Retribution

Kong Xiuping was hung on the Martial Practice Arena, filled with immense fear.

Although he was protected by his spirit armor, his spiritual power was rapidly dissipating without the ability to replenish Spiritual Qi.

He was well aware of the consequences of exhausting his spiritual energy.

Seeing the sinister smiles on the faces of the Azure Cloud Sect disciples around him, who looked eager to fight, he couldn't help but force a smile and say ingratiatingly to the crowd, "I was wrong!"

I shouldn't have done that.

How about this, how about I compensate you?

How about I compensate each of you 100,000 Spirit Stones? Or 200,000 is negotiable?

Or how about I write you IOUs and each of you pays one million?

The numerous Azure Cloud Sect disciples around remained completely unmoved.

One million?

Are you aware of our benefits?

After more than half a month of mental and physical torment, you think you can just let it go with a mere million?

Seeing this situation, Kong Xiuping felt increasingly desperate.

He had already shouted at the top of his lungs, but none of the higher-ups of the Azure Cloud Sect came out, which clearly meant...

After a while, Kong Xiuping's spiritual power was finally exhausted, and the Spirit Artifact automatically returned to Kong Xiuping's sea of consciousness.

A look of terror instantly filled Kong Xiuping's face.

"Senior Kong... it seems I don't need to go to the Langya Sacred Land to cultivate Supreme Lore!" Zhang Changshan looked at Kong Xiuping with a grin. "How is the power I've cultivated? Does it satisfy you?"

He struck Kong Xiuping's buttocks with a Disciplinary Ruler, causing Kong Xiuping to shudder and clench his lips tightly.

Being beaten is bad enough, but to make a sound is just too humiliating.

Wang Baole took the Disciplinary Ruler and gave Kong Xiuping a hard Disciplinary Ruler.

"Snap--"

"Ah!!"

Kong Xiuping couldn't help but let out a scream.

He really didn't want to speak, but this fat kid was really too ruthless!

Wang Baole looked at Kong Xiuping with a smile and asked, "Senior Kong, although you don't have much meat on your bones, the sound of that Disciplinary Ruler hitting you is still quite loud!"

These were all words that Kong Xiuping had previously spoken to this group of the Azure Cloud Sect disciples.

Now, everyone has returned it to Kong Xiuping.

Liang Yi picked up the Disciplinary Ruler, glanced at Kong Xiuping, and said indifferently, "You're not as handsome as Eldest Senior Brother... You really deserve a beating!"

Subsequently, more than 500 Azure Cloud Sect disciples took turns stepping forward, each giving Kong Xiuping a Disciplinary Ruler.

It wasn't enough to just give him a beating with a Disciplinary Ruler; he also had to return all the things Kong Xiuping said before to him.

Thus, Kong Xiuping endured everything that the Azure Cloud Sect disciples had suffered before—both physical and mental torment!

However, although Kong Xiuping had been beating these Azure Cloud Sect disciples for more than half a month, it was done over ten days at a time.

Before him, over five hundred Azure Cloud Sect disciples were equivalent to Kong Xiuping having been struck with Disciplinary Ruler over five hundred times...

Some of these people genuinely harbored resentment towards Kong Xiuping and even beat him quite severely...

Kong Xiuping could no longer shout; he could only stare blankly at the sky, muttering to himself, "Don't wait for me to come down, when I do, you'll be sorry... I'll hang you up and beat you... I will definitely get my revenge..."

On Azure Cloud Peak, Ling Yunzi said somewhat strangely, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Won't it anger the Sage Master?"

How could you bully someone's precious son like this?

"He brought it on himself!" Zhang Yang said helplessly.

He invited Kong Xiuping to be his junior brothers and sisters' sparring partner, but not only did that kid not spar properly, he actually spanked the Azure Cloud Sect disciples for over half a month... Wasn't that asking for trouble?

"Let those disciples vent their anger, otherwise they'll hold it in and cause problems later," Zhang Yang continued. "Moreover, if they don't resolve this resentment, it will really cause issues in the future."

As for Kong Xiuping's situation, I'll handle the rest.

