280: If you don't accept my apology, I will randomly attack other people present!

[This method was highly effective. Zhao the Madman's heart was thrown into chaos, and Liu Jian seized the opening to shatter the spiritual core within his body!]

[The entire audience was shocked, thinking Zhao the Madman had become a cripple from this.]

[Who knew an even stronger spiritual energy erupted from within him—he actually rose from the ashes, instantly ascending to the Fiftieth Realm!]

[The entire Heavenly Dao Academy was stunned!]

[Many people even began to suspect if Zhao the Madman truly possessed Heavens Mandate Luck.]

[Soon.]

[Zhao the Madman defeated Liu Jian with just one move, seizing the first place in this grand competition.]

[However, it didn't trigger cheers from the audience, but rather filled the entire venue with sighs and astonishment.]

[When Water Without Limits, the Head of Heavenly Dao Academy, was presenting the award to Zhao the Madman, a high-level evil cultivator suddenly flashed out and attacked Zhao the Madman with one strike.]

[At the critical moment!]

[The jade pendant hanging around Zhao the Madman's neck sucked him in. It turned out there was an unparalleled expert inside the pendant named Yan Gui, a legendary figure from the Knife Institute ten thousand years ago. He had not only led the Knife Institute to first place in the Five Courtyard Grand Competition but also served as the Knife Institute Head for a period before disappearing.]

[Yan Gui had been watching Zhao the Madman's growth, following him for twenty years, understanding him as well as a biological son.]

[Now, at Zhao the Madman's life-or-death moment, he was willing to sacrifice all his cultivation to let him soar straight up, like a dragon entering the sea.]

[Although Zhao the Madman was unwilling.]

[But he was still forcibly instilled with cultivation and knife techniques by Yan Gui, even insights into the Way of the Knife from millions of years.]

[After coming out again, the jade pendant shattered.]

[Although he had only met Yan Gui once, Zhao the Madman already regarded the other party as his teaching master. To avenge his master, he used his Sixty-Fifth Realm cultivation to counter-kill the Seventieth Realm evil cultivator, displaying great power!]

[After these twists and turns, the academy members increasingly felt that he was one of the Sons of Heaven's Mandate. Zhao the Madman knew he could not stay long in Heavenly Dao Academy, so he left overnight.]

This event summary was relatively long.

After Lin Sheng finished reading, he slightly exhaled and rubbed his forehead.

"It's a relatively common trope where the male protagonist suffers a setback and turns the tables against the odds."

"It's just this power burst... it's a bit too casual."

He was too lazy to comment further.

His gaze turned towards the light screen unfolding before him.

[Beep! Officially entering the event!]

The perspective passed through the clouds, rapidly zooming in towards the ground.

Before long.

The vast and magnificent academy martial arts arena appeared before his eyes. The surrounding students were divided into five factions, each wearing clothes of different colors and styles, looking like five armies gathering from afar.

"The Knife Institute is as desolate as ever."

"Haha, looks like they'll be at the bottom again today."

"Even the chief knows it'll be embarrassing and doesn't dare to come. Where do you get the courage to show up here? Hahaha!"

The Knife Institute students wearing white-based blue knife robes listened to the mockery from the other four courtyards.

They could only grit their teeth, unable to refute.

Because in the competition just now, their Knife Institute students were almost all miserably defeated, their rankings extremely low.

*Swoosh—*

Just then!

A streak of knife light swept over rapidly, transforming into the figure of a dashing young man who appeared in front of the Knife Institute students.

It was none other than the Knife Institute chief—Zhao the Madman!

Upon seeing him, the Knife Institute students weren't as pleasantly surprised as expected. Instead, each of them seemed to want to vent the frustration they had just suffered onto him, and they began to curse.

"Smelling of alcohol! You must have gone drinking again yesterday!"

"You don't care about the honor or disgrace of our Knife Institute at all! What use is a chief like this!"

"Speechless, always coming so late..."

"What's the point of rushing here now? Just to give the other four courtyards more to laugh about?"

"......"

The instructors from each courtyard watched the students vent their emotions, either smiling or calmly.

There was no intention of interfering.

Some instructors had interfered before and were later reported and lost their positions. Now, they wouldn't interfere if they could avoid it.

Zhao the Madman knew he was in the wrong.

He didn't retort, but just turned back, cupped his hands towards the Knife Institute students, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

Cold snorts came from the crowd of students.

Clearly, not many appreciated it.

[Life Choice Triggered!]

"Here it comes."

On the other side, Lin Sheng's eyes slightly brightened as he looked at the options that popped up before him.

[Last night, you unexpectedly met an old friend you hadn't seen in a long time and had some drinks. You didn't expect the alcohol brought by your friend to be so potent, causing you to sleep until now.]

[Now your fellow disciples don't want to hear your explanation and don't want to accept your apology.]

[So you decide—]

[A: If they don't accept the apology, so be it. I'm too lazy to apologize anyway.]

[B: Go up to the stage and fight, using actions to show your attitude.]

[C: Cry and beg them for forgiveness.]

[D: Draw your knife! If they don't accept your apology, randomly attack others present!]

"Hmm..."

Lin Sheng pondered for a moment and chose D, which was likely to bring the most collapse value.

In the scene.

Zhao the Madman suddenly raised his right hand. Between opening and closing his fingers, the famous knife "Molten Flame" appeared in his hand.

"Your attitude..."

"Are you unwilling to accept my apology?"

His expression turned slightly cold, completely losing the humble look he had just moments ago.

The Knife Institute students clearly froze.

Not only were they surprised by his words, but they were also shocked by the killing intent he was actually emitting.

???

The Knife Institute students exchanged bewildered glances.

What is this guy going to do?

Could it be that if they don't accept his apology, he's going to attack them?

[Collapse Value +20!]

"Junior Brother Zhao! What are you doing!"

Some of the more senior "elder brothers" in the Knife Institute quickly asked.

"What am I doing? Heh heh."

Zhao the Madman chuckled coldly, casually swung the Molten Flame in his hand, drawing a crimson arc in the air, his expression arrogant: "I apologized to you, and this is your attitude? This makes me very disappointed."

"So I'll give you one more chance."

"If you don't properly accept my apology, for every five seconds of delay, I will randomly attack one person present!"

...Huh??

Zhao the Madman's voice wasn't loud.

But at least the Knife Institute students heard clearly. They looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion.

What kind of logic is this?

If they don't apologize, he'll just randomly attack anyone indiscriminately?

"Five seconds have passed. Alright, you've wasted the first chance."

As Zhao the Madman spoke, his figure flashed like lightning into the Staff Courtyard student crowd, and with one strike, he cut down an unnamed student, sending him to the ground!

This action instantly drew the attention of the entire audience!

"What's going on!!?"

"What happened? I was still focused on the battles on the stage. How did I turn around and see a Staff Courtyard student injured offstage?"

"It's the Knife Institute chief! He doesn't dare to go up and challenge, he only dares to vent his frustration on us ordinary students!"

"What?! How despicable!!?"

The entire martial arts arena of the Five Courtyard Grand Competition instantly erupted in an uproar.

Everyone was stunned by the actions of the Knife Institute chief, Zhao the Madman, and they discussed wildly!

[Collapse Value +50!]