Chapter 4878 — Some Rather Bad News
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Wei Zhao and the others looked at Lu Xiaozhong beside them, caught between laughter and tears. This creature truly thrived on chaos—that shout a moment ago had been his, and without it, so many bystanders would never have turned so suddenly and unanimously hostile.
The stir among the onlookers could hardly escape the notice of the Lei Dong Academy group, but they all wore careless, swaggering expressions, not in the least troubled by the crowd's enmity. Plenty of people had made enemies of Lei Dong Academy over the years; a gaggle of fence-sitters who did nothing but wag their tongues was beneath their notice.
Meanwhile, Wang Dianxing had already walked alone into the ranks of Chenjiao Academy and Xiangyun Academy. Before him, a single man, so many perfect Nascent Soul experts could only retreat step by step, and not one dared step forward—a truly pitiful and lamentable sight.
Ren Zhongyuan's example lay right before their eyes, and to this moment the man still did not know whether he lived or died. Who would dare provoke the foremost seat of Lei Dong Academy again?
Before everyone's eyes, Wang Dianxing swaggered straight up to Huo Yudie and, with a lewd grin, reached out to tear off her veil. "Fairy Huo, things have come to this—I trust there's no need to choose anymore? This concerns not only your own great affair, but the great affair of every disciple of your two academies. Playing the coy maiden any longer would be pointless. I hear Chenjiao Academy has more than its share of loose women—serving men is hardly new to you, so you must be well practiced by now, eh? Hahahaha!"
Huo Yudie was the only one among them who had not retreated. She twisted aside to evade his hand, and by now she was trembling with rage. Even knowing herself no match for him, she was ready to fight.
That so many people from two academies combined should prove less spirited than one woman, Huo Yudie—thinking on it truly left one at a loss for words.
Then again, Chenjiao Academy was all women, and though Xiangyun Academy was mostly male disciples, this time its leaders were the likes of Ren Zhongyuan and Yi Xiaotian. To expect them to stand against Wang Dianxing and Lei Dong Academy, one might as well expect a sow to climb a tree.
If Leng Rufeng were present, that would be another matter—only, he had long since become a Profound Ascension expert and would never come to a place like this.
Nor was Yang Qianshuang here, though she had been struck down to the perfect Nascent Soul realm. Her two spiritual root attributes had long since fused, so returning to the Profound Ascension required none of the complicated preparations the others faced. She could trigger her tribulation anywhere at all, needing at most a Thunder Mystery Pill as a precaution—and if all went smoothly, she might not even need the tribulation.
Wang Dianxing saw through Huo Yudie's intentions and burst into even more brazen laughter. "Oh ho, a woman of mettle! Just to my taste. If you were like the other women—wantons who come fawning the moment I crook a finger—I'd find it dull. The more you resist, the happier I am. Hahahaha!"
Huo Yudie would not waste words on a creature spewing such filth. She gathered her true qi at once, ready to strike. Even weighing the interests of so many academy disciples, she could never compromise—after all, what was at stake was her reputation, the thing she prized above all.
Besides, she had long since seen through it: even if she and the others did submit, the other side might not truly yield the tribulation points. The likeliest outcome was to draw water with a wicker basket—all for nothing, toyed with and discarded.
"Come on, then—hit me as hard as you can. Rest assured, I won't send you flying like I did that fool just now. I'll only cherish you properly!" Wang Dianxing leered and teased, reaching again for Huo Yudie's face.