Chapter 1149: Beating the Vice Hall Master

The speaker was none other than Jin Yuanding!

Zhang Xuan had become an Awakener, possessing the ability to awaken. While going through various trials in the War Master Hall, he found an opportunity to reawaken Jin Yuanding.

Although Vice President Xu found it difficult to restore the consciousness of this fellow, Zhang Xuan had cultivated the Heavenly Dao Awakening Method, so with some care, it wasn't hard.

Before falling unconscious, Jin Yuanding had already reached the peak of the Primordial Spirit realm. After being baptized by lightning, he had broken through, reaching the Half-Exit Incarnation realm like Master Wu.

As long as there were enough materials, re-refining and breaking through to Exit Incarnation was just a matter of time.

With his strength skyrocketing and being a mid-grade saint artifact with boundless power, Vice Hall Master Tian Qing was caught off guard and slammed directly into the ground, utterly miserable.

"He's under you... I only told you to block him, not to kill him..."

Seeing how unreliable this fellow was—appearing and immediately smashing Vice Hall Master Tian Qing away—Zhang Xuan held his forehead, feeling utterly speechless.

Couldn't you look before you act?

Now this had happened. A dignified vice hall master had been smashed like this—how could this be settled easily?

"Under?"

Jin Yuanding was startled. He moved aside and indeed saw a figure lying in a "大" shape on the ground, embedded into it.

"Uh... Master, I didn't mean to..."

A slightly embarrassed voice sounded.

"You're asking for death!"

Boom!

Before the words faded, Vice Hall Master Tian Qing, now in a "大" shape, suddenly flew up from the ground. A mighty surge of energy burst from all his acupoints, shooting in all directions.

He felt like he was about to explode.

As the actual first authority of the Qingyuan Empire Master Teacher Academy, to be sat into the ground by a saint artifact—this intense humiliation made him want to explode.

"Zhang Xuan, as a six-star master teacher, you directed a saint artifact to attack a seven-star master teacher, disregarding the dignity of the master teacher path, committing treason. I will kill you now!"

With a roar, Vice Hall Master Tian Qing struck a palm at Zhang Xuan.

Admittedly, this vice hall master's strength was terrifyingly formidable.

Compared to him, Prince Zhongqing was far inferior. As soon as he made a move, the air in the entire room churned, as if the hall could barely withstand it and might collapse at any moment.

"Your opponent is me..."

Seeing him attack his master, Jin Yuanding was furious.

Having finally regained consciousness and wanting to show off, this fellow dared to disrespect him—utterly unforgivable.

Whoosh!

The massive cauldron charged straight at Vice Hall Master Tian Qing.

Bang!

With one hit, it shattered the palm strike.

However, from the impact, Jin Yuanding also flew back dozens of meters before stopping.

The man and the cauldron were evenly matched!

"As expected of a vice hall master, truly formidable!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

This Vice Hall Master Tian was indeed not weak. If it were him, he would most likely not be a match.

Although he was now invincible in the Primordial Spirit realm, he was still inadequate against a Half-Exit Incarnation realm expert.

"Your turn!"

Knowing that even if Vice Hall Master Tian Qing wanted to defeat Jin Yuanding, it would take a very long time, Zhang Xuan ignored him and looked back at Prince Zhongqing.

"You... you dare to directly attack a vice hall master of the Master Teacher Academy? This is suicide..."

Prince Zhongqing was now completely dumbfounded.

He had thought that the other party was just a nobody from a small place, and a few scoldings would leave him disoriented and afraid to talk back. He never dreamed that this fellow, not only was his strength formidable, but he even dared to attack a vice hall master...

Among master teachers, there were strict hierarchies. Attacking a higher-level master teacher was equivalent to violating the code of conduct.

Once judged, not only would one lose their master teacher qualification, but they would also likely be punished by the Master Teacher Academy, even executed.

In other words, doing this was already high treason!

For the sake of a servant, to do such a thing... was this guy crazy?

"Whether it's suicide or not isn't for you to decide. You injured my steward, so you must bear the corresponding consequences..."

Ignoring the other party, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist.

Clatter!

The Golden Soul Lock let out a whistle and shot straight at Prince Zhongqing.

Pfft!

With one strike, it pierced his collarbone.

The Golden Soul Lock could seal one's strength. As soon as it entered his body, the first prince's surging aura immediately wilted. The intense pain drove him mad, nearly causing him to lose his mind.

"He has no strength now. Go take revenge!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

Sun Qiang was as important to him as his many students. The other party, without informing him, had arbitrarily arrested him and subjected him to such torture—this had touched a nerve. Not killing him on the spot was already showing considerable restraint.

"Yes!"

Sun Qiang stepped forward: "You enjoyed arresting me, didn't you? Today, let you taste the same..."

With a roar, Sun Qiang flipped his wrist, produced a bull's ear dagger, and stabbed straight at the man before him.

Although the other party was a Primordial Spirit realm expert, his physical body hadn't been trained to be invulnerable like Zhang Xuan's. With his collarbone pierced and no true qi to protect his body, the dagger easily penetrated his flesh, and blood gushed out.

"You..."

The intense pain made Prince Zhongqing cry out in agony. But before he could finish, he saw Sun Qiang produce a jar of salt from somewhere and sprinkle it over the wound.

