Beat You Until You Submit (Part 2)

Beat You Until You Submit (Part 2)

"How can someone younger than me teach us cultivation techniques? Isn't this delaying our cultivation? In less than a year, I'll be taking the assessment. If I fail to become an inner disciple, won't I have to wait another five years?" a disciple said discontentedly.

There were simply too many dissatisfied disciples. Another one could not help complaining, "Exactly! We've really run into bad luck. Someone younger than us was shoved in here to teach us the Dao. This is simply bullying us too far."

"Hmph, a worthless piece of trash with a Mortal Physique and Mortal Meridians becoming the Chief Disciple is truly a disgrace to our Washing Yan Ancient Sect!" A gifted disciple spat disdainfully.

"Shh, Senior Brother Luo, be careful he hears you." A disciple quietly tugged at this senior brother's sleeve.

In truth, Hall Master Zhou had already hinted beforehand that making things difficult for Li Qiye was no big deal. No one would stand up for him. This only made the Martial Teaching Hall disciples bolder.

"So what if he hears?" The disciple called Senior Brother Luo raised his voice instead and declared loudly, "He's nothing but a useless good-for-nothing. What's so great about him? Even if he has latched onto the Nine Sacred Demon Gate's thigh, he cannot delay our cultivation because of it! What have we spent these past years cultivating so bitterly for? To pass the assessment and become inner disciples! If we're held back by a piece of trash, then wouldn't all our efforts these past years have been wasted?"

"Exactly, exactly!" For a moment, many disciples echoed him. "We can't let a piece of trash waste several years of our efforts for nothing. We have to drive him away and replace him with another teacher!"

At once, dozens of disciples joined in, huddling together as one and stirring up a rebellion. Seeing this, Nan Huairen frowned and was about to step forward, but Li Qiye stopped him.

"Drive this piece of trash away! He isn't qualified to teach us the Dao!" Dozens of disciples shouted noisily.

"Exactly! Someone who has only entered the sect a few days ago and isn't even as good as me dares to brag about teaching us the Dao!" A disciple said disdainfully. "What Chief Disciple? Bah, he's worthless!"

The disciple called Senior Brother Luo shouted, "That's right! His cultivation is inferior to ours, yet he dares to teach us the Dao. This is simply the greatest humiliation under heaven! If he wants to teach us, then he must defeat us first!"

"Wouldn't that be improper?" The big-eyed female disciple said timidly. "Provoking a teacher is no small offense."

"Bah, provoking a teacher? First, he needs to be qualified to be our teacher!" Senior Brother Luo shouted.

"That's right, if he isn't qualified to be our teacher, what's there to say about teaching the Dao, much less provoking a teacher?" Many disciples chimed in. Clearly, Senior Brother Luo held no low standing among them.

Seeing the crowd's emotions surge, Li Qiye finally rose slowly to his feet and walked down. Looking at the disciples, he said with calm leisure, "So, you are all very dissatisfied with me as your senior brother."

When Li Qiye spoke first, the disciples present suddenly fell silent. They looked at one another. No matter what, Li Qiye was still the Chief Disciple, sent by the Elders.

"If you are dissatisfied, that's fine. You could say that I am a very open-minded person." Li Qiye said with a smiling face.

Li Qiye's smiling appearance made Nan Huairen, standing beside him, shiver for no reason. That smiling expression gave him the illusion that some primordial colossal beast was baring its bloody maw, licking its gleaming white fangs, and staring at a flock of lambs.

At this moment, many of the disciples all turned to look at Senior Brother Luo. Clearly, this Senior Brother Luo was their backbone, and many were watching his attitude.

This Senior Brother Luo was confident enough to step forward at once. He was sixteen or seventeen years old, and as he looked at Li Qiye, who was even younger than himself, he sneered, "That's right, we refuse to accept this. You're merely a disciple who entered the sect a few days ago. What qualifications do you have to teach us the Dao? Hmph, if just any good-for-nothing can be dragged here to teach us, wouldn't that ruin our futures?"

"Junior Brother, what is your name?" Li Qiye did not get angry. He still spoke with a smile.

This Senior Brother Luo looked down arrogantly at Li Qiye and said, "My name does not change when I walk, nor does my surname change when I sit. I am Luo Fenghua! If you want revenge, come at me!"

Upon hearing this name, Li Qiye smiled. He had read the roster, so of course he knew Luo Fenghua. Luo Fenghua had entered the sect nearly four years ago. His talent and physique were not bad, and after four years, he had already stepped into the Palace Opening Realm.

As an outer disciple, he had no opportunity to come into contact with better cultivation techniques. Moreover, one hall master was responsible for teaching more than three hundred disciples. To enter the Palace Opening Realm in four years, even if his physique and fate palace were not exceptional, still made him a minor genius.

"Other than Junior Brother Luo, how many more are dissatisfied with me?" Li Qiye asked with the same smiling face.

