Chapter 192 - 181: He Has Connections

Mo Liusheng stepped out at the perfect moment, blocking Sun Qing’s path. "Old Sun," he said, "it’s only been three months, and you’re already giving me such a grand gift. I don’t know how I can possibly thank you. Come on, let’s go have some tea. My treat. Let’s let the children handle their own affairs."

He grabbed Sun Qing’s hand and started dragging him away.

"Mo Liusheng! Don’t get too cocky!" Sun Qing’s eyes were practically splitting with rage, looking as if he wanted to swallow Mo Liusheng whole.

Zhou Feng walked over then, adding fuel to the fire. "Old Sun, you really are too stubborn. You didn’t believe what Shen Lang said, and you didn’t believe the young lady of the Shui Family or the people from the Twin Dragon Sect either. I wanted to help you, but I just couldn’t. Sigh..."

While speaking to Sun Qing, the rascal linked arms with another one of the old-timers from Celestial God Academy.

These old men were afraid the people from Celestial God Academy would fly into a rage, so they made the first move.

Taking precautions was better than letting these old guys get so humiliated they’d murder Shen Lang out of fury.

Having lost everything, these guys were capable of anything!

Zhou Feng let out a very solemn sigh and added, "As for now, there’s still the final stage of the trial left, which none of us can interfere with. Besides, our two friends from Jialan Academy are watching right now! I think you should just let your academy’s students fend for themselves. Ah, I’m getting old. I can’t bear to watch such a tragic sight. I think I’ll take my leave for a bit. Let’s go together..."

The old fox’s few words nearly made Sun Qing and his group die of anger.

Those men, their faces long with indignation, were just about to speak...

Zhou Feng, who had just claimed he couldn’t bear to watch the tragedy, turned around and muttered, "Damn it. I’d better go back and count how much I won this time. I didn’t even do anything! Didn’t do a single good deed, yet I made such a huge windfall. How can I not feel embarrassed?"

A GULP sounded in Sun Qing’s throat, and he fell straight backward.

The two old men beside him, a mess of snot and tears, caught him, then turned and roared, "What are you all standing around for? Run! Scatter in all directions!"

But while the old men now knew how extraordinary Shen Lang was, the students clearly still hadn’t realized it.

They mistakenly assumed that even if Shen Lang had really created a Flying Spiritual Artifact, his Cultivation couldn’t be that strong. How could he possibly defeat so many people?

Moreover, these people had been far too confident before, and nearly all of them had bet their entire fortunes. Now that they had lost everything, their grief quickly transformed into hatred. They stared at Shen Lang like wild beasts, wishing they could rip out his tendons and tear apart his bones.

How could they possibly run under these circumstances?

"Shen Lang, do you dare fight me?!"

Just as the Celestial God Academy students, rather than retreating, were advancing to avenge their shame, a youth with a dignified and imposing air stepped out from the crowd.

Shen Lang was amused. "So it’s you. Congratulations, you’ve actually broken through to the Qi Martial Realm Sixth Heaven."

The one who had stepped out of the crowd was none other than the Xiao Family’s genius, Xiao Bufan!

This Xiao Bufan had always proclaimed himself the number one talent of the Xiao Family. That day, below Tingfeng Building, he had seen Shen Lang slapping the Xiao Family’s steward’s face with loud CRACKS. He had then come out to threaten Shen Lang, telling him to sever his own arm.

But then his cousin, Xiao Qiuyu, had suddenly appeared and launched a sneak attack from behind with his Plum Blossom Sword Intent.

Greatly alarmed, Xiao Bufan had no choice but to turn and counterattack. In the end, Shen Lang punched him in the nose, causing blood to stream down his face, and he was dragged away by Xiao Qiuyu like a dead dog.

After returning to the Xiao Family, Xiao Bufan and Xiao Qiuyu got into a huge fight, but neither was able to defeat the other.

Furthermore, Xiao Qiuyu didn’t say a single word about the matter with Shen Lang. He only left behind the line, "Fighting Shen Lang is suicide," before quietly departing.

