Chapter 914: As Expected

Ye Liuyun estimated that Prince Xiao had suffered a major loss this time and would not let it go.

Even if he entered the academy, Prince Xiao would still find a way to deal with him!

He didn't retreat; instead, he felt a bit smug: "Prince Xiao, I owe my fame to you!"

Ye Liuyun returned to the academy and first exchanged some points for a few transmission talismans.

He wasn't used to using this before, but now he found it quite convenient. At least he could now communicate anytime with Qin Peng and Du Yan on Brave Fury Island.

Afterwards, he then returned to his residence.

"You weren't ambushed, were you?"

"How did you provoke Prince Xiao?"

As soon as he returned, Ling Shuang, Yuan Datou, Liang Xinyu and the others rushed over to ask what happened.

"I ran into them! I killed them all!" Ye Liuyun said nonchalantly.

Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou were both fairly aware of Ye Liuyun's strength, so they weren't too surprised.

But Liang Xinyu and the others all had their mouths wide open!

"You really offended Prince Xiao?"

After Liang Xinyu realized what had happened, she asked Ye Liuyun in surprise.

"Hmm." Ye Liuyun gave a simple reply, then began asking about recent events in the academy.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's nonchalant attitude, Liang Xinyu stopped pressing him for details.

"You're back at just the right time; the academy will open a secret realm in a few days, and all disciples can enter."

Yuan Datou didn't dwell on how he had killed those who ambushed him, and eagerly told him the story.

"What kind of secret realm is it, and who can enter?" Ye Liuyun also became curious.

Normally, the gap between outer and inner sect disciples is huge, making it impossible for them to enter the same secret realm.

"I heard it's a brand‑new secret realm—a fragment of the Moyu continent, teeming with demon race, foreign tribe evil artifacts, and corpse demons. That's why the academy decided to let everyone go in to hunt them!" Ling Shuang explained.

Ye Liuyun nodded and said, "In that case, the danger is definitely not small—you all need to prepare."

"It's voluntary entry, and you can team up with stronger cultivators!" Liang Xinyu interjected: "We've joined the Fourth Prince's Lin Yuan Pavilion lately, so we can go with them."

"The Fourth Prince's Lin Yuan Pavilion?" Ye Liuyun had thought she would join the Crown Prince's Heaven's Pride Pavilion, so he was a bit surprised.

He then added, "That's good. That way you'll be much safer."

Ling Shuang also added concernedly: "You'd better go with the experts from the Phoenix Forest Pavilion. Since you've offended Prince Xiao, he might seize the chance to send someone after you."

"Thanks for the reminder!" Ye Liuyun merely expressed his gratitude for her suggestion, without committing to it.

Even the strongest inner sect disciple is only at the Ninefold Creation realm; even if someone tried to scheme against him, he wouldn't worry.

In the secret realm there are hardly any sect rules. If anyone dares to move against him, just kill them outright!

In fact, Ye Liuyun's reputation has already begun to spread.

However, the news hasn't yet reached the academy.

That's because, just as Ye Liuyun wiped out the martial cultivators who had ambushed him, Prince Xiao's 50,000‑strong army sent to attack Brave Fury Island was also completely wiped out.

Following Ye Liuyun's instructions, Qin Peng did not engage when Prince Xiao's army arrived.

Instead, he directly had the Heaven‑Swallowing Beast devour Prince Xiao's entire army.

That sight was quite shocking at the time.

The 50,000 troops, along with their equipment and warships, were all sucked into the Heaven‑Swallowing Beast's belly, filling it up.

The Heaven‑Swallowing Beast thus gained a large amount of energy, enough to digest for a while, and could even boost its strength in the process.

Although Prince Xiao's 50,000‑strong army was swallowed by the Heaven‑Swallowing Beast and they gained no loot, it minimized casualties to the greatest extent possible.

Two Venerable‑rank experts, being highly alert, tried to flee in the chaos, but were intercepted and killed by the Dragon Eagle and five ferocious beasts arranged by Qin Peng.

Both detachments sent by Prince Xiao ended up being completely annihilated!

This news spread instantly, and the next day it reached Qian Long Academy.

"Hahaha, this kid's got guts!" Li Qingyun laughed loudly upon hearing the news.

Upon hearing the news, Ninth Princess Xia Tianqiong rubbed her forehead.

"This kid, how can he never stay still for a day?"

In the end, she still had people fetch Ling Shuang and Ye Liuyun and bring them to the Phoenix Forest Pavilion.

"The pavilion master summoned us—what's up?" Ye Liuyun still didn't know the news from Brave Fury Island.

"What's the matter? Don't you realize what kind of trouble you've stirred up?" Xia Tianqiong retorted.

"Are you talking about Prince Xiao's son?" Ye Liuyun guessed.

"Not Prince Xiao's son—it's Prince Xiao himself!" Xia Tianqiong almost shouted.

She then patted her chest to calm herself and asked Ye Liuyun: "Prince Xiao's 50,000‑strong army went to attack your Brave Fury Island, but your defenders wiped them out. You haven't heard this yet, have you?"

"I haven't. But it was also to be expected!" Ye Liuyun replied calmly.

Xia Tianqiong glanced at Ye Liuyun and said helplessly: "Expected? Then you should also realize that your feud with Prince Xiao is irreconcilable."

"I killed his son, so there was no way to reconcile it anyway! How could he send troops to attack me and I not be allowed to strike back?" Ye Liuyun countered.

"Good, good, good!" Xia Tianqiong, prompted by Ye Liuyun's questions, kept saying "good" and couldn't say anything else.

Ling Shuang, meanwhile, was stifling a smile on the side.

By now she could say she understood Ye Liuyun fairly well. Knowing he had no fear of Prince Xiao's retaliation in his heart, she could see why he remained so calm.

Seeing Ling Shuang's smirk, Xia Tianqiong flew into a rage and snapped: "How can you still laugh? Don't you know what trouble he's caused? Why are you acting just like him? I think this kid has led you astray—you dare to stir up any kind of mischief!"

Ling Shuang tried to hold back her laughter, imitating Ye Liuyun's tone as she put on a pretentious air: "What does it have to do with me? It's not my fault!"

"You two..."

Xia Tianqiong was so angry she almost lashed out at both of them!

"I'll see how he resolves it! When the time comes, don't come begging me to save him!" Xia Tianqiong hated him so much her teeth itched, and she spoke through gritted teeth.

Ye Liuyun also knew that Xia Tianqiong was showing concern for him, and he immediately said: "Thank you for your concern, Pavilion Master; I will protect myself well!"

"Alright, you two hurry back! Just looking at you two gives me a headache!" Xia Tianqiong waved her hand, driving them away.

When they reached the door, Xia Tianqiong added another sentence.

"If you enter the Secret Realm this time, prepare to be hunted! I estimate Prince Xiao will offer a heavy bounty for your head. By then, many inner sect disciples will move against you."