Heaven-defying Phoenix

A few figures drew an arc in the air before descending down. A majestic and formidable aura bore down on Zhang Xuan in an instant.    

Lin Butong!    

When Jiu Muli saw the person who came, her pupils couldn't help but constrict. She knew that she had really been careless this time around, but it was too late for her to regret.    

"Hongye!"    

"Master!"    

When Lin Butong just arrived, his face immediately changed, and it was not only him, the other instructors who followed closely behind him also changed.    

Heaven Listening and Macro-Business was already burnt to death and completely turned to ashes, but his presence was still there.    

A monstrous killing intent emerged as Lin Butong swept across the crowd with a dark and cold gaze. Finally, his gaze landed on Jiu Muli as he said coldly: "Such a small lowly ant, to dare not ascend to the throne and kill my Ciaran Academy's mentor, you all deserve to die!"    

With that, a majestic aura rushed towards Jiu Muli, wanting to kill him in one go.    

Jiu Muli's heart turned cold, at that moment, she felt a sense of impending doom. The majestic Qi made her entire body turn stiff, and she couldn't even dodge.    

"Eh?"    

Qin Zheng's gaze turned cold. Without even thinking, he took a step forward and with that step, his killing intent was cut off completely like a gate of water.    

Lin Butong's gaze changed slightly as he shot a vicious glance at Qin Zheng. He did not expect that this little cultivator, dressed in the ZhongTian Inner Academy's clothes, would actually have such ability.    

"Lin Butong, you're courting death!"    

Without waiting for Lin Butong to continue his attack, suddenly, a voice filled with killing intent rang out. The dean's figure abruptly appeared, blocking in front of Jiu Muli as he coldly said, "Lin Butong, since you dare make a move against my disciple, I think you don't want to go back anymore."    

As he spoke, the dean's aura skyrocketed. The monstrous pressure instantly caused everyone's faces to change.    

"You!"    

Lin Butong's face changed, his eyes stared straight at the Principal, his heart filled with fear. At this moment, he realised that the Dean's cultivation level was actually higher than his, and the pressure he felt, was so monstrous that it caused his heart to palpitate.    

"You what you? Try it again. Do you believe that none of you will be able to return?" The dean sneered, his face filled with viciousness, his eyes cold and emotionless.    

"Madman!"    

Lin Butong's heart turned cold, and he immediately said angrily: "Old fellow, don't forget why we came here, now that your disciples dared to kill the instructors in our academy, do you really think that my Ciaran Academy is easy to bully? Or are you really not planning to return to the Three Mortal Heavens!? "    

"Heh, whether you're going back to the Three Mortal Heavens or not, it's not your turn to say anything nonsense. I've already been here for so many years." The dean's expression hardened as he sneered: "You dare to criticize my disciple? Do you really think you're that brave? Do you really think you're that great to be a Three Mortal Heavens?"    

Towards Jiu Muli, he had to protect him no matter what, not to mention that there was still Qin Zheng at his side.    

When he saw Qin Zheng, he felt a headache, especially when Qin Zheng was still looking at him with dissatisfaction in her eyes, which made his scalp go numb. He was very clear that if he had come a little later, the person who would have been in trouble would not have been Jiu Muli, but Lin Butong.    

He was well aware of how ruthless and merciless Qin Zheng was when he stretched out his hand towards him. He did not want Qin Zheng to start killing without mercy right now, as he did not want the both of them to have no room to moderate themselves.    

Thus, he had no choice but to speak up.    

Sadly, Lin Butong did not understand his painstaking efforts at all. Instead, he fiercely stared at Jiu Muli and said: "Old man, you better listen clearly, your disciple killed our academy's instructor, how do you plan to explain this matter? Otherwise, do you intend to start a war with our Ciaran Academy?"    

Alright, with how tough the ZhongTian Academy was, it would be impossible to make a move. Lin Butong was not stupid, since he was in someone else's territory, he could only take a step back.    

"Hmph, what do you mean by 'kill' or 'not kill'? Since my disciple has made his move, there must be a reason."    

The Principal snorted coldly, but he could not help but be wary of the Ciaran Academy's strength. In the end, he turned and asked Jiu Muli, "Disciple, what's going on?"    

"Master, just now, that teacher was scheming against me."    

Jiu Muli's face was filled with dissatisfaction, but he immediately recounted what just happened, pulled the injured girl over, and laughed coldly: "Initially, I only wanted to stop them for a while, but I didn't expect that scum would actually want to lay his hands on me. Hmph, I didn't know that there would actually be such a scum from Three Mortal Heavens, and even said that Ciaran Academy itself is such a place with black smoke and miasma."    

"How dare you! You dare to cause trouble at my Next three days, you deserve to die!"    

Upon hearing that, the dean was enraged, his killing intent soared once again, and he shouted: "Lin Butong, what more do you have to say for yourself!"    

"Old bastard, don't talk nonsense. These are merely the words of your disciple."    

Lin Butong was so angry that he almost died. He immediately sneered: "Furthermore, no matter what, he is still our academy's mentor. Even if he is in the wrong, it is not your place to punish him, not to mention that he is just a small student."    

"Heh, this is my disciple. Your academy's teacher actually dares to bully my disciple. Damn it, the facts are all there, do you still want to argue?"    

The dean refused to budge an inch and instead sneered, "Besides, he's just a useless teacher. My disciple is helping your academy get rid of scum. You should be grateful."    

"Bullshit!"    

Lin Butong was angered to the point that his eyes were red, but the facts were already there, he could not find any other excuse, and in his heart he scolded the Heavenly Court's good-for-nothingness, but he still did not forgive him: "Old bastard, do you really not put our Academy in your eyes, do you really have to make our Ciaran Academy your enemy?"    

"Nonsense, we have been enemies for many years. Don't you know?" The dean rolled his eyes and did not give him any face.    

"You!"    

Lin Butong was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, he had no way to refute them, in fact, the two families had lost to each other in the Ranking Tournament many times over the years, if it were not for the fact that they both avoided each other's strength and were restricted by the many great academies, they would have already entered into battle.    

"It seems like you guys want to disrupt the ranking competition?" Lin Butong immediately took off his hat.    

The dean was not confused either, and retorted immediately: "Lin Butong, eat whatever you want, and don't speak carelessly. Your students are still alive and well, how can the Large Competition be disturbed, do you not want them to live?"    

Lin Butong's heart turned cold, he could tell that Zhongzhou Academy was really planning to fight until the end. At the same time, he was worried that this old fellow would go crazy and attack their students, and his Qi couldn't help but weaken.    

After all, both families had been disgraced in the past, and it wasn't as if the matter of the students being harmed by each other on the eve of the Large Competition hadn't happened before.    

Lin Butong immediately said in a cold voice, "Old man, do you know who died?"