Chapter 413: Chapter 413: Negotiate with Me? You’re Not Qualified

Below the Academic Affairs Office.

The battle between Chu Sheng and the two King Realm Early Stage bodyguards was still ongoing.

And so, too, was the scene of Gu Yuexi’s foot on Liu Yueyao’s head.

This scene was rapidly spreading via a live broadcast, reaching an ever-growing audience.

The sight of Chu Sheng in his true form taking on two opponents at once, once again shocked countless people.

This mosquito’s combat prowess during the Martial Dao Tournament had already been freakishly strong!

But back then, he could only defeat someone at the Peak of Ninth-Grade.

How long has it been since then?

Now he could actually hold his own against two King Realm Early Stage opponents, and from the looks of it, was even overpowering them!

On the scene, Chu Sheng’s wings vibrated fiercely as he began to merge his Soul-Bursting Flame Feathers. He could now fuse a full two hundred Feather Blades!

A giant Feather Blade, formed from the fusion of two hundred smaller ones, was enough to pose a fatal threat to those in the middle or even Late Stage of the King Realm!

’BUZZ, GO!’

The giant Flaming Feather Blade, accompanied by countless smaller ones, descended upon the two King Realm bodyguards once more.

TING TING TING TING TING!

Just as those sharp, flaming feathers were about to pierce the bodyguards’ Protective Gang Qi...

BOOM!!!

...an invisible yet strange and incomparably domineering force field descended from the sky without warning, instantly blanketing the entire battlefield.

HSSSSSS—

Chu Sheng’s prized Flaming Feather Blades struck the force field and, like red-hot iron plunged into the deep sea, let out a cringe-inducing sizzle as they vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Immediately after, a sharp voice, dripping with condescension, boomed like a thunderclap:

"Enough!!"

The voice was laced with undisguised fury and spiritual pressure, making the eardrums of the spectating students ache.

Chu Sheng felt his entire body grow heavy, as if a great mountain had been dropped on his back.

His heart leaped, but he had expected this. ’So, a heavy hitter has finally arrived?’

He looked up. In the once-empty sky, Space was forcibly ripped open, and two figures stepped out of the void.

Leading them was a beautiful woman in an opulent, purple long dress.

She was impeccably well-kept with fair skin, looking to be no older than her early thirties. Her slanted eyes, however, betrayed a mean and ruthless nature. She was currently looking down on the tragic scene below, her expression so dark it looked like it could drip water.

Half a step behind her followed an old man in a Tang suit, his hair a full shock of silver.

The old man stood with his hands behind his back and his eyelids lowered, appearing as lifeless as deadwood. Yet, the terrifying fluctuations faintly radiating from his body made the very air turn thick and heavy.

’That’s... the Emperor Realm!’

’Uh oh. This is going to be tricky.’

Chu Sheng zipped back and landed on Gu Yuexi’s shoulder, glancing at her.

’Well, the Little Empress is the Little Empress, after all. Still as calm as ever.’

...

"La... Lady Liu! Elder Mo!"

Seeing the newcomers, the two disheveled bodyguards trembled, dropped to their knees with a thud, and shivered uncontrollably.

"We were incompetent! We failed to protect the Young Miss!"

The beautiful woman didn’t spare them a glance. Her gaze swept past the crowd and landed on the ground.

Just one look...

BOOM!

...and a monstrous wave of fury instantly shattered her composure.

"Yao Yao!!"

The beautiful woman shrieked, her voice cracking with fury.

She had received word that Liu Yueyao was in trouble at Jing University.

But she never imagined it would be *this*—the precious daughter of the Liu Family, being... pinned under someone’s foot?

At the sound of her cry, the silver-haired Elder Mo, who had been standing behind her, snapped his eyes open.

In that instant, it was as if two bolts of cold lightning flashed through the void.

"Insolent!!"

Elder Mo snorted and took a step forward.

THUD!

It was as if that single step landed on everyone’s heart.

An overwhelming, terrifying aura, like a tangible tidal wave, crashed down violently toward Gu Yuexi!

This was no ordinary pressure.

This was a precision strike, imbued with the will of the Emperor Realm!

Had an ordinary Seventh-Grade Martial Artist been caught in that aura, they wouldn’t have even been able to resist; their Qi Blood would have instantly reversed and their meridians would have shattered on the spot.

WHOOSH—

A fierce wind erupted. Gu Yuexi’s white robes whipped about, and her long black hair danced wildly behind her.

The sheer force of the pressure scraped away the top layer of soil from the surrounding lawn.

However, at the center of the storm, Gu Yuexi remained in the exact same position.

Her back was ramrod straight, like a sharp sword that would break before it bent.

Her foot remained planted firmly on Liu Yueyao’s face, not even wobbling in the slightest.

Hmm?

A flash of surprise crossed Elder Mo’s eyes as he hovered in mid-air.

"You’re courting death!!"

Seeing Gu Yuexi dare to resist him head-on, killing intent surged in Elder Mo’s eyes.

