Chapter 289

Chapter 289: Are You Human?

Inside the classroom.

　　None of the students dared to speak.

　　Everyone was clearly wary of this frail-looking young man.

　　Just then, Ye Tianming suddenly walked up to the man. The man remained completely unfazed, meeting Ye Tianming’s gaze with a smile. “Is the teacher thinking of hitting me? I’d suggest, before you make a move, you learn a little about my background…….”

　　Ye Tianming gently pressed down with his right hand.

　　Thud!

　　The man was instantly suppressed and forced to his knees.

　　His cultivation was completely stripped away!

　　The man was dumbstruck. Clearly, he hadn’t expected Ye Tianming to make a move right there in the classroom. He jerked his head up, about to say something, but Ye Tianming gave him no such chance, grabbing him by the hair and dragging him out.

　　Everyone in the room was stunned. No one had expected this seemingly easygoing teacher to suddenly act. Curious, they all hurried after him.

　　Zhantai Zhan also rushed out after them, clearly worried — naturally, worried for Ye Tianming.

　　In the shadows, Muse’s expression turned extremely ugly as she cursed under her breath, “That idiot Manyue.”

　　The young man being dragged out by Ye Tianming was named Manyue, born of a demon king from the Savage Lands and a human. Manyue had awakened the innate divine ability of that demon king’s bloodline, and because of this, the demon king held him in exceptionally high regard.

　　The demon king had sent him to the Divine Academy hoping that he would one day go to observe the River of the Great Dao, allowing his innate divine ability to reach an even higher level.

　　It could be said that the demon king valued him enormously.

　　Because of his background, Manyue had been insufferably arrogant ever since arriving at the Divine Academy. Fortunately, the academy had rules and regulations, so he didn’t dare openly defy them, but his words were completely unchecked. Everyone was wary of his background and no one dared to provoke him.

　　Muse hadn’t expected that after witnessing Ye Tianming’s display of power, this idiot would still dare to provoke him like that.

　　Of course, she also hadn’t expected him to be so utterly stupid. Bullying someone weaker than you was one thing, but this person was so much stronger, and so young at that — even a pig would know this was no ordinary person.

　　As if thinking of something, Muse immediately turned to look at Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing’s brow furrowed as well. “He probably won’t kill anyone.”

　　Muse turned to look at Ye Tianming in the distance, and her heart eased slightly.

　　From their interactions, she felt that this Young Master Ye was a true scholar at heart, genuinely easygoing in temperament.

　　Killing someone — it probably wouldn’t come to that.

　　Zhou Qing suddenly said, “We should have reined in that Manyue from the start.”

　　Muse said in a low voice, “We tried, but he never listened.”

　　Some of the students at the Divine Academy were thorns in everyone’s side, because those who could come to the Divine Academy all had formidable backgrounds.

　　Under normal circumstances, those with powerful backgrounds tended to produce genuinely outstanding talents — exceptional in both ability and character. But there were always exceptions.

　　Manyue was clearly one of those exceptions.

　　Zhou Qing said, “It’ll do him good to suffer a little.”

　　Muse nodded and said nothing more.

　　And at that moment, Ye Tianming had already dragged Manyue to a cesspit.

　　These were not human cesspits, but dedicated waste pits for the spiritual pets kept by the Divine Academy. The droppings of all manner of spiritual beasts were piled together, and the stench was simply beyond words. Fortunately, a formation array sealed the area, so the smell didn’t leak out.

　　Just as everyone was puzzled, Manyue had already sensed Ye Tianming’s intention. He glared furiously at Ye Tianming. “You dare — my father is one of the nine great demon kings of the Savage Lands, you……”

　　Ye Tianming said nothing and threw him straight into the cesspit.

　　Everyone stood there slack-jawed, finally understanding what Ye Tianming had in mind.

　　Because his cultivation had been completely sealed, Manyue began to struggle the moment he fell into the cesspit, but the struggling caused him to swallow several mouthfuls straight away. He thrashed trying to get up, but Ye Tianming gently pressed down with his right hand and forced him back under.

　　Glug glug glug!

　　The sound of frantic gulping filled the air.

　　Everyone watching felt their hearts leap into their throats.

　　This was brutal.

　　Worse than killing him outright!

　　In the shadows, Muse hadn’t expected Ye Tianming to do something like this. She instinctively moved to say something, but Zhou Qing stopped her.

　　Zhou Qing shook his head. “That girl is his reverse scale. Manyue touched it. If you go over now and plead for him without knowing the full story, knowing his temperament, at best he’ll embarrass you, at worst he might even come after you.”

　　Muse looked incredulous. “How could that be possible.”

　　Zhou Qing shook his head again. He looked toward Ye Tianming standing expressionless in the distance and said quietly, “Girl, you still don’t understand human nature well enough. Don’t let his usual easygoing manner fool you — haven’t you noticed there’s another dao in him, a dao of malice. This person is clearly the type who, if you treat him well, he treats you even better, but if you cross him, he’ll be worse than you ever could be. Just watch. As long as he doesn’t kill anyone, it’ll be fine.”

　　Muse said in a low voice, “I’m not pitying that idiot. I’m worried he’ll provoke the demon king from the Savage Lands…….”

