The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 299: Chapter 299 Criminal Punishment Hall Chapter 299: Chapter 299 Criminal Punishment Hall Below the Dao Yi Mountain!

“Sun Xiao, are you looking for me?” A man of about forty, clad in a white robe, approached Sun Xiao.

Sun Xiao had been waiting here for over two hours.

Outer Court Students were not qualified to ascend Dao Yi Mountain, even if Sun Xiao was a powerful figure on the War God List, he was no exception.

“Brother Qian Zhen!” Sun Xiao lowered his head.

The man in the white robe was Qian Bo’s elder brother, Qian Zhen.

Qian Zhen, an Inner Court Student at Dao Yi Academy.

However, within Dao Yi Academy, not many knew that Qian Zhen was Qian Bo’s brother.

Students from the Outer Court hardly knew that Qian Bo had a brother in the Inner Court.

Of course, this was because Qian Zhen had strictly instructed Qian Bo not to spread the fact that he was his elder brother.

If not for this, Qian Bo would have surely boasted about this fact long ago.

“Hmm?” Qian Zhen’s gaze swept over Sun Xiao and landed on a corpse not far away.

His pupils contracted, and his expression instantly darkened.

“Who?” Qian Zhen’s voice seemed to emerge from beneath an iceberg, carrying a chilling fear.

In fact, Qian Zhen did not particularly like his younger brother Qian Bo, as they were half-brothers sharing the same father.

Moreover, although Qian Bo had decent talent, in Qian Zhen’s eyes, he was nothing but a waste, who might never step into the Dao Spirit Realm.

It was for this reason that he did not want people to know that Qian Bo was his brother.

But no matter what, they were related by blood, and he could not ignore Qian Bo.

No one could change the fact that Qian Bo was his brother.

“Jing Yan!” Sun Xiao, still with his head lowered, dared not look at Qian Zhen.

Qian Zhen had asked him to take good care of Qian Bo, but Qian Bo had died right in front of him.

He did not know if Qian Zhen would blame him for Qian Bo’s death.

“Jing Yan?” Qian Zhen furrowed his brows.

He had no recollection of this name.

Logically speaking, since Qian Bo was a Late-stage Innate Martial Artist, anyone capable of killing him could not be an unknown individual.

“He’s a newcomer who just joined Dao Yi Academy!” Sun Xiao responded in a low voice.

“Is this person dead?” Qian Zhen asked, his face stern.

“No, I am no match for him.

He killed Qian Bo right in front of me.

I did my best, but I couldn’t stop him,” Sun Xiao said in a low voice.

He knew that hiding facts from Qian Zhen was definitely not a good idea.

With so many witnesses present at the time, it was impossible to conceal the truth.

The smartest move was to tell the truth.

Qian Zhen’s eyes widened.

“A newcomer?

And you’re no match?” Qian Zhen’s gaze clearly carried more surprise.

It was already strange that a newcomer could kill Qian Bo, a High-level Student, and yet Sun Xiao claimed he was unable to prevent this person from killing Qian Bo.

“Yes,” replied Sun Xiao, his voice even lower.

“You still dare to see me?

Worthless!” Although Qian Zhen’s voice did not seem very angry, Sun Xiao knew that Qian Zhen was extremely enraged.

He dared not lift his head, silently praying in his heart that Qian Zhen would not kill him.

Others might not know of Qian Zhen’s ruthless nature, but Sun Xiao was well aware of it.

Even if Qian Zhen killed him on the spot, he would not be surprised at all.

He dared not speak in his own defense, as it would only anger Qian Zhen further.

“Come with me to the Punishment Hall!” After a moment or two, Qian Zhen spoke again.

Though it was only a moment, to Sun Xiao, it felt like a year.

When he heard these words, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he had escaped disaster for the time being, and that Qian Zhen probably did not intend to kill him yet.

“Yes!” Sun Xiao responded.

The Punishment Hall was not located on Dao Yi Mountain, but in the Outer Court of Dao Yi Academy.

The Punishment Hall held a unique place within Dao Yi Academy, having authority not only over the Outer Court but also over the Inner Court Students if they committed serious offenses, enabling it to apprehend and judge them.

Of course, the Punishment Hall was relatively lenient towards Inner Court Students.

For example, if an Inner Court Student killed an Outer Court Student outside the War God Hall, the Punishment Hall generally would not pursue the matter too strictly, unless the Outer Court Student had a significant background.

Inside the Punishment Hall!

“Deacon Jiao Yan!” Qian Zhen and Sun Xiao arrived at the Punishment Hall and met one of its deacons, named Jiao Yan.

The deacons of the Punishment Hall were significantly different from the deacons of the Outer Court.

The deacons of the Punishment Hall were all strong figures in the Dao Spirit Realm, whereas the deacons of the Outer Court were mostly at the Peak of the Innate Realm.

Thus, the position of a deacon in the Punishment Hall was only slightly below that of an Outer Court Director, while the Hall Master of the Punishment Hall had a status far above that of an Outer Court Director.

The Hall Master of the Punishment Hall also held the status of an elder in Dao Yi Academy and was an extremely important elder at that.

Furthermore, the position of Hall Master was not held by just one person continuously but rotated among several elders.

“Qian Zhen?

Haha, how come you have time to see me?” Jiao Yan chuckled to Qian Zhen, “Oh, and congratulations on your successful advancement to the Dao Spirit Realm!”

Qian Zhen had advanced to the Dao Spirit Realm several months ago.

His future was boundless.

It should be noted that not all Inner Court Students were in the Dao Spirit Realm.

Many martial artists at the Peak of the Innate Realm could become Inner Court Students through assessment.

Though these promoted Inner Court Students had a great chance of advancing to the Dao Spirit Realm, it was not a certainty.

Each student who advanced to the Dao Spirit Realm received special attention from Dao Yi Academy, and the younger they were, the more attention they received.

This was normal.

There was obviously a huge difference between a Dao Spirit Realm individual who was one hundred years old and one who was in their thirties or forties.

“Thank you,” said Qian Zhen, nodding at Jiao Yan, then continued, “Deacon Jiao Yan, I’ve come to see you about a matter.”

“Sun Xiao, you tell Deacon Jiao Yan,” Qian Zhen glanced at Sun Xiao.

“Yes!” Sun Xiao nodded, “Deacon sir, the matter is…”

Sun Xiao detailed the entire process of how Jing Yan had killed Qian Bo.

“This is outrageous!

Such a thing happening?

This Jing Yan…” Jiao Yan was furious and roared with anger, but before he could finish, his expression suddenly changed, “Jing Yan?

Isn’t that the Jing Yan who took the Golden Order during the assessment?”

It was clear that Jiao Yan also knew the name Jing Yan!

For Dao Yi Academy, a fighter obtaining the Golden Order through the Sky Crossing Array assessment was a significantly important event.

It was only natural for Jiao Yan and other management members to have heard of Jing Yan’s name.

“Took the Golden Order?

This Jing Yan passed the Heaven Array assessment?” Qian Zhen was momentarily stunned.

Sun Xiao was also stunned.

They had not known previously that Jing Yan was the fighter who had taken the Golden Order.

“It must be him.

A newcomer whose strength surpasses that of Sun Xiao could only be this person,” Jiao Yan nodded his head.