Chapter 412: The Ten Great Clans, The Coming Storm

This bodyguard was a King Realm powerhouse, after all, and had extensive combat experience.

He acted decisively. No longer dodging, he waved his hand.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Dozens of sharp earthen spikes erupted from the ground, shooting toward the airborne Chu Sheng like missiles in an attempt to break his gaze.

The red light in Chu Sheng’s eyes receded slightly.

’Tch, he reacted pretty quickly.’

His figure flickered, and he vanished from where he stood.

The earthen spikes all missed their mark.

The next instant, Chu Sheng’s gaze shifted to the other bodyguard—the one charging toward Gu Yuexi.

The bodyguard was incredibly fast, closing to within five meters of Gu Yuexi’s back in the blink of an eye.

He conjured a cyan Wind Blade in his hand, which shrieked as it tore through the air, aimed straight for Gu Yuexi’s neck!

The attack was fast, precise, and ruthless!

However.

Faced with this fatal sneak attack, Gu Yuexi didn’t even turn her head.

Her foot remained planted firmly on Liu Qingyao’s face, as if the one charging her from behind wasn’t a King Realm powerhouse but an insignificant breeze.

’You’re courting death!’

Seeing this, the killing intent in the bodyguard’s eyes intensified.

Just as the Wind Blade was about to touch a strand of Gu Yuexi’s hair,

a mocking buzz suddenly rang out.

"BZZZ BZZZ. (I told you, don’t interfere when women are fighting!)"

Immediately after.

A sky full of red Flaming Feather Blades rained down!

Each flaming feather was as thin as a cicada’s wing, yet it radiated a suffocating heat and a sharp aura.

SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH!

The flaming feathers sliced with perfect precision across the Wind Blade’s path, instantly forming an impenetrable wall of fire.

HSSSSS—

The cyan Wind Blade slammed into the flaming feathers and was instantly melted and disintegrated by the intense heat, dissipating into wisps of green smoke.

"What?!"

The bodyguard’s face fell in alarm. He forced himself to a halt, stumbling back several steps before regaining his footing.

He looked up.

There, on Gu Yuexi’s shoulder, a black mosquito had appeared at some point.

Only then did Gu Yuexi slightly turn her head, glancing at Chu Sheng on her shoulder.

"You damn mosquito."

"Well? Two King Realm experts. Can you handle them?"

Chu Sheng shot her a look.

"BZZZ BZZZ! (Are you looking down on Lord Mosquito?)"

Then, he slowly flew up, and his body transformed!

BOOM!

A terrifying aura erupted from his tiny body.

His body suddenly swelled, and a giant mosquito over a meter long appeared.

The true form of the Samsara Sacred Mosquito!

In an instant, the ambient temperature skyrocketed, as if they were standing in the mouth of a volcano.

Countless red Flaming Feather Blades materialized from thin air, hanging densely in the sky like thousands of arrows ready to be loosed, all locked onto the two King Realm bodyguards.

The current Chu Sheng, even without his Silent Annihilation Battle Armor, could contend with a King Realm Early Stage—or even mid-stage—powerhouse just by relying on his Fire Origin-empowered Soul-Bursting Flame Feather!

’Heh.’

’Since this Little Empress wants to cause a huge scene today...’

’...then Lord Mosquito will be happy to play along!’

...

「Meanwhile.」

On the top floor of the Dean’s Office building, next to the now-drafty conference room.

The vice-principal and another high-ranking instructor in charge of discipline stood at a window, watching the battle below with complicated expressions.

"So it’s come to this. That girl’s temper is even more explosive than I imagined."

"Then what should we do? Should we intervene?"

The vice-principal clasped his hands behind his back. Looking down at the sky full of flaming feathers, he shook his head with a wry smile.

"Intervene? And how would you do that?"

"Help Gu Yuexi fight the Liu Family? Or help the Liu Family suppress one of our own students?"

The instructor was left speechless.

The vice-principal sighed, his gaze profound.