Luo Fenghua looked at the other disciples and shouted, "Dissatisfied means dissatisfied. It's no big deal! We are not cowards. We should unite and drive out this good-for-nothing for our own sake! If a good-for-nothing teaches us the Dao, then several years of our blood, sweat, and effort will be ruined. If there is any punishment, let it come at me. I'll bear it!"

This Luo Fenghua was quite persuasive in speech and possessed some leadership ability.

"That's right, we need to fight for our own rights." Spurred on by Luo Fenghua, many disciples were moved and stepped forward one after another.

For a moment, nearly a hundred disciples stepped forward. Some even egged the others on, saying, "Someone younger than us who entered the sect later than us has no right to teach us the Dao. Get out of Wash Stone Valley at once!"

"That's right, get out! Get out!" The other disciples shouted loudly in succession.

For a time, the waves of shouting rose higher and higher. Even the disciples who had not joined in before could not help raising their voices in agreement amid the surging crowd.

"It seems you are all very dissatisfied with me." Faced with their discontent, Li Qiye still smiled. "However, this was decided by the Elders, wasn't it? Since you are dissatisfied, I will listen to your demands. So tell me, what kind of person would be qualified to teach you the Dao?"

The crowd was in an uproar, yet Li Qiye did not get angry. Instead, he appeared willing to discuss matters. This made the group of teenage boys pause in surprise. None of them had many ideas, so they all looked toward Luo Fenghua.

Luo Fenghua was the one everyone expected. He stepped forward and sneered, "Becoming our teacher is not difficult. At the very least, you must be stronger than us to be qualified. If you can't even compare to us, what right do you have to teach us the Dao?"

"So you want to exchange a few moves with me?" Li Qiye looked at Luo Fenghua with a smile.

Luo Fenghua hardened his stance and said, "That's right. If you can defeat me, then you are qualified to teach us the Dao! Hmph, if you can't defeat me, don't blame me for being ruthless! I never show mercy to enemies. When the time comes, don't blame me for beating you until you roll all over the ground. Once I strike, I'll break every rib in your body!"

"Th-that wouldn't be good, would it?" The big-eyed female disciple beside them said timidly. "It's enough for everyone to spar. We should stop at the proper point."

Li Qiye shook his head and said with a smile, "I think Junior Brother Luo has a point. What kind of fight is it if you stop at the proper point? Don't you all agree? Since we are going to fight, then give it everything you have."

"Good, victory or defeat will depend on our cultivation!" Luo Fenghua stepped forward and shouted, "I will fight you!" This Luo Fenghua truly had courage.

Li Qiye stepped forward with a smile and said, "Since you want to fight, I will accompany you." As he spoke, he slowly drew the Snake-Beating Cudgel from his waist. "As the senior brother, it would not be proper for me to strike first. You make your move."

"Hmph, you overestimate yourself. Senior Brother Luo is already in the Palace Opening Realm, yet you dare challenge him with a wooden stick. What a thing that does not know life from death!" Someone said disdainfully upon seeing Li Qiye draw the Snake-Beating Cudgel.

Nan Huairen merely shook his head, knowing someone was about to suffer terrible misfortune. Even an expert like Xu Hui had been beaten until he rolled all over the ground by the Snake-Beating Cudgel, let alone Luo Fenghua before them.

"You thing that overestimates itself!" To Luo Fenghua, Li Qiye drawing a wooden stick was the greatest humiliation under heaven. He roared and opened his mouth, spitting out a treasure sword. It was a relatively low-grade treasure artifact. The instant it emerged, it buzzed and transformed into a surging flood of sword shadows as the move Star Sword Vast River came slashing toward Li Qiye.

Bang— The moment Luo Fenghua's treasure sword emerged, Li Qiye's Snake-Beating Cudgel sent it flying away.

Bang! The next strike made golden stars burst before Luo Fenghua's eyes. The cudgel smashed fiercely into his face, blood dyeing his features red. He simply could not evade the Snake-Beating Cudgel.

Bang—bang—bang— Li Qiye showed no mercy. Dozens of vicious strikes came crashing down, knocking Luo Fenghua to the ground before giving him a brutal beating. Luo Fenghua screamed miserably. Li Qiye was especially ruthless toward him, lashing him until his entire face and head were covered in blood.

"Ah—" In the end, when Li Qiye stopped, Luo Fenghua no longer even had the strength to scream. The pain left him able only to groan.

Below the Heavenly Origin Realm, before the Snake-Beating Cudgel, there was only the fate of being beaten!

Nan Huairen could not help casting Luo Fenghua a pitying glance. Even Xu Hui had been beaten until he was scrambling for his teeth all over the ground. Li Qiye's actions this time could already be considered merciful.

At this moment, all the disciples stared in shock. In the blink of an eye, Luo Fenghua, the strongest among them, had been beaten until he was covered in blood.

"All of you, step out. Come at me together." Holding the Snake-Beating Cudgel, Li Qiye pointed at the dozen or so disciples who had been the first to echo Luo Fenghua and spoke flatly.

"B-but we..." Seeing Luo Fenghua's fate, these disciples all shrank back.