This nearly drove Xiao Bufan mad. He swore that he would defeat Shen Lang at the martial gathering held by the City Lord’s Mansion and make Shen Lang kneel and beg for mercy.

He never expected that they would run into each other during this trial. Xiao Bufan had been searching all over for Shen Lang during the trial, but he had no idea that Shen Lang had already gone to the Tala Prairie. How could he possibly have found him?

Just as he was about to give up, his heart filled with rage and frustration, Shen Lang himself appeared.

However, before Xiao Bufan could even make a peep, two other guys at the Qi Martial Realm Sixth Heaven from Celestial God Academy stepped forward before he could.

Then, just as they finished speaking, the Bone Demon that Shen Lang had brought with him stomped on them, snapping their tendons and breaking their bones.

Xiao Bufan, fearing the Bone Demon, had hidden in the crowd and stayed silent.

Now, spurred on by the situation, he immediately seized the opportunity to step forward.

On one hand, Xiao Bufan already had a grudge against Shen Lang, and now he had bet all his Spirit Stones and lost everything. It was the perfect time to settle both old and new debts.

On the other hand, the two leaders of Celestial God Academy had already been crippled. If he stepped up now and turned the tide, Celestial God Academy would become his, Xiao Bufan’s, domain in the future!

As long as Shen Lang didn’t use the Bone Demon, Xiao Bufan, who had already broken through to the Qi Martial Realm Sixth Heaven, was confident he could defeat him and reclaim Celestial God Academy’s honor!

When that time comes...

Thinking of this, Xiao Bufan’s heart bloomed with joy, and he started chuckling foolishly. HEH HEH HEH.

"Damn!"

Shen Lang was speechless. It was the first time he’d ever encountered such a character—someone who came out looking for a fight, yet started giggling like an idiot before it even began.

’He was probably imagining the boundless glory he’d have after winning.’

Shaking his head with a sense of resignation, Shen Lang raised his hand and swung a slap.

SLAP!

With a crisp sound, Xiao Bufan, a cultivator at the Qi Martial Realm Sixth Heaven, cried out as he was sent flying. He lay sprawled on the ground and didn’t get up for a long time.

Of the so-called "Three Giants of Celestial God Academy," two had been crippled by the skeleton and were still whimpering in the grass.

The last one, who had stepped out full of vigor to turn the tide, was knocked unconscious by a single slap...

The crowd looked at each other, but who would dare step forward now?

With the current strength of Shen Lang’s physical body, even without using a shred of Spiritual Power, and even if Xiao Bufan hadn’t been standing there giggling like a fool, he still wouldn’t have been able to dodge or withstand Shen Lang’s slap.

Still, knocking out a Qi Martial Realm Sixth Heaven Martial Artist with a single slap was a bit too terrifying.

Besides, this Xiao Bufan was the only Qi Martial Realm Sixth Heaven Martial Artist from Celestial God Academy who could still fight!

"Surround them! Don’t let a single one get away!" Shen Lang shouted with a wave of his hand.

"Haha, get ’em!"

The people from Tayun Academy now looked to him as their leader. The moment Shen Lang gave the order, the group, who had been rubbing their hands in anticipation, let out a cheer and surrounded the people from Celestial God Academy.

The number of students from the two academies was originally about the same. The problem was that the four directions were held by Chu Qingcheng, Xue Dangdang, Shen Lang, and Shui Qingwu!

Needless to say, Shen Lang, despite not having revealed his true strength yet, was clearly far stronger than Xiao Bufan, having knocked him out with a single slap.

As for Chu Qingcheng, with the three giants gone, taking on ten of them at once would be no problem for her.

And Xue Dangdang? Her title of Little Witch wasn’t for show. Previously, she had been besieged by three experts at the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven, and they were the ones who found themselves at a disadvantage.

