The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 316 - 316 316 Desire to Kill

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: Desire to Kill Chapter 316: Chapter 316: Desire to Kill Majestic Primordial Energy fiercely pressed down from above.

At the same time, a gray figure descended.

His body surged with Primordial Energy, the fog-like energy exuding a terrifying pressure that permeated the space around him.

Deacon Jiao Yan from the Criminal Punishment Hall!

“Deacon Jiao Yan!” Hua Kaizhi greeted Jiao Yan by clasping his hands together.

“Green Sun Garden Director!” Jiao Yan also greeted Hua Kaizhi in return.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted and fixed on Jing Yan.

“Jing Yan, a month ago, you killed Qian Bo, a high-level student of the Outer Court at Dao Yi Academy, in Setting Sun Valley, violating the academy’s regulations.

Are you aware of your crime?” Jiao Yan stared at Jing Yan, his eyes cold and stern.

“I am innocent!” Jing Yan straightened his spine and met Jiao Yan’s gaze.

“How audacious!” Jiao Yan roared angrily.

“In Setting Sun Valley, it’s true that Qian Bo was killed by me.

However, the fault does not lie with me!” Jing Yan declared loudly.

“Hmph, the fault isn’t yours?

Could it possibly be Qian Bo’s fault then?” Jiao Yan retorted sharply.

“Exactly, it was Qian Bo’s fault.

Leveraging his status as a high-level student, he bullied newcomers to Dao Yi Academy.

As far as I’m aware, new students usually receive a hundred points as a reward from the academy, but this Qian Bo demanded half of everyone’s points.

On my first day at Dao Yi Academy, Qian Bo approached me, demanding half of my points.

Heh, I received ten thousand points when I joined Dao Yi Academy, and Qian Bo wanted five thousand of them,” Jing Yan said with a cold laugh.

Jiao Yan’s expression grew tense.

In fact, he knew that Jing Yan was telling the truth.

Although he hadn’t paid attention to such matters, as a deacon of the Criminal Punishment Hall, he had heard about them.

Such rumors also existed in the Outer Court.

Most newcomers who were oppressed chose to bear it in silence, but there were a few who, like Jing Yan, refused to be exploited by Qian Bo.

“Of course, I wouldn’t give up my points.

Qian Bo attempted to use force, but he was no match for me and received two slaps from me.

It was a disgrace he brought upon himself!” Jing Yan continued.

“I thought that would be the end of it.

However, when I later went to Setting Sun Valley, that beast Qian Bo followed me there.

This time, he even brought another Outer Court student named Sun Xiao, who is said to be the eighth-ranked martial artist on the War God List of the War God Hall.

Qian Bo sought revenge and wanted to kill me!”

“Deacon Jiao Yan, I want to ask you, if Qian Bo wanted to kill me, should I have just stood there and let him kill me?

Should I not have defended myself and fought back?” Jing Yan’s voice suddenly rose as he stared directly at Jiao Yan and shouted his questions.

Jiao Yan’s complexion turned dark, and for a moment, he was rendered speechless.

“The issue with Qian Bo, indeed, is not Jing Yan’s fault.

The academy’s regulations clearly state that students should not kill each other, but if Qian Bo wanted to kill Jing Yan, Jing Yan surely couldn’t just wait to be slaughtered!” Hua Kaizhi spoke out.

“It’s unreasonable for the Criminal Punishment Hall to pursue Jing Yan for killing Qian Bo!”

“I think so too.

Jing Yan did kill Qian Bo, but it was because Qian Bo was provoking trouble, not because Jing Yan was looking for trouble with Qian Bo.”

“Qian Bo was very poorly regarded among us in the Outer Court, many people here despised him a lot.”

“Absolutely correct.

He has been bullying newcomers for a long time.

No issues arose before because he had the backing of Sun Xiao.

This time, by messing with Jing Yan, he has kicked an iron plate.

Jing Yan is a formidable figure who has even won a Golden Order, not even Sun Xiao can cover for him this time.”

