Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

’I’m not that much weaker than you. Why should I become your disciple?’

Having Dongfang Ren as a backer would be great, of course. It would certainly allow Dragon Flame Academy to develop more smoothly within Beast Flame Academy. But Lu Chao didn’t want to gain that support by becoming his disciple.

He would conquer Dongfang Ren in other ways.

Just as they were speaking...

The two hundred-plus students remaining on the opposing side returned to their starting line, but their faces were still deathly pale.

Their courage had been shattered. And in this new confrontation, they still didn’t have any warhorses.

Fortunately, at that very moment, Zeng Quan’s voice rang out again. ”Once more, release the warhorses!”

Instantly, the complexions of the two hundred-plus students from the University Institutes returned to normal...

With warhorses, they no longer had to fear the Fake Lu Chao. He couldn’t wear his mask now, so there was no way he could scare the horses away again.

If it came down to mounted combat, there were over two hundred of them.

And so, the heavy thud of hooves sounded once more as warhorses charged out from the forest.

「Atop the highest cliff...」

While the warhorses were charging out, Li Wumian asked hatefully, ”Dean-General, what is Dongfang Ren playing at? Could he have contacted the Dragon Flame King beforehand? Was he placed in Beast Flame Academy by the Dragon Flame King to target us?”

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at Zeng Quan.

None of them could quite understand why the reclusive Dongfang Ren would suddenly intervene.

Zeng Quan’s expression was still incredibly ugly...

”It’s possible, but the key is that Dongfang Ren wants to protect the Small Institutes from the Small Kingdoms.”

”The third stage has a revival match. If he uses the Fake Lu Chao to eliminate the twenty University Institutes, the Small Institutes will have their chance.”

Everyone had a sudden realization. They looked at the remaining students from the University Institutes.

”There are only two or three hundred students left.”

”Even if they beat Dragon Flame Academy, in the third stage’s revival match, there’s no way the twenty University Institutes can take all twenty spots in the Outer Courtyard. At least ten spots will have to be given to the Small Institutes.”

”And since Dongfang Ren has already achieved his goal, he agreed to let the confrontation continue, but with the condition that the Fake Lu Chao can’t wear his mask.”

The speaker was the Dean of Tiger Institute. The higher-ups of Beast Flame Academy all understood.

Since Dongfang Ren had guaranteed that at least ten Small Institutes would get Outer Courtyard spots, he wouldn’t care about whether the Fake Lu Chao lived or died.

They judged others by their own standards, assuming Dongfang Ren was also only driven by self-interest.

But someone still brought it up: ”Could Dongfang Ren have taken a liking to the Fake Lu Chao and want to take him as a disciple?”

These words made many of the Beast Flame Academy higher-ups’ eyes go wide...

But Zheng Liyuan sneered relentlessly. ”Take a liking to him? My ass! The Fake Lu Chao’s combat prowess is strong, I can admit that. But he’s just trash with an Earth Bone Level Bone of Myriad Stars. It would be a miracle if Dongfang Ren took a liking to that.”

Hearing this, the Beast Flame Academy higher-ups relaxed their worries again.

Dongfang Ren would absolutely look down on the Fake Lu Chao’s potential. If he had a Heavenly Bone, maybe, but an Earth Bone is just too poor.

”This Fake Lu Chao is just a shit-stirrer.”

”He’s only temporarily stronger than the other students because he’s accumulated a lot of combat experience from the Chaotic Hundred Countries. He’s gotten arrogant playing the part of Great Wu Lu Chao... even smug about it.”

”To put it bluntly, he’s just a piece of trash with a low-grade Earth Bone Level Bone of Myriad Stars.”

Zheng Liyuan hatefully belittled Lu Chao, painting him as completely worthless.

The Chaotic Hundred Countries meant he had experience in life-and-death battles. In comparison, the other students were naturally more naive.

Zeng Quan said coldly, ”He won’t be stirring things up for long. Dragon Flame Academy must be eliminated.”

He, too, hated Lu Chao to the core...

Putting aside the earlier business with the Saint Bone Su Family and the kidnapping of Zheng Zhuhe, the first two stages at Beast Flame had already seen his, the Dean-General’s, face trampled into the dirt and viciously ground underfoot.

