“Ignorance, arrogance, conceit, stupidity,” Feng Jiuyuan said with a smile. “These are all quite accurate.”
The Nanyuan Empire student glared at him angrily. “Feng Jiuyuan, don’t think that you are untouchable just because you’re the young master of Jiuyuan City!”
“Isn’t it?” Feng Jiuyuan looked at him and smiled. “If I were you, I wouldn’t utter those words.”
“Do I have demon blood? You’re not certain about my lineage. Even if you are sure, what can you do to me?”
“Before spouting those words, consider my identity and see if your own allows you to provoke me.”
“Set aside your identity. Don’t tell me, since you think I have demon blood, you should know how demons operate.”
“Know yourself. Can you afford to provoke me?”
Hearing Feng Jiuyuan’s words, the Nanyuan Empire student’s expression abruptly changed. Attempting to retreat, he moved backward, but it was too late.
Bloody vines emerged from beneath the competition stage, lashing out toward the Nanyuan Empire student like lightning.
Feng Jiuyuan stood on the stage, smiling like a spectator, observing the unfolding drama as the student desperately tried to evade the advancing bloody vines.
“Boohoo!”
The bloody vines divided into four, converging on the Nanyuan Empire student from distinct directions.
The student conjured flames in an attempt to burn the vines, but it proved futile. The vines were impervious to fire, or the power imbalance was too significant, rendering his flames ineffective.
Witnessing this, the student realized he was outmatched by Feng Jiuyuan and conceded defeat by opening his mouth.
In that moment, Feng Jiuyuan subtly moved his fingers, causing the vines to swiftly close in. With a whoosh, they coiled around the student’s neck and mouth, preventing him from uttering the words of surrender.
Feng Jiuyuan grinned evilly. “Turns out, you really can’t afford to provoke me.”
As he spoke, the bloody vines exerted a strong force, strangling the student. Feng Jiuyuan made another subtle movement, causing the vines to retract, and the student collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Seeing the fallen student, the Nanyuan Empire teachers and students rose abruptly, their expressions filled with anger as they directed their gaze toward Feng Jiuyuan on the stage.
Feng Jiuyuan sighed and said nonchalantly, “How important is life in a competition? Why not just admit defeat?” The two supervising teachers closest to the competition stage were left speechless. They couldn’t believe that after teasing their opponent, the Nanyuan Empire student was on the verge of surrender, only to have Feng Jiuyuan control the vines to silence him.
The two teachers exchanged glances, feeling a headache coming on. It seemed like another clash involving the Xiwu Empire was imminent.
Is the Xiwu Empire gearing up for conflict with Tianqi this year? First, they had an altercation involving Nangong Mian and offended the high priest. Now, they were involved in the death of a Nanyuan Empire student, further complicating matters with the Nanyuan Imperial Academy.
Although the Xiwu Imperial College was the one offending, it was their college that was causing trouble.
The Nanyuan Empire teacher was angry, the Tianqi Empire teacher had a headache, and the Xiwu Empire teacher wasn’t in a much better position.
There was no joy in their student’s victory; it only brought headaches.
Feng Jiuyuan walked off the stage just as leisurely as when he had ascended it, returning to his position.
The Xiwu Empire teacher turned to him, asking, “Is this what you meant by ‘trying your best’?”
Feng Jiuyuan curled his lips and smiled, “I did my best. At least I left him with a whole body.”
The Xiwu Empire teacher was left speechless.
