Chapter 11: Begging for Mercy

The fourth level of martial artist, the Skin and Bone Realm, cultivates muscles, bones, and even skin, greatly increasing strength!

Compared to this, the True Qi Realm is far inferior!

Now, a mere True Qi Realm kid defeated a Skin and Bone Realm expert with a single strike, making him spit blood—a shocking and unbelievable feat.

Wasn't this guy last in the teacher qualification assessment? How is he so fierce now?

"It must be a fluke! Don't be afraid of him!"

Qian Biao roared.

Another teacher also realized this and charged forward.

Like Li Yuan, he had also reached the late stage of the Skin and Bone Realm. As he moved, his muscles were like steel tendons, and his skin like iron plates, giving the impression of an impenetrable defense.

"Get down!"

Approaching, the teacher raised his brows and struck down with a palm.

Crack! Crack!

The air was compressed, producing sharp sonic booms.

Facing such a vicious move, Zhang Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He brought his index and middle fingers together and pointed diagonally upward.

Thud!

The teacher, whose body was like iron plates, felt a sharp pain under his armpit, his vision went black, and he fell sideways to the ground.

"What?"

Two moves, and two fourth-level martial artist teachers were knocked down and severely injured. The remaining two, Qian Biao and the other, finally realized that this teacher they had looked down upon was no simpleton!

"Attack together..."

With a loud shout, Qian Biao raised his fist to charge, but before he could move, he saw Zhang Xuan appear before him, grabbing at his face with his left hand and poking lightly with his right.

Plop!

A pain in his lower abdomen, and he fell to the ground.

As soon as he hit the ground, the last teacher who had joined him also began convulsing on the ground like an epileptic.

"You... how do you know all our vital points..."

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Qian Biao looked at the man before him in terror.

He finally understood why the opponent, clearly far weaker than the four of them, had achieved the opposite result.

The moment he struck, he found their cultivation vital points—how could they withstand that?

Practitioners almost all have vital point weaknesses. Once touched, even a child could kill them!

However, vital points are the most important parts of a person, and practitioners guard them closely, not even revealing them to their closest kin. Although Zhang Xuan was not strong, he seemed to know exactly where their vital points were, striking the critical spots with each move.

How could they resist?

Hearing their astonished words, Zhang Xuan smiled and did not explain.

Of course, it was thanks to the Library.

The Library of Heaven's Path could not only see flaws in techniques but also problems in the practitioners themselves. The vital points were recorded in detail there.

Knowing the vital points and the weaknesses in their moves, even though Zhang Xuan had crossed over from Earth and was not yet familiar with the techniques of this world, subduing the four was very simple.

"Since you made a bet, you should be prepared to pay the wager. If you had obediently taken the slaps, this wouldn't have been so troublesome!" Zhang Xuan chuckled.

"Zhang Xuan, don't be smug! I don't know what despicable method you used to learn our vital points and injure us, but as the most junior teacher, openly attacking other teachers—just this one charge can get you reported to the academy and have your teaching qualification revoked..."

Qian Biao roared.

In the academy, teachers had clear ranks. A lower-ranked teacher daring to attack a higher-ranked one was an act of great insubordination.

Zhang Xuan was young, scored zero in the teacher qualification assessment, and was the most junior. Directly injuring four teachers more senior than him—if word reached the academy, it would surely cause an uproar. Revoking his teaching qualification would be the least; he might even be expelled!

"What? Can't win with force, so you want to use rules?" Zhang Xuan seemed unconcerned by their threat.

"Exactly!" Li Yuan also realized this, a glint of excitement and cruelty in his eyes. "Kneel before us now and let us beat you properly. If we're in a good mood, we might not report this. Otherwise, just wait to be expelled!"

"Once you lose your position and the protection of being a teacher, no one will say anything if we kill you!" another teacher shouted.

Academy teachers held considerable status in the Tianxuan Kingdom. Once lost, their standing would plummet, and these men would indeed dare to kill him.

