The person leading the group was one meter eighty tall, with rippling muscles, a square face, large eyes, and thick eyebrows, full of vitality. Dressed in a tight black robe, he looked very imposing and extraordinary.
"Senior Brother Zu Xiong!"
Seeing the newcomer, the disciple's face crumpled, and he burst into sobs.
The young man immediately clasped his hands behind his back and stepped forward, his eyes carrying a cold killing intent.
"Qing Xun, what happened?"
Zu Xiong looked at the others and said in a deep voice, "What happened? Tell me clearly, and I will get justice for you!"
"Senior Brother Zu Xiong, that Qin Ning and Qin Hai disregarded the rules of the Heavenly God Institute and insisted on forcing their way in. When this disciple tried to stop them, those two brothers brutally attacked me!"
"That Qin Ning broke both of my knees. I beg Senior Brother Zu Xiong to uphold justice for this disciple!"
Hearing this, Zu Xiong immediately looked towards Qin Ning and Qin Hai.
"How insolent, how audacious, how despicable!"
Zu Xiong roared, "The three of you, have you eaten the guts of a tiger and the gall of a bear? This is the Heavenly God Institute!"
"Stop making such a racket here!"
Qin Ning waved his hand, "How long have you all been colluding? Why are you still pretending?"
Glancing at Zu Xiong, Qin Ning continued, "Whose orders did you receive? Ling Tian? Or... Chu Ningzhi?"
Hearing this, Zu Xiong's eyes flickered slightly, then he coldly replied, "I am a dignified inner disciple, at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm. Who could order me around? It just so happened that I was passing by and encountered this matter, so of course, I need to intervene!"
"The three of you have violated the academy's rules. According to the academy's disciplinary procedures, you should at least be expelled from the Heavenly God Institute!"
Zu Xiong spoke sternly, "Otherwise, I wouldn't mind killing the three of you on the spot. According to the academy's rules, I wouldn't face any trouble!"
"Just you?"
Qin Ning's eyes were full of disdain, and he asked indifferently, "You think you can do that?"
"Do you have a death wish!"
Hearing this, Zu Xiong was truly enraged.
He had reached the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm. Not to mention within the Heavenly God Institute, even across the entire Northern Underworld Empire, he was still a top-tier expert in some prefectural cities.
Now, a mere brat who had only reached the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm dared to speak to him like that.
He truly didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!
The anger in Zu Xiong's heart flared up, and he stepped forward.
"Today, I will let you know that this Heavenly God Institute is not a place for you to act so arrogantly!"
In an instant, Zu Xiong charged out.
Thud...
A heavy sound echoed. In a flash, before Qin Ning could even make a move, Zu Xiong's body was sent flying backward.
"How dare you!"
A shout immediately rang out.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of Qin Ning.
His hair was silver-white, but his face was very gentle, looking about thirty or forty years old. A silver long robe further accentuated his slender figure.
Although he looked to be only thirty or forty, his snow-white hair and handsome, immortal-like appearance made him seem extremely refined.
"Who are you?"
Zu Xiong only felt his hands go numb and his legs tremble. This person's strength was too great; he couldn't contend with him.
"This is the Heavenly God Institute, not a place where just any cat or dog can enter!" Zu Xiong coldly replied, "Don't think that just because you're standing up for your young master, you can do whatever you want!"
Young master?
Hearing this, Qin Ning immediately understood.
This Zu Xiong mistakenly thought that the silver-haired man was his servant.
The silver-haired man was clearly stunned.
He looked at Zu Xiong. "So what? Just now, my young master presented a letter from Ancestor Lie Huo. Why did these disciples stop him?"
"Nonsense!"
Qing Xun, kneeling on the ground, shouted angrily, "This brat didn't bring any letter at all!"
Qin Ning also realized that this man had decided to impersonate him.
This was going to be interesting.
"I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be fake?" the silver-haired man said.
"Hmph, I advise you, you'd best take your young master and get out of the Heavenly God Academy. Otherwise, your lowly life will be hard to keep!" Zu Xiong immediately threatened, "To tell you the truth, this brat offended the Son of Heaven. You must know the prestige of the Son of Heaven in the Heavenly God Academy, right?"
"If you don't want to die, then scram! The disciples of the Son of Heaven Faction are enough to destroy your Qin family a hundred times over!"
"How dare you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the silver-haired man was truly enraged.
He waved his hand, and with two loud "slap, slap" sounds, he slapped the man directly.
"You dare to hit me?"
Zu Xiong was completely dumbfounded.
"I am a member of the Son of Heaven Faction in the inner academy..."
"I'm hitting you!"
The silver-haired man shouted, "As a disciple of the Heavenly God Academy, you don't revere the academy, but instead revere some faction. I think the academy's management of its disciples is too lax!"
"You..."
Hearing this, Zu Xiong was momentarily stunned. "Who exactly are you?"
"Elder Bai!"
And at this moment, a surprised cry rang out.
A few more figures emerged from the Heavenly God Inner Academy.
At this time, these figures came out one after another. Seeing the silver-haired man, everyone respectfully bowed to him.
"Chen Xiao!"
Seeing the newcomer, Zu Xiong was stunned.
Chen Xiao was a prominent figure in the Heavenly God Academy, a Spirit Son himself, and also a powerful expert who had reached the Spirit Soul realm.
However, Chen Xiao was still very respectful when he met this person.
Elder Bai...
Could it be...
Zu Xiong's face immediately turned pale.
At this moment, Ye Yuan Yuan also recognized Chen Xiao and linked him to this person's identity.
Throughout the entire Heavenly God Academy, only a core elder could command such respect from a Spirit Son.
A core elder in the Heavenly God Academy was a person of high moral standing and prestige.
Elder Bai... Could it be...
At this moment, Ye Yuan Yuan's expression was also very interesting.
This time, Zu Xiong was going to suffer a loss.
"Elder Bai, Elder Bai, this disciple had eyes but failed to see Mount Tai, this disciple was wrong!"
Zu Xiong immediately kowtowed to the ground with "thump, thump" sounds, and fresh blood flowed out.
"You wretched disciple!"
Elder Bai shouted angrily, "Get out of my sight! Go to the Punishment Hall in the inner academy and receive your punishment yourself!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
At this moment, Zu Xiong no longer had the demeanor of a ninth-level Spirit Sea realm expert. He was scared out of his wits, scrambling and crawling away...
"Wait!"
Qin Ning suddenly stopped Zu Xiong, smiling. "By the way, tell the person behind you that if there's anything, just say it directly. Playing these tricks doesn't seem like a genius valued by the Son of Heaven!"
Hearing this, a hint of venom flashed in Zu Xiong's eyes, and he immediately left.
"Elder Bai, thank you very much!"
Looking at the silver-haired man, Qin Ning said seriously.