The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 493 - 347: Dispute

Chapter 493: Chapter 347: Dispute

One by one, the experts from Golden Academy appeared, not because Li Yi killed Xu Wen Dao, but because Du Bai Zhi took action. The cosmic energy in the vicinity erupted violently, alerting fellow Cultivators in the Spiritual Power Realm who sensed something unusual and thus, wished to come and investigate the situation.

However, these experts were mostly unruly and had conflicts with each other. When gathered together, it was inevitable for incidents to arise.

With just a few words, sparks flew, as they were eager to challenge an opponent they found disagreeable, to verify their own strength.

But when a strange, crimson rain of blood suddenly began to fall from the sky, everyone became vigilant. Almost instinctively, they all looked up, tracing the source of this blood rain to see who was playing tricks.

When they investigated, however, they were confounded.

The blood rain was eerie.

It appeared out of nowhere, without the slightest sign or warning.

But to be cautious, everyone condensed cosmic energy into a barrier, shielding themselves from the blood rain, unwilling to let it touch them.

"What’s going on? Who’s behind this? Why would there be blood rain all of a sudden?" someone asked, suspecting that someone present was up to mischief.

"This blood contains no trace of cosmic energy fluctuations... it’s just cold, foul-smelling, reminds me of ghosts."

At this moment, Wu Zuo Hua dispelled his Martial God form and also raised an energy barrier to block out the blood rain. Out of curiosity, he caught a bit of the blood rain and studied it briefly, but the results were unremarkable, seemingly unworthy of further attention.

"Ghosts?"

Everyone present, being astute, immediately turned their gaze towards the inconspicuous Golden Coffin lying on the ground.

Li Yi had previously kicked this coffin towards Du Bai Zhi, and then split the Golden Coffin apart.

Before, some did not understand his actions, but now they seemed to grasp the reasoning.

It seemed that a burnt and broken corpse was sealed inside that Golden Coffin.

"Are you the one playing tricks?"

The Spirit Power Realm strongman named Ouyang Bing instantly targeted Li Yi: "Do you think such petty tricks are useful? This is Golden Academy, a convergence of top-tier fighters. With just your Soul Realm, do you think you can disrupt the order and harm the Academy?"

At that moment, Li Yi picked up a severed limb and placed it into his storage Magic Artifact, turning to use a life regenerating pod to recover.

He controlled his Qi-Blood, stopping the bleeding, and smiled: "This is the ghost realm, a kind of spectral force not of our world. I went through great trouble and with the help of someone, I sealed this evil object. It was meant to never reappear in our world, but now is the time, I think, to let you all experience the fear this force holds."

Li Yi said this, then immediately pointed at Du Bai Zhi: "If you don’t want to be trapped to death in this ghost realm, help me slaughter that woman. Otherwise, this ghost realm will bury us all."

"Spreading rumors to incite trouble, die!"

Enraged, Du Bai Zhi condensed an unyielding crescent, its brilliance scattering. It appeared serene but was actually filled with murderous intent. In an instant, countless invisible blades of light slashed towards Li Yi.

This strike was strong enough to erase the body of someone in the Soul Realm.

However, the next moment, a punch came in from across the air.

It tore through the air and shook the vacuum, rapidly dispersing the surrounding cosmic energy, even flattening the moonlight.

Luo Tianyou approached with his fist clenched: "Du Bai Zhi, do you really think no one can handle you? Put away your reckless demeanor. In front of me, you have no right to be arrogant. Today’s incident was caused by you, after all. A proper judge does not belong running around stirring up trouble outside the courthouse."

"What did you say?" Du Bai Zhi glared at Luo Tianyou, her face turning frosty.

"I called you a foul woman, did you not hear it, or do you want me to say it again?" Luo Tianyou was unapologetic, straight up insulting her another time without giving face.

"Good, very good, today I’ll cut down this crude Martial Artist."

Enraged, Du Bai Zhi was ready to engage in a life-and-death struggle with Luo Tianyou.

But at that moment, Ouyang Bing suddenly stood in front of her, stopping her: "Calm down, don’t be provoked. Now’s not the time to act, take a look at the surroundings first."

Persuaded by Ouyang Bing, Du Bai Zhi then suddenly realized.

Somehow, the sky around them had turned gloomy, and an area was enveloped in darkness, deep as a thick fog, impenetrable to sight. Moreover, the vicinity was unusually silent, devoid of any noise. It was as if they had been isolated from the world.

When did it become like this...

Du Bai Zhi’s heart jolted. She had been so intent on killing Li Yi that she had not paid close attention to her surroundings.

"If you act now, you’ll fall right into Li Yi’s trap," Ouyang Bing said gravely. "He wants you to start a fight. Wu Zuo Hua, Luo Tianyou, and others won’t just watch you kill Li Yi. If a fight breaks out, you will be the unlucky one. After all, without a clear understanding of the current situation, Li Yi’s presence is necessary."

The ghost realm appeared abruptly.

Plus Li Yi’s speech just now.