“He brought it upon himself!”

Many Outer Court students from Dao Yi Academy who stood at a distance all spoke out.

The majority thought that Qian Bo had brought this upon himself.

“Nonsense, no matter how eloquently you argue today, the Criminal Punishment Hall will still execute you!” Jiao Yan shouted at Jing Yan in a fit of embarrassed anger.

Jing Yan looked at Jiao Yan and chuckled coldly.

He could feel that Jiao Yan seemed to harbor deep hostility towards him.

Before this, Jing Yan had never met Jiao Yan, so he did not know where this hostility stemmed from.

Anyway, it wasn’t simply because he had killed two members of the Criminal Punishment Hall that Jiao Yan hated him so.

“Deacon Jiao Yan, you say you represent the Criminal Punishment Hall, so if the Criminal Punishment Hall wants to execute me, there must be a reason, right?” Jing Yan pressed.

“A reason?” A fierce light flashed in Jiao Yan’s eyes, “Even if you have an excuse for Qian Bo’s matter, how do you explain the recent killing of two Law Hall members?”

“Deacon Jiao Yan, how did Zhang Min die?” Instead of answering directly, Jing Yan countered with a question.

“Zhang Min colluded with you.

In the Criminal Punishment Hall, he refused to disclose your whereabouts and was righteously executed by the hall,” Jiao Yan stated.

Zhang Min was involved with Jing Yan in the killing of Qian Bo, so Jiao Yan had a deep impression of Zhang Min.

When Jing Yan raised the question, Jiao Yan did not hesitate to respond.

Zhang Min had been interrogated on the day he was brought to the Criminal Punishment Hall, and he did not reveal anything about Jing Yan’s whereabouts.

It was later through other means that they found out Jing Yan had gone to the Alchemist Association.

Of course, the real intent behind capturing Zhang Min was hoping he would identify Jing Yan.

To make Jing Yan take responsibility for the killing of Qian Bo, but Zhang Min refused.

“Goodness, ‘righteously executed’!” Jing Yan laughed angrily.

“Qian Bo was killed by me, and Zhang Min had nothing to do with it.

I’ve already explained my reasons for killing Qian Bo, and the fault was not mine.

Not to mention that Zhang Min had nothing to do with the death of Qian Bo, even if there was a connection, does the Criminal Punishment Hall have any reason to execute Zhang Min then?

‘Righteously executed’?

I’d like to ask you, Deacon Jiao Yan, what is ‘righteous’ or ‘just’ about that?” Jing Yan was furious.

“How audacious!”

“You little beast, you sure know how to argue.

Now I’m discussing your issues, and you bring up Zhang Min.

Hmph, no matter how slick your tongue is today, I will exterminate you!” Evidently, Jiao Yan no longer wanted to reason with Jing Yan.

“Ridiculous!

I killed those two Criminal Punishment Hall members because of Zhang Min.

The deaths of those members are inseparable from Zhang Min’s death.

Since your Criminal Punishment Hall indiscriminately refuses to deal with those two members, I naturally had to seek revenge for Zhang Min,” Jing Yan declared loudly.

“Moreover, those two Criminal Punishment Hall members were disrespectful and insulting towards me.

They demanded that I bind my own hands and feet without any wrongdoing on my part.

Just for that alone, I had every right to kill them,” Jing Yan continued.

“You little brat, you’re seeking death!” Jiao Yan’s aura surged, and with a flip of his hand, his Primordial Energy roiled, preparing to strike Jing Yan.

He no longer wanted to argue with Jing Yan.

He had previously sought to have a reasonable and just cause to exterminate Jing Yan, hence he had said so much.

But now, he realized that he simply couldn’t outtalk Jing Yan.

It seemed the more he spoke, the more mistakes he made.

Shifting his thoughts, he decided to take direct action against Jing Yan, intending to kill him on the spot.

“Deacon Jiao Yan, stop!” Just then, an anxious voice called out.

Following that, everyone saw the Outer Court Director, Shu Ling, flying through the air towards them.