51: Chapter 51 Luo Ting

Ye Xiao's mangled corpse slammed heavily into the ruins of Jinglin Garden, splashing scorched earth and black blood everywhere.

High in the air.

Su Wu ignored Ye Xiao's corpse. His figure moved like lightning, instantly swooping down from mid-air and landing steadily beside Xiao Bai.

At this moment, although Su Wu's fatal wounds had mostly healed thanks to the monstrous recovery abilities of his Supreme Chaos Body, he maintained an absolute combat stance, his cold, sharp eyes locked onto the Ninth-Order Star Lord who had just attacked from high above.

Xiao Bai, beside him, was staring at that person as well.

The grey-black scales covering its body stood on end, and the third vertical pupil on its forehead, emitting a dim purple light, was locked onto the visitor in mid-air. A low, thunderous roar emanated from deep within its throat.

The monstrous Evil Qi radiating from the man and beast at this moment was enough to make even a Ninth-Order Star Lord not dare to underestimate them in the slightest.

"Brother Su! Hold your fire! We're on the same side!"

Just as the standoff reached a breaking point, two anxious sounds of breaking air came from the distant horizon.

Qi Yunshan and Hong Tianyang transformed into two streaks of light, landing somewhat disheveled on the edge of the ruins.

The earth-shattering aftershocks of the previous clash had nearly swept them both in; to save their own lives, the two deans had been forced to temporarily withdraw from the central area of Jinglin Garden.

At this moment, the middle-aged man surrounded by brilliant starlight in mid-air also slowly descended.

He wore a deep blue, cloud-patterned robe, and while his face appeared scholarly, his brow carried an air of majesty.

As he landed, the massive Formation that had completely sealed off the surrounding dozens of miles dissipated.

"Young Friend Su, no need to be nervous. This old man has no malicious intent."

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and introduced himself in a gentle tone:

"This old man is the principal of this Imperial Capital Martial Arts University — Luo Ting."

"Luo Ting?"

Su Wu frowned slightly. Although he had heard of this name and knew that the other party was the nominal highest combat power of the entire Yanjing Base, the vigilance in his eyes did not diminish; instead, it deepened a few notches.

He scanned Luo Ting up and down, sneering inwardly.

A dignified principal of Beijing Martial Arts University, a Ninth-Order Star Lord, appears not too early, not too late, but exactly when he had killed nine Star Lords and almost had his head blown off by Ye Xiao?

How could there be such a coincidence in this world!

"Roar!!"

Before Su Wu could speak, Xiao Bai, beside him, could no longer hold back.

It suddenly stepped forward, its blood-red eyes glaring fiercely at Luo Ting, and it spoke in human language, its voice filled with violent rage:

"Old thing! What kind of good guy are you pretending to be here! You hid and watched the show for half a day, only showing your face after that Yin and Yang person used their finishing move! Did you intentionally use my big brother as bait?!"

Hearing Xiao Bai's blunt, almost crude accusation, Luo Ting was not angry at all. Instead, seeing the fierce, protective appearance of Xiao Bai, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

He waved his hand and admitted it with a frank expression: "Little friend, there is no need for such anger."

Luo Ting looked at Su Wu and sighed, his tone filled with a helpless sincerity: "Young Friend Su, this matter is indeed that this old man used you. That fellow Ye Xiao, as the High Priest of the Star Demon Cult, not only masters extremely strange space techniques but is also naturally cunning and suspicious, slippery as an eel."

"If I had appeared too early, or activated the grand Formation directly, he would have sensed the aura of a Ninth-Order Star Lord and would have undoubtedly sacrificed his cultists to flee without hesitation. I once hunted him for three years, and he escaped using such methods every time."

Luo Ting's gaze became deep and sharp:

"If I didn't force him into a desperate situation, if I didn't let him think he had victory in his grasp... how could I have seized that fleeting opening to keep him here forever?"

Hearing this, Su Wu understood.

To kill an extremely dangerous cult leader, he used a "very strong" Guest Elder as bait to force out the opponent's trump card.

Su Wu could understand, but he was very unhappy.

"Principal Luo has a good plan." Su Wu sneered.

The atmosphere became tense again.

Seeing Su Wu, who was impervious to reason, Luo Ting was not angry but rather grew more appreciative.

It was the first time in his life he had seen a Fifth-Order Star Lord who could maintain such a domineering stance in front of a Ninth-Order Star Lord.

