When Su Qing and the others appeared on the stone platform, surprise flashed in the eyes of many nearby. These were the most famous of the new students, yet no one had expected them all to show up together today.
Seeing them led by Su Qing, bristling with aggression, the onlookers suspected they had no intention of settling today's conflict with the Great Wilderness Society peacefully.
Still, although Su Qing had shot to fame as soon as he entered the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, the Great Wilderness Society was no ordinary faction. It ranked among the most powerful in the entire academy.
The surrounding spectators shook their heads slightly, clearly unconvinced that Su Qing and his companions could stand against Xu Huang, who ranked fifth on the Heaven Ranking.
"Heh, you finally showed up."
When Xu Qingqing saw Mu Chen appear, a cold sneer immediately surfaced on her pretty face.
"Did you really think what I said in the Level Six Spirit Gathering Array was a joke? Now that you've offended me, Xu Qingqing, here in Northern Heavens-"
"Aah-!"
Before Xu Qingqing could finish, Su Qing stepped forward with his sword and slashed down.
He did not know which hand this bitch had used to hit Sun'er earlier, but hostility seethed through him, and he could not be bothered to ask. He might as well cut them both off.
It was not as though they could not be reattached afterward.
He was simply leaving her with a lesson.
Under everyone's astonished gazes, her two snow-white hands fell onto the stone platform with a splat, splashing blood across it.
The crowd, which had been whispering moments earlier, fell utterly silent.
Only Xu Qingqing's agonized screams remained in the clearing.
"My hands! Kill him! Kill him!"
With tears and snot streaming down