Upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, Bai Wuya, who was sitting at the head of the table, had a flicker of emotion in his eyes. He finally looked directly at the student in front of him and slowly spoke.
"You..."
"That's right!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Yu raised his voice again, loud and clear, his face full of a cold smile.
"My master is none other than Hai Jing, whom you expelled from the Primordial Holy Heaven a hundred years ago. For a century, ever since I was accepted as your disciple, I have heard you say that you expelled me from the Holy Heaven simply because I killed a good-for-nothing in the academy. Ha..."
"My master possesses unparalleled talent, yet he wasted many years of his life on such a trivial matter. Fortunately, there's always a way out..."
"I stand here today to seek justice and an explanation for my master!"
"A mere piece of trash, how can he compare to my master's monstrous talent? Your so-called Ten Saints of the Primordial Holy Heaven, even combined, wouldn't be enough for me to defeat alone. My master is not wrong! He taught a genius like me, while the Primordial Holy Heaven, under your leadership, has degenerated into this state. These pieces of trash, enjoying resources that don't belong to them, are truly laughable!"
Do you regret it?
His impassioned speech stunned everyone; no one had expected that a mere competition would unearth an event from a century ago.
Hearing Zhang Yu call them "useless" repeatedly, everyone felt humiliated and angry, but they were powerless to refute him.
After all, Shentu Feng, the strongest student in the academy, had been defeated by Zhang Yu.
He defeated Shentu Feng fair and square. Even if he was angry, the students of Primordial Holy Heaven, or even the Holy Master, couldn't do anything to him.
After hearing his words, Bai Wuya fell silent for a moment, his eyes rippled with emotion as he recalled an old incident from a hundred years ago.
Do you regret it?
No.
He remembered Hai Jing, whom Zhang Yu had mentioned, and he also remembered what Hai Jing had done.
He was originally one of the most promising Holy Masters, with exceptional talent and powerful cultivation. The old dean even considered having him succeed as the head of the Inner Three Institutes.
However, the other party also became arrogant because of his outstanding talent, breaking the rules of the Holy Heaven time and time again, and even causing great chaos in the Holy Heaven.
Take the three great academies' holy masters, for example. Which one of them hasn't fought against Hai Jing? Many of them still feel a bit of fear when they mention Hai Jing now.
Bai Wuya could tolerate all of this, but what he could not tolerate the most was that Bai Wuyai had finally disregarded all rules and openly killed people in the Holy Heaven!
The student he killed in a fit of anger was indeed mediocre, ranking at the bottom among the geniuses of the Primordial Holy Heaven.
But does that mean someone can be killed at will simply because they lack natural talent?
If a person acts like that, what difference is there between them and an animal?
Bai Wuya never thought there was anything wrong with the law of the Eastern Continent in the Eastern Continent, but in the Primordial Holy Heaven, he hoped that these young prodigies, whose personalities were not yet fully formed, could guard against arrogance and impetuosity, have less of a useless bloodlust, walk the righteous path, and never kill the innocent.
He didn't care whether they had a teacher or not, or whether they came with prior skills.
The only rule is that killing is forbidden in the Primordial Holy Heaven!
Hai Jing openly humiliated students and murdered someone; this is a recognized challenge to the academy's rules and authority. If he is not expelled, who will dare to join the academy in the future?
What rules are left in this Holy Heaven?
Disobeying the Holy Master's orders and behaving wickedly, even if such a person possessed extraordinary talent, he did not regret banishing them.
but...
Bai Wuya remained silent, only staring intently at Zhang Yu.
He truly hadn't expected that this student would come to the Primordial Holy Heaven with such a purpose, after all, their academy had always adhered to the principle of teaching without discrimination.
Now that this matter has caused such a stir in the competition, all the other students are filled with anxiety. This incident has had a tremendous impact on the reputation of the Primordial Holy Heaven.
A genius nurtured by an exiled individual defeated a genius trained by the Primordial Holy Institute...
