Huo Hai pulled his hat lower and followed these people toward the academy gates once more. The gates were not far away, but they moved at a snail's pace, dragging things out for a full half hour before finally arriving.
Huo Hai did not mind. He had already seen what these people were after. As they drew closer to the gates, their numbers steadily increased, gradually reaching nearly a hundred. Without the help of the Gu Insects, Huo Hai truly would not have been able to stand against them. More than a dozen of them alone were experts in the Spirit Bone Realm.
When they reached the gates, another group had actually arrived outside. Together with the earlier group, there were more than a hundred and twenty people. They vaguely surrounded Huo Hai, seemingly to prevent him from escaping.
Huang Yun glanced around. There were some onlookers nearby, but not one of them came forward to help. By now, they had all left Imperial City Academy. Once outside the gates, Imperial City Academy's rules could no longer reach over their heads.
"Kid, I thought you really had some skill, but it turns out you were only putting on a bluff. What, you're alone? One punch from each of us would turn you into mincemeat. How about it? Join us immediately and hand over the method for dealing with Mijia Mountain's spirit beasts, and I can spare your life. Otherwise, hmph, don't even think about going back alive today."
Once outside the academy, Huang Yun finally held his head high. Inside Imperial City Academy, no matter how powerful the Huang Family was, he did not dare openly violate the rules or make a move. Outside, however, things were different.
As one of Southern Cloud Kingdom's four top Lineages, the Huang Family