When Ning Xiaochuan dragged his heavily wounded body off the Heaven Reaching Bridge, he saw that the bridge's edge was already crowded with students and instructors from Heavenly Emperor Academy.
The scene differed little from what Ning Xiaochuan had expected. Blood still flowed down his back, his face was pale, and his long hair hung in disarray. Sweeping his gaze across everyone present, he forced out a smile. "Is it time to put me on trial?"
"Brother!"
Ning Xiner rushed over and supported Ning Xiaochuan. When she saw the ghastly wound on his back, tears streamed uncontrollably down her face. Martial Dao Profound Qi overflowed from her delicate fingers and entered Ning Xiaochuan's body, helping him heal.
Ning Xiaochuan gently pressed her hand down. "Xin'er, I'm fine. It's only a minor wound."
Ning Xiaochuan tried his best to straighten his back. His aura remained sharp, without the slightest sign of severe injury. Staring at Zhang Linshan, he smiled. "You lost!"
Zhang Linshan gave a cold snort. A mass of white Profound Qi condensed in his palm, but in the end it slowly dispersed, and he did not strike. A group of armored martial artists stepped forward, long spears in hand and a chilling aura about them, and took both Ning Xiaochuan and Zhang Linshan to the Enforcement Hall. Today's bloody incident had caused the deaths of forty-one students. Someone had to answer for it, and the chief culprit would receive harsh punishment.
Heavenly Emperor Academy's Enforcement Team maintained order throughout the Emperor Ruins. It had one captain and six vice-captains.
Beyond that, there was also the Enforcement Elder Council, composed of three Enforcement Elders, all highly respected and powerful martial artists.
The bloody incident caused by Ning Xiaochuan and the Cloud Alliance had resulted in the deaths of forty-one students,