"Naturally, I won't let Young Friend Su be startled for nothing."

Luo Ting smiled slightly, seemingly prepared.

He flipped his wrist, took out a jade bottle emitting a warm luster from his storage space, and gently pushed it forward.

Supported by Origin Qi, the jade bottle floated slowly to in front of Su Wu.

As soon as the jade bottle appeared, a rich, almost tangible exotic fragrance permeated the air, and even the violent energy in the surrounding air was calmed by this medicinal scent.

"I have been observing Student Su Yu for some time. This child's talent is unparalleled in history."

Luo Ting looked at Su Wu, his tone becoming serious: "Inside this is a 'tiger ascending blood-qi pill'."

"This pill was refined from the heart blood of a Star Lord-level Starry Sky Flame Tiger from the depths of Jupiter, supplemented with ninety-nine types of Spirit Medicine, and took the Solar System's number one Alchemy Grandmaster a full year to refine."

Luo Ting emphasized his tone: "In the entire Solar System, there is only this one!"

"Student Su Yu is now at the Great Grandmaster Realm. This Medicinal Pill can ignore any Bottleneck and will 100% assist him in cleansing his marrow and tendons, condensing a perfect Martial King golden body, and quickly stepping into the Martial King Realm!"

Hearing the five words "tiger ascending blood-qi pill", the eyes of Qi Yunshan and Hong Tianyang nearby went straight.

This was a strategic-level resource that even Star Lord Realm powerhouses would be jealous of! The principal had really spent a fortune to appease Su Wu!

Su Wu was slightly startled.

He glanced at the jade bottle in mid-air, and the anger in his heart dissipated by more than half.

"This old thing really knows how to appeal to what one wants!" Su Wu cursed inwardly, but his body was very honest.

He did not stand on ceremony at all, reached out directly, grabbed the jade bottle firmly in his palm, and put it into his space ring.

"Since Principal Luo is so sincere, then the matter of me being used as bait today is wiped clean." Su Wu said indifferently, while simultaneously putting the long saber in his hand into his space ring.

Seeing Su Wu accept the pill, Luo Ting secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to resolve the hostility of a Prodigy-level Fifth-Order Star Lord with one pill was a profitable deal.

With the crisis resolved, Luo Ting's gaze finally fell unscrupulously on Xiao Bai, who was beside Su Wu.

Looking at that purple vertical pupil and feeling the pure pressure belonging to the Universe's Royal family, a flash of undisguised desire crossed his eyes.

"Star Beast... and an Advanced Star Beast that triggered Heaven-Defying phenomena."

Luo Ting's voice even carried a hint of imperceptible tremor, "Young Friend Su, I observed that this Star Beast fought to the death to protect you just now... It should have already formed a contract with you, right?"

His tone carried a kind of extremely complicated probing.

In the Universe, adult Royal Star Beasts cannot be tamed; only cubs have a possibility.

And once a human has preemptively signed a Soul contract, that Star Beast becomes the private property of that human; unless the master dies, no one can take it away.

How sharp was Su Wu? How could he not hear the meaning in Luo Ting's words?

He reached out and stroked Xiao Bai's head, which was covered in hard metal scales, very naturally.

"That's right."

"Xiao Bai has already formed a life-and-death master-servant contract with me. It is my family."

Hearing this definitive answer, a look of regret flashed across Luo Ting's eyes.

What a pity!

If this Star Beast were ownerless, even if it meant half-destroying the Yanjing Base today, he would have to forcibly take it.

But since a contract had already been signed, there was little point in forcibly seizing it. Because forcibly stripping the contract would very likely cause the Star Beast to burn both jade and stone and destroy its own Soul.

"I see..."

Luo Ting sighed long and shook his head. The look in his eyes when he gazed at Su Wu, apart from appreciation, held a deep sense of wariness.

"Young Friend Su, since you have subdued such a Heaven-Defying creature, you must be prepared to face the whole world as your enemy."

Luo Ting raised his head and looked at the distant night sky.

"Next, it depends on how the Federation decides on this matter."

Luo Ting did not say anything more. He waved his large sleeve, swept up Ye Xiao's remaining corpse, and his figure instantly turned into a streak of starlight, speeding towards the direction of the base wall.

Tonight's mess still required him, the principal, to clean up personally.