Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

Zeng Quan squinted, a sly smile on his face as he stared at Marquis Longyin. He then deliberately pointed a finger at the battlefield.

His meaning was clear: ’That Fake Lu Chao is about to crush the University Institutes of the Seven Great Flame Countries. Do you really think the six deans will allow that to happen?’

Below them were not only other University Institutes from the Dragon Flame Kingdom, but also academies from the Six Great Flame Countries, like Wind Wolf and Weihu. All of them were essentially vassals to the various Inner Courtyards. How could they possibly let these University Institutes be defeated?

THUD...

The deans of the six Inner Courtyards took a heavy step toward Marquis Longyin, their eyes filled with a cold chill.

The Dean of the Tiger Institute said indifferently, ”Marquis Longyin, Vice Dean Li Wumian is a Medical Dao Master. He claims the Fake Lu Chao used poison gas to repel a thousand warhorses. Shouldn’t we halt the battle to conduct an inspection?”

His tone was flat, yet it carried a faint threat.

The Dean of the Wolf Institute followed, stepping forward as well. ”Marquis Longyin, would you mind stepping aside?”

Marquis Longyin clenched his fists, his face turning ashen. ”Have you no shame at all?” he replied in a low voice.

Hearing this, the Dean of the Fox Institute let out a sinister laugh...

”What do you mean by that, Marquis Longyin? What we see is a student cheating by carrying poison. We want to correct such unscrupulous behavior. How is that shameless?”

The other three deans wore grim expressions, staring coldly at Marquis Longyin...

Their True Qi began to leak out, bit by bit, as if they would strike the moment Marquis Longyin refused to move.

Zeng Quan stood to the side with Li Wumian and Zheng Liyuan, his eyes still narrowed in a squint.

They smiled with smug composure.

Marquis Longyin’s expression shifted rapidly as he frantically weighed the pros and cons in his mind. He couldn’t help but glance at Lu Chao, who was still sweeping through everything with his ten warhorses, before slowly looking away.

Suddenly, Marquis Longyin let out a low chuckle. ”Fine. If anyone dares to pass, they’ll have to... step over my dead body.”

As soon as he said this, the expressions of all the Beast Flame Academy higher-ups on the highest cliff changed drastically.

Killing Marquis Longyin would be easy for them, of course, but he was the Dragon Flame King’s younger brother. Who would dare to do it?

”Marquis Longyin, you’re just being deliberately unreasonable!” the Dean of the Tiger Institute couldn’t help but roar.

Marquis Longyin laughed coldly. ”So you’re allowed to be unjust and resort to any means necessary, but I’m not allowed to be unreasonable? My stance is the stance of the Dragon Flame King of my Dragon Flame Kingdom. You’re welcome to test it.”

He brought up the Dragon Flame King, using his name to intimidate all the higher-ups of the Beast Flame Academy.

As the most powerful existence among the Hundred Countries, the Dragon Flame Kingdom still held a terrifying deterrent force.

Their expressions shifted wildly, but in the end, none of them dared to make a move against Marquis Longyin...

Everyone understood that things had reached a point of no return.

Even if they managed to restrain Marquis Longyin, the situation would only escalate further. The Dragon Flame King would absolutely not stand by and do nothing.

The Beast Flame Academy might not be able to continue operating.

But just watching the Fake Lu Chao, along with the descendants of the Azure Flame Sect and the others, win everything was definitely not an option...

’What should we do?’

Suddenly, Zeng Quan took another slow step forward. ”Marquis Longyin, if you block us, I’m afraid the nineteen eliminated University Institutes won’t be able to control their impulses. All their experts will charge down from the cliffs.”

As soon as he said this, the eyes of the Beast Flame Academy higher-ups lit up.

Marquis Longyin’s expression changed again. He whipped his head around to see the higher-ups of the nineteen eliminated University Institutes standing on the very edge of their cliff, their eyes bloodshot.

Zeng Quan had deliberately spoken loudly enough for that entire group to hear.

One by one, they looked up sharply, as if they had received Zeng Quan’s command. They were all eager to charge into Battle Valley.

