First Meeting with Wan Tiansheng

Night. Faculty residential area. Liu Hong's residence. Wearing a smile, Su Yu truly came to pay Liu Hong a visit. "Teacher, thank you for giving me this opportunity..." Right at the entrance gate, Su Yu began spouting polite pleasantries. Liu Hong looked at him with a beaming smile. *Go on, keep acting!* *I just love watching you put on a show!* Once Su Yu finished his polite remarks, Liu Hong said with a laugh, "Wouldn't dropping to your knees make it look even more convincing?" "Forget it," Su Yu chuckled. "Knowing you, Teacher Liu, you probably tipped off everyone in advance. With their minds already made up, even if I knelt, it wouldn't have much effect." Liu Hong smiled. *Good that you know!* *You openly declared you were coming to visit me. If I hadn't made a few calls, who knows how much trouble I'd be facing right now.* "Come inside and talk!" Liu Hong gave a faint laugh and invited Su Yu into the house. Su Yu didn't stand on ceremony and followed him inside. Just like last time, the guy's home was tidy and neat. For a grown man to keep his place this clean, he definitely wasn't a good person! "Sit!" Liu Hong motioned for him to sit and said with a faint smile, "Speak. What brings you to see me?" "Nothing much. Just dropping by to visit Teacher!" As he spoke, Su Yu glanced around and chuckled. "Teacher, is someone monitoring us?" Liu Hong smiled. "How could that be possible!" *When you say it's impossible, that means it's very possible. Someone probably really is listening in.* *Listening in is good!* Su Yu grinned. "That's good. Teacher, our cooperation this time was a huge success, just like last time. After two rounds, the Single Divine Character Faction's spine has been broken by the two of us..." Liu Hong got a headache and forced a smile. "Don't talk like that, Su Yu. Say what you came to say! If your goal is really to set me up, there's no need. Those elders aren't as foolish as you think. If the two of us were truly in league, you would have come to visit me in secret. Why come see me out in the open?" Su Yu laughed. "Teacher, no one else is here, so what are you afraid of? I'm just laying down a smoke screen so they won't suspect you..." Liu Hong felt exhausted. *Do you really have nothing better to do?* *Do you just have to stir up trouble for me?* Leaning back against the sofa, Liu Hong said wearily, "If you have business, spit it out. If not, leave early!" Su Yu smiled. "Business? Of course I have business! It's like this: I've established a Single-Elimination Society and want to invite you to join, Teacher. Are you interested?" "..." Liu Hong stared blankly, speechless. *Are you crazy, or am I?* *What Single-Elimination Society?* *Are you fucking kidding me! You came all the way here in the middle of the night just to mess with me?* "I'm serious!" Su Yu said with utmost gravity, "I really did establish a Single-Elimination Society, and I've invited quite a few people. Many have already joined. Of course, the name is just a title. Right now, I'd like to invite you to join, Teacher. What do you think?" "..." Liu Hong felt that Su Yu was being completely absurd right now! *Are you out of your mind? Founding some Single-Elimination Society and then inviting me to join—what's the point?* *And you openly invited me right under the noses of Elder Sun and the others.* Liu Hong was beginning to feel thoroughly bewildered. "The Single-Elimination Society... inviting me?" Liu Hong laughed in spite of himself. "Are there any perks?" "Of course there are!" Su Yu said solemnly. "Working together with one heart to build a harmonious Civilization Academy, weed out harmful influences, and sever malignant tumors! That way, the Civilization Academy can achieve healthy growth!" Liu Hong truly thought Su Yu had lost his mind. *Is that something you should even be worrying about?* *What on earth do you actually mean?* He felt bordering on depressed! Su Yu didn't waste any more words. Leaving behind a voice transmission talisman, he smiled. "Teacher, I've extended the invitation. Please look out for me in the future!" With that, Su Yu stood up, turned, and left. Liu Hong blinked, utterly baffled! *Fuck!* *What the hell was that?* *You came all the way here just to leave a voice transmission talisman, told me to join some Single-Elimination Society, and then... that's it? That's all?* *What a headache!