"Old dog, do you really think the sword in my hand is blunt?!"
Chen Beiyuan's cold eyes were like lightning, filled with a chilling light. His imposing manner was intimidating, and his voice was like thunder, resounding throughout the battle stage.
At this moment, his momentum even surpassed the "Elder Qiong" in front of him, leaving the latter speechless.
Even the entire audience fell into a deathly silence!
Even if you're at the peak of Battle King, so what?!
Trying to accuse me?
Chen Beiyuan gave him an even bigger accusation! And a more fatal one!
More importantly, what Chen Beiyuan said was the absolute truth!
The Donghua Chen Clan's honored position today wasn't just for show; it was earned through real battles!
Since guarding the Empire's borders, countless members of the Donghua Chen Clan had died. Among them were Rank 3 Battle Spirits, Rank 4 Battle Generals, Rank 5 Battle Marshals, Rank 6 Battle Kings, and Rank 7 Battle Emperors...
Even a Rank 8 Battle Emperor!
Over a hundred years ago, a massive secret realm suddenly appeared on the Empire's border. Two Rank 8 ferocious beasts escaped, attacking the border and wreaking havoc.
At the same time, a large-scale Beast Tide emerged beyond the border, and foreign races began to invade...
In an instant, the entire Empire's border was in complete disarray, littered with corpses. The border's Great Wall was breached by the foreign races...
In an instant, the cities around the border were completely engulfed in the flames of war!
At that time, foreign countries were also eyeing the situation, intending to take advantage of the chaos and profit by preying on the Empire.
For a time, the Empire was in turmoil. It was surrounded by wolves and tigers from the outside, and vicious tigers rampaged within, slaughtering wantonly.
In this critical moment, an old ancestor from the Donghua Chen Clan resolutely chose to self-immolate their Emperor Soul, using their life as a catalyst to forcefully kill the Rank 8 ferocious beast, the Titan Python.
Another Rank 8 ferocious beast, the Abyssal Devourer, was severely wounded and fled back to that super-large secret realm...
With these two major threats gone,
the high-level members of the Donghua Chen Clan led their younger generation and reorganized the Empire's army. They used their flesh and blood to wipe out the "Beast Tide" and drove the invading foreign races back beyond the border...
In that battle, the Donghua Chen Clan suffered heavy losses, not only permanently losing a Rank 8 Battle Emperor capable of suppressing the nation's fortune.
Moreover, tens of thousands of Chen Clan disciples were left behind forever on the border battlefield...
It was almost a crippling blow!
If Chen Beiyuan's grandfather hadn't broken through to Rank 8 Battle Emperor soon after, stabilizing the situation, the Donghua Chen Clan would likely have fallen from its position as a top-tier family.
After resolving their internal troubles, those foreign wolves and tigers, who had been eyeing them covetously, saw that they couldn't profit and chose to back off.
This was why Chen Beiyuan dared to say, "The Donghua Chen Clan is worthy of the Empire."
In this situation, how could Chen Beiyuan let this "old dog" use the Donghua Chen Clan as a stepping stone?
Did he think the young master of the Chen Clan was dead?!
Even if this matter were brought to the Empire's high officials, the one who would suffer would only be the old dog!
Furthermore, even the entire Donghua Academy would be punished by the Empire!
Some words, how could a mere Rank 6 Battle King say them?!
At this moment, Elder Qiong also realized the situation was not good, his face turning ashen.
On the main platform, the academy's high-level officials' faces also changed drastically, clearly realizing the seriousness of the matter.
A middle-aged man with a square face, full of authority, quickly stood up, wanting to smooth things over:
"I think this should be a misunderstanding..."
Boom!
A loud bang suddenly erupted from the audience, directly interrupting the middle-aged man's words.
An iron-tower-like, burly man suddenly smashed the seat beneath him, standing up, attracting countless gazes.
"Misunderstanding? At this point, you're still playing tough? Is this how the higher-ups at Donghua Academy operate? Whoever dares to bully Young Master Chen today! Old Kui here won't stand for it!"
The towering, iron-like man was called Kui Wen.
His father, Kui Mo, was a strategist under Chen Beiyuan's father.
A true, die-hard supporter of the Donghua Chen Clan!
If he dared to watch the young master of the Chen Clan be humiliated today, his dad would hang him up and beat him to within an inch of his life!
Boom!
Another chair was smashed to pieces!
A skinny young man with a cold expression also stood up, his gaze fixed coldly on the academy's high-level officials on the stage:
"Donghua Academy has quite the imposing manner. After causing such a huge incident, you still want to cover it up. Do you really think everyone present is blind?!"
The cold young man came from a second-rate family in Donghua Lin City, a family that was subservient to the Donghua Chen Clan and under their protection.
As the saying goes, when the lord is humiliated, the ministers die. If he dared to watch idly today, then he and his family behind him wouldn't be able to survive!
Compared to this, the identity of a Donghua student...
He didn't want it anymore!
Boom!
"Donghua Academy claims to be the Empire's number one academy, a holy land in the eyes of the entire Empire's people. But today, it seems to be a place that harbors filth!"
