Shattered Pride

A moment later, until someone in the crowd whispered, "Are you really going to acknowledge a thief as your father?", Chen Zeyu finally snapped back to reality.

"You! Shameless!" With a roar, he could no longer hold back, slapping Yun Ming's large hand away.

He charged straight at Mingyue: "Go to hell, Qiangu Mingyue!"

His soul rings ignited instantly, and he poured his entire soul power into his strongest ninth soul skill!

"Snap."

Yet, facing this formidable assault, Mingyue merely snapped his fingers with indifference.

The Void Archives instantly simulated Judah, the strongest S-rank Valkyrie weapon of Schicksal, and a multitude of golden, shimmering chains shot forth from the top of Judah!

"Swish!" and "Whoosh!" The sound of air being torn apart was accompanied by the wailing of Chen Zeyu, who was skewered, linked, and locked in mid-air.

Mingyue shook his head with a look of regret: "Honestly, it's rare for me to act on impulse, and you didn't even seize the opportunity."

"What a pity. Since you are so ignorant of the times, I can only send you to reunite with your equally ignorant father."

As his words fell, Mingyue raised his hand and made a grasping motion, and the chains of Judah began to tighten rapidly.

"Ah! You're dreaming, Qiangu Mingyue! Mere chains! My... my soul power!? No. That's not right, what did you do to me!!! Ah!!!"

A teeth-grinding screech echoed through the space, accompanied by Chen Zeyu's agonizing screams.

In just a moment, as the chains snapped and dissolved into faint golden light particles, Chen Zeyu, now divided into n-equal parts, drifted down from the sky.

"My, what an ignorant child." Playing with the Void Archives as it returned to its original form, Mingyue sighed with amusement.

"Tower Master Qiangu Mingyue! Since you have already obtained everything you wanted, I wonder if our previous request...?"

Although his inner resentment toward Mingyue had reached its breaking point, seeing such a cruel and sinister side of him, Elder Bei still had to suppress his feelings, putting on a fake, fawning smile as he looked at Mingyue.

"Teacher!" This display of subservience from Elder Bei deeply stung Yun Ming's proud heart.

His close friend had just died a miserable death right before his eyes, yet his teacher remained indifferent, even acting so humble and fawning toward the murderer!?

Reason told Yun Ming that his teacher was severely injured and the academy no longer existed; facing that demonic man, they were now nothing but fish on a chopping block.

But his inner pride made Yun Ming clench his fists in frustration, and for the first time, feelings of hatred and inferiority surfaced in his mind.

The more he looked at his teacher's current expression, the more unwilling he felt!

Gritting his teeth until they creaked, he forced himself to lower his proud head!

"Hehehe, this Seat is in a good mood today. Agreeing to your request is no problem, but..."

Mingyue's first half of the sentence made Elder Bei breathe a sigh of relief, but the final word made his entire being tremble with anxiety.

"But...?" He looked at Mingyue fawningly and asked cautiously.

"Yun Ming, it has been a long time since we last met."

Ignoring Elder Bei, Mingyue turned to look at Yun Ming and smiled.

"Yes, Tower Master... sir."

Deeply bowing his head, Yun Ming heard himself reply.

"Not bad, to have reached the Super Doulu level in just a few years; you are worthy of being the leader of this generation at Shrek Academy."

Speaking with a tone full of praise, Mingyue suddenly changed the subject: "Although I just promised this old thing to spare your lives..."

"Your behavior just now has made this Seat very unhappy."

Tossing the Void Archives into the air to let it float, Mingyue walked slowly to a position a few meters in front of him.

"It was Yun Ming who was ignorant just now; I ask for the Tower Master's forgiveness."

Looking down at Mingyue's shadow, Yun Ming's vision suddenly began to blur.

"Not bad, you are much more sensible than that Chen Zeyu from before." He praised with cold indifference.

The fates of Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai suddenly surfaced in his mind, and Mingyue's voice was detached:

"How about this: as long as you kneel down right now and sincerely kowtow to apologize to my Sister Yaozhu and Sister Yulai..."

"And admit that you are nothing but trash, then I will let you all go. How about that?"

".!?" xn

Mingyue's words were like a thunderclap from the heavens, causing everyone present to drop their jaws once again.

To the members of Shrek Academy, who understood how proud a man Yun Ming was, Mingyue's demand was no different from forcing Yun Ming to his death!

But to Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai, Mingyue's words were the greatest confession!

Because from childhood to adulthood, the only time they had ever suffered a setback was because of Yun Ming!

Even if they never spoke of it, to them, who had always had smooth sailing, Yun Ming was an enemy for life!

"Ah Yue...!" x2

Coming to Mingyue's side together, the expressions behind the sisters' masks had turned into deep admiration.

"How is your consideration coming along? My patience has its limits."

Qiangu Mingyue patted the shoulders of the two sisters in turn before turning his gaze toward the silent Yun Ming.

"Brother Ming!"

"Boss Yun!"

"Big Brother Yun!"

"."

"I understand."

The calls of his brothers and sisters pulled Yun Ming out of his daze, and he raised his head to stare fixedly at the three people before him.

Yun Ming heard himself say those words.

His legs began to buckle, and he felt as if he heard the sound of glass shattering deep within his heart.

"Enough!!!"

At that very moment, Elder Bei, who had been silent all this time, suddenly erupted with his full soul power!

With a roar, he teleported to Yun Ming's side, grabbed him by the collar, and hurled him toward the direction of the other old man:

"Good child, run! Go with Elder Gu and take your brothers and sisters with you; this is the last thing your teacher can do for you."

Laughing heartily as if he had found peace, Elder Bei turned, his soul rings flashing brilliantly!

With his soul power surging, he teleported once more to the side of the Golden Ancient Tree that was gradually growing, his gaze cold as he stared intently at Qiangu Mingyue and the two Leng Family sisters:

"Qiangu Mingyue, as long as you let the children be safely escorted away by Elder Gu right now, once he confirms they are truly safe, he will return and join me in taking our own lives before you."

"But if you insist on killing them, then I wouldn't mind detonating myself right here beside this Golden Ancient Tree!"

"With my strength at the half-step to level one hundred, I believe you would find that quite a headache to deal with, wouldn't you?"

As he spoke, Elder Bei, filled with grim resolve, transformed directly into his Avatar of the Martial Soul.

"Teacher!"

This scene of absolute determination made Yun Ming's eyes instantly turn red, but before he could say anything, Elder Gu surged with soul power, grabbed him, and with a loud shout, flew off with the others in a specific direction!