Nine Realms Sword Emperor
Chapter 265 - 266: No Room for Negotiation (1st Update) (Please Bookmark, Tip, and Recommend)

Chapter 265: Chapter 266: No Room for Negotiation (1st Update) (Please Bookmark, Tip, and Recommend)

"Chu Fengmian, do you really think our Martial Victory Academy is afraid of you?" Lei Che cursed upon hearing Chu Fengmian’s words.

When did their Martial Victory Academy ever get trampled upon by others? If Chu Fengmian really killed Zhi Lingtian, then their academy would completely lose face.

"Bullying too much! Ancestor Elder, are you really going to let this kid ride roughshod over us?"

Cheng Xiantian also added fuel to the fire, saying that his Cheng family already had significant grudges with Chu Fengmian, and it was only a matter of time before Chu Fengmian sought revenge.

If they could get the Ink Saint to take action today and annihilate Chu Fengmian, it would be a great trouble lifted from their shoulders.

The Ink Saint pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Chu Fengmian, I know you have a big feud with this Zhi Lingtian, but if you spare him today, I assure you I can guarantee he will not be your enemy for life. I can also assure you the position of the next headmaster of Martial Victory Academy."

"The position of headmaster for the next Martial Victory Academy? I, Chu, disdain to take on such a petty role," Chu Fengmian retorted with a chilling gaze as he scanned the crowd.

"I’ll put my words here today; Zhi Lingtian must die. If you try to stop me, come and see if you can!"

Chu Fengmian sneered, his words carrying not an ounce of politeness. There was no room for turning back on this matter.

Zhi Lingtian was a marked man in Chu Fengmian’s heart, no matter what.

His statement was practically an ultimatum; given Chu Fengmian’s character, once he said something, there was no going back. He had made it clear that Zhi Lingtian had to die, and there was no turning back.

"Chu Fengmian, you can name another condition today; everything is still negotiable. If you refuse to change your condition, then don’t even think about leaving Martial Victory Academy alive today!"

The Ink Saint humphed coldly.

As a character at the pinnacle of Divine Power, an elder like an ancestor in Martial Victory Academy, when had he ever been so willing to bend?

He humphed, and endless Spiritual Power already began to press down on Chu Fengmian, with an aura of domineering omnipresence, like a sovereign of heaven and earth.

Just the pressure alone was enough to make many saints unable to resist.

Yet under this pressure, Chu Fengmian moved freely, and the ancient Dragon Turtle by his side felt no effect at all.

Both possessing Dragon Blood, how could they be affected by such minor pressure.

Faced with the threat of the Ink Saint, Chu Fengmian responded not with anger but laughter.

"Do you really think you can detain Chu?"

"If Chu leaves today, what your Martial Victory Academy should expect is an endless battle from Chu. Within a month, I guarantee that not a single piece of your academy will remain, soaked in blood!"

Chu Fengmian’s words carried an endless threat, causing Cheng Xiantian and Lei Che, along with Tang Shengjian, to stiffen, then rage.

"What, do you really fancy yourself as an invincible character? Today we will annihilate you right here!" Tang Shengjian roared.

"Ink Saint, I beg you to act, to suppress this kid!"

"This kid is lawless, disrespecting Martial Victory Academy. Please, Ink Saint, take action to suppress him."

Lei Che followed suit, urgently speaking out.

Yet, upon hearing their words, the expression of the Ink Saint became complex for he had received a transmission from Chu Fengmian at the very moment the latter spoke.

It was that transmission that complicated the Ink Saint’s thoughts.

The transmitted message was short, just four words: "Life and Death Tribulation."

Characters at the pinnacle of Divine Power could face this tribulation at any time; passing meant stepping into the realm beyond life and death, but failure meant a complete end.

Excessively unleashing one’s power could provoke the forces of nature, bringing about a Life and Death Tribulation beyond human control.

Thus, those at the pinnacle of Divine Power who lacked confidence in facing the tribulation had to continue accumulating strength at their peak, concealing their true power, unable to fully exert themselves.

Because using full force could trigger the Life and Death Tribulation, and currently, the Ink Saint’s chance of surviving it was less than ten percent.

Crushing Chu Fengmian was within the Ink Saint’s power, but it would require full force.

Once full force was invoked, the Life and Death Tribulation would inevitably follow, and if Chu Fengmian died, he would surely die in the tribulation as well.

Chu Fengmian had calculated this precisely, daring to propose such terms with such backup.

The Ink Saint dared not act, at least Chu Fengmian believed he wouldn’t trade his life for Chu Fengmian’s.

The more powerful the martial artist, the more they fear death, especially those at the pinnacle of Divine Power, who are just one step away from transcending life and death.

Though the Ink Saint appeared old and decrepit, once he passed the Life and Death Tribulation and entered into that realm, he would rejuvenate, turning young again, all too easily.

Warriors in the realm beyond life and death have lifespans tens to hundreds of times longer than those in the Divine Power realm, almost immortal, hence the name.

The Ink Saint had been hiding and cultivating bitterly precisely to accumulate for surviving the Life and Death Tribulation, so Chu Fengmian believed he would not choose to perish alongside him.

Chu Fengmian’s assumptions were correct; upon hearing the term "Life and Death Tribulation," a flicker of fear crossed the Ink Saint’s mind.

He did not know how Chu Fengmian learned of the Life and Death Tribulation, but indeed it was something he greatly feared.

He had been so courteous to Chu Fengmian because of it, daring not to exert his full strength.

Otherwise, back when the uproar happened at Martial Victory Academy, he would have suppressed Chu Fengmian instead of negotiating.

The Ink Saint’s exertion of force was merely an attempt to intimidate Chu Fengmian into retreat.

But all the calculations of the Ink Saint were effortlessly seen through by Chu Fengmian, leaving him at a loss.

Continuing to intimidate held no meaning.

"Founding Elder?"

Lei Che and the others, looking into the eyes of the Ink Saint, also came to understand something—that the Ink Saint truly could not act.

If the Ink Saint did not act and even if they joined forces, they were still no match for Chu Fengmian.

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