Chapter 548
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With a resounding crash, the broadsword swung down, and all of Xiao Jin’s attempts to block were futile against Ye Wushuang.
A head soared high into the air.
Blood spurted out, gushing over three feet.
The surroundings fell into an eerie silence.
Xiao Jin was dead.
He had perished under Ye Wushuang’s sword.
Everyone had anticipated a closely matched duel, where the outcome was uncertain. But no one could have imagined it would end so swiftly and decisively.
With a clang, Xiao Jin’s broadsword was discarded on the ground by Ye Wushuang.
“Esteemed elders, you may now lift the formation!” Ye Wushuang’s voice echoed, jolting everyone out of their stunned stupor.
The duel was over.
The restrictive formation was released.
Ye Wushuang walked step by step to the edge of the valley’s training ground.
“I had thought that the so-called formidable Xiao Jin would be truly remarkable. But after today’s encounter, I see he is nothing special.”
“I had expected, given that he is from the Xiao Clan—one of the Five Great Clans—that he would possess some real strength. Yet, despite being at the fourth level of combat, he was so easily defeated by my third level!”
“It seems that the so-called prodigies of the Five Great Clans are nothing but empty vessels, not worth mentioning!”
Ye Wushuang’s voice was not loud, yet it carried throughout the valley and beyond.
Instantly, the crowd erupted into an uproar, both inside and outside the training ground.
What was Ye Wushuang doing?
Was he provoking all the geniuses of the Five Great Clans within the Tianyuan?
After all, Xiao Jin was indeed formidable, with a great reputation and formidable strength, but he was by no means the strongest among the Five Great Clans.
Did Ye Wushuang not fear offending the other prodigies of the Five Great Clans, who might send someone even more ruthless than Xiao Jin to engage him in a battle to the death?
“Ye Wushuang, do not think that defeating Xiao Jin gives you the right to be so arrogant!” A cold snort rang out at this moment.
“It’s Xiao Quan!”
“I heard that Xiao Quan recently grasped the Seed of Sword Intent and has now reached the fifth level of the Yuanfu Realm.”
“He is also a core disciple of the Xiao Clan. With Xiao Jin killed and Ye Wushuang so blatantly humiliating the Xiao Clan, of course he can’t stand by and do nothing!”
A young man dressed in a striped blue and white garment stepped forward, his gaze fixed intently on Ye Wushuang, his fists clenched.
“And who might you be?”
“Xiao Quan, of the Xiao Clan!”
“Absurd!”
“What’s so absurd?” Xiao Quan asked coldly.
Ye Wushuang sneered, “I asked who you are, and your response was not ‘Xiao Quan, a disciple of the Qingyun Academy’s Tianyuan,’ but ‘Xiao Quan, of the Xiao Clan.'”
“This clearly shows that in your heart, your identity as a member of the Xiao Clan is more important than your status as a disciple of the Qingyun Academy. But…”
Ye Wushuang shifted his tone and continued, “Isn’t it absurd that you value your identity as a Xiao Clan member so highly, yet you cultivate within the Qingyun Academy?”
As soon as these words left his lips, murmurs spread through the crowd.
After all, within the Qingyun Academy, the disciples of the Five Great Clans only accounted for about thirty percent.
Yet over the years, these thirty percent had managed to bring at least forty percent of the other disciples under their control.
This meant that within the academy, there were more disciples who were close to the Five Great Clans than those who were opposed to them.
Ye Wushuang’s words clearly resonated with those who were already discontented with the Five Great Clans.
“You’re right!”
“Exactly…”
“The children of the Five Great Clans have been bullying others within the academy, relying on their powerful backgrounds. It’s about time someone put them in their place…”
“The worst part is their lackeys, who are even more repulsive!”
Voices continued to rise around them.
At this moment, Bei Luo, Li Lianyu, and Hua Yinran, who were not from the Five Great Clans, watched with a hint of amusement.
“This young man is quite interesting…” Bei Luo chuckled and said to Hua Yinran, “You detest the Five Great Clans so much, don’t you? Get to know Ye Wushuang better. Maybe you two can become confidants.”
“Bei Luo!”
Hua Yinran, with her graceful and charming demeanor, smiled coquettishly and replied, “You could do the same. I’ve heard that you’ve suffered a great loss at the hands of Chu Tian. Why not join forces with Ye Wushuang to form an anti-Five Great Clans faction and eliminate all their disciples?”
The two teased each other, but there was no anger between them.
“Silver-tongued!”
Xiao Quan, hearing the unfavorable comments around him, glared coldly at Ye Wushuang and said indifferently, “Dare you engage me in a battle to the death?”