* Liu Hong didn't move. Once Su Yu left, the front door swung open. A moment later, Elder Sun stepped inside, glancing at the voice transmission talisman on the table, then over at Liu Hong. Liu Hong was equally dispirited. Standing up, he said respectfully, "Elder Sun, I have no idea what he means either. He just left behind a voice transmission talisman and took off, telling me to join some Single-Elimination Society... Elder Sun, what is he playing at?" Elder Sun waved his hand, drawing the voice transmission talisman into his palm. He examined it for a moment and frowned slightly. It was blank, with no information left behind. Tossing the talisman back to Liu Hong, he said with a frown, "What do you think he means? He should know someone would be here tonight. Did he deliberately say all that to spook us?" Pausing, he added, "Or... has someone actually joined this Single-Elimination Society?" "..." Liu Hong offered a bitter smile. "Elder Sun, that's probably his goal! To make us paranoid and suspect everyone else, thinking many people have joined this so-called society. In truth... it's probably just a child playing games. His words can't be taken seriously!" He felt he had vaguely grasped some of Su Yu's intentions. It was a deliberate attempt to sow mutual suspicion among them! What Single-Elimination Society? Bullshit. Whether such a society even existed was questionable... Wait! The next moment, Liu Hong's heart gave a sudden thump. Could such a society really exist? For instance... could his foolish apprentice have joined it? Elder Sun also frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said, "That's a possibility! Laying down a smoke screen to throw us into disarray!" Just as he spoke, the voice transmission talisman flickered slightly. Liu Hong looked toward Elder Sun. Elder Sun furrowed his brows. "Take a look!" Liu Hong hurriedly picked up the voice transmission talisman to inspect it. This talisman was rather peculiar—a multi-user transmission talisman that could also handle direct transmissions. At this moment, a message appeared on it. "Tian Nine: Looks like a newcomer has joined. Welcome! I'm Tian Nine. Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow—newcomers can just add any character and number after it. Don't use real names!" "Di Seven: A newcomer has indeed joined. One new node has been added!" "Di Twelve: Welcome, newcomer. The objective of the Single-Elimination Society is simple: build a harmonious Civilization Academy. If the newcomer has any questions, you can consult us at any time. Of course, certain secrets require spending Single-Elimination points to purchase!" "..." Liu Hong was struck dumb. He handed the voice transmission talisman to Elder Sun. Elder Sun quickly read through the messages and probed it with his senses. Divine characters flickered across his eyes, and after a moment, he shook his head. "Untraceable! It's a custom-made voice transmission talisman! Unless we impose a complete communication blackout across the entire prefectural city, it cannot be traced!" Liu Hong said in a daze, "Elder Sun... this... do you think it's real or fake?" So many people had popped up all at once! What was the meaning of this? What was going on? He was completely baffled now! Elder Sun also frowned, his voice solemn. "Does such an organization truly exist? I have never heard of it! Is Su Yu deliberately trying to divert our attention?" Liu Hong shook his head; he couldn't say for sure either! Lately, Great Xia Civilization Academy had grown increasingly complicated. "Come up with a fake name and join. Regardless of whether it's real or fake, remember to monitor it closely, pay attention to their exchanges, and see if you can uncover anything. Furthermore, report back to me at all times!" Elder Sun was nursing a massive headache as well! Earlier, he had also assumed it was fake, but now... it really was hard to tell! What on earth was the situation? Did such an organization truly exist within the academy? The Single-Elimination Society? Was Su Yu deliberately deceiving them, or... it felt more like deceit; otherwise, why would that kid openly deliver a voice transmission talisman to Liu Hong? A Shanhai and a Tengkong were now being given a splitting headache by Su Yu. Soon, Elder Sun composed himself and said, "Regardless of whether it's real or fake, just keep an eye on it! There's no need to expend too much energy. That Su Yu might be acting under someone else's instructions, deliberately