Right after, Wu Ye also cried out, "Yiyi."
Wu Tong’s eyes widened as well, and he suddenly roared in fury, "Wu Caicai, what are you doing?"
The capture of Zheng Zhuhe had drawn the attention of Wu Tong and Wu Ye to the battle between the Beast Flame Inner and Outer Courtyards. And what they saw was Wu Caicai’s sword, somehow already pressed against Wu Yiyi’s neck.
And so, the two of them erupted in fury.
But Wu Caicai sneered, "Father, Second Uncle, if you dare side with Lu Dingtian, I’ll take Wu Yiyi’s life first."
"You dare?" Wu Tong and Wu Ye roared at the same time.
SMACK...
Wu Caicai heavily slapped Wu Yiyi across the face, making the latter scream repeatedly. Then, Wu Caicai replied, "You can see for yourselves if I dare. You can... give it a try."
At this moment, Wu Caicai’s gaze was extremely resolute. She stared at her father and second uncle without flinching.
"Bastard child! You damned bastard! Believe it or not, I’ll kill your mother!" Wu Tong roared nonstop, about to explode with rage.
Hearing this, Wu Caicai’s pupils shrank violently. The hand holding her sword trembled, and a faint shimmer of tears appeared in her eyes.
But she recovered almost instantly, becoming even colder...
"Father, have you forgotten? My mother is no longer in your hands."
"But Wu Yiyi, your most precious niece, is in my hands. In the hands of your own daughter... me."
As she said this... SMACK!
Another slap landed on Wu Yiyi’s face. Wu Caicai shouted again, "If you dare step onto the arena stage, Wu Yiyi will die without a doubt."
As her words fell, both Wu Tong and Wu Ye trembled violently once more...
’They were filled with regret. If only they had known, they would never have let Wu Yiyi participate in the battle.’
’But who could have known that the twelve from Dragon Flame Academy would be so formidable? Who could have known that Lu Chao was so terrifying?’
At this moment, Wu Yiyi said through her tears, "Sister Caicai, please stop angering First Uncle, okay? I know you’ve always hated me, but I really don’t know why."
"First Uncle is old; he can’t handle your temper. If you have to take it out on someone, just take it out on me."
Her voice was faint and weak, and she looked utterly pitiful.
Wu Tong’s old eyes immediately turned red. He pointed at Wu Caicai and said, "Look at you! And then look at Yiyi! Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?"
Hearing this, Wu Caicai couldn’t help but laugh...
Suddenly... BOOM!
Her True Qi erupted from her body. It was, shockingly, the realm of the Third Layer of Transformation. At the same time, the aura of a Saint Bone slowly emanated from her.
She spoke with a furious laugh, "I have a Saint Bone now, too. I just advanced. What do I have to be ashamed of?"
When these words came out, the entire audience was stunned again. ’Damn it, another Saint Bone from Dragon Flame Academy.’
"The daughter you hate most, the one you always thought was inferior to Wu Yiyi—she has a Saint Bone now."
Wu Caicai spoke again to Wu Tong, her eyes bloodshot. Then, she suddenly looked at Wu Yiyi and said, "You like to pretend, don’t you? You want me to take my anger out on you, right? Fine. I’ll take it out on you right now..."
As she finished speaking, Wu Caicai pressed her sword down. With a SHLICK, the blade cut viciously into Wu Yiyi’s shoulder.
"AHH!"
A bloodcurdling scream, gut-wrenching to hear.
Wu Tong and Wu Ye instantly cried out wildly, "Yiyi...!"
The two of them immediately wanted to charge the arena stage, but Wu Caicai roared again, "Move an inch, and Wu Yiyi dies instantly!"
The two of them stopped in an instant. Wu Tong was so angry he could barely breathe. "Rebellious daughter! Rebellious daughter!"
Even though Wu Caicai now had a Saint Bone, in Wu Tong’s eyes, she was still just a rebellious daughter, a bastard and a disgrace. All because she didn’t know how to pretend, didn’t know how to say sweet things, and was only the daughter of a female guard.
