The crying gradually subsided. Professor Peng forcibly steadied herself and suppressed all the surging emotions in her heart.
More than anyone, she knew what kind of destruction she might cause if she entered that state and no one stopped her.
"You said you came for Mu Suyi?" As she raised her eyes to examine Fu Lirong, Professor Peng could not help recalling the first time she had met that girl, Mu Suyi.
Among the dozens of people in that class, she had spotted at once the girl standing at the back of the crowd, utterly out of place.
The facts proved that her choice had been correct. Through her own efforts, Mu Suyi had climbed step by step to fifth place in the Inner Academy, with [Martial Momentum] within reach.
Yet no one had expected her to die because of this mission.
"That's right. Chen Xu and Mu Suyi jointly completed the mission to hunt down the Head Disciple of the Vast Righteousness Sect. In the end, Mu Suyi died, while Chen Xu advanced to [Martial Momentum] shortly afterward. Don't you think there's a great deal here worth investigating?
Being able to advance to [Martial Momentum] meant that, when facing an enemy, his strength had absolutely been at the very peak of [Martial Form].
A Martial Artist at the peak of Martial Form and another Martial Artist who had opened more than ninety Essence Apertures had faced an enemy together, yet one of them had been killed by another Martial Artist at the [Martial Form] level. Isn't that utterly ridiculous?"
Her bangs veiled her eyes, concealing the expression in Professor Peng's gaze. About twenty seconds later, she raised her head. Her previously somewhat delicate bearing changed drastically, as though she had become a different person.
"Professor Fu, why put on