Devouring Soul Emperor

When the man heard Chu Qingyun's question, a hint of smug delight flashed in his eyes.

He thought that Chu Qingyun had finally been cowed, unable to handle the pressure, and wanted to settle things privately.

The other twenty-something men thought much the same.

To them, Chu Qingyun was just some brat from the Land of Hundred Dynasties who had only recently joined the sect.

With nearly a hundred Outer Disciples dead in one go, he must be truly panicking, regretting that he'd let things get out of hand.

But how could they have known? Back in the Great Xia Kingdom, Chu Qingyun had personally taken part in a massive war against the Martial Soul Hall.

During the battle of Lianshan County City, nearly a thousand of Great Xia's Small Spirit Realm Guard Generals had died, while the Martial Soul Hall had lost tens of thousands!

After surviving a true bloodbath like that, how could Chu Qingyun possibly be intimidated by the deaths of a mere few dozen Outer Disciples?

"To settle this privately, you'll compensate us for our losses. Nearly a hundred of our Outer Sect brothers are dead, so you'll pay seven hundred Saint Extreme Points for each. All together, that comes to seventy thousand Saint Extreme Points."

A hint of smugness crept into the man's voice as he spoke.

They had agreed on this number beforehand.

It would take most of Chu Qingyun's Saint Extreme Points while still leaving him with over thirty thousand, which would make the deal more palatable for him.

'As for the remaining thirty thousand,' they thought, 'we'll just find some other excuse to slowly squeeze it all out of him later.'

After the man finished speaking, the twenty-odd Outer Disciples all sneered at Chu Qingyun.

Elder Huang, too, wore a casual expression, a faint smile playing on his lips.

In their minds, the matter was already settled.

But just then, Chu Qingyun scoffed and said, "Not a single Saint Extreme Point. If you want this settled, we'll do it by the book."

At once, everyone's expression changed.

Elder Huang's face darkened. He snapped, "Chu Qingyun, you want to do this by the book? Fine, then I will render the verdict. You are responsible for the deaths of nearly a hundred Outer Disciples. This is a grave violation of sect rules! Your Primordial Power shall be crippled, and you will be expelled from the sect!"

The muscles around Chu Qingyun's eyes twitched involuntarily when he heard this.

His eyes, as they fell on Elder Huang, were filled with profound disgust.

'This old bastard. Ever since that incident in Celestial Martial City, he's been like a rabid dog, constantly nipping at my heels.'

'Not only did he send Chen Yi and two others to kill me, but now he's trying to frame me for this without even bothering to learn the truth. This is completely intolerable.'

"Cripple my Primordial Power and expel me from the sect?"

"Elder Huang, what impressive bravado. I'm standing right here. Why don't you come and do it?"

Enough was enough.

On the high platform during the Pill Battle Conference in Celestial Martial City, Elder Huang had provoked and targeted him time and again, but Chu Qingyun had ignored him back then.

This time, however, Chu Qingyun could no longer stomach it.

Facing an Elder at the Martial Emperor Realm, not only did Chu Qingyun not retreat, but he took a step forward, standing fearlessly before him.

Of course, Chu Qingyun had his reasons for being so bold.

Ever since Celestial Martial City, Chu Qingyun could tell that while Elder Huang was petty and insidious, he completely lacked true courage and grit.

Furthermore, the man was obsessed with climbing into the Inner Sect, even going to great lengths to suck up to the people from the Qianshui Dynasty.

Therefore, Chu Qingyun was confident that the elder would never dare to lay a hand on him.

Chu Qingyun had been personally invited into the sect by Zhou Qian. Moreover, he had "sold" the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Secret Technique to the sect. Not just the various Inner Sect Elders, but likely the Sect Leader and even the Supreme Elders had heard his name.

The lower-ranked disciples might not be aware of these facts.

But Elder Huang most certainly knew them crystal clear.

Faced with Chu Qingyun's sudden advance, Elder Huang did indeed panic, unsure of what to do.

He was in the wrong to begin with, relying on his status to bully others and putting on a false show of strength. Now that Chu Qingyun refused to be threatened, he was naturally at a loss.

"Since Elder Huang can't seem to make a decision here, then step aside. I have important matters to attend to!"

Chu Qingyun stared at Elder Huang and snapped again.

Elder Huang's eyes darted about, his mind a chaotic mess of thoughts. When Chu Qingyun snapped at him again, he couldn't help but take an involuntary half-step to the side.

That single step was an earth-shattering event.

In an instant, every disciple in the courtyard—new and old alike—stared with wide, astonished eyes.

A dignified Outer Elder had actually made way for a mere sixth-level Martial Spirit. It was simply inconceivable!

Once Elder Huang stepped aside, Chu Qingyun, along with Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai, strode away and quickly left the courtyard.

Only after the trio had departed did Elder Huang abruptly come to his senses.

He, a dignified Elder, had unconsciously made way for a mere Outer Disciple—a new disciple who hadn't even been in the sect for a month!

What an absolute, utter disgrace!

The three of them were already gone. Even if he wanted to fly into a rage, he had no one to direct it at.

So, with a cold snort and an exceptionally dark expression, he flickered out of sight and was gone.

Justice breeds confidence, while a guilty conscience breeds fear.

Elder Huang's actions had been completely unjustified, which naturally made him feel unconfident. On the other hand, Chu Qingyun was psychologically resilient and unflinching in his stance, leading to this result.

"Wow, Chu is so cool! He actually made an Elder step aside!"

"Hehe, look at those older disciples. Every single one of them is livid."

"Hmph! They must have been after Chu's Saint Extreme Points. They tried to rob him in the Molten Rock District, but they failed. Not only did they fail, but they ended up worse off than before. Now they're back here stirring up trouble for no reason. How utterly shameless..."

Inside the courtyard, many of the new disciples began to whisper among themselves.

Hearing these whispers, the faces of the twenty-odd men instantly turned even uglier.

"What did you say?"

An eighth-level Martial Spirit stepped forward, his cold gaze sweeping across the crowd.

Instantly, some of them shrank back in fear.

But others stood their ground fearlessly. "Are we wrong? That's the truth of the matter. If you're going to do something like that, don't be afraid of people talking about it!"

"Insolence!" a ninth-level Martial Spirit barked. "How dare you be so rude to your seniors! Have you all decided to rebel?"

However, this kind of threat, which had always worked before, was now useless.

Because just moments ago, Chu Qingyun had shown these new disciples the true meaning of courage.

If you don't want to be bullied, you need the courage to fight back, even when the disparity in strength is enormous!

Enduring humiliation in silence will only invite more of it!

Chu Qingyun was only a sixth-level Martial Spirit, yet he dared to defy an Outer Elder.

Among their ranks, the new disciples, there were several seventh-level Martial Spirits. Were they really going to stand by and be bullied by a few other Outer Disciples?

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