「Meanwhile...」
Cheng Yunsu pointed her sword at Zheng Zhuhe’s brow and said, "Zheng Liling, if you move, Zheng Zhuhe dies instantly."
Following that, Iron Shield, Jiang Yi, and the other Dragon Flame Students also dragged over several talented students from the Tiger Institute and other places, viciously threatening the Dean of the Tiger Institute and the others. At this point, the eleven students from the Beast Flame Outer Courtyard had completely defeated all the students from the Inner Courtyard.
Zheng Liling and the others’ mouths twitched repeatedly. In the end, they backed away, saying, "Marshal Lu, our apologies. Our Saint Bone is too important."
Wu Tong and Wu Ye said nothing, but it was impossible for them to side with Lu Dingtian now.
They doted on Wu Yiyi so much; they couldn’t possibly watch her die.
Lu Dingtian’s eyes flew wide open, and he whipped his head toward Nan Zhuiming...
Nan Zhuiming also took a slow step back. ’Since Zheng Liling and the others won’t make a move,’ he thought, ’why the hell should I, a man from the Nanye Dynasty, get involved?’
’No matter what happens, you all can retreat to your own territories quickly.’
’But I’m too damn far from the Nanye Dynasty.’
’Yin Ye’s expert soldiers are all around, and there’s still that masked master at the Peak of the Peak Realm from the Hundred Countries. I can’t act rashly.’
In the end, Nan Zhuiming advised gently, "Marshal Lu, just focus on getting your daughter and son off the stage. As long as there’s life, there’s hope. This situation is beyond our control."
"But in the future, we can easily crush them all under our feet."
What Nan Zhuiming meant, of course, was...
’We’re the ones chosen by the Cyan Sword Great Empire. The future is ours. When that time comes, killing the Fake Lu Chao and every single person here who defies us will be as easy as saying the word.’
And so, Nan Zhuiming also led his people and retreated back to the spectator platform.
Lu Dingtian was suddenly all alone. Or rather, he only had his direct lineage, like Lu Dingkong. His other soldiers and subordinates wouldn’t necessarily listen to him now, still because of Wu Zhiqiu and Lu Chao’s presence.
In the end, Lu Dingtian could only suppress his anger and roar in a low voice, "Hanyan, get off the stage now!"
At the same time, Nan Zhuiming said gravely, "Nan Ke, you and the others block Lu Chao and help Lu Hanyan get off the stage."
Receiving the order, Nan Ke first took Lu Hanyang—who was nearby, having already screamed until he fainted from the pain—and threw him off the stage. Then he looked at Lu Hanyan and said, "Miss Hanyan, you should get off the stage first."
Hearing this, Lu Hanyan stared daggers at Lu Chao and the Great Wu Empire students around him. Ultimately, she gritted her teeth and flashed toward the edge of the stage.
She was incredibly unwilling...
But she couldn’t fight at all, because Lu Chao could make the power of the Water Chant Saint Bone run rampant inside her body at any moment.
However, Lu Chao’s voice sounded, soft and light, "Water Chant Saint Bone, respond to me again."
PFFT...
Instantly, before she could even get off the stage, Lu Hanyan collapsed to the ground. She quickly shouted, "Quick, throw me off the stage!"
She was shouting to the one-third of the Great Wu students who had not sided with Lu Chao.
These students were the children of Lu Dingtian’s loyal followers and the like.
Of course, they didn’t hesitate to help Lu Hanyan. They immediately flung her toward the area below the stage...
At the same time, Nan Ke shouted, "With me! Kill Lu Chao!"
The situation on the stage became one where Nan Ke and all the students from the Nanye Dynasty swarmed toward Lu Chao to kill him.
Lu Hanyan was high in the air, having been thrown off the stage. The students of the Great Wu Empire split into two groups. One group protected Lu Chao, while the other guarded in Lu Hanyan’s direction, wary of a sudden attack from him.
But at that very moment, Lu Chao spoke faintly, "Thousand Illusions Cloud-Stepping Leg..."