Escalating Conflict

Su Guang was so close to the Great Earth Black Bear.

Moreover, just a moment ago, the Great Earth Black Bear had been as docile as a dog.

Now it had suddenly gone berserk…

Su Guang was caught completely off guard.

"Boom!"

Su Guang's body was directly pinned to the ground by the Great Earth Black Bear.

One of the Great Earth Black Bear's paws was on Su Guang's chest, and its two arms smashed down fiercely towards Su Guang's head.

Su Guang crossed his hands to protect his head. His cultivation of the third level of the Primal Energy Realm erupted, condensing his primal energy into a protective layer like armor, but he still couldn't withstand the Great Earth Black Bear's strength.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

Su Guang was brutally beaten by the Great Earth Black Bear. In just a moment, the primal energy Su Guang had condensed shattered. Lying on the ground, he spat out large mouthfuls of blood.

Everyone was stunned.

The Su family guards reacted and immediately rushed towards the Great Earth Black Bear, but they were all flung away by it.

Su Guang seized this opportunity to burst with strength and break free from the Great Earth Black Bear's paw pinning him. But before he could create distance, the Great Earth Black Bear's claws shot out, grabbing Su Guang and slamming him violently against the ground!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

"Ahhh!"

The ground shook.

Screams continued to echo.

Su Guang was bleeding all over.

"Roar!"

The Great Earth Black Bear roared to the sky, opening its massive maw, intending to swallow Su Guang whole!

But at this very moment, a talisman shot through the air and instantly stuck to the Great Earth Black Bear's head.

The Great Earth Black Bear's body was sent flying backward, crashing to the ground with a thud. Then, it became rigid, unable to move any further.

Su Guang struggled to get away from the Great Earth Black Bear's claws. He crawled pathetically on the ground, desperate to get away from the rampaging beast.

Just then, another group of people arrived on the scene.

"Twelfth Prince…"

"Greetings, Your Highness the Twelfth Prince."

The onlookers quickly paid their respects.

Leading them was the Twelfth Prince, Chu Jue.

Chu Jue's face was ashen.

The Great Earth Black Bear was a fierce beast he had raised, and tonight's plan had been provided by him to Su Guang. Yet, it had failed!

He was furious.

"Your Highness…" The wretched Su Guang crawled to Chu Jue's feet.

Chu Jue, burning with rage, kicked Su Guang away.

"Useless!"

"I entrusted Little Black to your care, and you managed to cause such trouble. Fortunately, it didn't lead to a major disaster!"

Chu Jue berated him.

He didn't intend to hide the fact that the Great Earth Black Bear was his fierce beast, as anyone who investigated would find out.

Today's incident was supposed to be handled with a plausible excuse, but the outcome was terrible.

"So, you are the one who incited this beast to cause trouble?" Xia Wuji's voice rang out as he stared at Chu Jue.

Chu Jue immediately shot Xia Wuji a cold glance, his eyes filled with malice.

"How dare you speak to the Twelfth Prince like that!" someone beside Chu Jue shouted angrily.

"Brother Xia, let it go." Huang Hu quickly grabbed Xia Wuji's arm.

Earlier, he hadn't wanted to let Su Guang off the hook.

But now that the matter involved the Twelfth Prince Chu Jue, Huang Hu was worried about the situation escalating beyond control. Despite feeling wronged and suppressed, he could only swallow his anger.

However, Xia Wuji was not going to let it go.

He knew that today's events were aimed at him.

"What, what else do you want?" Chu Jue spoke, his tone indifferent.

Xia Wuji, holding his sword, approached the Great Earth Black Bear with the talisman stuck to its head.

Chu Jue's eyes narrowed significantly, a cold glint erupting from the slits.

"If you dare to harm a single hair on my fierce beast, I will tear you limb from limb!"

"Pfft!"

Xia Wuji thrust his sword down!

The sharp sword tip instantly sank into the Great Earth Black Bear's body.

The Great Earth Black Bear's body was restrained by talismans, making it difficult to move, but it was constantly twitching, and blood gushed out.

"Xia Wuji, you're courting death!" Chu Jue roared, his killing intent boiling!