diverting our gaze so we waste our focus on other matters!" "Plenty of people harbor secret dissatisfaction with us. Even if it's true, so what?" "Elder Sun, how about you hold on to this..." Liu Hong felt the talisman was like a hot potato! He really didn't want to keep this thing! Elder Sun frowned. "Keep it yourself. I might not have the time to check it every day, so don't miss any messages! Moreover, don't spread word of this, lest it cause panic among the others!" If a Single-Elimination Society suddenly emerged in the academy, and the rest of the Single Divine Character Faction caught wind of it, who knew what chaos would break out? Things could not afford to become any more chaotic! Elder Sun was plagued by an unbearable headache right now. Nothing had gone smoothly for them recently! Liu Hong said with a wry smile, "Alright then. Elder Sun, you must vouch for me. I haven't joined any Single-Elimination Society! Besides, it's hard to say if this society even exists." "Rest assured, I'm not that foolish!" Elder Sun reassured him once more. There was no need to suspect his own people over such a matter, even though... deep down, he did harbor a faint suspicion about whether a group within the academy had banded together. But that could not be said aloud! Speaking it aloud would only invite trouble! ... While they were nursing their headaches, Su Yu was having the time of his life. Playing with alternate accounts was so much fun! Delivering the voice transmission talisman to Liu Hong and cooking up some Single-Elimination Society was just something he had thrown together on a whim. Su Yu had specifically devised it based on the Multiple Divine Characters Faction's predicament. The Multiple Divine Characters Faction, suspecting that an Invincible traitor existed, was perpetually paranoid and wary of every Invincible. They didn't dare make noise, feared causing trouble, and worried that someone was secretly watching them in the shadows... In short, their days were thoroughly miserable! Drawing inspiration from this, Su Yu had invented the Single-Elimination Society. On one hand, it was meant to disgust them; on the other, it served to mask the existence of the Mutual Aid Society, giving it an extra cover. Within the academy, quite a few people used voice transmission talismans, but for students to use them was unusual. Once people like Lin Yao used them and were discovered, it would be easy for others to spot clues. Su Yu had already planned to hand out hundreds or thousands of voice transmission talismans starting tomorrow. Although crafting these wasn't cheap, he could still ask his grandmaster and martial uncle for assistance. It was chump change—just a few hundred merit points. By then, when everyone had one, the talismans wouldn't stand out at all. Not only that, but in the eyes of the Single Divine Character Faction, anyone holding a talisman might be a member of the Single-Elimination Society. That would be hilarious! Let those guys drown in their own suspicion! Let them suspect everyone! Would they dare inspect everyone's talismans? Even the Court of Inspectors didn't have that authority! Those he truly intended to recruit into the Mutual Aid Society would operate on an entirely different system. As for the Single-Elimination Society, he would just treat it as a game. Spending a few dozen minutes a day hopping between countless alternate accounts to chat with those fools would serve as his daily relaxation! Liu Hong was one, and if Elder Sun wanted to join, Su Yu wouldn't mind chatting with him either! *I really am a genius!* Su Yu muttered to himself. *I truly am a genius!* It might actually serve a purpose by throwing those guys into disarray. If they started suspecting that everyone around them was a traitor one day, that would be pure entertainment! Beyond disgusting them, throwing them into chaos, and covering the Mutual Aid Society, Su Yu had other considerations. The Single Divine Character Faction was constantly looking for trouble, and Su Yu was growing very impatient. Right now, he had suppressed their younger generation so thoroughly that none dared show their heads, but Su Yu was certain that once he reached the Tengkong Realm, trouble would inevitably return. "The best way to resolve trouble is still to pull it up by the roots! Not here at the academy, but elsewhere..." Su Yu let out a sigh. *It has nothing to do with me. I can't manage all that!