Chapter 1306: Chapter 1306: Eighty Thousand Starlights, Xinghe of Illusions

Crack... crack... crack...

Centered on Xiao Yi, the ground beneath him, solid as a rock, began to crack.

From the seats of the Heavenly Hidden Academy came a surging momentum, imaginable in its intensity.

"Bastard." Qing Lin shouted angrily, as patches of azure scales began to emerge on his body.

"Heavenly Hidden Academy, are you trying to bully relying on your might?"

"Bully?" The Sky-reaching Peak Steward sneered, "Now, it’s the incorrigible Xiao Yi who’s tugging relentlessly."

"When he was expelled from the Heavenly Hidden Academy back then, one could already tell how incorrigibly wicked his nature was."

"Now, even your Black Cloud Academy wants to expel him, which speaks volumes about how unbearable he is."

Originally, among the surrounding spectators, many academy martial artists frowned at the sudden provocation of the Sky-reaching Peak Steward.

Upon hearing this, they relaxed their brows and shook their heads.

"Qing Lin, get down here." In the Black Cloud Academy seats, the Vice Dean waved his hand.

A surge of majestic martial arts power forcibly restrained Qing Lin, pulling him down from the Martial Arts Arena.

"Hmph." The Sky-reaching Peak Steward on the Martial Arts Arena snorted coldly.

"Once a discarded disciple of the Heavenly Hidden Academy, now a discarded disciple of the Black Cloud Academy; Xiao Yi, the Heavenly Hidden Nine Mysterious Fruit, the first Holy Fruit of the Heavenly Hidden Academy, you are not qualified to obtain it."

"Just obediently leave, and immediately get out of the Heavenly Hidden Academy."

"So much nonsense." Xiao Yi’s eyes turned cold, his grip on the sword tightened.

However, he had just barely made a move.

Bang...

From the seats of the Heavenly Hidden Academy, the pressure abruptly intensified.

The already cracked ground beneath him collapsed instantly, raising a large cloud of dust.

Beyond the dust, martial artists from various academies shook their heads, "If he obediently hands over the Heavenly Hidden Nine Mysterious Fruit, he won’t have to suffer."

"Challenging and trying to act tough against the Heavenly Hidden Academy within its grounds is just asking for trouble."

"Although he possesses monstrous talent, he ultimately hasn’t matured yet."

"If he still dares to act tough, I fear he won’t have his life to leave."

"..."

Sounds of shaking heads and sighs echoed around.

In the Black Cloud Academy seats, Elder Yun Yuan’s eyes turned cold, and he was about to stand up.

Clap...

An aged hand grabbed him.

"Vice Dean." Elder Yun Yuan’s face looked somewhat unpleasant.

The Vice Dean shook his head, "He still has a chance now; as long as he nods and is willing to compromise, I assure you no one here dares to harm him."

The Vice Dean said this while narrowing his eyes, staring directly at Xiao Yi within the dust of the Martial Arts Arena.

On the Martial Arts Arena, as the dust settled, Xiao Yi’s figure was revealed inside.

"I’ll say it again, will you hand it over or not?" The Sky-reaching Peak Steward said coldly.

"If you remain incorrigible, don’t blame us for being rude."

Xiao Yi ignored them, his proud body still standing tall.

With cold, detached eyes, he looked toward the seats of the Heavenly Hidden Academy. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

There, Sikong Yu sneered.

The Sky-reaching Peak Elder also sneered.

At this moment, Xiao Yi started to sneer as well, looking back at the Sky-reaching Peak Steward, "If you hadn’t come looking for trouble, I would have almost forgotten something."

With that, Xiao Yi glared coldly at Elder Tongtian.

"Elder Tongtian, in fact, I was once puzzled about the matter of the Sky-reaching Jade back then."

"It wasn’t until a few days ago that I finally understood."

Elder Tongtian sneered, "What is there to say about a worthless discarded disciple?"

Xiao Yi chuckled coldly, "Sikong Yu, is he your son?"

As his words fell, uproar spread around.

In the Heavenly Hidden Academy seats, Elder Tongtian and several elders looked displeased.

Previously, Xiao Yi had been puzzled about the incident from two years ago.

Was it just over a piece of Sky-reaching Jade that Elder Tongtian was so against him?

It must be known that the Sky-reaching Jade was supposed to be a gift given by the Heavenly Hidden Academy to its most outstanding new disciples.

This was a tradition of the Heavenly Hidden Academy, passed down for countless generations.

But why was Xiao Yi targeted for having it?

