised palms was shockingly intense.
The terrifying fluctuations were even more destructive than Xu Xiaoshou's "Small Fireball Technique."
Luo Leilei had only activated the first layer of "Lei Shen Zhi Qu," and with the prohibition in place, she couldn't even muster any extra defenses.
Under such a spiritual energy onslaught, the outcome was predictable.
Xu Xiaoshou watched the woman on the brink of destruction, his emotions stirring slightly.
But he understood that this was the harsh reality of the refining spirit world—everyone alive carried their own burdens and missions.
Depending on which side you stood on, even the smallest difference in choices could determine the consequences you'd face in the future, or even your downfall.
The world was full of opposites; good and evil weren't clearly defined—it was just a matter of perspective.
Perhaps from Luo Leilei's viewpoint, she hadn't done anything wrong, but now...
"Only strength can truly control fate."
Xu Xiaoshou turned away resolutely; he had no reason or ability to change any of this.
As the palms struck, spiritual energy exploded violently, blurring the trembling void and echoing with a deafening boom.
Everyone present fell silent, seemingly stunned by the blast.
Was this the power of a grandmaster?
Innate enlightenment, grandmasters borrowing the Dao, throne-level experts commanding the Dao—with grandmasters, they possessed the ability to move mountains and fill seas.
Even an ordinary palm, enhanced by the great Dao, was incredibly destructive.
In the next second, the shock on everyone's faces froze and slowly turned to bewilderment.
...Unharmed?
There stood Luo Leilei in the midst of the four, her "Lei Shen Zhi Qu" still fully activated, purple lightning writhing like wild serpents, exuding a fierce and heroic aura.
The four grandmasters around her had struck, but it was as if their palms had hit something indestructible in the world—nothing budged.
Everyone was dumbfounded, their faces etched with disbelief.
"Is it because the dean's Void Prohibition hasn't lifted, so they hit a space barrier?"
"No! Look closely... The four enforcers didn't even touch Luo Leilei!"
Some sharp-eyed observers noticed the situation, and everyone immediately scanned with their spiritual senses, realizing that each palm was a hair's breadth away from her body.
In other words, the earlier boom was just from their own spiritual energy erupting!
This discovery left everyone even more baffled.
Why had they stopped?
Just then, everyone noticed that the four grandmasters' faces were contorted in pain, as if they were being forcibly controlled.
Xu Xiaoshou was even more astonished.
Unlike the others, he could clearly see that an extremely fearsome sword energy had suddenly appeared in their bodies.
This sword energy's emergence forced them to halt their attack and struggle against it.
But clearly, they were at a disadvantage in the fight.
Sword energy...
A person...
The more Xu Xiaoshou looked, the more alarmed he became. Wasn't this exactly the "Man as Sword" from his "Wanwu Ji Jian"?
No!
His pupils shrank suddenly—his "Man as Sword" was something he'd copied from the masked figure!
So...
"He's here?"
Xu Xiaoshou felt a shiver down his spine, an urge to turn and run. This guy had his sights set on him!
But moving now would be walking right into the line of fire.
No, he had to hold back and play it safe in the chaos!
Xu Xiaoshou quietly hid behind a pillar, glancing at Ye Xiaotian and feeling a sense of unease.
That was a guy who could casually sever the dean's arm—who knew if this place was still safe?
By now, the four in the void were clearly overwhelmed, blood trickling from all seven orifices as their bodies convulsed.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Four surging sword energies pierced through their bodies from top to bottom, pinning them in place, while countless sharp white energy swords relentlessly shredded them from within.
In no time, the four grandmasters were reduced to bloody messes.
Xu Xiaoshou frowned. This "Wanwu Ji Jian" seemed powerful, but it was obviously weaker than when the masked figure controlled the nine elders that day.
That had been instant control, not giving them any time to react.
This was more like a weakened version.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, he turned his head toward the path in front of the council hall—the only route leading here through the grove outside.
"Enemies?"
Everyone else reacted at that moment. The people present were all highly cultivated and turned their gazes toward the path.
It seemed like some sound was approaching, slow and rhythmic.
Thud, thud!
Upon hearing this, the four in the void could hold on no longer and collapsed with a thud, the fragmented sword energies slicing into them like tiny knives, tearing their flesh to pieces.
Luo Leilei's eyes lit up with wild joy.
Big Brother Shuangxing... had come?
Thud, thud!
The crowd listened in fear, watching the four writhing on the ground, feeling as if the sound was striking directly at their hearts.
These were four grandmasters, not some random cats or dogs, yet they were controlled in an instant?
Was the newcomer a throne-level expert?
The black-clad figures stole glances at Ye Xiaotian and saw the dean's face grow serious as he stared toward the end of the path.
Finally, a figure emerged from the corner.
His clothes were worn and dusty, his fingers like jade, leaning on a purple staff.
Thud, thud!
The crowd: ???
A blind man?
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