The other Deans of the Six Flames were also seething. After all, the chaos of the Chaotic Hundred Countries was chaos for their Six Great Flame Countries.

”It’s about to start. Now that he doesn’t have the Great Wu Lu Chao mask, let’s see how he dies,” Li Wumian roared, staring down at Battle Valley.

The two hundred-plus students from the University Institutes were now mounted on their warhorses, each one glaring at Lu Chao’s group of ten with murderous intent.

The leader was still the tall man from Weihu Academy.

Although he was badly injured, he hadn’t been killed like Yan Jun earlier. He let out a furious roar...

”Fake Lu Chao, the first person you killed was a student from my Weihu, and you even struck Weihu’s dean! I will have revenge...”

”Remember my name. I am Chang Zui of Weihu Academy, a member of the Tiger Flame Royal Family.”

With that, he brandished his great saber. ”With me, charge!”

More than two hundred students, riding more than two hundred warhorses, charged like a mighty flood toward Lu Chao and his group of ten.

「On the various cliffs...」

Gazes filled with ridicule, anticipation, or worry were cast down once more...

On the viewing cliff for the Inner Courtyard students, Wu Yiyi had, at some point, run over to Wu Caicai’s side.

”Sister Caicai, you knew all along that the Fake Lu Chao could scare away the warhorses with his mask, right? That whole scene just now was so brilliant and exciting! But what can the Fake Lu Chao do now?”

Hearing Wu Yiyi’s words, Wu Caicai simply ignored her, her heart completely steadfast.

She knew Lu Chao’s strength all too well. He would never lose.

「On another mountaintop...」

Marquis Longyin found Dongfang Ren and said, ”Elder Dongfang, my letter has already been sent to my Brother Wang.”

Seeing Dongfang Ren’s expressionless face as he merely nodded, Marquis Longyin suddenly asked, ”I’m very curious, Elder Dongfang. Why did you intervene? Was it only to create an opportunity for the Small Institutes? Or is it that you can’t stand Zeng Quan and his cronies?”

He was genuinely curious. After all, Dongfang Ren was truly a recluse.

Hearing this, Dongfang Ren stared at Lu Chao in Battle Valley and replied faintly, ”Both. But I’m more interested in seeing the performance of your Dragon Flame Lu Chao. Perhaps I shouldn’t be limited by the rank of a Heavenly Destiny Bone.”

Hearing this, a sharp light flashed in Marquis Longyin’s eyes. Only then did he realize that Dongfang Ren had actually taken some interest in Lu Chao.

Was a magnificent existence with dual Saint Bones actually going to settle for second-best and take Lu Chao as his disciple?

”They’re about to clash. Can this Lu Chao show me a real surprise?” Dongfang Ren’s voice held a trace of anticipation. He believed Lu Chao would definitely put on a good show.

The words he’d left behind when he departed Battle Valley had practically told Lu Chao that he was under observation.

THUD THUD THUD...

In Battle Valley, the thundering of over two hundred hooves, carrying over two hundred students from the University Institutes, crushed madly toward Lu Chao’s group of ten.

Fifty meters, thirty meters...

”The Fake Lu Chao doesn’t have his mask, and his ten warhorses are frightened again! They’re not moving at all!”

It’s unclear who shouted it...

Everyone saw that the Fake Lu Chao’s group of ten seemed completely frozen before the two hundred-plus student cavalry. They immediately recalled the previous scene where the ten warhorses had been terrified.

Countless people eagerly awaited the Fake Lu Chao’s swift and brutal slaughter.

However, the instant the two hundred-plus student cavalry came within ten meters, Lu Chao suddenly spoke. ”Warhorses, break again!”

His voice boomed out coldly, still carrying the might of a Dragon General...

This time, his voice wasn’t a roar, but it was filled with intense confidence. And then, almost everyone couldn’t help but laugh. He wasn’t even wearing the mask anymore, so what was there to ”break”?

But... NEIGH!

One by one, the warhorses approaching Lu Chao let out strange cries. Then, everyone witnessed an unbelievable scene.

The warhorses broke again!