* Those matters were far too remote for him. Everything above the Tengkong Realm was essentially beyond his concern. Fortunately, within the academy, there was a big boss overseeing everything. Su Yu knew that Wan Tiansheng was his true capital for staying alive in the academy. Without Wan Tiansheng, if he were outside the academy, having offended Elder Sun and the others time and time again, he would have been slapped to death long ago! A mere Yangxing daring to butt heads with a Shanhai? One slap would have wiped him out! *The big boss is the true foundation of my survival!* As for Hong Tan and the others—his grandmaster was strong, but he still couldn't suppress the Single Divine Character Faction. Never mind his grandmaster; even when Teacher Liu displayed the strength to suppress a Sun-Moon, he still couldn't suppress them. The Single Divine Character Faction was by no means weak! Su Yu tidied his clothes. Neat and orderly, his robes pristine white as snow, a gentle smile gracing his face, he perfectly embodied the demeanor of a Civilization Master before setting off toward Xiuxin Pavilion. *Our revered Principal Wan probably hasn't gone to sleep yet!* *Who knows what the mighty Principal Wan wants to talk to me about?* *Principal Wan is busy with thousands of daily affairs, yet he still remembers a lowly student. Truly the blessing of three lifetimes...* Su Yu kept chanting in his heart! *Yes, maintain this exact mindset. Back then, Xia Xiao'er saw right through my internal grumbling and knocked me out. Absolutely detestable!* ... Xiuxin Pavilion. Wan Tiansheng did not have his own courtyard. He didn't reside anywhere else, choosing to live solely inside Xiuxin Pavilion. This had been the choice of past academy principals as well. Xiuxin Pavilion had thirty-six floors in total, standing tall as the highest structure in the academy. Wan Tiansheng resided on the thirty-fifth floor, not the thirty-sixth. In front of the pavilion's entrance, a squad of Guards stood on watch. The academy's Guards were formidable. Even if Su Yu couldn't discern their exact cultivation, he could tell that the weakest among them were at the Tengkong Realm, and there might even be Lingyun Realm experts present. The Guard on duty inspected Su Yu's student badge, seemed to communicate with someone for a moment, and soon nodded. "Go on in. Don't wander around. Follow the stairs straight to the end, and you'll arrive at the Principal's office area." "Thank you, big brother!" Su Yu thanked him with a shy smile. The Guards glanced at him without saying much. Wan Tiansheng rarely summoned students. Why he had abruptly called for Su Yu, none of them knew. Naturally, they wouldn't dare pry into the Principal's thoughts. Su Yu... they knew about this fellow. Despite his sweet smile, he was no gentle soul, and he fought with vicious ruthlessness. ... Su Yu climbed all the way up. Without lingering, he continued his silent affirmations in his heart. As he walked, it seemed as if he had stepped into another world! His vision blurred! He found himself standing back in the academy, outside Xiuxin Pavilion. Yet everything was different! Ruins and collapsed walls were everywhere! Great Xia Civilization Academy had changed! Corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed like rivers! All around, students were fleeing frantically. Su Yu's expression shifted erratically. An illusion? Impossible! The academy was so peaceful just moments ago, and there were so many experts here—how could enemies have suddenly invaded and slaughtered so many people? Just at that moment, thunderous roars echoed from the sky! Su Yu's expression changed! In midair, the figures of Chen Yong, Hong Tan, Bai Feng, and the others manifested one after another! Kill! Slaughter! Hong Tan was slaughtering, Chen Yong was slaughtering, Bai Feng was slaughtering! No... there was also himself! Su Yu's face drained of all color! He was slaughtering as well! It was faintly discernible that he was the core of this group—or rather, he was the one who had initiated the slaughter, prompting the members of the Multiple Divine Characters Faction to strike! *Bang!* Explosive sounds rang out as corpses tumbled and blood sprayed. In the air, Su Yu still wore his white robe, now drenched in blood, madly slaughtering the fleeing students and researchers! At that exact moment, a colossal hand descended, blotting out the sky! *Boom!