Another student from Donghua Academy slammed the table and rebuked angrily.
The family behind this person was also one of Donghua Chen Clan's followers.
Boom!
"You distort black and white, retaliate, and slander wantonly! You are not worthy of being a teacher. How can Donghua Academy tolerate such a person? Aren't you afraid of misleading students!"
A plainly dressed student of Donghua Academy, obviously from a commoner background, also slammed the table, speaking angrily.
This person was born in a border city. His grandfather had experienced the "disaster" of the Beast Tide invasion, and his entire family was ultimately saved by the Chen Clan's disciples who were guarding the border.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been born into this world.
Boom!
"Bah! You only come out and say it's a misunderstanding when things get heated. Why didn't you say anything earlier? Do you really think the Donghua Chen Clan is so easy to bully? You'll have to ask the million soldiers on the Empire's borders if they agree!!!"
Boom!
"My teacher once said: students of Donghua Academy can seek help from the academy when facing injustice, but what if the injustice comes from the academy itself?!"
"This student does not understand! Please, teacher, enlighten me!"
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In an instant, the entire Battle Martial Zone erupted with the sound of people slamming their hands down, a continuous wave of voices. There were countless people questioning, angrily berating, speaking righteously, and cursing loudly.
The momentum was so great that it almost overturned the entire Donghua Academy.
Even outside Donghua Academy, one could faintly hear the impassioned accusations!
On the Battle Martial Stage, Elder Qiong, who was treating Lin Xiao, instantly looked grim.
On the high platform of the main seats, the high-level officials of the academy were now in a difficult position!
Even the middle-aged man who had just spoken, Liu Wenhua, the Vice President of Donghua Academy, had his expression change slightly, feeling his scalp tingle.
At this moment, he clearly felt the influence of a top-tier aristocratic family!
At this moment, no less than a thousand students from Donghua Academy had already risen to their feet in the audience, nearly a fifth of the total.
Behind these people were families affiliated with the Donghua Chen Clan, subordinates of the Chen family in the military, followers of the Chen family, and those who had received favors from the Chen family…
Even students who had been influenced by them were speaking out righteously!
Young people are never short on passion!
Who could have imagined that Chen Beiyuan could create the situation they were in with his own strength!
At this point, Donghua Academy was in a difficult position.
Did they want to continue protecting their own people?
Could they possibly eliminate these thousands of students all at once?!
If things went wrong, Donghua Academy would become a laughingstock for the Empire!
The reputation of Donghua Academy, the Empire's number one academy and a "sacred land" in the eyes of countless people, would also plummet!
The young masters and ladies from the wealthy families sitting in the front row of the audience were now wearing different expressions, their eyes flickering. Listening to the deafening cheers around them, they silently watched Chen Beiyuan on the battle stage, not knowing what they were thinking.
It was obvious that they were also shocked by the influence of the Donghua Chen Clan.
They knew that some of the families behind them were not weaker than the Donghua Chen Clan!
If they were to ask themselves, if the person on the battle stage was replaced with them, could they replicate such a grand scene?!
Leng Ruobing's starry eyes flickered slightly, and her face seemed touched. She silently watched the noble and majestic figure on the battle stage.
At this moment, she finally understood how terrifying the influence of the Donghua Chen Clan, a top-tier family, truly was.
And the influence of this heir to a top-tier family far exceeded her imagination.
For a moment, the familiar, gentle, and refined figure in her mind was gradually replaced by the domineering and cold figure before her.
"So, this is your true face?!"
Just as Leng Ruobing was filled with emotion, even fascinated…
A sudden noise beside her interrupted her thoughts.
When she looked up, she saw a fair-skinned young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with his legs crossed, a cynical expression on his face, and an arrogant demeanor, suddenly kicking the table in front of him, sending it flying towards the bottom of the Battle Martial Stage.
Boom!
The enormous sound and commotion instantly caught everyone's attention.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the fair-skinned young man with a baby face, sitting in the front row of the audience seats, slowly stood up. A look of arrogance was on his face, and his gaze was fixed on the high-level officials of Donghua Academy on the main stage:
"What a Donghua Academy! It really opens my eyes. At this point, you still refuse to make a decision? Don't tell me you're still thinking of being cowards, pretending nothing happened!"
"Do you have any shame? How despicable!"
"I don't believe Donghua Academy can cover the sky of the Empire!"
As soon as these words came out, the entire audience was shocked!
These words could be said to have not given the high-level officials of Donghua Academy any face at all.
It was almost like pointing at their noses and cursing them!
However, what was even more shocking was the identity of the fair-skinned young man!
The troublemaker of the Donghua Bai Clan!
Bai Yuze!
The Bai Clan!
A top-tier noble family of the Donghua Empire!
A behemoth not at all weaker than the Donghua Chen Clan!
And the reason he was speaking up for Chen Beiyuan at this moment wasn't because of anything else.
It was simply because Chen Beiyuan's fiancée also shared the surname Bai.
And coincidentally, she was his sister!