Su Xin's entry onto the Earth Ranking was an event more than powerful enough to shake the Martial Arts World. It was no exaggeration to say that this feat would make him famous throughout the land.
The only exception was Shaolin Temple. Once they received the news, Xuantong and the others returned to the temple, and the entire place fell into deathly silence.
Shaolin Temple had once been the supreme force of the Martial Arts World, yet now it had become a stepping stone for a junior upstart. How could its people accept that?
But Jue Yan had fought Su Xin one-on-one in a battle to the death and been killed. At least in the eyes of the martial world, that meant Shaolin Temple's Jue Yan simply hadn't been good enough and had been slain by the younger Su Xin.
That was how the martial world had always worked: the victor was king. Su Xin had killed Jue Yan, so he was the winner. At least in a one-on-one fight to the death, no one could accuse Su Xin of being shameless or excessively ruthless.
Besides, even if Shaolin Temple went straight after him without making excuses, Su Xin was in Shengjing City. Who would dare go there and drag him out?
So Abbot Xuan Ku issued a direct order forbidding Shaolin disciples from acting rashly. Only then did he suppress the younger disciples who wanted to go to Shengjing City and avenge Su Xin's killing of Jue Yan.
Nearly all the Spirit Transformation Realm warriors at Shaolin Temple were over forty and had experience out in the martial world. They wouldn't act so impulsively. Otherwise, they would have made their move back when they were in Shengjing City.
At that moment, in Shaolin Temple's Scripture Depository, Jue Chen knelt