Shortcoming?

[7. Attempting to harm others with the Clear Sky Hammer shall incur severe punishment]

[8. Harming others with the Clear Sky Hammer shall incur severe punishment]

"In my further provisions, only those who attack others with the Clear Sky Hammer will receive additional Punishment."

"That way, my companions can set aside their concerns and beat them up unilaterally."

Qian Renxue looked surprised and asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly decide to target Clear Sky Hammer wielders?"

Su Yu's eyes shifted as he said, "Didn't they say the Clear Sky Sect has an old grudge with our Spirit Hall?"

"Our Spirit Hall?"

Qian Renxue teased, "When did you join Spirit Hall?"

Su Yu answered righteously, "I'm already yours, Sister Xue. Of course I count as part of Spirit Hall."

Seeing Su Yu's shameless expression, Qian Renxue was left speechless.

Su Yu continued, "I told you before that although I haven't had any proper combat experience against Soul Masters these past few years, I haven't been idle either."

As he spoke, he took out a thick notebook from his Storage Soul Tool.

"For every possible situation and every type of enemy I might encounter, I have a complete set of criminal laws."

"For every martial soul the teachers taught about at the academy, I've formulated corresponding countermeasures."

"Of course, there are some 'packages' among them that I hope I'll never have to use."

Qian Renxue roughly flipped through it, then raised her brows.

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"You even came up with countermeasures for the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda?"

Qian Renxue gave Su Yu a strange look. "Aren't you and Ning Rongrong on pretty good terms?"

Su Yu shrugged and explained, "What if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has an internal rebellion one day? Wouldn't this come in handy for helping my good friend?"

Qian Renxue's delicate brows rose slightly, her tone playful. "Good friend?"

Su Yu hurriedly said, "Just kidding. I'm only playing around with them. Only toward you, Sister Xue, am I truly loyal."

"You're only playing around with Aornia too?"

"..."

"See? Whenever you run into a difficult question, you stop talking again."

After teasing Su Yu, Qian Renxue said nothing more and lowered her head to continue reading the notebook in her hands.

After finishing it, Qian Renxue asked in surprise, "There aren't even any measures targeting the Six-Winged Angel? Is my god-tier martial soul really that lacking in presence?"

Su Yu immediately put on a righteous expression and said, "Come on, I can never repay Sister Xue's kindness."

"How could I repay kindness with hatred and scheme behind your back?"

Qian Renxue gave a soft laugh and directly returned the notebook to Su Yu.

After taking the notebook, Su Yu quickly put it back into his Storage Soul Tool.

If Qian Renxue could see the space inside the Storage Soul Tool, she would definitely be angered into laughter.

Because beside that notebook in the Storage Soul Tool were three more notebooks with unknown contents...

"Come to think of it, haven't they found Li Suo yet?"

Looking at the chains beside him, Su Yu felt helpless.

When would this damned thing disappear?

Qian Renxue smiled. "You can't undo it yourself?"

Su Yu shot a sideways glance at the gloating Qian Renxue and curled his lips. "This is a Soul King's fifth soul skill. What can a mere Soul Grandmaster like me do?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several sets of footsteps approached from afar and soon reached the outside of the courtyard.

At this moment, with the help of a healing-type Soul Master, Li Suo's wounds had initially closed. His face was merely somewhat pale, while his clothes were covered in blood.

After returning to the courtyard, Li Suo quickly summoned his martial soul and released Su Yu from the Self-Binding Spirit Lock.

A guard came to Qian Renxue's side and reported what had just happened.

When they found Li Suo, the clanging sounds had yet to stop.

It was as though countless invisible swords and blades around him were continuously slashing at Li Suo.

No one dared to be careless. They quickly stepped forward, attempting to help Li Suo block the attacks.

However, every attack was invisible and traceless, making them difficult to locate, so the results were far from ideal.

By the time the punishment ended, Li Suo was already covered in wounds and looked utterly miserable.

Strangely enough, though, despite the many wounds, not a single one had landed on a vital spot.

Therefore, Li Suo's injuries were not severe. He merely looked rather pitiful.

After hearing the guard's account, Qian Renxue looked at Su Yu inquisitively, trying to get an answer.

Su Yu explained, "Other than a few times when I was six, I removed [Supreme Death Penalty] whenever I used my soul skill afterward..."

Qian Renxue nodded, then asked, "How are your reserves? Can you still fight?"

Su Yu carefully sensed his own condition and nodded. "At this level, I can still fight two more rounds..."

Qian Renxue beckoned and called out, "Igor, you're next."

Then, Qian Renxue transmitted her voice, "Judging from what just happened, Su Yu's Punishment actually has some delay."

"At first, Li Suo was twenty meters away from him. After activating his first soul skill, the chains flew about ten meters before he was teleported away."

"In other words, as long as you're twice as fast as Li Suo's chains, you can attack him before being Exiled!"

"Control your strength well. Whatever you do, whatever you do, don't hurt him."

Igor nodded almost imperceptibly, then also moved to a spot twenty meters away from Su Yu.

"Igor, martial soul Gale Eagle, level fifty-seven Agility Attack System Battle Soul King."

Hearing Igor's introduction, Su Yu narrowed his eyes.

Agility Attack System?

Not bad...

But not enough...

The corners of Su Yu's lips lifted slightly as he took his stance and prepared himself.

As usual, Qian Renxue took out a Gold Soul Coin and flicked it into the air.

Clang!

Everyone's vision blurred. A fierce wind suddenly rose, and Igor's figure had already vanished from where he stood.

Everyone hurriedly looked toward Su Yu, trying to spot Igor near him.

The good news was that they found Igor.

The bad news was that Su Yu had disappeared!

At this moment, Igor was equally bewildered.

In his plan, before being Exiled—or even before Su Yu could finish setting the rules—he would already have reached Su Yu's side.

Then, he would lightly place a hand on Su Yu's shoulder and casually say, "I admit defeat."

But now, Su Yu had actually vanished!

His figure had disappeared before Igor even arrived!

Igor hurriedly looked around, trying to find him.

Pfft...

The nearly imperceptible sound made Igor's pupils contract sharply. He instinctively looked toward his arm.

A bloody wound on his forearm entered his sight.

Only then did his brain receive the signal of pain...

After dismissing the guards, Qian Renxue looked at Su Yu, the delight in her eyes still not fully faded.

She said, "With his speed, you shouldn't have been able to react in time."

"How did you do it? By consuming more Soul Power to increase the speed of the execution?"

Su Yu shook his head, denying Qian Renxue's guess.