The Great Seminary

Chapter 389 Cruel people
In the southwest corner of the 30,049-acre secret realm, atop a thirteen-zhang dome, Zhang Gui quietly appeared.

It wielded its powerful divine authority, linking the two principles of 'protection' and 'equality' among the three major elements of 'rule of law'.

Protection transformed his peak strength into a shield at the 'conceptual' level.

In other words, any attack whose strength cannot exceed Zhang Gui's peak power, whether physical, magical, or mystical, will be neutralized.

Equality, on the other hand, involves adding up all the conceptual forces of hostile life at the time of the war, and then dividing by the number of hostile life to redistribute those forces.

For example, at this moment, only three Class B extraordinary beings are actually taking action, while a group of Class C and Class D extraordinary beings are acting as a smokescreen.

Category C and Category D extraordinary abilities were significantly enhanced, while Category B extraordinary abilities were significantly weakened.

Zhen Shoujia, who had just been swaggering around, was actually all bark and no bite; he became weak when faced with a strong opponent.

They found themselves unexpectedly transformed from being strong, or rather, psychologically strong, into being weak.

Not only was his physical body inexplicably trapped, but he also had a premonition that a great calamity was about to befall him.

Furthermore, the sword felt like it was carrying an immense burden when it was in motion, and any spells cast upon activation were immediately neutralized and reduced to zero.

He panicked immediately. "What's going on? This is terrible, boss! Something's not right!"

"A dog guarding its home, a wild boar in a cage, a defensive man turning to offense—can't you even remember the basic principles of swordsmanship? What's the panicking about?"

He was also a Class B cultivator, and had gone down into the underground cave dozens or even hundreds of times to hunt down earth demons.

How could they immediately display such an ugly display even after falling slightly behind?

Qiao Hexing was also trapped by Zhang Gui's divine power and the power of the elemental rules.

However, as a top-tier Class B transcendent being, even though he was inevitably weakened at the 'law level', his intuition still held up against Zhang Gui, who had not yet crossed the Great Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, he was absolutely confident in his ability to erase negative spells, so seeing his companion's pathetic state, he couldn't help but curse him out in anger.

But he did curse.

Qiao Hexing did not hesitate to reveal his personal flying sword. The sword wind first dispersed and then gathered, transforming into a raccoon and taking off into the air.

With lightning speed, it moved in front of Zhen Shoujia, then transformed into countless sword winds, severing the divine authority and elemental rules that bound him.

The pleas worked as always, and Zhen Shoujia breathed a sigh of relief, feeling the crisis was over.
"As expected, Big Brother is still the most capable."

“While cultivation is closely related to one’s character, it requires even more superior aptitude.” Huang Jianque, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but say, “That’s absolutely true.”

For example, you, the second child, are a perfect example.

At this moment, Qiao Hexing activated his flying sword again, severing the divine authority and elemental rules that bound Huang Jianque.

Then, with a solemn expression, he said, "Second brother, third brother, shut up."

Your Majesty, it seems we underestimated the legacy left by your ancestors.

"Tsk tsk, techniques and swordsmanship comparable to 'great supernatural powers,' and the power of top-tier swords, could barely break your spells..."

Zhang Gui, who was far away, ignored what he said and quietly waited for the sword wind that Qiao Hexing had released to be completely worn away by his divine authority and elemental rules.

They immediately launched another attack on Qiao Hexing, Zhen Shoujia, and Huang Jianque's main body.

So, a short while later, Zhen Shoujia started shouting again, but this time Qiao Hexing did not come to his rescue.

Instead, he abandoned defense and switched to offense, using offense as a form of defense, while shouting loudly at Zhang Gui:

"Your Majesty, I have heard that your divine power is complete, that you can transform into a demon god's true form that is tens of feet tall, and that you still have a backup plan."

But we didn't come here for nothing.

Among our ancestors were also powerful figures who had reached the "Ascension to Heaven" realm, and they carried with them the "Talisman Sword" and "Sword Jade Blade." If they were to use them, your secret realm would likely be blasted open from the inside out.

Why let it all come to a point where both sides suffer losses? Let's just part ways and become friends…

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Gui burst into laughter.

"If you can beat them, you kill and rob them; if you can't, you turn enemies into friends. What a 'reasonable' scheme! But this time you're going to die."

This seemingly casual remark sent chills down Qiao Hexing's spine.

Without further ado, he pulled out a small, dark jade sword, about an inch long, with a small sword engraved on its surface and a bas-relief of a raccoon on its blade.

He plunged his hand into his own heart, using his own blood as a catalyst to melt the jade.

It released a raccoon that seemed to be woven from wisps of green wind.

They wanted to suppress Zhang Gui on the spot, but found that he had disappeared again.

But Qiao Hexing remained calm, gritting his teeth as he said:

“You arrogant brat, what have you taken the ‘Eating Pupa Lord’, one of the thirty-three ancient ‘unparalleled swords’ of the ‘Three Saints Sword Sect’, for?”

Even if you manage to escape the secret realm, you will surely die within a thousand miles.

Meanwhile, on True Dragon Island, thousands of miles away.

Sensing his presence in the mysterious realm of the 'Underground Realm', Zhang Gui shook his head and muttered to himself:

"This Qiao Hexing is no pushover. Let alone a mere outer sect steward of the 'Three Holy Swords Northern Sect,' he probably couldn't even handle the protectors and elders."

Could it be a senior disciple of the inner sect, or a protector or elder of the inner sect? However, there is too little information about such high-ranking figures to make any comparisons.

Besides, being part of a gang involves not only fighting and killing, but also understanding human relationships and social dynamics.

Although in the extraordinary world, great power resides within oneself, it can only guarantee a minimum level…

While contemplating, he was consuming a massive amount of his previously accumulated 'illusion and reality', transforming it into divine authority and the power of elemental rules.

The power of the magic sword of "Eating Pupa Lord," one of the unique swords of the "Three Saints Sword Sect," was being worn down by the celestial energy released by the sword jade.

In an instant, the might of the legendary peerless sword resounded, and the authority of the current deity was revealed.

The intense struggle between the two forces left a lingering impact throughout the entire secret realm.

Soon, apart from the three Class B Transcendent beings, the remaining three disciples of the Holy Sword Sect all died violent deaths, and even their corpses were reduced to ashes by the surge of magical energy.

With their deaths, the power of Zhang Gui's legal principle of 'equality' was immediately diminished by more than half.

Qiao Hexing was originally going to devote a lot of energy to using his top-tier flying sword to continuously 'sever' the continuous negative status effect at the level of great supernatural power that Zhang Gui had inflicted, but now that was no longer necessary.

"You little thief, so the secret technique you used, 'Establishment Ritual,' requires one to fight multiple opponents, and the more opponents there are, the more 'visible' it becomes."

Qiao Hexing was also intelligent. Although he didn't immediately figure out the mystery of how Zhang Gui's 'equality' rule worked, he guessed most of it.

In addition, although the sword jade is more precious than the talisman sword, it can retain stronger power and operate for a longer time, but it also has its limitations.

Now, the magical power of the sword jade he had activated with his heart's blood was about to be exhausted.

Although he still carries another life-saving device with him, he is increasingly aware of the deadly crisis.

Then, a hint of madness flashed in his eyes, and Qiao Hexing turned to look at Huang Jianque and Zhen Shoujia, who were sworn brothers in public but not in private.

With a thought, he activated the last bit of the remaining power of the 'Eating Pupa Lord' magic sword, launched a sneak attack, and tore the two, who had no chance to dodge, into pieces.

(End of this chapter)