At his words, Tang San felt ice-cold. A chill shot up his spine.
The terrifying energy fluctuation from earlier had thrown the Soul Power in his body into disarray.
The anger and resentment in his eyes gradually gave way to deep wariness. He stared fixedly at Lin Ze'an, now with a hint of caution and fear.
Just as the atmosphere grew unbearably tense, two figures strode over.
"Stop!"
Lin Ze'an turned to look. The newcomer was Zhao Wuji.
Beside him was a sharp-eyed middle-aged man, presumably Flender.
Flender hurried forward and helped Yu Xiaogang up, asking with concern, "Xiaogang, are you all right?"
As he supported Yu Xiaogang, he turned to Lin Ze'an, his expression turning cold. "What do you mean by this, sir?"
Lin Ze'an waved a hand. "Your academy's student tried to ambush me. I was merely acting in self-defense."
At his words, Flender turned to look at Xiao Wu and Tang San.
Tang San hesitated, but eventually stood and said, "Dean, I'm sorry. This was my fault."
This guy probably had powerful backing. If anything happened to him at the dean's hands, Tang San would likely be dragged into it too. It was too dangerous.
Hearing this, Flender's face instantly turned livid.
What was Tang San thinking? How was Flender supposed to defend him now? He'd had the upper hand, and now he didn't.
In the end, Flender had nothing to say and could only swallow his anger.
On the way back, Lin Ze'an walked at an unhurried pace, with Ling Yuan beside him, her face full of confusion.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally asked, "Elder, that student actually tried to attack you. Isn't that punishment too light?"
Her Elder had Innate Soul Power of level 20. He was a genius the likes of