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Chapter 428: Out of Seclusion, Encounter, Annoying Each Other (3)
Tribulation of Myriad Races

"Junior Brother Su!"

"Junior Brother, you were missing for a few days! Did you go into seclusion?"

"..."

While walking, Su Yu encountered some other students. Many of them took the initiative to greet him. And he returned the greetings with a friendly smile on his face.

Suddenly, his voice transmission talisman vibrated. He did not take it out and continued heading back to the research center.

But after taking a few steps, someone appeared in front of him. With a wide smile, that person said, "Su Yu, you have skipped classes for several days. Why hadn't you applied for a leave?"

Su Yu narrowed his eyes and plastered a smile on his face as well. "Teacher Liu! You sure have a lot of free time nowadays! It almost feels like I can encounter you everywhere I go!"

Liu Hong replied, "Not at all. I've been very busy. After all, I'm in charge of organizing the tournament. This is a mere coincidence. By the way, are you signing up for the tournament? If you are, just tell me directly. You don't need to waste your time taking the trip over there to sign up."

"There is no need to trouble you, Teacher. I can go there and register myself."

Su Yu said nothing else after that.

Liu Hong's tone shifted as he said, "Aim to enter the Skysoar Realm as early as possible. That is the real start of the path of cultivation. Don't you think that it's boring to keep staying at the Mental Tempering Stage?"

"I will."

"Good. By the way, Shan Tianhao's grandson is on his way to Great Xia. What a pity that your teacher is now a cripple. I wonder if that fellow will challenge me when he arrives now that Bai Feng is already a cripple. I'm quite worried, you know? Both Wu Qi and Hu Wensheng are on the verge of advancing, leaving me as the only suitable target in the Skysoar Realm. This is really quite scary..."

Su Yu smiled, "Teacher Liu is mighty and formidable. How would you be afraid of a little kid?"

A toying look appeared on Liu Hong's face as he said, "However...he's your enemy. Not mine. Su Yu, why don't you take him on? It might be fun."

"You overestimate me, Teacher. I am only at the Mental Tempering Stage. Why throw my life away like that?"

"What a pity."

Liu Hong smiled and started walking away. Before leaving, he said, "Oh yeah, I'm planning to change the tournament rules into something more fun."

Su Yu turned his head and looked at Liu Hong.

Liu Hong continued walking away while indifferently saying, "To make things interesting, I have decided to change the format into team battles. Thus, the final winning team will get all five of the slots. Wouldn't that be a lot more fun? With this format, even a weakling stands a chance to get a slot. Won't things be a lot more unpredictable this way?"

Liu Hong smiled, "That way, no single strong individual will be guaranteed a slot. I am not allowing strong individuals to dominate the tournament. I am forcing everyone to fight in teams of five. If I want to go even crazier, I can even force everyone to fight with random teammates. For example, I can get you into a team with Di Feng. Won't that be fun?"

"..."

Su Yu stared at Liu Hong, his eyes turning cold.

Liu Hong continued smiling as he said, "Of course, that's only an example. Di Feng has been banned from all academy grottos. But the single character faction does not lack students. Meanwhile, your faction does not have enough student. Secret Character Grotto...isn't this an interesting tournament?"

"You will have to take your enemies alongside you as you crush all competition and win the slots. How fun."

"..."

Su Yu frowned. Just what was this fellow trying to do?

Liu Hong said, "How about taking Yang Sha, Liu He, and Lin Yao with you? Win and get a few slots for them. What do you think?"

Su Yu's eyes turned frosty.

This bastard!

Liu Hong continued, "This is interesting, right? If you win, I will benefit from it. If you lose, I won't lose anything. It's not like they would be able to win anything if they join the tournament alone. I can even tell the others that I'm doing this to drag you down. Tsk tsk. What a beautiful plan."

"..."

Fuck!

Su Yu wanted to punch someone in the face.

How could someone be so shameless?

Liu Hong was right. By assigning those students to Su Yu's team, the single character faction would believe that he was deliberately dragging Su Yu down. With these teammates, there was no way Su Yu could win a slot.

All by himself, he had to carry four trash teammates to victory during the tournament. How could someone even win in such a situation? And even if Su Yu ended up winning, nobody would blame Liu Hong. They would only blame Su Yu's opponents for being too useless.

After all, with his trash teammates, each match was akin to one versus nine. If they could lose even in that situation, what would they be except trash?

