61: The dust has settled

Whoosh!

In the sky, Lin Yang formed hand seals, and six pitch-black light holes appeared behind him.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art reappeared!

Then, Lin Yang said nothing, maintaining his hand-seal posture as he gazed at Yang Tiantian not far away.

“I surrender!”

Seeing the Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art reappear, Yang Tiantian's pupils constricted. Her already pale face completely lost its color, and she immediately shrieked without hesitation.

Even Bai Wu悔's Primordial Violet Energy Seed had been defeated. If she were to go up and confront it head-on, she feared she wouldn't even have a chance to survive.

Hearing Yang Tiantian's sharp cry, Lin Yang's lips curved slightly, and then he casually dispersed the six pitch-black light holes behind him.

The previous clash with the Primordial Violet Energy Seed had exhausted all the power within him.

At this moment, his condition was no better than Bai Wu悔's, and it was impossible for him to unleash a second Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Under normal circumstances, Yang Tiantian, as a Prodigy of the Academy, should have been able to discern Lin Yang's current weakness.

However, this woman seemed to have been frightened by Bai Wu悔's tragic end, and she surrendered directly without further thought.

Seeing Bai Wu悔 defeated and Yang Tiantian surrender, many Elders of the Academy also shook their heads slightly.

This competition today truly exposed some shortcomings in their Academy's student cultivation.

A Four Star Martial Ancestor and a Six Star Martial Ancestor were actually defeated by a One-Star Martial Grandmaster.

If these two were just ordinary students of the Academy, that would be one thing.

But they were the Prodigies that Celestial Immortal Academy was so proud of!

They were cultivated to contend with the strongest Prodigies of various sects and factions in the Central Province!

The result... was this?

They were cornered on their own territory and beaten to a pulp by a newly promoted Saint of the Holy Emperor Sect who had joined less than a month ago.

It was foreseeable that once this matter spread, it would undoubtedly cause widespread laughter from all sides.

But fortunately, they still had one Prodigy remaining.

After the victor was decided, Lin Yang also slowly landed and came before Nangong Xueli.

“Are you alright?”

Gazing at his little wife's red lips, slightly parted in surprise, Lin Yang lightly coughed and said with a smile.

“You're so amazing…”

Nangong Xueli looked at Lin Yang's slightly pale face due to excessive exertion, couldn't help but stare at him for a few more moments, her tone filled with admiration and... affection.

“It was just luck.”

Lin Yang smiled and waved his hand.

In the spectator stands, Dean Jiang, seeing that everything had settled, also slowly walked out and said indifferently, “In this battle, Lin Yang and Nangong Xueli are victorious. According to the agreement before the battle, Bai Wu悔 and Yang Tiantian will be stripped of their Prodigy status and expelled from Celestial Immortal Academy!”

Upon hearing this, both Yang Tiantian and Bai Wu悔's expressions changed erratically.

They hadn't expected Dean Jiang to be so ruthless, actually expelling them both from the Academy in public.

One must know that there were still strong individuals from the Yang Family present; wasn't this a slap in the face to the Yang Family?

“Dean Jiang!”

Sure enough, as soon as Dean Jiang finished speaking, Bai Wu悔 immediately stood up and said in a deep voice, “Dean Jiang, please reconsider. I worked hard for many years to unite with Tiantian, establishing a connection between the Academy and the Yang Family.”

“Now, for a request made by an outsider, you want to expel us both from the Academy. I believe not only will the hard-earned close relationship between the Academy and the Yang Family fall through, but with the style of ancient aristocratic families, they might not easily let this go.”

The threat in Bai Wu悔's words was extremely obvious.

If they were truly expelled from Celestial Immortal Academy today, the Yang Family would undoubtedly become hostile towards Celestial Immortal Academy.

Dean Jiang frowned slightly; this was precisely what he was worried about.

The Old院长 had just passed away, and Celestial Immortal Academy had lost a pillar of support. In this fiercely competitive Central Province region, it would undoubtedly lose some influence.

At this time, if they were to antagonize an ancient aristocratic family again, it would undoubtedly be adding fuel to the fire, extremely detrimental to Celestial Immortal Academy's situation.

“Seeking gain from a tiger, how can there be any benefit?”

Just then, Lin Yang stepped forward with a slight smile.

He glanced at the cold-eyed Bai Wu悔, then cupped his hands to Dean Jiang and said, “Dean Jiang, you should know that those ancient aristocratic families prioritize Bloodline relations above all else and cannot be wholeheartedly devoted to outsiders.”

“And your Celestial Immortal Academy, however, widely accepts disciples from all over the world, teaching without discrimination.”

“From this perspective, Celestial Immortal Academy and the Yang Family never had a shared consensus from the beginning and will sooner or later experience serious disagreements due to conflicting ideologies.”

“At that time, if the Yang Family were to usurp the host, the foundation accumulated by Celestial Immortal Academy over generations would likely all bear the surname Yang.”

