"Yes, he's still alive." Le Yu couldn't help sighing. "Other than time itself, who else could possibly defeat that old bastard?"
"Isn't it normal for the principal to be alive?" Kui Nianruo was puzzled. "He's so strong."
"But his enemies are even stronger," Le Yu said. "Apart from those insignificant nuisances, his enemy last night was the mastermind you all know—the host of the Immortal Palace Project, Smile."
"Smile wasn't that strong, was he?" Li Ying said. "Teacher Qin said so too. Immortal Blood Magic isn't that powerful..."
"Last night, the principal didn't fight Smile alone. The principal, Statistics Department Director Xie Chenyuan, and Twelve Forbidden Guards Commander Yu Ke surrounded Smile together," Le Yu said. "Even though they survived in the end, the principal told me that if Smile had gone all out at the end, he could still have taken at least one Martial Pillar with him. He also said that if the three of them hadn't happened to deal with Smile last night, all the Martial Pillars would definitely be dead by now. Smile would have subdued Flame Capital and reigned supreme. This Radiance really would have changed masters."
Everyone found it hard to believe. "Really?"
They could understand Smile being powerful, but for Smile to be powerful enough to annihilate all the Martial Pillars, even subdue Flame Capital single-handedly and rule Radiance—that was already beyond their comprehension.
"Boasting about his achievements and never lying are both famous traits of the principal." Le Yu sighed. "To be honest, if Smile were still alive, the only thing I could do... would be die by his hand."
No one could grasp the deeper meaning behind those words, but everyone knew that Smile was truly invincible—stronger even than Lan Yan, whom Le Yu was always praising. But Smile was ultimately