Conception of Factions
He lifted a foot, crossed a distance of more than ten meters, and Wu Bai's figure arrived at the center of the Arena.
The young man suppressed by his momentum stopped at a position more than ten meters away from Wu Bai.
"I'll let you make the first move, so this won't count as bullying the weak with strength, right?"
There wasn't a trace of mockery in Wu Bai's tone or expression, but it was precisely this calm appearance that made the opposite young man's face flush red.
Without the slightest hesitation, a Zhanmadao fell into his grasp, and the angry young man brought the momentum proper to a Dou Ling expert as he hacked his blade toward Wu Bai.
Along with the falling blade, the light shadow left in place was instantly shattered.
An extremely fine blue-and-white thread of light emerged before their eyes, connecting his left elbow to his right knee.
After the light vanished, a harsh sonic boom exploded beside their ears.
His left hand and right leg simultaneously lost their strength, and he knelt on the ground on one knee, only then discovering that an extremely tiny hole had appeared on his knee at some unknown moment.
Before he could even dwell on it, two more bursts of formidable Qi assailed him. Hastily circulating his Dou Qi to defend, two muffled thuds rang out, and his right hand and left leg also fractured.
Clap, clap, clap...
A round of applause rang out, and the young man sprawled on the ground turned his head powerlessly.
Wu Bai gently clapped his two palms together; with the aid of the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, the progress of his physical body tempering had advanced by leaps and bounds.
Today, his physical body tempering could be considered somewhat accomplished.
When he used that move "Cikong" just now, his palm had only felt a bit burning, which was completely acceptable.
Casually casting a disdainful glance out of the corner of his eye at this defeated opponent sprawled on the ground, Wu Bai's voice resounded in the Arena which had fallen into dead silence at some unknown moment, entering everyone's ears.
"I don't know how many Dou Zong experts stand behind you that you dare to order a Tier 6 Alchemist around. If it weren't for the various elders of the Academy taking good care of me, and the overwhelming majority of students giving me face."
"Today, even if I were to carve you into a human stick, what could you do about it?"
"This Dou Qi Continent is ultimately a place where the strong are respected; while bullying others, you should have prepared yourself for the backlash. Lacking ability yet still daring to practice double standards will only make people look down on you."
"Within one year starting today, if anyone sees you entering the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, you will have your four limbs broken just like today."
As his voice fell, the young man watched that fellow who had never looked at him straight on walk away just like that. A surge of heat rushed to his head, and he actually passed out.
Wu Bai's footsteps didn't stop because of this. He blinked at Han Yue, who was waiting at the edge of the field, and calmly walked out of the Arena.
It was unknown who drew in a sharp breath, breaking this dead silence.
"Just now, what on earth was that move? How come I didn't see anything?"
"It was a line, a line of light shot out from Wu Bai's hand."
"It wasn't a line, nor was it a ray of light. It's just that his move was too fast."
"Ultimate speed and penetration? If he had aimed for the head, then..."
Many curious Inner Academy students who had rushed over were discussing what on earth had just happened.
As for this short battle, many students whose strength was insufficient were left utterly bewildered and couldn't understand it at all.
It wasn't just the students; there were also several elders exchanging words with one another.
"That move was definitely a Di-class Dou Technique, right?"
"It should be. Anyway, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to react in time either, and for the most part I'd end up defeated."
"Unless we put some distance between us, otherwise if he aims at the head at close range and hits you with that, even Dou Huang experts wouldn't be able to stomach it, right?"
"And there's also his astonishing speed. Paired with this move, nobody below the Dou Wang level can be his match."
On the other side, Wu Bai, who had walked out of the Arena, suddenly halted his footsteps and had Han Yue take the others back first.
Han Yue didn't ask any questions either, nodding as she led the people back.
Wu Bai turned around, arrived beneath a large tree, and caught sight of an old man wearing a long black robe.
"This elder, how should I address you?"
"This old man is Su Qian, ranking first among the many elders of the Academy. They all call me the First Elder."
"So it's the First Elder, Wu Bai pays his respects to the Elder."
Just as Wu Bai was about to bow, the First Elder wearing the black robe raised his arm, a smiling voice ringing out.
"No need for formalities. Such a young Tier 6 Alchemist—if he were outside, this old man probably wouldn't even have the qualifications to catch a glimpse of you."
"The First Elder jests. You are, after all, a Dou Zong expert!"
"Yet you aren't an ordinary Tier 6 Alchemist either. Your Soul Power seems to surpass Elder Huo's by more than just a little bit; it should have already reached the Tier 7 realm, right?"
Su Qian considered his own concealment of his figure to be quite good, yet he still failed to evade the perception of the youth before him.
He had merely glanced at him a couple of times before locking onto his location; such acute powers of observation were definitely not something an ordinary Tier 6 Alchemist could possess.
"Heh, this should be about right, but my Dou Qi cultivation is too low, so currently I am indeed just a Tier 6 Alchemist."
Wu Bai chuckled softly; this issue had always been his pain point.
His Soul Power had soared as if riding a rocket, but his Dou Qi cultivation had always been dragging him down, restricting his performance.
Perhaps only after he advanced to Dou Wang would this problem be resolved.
Su Qian fell silent for a moment. The kid actually admitted it!
"Your talent, especially in terms of Soul Power, is perhaps the strongest in the history of Jia Nan Academy."
"Maybe, or perhaps those seniors simply didn't like to show off?"
Wu Bai did not get too full of himself. He was different from ordinary people; he had a cheat.
Though this cheat could also be considered part of his talent.
"It's a good thing for a genius to know how to be modest, but excessive modesty is no good either—you should occasionally bare a bit of your edge."
Su Qian very much approved of Wu Bai's methods today.
Today he dared to dispute the actions of a Tier 6 Alchemist, so tomorrow would he start instructing him, a Dou Zong expert, on how to do things?
This was just inside the academy; if they didn't help him correct this, once he stepped out of the academy, sooner or later he would invite even greater calamity and draw the wrath of even stronger experts.
By then, it wouldn't be a matter of breaking limbs, but rather of how many people with blood ties to him would even survive.
As for being barred from entering the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower for a year, that was also quite good—it would let him sober up a bit.
Otherwise, he'd just end up with fire poison rushing to his head again like before.
After chatting simply for a while, the two of them parted ways.
Returning to the villa, Wu Bai habitually placed Han Yue's long legs onto his own lap and stroked them.
"Little Bai, I was thinking it might be nice if we also established an organization. What do you think?" Han Yue had already grown accustomed to Wu Bai's caresses, though both her cheeks were still somewhat flushed with shyness.
Wu Bai leaned back against the sofa and thought for a moment. "We can, but if it's like those other factions and powers that only lord it over the Inner Academy and play house, there's no need to waste the time."
"Then Little Bai, do you mean that our faction won't be like those forces, but will step outside the academy?"
Han Yue blinked her eyes. She felt as though she had understood Wu Bai's intentions.
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