Su Yu gloomily asked, "Just what are you trying to do, Teacher Liu?"

"Nothing."

Liu Hong smiled and explained, "We are enemies. Isn't this normal? However...the truth is that I am giving you an opportunity."

Su Yu frowned.

"Think about it. With such weak teammates, you have to be more heavy-handed in order to protect your teammates, right? Nobody will blame you if you hurt your opponents too much. After all, with four deadweights dragging you down, nobody can expect you to hold back, right? But if you fight alone and harm an obviously weaker opponent too much, your reputation will be ruined."

At this point, Liu Hong switched to voice transmission, "We're on the same side. Have you forgotten? Those fellows dare to rob my teacher's grave. I have to take revenge, right? Little Su Yu, I'm doing this for your own good!"

Su Yu cursed inwardly. Good his mother! This bastard was obviously laying down a trap for him. In this situation, regardless of his result, Liu Hong would be the one to benefit.

If Su Yu won, his people would win some slots. If Su Yu lost, he could claim the credit of suppressing Su Yu. Thus, regardless of the result, Liu Hong would not be blamed.

On the other hand, if the tournament was held with the regular format and Su Yu won, as the organizor, the single character faction would definitely place the blame on Liu Hong.

"Teacher Liu, do you want me to start loudly announcing your plan?"

"Feel free to do it." Liu Hong grinned, "Will anyone trust you? Stop dreaming. Su Yu, who would believe that an ally would assign four deadweights to your team? I'm the only one who will do this. Because I trust you. I am confident you can win. Can't you see the trust I'm placing on you?"

"..."

Su Yu felt like he was going to get a heart attack from his anger. He really wanted to beat this bastard to death.

"Don't worry. How about this? I'll assign three of them to you instead. You can decide on the final member. Don't pick someone too strong and I will be able to get it done. If you win, you can get someone on your side a slot as well. Do you feel better now? I only want three slots. In any case, I already have a slot for myself so I don't really care."

With an unfriendly gaze, Su Yu said, "Teacher Liu, you're too smart to stay a teacher. You should join the Myriad Race Cult instead. I believe you can even become a sect master in the cult."

Liu Hong replied, "You're right. I can really give this a try. Maybe I can establish a sect and scam some resources from the myriad races. Yes, I can really do this. In fact, a lot of people are doing this. Thanks for the reminder. Do you want to join me? Let's found a small sect together! What do you think?"

"..."

Su Yu was getting tired of talking to Liu Hong. He felt like he was already quite a smart person. A lot of people in the academy felt like idiots to him. But this fellow...had he won even once against this fellow in a battle of wits?

Sure, he had scammed a lot of merit points with his fake formula, but one should remember that Liu Hong had participated in that transaction with zero cost. The single character faction was the one paying while Liu Hong himself had earned a lot as well.

"Don't look at me like that." Liu Hong smiled, "We're on the same side. I will keep the final spot of your team empty. Feel free to contact me when you make up your mind. If you don't contact me, I'll have no choice but to assign the final team member for you as well. Don't worry. I'm a fair person."

Su Yu ignored Liu Hong and walked away.

Behind him, Liu Hong laughed and said, "Remember to win! I only have one little brother and two students. Their lives have been too hard. I am not capable enough to send them into the grotto. I'll have to trouble you. Thank you, Student Su Yu!"

"..."

Su Yu cursed endlessly as he stomped off.

Bastard! Asshole! Scoundrel!

He swore to beat that fellow to death one day!

He would definitely do it!

No one was better at annoying others than that fellow.

He had planned to fight steadily and grab a slot for himself. But with this arrangement, how could he still guarantee a victory? Even if he did win, he still needed to let Liu He and the others benefit from his hard work. That wasn't even a victory he would celebrate. He would only be willing to carry his teammates to victory if all of them were his own people.

"Right, Lin Yao can already be considered my own people. As for Liu He and Yang Sha..."

Looking in Liu Hong's direction, Su Yu snorted. Fine. Since they were going to compete in acting, so be it! He could play the game as well. He would turn everyone around Liu Hong into a member of the Mutual Aid Club! Let's see how Liu Hong would like that!