Whether it was Bai Wuya or the other holy masters present, their expressions were all very unpleasant.
Simply put, this is too embarrassing.
"If Shan'er were here..."
A holy master on the high platform spoke, his face grim.
He was still not satisfied.
But the other holy teachers understood what he meant.
Yes, if Wan Renshan, the number one among the Ten Saints, were here, how could Zhang Yu be so arrogant? He wouldn't have had the chance to be so arrogant at all!
Although Shentu Feng lost to Zhang Yu, they didn't believe that Zhang Yu was a match for Wan Renshan at all.
Wan Renshan, the number one among the Ten Saints, can be considered the strongest genius in the Primordial Holy Heaven for hundreds or even thousands of years. In the Demon-Subduing Hall, he has been moving forward and has even reached the Thirty-Nine level!
This is a height that many holy masters, and even countless geniuses of the Primordial Holy Heaven, must look up to...
You must know, that's the Demon-Subduing Hall!
In the Demon-Subduing Hall, anyone who makes the list is destined to be remembered for eternity.
Most of the names listed are those of the deans and heads of the three major academies in the history of Holy Heaven.
They are all legendary figures at the Saint Realm level!
Wan Renshan is someone qualified to challenge such a figure!
Unfortunately, he wasn't there.
Zhang Yu's expression became even more arrogant, his smile full of sarcasm. Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Anyone who didn't know better would think the departmental competition was over and you were already in first place."
Who is it?
Zhang Yu turned around abruptly, his expression filled with displeasure at being interrupted.
But then he saw the person behind him slowly walking onto the stage, his eyebrows and eyes like swords, drawing his sword and speaking in a low voice.
" Lin Xuan of the Supreme Institute challenges Zhang Yu of the Heaven-Reaching Institute."
The voice was extremely calm, yet it startled Zhang Yu for a moment.
He turned his head to look at Lin Xuan, his eyes filled with indescribable contempt and sarcasm.
"It's you. What, you think you can beat me?"
"Do you really think that just because you've won a few games by chance and a few people have praised you, making you comparable to the Ten Saints, you can truly stand shoulder to shoulder with me?"
"Truly... utterly ignorant and arrogant."
When the others saw Lin Xuan go on stage, they were also stunned, followed by astonishment and panic.
Lin Xuan vs. Zhang Yu?
Is this guy crazy?
Although Lin Xuan had shown considerable strength and talent in the previous competition, his opponent was Zhang Yu after all!
From the moment their opponent defeated the Ten Saints, the difference in skill between them became very clear.
Not to mention, even Shentu Feng ranked second among the Ten Saints, has been defeated. How could Lin Xuan possibly be a match for Zhang Yu?
Wouldn't going up there now be just inviting humiliation?
Chang Ling'er was even more anxious. "Junior Brother! Don't be impulsive!"
Although Cang Lie was quite upset about losing to Lin Xuan, he still managed to sternly retort when he saw Lin Xuan challenge Zhang Yu, "Is he courting death?"
But Lin Xuan on the arena simply drew his sword and said calmly.
"Ignorant and arrogant?"
Lin Xuan had no intention of wasting words with him. The moment the word "Heaven" fell, he immediately struck with his One Sword.
In an instant, Zhang Yu's face darkened, his eyes turned gloomy, and he prepared to teach Lin Xuan a lesson.
However, how could he possibly be a match for Lin Xuan?
That towering One Sword, its Sword-Ray magnified continuously before his eyes, embodying Lin Xuan's understanding of the Sword Dao, was full of sharpness and ferocity, like a toppled mountain pressing down on him.
It's irresistible, and there's no way to turn things around!
Zhang Yu's expression suddenly changed, becoming serious, completely devoid of his initial contempt.
But it was too late—moreover, even if he had gone all out from the very beginning, how could he possibly withstand Lin Xuan's sword?
The sword light flashed past in an instant, approaching him and unleashing tremendous power, and then...
He directly knocked Zhang Yu off the stage!
One Sword, Zhang Yu, defeated!