The Terrifying One
Divine Martial.
A few days ago, something unexpected had interrupted the Battle of Geniuses. Great Emperor Xue Yang had personally come to Heavenly God City to escort Xue Mo back to the Sea of Innocence. At the same time, he'd ordered that no one was allowed to leave the Divine Martial Academy.
That day, the participants of the Battle of Geniuses felt the emperor's wrath erupt like a volcano.
However, they also knew that Xue Yang was angry at the person who'd injured his daughter. If he wanted to cause trouble, he'd cause trouble for the person who'd injured her. Practically everyone started mourning that unruly youth, but to their surprise …..
That youth left the Divine Martial Academy unscathed and returned to the clan. Later, they received word that no one was allowed to speak of this matter, and they were even placed under house arrest.
They were clearly innocent, yet they'd been put under house arrest and threatened.
The true culprit was bailed out and returned to the clan unscathed. This infuriated quite a few participants, but in the face of the combined pressure of the Central Divine Mountain and Northern Divine Mountain, all they could do was obediently endure.
As for Anti-Upheaval, Xue Yang took them with him to the Sea of Innocence.
Murong Xue and the others might be able to do it, but Anti-Upheaval was different. Their relationship with Xue Mo was qualitatively different from the other student societies. If they saw Ye Zichen, they'd definitely tell him everything.
To avoid that possibility, Xue Yang had to take them away.
As for Murong Xue and the others, they could enter the Divine Martial Academy as they pleased because of Xue Yang's authorization.
Their goal was simple: keep an eye on Ye Zichen. They couldn't let him take even half a step into the Divine Martial Academy. Although the Central Divine Mountain and Sea of Innocence had already put pressure on them, no one could guarantee that they'd be able to keep their mouths shut.
They didn't know why Xue Yang wanted them to do this, but that was what they were thinking, so they agreed.
That was how that scene from last night in the tavern had come about.
However, there was one person among them who hadn't participated in the deception: Jiang Wei.
He'd made it clear that he didn't want to participate, but he also promised not to tell Ye Zichen about Xue Mo. At the time, Jiang Yong and the others hadn't insisted, but now ….
"Jiang Wei, I know you disdain lying, but you really have to help us."
Inside the room, Jiang Yong frowned deeply as he tried to persuade Jiang Wei, who was hugging his rusted sword without opening his eyes.
This was the only method Jiang Yong could think of!
He understood Jiang Wei's personality, and so did Ye Zichen. If they could get Jiang Wei to step forward, even Ye Zichen, who suspected them, would believe them.
This was because Jiang Wei's personality was just like that. He was very arrogant, so arrogant that he disdained telling lies.
"Our performance last night was a little over the top. Brother Ye saw something fishy. Xue Beibei told Xue 'er that Brother Ye is already suspecting us, and that he's already returned to Heavenly God City … "
No matter what Jiang Yong said, Jiang Wei sat there like a block of wood, hugging his rusted sword.
"Brother, say something, the fire is burning our eyebrows! You were also there that day. What do you think your chances of winning are if you were to fight him? "
Suddenly, Jiang Wei said, "Twenty percent … I don't think so."
Over the past few days, he had stayed in Divine Martial Academy to calculate his odds of winning against that person.
Twenty percent!
This was the result he had arrived at, taking into account all the elements in his favour.
Given Jiang Wei's personality, he really didn't want to admit the gap between him and that person. But the truth was right in front of him. If he'd been in Xue Mo's place, he might have suffered even more.
After all, Xue Mo had unleashed the power of her bloodline.
The difference in strength was too great. He sat in the stands and watched as Xue Mo was heavily injured. He clenched his fists so tightly that his fingernails dug into his palms. All he could do was suppress the urge to attack and sit there, unmoving.
It wasn't just him. Everyone else in Skyspan Academy felt the same way.
That person was simply too terrifying, so terrifying that it surpassed the scope of anyone participating in the Battle of Geniuses' comprehension. The way Jiang Wei saw it, the only people who could compare to him were Su Liu 'er, the Fox Queen, Sun Yige, the Holy Maiden of the Nine Li, and Liu Jing, the Four Directions Palace's Highness, who'd never revealed her true strength.
Or rather, he was even stronger than the other three.
Jiang Yong, who'd been trying to console Jiang Wei all this time, was stunned. He admitted that person was strong, but he hadn't expected Jiang Wei to think he had less than a twenty percent chance of winning.
That … that guy ….
"If even you think you can't beat him, then what do you think Brother Ye will do? Isn't he just looking to die? If he finds out about Xue Mo's situation, he'll definitely kill that human. Do you think he'll be able to come back alive? "
Jiang Wei fell silent.
"That guy …. He even dared to attack the Sea of Innocence's second daughter. Do you think they'd dare touch Brother Ye? And you know Brother Ye's background: the Lord of Seven Stars and the Profound Pavilion. If something happens to Brother Ye, what do you think the consequences will be? "
Jiang Wei suddenly opened his eyes. His hands were trembling. Jiang Yong took advantage of this moment to speak. "You're right," Jiang Wei said.
"It's true, Jiang Wei. I know you're a proud and arrogant person who disdains telling lies like this. We also know your personality, so we didn't insist on you doing it at first.
"But now, you're our only hope of victory, and your words determine Brother Ye's fate."
"We're going to kill that human's family and demand justice for Xue Mo. If anything happens to Brother Ye, the Lord of Seven Stars and the Profound Pavilion will charge straight to our gates, and the god realm will fall into chaos. Or perhaps we can stall for time until Xue Mo wakes up, then explain things to her. "
"Do you really think he'll believe me?" Jiang Wei sighed. "Besides, do you really think there's any need to be so nervous? Lady Providence is Ye Zichen's aunt, and the organizer of the Battle of Geniuses. Do you really think she'll let Ye Zichen do as he pleases? "
Jiang Yong had long since considered this. It wasn't just him. Murong Xue, Pang Zheng, Di Long, and the Xu Brothers had all considered this.
If even they could think of this, how could Great Emperor Xue Yang not?
And yet, the Great Emperor still wanted them to stop Ye Zichen and hide the truth from him. They hadn't thought too deeply about why, but it was absolutely necessary.
As a result, Jiang Wei was still their trump card. Whether or not they could hide the truth depended on him.
Jiang Yong took a deep breath, but didn't argue with Jiang Wei. Instead, he gazed at him solemnly.
"All you need to do is tell me whether or not you're going to help."
His tone was threatening, but it also seemed like he was ready to give up.
Time was of the essence. Jiang Yong didn't want to waste too much time with Jiang Wei. If his pride didn't allow him to lie like this, then leaving right now and discussing countermeasures with the others was the best choice.
After a long silence, Jiang Wei nodded.
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