The guards around Chu Jue all drew their weapons.

The onlookers were all amazed at Xia Wuji's audacity, facing the might of the Twelfth Prince directly and trying to kill the Fierce Beast that the Twelfth Prince kept!

Xia Wuji pulled out his sword.

The sword tip was stained with blood.

The next moment, another sword fell!

This sword directly severed the Great Earth Black Bear's neck!

Everyone was stunned.

They hadn't expected Xia Wuji to actually dare to kill it!

Suddenly, Xia Wuji's sword tip flicked, and he retrieved a Beast Core.

Chu Jue's chest felt as if a raging fire was burning, his anger like a volcano on the verge of eruption.

His guards had already gathered their strength, waiting for Chu Jue's command to move and capture Xia Wuji completely!

Xia Wuji was fearless.

As he was now, with Man-Sword Unity, ordinary Primal Energy Realm martial artists were no match for him.

Especially since he was grounded, if he were to unleash his Body Cultivation Path divine abilities, even martial artists in the first or second stage of the Core Formation Realm might not be able to gain an advantage under his sword.

The other party was bullying him with their status, acting arrogantly and domineeringly, and he wouldn't tolerate it!

Just as the conflict was about to escalate further, "What happened?" a figure flew over.

Flying through the air, a Core Formation Realm martial artist!

The person who arrived appeared quite young, wearing the standard robes of an Azure Star Academy disciple. He landed in the arena, turned to look at Chu Jue, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.

It had originally been agreed that this would be handled quickly.

But the commotion had only grown larger, making it impossible for him to pretend he hadn't seen or heard anything, so he had to intervene personally.

Chu Jue took a deep breath and said, "Reporting to Senior Brother, the Fierce Beast I raised, the Great Earth Black Bear, went berserk tonight due to malicious provocation. This person is Xia Wuji."

"I didn't intend to bother with him. I even arranged for Su Guang to come and pacify the Great Earth Black Bear, and I personally intervened to suppress it with talismans."

"Because the Azure Star Academy assessment is currently underway, I didn't want to cause any chaos and tolerated him. Unexpectedly, he was ungrateful, pushed his luck, and went too far, even killing the Fierce Beast I raised!"

In a few words, he twisted the truth, blackening Xia Wuji's name.

The Azure Star Academy disciple frowned, then turned to look at Xia Wuji: "Chu Jue is a member of the Great Chu Imperial Family, and his character and conduct are beyond doubt. Xia Wuji, oh Xia Wuji, today's events are indeed all your fault. In that case, there's nothing wrong with how Chu Jue handles you!"

Xia Wuji sneered.

What a pair of scoundrels!

"Senior Brother, I'll handle this myself, no need to trouble you," Chu Jue said.

The man nodded, "Mm."

As he spoke, he gave Chu Jue a look, signaling him to handle it quickly.

The next moment, Chu Jue waved his arm: "Attack, take him down. If he resists, kill him without mercy!"

"Wait!" Just then, a cold female voice rang out.

Immediately after, a stunningly beautiful girl with a proud figure arrived in the arena.

All eyes were instantly drawn to the girl.

Chu Jue's eyes also lit up, and he quickly said, "Miss Piaoxue, didn't you go directly to Azure Star Academy? Why have you also come to Qingyun City?"

Upon hearing the name.

Everyone else's eyes widened.

Was this Lin Piaoxue, who was specially recruited by Azure Star Academy this year?

Even the male Azure Star Academy disciple who was colluding with Chu Jue showed a hint of fawning when he looked at Lin Piaoxue, saying, "So it's Junior Sister Lin."

He was merely an Outer Court Disciple.

Lin Piaoxue was specially recruited, and she was even personally nominated by a high-ranking member of Tian Xuan Peak. Her status and position were far higher than his.

Lin Piaoxue ignored Chu Jue and the male Azure Star Academy disciple, walking directly to Xia Wuji.

A smile appeared on her face: "I came to Qingyun City specifically to watch your assessment. What, you're not happy to see me? You're still wearing such a long face!"

Everyone: "..."

It seemed Lin Piaoxue's relationship with Xia Wuji was unusual!