“This male Prodigy of your Academy harbors malicious intentions…”

“Lin Yang, stop spreading sensational rumors here!”

Upon hearing this, Bai Wu悔's face suddenly changed, and the silent Yang Family members in the spectator stands roared in anger.

“Hehe, Saint's words are very true.”

Just then, Qin Shan and Liu Song, the two Saint Envoys, also began to speak in agreement.

“Speaking of which, our Holy Emperor Sect also widely accepts disciples, teaching without discrimination, which is quite compatible with Celestial Immortal Academy's consistent philosophy. Dean Jiang, if you don't mind, perhaps our Holy Emperor Sect could become an ally that Celestial Immortal Academy can rely on in the future.” Qin Shan said with a smile.

“Moreover, Young Miss Nangong Xueli of your esteemed Academy and our Holy Emperor Sect's Saint Lin Yang still have a marriage engagement. With this relationship, I believe Dean Jiang would not suspect our Holy Emperor Sect of having any ill intentions towards the Academy, right?” Liu Song also chimed in.

“Hehe, who doesn't know that the Holy Emperor Sect, with Saintess Qianlong, the Great Completion Holy Body, at its helm, is currently at its zenith. If your esteemed sect would consider our Celestial Immortal Academy as an ally, we would naturally be delighted.”

Dean Jiang smiled, then his gaze, slightly stern, swept over Yang Tiantian, Bai Wu悔, and the various Martial Artists from the Yang Family who had come to watch, and he said in a deep voice, “A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Since there was an agreement before the battle, it shall naturally be honored after the battle.”

“Effective immediately, Yang Tiantian and Bai Wu悔 are expelled from the Academy. No one shall have any further objections!”

Under the olive branches extended by the two Saints of the Holy Emperor Sect, Dean Jiang had also made up his mind completely.

Although in terms of foundation, ancient aristocratic families that existed in ancient times were certainly stronger than the Holy Emperor Sect, which rose later.

But now, the Holy Emperor Sect had Saintess Qianlong, the Grand Completion Female Saint Physique, at its helm, and Dean Jiang had just personally witnessed the immense potential of Lin Yang, this rising Saint Physique.

In the future, if nothing unexpected happened, the Holy Emperor Sect would almost certainly be a top-tier existence in the Central Province.

At that time, even if the ancestors of the ancient aristocratic families were to revive, they probably wouldn't dare to do anything to the Holy Emperor Sect.

One was an old ancient aristocratic family with unclear intentions, prioritizing Bloodline ties, and capable of annexing itself at any time;

The other was a trustworthy sect that had only risen for tens of thousands of years and had only recently shown a trend of dominating, but whose philosophies were very compatible;

The choice between the two was actually not difficult.

Seeing Dean Jiang's decisive action, Bai Wu悔, Yang Tiantian, and all the members of the Yang Family looked grim.

But they didn't say much, because everyone understood that anything said now would be futile.

The loser has no excuses.

“Since Dean Jiang has made such a choice, then our Yang Family can only say one thing: we hope Celestial Immortal Academy will not regret it in the future!”

Bai Wu悔's face was extremely ugly. After being expelled from Celestial Immortal Academy today, he could only follow Yang Tiantian to the Yang Family and become a live-in son-in-law.

Although with his talent, he would certainly be valued in the Yang Family.

But that was someone else's family after all, and becoming a live-in son-in-law would always have some inconveniences.

According to his original plan, staying in Celestial Immortal Academy until he eventually obtained the position of Academy Dean, gaining the qualification to converse with the Yang Family on equal terms, was a far more expansive choice for him.

However, all of this had been ruined by this man named Lin Yang.

“Bai Wu悔, you are no longer a Prodigy of the Academy, so you don't need to worry about this.”

Dean Jiang glanced at Bai Wu悔, whose eyes were filled with malice, waved his hand, and said indifferently.

Bai Wu悔's eye twitched slightly. It seemed Celestial Immortal Academy was determined to stand with the Holy Emperor Sect, which was behind Nangong Xueli and Lin Yang.

Since things had come to this, staying here and saying more would only be self-humiliation. He immediately flicked his sleeve coldly and turned to dash out of the Academy.

As he left, Bai Wu悔's gaze towards Lin Yang was filled with intense venom.

“Lin Yang!!! I swear I will kill you!”

Bai Wu悔 roared in his heart, having completely come to resent Lin Yang.

At his venomous gaze, Lin Yang merely chuckled.

The Primordial Violet Energy Seed indeed had boundless prospects, but his Saint Physique was not to be underestimated either. Even if this fellow were to resort to any further schemes in the future, Lin Yang would not fear him.

Yang Tiantian saw Bai Wu悔 leave in anger, gritted her teeth, and likewise, with a livid face, chased after him.

Seeing this, the Yang Family members also followed suit, slinking away from Celestial Immortal Academy.