You really are courting death!

A prince?

When I took you seriously, you were a prince.

When I didn't, you were just a corpse!

Link had no idea what Qian Renxue was thinking, allowing Xue Beng to keep jumping around like this. Even if she wanted to appear innocent, she could still have crippled him.

An arrogant, profligate prince who bullied one person after another might one day encounter a Soul Master he had bullied who suddenly lashed out, beating him into a cripple or simply killing him. That would all be perfectly normal.

Yet Qian Renxue had done absolutely nothing to Xue Beng. That was rather brainless.

"Your Highness, are you all right?"

The wastrel youths around Xue Beng finally came to their senses and rushed toward him where he lay on the ground.

Xue Beng looked at the person asking the question, unable to utter a single word.

All right?

Were you bastards all blind?

He was in so much pain he was about to pass out. Did that count as all right?

"Quick, quick! Find a healing-type Soul Master!"

At last, someone had brought their brains along and thought to find a healing Soul Master to treat Xue Beng first.

Soon, someone ran off to find Ye Lingling.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ye Lingling ranked among the very best in healing ability.

In fact, Xue Beng himself was a healing-type Soul Master, but Link's punch had nearly crippled him. Its force had been controlled so precisely that he could not even gather his Soul Power.

"All done!"

Ye Lingling cast a healing Soul Skill directly, and white light enveloped Xue Beng.

The pallor quickly faded from Xue Beng's face, and much of its color returned.

He checked his body and found that he could gather his Soul Power again.

"This absolutely cannot end here!"

Although Xue Beng was a prince who did not enjoy much favor, he had still never suffered such humiliation.

"Your Highness, that fellow seems really strong. We might not be able to beat him!"

"I know!"

Xue Beng sneered. "We can't beat him, but someone can!"

Naturally, he had picked a fight with Link because Link belonged to his dear eldest brother, the crown prince's faction. What he had not expected was that Link was actually rather strong.

Still, that was no great problem.

He could not win himself, but his uncle, Prince Xue Xing, had quite a few retainers at his disposal.

They were all high-ranking Soul Masters at Soul Emperor level or above.

In Xue Beng's view, even if Link was a genius, he could not possibly be stronger than those older, high-ranking Soul Masters.

Originally, he had only wanted to cause trouble for Link and leave him too ashamed to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. But now, he wanted him dead!

Here in Heaven Dou City, in Heaven Dou Royal Academy, could he, a prince of the realm, actually be bullied by some Soul Master of unknown origins?

It was simply an utter disgrace!

Xue Beng left Heaven Dou Royal Academy to seek out Prince Xue Xing.

After only a brief conversation between uncle and nephew, Prince Xue Xing agreed to lend Xue Beng some men. At Prince Xue Xing's instructions, two Soul Emperors followed Xue Beng back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Seniors, sorry for the trouble I'll be putting you both through shortly!"

"I want that little bastard to pay!"

"Rest assured, Your Highness. We will certainly avenge this insult for you."

The two Soul Emperor powerhouses were both in excellent spirits at that moment.

After all, if they handled this matter well, they would have firmly established a connection with Prince Xue Beng.

Although Prince Xue Xing and Prince Xue Beng were not particularly gifted at cultivating their Martial Souls, they were royalty, after all.

If they wanted manpower, they had manpower. If they wanted money, they had money!

Even if they wanted Soul Bones, they could always obtain them.

However, these two Soul Emperors did not understand the truth.

The Heaven Dou Empire did indeed possess Soul Bones, and quite a few at that. The problem was that strategic resources like these would not be bestowed on just anyone.

At least, up to this point, Xue Beng had not received a single Soul Bone.

After the three returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xue Beng led the men straight to the small building where Link lived.

"It seems you really do want to die!"

"In that case, I'll grant your wish!"

Link had not originally intended to crush Prince Xue Beng to death outright. After all, if Xue Beng died, Xue Ye might very well go mad.

But Link had already given Xue Beng one chance.

Yet this man had failed to treasure it and kept seeking death. Did he really think Link was some benevolent saint?

"Insolence!"

The two Soul Emperors accompanying him promptly revealed their Soul Rings.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black!

Six Soul Rings, and in the very standard color configuration at that.

Their Martial Souls were probably not bad.

Before Link, however, they were nowhere near enough.

He did not even need to use the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill. He simply unleashed the Innate Formless Sword Qi, and before the two Soul Emperor powerhouses even knew what had happened, they toppled backward.

A spot of fresh red appeared between their brows.

Hearing their bodies hit the ground, Xue Beng was scared witless.

These were two Soul Emperors!

How could they die just like that?

Was this a joke?

Xue Beng dropped to his knees with a thud and begged for mercy.

At that moment, he had only one thought: no matter what, he had to survive first.

Only by surviving could anything come afterward. If he died, then he would truly be dead, with nothing left. He still had towering ambitions to fulfill, and he still wanted to clear his name!

"I'm sorry!"

"I was wrong!"

"I swear I'll never dare do it again!"

Xue Beng was filled with regret.

If he had known the man Xue Qinghe sent to the academy was this formidable, why would he have targeted him?

Wasn't that like an old god of longevity hanging himself-courting death?

"You don't know that you were wrong. You only know that you're about to die!"

"But I won't give you any chance!"

Link raised his hand, about to pierce Xue Beng's head with sword qi.

At that very moment, a Soul Douluo appeared, blocked Link's casual strike, and took Xue Beng away from in front of him.

When Link saw who had arrived, his expression turned rather ugly.

The newcomer was none other than Meng Shenji, one of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's three education commissioners, and the highest-ranking of them.

"Commissioner Meng, what is the meaning of this?"

Link's cool gaze settled on Meng Shenji.

"Young friend, Xue Beng was indeed at fault, but surely such a minor offense doesn't warrant death!"

Meng Shenji was actually one of Qian Renxue's people. Even so, Xue Beng remained a member of the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the third prince. If he really died at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xue Ye would definitely go mad.

To be safe, Meng Shenji hoped Link would show mercy.

Link looked at Meng Shenji, pondered for a moment, and said, "What if I insist on his death?"

"Young friend, when will this cycle of vengeance end? Where you can spare someone, spare them!"

Meng Shenji was still intent on resolving the feud between Link and Xue Beng.

"How annoying!"

Looking at Meng Shenji, Link suddenly wondered what Qian Renxue's attitude would be if she learned that he had killed Meng Shenji as well.

After all, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's three education commissioners had always followed Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's lead.

But what did that have to do with Link?