No one wanted to see Li Yi, the only informed person, get killed—otherwise, if it were as he said, this ghost realm would drag everyone to accompany the dead, which would be terrible.

Upon realizing her predicament, Du Bai Zhi’s face went through a series of changes.

This incident involved too many people, and Li Yi released some unknown ghost, if he had indeed framed someone else for murder, her death would indeed be a wrongful one.

"Luo Tianyou, let’s settle our grudges later. Today, my main goal is to deal with Li Yi. He is extremely guilty, having killed Xu Wen Dao, and the evidence is conclusive. I shall execute him, and you have no right to interfere," said Du Bai Zhi.

Without waiting for others to speak.

Li Yi immediately retorted: "I am extremely guilty? It was clearly Xu Wen Dao who conspired with the genetic warrior from World Number Six, attempting to create chaos at Golden Academy. Du Bai Zhi, last time you colluded with Xu Wen Dao to frame me for an unwarranted crime and threw me into World Number Six. Now that I’ve discovered your conspiracy, you still want to silence me."

"I think the person who deserves to die is you. If someone like you becomes an adjudicator of Golden Academy, where is the fairness in Golden Academy? It’s doomed sooner or later."

"You..." Du Bai Zhi was immediately infuriated.

But soon after, Wu Zuo Hua promptly said, "Du Bai Zhi, whether Li Yi is guilty or you are guilty, that’s none of our business. All I know is that you, as an adjudicator, have no right to lay a hand on any student. If Li Yi has broken the rules, we will investigate and then determine his guilt and punishment. But you, exploiting the situation to kill, I cannot stand by and watch."

"Wu Zuo Hua, are you blind? It was Li Yi who attacked me first," said Du Bai Zhi.

Li Yi said, "I killed an Extraordinary Creature; which rule did I violate? Don’t tell me that the lion you keep is also a student of Golden Academy."

Du Bai Zhi was at a loss for words upon hearing this.

Ouyang Bing, standing on the side, sighed softly.

Li Yi had indeed caught a loophole.

After all, Du Bai Zhi’s Extraordinary Black Lion was not a student of Golden Academy, so even if the lion was really killed, Li Yi wasn’t guilty.

It was just that no one had dared to challenge Du Bai Zhi and her nurtured Extraordinary Black Lion before.

Wu Zuo Hua said, "Du Bai Zhi, did you hear that? Li Yi is not in the wrong for attacking your pet, because Extraordinary Creatures don’t belong to Golden Academy, hence his action is permissible, but not yours. So there is only one matter with him, that is the killing of Xu Wen Dao. However, I’ve already captured him and am preparing to send him to the tribunal, yet you came here first."

"And you attacked a student. By right, I have the authority to arrest you as well, but whether it’s right or wrong is not for me to say. Let’s leave it to the vice-chancellor to decide. Regardless, after today you probably won’t be able to continue being an adjudicator," he continued.

Du Bai Zhi was left furious, with no outlet for her anger upon hearing this.

So her Black Lion was attacked in vain by Li Yi’s three fighter jets?

Weren’t the rules always set by herself?

"You all argue back and forth, what’s the point? It’s not like anyone’s going to die, let’s hurry up and figure out how to deal with the evil object here. Just now I saw a pale-faced woman in the corner of that darkness staring at me, her eyes looked very wrong," said Cui San, the Spiritual Power Realm Cultivator, raising his voice.

He originally came to watch the excitement, but ended up involving himself, which was really unfortunate.

"An evil object capable of confining someone from the Soul Realm is nothing to be afraid of. I can turn it to ash with a single strike," Ouyang Bing said at this moment, decisively taking action. He simply pointed his finger forward, guiding the cosmic energy from within his body out.

This energy suddenly ignited in mid-air, turning into a flicker of flame.

This flame was peculiar, exhibiting red, blue, and white colors, radiating tremendous heat. Merely the flickering of the flame warped the vacuum, and under the light of the fire, everyone felt a scorching heat coming from their skin.

"Burn the Mountain!" Ouyang Bing shouted abruptly, with a sweep of his hand.

The flame expanded instantly, turning into a sea of fire in just a few seconds.

It was as if the air itself had been ignited.

All the flames spread around, seemingly dispersing the darkness and burning away the evil objects.

But a wisp of the flame landed on the Golden Coffin on the ground, and the Golden Coffin that was cut into two began to melt, turning into a puddle of gold.

This method was comparable to the past actions of Lin Yue’s teacher, Zhang Songlin, who melted gold with his bare hands holding lightning.

"Are these guys really of the Spiritual Power Realm level? Why is each one’s strength so outrageously strong?" Li Yi felt the firelight that seemed capable of burning human flesh and couldn’t help but turn pale.

He intuitively sensed that there was a world of difference within the Spiritual Power Realm.

However, the firelight intentionally avoided Li Yi, Hu Fei, and Jiang Mingtian.

Clearly, Ouyang Bing did not want to get involved in the trouble with Li Yi; he simply wanted to eliminate the evil objects and break the ghost realm.