* A deafening roar sounded! Su Yu's vision blurred once more. When his senses cleared, he was standing before an open doorway. Beyond the open wooden door, at the far end of the room, stood a floor-to-ceiling window. An old man sat in a chair reading a book, a gentle smile on his face as he looked toward Su Yu. And Su Yu looked at his hand! That hand... looked identical to the one that had wiped them all out at the very end! Su Yu's heart shook violently! Yet he didn't dare ask, bowing respectfully. "Greetings, Principal!" "Rise." Wan Tiansheng's voice was gentle, carrying a faint smile. "Did you see it?" "I did." "That is the future." Wan Tiansheng smiled faintly. "One among thousands of futures, and the one that best matches your current state of mind! Everyone sees something different. What you see is not necessarily what I see." Wan Tiansheng's voice was soft. "What you saw represents the future you most desire, and the one most likely to occur. Do you like it?" Su Yu fell silent. *What I saw is my future? How could that be!* *I would raise a butcher's knife, slaughter everyone in the academy, and ultimately be wiped out? Dragging my grandmaster and master down with me?* *This is my future? No! I don't believe it!* Wan Tiansheng said leisurely, "It is merely one possibility among thousands. Don't take it too much to heart." "Principal, did you guide me to see that future?" "Not quite... This passage is inherently filled with various mystical wonders. Past principals have all resided here, and groups of Shanhai and Sun-Moon experts frequently gather in this place. We are unaffected, but you are too weak, so you might perceive certain visions." Wan Tiansheng smiled. Su Yu looked at him. A very kindly old man, at least in appearance. Silver hair draped over his shoulders, dressed in a green robe, holding a book, his eyes gleaming with the light of wisdom. Wan Tiansheng was also observing him. After watching him for a moment, he chuckled softly. "Today's cause brings tomorrow's effect. Cause and effect cycle endlessly. Can you understand that?" Su Yu said in a heavy voice, "You said it yourself, Principal—only with cause is there an effect! If such a scene truly comes to pass in the future, it will be because others pushed things too far! When I entered the academy, my heart was pure and sincere. Because of my father, I enrolled with the intention of serving the human race. When I encountered members of the All-Races Sect, I killed them without hesitation! Because I idolized Manor Lord Xia! "They said Great Xia Civilization Academy was chaotic, but my introductory teacher, Teacher Liu, told me that the chaos still operated within the rules! "I believed this place was a sacred ground, a pure land, and even if it was chaotic, it wouldn't affect me! "Yet I was wrong. From the very first day I stepped into the academy, I knew I was wrong!" Su Yu looked directly at Wan Tiansheng. "Principal, if this is the pure land and sacred ground in my heart, then I believe that future scene might truly happen!" Wan Tiansheng replied calmly, "Everything depends on you. You choose your own path." "Then the Single Divine Character Faction acts so tyrannically and commits so many misdeeds—should they not be punished?" Wan Tiansheng remained placid. "That is why evil karma bears bitter fruit! Just as the Multiple Divine Characters Faction dominated the realm of Civilization Masters in the past, in the end, they too reaped bitter fruit!" Su Yu completely disagreed with that statement! He felt Wan Tiansheng was talking nonsense, trying to smooth things over by muddying the waters! That wasn't evil karma for the Multiple Divine Characters Faction! "The Fifth Head and the others fell on the All-Heavens Battlefield, dying in combat against enemies and slaying Invincibles! If that counts as evil karma, then no one under heaven has avoided committing evil!" Wan Tiansheng said calmly, "He did commit evil! If he hadn't, he could have gone alone to attain the Dao. Why drag down so many people? If he hadn't committed evil, he could have passed his divine character inheritance to the academy. Why pass it to Liu Wenyan, ruining Liu Wenyan for fifty years? If he hadn't committed evil, that Invincible from Great Zhou Prefecture wouldn't have died, and there wouldn't have been retribution later! "Certain things look different depending on the angle you view them from." Wan Tiansheng said indifferently, "The son of that fallen