As for Shui Qingwu, few people here had ever seen her fight, but her Cultivation at the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven was nothing to scoff at. Moreover, coming from a Great Noble Family, the Spiritual Artifacts in her possession were definitely far superior to those of an ordinary person. Since the people from Celestial God Academy had refused to believe her words earlier, she was now seething with anger, her hands itching to vent on a few people.

With Nalan Ziyun gone and all three giants out for the count, how would this group dare to fight against the people from Tayun Academy?

"No wonder the elders told us to run earlier!"

"We’re doomed, we’re doomed! After losing everything, are we going to be crippled too?!"

"Hurry up and run!"

It’s unclear who shouted it, but with a collective howl, the group of Celestial God Academy students, who had already lost their will to fight, immediately scattered in all directions, trying to break through the encirclement.

And so, a one-sided contest began to unfold.

The students of the two academies, who were originally evenly matched, were now cast into a new dynamic because of Shen Lang’s sudden appearance. One side had become the prey, while the other had become the hunters with soaring morale!

It was a completely one-sided affair!

The group of instructors and elders from Tayun Academy watched this once-in-a-century scene, all of them beaming with joy. They were just short of setting up a banquet to celebrate on the spot.

The sky above the Phoenix Mountain Range is a clear sky...

The people of Tayun Academy are so happy!

Meanwhile, on the Celestial God Academy’s side, the group of instructors could no longer bear to watch the tragedy.

Some of them still couldn’t figure it out and couldn’t let it go... How could they have lost everything for no apparent reason?

"I regret not listening to Nalan Ziyun’s advice."

"I regret provoking an Evil Star like Shen Lang..."

At this moment, the two supervisors from Jialan Academy walked over with strange expressions. The people from Celestial God Academy thought they were coming to offer comfort.

They were just about to put on even more pained expressions to gain some sympathy.

But unexpectedly, one of them shot them a disgusted look and sighed. "That kid is someone that five major powers—including the Imperial Capital’s Divine Marquis Mansion, the General’s Mansion, and Prince Zeng’s Mansion—are desperately trying to recruit. And you dared to provoke him? You must be tired of living! You’re all so old, yet you don’t even know how to judge a person? What am I supposed to say to you? He’s got powerful backers! Sigh..."

"The Imperial Capital’s Divine Marquis Mansion... the General’s Mansion... Prince Zeng’s Mansion..."

Everyone from Celestial God Academy was petrified.

The two from Jialan Academy had rushed over from the Imperial Capital.

Naturally, they knew a few things about the five families to which Shui Buyu, Yin Kuang, Zeng Zuimo, and the others belonged.

Several great powers, such as Prince Zeng’s Mansion and the Divine Marquis Mansion’s Shui Family, had sent experts to Celestial Phoenix City to act as bodyguards for someone from a small family... The matter had caused quite a stir in the Imperial Capital.

Shen Lang himself didn’t even know that in a short period of time, he had already become a famous figure among the upper echelons of many great noble families and major powers in the Imperial Capital.

Even the Imperial Dragon Sect had started to take notice of him...

As for the experts sent by Prince Zeng’s Mansion and the Divine Marquis Mansion’s Shui Family, they themselves never thought a time would come when they’d actually have to take action.

They had originally assumed that after arriving in Celestial Phoenix City, they would only need to reveal their identities, and most powers would keep a wide berth.

They never imagined that they would encounter a crisis after only being here for two or three days...

Shen Lang, who was chasing and mercilessly beating the Celestial God Academy students, was actually eager to return home as swiftly as an arrow.

That was why he was being even more ruthless, knocking out one person with almost every slap, making the Celestial God Academy students cry for their parents.

Then, Su Hen and Lin Feng would rush up from behind to reap the fruits of victory.

Shen Lang already anticipated that a crisis was about to befall the Shen Family.

Since Xu Daolin intended to kill with a borrowed knife by framing the Shen Family for the incidents with the Holy Light Sect and Evil Wind Valley, he probably wouldn’t wait too long to make his move.

Besides him, no one could resolve this crisis...