Arrogant and Overbearing
Grand Scholar Shuijing was doomed. By the time he faced the Star City Squad, his fate had already been sealed. To be precise, everything had been decided the moment the Star City Squad set their sights on him.
The battle was much like the one against Grand Scholar Multi-pupil. Jiang Yue still didn't take part personally, instead letting the other members of the Star City Squad handle the fight.
Having these teammates face off against the highest level of combatants in the Core Earth World gave them invaluable battle experience—experience worth more than gold.
Grand Scholar Shuijing was undeniably powerful. In terms of defense, he was even slightly stronger than Multi-pupil. But that still wasn't enough.
Aside from Jiang Yue's top-tier combat prowess, each member of the Star City Squad might have struggled a little in a one-on-one fight against a Purple Gold Ribbon Grand Scholar, but they could put up a decent fight.
With two against one, they could basically gain the upper hand.
With three against one, it wouldn't be a matter of gaining the upper hand anymore. It would be a one-sided beatdown.
With four against one, five against one, or even a full-on gang-up, their opponent would have no chance at all. It didn't matter if it was Grand Scholar Shuijing or even Shen Guang, the Chief Grand Scholar of the Five Elements Academy—neither would escape that fate.
Even worse, the Star City Squad's plan this time didn't include taking anyone alive.
In the end, He Jin's sinister threads sliced Grand Scholar Shuijing into pieces. He died miserably in despair, out in this nameless wilderness on a cold, rainy night.
Another day passed. At the Taiyi Academy, Chief Grand Scholar Jiu Xiu had been overwhelmed with troubles lately. Although their retaliation against