Invincible from Great Zhou Prefecture is named Zhou Polong. His father died because of the Fifth Head. If he comes seeking vengeance against you, does that count as cause and effect?" Su Yu frowned. "Reinforcing an ally on the battlefield and falling—how does that count as committing evil?" "Yet the Fifth Head said himself that he didn't need help from anyone..." Wan Tiansheng said placidly, "He went back on his word! He took it upon himself, believing he could sweep through the heavens and crush all Invincibles, but he failed, so he called for aid, causing that person to fall. Does that count as his evil?" Su Yu was speechless. Did it count? At this moment, he didn't know. Wan Tiansheng smiled. "This is the malice of human nature. Look at you—unable to answer, finding it hard to say! Let me ask you: in the thousand-man unit where your father served, one of the centurions was disobedient and overly arrogant, insisting on provoking enemies outside. He agreed that no one needed to worry about him and that he could handle it alone. In the end... he was ambushed and called for help. Your father went to save him and fell. Would you hate that troublemaking centurion?" "Yes!" Su Yu responded in a low voice. Wan Tiansheng smiled again. "That is human nature! Is it wrong for Zhou Polong to hate you all? His father was an Invincible expert, eternal and undying—even if 'eternal and undying' requires a discount, living for a thousand years wouldn't have been a problem. Yet he died. Could he not hate?" Su Yu had no rebuttal. "Therefore, you have no reason to blame him for hating you. As for suppressing you..." Wan Tiansheng smiled. "Take the same example. Your father died, and that centurion died as well! You ought to hate him, but since he's dead, you can't be bothered with him. Yet you become an important figure, and your subordinates guess your thoughts, assuming you want to target his descendants, so they go and suppress them. If you learned of it, would you step forward to stop them?" Su Yu remained silent. Would he? The man had caused his father's death; not going out of his way to cause trouble for his descendants was already generous and magnanimous! As for others suppressing the man's descendants... would I step in to stop them? Do I have that kind of benevolence? Wan Tiansheng smiled again. "That is human nature! If you hate Zhou Mingren and the others, that is fine. But if your hatred extends to everyone else, that is venting your anger on the innocent. The Human Realm is not as wicked as you think! "Every grievance has its source; do not drag others into it recklessly!" Su Yu looked at Wan Tiansheng, confused. "Principal, are you telling me not to hate Zhou Polong?" "Did I?" Wan Tiansheng smiled faintly. "You, a mere Yangxing, have the right to hate? Zhou Polong could blow you to death with a breath! Don't overestimate yourself! I only mean that inside the academy, whoever targets you, you may strike back. However... do not drag others into it. Not everyone is willing to bear what they shouldn't have to bear!" Pausing, he smiled and continued, "Was slaughtering the academy your choice? Was purging the academy your decision? If so, why didn't you settle scores with Zhou Polong, the root of it all? If you killed him, wouldn't that end everything? In truth, that's just bullying the weak and fearing the strong, isn't it? "And the root behind Zhou Polong is King Dazhou. Why don't you just kill King Dazhou? Wouldn't that solve everything even more cleanly? Why slaughter everyone else?" "..." Su Yu fell silent, plunging into deep thought. Wan Tiansheng said leisurely, "Everything has its reasons. It isn't that just because you think so, believe so, or feel so, you are in the right! You might wonder why the Principal doesn't suppress the Single Divine Character Faction and lets the Multiple Divine Characters Faction be bullied..." Wan Tiansheng chuckled. "Then back when your Multiple Divine Characters Faction was mighty, why did no one suppress your faction to let the Single Divine Character Faction catch its breath?" Su Yu frowned. "But now, this is no longer simple suppression! They want to kill people, they opened up a battle zone, they wanted to dig up graves, and they tried to kill my senior sister! Principal, is this still competition?" Competition in earlier years could be considered normal, but now? Su Yu felt Wan Tiansheng was just muddling the water! Wan Tiansheng said