Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!-Chapter 782 - 776: Contradiction_1

"Your Majesty, should we arrest them for interrogation?" Li Ru secretly conveyed via voice transmission. In his opinion, Wang Denglin and Qi Meng Die were suspect now. Since there was a problem, it needed to be investigated thoroughly. Especially now, as the two were very close to Qin Wudao, even the slightest risk would be infinitely magnified. Better to wrongly kill a hundred than to miss one!

"No need!" Qin Wudao shook his head. Every person has their secrets. One could not simply arrest Wang Denglin and Qi Meng Die just because of suspicion. Doing so would be too disheartening! Moreover, this was the Torch Academy, not the Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court. Wang Denglin and Qi Meng Die were now students of the Academy, and arresting them rashly would violate the Academy's rules.

Hearing this, Li Ru said no more, but he remained vigilant. If Wang Denglin and Qi Meng Die showed any sign of treachery, he would suppress them with overwhelming force, even if it meant violating the Academy's rules. In his heart, Qin Wudao's safety was above everything else.

Besides, what were the rules of the Torch Academy? Were they more important than the laws of Qin?

Walking behind, the oblivious Wang Denglin and Qi Meng Die were unaware that they had just brushed past the gates of hell. Both kept their heads low, a world-weary look in their eyes, and their skin, hidden beneath their clothes, emitted a faint golden glow.

The group continued forward. Perhaps having adapted to the gravity, they found it considerably easier. After walking for some time, Qin Wudao discovered a benefit. The pressure in the Void would temper one's physical body, refine the resilience of one's immortal energy, and silently enhance one's strength. These benefits alone made the trip worthwhile!

Subsequently, prodigies from several other examination points entered the square. At one glance, there were no less than two hundred thousand prodigies in the square, and this number was continuously increasing.

"Your Majesty, the number of palaces is limited. You don't need to wait for me!" Hongyi, walking at the very end, suddenly spoke up. He knew he was only able to keep up because Qin Wudao and the others had slowed their pace. This filled him with gratitude, but also deep shame.

"I won't leave my people behind to move forward alone!" Qin Wudao refused decisively. In the Torch Academy, palaces were indeed precious, but were they more important than people? If it really came to it, he could just snatch one from someone else.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Hongyi's heart trembled. He felt a surge of hot blood course through him, as if injected with adrenaline, and he gritted his teeth to speed up. He had only one thought: he could not slow everyone down.

"Haha, hilarious! Clearly can't keep up and still finding excuses?" Just then, a prodigy in a purple robe, accompanied by a few retainers, approached from the side. Having overheard the conversation between Qin Wudao and Hongyi, he jeered derisively. He couldn't believe that in the fiercely competitive Torch Academy, someone would deliberately slow their progress for a burden. This wasn't loyalty; it was stupidity. What a moron!

"Insolence deserves death!" Xiang Yu's cold glare was evident as he suddenly stepped forward. With a stretch of his right hand, the Overlord Spear materialized out of thin air, emanating a chilling gleam.

"What? You want to make a move?" "I'm standing right here, dare you to touch me?" The prodigy in the purple robe held his ground, unfurling a paper fan in his hand with a SNAP, without any sign of fear. Are you kidding? On the way here, his accompanying mentor had told him about the Academy rules: anyone who attacked a fellow student without cause would be expelled from the Academy and have their cultivation crippled.

"Seeking death!" How volatile was Xiang Yu's temper? CRACKLE... CRACKLE... A horrifying murderous aura suddenly burst forth from him, enveloping a vast area of the Void ten thousand zhang in radius. This aura shook heaven and earth, causing the purple-robed prodigy's hair to stand on end and his blood to freeze; he could smell the scent of death.

This madman, he wouldn't really kill me, would he?

"Hold on!" Just as Xiang Yu was about to strike down the purple-robed prodigy, Qin Wudao intervened in time to stop him.

Instantly, the murderous aura dissipated. Xiang Yu glared at the purple-robed prodigy before withdrawing his Overlord Spear.

"Tsk, chickened out, huh!" The purple-robed prodigy secretly sighed in relief, a chill running down his spine, but he stubbornly feigned composure and jeered.

"You..." Xiang Yu, enraged once more, raised his Overlord Spear and was about to charge.

"What's your name?" Qin Wudao asked calmly, reaching out to stop Xiang Yu, showing no anger.

"Ning Sui Feng, Saint Heir of the Carefree Sect!" Ning Sui Feng hesitated for a moment before proudly stating his origin.

"I understand. You may go now," Qin Wudao nodded and said with a wave of his hand, as if dismissing a clown.

"Hmph!" Ning Sui Feng's expression shifted rapidly before he left with his followers.

"Your Majesty, these people are too despicable!" Xiang Yu said indignantly once they were at a distance. The killing intent in his eyes had not diminished; it was the first time he had encountered people who sought trouble for no reason. "Truly despicable to the core."

"It's a big forest, so there are all kinds of birds. Don't worry, I'll play with them properly," Qin Wudao said gravely. If they do not offend me, I will not offend them! Within the Torch Academy, I'm constrained by the rules and cannot act rashly. However, that doesn't mean I can't find trouble for Ning Sui Feng. I remember a special rule in the Torch Academy: for irreconcilable conflicts, one can take it to the arena.

「In the distance.」

"Damn Qin Wudao! Damn Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court! How dare they make an enemy of me, a Saint Heir!" Ning Sui Feng cursed loudly. Actually, the reason he had jeered at them was that he recognized Qin Wudao. Recently, there had been talk within the Human Clan about how formidable Qin Wudao was and how heroic the Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court was. Even before he participated in the Torch Academy assessment, his Master, the Sect Master of the Carefree Sect, had praised Qin Wudao extensively during a conversation with him.

This filled him with extreme dissatisfaction! As he saw it, Qin Wudao was nothing more than an ant from a lesser world. Even if he managed to defeat the All Clans of the lesser world, so what? An ant defeating other ants—was that truly worthy of everyone's praise?

He couldn't understand. So, he began to resent Qin Wudao and detest the Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court. Human hearts are just this complicated.

"Saint Heir, the Sect Master instructed us to get along with the prodigies of the Qin Dynasty. If we act like this, won't it displease the Sect Master?" one of the followers said, his tone filled with worry. What if the prodigies of the Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court come knocking at our door and we can't defeat them? But after some thinking, he chose not to voice this. He knew his Saint Heir's personality well: extremely concerned about face and intensely jealous. If he spoke his mind, he probably wouldn't live to see tomorrow.

"Don't worry!"

"The honor of the Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court will soon be shattered!

"At that time, Master will realize that Qin Wudao is not as outstanding as he imagined!" Ning Sui Feng said coldly.

"Why is that?" The followers looked puzzled. Through the brief clash earlier, they knew the prodigies of the Qin Dynasty were very strong; few among the new students of the Torch Academy were their match. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"The Crown Prince of the Great Zhou intends to subdue Qin Wudao!" Ning Sui Feng said, enunciating each word, a trace of reverence in his eyes.

The Crown Prince of Great Zhou! A top expert of the Human Clan's younger generation. Though not yet a hundred years old, his cultivation had reached the early Golden Immortal stage, and his actual combat strength neared that of a Luo Tianxian. He was hailed as the future hope of the Human Clan.