Martial Defiance Across Nine Thousand Realms

The arena fell silent, hearts trembling with shock.

Yin Tianxiu's gaze, piercing through her veil, fixed on Ye Han, her aura brimming with murderous intent.

In that instant, she felt the urge to execute Ye Han on the spot, consequences be damned.

But in a fraction of a second, her eyes caught sight of Mo Qingrou nearby, and her desire to kill was quelled by reason.

"Ye Han, I admire your courage," Yin Tianxiu said, her voice suddenly calm. "However, Cycle Academy is teeming with geniuses; you're a minor character in comparison, let alone in the vast Primordial Void Domain. You've challenged me, the top of the Yin Yang List, but I won't stoop to your level."

Having said that, Yin Tianxiu turned to Lord Qiu: "Lord Qiu, how about we punish this child with three months in the Netherworld Realm?"

Lord Qiu gave Ye Han a deep look: "That's a fair and appropriate suggestion!"

"No way!"

Mo Qingrou spoke up directly.

She looked at Lord Qiu: "Ye Han is merely a disciple of the Divine Power Realm. There's no precedent for sending someone like him into the Netherworld Realm."

Lord Qiu chuckled: "Mo Qingrou, although you were a prominent figure among the Inner Disciples, you can't sway my decision as the Deputy Lord of the Enforcement Hall."

"Indeed!" Yin Tianxiu said meaningfully, looking at Mo Qingrou. "Sending him to the Netherworld Realm is nothing but fair. After three months, it won't affect his participation in the Academy's grand assembly."

Before Mo Qingrou could respond, Yin Tianxiu added: "However, if you hand over that half piece of Nine Yang Fire Jade to me, given our relationship, I might be inclined to help reduce his sentence."

"Impossible!"

Ye Han interrupted again.

He looked at Mo Qingrou: "Teacher, you must not give her the Nine Yang Fire Jade."

"The Netherworld Realm, is it? I'll go!" Ye Han's eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Yin Tianxiu.

And Lord Qiu, a Deputy Lord of the Enforcement Hall, acting at the whim of an Inner Disciple, was utterly unfit for his position.

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Parasites, these people were the parasites of Cycle Academy.

Sadly, Ye Han knew very well that he was no match for them at this moment.

He approached Mo Qingrou and whispered so only they could hear: "Teacher, the Netherworld Realm might just be an opportunity."

"An opportunity?"

Mo Qingrou still shook her head.

"Don't forget, I am a successor of the Human Path, and I have treasures given by Li Futu that can fend off trouble. The Netherworld Realm holds fortunes, and entering it may not be dangerous for me; it might even provide various trials." Ye Han's face was resolute.

"But that Nine Yang Fire Jade, you absolutely cannot give it to her. Let's talk after I return." Ye Han gazed at Mo Qingrou's exquisite face.

Mo Qingrou fell silent for a moment, a trace of regret appearing: "It's my fault you're in this predicament."

"If it weren't for you, Teacher, Luo Tianzheng would have killed me in the Ye Family of Flame City. Never say you've been a burden again," Ye Han said earnestly.

"Alright!"

Mo Qingrou's beautiful eyes shone as she looked at Ye Han: "In three months, your senior sister will be waiting for you outside the Netherworld Realm!"

"Senior sister…"

Ye Han's heart quivered.

"Let's get moving," Lord Qiu commanded, waving his arm as a group of Enforcers surrounded them.

"I can walk by myself!"

Ye Han glanced at the Enforcers, then addressed Lord Qiu: "A Deputy Lord of the Enforcement Hall taking orders from Yin Tianxiu's whims—I'll remember today."

"Boy, you're not in a position to talk to me like that," Lord Qiu said dismissively, not taking Ye Han seriously.

The Enforcers encircled Ye Han as he walked towards the distance.

"Ye Han, your senior sister will be waiting for you!" Mo Qingrou's voice followed from behind.

Ye Han turned back, his smile bright and devoid of any sign of defeat.

***

The Academy, Nether Peak!

This was the entrance to the Netherworld Realm.

Under the watchful eyes of many disciples, Ye Han was brought to an Inscription altar at the peak.

Lord Qiu personally activated the Inscription array, and in a moment, Ye Han's figure vanished from sight.

As Ye Han departed, the crowd stirred, and Yin Tianxiu suddenly spoke: "Wang Rong, Ye Han hasn't met you yet, has he?"

"No, Senior Sister Yin!" The Senior Sister Wang who had once disciplined Lu Yunxiao and Xiao Chen promptly responded with respect.

"You go to the Netherworld Realm too, keep an eye on Ye Han, and don't let him die."

"But…"

"Take this Inscription communication crystal. Once I get the Nine Yang Fire Jade, I'll contact you… and if necessary, kill!" Yin Tianxiu gestured a slight throat-slitting motion, her voice so low only the two of them could hear.

"Understood!"

Wang Rong quickly nodded, then took a sky-blue crystal ball the size of a child's fist.

About half an hour after Ye Han was sent away, Wang Rong also entered the altar, and as her figure disappeared, the flickering light of the Inscription on the altar faded completely.

The Netherworld Realm would remain closed for the next three months.

From afar, countless disciples looked towards the top of Nether Peak, their eyes filled with complex emotions, buzzing with discussion.

After today, the name Ye Han might spread among the Outer Court and Menial disciples.

A newcomer to the Academy for less than a month had made a grave mistake and was sentenced to three months in the Netherworld Realm, truly unprecedented.

Surviving would be a stroke of luck.

Atop Nether Peak, Lord Qiu and Yin Tianxiu left with their entourage. Along the way, Lord Qiu looked at Yin Tianxiu: "This Ye Han, he really seems to be a successor of the Human Path. What about Li Futu?"

"Li Futu?" Yin Tianxiu's eyes, through her veil, looked into the distance. "In both sentiment and reason, one of the six Path Lords can't let their disciple break the rules of the Academy, right?"

The Netherworld Realm!

Ye Han looked at the dark land before him, feeling as though he was in the depths of hell, a different dimension in time and space.

Descriptions of the Netherworld Realm from the Primordial Void Records surfaced in his mind.

The Shenwu Continent was vast and boundless, and within some ancient and special lands, there were overlaps in space, creating realms within realms.

These realms within realms, attached to the Shenwu Continent, had their own unique reproduction, operation, and even laws of heaven and earth.

The Netherworld Realm was one of them!

In ancient times, the Netherworld Realm was part of the Shenwu Continent. Over the magical passage of time and the folding of space, it became a realm within a realm.

The Netherworld Realm was fraught with danger. Although no humans lived there, it concealed demons and Monster Beasts, and there had been terrifying beings beyond ninth-rank Monster Beasts.

Indeed, for the formidable experts of the Academy, it was a place of trial.

But even some Inner Disciples dared not tread lightly, let alone someone of the Divine Power Realm like Ye Han, for whom three months in the Netherworld Realm was a disaster.

One misstep, and death would come unknowingly.

But… Ye Han was different!

"Yin Tianxiu, you and that Lord Qiu conspired to cast me into the Netherworld Realm, thinking I'm a naive and timid nobody?"

"You're wrong. As Ye Han enters the Netherworld Realm, it's like a tiger returning to the forest, a dragon to the sea."

Ye Han walked across the land, his breath steady, his expression cold.

Others might be terrified upon entering, but Ye Han was clear: if he used these three months well, it would be his best chance to soar in Cycle Academy, free from the oppression of those so-called geniuses and Inner Disciples.

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