He raised his hand, his fingers forming a claw, preparing to seize Gu Yuexi and perhaps even cripple her on the spot!

However, the instant he raised his hand...

...an ice-cold voice came from the girl in white below:

"I dare you to move."

Gu Yuexi slowly raised her head, her gaze piercing through the overwhelming pressure to lock onto Elder Mo in mid-air.

She applied a bit more pressure with her foot, and a sickening, grating sound came from her shoe grinding against Liu Yueyao’s skull.

"Believe it or not, you move, and I’ll snap her neck."

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Elder Mo’s hand froze in mid-air.

His eyes widened as he stared at Gu Yuexi in disbelief.

’A threat?’

’This young girl... dares to threaten me?’

’Threaten an Emperor Realm Powerhouse?!’

"How dare you!!" Elder Mo roared, his voice booming like a great bell.

"If you dare harm the Young Miss, I will flay you alive and make you beg for a death that will never come!!"

Faced with this vicious threat, a derisive sneer merely played on Gu Yuexi’s lips.

She turned her head and shot Elder Mo a cold glare from her abyss-like eyes.

BOOM!

Elder Mo’s spirit trembled violently.

For a split second, he felt as if he were seeing a goddess, enthroned high above the Nine Heavens, gazing down upon an ant on the ground.

That tremor, originating from the depths of his soul, actually caused him, an Emperor Realm Powerhouse, to feel an inexplicable trace of... fear?!

"What do you think?"

Gu Yuexi uttered the four words lightly.

Elder Mo froze.

’The killing intent emanating from this young woman was too pure. That look of utter disregard for life was definitely not an act.’

’She really would kill someone!’

’Kill someone from one of the Ten Great Clans?’

’It’s been a long time since someone like this has appeared... Who on earth is she?’

The scene came to a standstill.

Just then, Lady Liu, the beautiful woman who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.

"Fine, just fine..."

Lady Liu was so furious she began to laugh, her voice sharp and grating.

"Have the students of Jing University all become so arrogant they no longer know their place?"

"Assaulting people in broad daylight, and now you dare to threaten the victim’s family?"

"Where are the staff of Jing University? Are you all dead?! Don’t you know enough to come out and discipline your students?!"

With that one shout, she directed her ire at all of Jing University.

No sooner had she spoken than a sigh was heard from the roof of a nearby academic building.

Then, a figure slowly descended.

It was none other than the Vice-Principal of Jing University.

He looked like he had a massive headache, but as one of the school’s leaders, he had no choice but to show himself.

He cupped his hands in a formal gesture toward Lady Liu and spoke in a calm, measured tone.

"Lady Liu. A pleasure."

"This is not a situation any of us wanted to see, of course."

"However..."

The Vice-Principal glanced at the miserable scene on the ground, then at the surrounding students, and his tone hardened slightly.

"From what I understand, it seems it was Miss Liu who forced her way onto our campus, bringing two King Realm bodyguards to attack one of our students."

"Jing University is a school of the Martial Dao; we value practical combat. As long as no lives are lost, we generally do not interfere in conflicts between students."

"Besides, if one’s skills are inferior..."

The Vice-Principal left the sentence unfinished, but his meaning was clear:

Your daughter was the one who came here looking for trouble. She brought two people to fight one, and still got beaten. Who is there to blame? Your daughter, for being too weak?

"You!!"

Lady Liu was so choked by his words she almost couldn’t breathe.

"’Do not interfere,’ you say!"

"’Skills are inferior,’ is it!"

Lady Liu’s chest heaved violently.

"Jing University has certainly gotten bold! You don’t even take our Liu Family seriously anymore, is that it?!"

"Fine! Since you won’t handle it, I will!"

She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her rage, and turned to Gu Yuexi, her eyes like a viper’s.

"Alright, little bitch, spit it out. What is it you want?"

"Was the compensation not enough for you?"

In her mind, Gu Yuexi was doing all this for one reason: to extort the Liu Family for more benefits.

After all, in her worldview, no one would be stupid enough to pick a fight to the death with one of the Ten Great Clans.

However, her words were met with a soft chuckle.

"Heh."

Gu Yuexi glanced at Lady Liu with contempt, as if she’d just heard the most ridiculous joke.

It was the kind of look one gives a peasant woman throwing a tantrum in the dirt.

"You wish to speak with me?"

Gu Yuexi shook her head, her tone indifferent.

"You are merely an ignorant woman. You are not worthy." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

’What?!’

Lady Liu’s eyes widened.

’I’m not worthy?’

’I am the matriarch of the Liu Family! The wife of a direct heir of one of the Ten Great Clans! And you, a student with no background, say that I’m not worthy?!’

Before she could erupt, Gu Yuexi’s next words made everyone present, including the Vice-Principal, gasp in shock.

Gu Yuexi raised her chin slightly, her tone as calm as if she were ordering a servant.

"Go and get me Liu Canglan."