Even though he entered the Heavenly Sword Peak, he was still a disciple of the Heavenly Hidden Academy; there was no need for the Sky-reaching Peak to make his life difficult and repossess the Sky-reaching Jade.

This matter puzzled Xiao Yi for a time, but he eventually didn’t dwell on it.

Until a few months ago, during his seclusion, he encountered martial artists of the Sikong Family.

Of course, in such a vast Central Region, there were many families with the surname Sikong.

But this family’s martial artists had control over formations from the Sky-reaching Peak and also bore the surname Sikong, which aroused Xiao Yi’s suspicion.

It was then that Xiao Yi remembered this nearly forgotten incident.

A few days ago, he went to the Wind Shattering Hall Main Hall, where he looked into both the previous Grand Competition of the Hundred Schools and this matter.

Sure enough, he uncovered the truth.

The records and intelligence within the Wind Shattering Hall did not explicitly state the relationship between Sikong Yu and Elder Tongtian.

But it clearly recorded that the Sikong Family had a Supreme Elder who was absent from the family for many years because they held the position of an elder at the Heavenly Hidden Academy.

Additionally, this Supreme Elder had a son.

And this person mysteriously left the Sikong Family two years ago, his whereabouts unknown.

Checking back the timeline, two years ago was precisely when the Heavenly Hidden Academy held its opening for new disciples.

As far as he knew, only one elder among the Heavenly Hidden Academy bore the surname Sikong: Elder Tongtian.

Piecing together the experience with the Sikong Family martial artists and all sorts of intelligence, deducing the relationship between Sikong Yu and Elder Tongtian wasn’t difficult.

Indeed, Sikong Yu’s face changed at that moment, an imploring look in his eyes as he glanced toward Elder Tongtian.

"Nonsense!" Elder Tongtian roared, "Utter nonsense."

"Xiao Yi, I have long known of your vile character, but I didn’t expect you to resort to slander."

"Someone, seize this boy for me."

"Daring to insult an Academy elder, immediately strip him of his cultivation and expel him from the Heavenly Hidden Academy."

As he spoke, a flash of killing intent crossed Elder Tongtian’s eyes.

"Yes." The Sky-reaching Peak Steward responded.

In the Heavenly Hidden Academy seats, a dozen stewards sprang into action.

Among them, two were ordinary elders of the Sky-reaching Peak, their strength reaching the Late Stage Saint Emperor Realm.

With such powerful figures in action, capturing Xiao Yi seemed like an easy task.

Not to mention that Xiao Yi was currently suppressed by an overwhelming momentum.

However, at this moment, Xiao Yi laughed.

"Did you really think I’m afraid of you?" Xiao Yi sneered coldly.

With a resolute swing of the Cold Flame Sword in his hand.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

Above the Heavenly Hidden Academy, the skies abruptly surged with winds and clouds, countless starlights descending from the heavens.

The dense starlights descended in unison, no longer a simple starlight descent, but more like a Starlight River pouring down.

Boom...

The suppressing force around him instantly scattered.

"Get lost." Xiao Yi slashed with his sword, the starlight erupted.

Boom... A violent explosion rang out.

Over a dozen stewards, including two Saint Emperor Realm elders, were instantly sent flying, spewing blood.

"Ugh, how is this possible." One elder spat out a mouthful of blood, his face drastically changing.

"Eighty thousand starlights descending, this boy’s strength has reached the Saint Emperor Realm Eighth Layer."

Indeed, this was Xiao Yi’s current strength.

After three months of seclusion, he comprehended and mastered eighty thousand starlights.

The power of one sword, surpassing the Saint Emperor Realm Eighth Layer.

"Still daring to commit violence? Courting death." From the Heavenly Hidden Academy seats, Elder Tongtian instantly struck.

Carrying a mighty momentum, a palm heavily slammed toward Xiao Yi.

The elders of the Heavenly Hidden Twelve Peaks, each one was at the peak of the Saint Emperor Realm, top-tier martial artists.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi squinted his eyes, "Trying to land a fatal blow?"

He clearly felt that the palm launched by Elder Tongtian was an all-out attack.

"Hmph." Xiao Yi snorted coldly, his expression unchanged.

Boom... He sent out another mighty sword strike.

"Hmm?" The attacking Sky-reaching Peak Elder’s face changed.

His all-out palm strike clashing with Xiao Yi’s sword caused his face to change abruptly, and he was subsequently forced back several dozen steps.

He clearly felt that Xiao Yi’s sword strike seemed to be just one strike, with eighty thousand starlights all at once; in truth, the strike contained the power of a dozen swords.

Eighty thousand starlights, forming into a galaxy, continuously forced him back.

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The third update.