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    The funny thing is that Liu Hong is not even joking - he actually robbed the sect once already
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    This guy Liu Hong is a Talent leolaugh
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    Chapter 427: Out of Seclusion, Encounter, Annoying Each Other (2)
    Old Nie smiled, "Hadn't you complained that life here is too boring? Well, your wish has been fulfilled. You can finally live a busy life. Aren't you happy?"

    "Nonsense." Old Huang changed the topic as he solemnly said, "You heard as well, right? So what's your opinion?"

    "Zhou Mingren isn't so stupid. Zhou Pingsheng also isn't that dumb. It is normal for them to provoke Wu Jia and Chen Yong. But do you believe that they would drag the entire academy into this as well?"

    "No, I don't."

    Old Huang shook his head. He was no fool. How would he believe that?

    Not even Elder Qi believed that.

    That was why only the students were subjected to harsh punishments in the end. Everyone else was let go since Zhou Mingren himself had taken the blame and allowed them to remove him from his position as a vice principal.

    Despite the apparent conclusion of the matter, everyone knew that it was very possible that Huang Hao's memories might have really been altered.

    Old Huang said, "Who do you think did it?"

    Old Nie thought for a bit and said, "Someone from the multiple character faction. Maybe it was Hong Tan. Maybe it was Chen Yong. Or...maybe it was that person."

    As he said that, he pointed in the Heart Cultivating Pavilion's direction with his chin.

    Either it was someone from the multiple character faction or that fellow was doing something in the shadows again.

    "I suspect the same."

    Old Huang nodded and said, "That was why I ended the investigation. Even if we continue, it would be hard to find the truth. It's better to calm the disturbance and set an example out of someone first."

    Old Nie nodded and said, "As long as you can give a fair judgment, it is enough. We can't be too biased. We only need to follow the rules. There might be some holes in the rules. And people might make use of the rules. But we shouldn't be the ones to challenge the rules."

    "Don't worry. I understand." Old Huang moved on from the topic. He asked, "Is that kid still in there?"

    "Yeah."

    Old Huang exclaimed, "He sure is tenacious. He is clearly intent on squeezing every last worth out of the 100 merit points he paid to enter. I won't be able to stay here for long. It's not proper for me to say much to the multiple character faction, but remind the kid on my behalf when he comes out. Tell him to not do anything stupid. I won't spare them if they cross the line. If someone has really altered Huang Hao's memories, that would be greatly illegal."

    Old Huang's eyes turned aggressive as he said, "We can't do anything now since we have no proof. And there is no way for us to find the truth without the help of an Invincible. But if it was really someone from the multiple character faction, tell the kid to be careful."

    He would not tolerate having the memories of their students tampered with.

    Even if he was personally biased toward the multiple character faction, the bottom line was still very important. Without the bottom line, the academy or even the Human Realm would descend into chaos.

    It was all thanks to the bottom line that Liu Wenyan had been able to live this long.

    Otherwise, he would have died long ago despite Great Xia King's protection.

    Old Nie nodded, "I'll remind him."

    "Good. I'll be taking my leave now."

    Old Huang wasn't staying for long. He was only here to deliver Su Yu this reminder. Since Su Yu was still in the grotto, there was no need for him to stay any longer.

    Seeing how busy Old Huang was, Old Nie laughed. After staying in the Grotto District for decades, Old Huang was finally able to find something to get busy with. That old man must be pretty satisfied with his new job.

    "Hong Tan...Chen Yong..."

    Old Nie sank into thought. Was it them?

    Or was it Wan Tiansheng?

    ...

    18th of October. Early in the morning.

    Initially, Su Yu had planned to enter seclusion for only three days. But he ended up extending his seclusion.

    He had spent five full days in the grotto.

    Early morning of the 18th, when Old Nie was sipping on a cup of tea, his eyes flickered as the door leading to the grotto opened.

    The instant Su Yu stepped out, the look in Old Nie's eyes changed. He felt like he was looking at a burning stove instead of a human. A raging storm of source qi that was as blinding as the sun accompanied the figure stepping through the door.

    When Su Yu approached him, it was as though a primordial beast was approaching him instead.

    "Hmm?"

    Old Nie recovered from his reverie after a short instant. When he looked at Su Yu again, the kid seemed to have returned to the usual friendly Su Yu with a smile on his face and an elegant white outfit.

    Old Nie gave Su Yu a deep look.

    Meanwhile, Su Yu was slightly absent-minded. Five days. Finally, he was out of the grotto.

    "Teacher, has Teacher Huang left?"

