"The rumors were actually true!? Qi Tairan was a Third-Grade Great Grandmaster, yet he couldn't fight back against Yang Ling at all!?"
"Just who the hell was this man!?"
The officials from the various ministries sucked in cold breaths, not daring to make a sound.
The old scholars of the Star-Gazing Academy were stunned too.
Not only were they frightened by Yang Ling's methods, but Yang Ling had dared to beat Qi Tairan, the Ministry of Justice's Right Vice Minister, right in the street.
What gave him such confidence?! Could everything he said earlier really be true?
Had their academy head truly betrayed the kingdom and joined the enemy?
Once that thought arose, they could no longer suppress it.
Everyone in the Star-Gazing Academy, from top to bottom, became profoundly uneasy, gripped by fear.
"Yang Rank-One is beating up a high-ranking Ministry of Justice official?"
"Looks like Yang Rank-One really has powerful connections here in Kyoto. Even the big shots among the natives get beaten up by him in the street!"
All the players perked up. Far from being afraid, the more things escalated, the bolder they became.
"Qi Baiyan, your dad's getting beaten up!?"
Qi Baiyan, who had been standing in a daze, suddenly snapped out of it. With a furious, anguished roar, he shot toward Yang Ling like lightning:
"Stop hitting my dad!!!"
Bang!
One punch sent Qi Baiyan into a deep sleep. Terrifying power surged into his body, rampaging through his Martial Dao Furnace and destroying his vital blood.
At the sight, Qi Tairan's eyes nearly burst from their sockets:
"Yang Ling, you dare-"
Fists rained down on him again like a violent storm.
Every word was beaten back down his throat.
Silence filled the entrance to the Star-Gazing Academy, broken only by the sounds of fists