Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 378 - 360 A Condition

"Whoosh!"

A tide of astonished voices suddenly rose from all around.

Cheating?

This disciple named Qin Qing actually cheated during the True Disciple assessment process?

"No wonder he was able to reach the Nine Level of the Wind-Fire Tower!"

"I said it, a barbarian from Qian Country climbing up to the Seventh Level of the Wind-Fire Tower was just impossible, yet he managed to reach the Nine Level?"

"Isn’t this joke too much? This barbarian is truly shameless!"

Mocking voices surged in from every direction like a flood.

"Impossible... How could anyone cheat in the Wind-Fire Tower? Could there be some misunderstanding?" Someone raised doubts.

"How could there be any misunderstanding, you haven’t seen who’s accusing him of cheating!"

"Who is it?"

The crowd’s gaze all fell on the elder who had rebuked Qin Qing for cheating.

"He is one of the three deputy directors of our Tai’a Academy, Martial Saint Yuanhai!"

"Martial Saint Yuanhai? Deputy Director Zheng Yuanhai?"

"It’s really him, I’ve seen Martial Saint Yuanhai once before, there’s no mistaking it!"

"Since Martial Saint Yuanhai himself has exposed it, then there definitely can’t be any mistake! What kind of person is Martial Saint Yuanhai? A vice director of Tai’a Academy and a transcendental Martial Saint, how could such a person slander a barbarian from Qian Country?"

Now, the disciples of Tai’a Academy were even more convinced that Qin Qing had cheated to get to the Ninth Level of the Wind Tower!

"What?" Qin Qing was utterly astonished.

Cheat?

He looked at Martial Saint Yuanhai, unable to understand.

"Elder, as your junior, Qin Qing, I swear, I absolutely did not cheat!" Qin Qing implored Martial Saint Yuanhai earnestly.

However, Martial Saint Yuanhai merely gave him a cold glance, snorted, and completely ignored Qin Qing.

And at this moment, the situation for Xiao Shuang in Qin Qing’s arms was growing increasingly dire.

The aura emanating from her body was getting hotter, and the red mark on her forehead grew more pronounced, like a flame burning just under the skin, and large beads of sweat emerged from her pores.

"I... my brother... brother, he didn’t cheat."

Qin Qing’s heart trembled; even now, the foolish girl Xiao Shuang was thinking about defending him.

"Elders, and all of you!" Qin Qing’s eyes swept over the crowd around him: "I, Qin Qing, can guarantee that I didn’t cheat. Everyone is well aware of the wonders of the Wind-Fire Tower, especially how could someone like me, a minor Martial Artist within the Divine Might Realm, possibly cheat?"

Seeing that the deputy director named Zheng Yuanhai and those elders all remained silent, Qin Qing extended his hand toward the sky and declared, "I, Qin Qing, issue another sacred oath to the heavens: if I cheated within the Wind-Fire Tower, then let heavenly retribution descend and annihilate my Divine Soul!"

The surrounding disciples, one after another, couldn’t help but reveal looks of surprise and contemplation.

Qin Qing was actually issuing a sacred heavenly oath at this time.

Moreover, they could sense that indeed, the principles of a sacred heavenly oath had just descended...

Qin Qing truly did take a sacred heavenly oath.

Could it be that he really did not cheat?

But why then... did Martial Saint Yuanhai say he cheated?

"Elders!" Qin Qing looked to the surrounding Elder Jin Yings: "I, Qin Qing, wish to become a disciple under any of the elders here, any elder will do. I only hope that after accepting me as a disciple, the elders can let the pharmacists of the Tai’a Academy treat my sister’s Fire Disease... My sister’s condition is now extremely critical..."

Qin Qing’s brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression extremely anxious.

But he still forced himself to remain as calm as possible!

"Principal Yuanhai... this matter..." An Elder Jin Ying had just wanted to speak, to inquire whether there was a misunderstanding in Zheng Yuanhai’s statement, but before he could finish, Zheng Yuanhai gestured to stop him.

Zheng Yuanhai looked coldly at Qin Qing and said again, "Qin Qing, do not think that you can clear yourself of suspicion with just a few words. If I say you cheated, then you must have cheated inside the Wind-Fire Tower! Our Tai’a Academy does not need a disciple who resorts to deception and trickery. Moreover—"

"To set an example, I am now stripping you of your cultivation and expelling you from Tai’a Academy!"

Having said this with a cold voice, a powerful aura burst forth from Zheng Yuanhai, ready to make a move against Qin Qing directly.

"You old fool!"

Qin Qing suddenly roared, pointing at Zheng Yuanhai, "Are you called Zheng Yuanhai? What is your relationship with Zheng Meng’er?"

The others around were startled upon hearing this.

"You bear me no grudge, yet you deliberately make things difficult for me. You say I cheated inside the Wind-Fire Tower. I believe any of the Elders present know whether or not I have cheated inside the Wind-Fire Tower! You are merely acting on Zheng Meng’er’s behalf, targeting me deliberately... You old dog! You mix personal grievances with public duties, you will not die a good death!" Qin Qing practically screamed hysterically.

His anger at the moment was not entirely for himself, but more so for Xiaoshuang.

Xiaoshuang’s condition had become very critical, yet Zheng Yuanhai had prevented him from becoming a disciple of Elder Jin Ying, thereby denying him the chance to have a Pharmacist from Tai’a Academy treat his sister.

"Master!"

At that moment, Cang Yuan bowed deeply to the Saint of Cang Yuan, then spoke, "I believe Qin Qing has not cheated. Master, you should also be able to tell whether Qin Qing has cheated inside the Wind-Fire Tower. If he has not, please help Qin Qing clear his name."

The Saint of Cang Yuan frowned slightly but said nothing.

Cang Yuan continued, "Qin Qing just wants to save his sister, Master. Please help him think of a solution, saving lives is of the utmost importance!"

Cang Yuan was practically begging the Saint of Cang Yuan.

"Cang Yuan, don’t talk nonsense!" However, after a moment of silence, the Saint of Cang Yuan reprimanded him softly.

The other Elders, including several Elder Jin Ying, all chose to remain silent.

No one stepped forward to speak a word on behalf of Qin Qing, not even a single word.

"Heh heh..."

At that moment, Zheng Mengyuan at the side let out a cold laugh.

Liu Baiying also looked at Qin Qing with a face full of mockery.

Neither of them spoke, but their proud and contemptuous expressions made it clear that they had foreseen all of this.

"Saint Yuanhai, this child has cheated during the assessment; he is a disgrace to Tai’a Academy. To set an example, it would be better to kill him on the spot!" Zheng Mengyuan said viciously.

"Indeed!"

A fierce light flashed in Zheng Yuanhai’s eyes as he struck out towards Qin Qing with his palm.

"Shi la!"

The void was instantly torn apart.

Terrifying destructive power surged towards Qin Qing in an instant.

Too powerful.

Impossible to avoid.

Qin Qing even had the intuition that even if he was a thousand miles away, Saint Yuanhai could still kill him with a mere wave of his hand.

But just when Saint Yuanhai’s power was about to tear Qin Qing apart, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Qin Qing. With a wave of his hand, a vigorous force repelled Saint Yuanhai.

In front of Qin Qing appeared a one-eyed old man. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"I can save your sister," the one-eyed old man looked at Qin Qing. "But I have a condition."

Qin Qing was shocked, but at this point, he could not concern himself with anything else; this one-eyed old man said he could save his sister, and that was most important.

"Senior, please speak!" Qin Qing said hastily.

"I can save your sister, but you must join my Wind-Fire Academy!" said the one-eyed old man.