    "Yeah."

    Old Nie spent some time studying the kid before softly asking, "You completed your cultivation?"

    "Yeah." Su Yu nodded, "The cultivation has been smooth. The Source Qi Secret Grotto is such a great place."

    It was an awesome place!

    Old Nie laughed. Of course it was a great place. The kid had paid only 100 merit points to cultivate in there for five days. This was only a treatment he could get in the academy.

    After checking the condition of the grotto, Old Nie said, "When you grow strong, don't forget to repay the academy. You have consumed too much source qi. This grotto is not your personal cultivation ground. If all our students start doing the same thing, the grotto will collapse sooner or later."

    Su Yu felt somewhat embarrassed to hear that. He hurriedly said, "I will! Thank you, Teacher!"

    "Don't thank me." Old Nie took a sip from his cup of tea before slowly saying, "This is the way of the academy. Geniuses will get more than the others. But these geniuses will also repay the academy in the future. This is a virtuous cycle that can go on forever. It doesn't matter if you can take a lot more than others right now. Just remember that you are also enjoying the things left behind by your predecessors."

    Su Yu nodded.

    All these grottos were formed by the characters of their predecessors. He was aware of that, so he did not object to Old Nie's words. As for the matter of repayment, he had to grow strong first, right?

    Suddenly, Old Nie said, "Remember to follow the rules when you're in the academy. These rules aren't here to restrict you. They are here to protect you. Rules are the best protection for the weak. Without the restriction of rules, the experts will be able to do everything they want. The weak will be completely helpless."

    Su Yu nodded.

    "When you're weak, you enjoy the protection of the rules. When you grow strong, the rules will restrict you. Do not think that this is unfair. And do not think that you are the only one who is suffering from injustice in the world. Because the experts are the ones who the rules are restricting the most."

    Su Yu nodded. He was starting to get what Old Nie was trying to say.

    Old Nie calmly said, "We can't really do too much. But at the very least, we still have some power in the academy. If you want to kill or make a move against someone, that is your prerogative. But never forget the rules."

    Su Yu nodded.

    "This applies to you, to your teacher, to the multiple character faction, and to the single character faction. Otherwise, Zheng Yuming wouldn't have been injured and exiled to the Vanguard Regiment. That is the price he has to pay for breaking the rules. You guys will also pay a price for breaking the rules."

    Su Yu nodded before saying, "Teacher, I don't intend to break the rule. You're saying this because..."

    "Just a reminder. That's all."

    "I understand."

    Su Yu nodded. Had someone from the multiple character faction broken the rules during his absence? He could guess why Old Nie was telling him all that.

    "Is it grandteacher or martial uncle?"

    His teacher was still injured, so he doubted it was his teacher. And when he recalled what he heard about his senior sister, he wondered if it was his martial uncle.

    Seeing that Su Yu was about to leave, Old Nie decided to say one more thing, "You must have left your seclusion to join the tournament for the slots. But a lot of people are aiming for the slots as well. Su Yu, where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them. Some of the old students view this as their final chance. They might end up somewhat heavy-handed. But try to be less heavy-handed yourself if possible."

    Su Yu nodded and flashed his honest smile, "I will! Apart from those who are intentionally trying to harm me, I will be lenient toward the others. I understand that everyone needs to strive hard for their own opportunities. If I'm an old man who is still stuck below the Skysoar Realm, I would be even more anxious than them. It is understandable that they won't let go of this chance."

    "Good. You can leave now."

    Old Nie waved his hand, sending Su Yu off. As long as Su Yu understood what he said, everything would be fine.

    He was worried that Su Yu would be needlessly cruel and harsh during the tournament and ended up crippling some old students. Sure, those people weren't strong and were generally viewed as trash, but being too cruel wouldn't be good for Su Yu's reputation.

    As for why Old Nie was confident Su Yu was stronger than those old students...he didn't even want to think about it anymore.

    A Mental Tempering Stage and Great Strength student was actually capable of giving him the illusion of facing a primordial beast after exiting seclusion. Would someone like that be weak?

    The kid had spent only a few days to cultivate the Sky Sundering Saber, a cultivation method requiring 144 acupoints. That was simply scary.

    He could only hope that the single character faction would stop doing stupid things. They better let the tournament proceed normally instead of rigging the matches and sending some people after Su Yu. It was very likely that they would be the ones to suffer.
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