The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 492 - 346: Gathering of Experts

The first to arrive was Golden Academy’s adjudicator, Du Bai Zhi.

She was seen sitting atop a majestic black lion that appeared as if cast from steel. The black lion arrived treading on air, imposing and extraordinary. Before even touching the ground, its copper bell-like eyes were fixed firmly on Li Yi, and from its mouth came a roar like the engine of an airplane, shaking people’s hearts and trembling their bodies.

A Spiritual Power Realm Extraordinary Creature, it even possessed abilities from multiple methods, its deterrence was no less than that of a top-tier Spiritual Power Realm powerhouse.

At this moment, Du Bai Zhi looked down upon everything beneath her. Seeing Xu Wen Dao’s cultivation hut destroyed and his bloodied, lifeless body, with Li Yi’s presence, it was immediately clear to her what had transpired.

"I knew it, you ruthless brute, that’s why I threw you into the sixth world, so you could go cause trouble for others instead. Little did I know that in less than a month, you would return from the sixth world, and on the very first day, you could hardly wait to begin a cruel spree of revenge, killing Xu Wen Dao in public against the rules of Golden Academy," she said.

"Your crime is clear, and we do not even need a jury. I can sentence you to death right this instant. Do you have anything else to say?"

Du Bai Zhi’s voice echoed, her glowing eyes locked on Li Yi.

"Du Bai Zhi, does your word alone determine my guilt? Who do you think you are?" Li Yi coldly replied: "I suspect you were in cahoots with Xu Wen Dao, colluding with warriors from the sixth world, distorting the truth, disregarding academy rules, framing promising students within the academy, and deliberately weakening Golden Academy’s strength."

"Now with both human and physical evidence present, I think it’s necessary to expose your plot and eliminate this scourge from Golden Academy."

Upon saying this, Wu Zuo Hua, who stood aside, immediately burst into laughter.

He wanted to see how Li Yi planned to bring down the high and mighty Du Bai Zhi.

"Nonsense, do you believe I dare kill you?" Du Bai Zhi’s voice turned cold, murderous intent surfaced, and the cosmic energy around her erupted. Interwoven lightning bolts flickered as if a deity was enraged.

The black lion seated below let out a roar at Li Yi.

With just one roar, the air exploded into a powerful gust sweeping toward Li Yi, Hu Fei, and Jiang Mingtian, causing their blood to swell and their heads to throb with pain. All the blood vessels in their bodies felt like they were about to burst. Li Yi hurriedly stabilized his Qi-Blood, then used the Circulating Sword Gang Qi to protect himself, which made things slightly more bearable. However, Hu Fei and Jiang Mingtian couldn’t withstand such an assault; their skin bled, and they clasped their heads in agonized screams.

Without intervention, they could indeed be killed by the lion’s roar.

"This isn’t just intimidation, it’s the Lion’s Roar, a technique..." Li Yi’s face changed drastically, instantly shouting an order: "Lan Ji, fire, take down this beast."

Upon receiving the order, the intelligent Lan Ji had three Thunderbolt fighters already hovering high in the sky, fully charged, and three high-energy beams instantaneously struck down from above, heading straight for the black lion.

"Hmm?"

It was then Du Bai Zhi’s expression finally changed.

The charged attacks of the three Thunderbolt fighters could not be ignored even by her. A direct hit could be lethal, but the attacks weren’t aimed at her. Instead, they brushed past her and fell directly on the black lion, hitting it with precision.

Taken by surprise, the black lion howled in agony, roaring as pain forced it into a blind rage, erupting with dazzling energy, struggling to escape at all costs.

Still, despite this.

The black lion’s massive body fell from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground.

Nearly half of its head was blasted off by the three charged attacks, the wound cauterized to a char, but the black lion was not yet dead. An Extraordinary Creature of the Spiritual Power Realm had a strong vitality, but with such a grievous injury, it could only gasp and whimper as its life force rapidly drained away.

After the black lion was severely injured, Hu Fei and Jiang Mingtian finally breathed a sigh of relief, albeit covered in blood and in a sorry state.

They were both shocked and frightened.

Was the black lion truly so terrifyingly powerful? A mere roar could kill an Evolver in the Soul Realm? This was much more formidable than Huo Hong, whom they had previously defeated.

Fortunately, the firepower of the Thunderbolt fighters was strong enough to defeat even such a ferocious black lion.

"Good thing I had the Thunderbolt fighters charged up in advance; otherwise, we’d really be in trouble," Li Yi said with a grave expression. He knew very well that without strong martial support within Golden Academy, you wouldn’t even have the right to speak. Right now, his only reliance was the fire support from the three fighters, the only thing capable of threatening a Spiritual Power Realm powerhouse.

However, at this moment, seeing her beloved black lion in such misery, Du Bai Zhi became furious. She lost her composure, and the cosmic energy around her erupted violently, converging madly toward her. Her body radiated a dazzling white light.

The sky brightened at that instant.

At this moment, Du Bai Zhi seemed to transform into a full moon which then waned to a crescent.

The moment the crescent appeared, everyone’s souls went into a frenzy of warning signs, as if they were about to endure something dreadful.

The crescent moon rotated with Du Bai Zhi’s will, and an otherworldly sharpness emerged, an act of the heavens and earth. With just a thought, it effortlessly tore through the ground, creating an unbelievable fissure.

No one knew where this vicious slash originated.

But the next moment.

Li Yi, who was not far away, silently saw one of his arms fall from his body.