When everyone heard that Zhang Yang was willing to resolve the issue, they all fell silent.

On the Martial Practice Arena, more than five hundred disciples each held a Disciplinary Ruler, and the training was nearing its end.

As the last person was about to finish, Zhang Yang flew towards the Martial Practice Arena and shouted from afar, "What's going on? What are you doing? Brother Kong is our Azure Cloud Sect's most precious guest, how can you do this?"

Kong Xiuping, who had appeared to be on the verge of death, suddenly perked up and burst into curses. "You finally heard me, you bastard? You only just arrived now..."

What manners!

What a gentleman!!

What kind of scholar is he?!

It's all bullshit!!

All he wants now is to end this as soon as possible, to stop being hung up and beaten.

The last Foundation Establishment Disciple, holding the Disciplinary Ruler but not yet striking, froze when he saw Zhang Yang arrive. Should he strike him or not?

Upon hearing Kong Xiuping's curses, Zhang Yang raised an eyebrow and gestured to the Foundation Establishment Disciple holding the Disciplinary Ruler.

The Foundation Establishment Disciple, having received the hint, immediately swung his arm and struck Disciplinary Ruler Xiuping hard on the buttocks with the Kong Xiuping.

Hmph, how dare they insult the Eldest Senior Brother!

They absolutely deserve to be hit!

"Awoo--"

Kong Xiuping let out a shrill scream, his body arching over.

He thought it was all over, but it all happened so suddenly, and the pain was especially intense.

"Let me go! I want to duel with him!" Kong Xiuping shouted in grief and indignation.

Zhang Yang also turned serious, and he shouted loudly, "Still fighting? Stop right now! This is outrageous!"

If I don't punish you properly, you won't know what authority is!

The Azure Cloud Sect disciples' expressions turned solemn. They had vented their anger, so a little punishment now seemed insignificant.

Zhang Yang pointed at Azure Cloud City and said coldly, "While you were training for more than half a month, the arena competition in Azure Cloud City also started more than half a month ago."

Many disciples from other sects, at the Nascent Soul Realm and Golden Core Realm, were unstoppable on the arena in Azure Cloud City, continuously defeating many cultivators from the Azure Cloud Continent.

They even boasted that they would crush all the cultivators of our Azure Cloud Continent.

I cannot accept this behavior.

However, my current cultivation level is only at the Primordial Spirit Realm, so I cannot attack them.

Therefore, you need to take care of these clamoring people.

I've noted down your punishment.

If you win in the ring, you can make amends; if you lose, you'll be punished severely for both offenses!

Alright, now you all hurry to Azure Cloud City to participate in the Arena Battle!

"Yes, Eldest Senior Brother!" everyone answered in unison.

Then, the more than 500 people happily headed towards Azure Cloud City.

After everyone left, Zhang Yang walked up to Kong Xiuping and asked with a puzzled look, "Brother Kong, what happened? What exactly happened?"

Kong Xiuping was so angry he almost vomited blood. He thought to himself, "Don't you know what's going on?"

Zhang Yang pretended to know nothing and asked with great doubt, "You, a dignified Nascent Primordial Spirit Realm, faced a group of the Nascent Soul Realm, Golden Core Realm, and even Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, how did you manage to do this? Sage Master is a powerful figure in the world, his Supreme Lore are definitely not flawed... So, is it because you haven't mastered them properly?"

If that's the case, then I can't ask you to continue training my junior brothers and sisters, lest you ruin them all!

"You..." Kong Xiuping struggled violently in anger, "Let me go, you son of a bitch! I challenge you to a duel!"

"Okay!" Zhang Yang instantly retracted the Soul-Suppressing Banner and the Immortal-Binding Rope.

Without the suppression of the Soul-Suppressing Banner and the Immortal-Binding Rope, Kong Xiuping instantly recovered his Spiritual Qi and immediately used his Spirit Artifact to break free from the chains.

As soon as he steadied himself, Zhang Yang asked earnestly, "How do we duel?"

Kong Xiuping's expression froze, then he roared, "I'm not talking about you! I want to duel with the kid who hit me last time. Who is this bastard? Get him here right now..."