"Since you want to settle this with rules, fine, I'll use rules too!" Zhang Xuan said calmly, stepping up to Qian Biao. "Teacher Qian Biao, half a year ago, you secretly used Elder Chen Ming's treasure to curry favor with your concubine; three months ago, you embezzled public funds to buy her a house; a month ago, you broke Elder Liu Quan's favorite porcelain and framed a student, causing him to be unjustly expelled... Should I recount these matters one by one before the academy leaders?"

"You... you..."

Qian Biao's pupils contracted, his fat body convulsing uncontrollably. A nameless terror spread through him, and he looked as if he had seen a ghost, on the verge of madness.

These matters he had handled flawlessly, with no one knowing—not even his colleagues Li Yuan and the others. How did this guy know? And in such detail?

"Teacher Li Yuan, three years ago, to save yourself, you framed a female student, leading to her suicide. Has her spirit never come to haunt you? The dark sore that grew on your back recently—could it be her revenge?"

Ignoring Qian Biao's terror, Zhang Xuan turned to Li Yuan.

"Ah..."

Hearing this, Li Yuan stumbled back in fright, his face pale.

Three years ago, he had faced a situation that could get him fired as a teacher. In desperation, he framed one of his students, who, unable to bear the injustice, committed suicide in shame. He had done it in secret, with no one else knowing. Tormented by guilt, he often dreamed of her spirit seeking revenge. Half a month ago, a huge sore shaped like a human hand grew on his back, nearly scaring him to death.

Now, hearing Zhang Xuan describe it so vividly, he trembled all over.

Plop!

His knees gave way, and he knelt. Then everyone smelled a foul odor—the mighty late-stage fourth-level martial artist had wet himself in fear.

"Teacher Du Chun, you seized your good brother's business. Although it was suppressed and forgotten back then, do you think you could still be a teacher if it came to light now?"

"Teacher Bai Lin, although your actions have no major flaws, you have a fondness for antiques and have often accepted gifts from students, haven't you? If I'm not mistaken, the ancient jade thumb ring on your hand was left by a student asking for a favor. As for what favor and which student, do I need to elaborate?"

Zhang Xuan then addressed the remaining two teachers.

"You... you're a demon!"

"You're not human..."

The remaining two teachers also trembled all over, looking at him in terror.

Their deeds, though not perfectly concealed, were certainly unknown to outsiders. How could this man know so clearly? He was like a ghost!

Defeating them with cultivation alone would only humiliate them, not frighten them. But revealing these secrets truly terrified them! It was as if countless layers of clothing had been torn away, leaving them naked before everyone.

It was easy to imagine that if these matters got out, losing their teaching positions would be the least of their worries; they might even be sent to the Teacher's Court and executed on the spot!

"We were wrong!"

"Teacher Zhang Xuan, be magnanimous and spare us..."

...

Trembling, they couldn't help but beg for mercy.

"I don't care about what you did before, and I don't want to. Just don't provoke me in the future! And if I find out you haven't changed your ways and continue doing such heinous things, I won't hesitate to give you the punishment you deserve!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

In fact, if these people hadn't provoked him, he wouldn't have bothered.

The Library of Heaven's Path could detect all flaws, including those in character and behavior. What he had revealed was just a small part of what was recorded.

But he was not a savior. What they had done before or would do in the future didn't matter as long as they didn't target him.

Their greatest mistake was to come looking for trouble and deliberately make things difficult for him.

If you mess with me, I'll destroy you!

Make sure you never dare to think of it a second time!

"We dare not, we dare not anymore..."

"Teacher Zhang Xuan, here is the identity token you wanted. Take as many as you need..."

...

Hearing that he wouldn't expose their secrets, Qian Biao and the others breathed a sigh of relief and repeatedly begged for mercy.

They couldn't beat him, and he held leverage over them—what choice did they have but to beg?