　　Zhou Qing glanced at her. “You’ve got it backwards. It’s not him who should be afraid — it’s the Savage Lands.”

　　Muse was briefly taken aback, and then it suddenly hit her — this Young Master Ye was from the Cultivators’ Academy.

　　When it came to background!

　　No one in the entire Divine Academy could compare to him. It was just that the Cultivators’ Academy had kept such an extremely low profile over the years that people tended to overlook them.

　　Muse glanced at Manyue bubbling away in the cesspit. “What an idiot.”

　　And so, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Manyue frantically consumed filth. Although his cultivation was suppressed, he naturally wouldn’t die from being stuffed or suffocated the way an ordinary person would. Like this, Ye Tianming held him down and made him eat for a full half an hour.

　　Throughout the entire process, not a single person stepped forward to intervene.

　　On the contrary, the students of the humanities class were secretly cheering inside.

　　Manyue had always been insufferably arrogant. Someone had finally put him in his place.

　　After a while longer, Ye Tianming gently lifted his right hand, and Manyue was pulled out. By now his belly was swollen and distended, as though he were carrying ten babies.

　　Not only that, filth was seeping from all seven of his orifices.

　　At the sight of this, everyone felt their stomachs turn, yet at the same time felt a deep sense of satisfaction.

　　Ye Tianming looked down at Manyue not far away. Manyue suddenly scrambled to his feet, glaring furiously at Ye Tianming, and just as he was about to say something, a massive lump of filth came spraying out.

　　Everyone: “…….”

　　Manyue stared at Ye Tianming with venomous hatred. “Ahhh! I will wipe out your entire clan, wipe out your entire clan, everyone connected to you must die, must die…….”

　　At this point, he had completely lost his mind.

　　Ye Tianming said calmly, “It seems you haven’t eaten your fill. Then let’s have a little more.”

　　With that, he gave a light wave of his right hand, and Manyue was thrown back into the cesspit once again.

　　Everyone: “…….”

　　Glug glug glug.

　　And so, Manyue was forced to eat filth for another solid half an hour.

　　Everyone watching felt their scalps go numb. This was absolutely revolting.

　　When Ye Tianming finally pulled Manyue out again, his belly was stretched so high and taut it looked ready to burst.

　　His entire body was filled with filth.

　　Not only that, filth was oozing from his ears, his nose, and his mouth.

　　The sight of him was truly too horrible to look at.

　　Ye Tianming looked at Manyue. “Starting today, you eat here every day, until you’ve finished everything in this cesspit.”

　　With that, he threw Manyue back into the cesspit, then took Zhantai Zhan by the hand and turned to leave.

　　Eat here every day?

　　Everyone exchanged glances.

　　This teacher was truly ruthless.

　　The moment Ye Tianming returned to his residence, Zhou Qing and Muse followed him in.

　　Zhou Qing smiled. “Feeling better?”

　　Ye Tianming shook his head. “No.”

　　Zhou Qing’s smile froze.

　　Muse said in a low voice, “Young Master Ye, we understand your anger, and we know Manyue had it coming, but……doing this may not reflect well on things.”

　　Ye Tianming looked at Muse and smiled. “I understand where you’re both coming from, but he has to finish eating.”

　　Muse reminded him, “He’s from the demon clan of the Savage Lands. Doing this is essentially slapping the Savage Lands demon clan in the face…….”

　　Ye Tianming said calmly, “Then so be it.”

　　Muse: “…….”

　　Ye Tianming thought for a moment, then said, “My grand-master always told me that when I’m out in the world, I must treat people with kindness and never bully others by relying on my background. And over the years, I’ve always followed my grand-master’s teachings and never done so. But my grand-master also said — you must not bully others, but you must not let others bully you either. If someone does bully you, you must repay it a hundredfold, and never let our Cultivators’ Academy’s name be diminished.”

　　Muse: “…….”

　　Ye Tianming continued, “And besides, you two both know the history between our Cultivators’ Academy and the Savage Lands demon clan. Back then, the Savage Lands joined forces against our Cultivators’ Academy. And now, the moment I arrive at the Divine Academy, someone from the Savage Lands comes after me. I think this is premeditated — the Savage Lands must be trying to take revenge on our Cultivators’ Academy…….”

　　”No no!”

　　Zhou Qing hurriedly said, “Young Friend Ye, please don’t escalate this. The Savage Lands definitely didn’t mean it that way. They don’t even know your identity yet. If they did, they certainly wouldn’t have…….”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Uncle Qing, are you on my side or theirs?”

　　Zhou Qing was briefly taken aback, then said, “I’m naturally on your side. It’s just that if this leads to a death, I……”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Uncle Qing, I understand. Causing a death inside the academy would put you in a very difficult position. Don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for you.”

　　Hearing this, Zhou Qing felt an immediate wave of relief — but just then, Ye Tianming added, “Uncle Qing, give him an assignment and send him out of the Divine Academy. I’ll take care of him outside. That way, it has nothing to do with the Divine Academy.”

　　Zhou Qing stared at Ye Tianming in disbelief. What the hell, are you really a scholar?

　　Muse also stared at Ye Tianming in disbelief. Are you even human?