Chapter 1467: Exposed

"What... what is this?"

All the Elders were dumbfounded, staring at the lines of Divine Text translations within the Jade Slips in their hands, causing their hearts to spasm repeatedly.

What the hell is this stuff?

Didn't they say the translation method was flawed?

Why, why can it be used so smoothly?

It translated all those Divine Texts fluently and without obstruction.

But why are every single one of these translated phrases cursing that Thanos?

Isn't he the Divine Son?

Isn't he supposed to receive the will of the gods?

Isn't he the Divine Spirit sent to teach our Heavenly Palace Academy how to survive the Great Tribulation?

Holy crap, something's wrong!

Several Elders suddenly realized it, their faces changing as they cried out in alarm, "Not good, we've been tricked, we've been tricked!"

"You dog thief, stop!"

"Return our Immortal Spirit Stones!"

An Elder roared at Xu Que and unleashed a Dharma Spell!

In an instant, everyone in the entire Arena was drawn by the sudden shouts of these few people, all wearing looks of shock.

Countless gazes stared blankly in that direction.

Dean Wang Chi, who had arranged for them to translate the Divine Texts, was an absolute master of human nature and had long harbored suspicions; upon hearing the alarmed cries of the several Elders, his heart immediately skipped a beat, realizing clearly that his guess had been correct.

It really is a damn scam, a huge scam!

"Seeking death!" Wang Chi's face darkened, Killing Intent surged forth, and immense pressure burst out instantly, obviously intending to cooperate with the several Elders to capture Xu Que.

"Oh no!"

Not far away, Xuan Yuan Wanrong frowned upon seeing this, secretly thinking things had gone badly.

Originally, according to the plan Xu Que had described, the goal was to trick them out of Immortal Spirit Stones to remodel the Mountain-Protecting Array, transforming it into a Great Killing Array.

Previously, watching Xu Que fool Wang Chi and the others into spinning in circles and even handing over their Immortal Spirit Stones, Xuan Yuan Wanrong had almost felt that Xu Que had already succeeded.

But now, the situation had reversed in an instant.

The several Elders who had realized it first had already unleashed Dharma Spells and rushed toward Xu Que, who was still in the midst of setting up the Array.

Even if Xuan Yuan Wanrong wanted to help, it was too late, but after hesitating briefly, she still chose to act, striking out with Immortal Spells toward two of the Elders.

With her abilities, in such a rushed moment, she could only intercept two people for Xu Que.

However, Xu Que at this moment showed no reaction whatsoever, seeming completely unaware, and continued to bury his head in setting up the Array.

The two Heavenly Palace Academy Elders charging at the very front were blocked by Xuan Yuan Wanrong's Dharma Spells, immediately halting their movements and circulating their spells to resist.

But the several Elders catching up right behind them advanced to kill without any obstruction.

"Whoosh!"

A wisp of Sword Qi, rainbow-like and carrying the momentum of splitting the heavens, chopped down straight toward Xu Que's head.

Another Elder waved his sleeve, striking out a patch of Golden Light shaped like an overturned bowl, attempting to block all of Xu Que's escape routes.

In an instant, Xu Que seemed trapped in a deadly situation, unable to flee and unable to fight back.

Xuan Yuan Wanrong's face changed, and she cried out a warning, "Why aren't you running yet?"

She had chosen to act precisely to buy Xu Que some time; who would have expected this kid to continue burying his head in setting up the Array, having long missed the best moment to escape just now.

What was even more critical was that now several Elders had unleashed their killing moves, yet that fellow wasn't even resisting, still squatting in place fiddling with Immortal Spirit Stones—what exactly was he trying to do?

Even offering one's head as a gift shouldn't be this obvious!

Boom!

The next moment, both the Golden Light Spell and that heaven-splitting Sword Qi crashed down completely.

Everyone saw clearly that Xu Que had not managed to dodge and was directly submerged by that patch of Dharma Spells.

"Wait, that isn't his True Body!"

Almost simultaneously, Dean Wang Chi reacted extremely quickly and shouted loudly.

