Chapter 3275 - Public Imagination
Chapter 3275 - Public Imagination
"I think it’s fine. She was the one that attempted a sneak attack after losing, after all. Pathkeeper Li was fully in the right."
"But he doesn\'t seem to fear House Yumo at all. Why is that?" Last time, Tianming had defeated Yumo Yuanni, which was no big deal. But this time around, he had crippled Yumo Lingyue and dealt a huge blow to House Yumo\'s future as a whole.
"It\'s hard to say. Things like this happen in real fights. It was no longer a duel once it came to an end. You can\'t expect him to not fight back at all."
"Either way, it\'s only just that the one who broke the rules suffered consequences for it. We can\'t just let disciples from the Three Exalted Houses lash out every time they lose, right?"
As the crowd continued chattering, a group of people from House Yumo, Yumo Yuanni included, stepped into the Fortuna Arena.
"Sis Lingyue!" Yumo Yuanni\'s face was contorted with the urge to kill. He didn\'t care what Tianming said and roared, "Kill that bloody taint!"
There were a few eminents there with him, such as Yu Nu, but he didn\'t say a thing. The others didn\'t move either, because Tianming was a minor pathkeeper. Not to mention, he was guarded by Fen Nu. There were also those from House Suishen standing at the sidelines as a deterrent.
"He crippled Sis Lingyue and caused hundreds of years of body refinement to go to waste! Why aren\'t we exterminating him?! We’re one of the Three Exalted Houses!" Yumo Yuanni shouted at Yumo Xue.
As he was shouting, Yumo Xue was trying to help Yumo Lingyue\'s cosmic chart reform into a physical body.
She managed to form a translucent one with the sparse amount of astrons she had left. Crying in despair, she said, "Big Brother... avenge me! Kill him!"
Yumo Xue\'s deathly aura was strong. As a yellowspring variant of the Yumo skyghouls that had assimilated ten drops of starblood, his killing intent was instantly felt by Tianming from a distance. It was shocking, but Tianming wasn\'t afraid.
"First, you lost. Then you wanted to underhandedly attack me. Then, when I defended myself, you even asked your elders to kill me. Is that how someone from the Three Exalted Houses acts? I truly have much to learn from you," he said with a smile.
Many others chuckled in hushed voices. There simply wasn\'t a flaw with Tianming\'s logic, and people were always waiting for a chance to strike back at the powers that be the moment they stepped out of line and violated their own rules. Many had begun viewing the Three Exalted Houses with disdain for Yumo Lingyue’s conduct. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"That\'s right!" Yumo Xue said with a cold smile while everyone expected to take it in silence. He turned his twilight-yellow eyes to Tianming and said, "What happens in the Fortuna Arena shall be settled in the Fortuna Arena. There\'s sixty-three years before I reach five hundred and leave the Fortuna Ranking."
The others had no idea where he was going with that; he simply kept coldly gazing at Tianming. "Li Tianming, your goal is to get first place on the Fortuna Ranking, right?"
Tianming puffed out his chest and exclaimed, "Yes!"
"You\'ve already made it into the top ten, so you have to climb rank by rank. Eventually, you\'ll run into me," Yumo Xue said. It was only when he mentioned it that everyone snapped alert at the realization that a disciple with a red-and-black name had made it to the top ten, becoming a legitimate contender for Yumo Xue’s position. It was simply unbelievable.
"That\'s right. After defeating your younger brother and sister, it\'ll be your turn next," Tianming audaciously said. Everyone knew that his ambitions were high, but actually hearing him say it like that was stunning.
"Very well! I\'ll wait for you at the top! There’ll be no Prehistoric Path in sixty years for you to make any more rapid breakthroughs. Tick, tock, time is running out for you!"
"Sixty years?" Tianming wanted to say that it would be more than enough time!
"Is there a problem?"
"None at all. Just you wait," Tianming calmly said. There was nothing else that needed to be said. Yumo Xue had no choice but to keep his vengeance on the Fortuna Arena.
Since Yumo Xue got his promise of a challenge, he wouldn’t let him off easy. He left with the others, including the wrecked Yumo Lingyue.
"There\'s even more conflict between them now."
"Is Pathkeeper Li so harsh toward House Yumo because it’s Eminent Ranxing\'s command?"
"Logically, he shouldn’t be a fool if he managed to reach this point. It must be Eminent Ranxing\'s orders. Maybe he has the endorsement of House Suishen."
"Looks like House Suishen really intends to keep nurturing Pathkeeper Li and eventually raise him to a high position."
"Of course. Haven’t you seen the miracles he created at the Prehistoric Path? He also made it to the top ten before he turned a hundred years old! He\'s shattered all the records in Myriadpath Valley ten times over. Can you imagine what he\'d do in the future?"
"The fact that he managed to unlock his totem simulacra means that House Suishen has changed their tune regarding him. Perhaps he even used their secret technique before marrying."
"How envious... getting a Suishen beauty before the age of a hundred...."
"He might really keep going strong like this in the future. No doubt he\'d become the most powerful cultivator in the history of Myriadpath Valley if he does!"
"It’s terrifying to think about...."
"Seems like House Suishen\'s ambitions are high. Maybe they\'re trying to elevate themselves above the other two houses."
"The mere thought is exciting! I\'m already looking forward to a thousand years in the future. How will this place change?"
The Three Exalted Houses were the center of agitated discussions even after Tianming and the rest left. Some even thought that House Suishen was going all in on raising him to the peak.
However, someone eventually stood out and said, "If what all of you say is right, then House Suishen will want to bind Pathkeeper Li to them as soon as possible, right? Pathkeeper Li has a good thing going with Suishen Yao. The two wild youths are well suited for each other. Suishen Yao has also been the one that’s stood up for him all this time. Perhaps sparks are already flying between them.
"Not to mention, Suishen Yao\'s the only one who\'s age is the closest to Pathkeeper Li, and the one with the highest status, so it makes her the best candidate to bind him to them. Why, then, would Eminent Ranxing have Suishen Yue marry his daughter? Those two don\'t match at all!"