The three old men fell silent after hearing everything.
They were Shuo Dong, the family head of the Shuo Clan; Shuo Hai, the Grand Elder; and Shuo Feng, the Second Elder.
Shuo Hai looked shocked. "You're saying the one who killed Yunbao was a fourteen-year-old boy? And he did it without even releasing his martial soul..."
Shuo Feng murmured to himself, "A fourteen-year-old Soul Emperor. That talent is incredible!"
Family head Shuo Dong could not help frowning. Given his status and judgment...
He truly did not want to offend such a genius, because as long as someone like that did not die halfway, he would absolutely be able to reach Titled rank.
If they offended him, then when he came to settle accounts later, they would not be able to withstand it.
Of course, he had also considered killing him in secret.
However, for a genius like that, the academy would certainly have arranged people to protect him from the shadows.
As long as he was inside the academy, getting past those hidden protectors and killing him was simply impossible.
Even outside the academy, he could not say it would definitely work. After all, he also could not let the matter blow up.
Killing a genius of that level...
Forget the academy—even the imperial family would not let him off. After all, this was a future pillar of support!
The woman sensed Shuo Dong's hesitation, and she cried even harder.
"Thud, thud, thud!"
At the same time, as she wept, she slammed her head hard against the ground in front of Shuo Dong. Before long, her forehead split open, and blood streamed down.
But at that moment, she was like a madwoman.
She seemed to feel no pain at all and kept kowtowing, each strike heavier than the last. Soon,