Mine, Mine, It's All Mine

Everyone on the Tiandou Royal Team stared dumbly at "Yufeng"...

Oh, no. She should be called Bai Chenxiang now.

"Yufeng, you bastard—are you really a girl? Are you really Bai Chenxiang, granddaughter of Bai He, the Speed Clan's patriarch? What the hell is going on? Have you been hiding something from us?"

Bai Chenxiang took a deep breath and slowly spoke.

"Sister Yan, Sister Lingling, everyone... I'm sorry. I'm sorry for hiding this from you all. I am Bai Chenxiang of the Speed Clan. Today, the Strength Clan faces the calamity of annihilation. As a member of the Speed Clan, I cannot stand by and do nothing."

The others wore complicated expressions as they looked at Bai Chenxiang. None of them had expected their teammate, whom they saw every day, to have concealed such an identity.

Now that they knew "Yufeng" was Bai Chenxiang, and that both the Speed Clan and the Strength Clan were among the Four Single-Attribute Clans, everyone present understood why she had stepped forward.

Ignoring the astonishment of the Tiandou Royal Team members,

Xia Wuyou looked at Bai Chenxiang.

"Little girl, are you sure you want to involve yourself in the Strength Clan's affairs? Are you sure you want to drag your entire Speed Clan down with you?"

With Tai Tan, a Soul Douluo, dead, the Strength Clan had only a handful of old, weak, sick, and disabled people left. Even if he did not wipe them out himself, they likely would not have an easy life ahead.

Compared to destroying the entire Strength Clan, obtaining the Speed Clan's treasured heirloom, the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, was a better bargain.

"Exactly! Yufeng... oh, no, I should call you Bai Chenxiang now. Even if you are from the Speed Clan, there's no need to throw yourself into this! Let the Strength Clan bear the consequences Tai Tan brought upon them. You, and your entire Speed Clan, can't afford to bear the consequences of provoking Dean Xia!"

Osler, Shimo, and Shimo anxiously scratched their heads, their voices filled with concern. Among the Tiandou Royal Team, they had been the closest to Bai Chenxiang.

Bai Chenxiang's identity as a girl disguised as a boy, using the alias "Yufeng," shocked not only the Tiandou Royal Team. The spectators watching the excitement also exploded into an uproar. The crowd surrounding the battlefield instantly descended into chaos, and discussions surged like a tide.

"Holy shit! Bai Chenxiang, the granddaughter of Bai He, the Speed Clan patriarch and a Soul Douluo? She even disguised herself as a boy to enter the Royal Academy? Do Lord Soul Masters these days really know how to play!"

"The Speed Clan may be one of the Four Single-Attribute Clans, but Bai He only has something to show for himself in terms of speed. Their core martial soul, the Swift Swallow, is neither strong enough to stand out nor weak enough to dismiss."

"Isn't that the truth? This little girl has stepped out to protect the Strength Clan. She'll probably end up dragging herself and the entire Speed Clan down with her. Dean Xia clearly isn't someone to be messed with!"

The discussions grew louder and louder. Countless spectators stared intently at Bai Chenxiang, wanting to see how this matter would end.

"Bai Chenxiang of the Speed Clan is a good child."

"At such a young age, she has both a sense of responsibility and a fearless toughness. She is far better than certain timid Soul Masters."

Chen Xin, in the private room of the teahouse, rarely offered praise.

Ning Fengzhi paused with his teacup in hand and agreed.

"Mm! Uncle Sword, you're right. It truly is rare. But judging by the situation, this little girl is afraid she'll suffer a loss."

Hearing Ning Fengzhi's assessment, Chen Xin refuted him.

"Fengzhi, you are mistaken!"

"Not only will Bai Chenxiang be fine today, but Xia Wuyou probably no longer intends to wipe out the entire Strength Clan."

At those words, Ning Fengzhi was slightly stunned.

But when he recalled how Xia Wuyou had acted without a word and directly killed Tai Tan and his grandson and son, he instantly understood.

—There was profit to be had.—

"Oh! So that's it!"

"Uncle Sword, Fengzhi understands."

Having figured it out, the two turned their gazes back outside.

Just then, Bai Chenxiang shook her head at the Tiandou Royal Team and stepped out from the group.

Arriving before Xia Wuyou, Bai Chenxiang clasped her hands in salute, slightly bowed, and performed a formal greeting.

"Dean Xia, Tailong, Taino, and Tai Tan have already been executed. I ask that you show mercy and spare the elderly, weak, women, and children of the Strength Clan. If you have any conditions, as long as they do not violate righteousness or harm the foundations of the Speed Clan, I, Bai Chenxiang, am willing to agree to them one by one."

Having spent many years at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Bai Chenxiang was naturally no fool.

She had also considered Xia Wuyou's decisive and ruthless side.

If she wanted him to spare the entire Strength Clan, then she and the other Four Single-Attribute Clans would have to pay some price.

"Cough, cough, cough. Dean Xia, Bai Chenxiang does have a point. As the saying goes, debts have their creditors. The culprits behind today's matter have already been executed. If you now lay hands on the Strength Clan's elderly, weak, women, and children, it may damage Yan Huang Academy's reputation and your public image. I hope Dean Xia will reconsider."

At some point, Qin Ming had stepped in front of Bai Chenxiang. He clasped his hands and saluted Xia Wuyou as well. He appeared respectful, but his straight back carried a trace of pride.

Although Xia Wuyou was powerful and the dean of Yan Huang Advanced Soul Master Academy, Qin Ming was a Shrek Academy graduate. Relying on his mutated martial soul, the Blazing Fire Azure Wolf, he had become a Soul Emperor at a young age and considered himself somewhat famous in the Soul Master World.

"Dean Xia, I am Dugu Yan. My grandfather is Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo whose poison dominates the world. Chenxiang is still young, and her actions are inevitably impulsive. I apologize to you on her behalf."

"But the elderly and weak of the Strength Clan truly are innocent. If you require an explanation, please name your terms. If Chenxiang cannot bear them, and the Four Single-Attribute Clans cannot gather what you want in time, my Dugu Family is willing to make up the remainder."

"Dean Xia, it is better to resolve enmity than deepen it. As long as you are willing to show mercy and spare the innocent people of the Strength Clan, I am willing to guarantee it with my grandfather's reputation."

"From this day onward, if anyone from the Four Single-Attribute Clans dares cause trouble at Yan Huang Academy again, you will not need to act. I will personally ask my grandfather to intervene and slaughter the troublemaker's entire family. My Dugu Family will have no objections whatsoever!"

Dugu Yan's tone was calm as she looked Xia Wuyou straight in the eye.

She genuinely wanted to help her close friend, but she also wanted to befriend Xia Wuyou, this young powerhouse whose identity and origins were shrouded in mystery.

"Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo? Heh heh! Since the little girl of the Dugu Family has put it that way, I'll give Old Poison some face today."

"Bai Chenxiang, I heard that your Speed Clan possesses a treasured heirloom called the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. As long as you hand over the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, along with the Breaking Clan's knowledge and experience regarding medicinal herbs, today's matter will be settled completely. I will not trouble the Strength Clan's elderly, weak, women, and children this time."

There were only a handful of people left in the entire Strength Clan now. Even all of them combined were probably worth less than the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.

Besides, he still had to make a trip to Sunset Forest to seek the immortal herb opportunity within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Giving Dugu Bo some face now would both earn him a favor from Old Poison and gain him a reputation for "not killing them all." It was not a loss.