Su Mingyue's crime did not warrant the death penalty.
Ye Li's initial plan did not include killing him.
But they insisted on jumping out to take sides at this crucial moment.
Then you can't blame him.
"..."
Ye Li out a soft breath, and the torrent of Magic Power within his body gradually calmed down.
I didn't feel guilty at all.
After all, based on the Memory Scroll obtained after killing Gu Baihong, Su Mingyue was no kind person either.
He was an unconventional Great Scholar who liked to use younger generations as his experimental subjects, disregarding their lives to verify all sorts of possibilities.
Otherwise, given his cultivation level of the mid-stage of the seventh level of the Cosmic Birth Realm, how could he only have Gu Baihong as his disciple, and how could he not have been questioned by the Great Scholar?
Most of the other Great Scholar wanted Su Mingyue to restrain herself.
Try to only mess with one at a time.
Faced with absolute power and value, even self-proclaimed Great Scholar from academies will choose to remain silent.
Unfortunately, there was never anything that could silence Ye Li.
He believes someone should be killed, so they must be killed!
Alas--
As the Divine Fire gradually dissipated, the temperature in the world, which had suddenly risen, returned to normal.
The once desolate Songhe Mountain is now a ruin, utterly silent. Most of the mountain has been scorched to Liuli appearance, yet the chilling stench of blood still lingers in the air.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Storage Ring of the two deceased were not destroyed by fire and gleamed brightly amidst the ruins.
Ye Li figured that no one wanted these anymore, so he raised his hand and retrieved them all. Then he also retrieved the Divine Spear that was stuck in the ground in the distance and kept buzzing back into his Spiritual Platform.
After doing all this, he turned and walked back the way he came, his steps steady.
"Such a sharp sword..."
On the Guanlan Platform, Eldest Princess Li Huaian murmured to herself, only now recovering from her shock.
Forget about Gu Baihong.
Gu Baihong's actions were still within reason—that naked Killing Intent made it clear to anyone that Ye Li's killing of him was perfectly justified.
But she never expected that the other party would be so audacious as to dare to kill even the Great Scholar Su Mingyue on the spot!
What's even more astonishing is that he seemed completely at ease throughout the entire process, showing no signs of exhaustion whatsoever!
What does that mean?
This means that Ye Li's true strength is far more than the seventh level of the Cosmic Birth Realm he just displayed!
Thinking of this, Li Huaian couldn't help but glance at his Imperial Sister, who was staring in disbelief, and an unprecedented surge of jealousy welled up in his heart.
Compared to the impact of killing Su Mingyue.
What Li Huaian cares about most now is the unparalleled value that Ye Li possesses!
Ever since she heard about the boy from Cao Ming, the governor of the Xianjing Continent, she had always thought that he was a Martial Dao prodigy with extraordinary talent and ridiculously young age.
The only drawback is that it still lacks a certain level of artistic skill.
A Domain Lord at the peak of the Dao Evolution Realm would naturally be a powerful figure in a local area, but in a place like the Capital City where powerful figures gather, it seems a bit insufficient.
Therefore, she always thought she had plenty of time.
However, it now seems that this is not the case at all. It was not that Ye Li killed Vajra Buddhist Disciple with all his might, but rather that Vajra Buddhist Disciple risked his life but still failed to force out Ye Li's true strength!
"Ling'an," the Eldest Princess suddenly spoke, taking advantage of the fact that the Great Scholar in the distance had not yet made a move, she said to Li Yingluo:
"Ye Li has already killed the Great Scholar of the Shiguang Academy. I'm afraid you will have no chance of enrolling and pursuing further studies now."
"Now hand over Ye Li to me, and I will handle everything else for you."
Even this Imperial Sister, who had not yet truly come into contact with the political landscape, would not be unaware of the consequences of killing the Great Scholar of the academy.
When Dean Shiguang, who Cloud Roaming the world, returns, with his supreme cultivation at the Immortal Realm, he will inevitably seek out Ye Li, who committed such an act!
If he could use his reputation to scare away his own Imperial Sister, that would be even better.
"... You still won't give up!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yingluo quickly recovered her composure and immediately became furious, gritting her teeth and saying, "Do you think I lack the resolve to handle this matter?"
"Since Ye Li is a member of the Qingxin Hall, I will naturally stand behind him unconditionally!"
Others may fear this, but I am not!
This is, of course, a lie.
When she saw Ye Li completely kill Gu Baihong, she almost blurted out, "Well done!"
But before she could really laugh...
Then they saw the raging flames engulf the Great Scholar, a figure even the royal family had heard of! Immediately afterward, a heart-wrenching scream echoed through the heavens!
She was terrified out of her wits on the spot.
Fortunately, despite her shock, she didn't lose her original way of thinking and knew that as long as she didn't do things Li Huaian's way, everything would be fine.
So she forcibly suppressed the turmoil in her heart, her eyebrows furrowed, and she sneered:
"I'd like to ask you, what will you do if I simply refuse to give in?"
The Eldest Princess was clearly far more cunning than she appeared.
Her expression remained calm, and she replied in a flat voice, "If you insist on not yielding, then I will handle the rest of the matter with your help."
"Um?"
Just then, Ye Li arrived at the Guanlan Platform.
Upon hearing Li Huaian's remarks, he immediately raised an eyebrow, not expecting anyone to be so eager to curry favor.
He didn't say a word yesterday, but today he's still working so hard. What he said this time is the truth.
Anyone else would probably be deeply moved.
"..."
Li Yingluo stared intently at the Eldest Princess's profile, wishing she could tear off her hypocritical mask.
She forgot that her elder sister not only had many followers, but was also very good at pleasing men!
If she had known Ye Li was coming, she wouldn't have asked that question!
Now it's all good!
He let the other party gain a lot of goodwill from Ye Li for nothing!
Buzz!!
At this moment, a barrier Array Formation suddenly appeared on Songhe Mountain in the distance.
It was Chen Yuangu's doing.
The old man looked at the ruins below with a complicated expression, seemingly unable to understand how things had come to this.
He turned to look at Ye Li on the Guanlan Platform and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Mr. Ye... what are your plans next?"
"Return to the residence." Ye Li looked back at him, his tone as usual.
According to the rules learned beforehand, only Gu Baihong agreed to pay respects at the mountain, so this visit was now successfully concluded.
A look of realization dawned on his eyes. "Could it be that someone else in the top three agreed to perform the mountain worship ceremony?"
No, not at all...
Chen Yuangu's lips twitched slightly. He thought to himself that even if he did, he would never agree now. He was probably even thinking about running away.
The old man took a deep breath and then asked:
"It's nothing else, I just wanted to ask if it's convenient for you to stay at the academy for a few days?"
Great Scholar from the academy has fallen, and in this very way.
Both logically and emotionally, he should report this to the Cloud Roaming dean so that the other party could handle this matter.
As for how the other party will handle it at that time... the old man didn't know.
However, judging from Su Mingyue's experiences before her death...
Even the great Great Scholar had heard of his practice of using younger generations as experimental subjects.
Dean Shiguang will likely have a good talk with this unprecedented and probably never-to-be-repeated freshman.