"Don’t be hasty."

"Let’s just wait and see what happens."

...

「On the other side.」

Inside the conference room from moments before.

Elder Wang, the special envoy from the Department of Education, was now standing before the shattered floor-to-ceiling window, frowning as he watched the chaotic brawl below.

He pulled out his phone and dialed an encrypted number.

The call connected quickly. Deputy Director Li Daoyi’s steady voice came from the other end.

"How did it go?"

Elder Wang let out a bitter laugh.

"Director Li, I failed."

"Not only did I fail, but... a fight broke out."

There was a moment of stunned silence on the other end of the line.

"A fight? Who’s fighting who? Did Gu Yuexi attack you?"

"No... it’s with that girl from the Liu Family."

Elder Wang gave a brief summary of what had just happened.

"Absurd! This is utterly absurd!!"

The sound of a heavy slap on a desk came through the phone.

"HUUU—"

After a long moment, Li Daoyi’s voice returned, heavy with a sigh.

"Find a way to protect Gu Yuexi."

"I’ll handle everything else."

Upon hearing this, Elder Wang’s expression grew solemn.

"Understood!"

He hung up.

Elder Wang took a deep breath, preparing to retrieve the Spatial Rings he had laid out on the table.

’Looks like these can’t be given away after all.’

Suddenly, his brow furrowed. Something felt wrong.

’Wait!’

’These rings... why are they all empty? Everything’s gone!’

Elder Wang froze on the spot.

"Holy... holy shit?!"

This Emperor Realm Powerhouse, who was usually the picture of composure, couldn’t stop himself from swearing.

’Who was it?’

’Who could have stolen so much, so silently, from right under my nose?!’

Suddenly, an image flashed through his mind: the black mosquito from earlier, buzzing around the table and rubbing its legs with a greedy look...

...

「At the same time.」

On the roof of an academic building, several hundred meters from the Dean’s Office building.

Two young figures stood side by side, watching the farce from afar.

The pair, one man and one woman, had an extraordinary air about them. Though their attire seemed understated, a connoisseur would instantly recognize them as Top-Grade robes, custom-made from the pelts and Spirit Silk of High-Tier Demon Beasts.

They were, in fact, the Direct Lineage Descendants of two other of the Ten Great Clans.

From the Zhao Family, Zhao Yuanji.

From the Qian Family, Qian Ruoyu.

Core disciples from top-tier families like them would normally disdain attending a ’secular’ institution like Jing University.

The resources and Secret Realms within their own clans were infinitely better.

But today, they were here because of the matter of the ’Divine Son’ candidacy.

Watching Liu Qingyao being pinned under Gu Yuexi’s foot, the girl named Qian Ruoyu covered her mouth and let out a string of silvery laughter.

"Hee hee hee... This is hilarious."

"That Liu Qingyao is as stupid as ever."

"We only had to say a few words to provoke her, and this busty airhead really came here to cause a scene?"

"Tsk, tsk. Getting her face stomped on in public... she’s completely disgraced the Liu Family."

Beside her, Zhao Yuanji’s eyes narrowed.

His gaze didn’t linger on the pathetic Liu Qingyao, but was fixed on Gu Yuexi, who was dressed in white purer than snow and wore a cold, indifferent expression.

"Whether Liu Qingyao is stupid or not is irrelevant. She’s just a tool."

"What’s important is..."

A playful smirk touched the corner of Zhao Yuanji’s mouth.

"This Gu Yuexi woman... she’s a little more than I expected."

"Faced with the pressure of the Ten Great Clans, not only does she refuse to bow her head, she even dares to strike first... and so ruthlessly, at that."

"It seems she’s even more interesting than the rumors suggested."

"However..."

Zhao Yuanji shook his head, his tone tinged with condescending pity.

"It’s good to have guts, but guts without the strength to back them up is just foolishness."

"Stomping on her today must have felt good, but in doing so, she’s completely burned her bridges."

"A pity."

...