The surprise attack came quickly and left just as fast. In just a few breaths, the large area of the outer sect's buildings had already turned into ruins.
Many people didn't even realize what was happening before everything ended. Looking at the devastation, people felt as if they had a nightmare, unable to believe their eyes.
The reason Long Chen arrived so quickly was because he was refining dragon scales at the place where he was gathered nearby.
Bai Shishi was able to come here because she needed to go out for a while, and happened to catch this battle.
By the time Qin Feng arrived, everything was already over. Young Master Changchuan, Bai Xiaole, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Mu Qingyun, and others had just finished their tribulation and were still in seclusion, completely unaware of what was happening outside.
When the inner disciples arrived one after another and saw everything here, they were stunned; they couldn't believe their eyes.
The academy's experts were organizing people to rescue those severely injured disciples. According to the statistics, in just a short time, tens of thousands of outer sect disciples had been killed, with countless injuries.
The only consolation was that the targets of those powerful attacks were all outer sect buildings, which were reinforced by formations that helped the disciples withstand tremendous force.
Otherwise, the power of a Divine Lord Realm expert could slaughter all the outer sect disciples in just a few breaths.
Bai Zhantang's face was ashen, but he was pulled away by Bai Shishi's mother, while the senior executives of Lingxiao Academy never showed up.
"Long Chen, don't take it to heart. They're deliberately provoking you. Don't fall for it." Bai Shishi saw Long Chen's grim expression and signs of losing control, so she hurriedly comforted him.
"Go tell the seniors. This matter doesn't require the academy to intervene. Within seven days, I will give Lingxiao Academy an explanation." After Long Chen finished speaking, he turned and left.
"Long Chen... Bai
Shishi was shocked. She went to pull Long Chen but found nothing. What reassured her was that Long Chen didn't leave but returned to the inner sect.
...
"What are you doing? They've already come to bully you, and you're still hiding like turtles? "Inside a grand hall, Bai Zhantang's roar echoed.
Inside the main hall, the dean and the heads of the various academies of Lingxiao Academy gathered here. Each of them wore grave expressions. Even though the heads were calm and composed, their eyes still blazed with anger, clearly showing they were extremely furious about this matter.
The dean frowned and shouted coldly, "If you keep shouting, get out of here." The
director was usually gentle and kind, rarely getting angry, but now his face fell, and the furious Bai Zhantang instantly looked like a shriveled eggplant.
"They've already bullied you to the point of being bullied, and you're just going to endure it like this?" Bai Zhantang shouted angrily, but at this moment he lowered his voice, clearly still afraid of this old man.
"Having lived so many years, whenever something happens, he suddenly flies into a rage, lacking any composure. What big achievements could he possibly accomplish?"
Do you think you're Long Chen? He's just a kid in his twenties, impulsive and reckless. What are you learning from him?
Can losing your temper solve the problem? If you lead the people from the War God Hall to fight your way now, what problem can you solve? The dean said angrily.
"At the very least, we must uphold the dignity of our Lingxiao Academy." Bai Zhantang shouted loudly.
Bai Shishi's mother and Bai Xiaole's mother looked at Bai Zhantang and couldn't help but shake their heads. They had no choice—when Bai Zhantang lost his temper, no one could stop him. Only the dean could keep him in check.
"Foolish. If you don't use your hidden powers, how can you deal with so many cross-realm experts from the Blood Kill Hall?
If we use our hidden powers, it will expose the strength of our Lingxiao Academy. We will never have any chance to develop secretly in the future and will have no choice but to oppose Great Brahma. Now is not the time to declare war, do you understand?" Bai Letian said angrily.
Hearing Bai Letian say this, Bai Zhantang immediately fell silent, his face ashen with anger, but he was completely helpless.
Although he was impulsive, he was not a fool. He also knew this was a conspiracy by the Blood Killing Hall. Through this probe, they wanted to probe Lingxiao Academy's secrets.
The Vice Dean spoke: "This matter cannot be done impulsively. Empuda launching the surprise attack is clearly a matter of planning before acting."
He incited many sects in Tianlan Domain to oppose our Lingxiao Academy, using threats and bribes as well, making us the target of everyone's criticism.
If we go out and confront them one by one, they'll definitely use the reputation of Tianlan Domain as an excuse, saying it's all fabricated lies, overturning all the contributions Lingxiao Academy has made to Tianlan Domain and taking the opportunity to ruin our reputation.
If you do ten thousand good deeds, if you do even one wrong, all the merits of your previous good deeds will be erased.
Empuda saw exactly this as well, which is why he united so many powerful sect experts and had them cover up to deal with us. This is a very tricky matter; a quick act of satisfaction won't solve the problem. "
So what do we do? Just endure it like this? So what about our disciples? Just let them become prey for the enemy, assassinate them at will? If we can't even protect the safety of our disciples, our Lingxiao Academy won't have a supply of fresh blood. How long can we hold out? "Bai Zhantang shouted angrily.
"The solutions to today's problems boil down to two things: one is offense, the other is defense.
If attacking would be a real threat, it would be better to strengthen defense and activate the deadly formation. Didn't they say we should hand over Long Chen within seven days, or launch a massive assault?
It would be better to wait until they attacked, leaving them with no way out. No matter how many people were killed or what methods were used, no one would be able to speak. "A dean chief said.
As soon as the man spoke, many nodded in agreement, as if this was the safest option. Since they were coming, he decided to fight them head-on.
At that moment, a voice came from outside the hall: "But if we do that, it will only encourage those petty people's arrogance. They think our Lingxiao Academy has completely collapsed."
Few people would offer help in times of need, but there were plenty who kicked us when we were down. Countless factions believed Lingxiao Academy was about to collapse and flocked to the Blood Slaughter Hall to deal with us.
Although the Blood Kill Hall made harsh threats, if they don't come within seven days and besiege without attacking, what will we do? At
that moment, Bai Shishi, dressed in a long robe, walked in. Her words put everyone in a difficult position, because what Bai Shishi said made a lot of sense—right now, neither attacking nor defending was a matter of choice.
Originally, Bai Shishi's barges in was extremely rude, but Bai Letian showed no displeasure. On the contrary, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes. For Bai Shishi, so young, to think further ahead was no easy feat.
"That guy said this matter won't trouble Lingxiao Academy. He can handle it himself."
After Bai Shishi finished speaking, she bowed to everyone and turned to leave, leaving the heads of the academy looking stunned.