Blood gushed out.

He couldn’t even feel the pain.

"Li Yi!" Jiang Mingtian shouted.

"It’s nothing, just lost an arm, that’s all."

Seeing this, Li Yi’s pupils suddenly constricted, his soul pulsating. He felt an unprecedented danger, and a vague premonition in his heart that if Du Bai Zhi transformed into the crescent moon again and began to rotate, he would undoubtedly be cleaved in half the next second, dying on the spot.

"Just now this woman accused me of cruelty, but this guy is the truly cruel one. Since we’re playing, let’s play big. Want to kill me? Then let’s go down together."

Li Yi could no longer care so much at this moment; a mad glint flashed in his eyes as he shone his storage Magic Artifact, summoning a golden-colored coffin before his eyes. Then, with Gang Qi infused, he kicked out with his foot.

With immense force, the Golden Coffin was kicked flying, hurtling straight towards Du Bai Zhi.

Afterward, Li Yi, with his remaining arm, reached out to grasp through the air, condensing a brilliantly shining silver Sword Gang, and with a raise of his hand, slashed at the oncoming Golden Coffin.

When the Golden Coffin was struck by the silver Sword Gang mid-air, it was sliced in two as if it were tofu, with a pungent scent of blood and an indescribable stench of decay spreading out.

No one understood the purpose behind Li Yi’s actions.

Was he planning to smash Du Bai Zhi to death with a coffin?

But why then did he split the coffin apart?

"Du Bai Zhi, don’t overdo it. Acting as if I don’t exist? If you lay another hand on him, I will not let you off," Wu Zuo Hua’s towering figure arrived across the sky, clad in armor and emitting light from his muscled form. He roared, shaking the heavens, and once again, cosmic energy frenziedly converged toward him.

As the cosmic energy flowed,

Wu Zuo Hua’s figure began to grow even larger, his body taking on a metallic hue.

"Wu Zuo Hua, you want to stand up for this Li Yi? Or do you want to test whether my Moonlight Great Method can breach your Martial God physique?" Du Bai Zhi’s voice emanated from the deep part of the moon coldly, devoid of any emotion.

"I’m not standing up for him. As a law enforcement officer, you acted in my presence, and I cannot turn a blind eye. If I let you kill Li Yi just like that, where would I put my face? Moreover, as a judge, you have no right to execute Li Yi. I urge you to recognize your identity and not to go too far. If you do not stop now, then I will be your opponent," he declared.

Wu Zuo Hua’s figure became increasingly colossal, each movement seemingly capable of shaking the firmament.

"Wu Zuo Hua, don’t take yourself too seriously," she retorted.

However, just then, another voice sounded, and in the distance another streak of blazing light flew over, igniting half the sky. As the light dissipated, a figure appeared, striding in the air with hands behind his back.

This person looked to be around thirty, with a calm demeanor and eyes gleaming with a gold-red hue, as though a surging energy was burning within.

"Ouyang Bing," Wu Zuo Hua glanced at him: "Are you getting involved as well?"

"What do you think?" Ouyang Bing replied, his tone calm but clearly indicating his stance.

"Good, very good, I’d like to see just what your Daylight Great Method is made of and if it can withstand my fists. You all like to join in the fun, right? Count me in." But before Ouyang Bing could finish speaking, another voice came from afar.

The next moment.

A force like a silken rip tore through the sky, blasted through the airwaves, and arrived in an instant.

With the figure’s arrival, a man with long black hair and a muscular figure strode forward, his body crackling with lightning, fists clenched, exuding a fierce aura.

"Martial Artist, Luo Tianyou?" Ouyang Bing’s expression remained calm: "You want to get involved? This doesn’t concern you, does it?"

"Been itching for a fight recently, want to punch someone—is that a problem?" Luo Tianyou glanced over nonchalantly.

"Whether to punch someone or be punched, that remains to be seen," Ouyang Bing said.

"Why not try? In a life-and-death fight, I can twist off your head. Besides picking on newcomers, what else can you two do?" Luo Tianyou spoke.

"You simply rely on being good at Martial Arts. Give me ten years, and I’ll make you kneel and bow to me," Ouyang Bing’s eyes seemed to emit flames, his face grim with the acknowledgment that he was indeed inferior to Luo Tianyou in a life-and-death battle.

"You’re too optimistic. Without the present, there is no future," Luo Tianyou coldly sneered: "Ten years is too long, we only compete in the fleeting moment."

"Enough talk, all of you stop. Like this, no fight will break out, and no one will die. Just get on with it, I can’t wait to see who will win and who will lose," suddenly another Spiritual Power Realm master arrived, seemingly there to watch the excitement. Upon his arrival, he kept his distance, sitting cross-legged in the air and then started to snack on some nuts from his pocket.

"Shut up, Cui San, this is none of your business," Du Bai Zhi shouted at this moment, but at the same time, her expression soured.

She dared not act rashly now.

Too many masters had arrived.

If the balance were disrupted, it would trigger a great battle, and at that time, she would no longer be in control of the situation.

"Du Bai Zhi, why are you so fierce with me? If you can, just do it. Kill them, after doing so the Golden Academy will be yours," the one named Cui San, a Spiritual Power Realm powerhouse, was not concerned about escalating things further and egged on Du Bai Zhi to take action.

However, as these masters debated endlessly, the sky unknowingly began to drizzle.

No.

It wasn’t rain, but crimson blood.