faintly, "Did they kill anyone from your faction? Did they dig up the grave? Is your senior sister dead?" "That's because we are strong..." Before Su Yu could finish, Wan Tiansheng said leisurely, "Strong? Do you really think the Single Divine Character Faction isn't strong? The Single Divine Character Faction has multiple Sun-Moon Realm experts, and some have even stepped into the Invincible Realm—though only through the physical path... What right do you have to claim you are strong?" "They have people who reached the Invincible Realm through the physical path?" Su Yu was astonished! Wan Tiansheng said placidly, "Do you think those people in the Quest Realm all advanced from the Beast Taming faction? Or the Divine Pill faction? What's there to be surprised about? Not just the Single Divine Character Faction—the Multiple Divine Characters Faction has them too. Why haven't they shown themselves? If they showed themselves, would they trigger a war between Invincibles?" Wan Tiansheng smiled faintly. "Certain things are not as you think. None of your people died—was that because you were strong? Wrong. It was because someone favored you. For instance, the Xia family, or Ji Hong... They also felt the Single Divine Character Faction crossed the line in recent years, so they gave them a few lessons. That includes Zheng Yuming's injury—do you think that was an accident?" Wan Tiansheng said calmly, "Cross the line, and you will suffer punishment! In this regard, no one is an exception! In the past few decades, did anyone from your faction die? In a normal competition, you couldn't beat them—did you expect me to step in and take your side?" Su Yu was suddenly at a loss for words. It seemed... that was indeed the case. So, recently, the Single Divine Character Faction crossed the line, which was why they suffered a series of punishments! At the battle zone, Ji Hong intervened, Marquis Xia and the others intervened, and here at the academy, Wan Tiansheng intervened as well... That was why the Single Divine Character Faction kept suffering setbacks! Looking at it that way, it really was true. Otherwise, with just Hong Tan and a few others, they might not have been able to win against them. Su Yu secretly stole a glance at Wan Tiansheng. Was the Principal explaining this to clear things up for himself and the Great Xia Prefecture? It wasn't that they refused to help or intervene, but rather that previously, everything had conformed to the rules. Back when the Multiple Divine Characters Faction was mighty, it had also squeezed the living space of other factions. Now, when the Single Divine Character Faction stopped following the rules, it suffered severe suppression! Su Yu seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to understand. Was this a warning to him, a reminder, or a reminder to the entire Multiple Divine Characters Faction not to resort to underhanded off-field tactics? As he was pondering, Wan Tiansheng said with leisurely ease, "Don't overthink it. I'm just telling you: isn't staying alive good? Don't waste your wit and intellect on other things. In that time, wouldn't it be better to outline a few more divine characters?" Su Yu said bluntly, "I have no money and no resources, and the academy won't give me anything. I have to fight for them myself! But once I leave the academy, someone might kill me. After thinking it over, my only option is to pluck feathers from the Single Divine Character Faction. Otherwise, I'm no parasite either. In the past, when I lacked merit points, I went out on missions to kill enemies myself. Now, I don't even dare step outside!" Su Yu spoke plainly! If the Single Divine Character Faction weren't targeting him, he might have already gone outside on missions. He wouldn't even bother with them. But right now... he feared death. If he went out, he was afraid he wouldn't come back! Carrying such worry, how could he dare go out on missions? Even last time when he found out about Tianyi... Su Yu instantly reined in all his thoughts! *Careful! The Principal might sense it!* *I wasn't thinking anything, nothing at all! The Principal is so handsome, so formidable, so imposing, so awesome!* Wan Tiansheng looked at him with a smile. Quite interesting. No wonder he could battle a Shanhai at the Lingyun Realm in the future! Although it was merely one possibility, it seemed very likely now. This fellow truly was outstanding, powerful, and remarkably lucky!