"Bear with it. I'll apply some medicine for you..."

"..." Prince Zhongqing.

Just after sprinkling, Sun Qiang took out the dagger again, stabbed another hole, and sprinkled salt into it again.

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but turn his head away... It was too cruel!

However, having just healed Sun Qiang's injuries, he knew that the former had suffered even worse torture before. So, no matter how excessive his actions were now, it wasn't too much.

Vice Hall Master Tian Qing and Jin Yuanding were still fighting, evenly matched. Zhang Xuan ignored them and looked at Vice Hall Master Ming Zhen not far away.

This vice hall master of the Poison Hall had seen the situation turn bad and wanted to escape, but was trapped in the middle by the formation and couldn't leave.

Now, seeing Zhang Xuan look at him, he was filled with terror, as if seeing a ghost.

"Come here!"

With a grab of his hand, the latter flew over and was restrained before him.

"How is the Poison Hall? Where are Elder Xu You and the others?"

Casually setting up a barrier around them so that Luo Qiqi and the others couldn't hear, Zhang Xuan asked.

Elder Xu You had a good relationship with him and was a decent person. He wanted to know how he was now.

"You... how do you know Xu You?"

Vice Hall Master Ming Zhen was startled.

When Zhang Xuan went to the Poison Hall, he was disguised and used the alias Sun Qiang, so the man before him didn't recognize him.

"Could it be... you are Sun Qiang?"

However, he wasn't stupid. In an instant, he understood, and his pupils contracted.

"Correct! You're very smart!"

Smiling faintly, Zhang Xuan patted his shoulder, and a stream of true qi immediately entered his body.

"Ah..."

The true qi transformed into deadly poison at a thought. Ming Zhen broke out in cold sweat, his body writhing uncontrollably.

Even Hai Dushi and others couldn't withstand the Heavenly Dao true qi, let alone him.

"You are a master teacher... Beating Prince Zhongqing and disregarding the vice hall master's authority is already high treason... If you kill me, you will definitely be subjected to a strict investigation by the Master Teacher Academy..."

Enduring the intense pain, Ming Zhen hurriedly said.

He knew that this man had a good relationship with Elder Xu You, and since he had caused the entire Poison Hall to be wiped out, the other party would definitely kill him without mercy. Therefore, he knew what to say to make him stop.

He was now a 'tainted witness.' If he died at the other party's hands, no matter how much he said, it would be useless.

"I only want to hear what I want to know... I can bring the founding patriarch to the Poison Hall, and I have the ability to make you die silently without anyone suspecting!" Too lazy to respond to his words, Zhang Xuan said calmly.

If it were another master teacher wanting to kill him, they would definitely be suspected. But he was a poison master... he had many ways to make him die in a way that even the Master Teacher Academy couldn't detect.

"I..."

Hearing this and seeing his attitude, Ming Zhen knew the other party really dared to do it, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth: "When I escaped the Poison Hall, I came directly here!"

"Here? Did you know Prince Zhongqing before?"

Zhang Xuan looked at him.

After escaping the Poison Hall, to avoid pursuit, one would inevitably flee to a place they considered safe. Being able to come here showed that he and this Prince Zhongqing had known each other for a long time.

"Yes, we had business cooperation. He bought a lot of deadly poisons from me... and I obtained many precious cultivation items from him..." Ming Zhen said.

Zhang Xuan's expression darkened.

It seemed Yu Fei'er's information was correct, except that the other party wasn't a poison master but had dealings with the Poison Hall.

However, there were still some doubts.

"He bought poisons—could he use them?" Zhang Xuan couldn't help asking.

Poisons weren't only concocted by poison masters; many high-level ones required special techniques to administer. If one wasn't a poison master, even if they obtained the poison, they could only use it crudely, easily detected.

For example, You Xu back then used poison crudely. Although he obtained deadly poisons from the alien clan, he still didn't dare to use them on a large scale.

"I don't know about that... He had a great demand for high-level poisons. I once applied to headquarters for several seven-star-level poisons and sold them all to him..."

Ming Zhen didn't dare to hide anything.

"Hmm!" Glancing at Prince Zhongqing with suspicion, Zhang Xuan didn't continue asking.

This fellow was a prince of the Qingyuan Empire, and there were no reports of him using poison maliciously. Therefore, even as a master teacher, he couldn't interfere too much.

Otherwise, it could easily cause conflict between the empire and the Master Teacher Academy.

The other party was now causing trouble for Sun Qiang for a reason. A severe lesson was fine, but involving this aspect might relate to state affairs.

"Let's talk about Xu You and the others first!"

Zhang Xuan looked at him.

"I devoted my life to the Poison Hall, but in the end, I was subjected to the punishment of poison execution. Unwilling to accept it, I sought out Prince Zhongqing, hoping to use his hand to seek justice for myself... As a result, Prince Zhongqing, wanting to earn merit, ignored my objections and arrested everyone in the Poison Hall. Those who resisted were almost all killed..."

At this point, Ming Zhen's face darkened: "Although I hate Xu You and the others for making me so miserable... I am also a member of the Poison Hall. This outcome was truly not what I wanted to see..."

Shaking his head, Ming Zhen knew that this matter had started with him, and no matter how much he said, it was useless. He looked up at Zhang Xuan.

"To tell you the truth, Elder Xu You... is not dead!"