Bang!

He slapped forward, and immediately divine brilliance blazed, causing the pervasive Immortal Yuan in the mid-air to condense and rapidly transform into an unfurled Ancient Painting.

Within the painting were mountains and waters; at first glance, one could distinguish it as the scenery of Heavenly Palace Academy, and within it was also an ink-black human figure whose facial features were indistinguishable and extremely blurry, moving rapidly inside the painting before finally settling in one spot and ceasing all movement.

"He is in the Treasure Library!"

Wang Chi waved his hand coldly and ordered, "Law Enforcement Hall, heed this command: Xuan Yuan Wanrong is suspected of colluding with external thieves; immediately capture her, imprison her in the Supreme Cliff Cave, and await sentencing. The rest follow This Seat to the Treasure Library to capture the thief Thanos!"

With a single order, Wang Chi did not linger, directly leading people to soar into the mid-air and dart toward the Treasure Library.

Although Xuan Yuan Wanrong was important, he knew very well that with her strength, she could never escape from the hands of the several Elders of the Law Enforcement Hall; capturing her would be effortless.

At this moment, the most urgent task was to capture that fellow Thanos.

Scamming food and drink, scamming right up to the gates of Heavenly Palace Academy—scammers these days truly have audacity sky-high; losing Ten Million Immortal Spirit Stones is a minor matter, but if this gets out, wouldn't Heavenly Palace Academy become a laughingstock throughout the Kingdom?

The key point is that he, as the Dean, would be the primary target; how would he have any face left to walk around Tianzhou in the future?

Therefore, capturing Thanos and tearing out his tendons, peeling his skin, subjecting him to Qian Dao Wan Guo, and so forth, is absolutely necessary.

However, before leaving, Wang Chi still kept a trick in reserve; he was eighty percent certain that Xuan Yuan Wanrong had likely recovered her memories, so he struck out a Hand Seal to seal her voice, preventing her from revealing the truth of past events and thereby avoiding arousing suspicion among the other Disciples of Heavenly Palace Academy.

"These old bastards planted Spirit Gu into the Cultivation Pills they gave me every year; they can actually seal my voice with a mere gesture, so controlling my life and death is probably just as effortless." After realizing she could not make a sound, Xuan Yuan Wanrong immediately found the cause.

After Wang Chi struck out the Hand Seal, the Spirit Gu hidden within her body for many years also revived, blocking her Silence Acupoint; what was even more fatal was that these Spirit Gu had been nurtured by her own Immortal Yuan, making it impossible for her to expel them using her own power.

Therefore, Wang Chi being able to control her life and death was indeed an effortless matter.

However...

"That kid, when did he swap his True Body for an Avatar? To accomplish all this under the noses of so many people without even me detecting it?" Xuan Yuan Wanrong simply stood where she was, too lazy to offer futile resistance; she was indeed no match for the several Elders of the Law Enforcement Hall.

At this moment, her thoughts had already turned to speculating about Xu Que's plan.

What follow-up arrangements did that fellow actually have?

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Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Palace Academy's Treasure Library.

Xu Que sat cross-legged on the ground with a beaming smile, staring wide-eyed at Er Gouzi's past life and Duan Qide, who both wore expressions of shock.

"Holy crap, you kid are so scheming?"

"So which one is your True Body? Damn it, I still haven't figured it out even now."

Er Gouzi and Duan Qide asked simultaneously.

"Just a second ago, my Avatar was shattered; now Wang Chi and the others are rushing here. So tell me, which one is the True Body?" Xu Que asked with a smile.

"Nonsense, then surely this you is the True Body!" Er Gouzi rolled his eyes, then suddenly seemed to remember something and cried out in panic: "Holy crap, does this mean you've been exposed? They're on their way here? Then let's scram quickly!"

"No." Duan Qide widened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "I suspect this you is also an Avatar!"

"Heh!"

Xu Que immediately shook his head with a laugh: "You only see the Second Layer, thinking I'm on the First Layer. In reality, I'm on the Fifth Layer!"

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