”You’re blocking our path...”

”So we can’t stop their impulses. That would be a huge problem. What if the Fake Lu Chao ends up getting killed?”

Zeng Quan’s voice sounded calm, but it still carried to the cliff where the nineteen University Institutes were gathered.

And, of course, it spread throughout the entire arena.

Sun Shijin and the others from Dragon Flame Academy clenched their fists tightly. They could see Marquis Longyin conversing with the Seven Great Deans, and they could guess that Zeng Quan and his group would never let Lu Chao and the Dragon Flame Academy win.

But they hadn’t expected Zeng Quan to be so blatant, so threatening.

Sun Shijin lowered his voice. ”Get ready to protect Lu Chao and the others. If anyone really dares to interfere in Battle Valley... we’ll fight them to the death.”

The higher-ups from the other academies looked at each other, but no one dared to move.

The students of the Seven Great Inner Courtyards had a glint in their eyes, looking on as if watching a good show. Only Wu Caicai showed a worried expression.

「Battle Valley...」

Lu Chao, of course, had also heard Zeng Quan’s words and guessed what Marquis Longyin was facing.

Luo Wendeng rode his horse closer. ”Brother Lu, what do we do?”

From under his mask, Lu Chao spoke slowly, ”If anyone sets foot in Battle Valley to interfere with the match, then the real slaughter begins.”

Until now, they hadn’t truly killed anyone. Even if some of the thousand students before them had died, it was either an accident in the heat of battle or because they were trampled to death by the warhorses earlier.

Lu Chao’s meaning, of course, was that whoever dared to interfere with the battle would be... slaughtered!

His voice boomed to the heavens, projected with the might of a Dragon General, ensuring everyone present heard him loud and clear.

Their expressions changed again. The nineteen University Institutes shouted almost in unison, ”You dare?”

Lu Chao ignored them, continuing to ride down any opponents who could still fight...

Zeng Quan also didn’t believe Lu Chao would dare...

Thus, he looked at Marquis Longyin again, his voice still amplified. ”We just want to inspect the thousand warhorses for poison, Marquis Longyin. It would be best if you didn’t stand in our way.”

Marquis Longyin clenched his fists, suddenly recalling what Lu Chao had said before...

’If the Beast Flame Academy targets him relentlessly, Lu Chao will go on a killing spree and then hide in the Forbidden Land of the Azure Flame Sect.’

Thinking of this, Marquis Longyin slowly began to smile...

”I already said, I don’t smell any poison gas.”

”I am the Commander of the academy’s Order Enforcement Team. If I say there is none, then there is none.”

His voice boomed out as well, making his stance clear.

He had already made a decision in his heart. In a moment, he would help Lu Chao and everyone else break through the encirclement and enter the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land. Afterward, he would contact his brother, the King, and see if they could use this as a pretext to dispatch troops and completely purge the stench from the Beast Flame Academy.

The timing was far from ideal. Perhaps his brother, the King, wouldn’t agree, but he had to take the gamble.

The Fake Lu Chao was this powerful. For his sake, he could not back down.

The scene fell deathly silent at Marquis Longyin’s words. After a moment of contemplation, Zeng Quan finally smiled faintly. ”I understand. Since Marquis Longyin is certain there’s no poison gas, we will of course believe you.”

With that, he slowly turned his back...

Seeing this, the six deans also turned their backs, and all the Beast Flame Academy higher-ups turned around in unison.

This act of turning away was, naturally, a signal to the higher-ups of the nineteen University Institutes that they could now make their move.

’We can’t see a thing!’

From the cliff of the nineteen University Institutes, a grim and terrifying voice rang out: ”Kill!”

The experts, including the nineteen deans, all leaped down from the cliff. On another cliff reserved for the remaining contestants, the dean of Zhongyue Academy and others followed suit, flying down as well...

Sun Shijin let out a low roar, ”Go! Fight them to the death!”

And from under his mask, Lu Chao gave a cold command, ”Slaughter them. Kill them all.”