Chapter 412: Taking Action
Chapter 412: Taking Action
Yi Chen had been closely observing Zhou Mei’s reaction since the time Huo Xun had mentioned the assassination attempt she had encountered several months ago.
Seeing her face grow paler and paler with each subsequent word that followed clearly told Yi Chen that she had yet to fully recover from the trauma those attacks had imprinted in her mind.
At the same time, he was finding it more and more difficult to control himself. If not for the sect’s rules that punished disciples for picking fights with each other, he would have already bashed Huo Xun’s mouth by now.
With the disparity in their strength, doing something like that was as simple as breaking a twig, which made reining in his desire even more difficult.
’Calm down...Calm down...’
He kept repeating to himself while taking in slow, controlled breaths.
However, even that method failed the moment Huo Xun’s last set of words registered in his mind, as the very next moment he asked in a tone that was laced with anger.
"Have you bullshitted enough?"
The wicked smile that had formed on Huo Xun’s face broke the moment he heard Yi Chen’s words.
Turning to meet his eyes, he asked with a cold gaze.
"You... What did you jus-"
However, before he could complete his words, Yi Chen’s words cut him off.
"I told you to stop opening that shitty mouth of yours again and again," Yi Chen snorted the next moment and continued, "Seriously though, just how rotten does one’s mouth need to be to be able to spout shit each and every time it opens?"
As Yi Chen asked those words, he couldn’t help but look towards Huo Xun with a disgusted expression.
After hearing Yi Chen’s mocking remarks and seeing the disgusted expression on his face, Huo Xun felt utterly humiliated and, while seething in rage, said, tightly clenching his fists.
"Good. Good. Good. I’ve been ignoring you all this while, thinking that since you were a nobody, I wouldn’t make things troublesome for you."
Huo Xun said clearly, knowing that Yi Chen didn’t belong to any of the ten noble clans, and continued, "However, since you’re craving to be taught a lesson by us, then we’ll very well do so as your Seniors. Tell me your name. We’ll be sending a challenge letter your way the moment your orientation week ends.
You wanted to act tough by speaking up for Junior Sister, right? We’ll see how tough you are in the duelling stage at that time."
A mocking remark appeared on Huo Xun’s face the moment he finished, as he glanced towards Zhou Mei, who was looking towards Yi Chen with a concerned expression.
’Looks like they are closer than I thought...’ Huo Xun thought with narrowed eyes.
However, just then, Yi Chen’s disdainful chuckle echoed in his ears.
"Next week? Waiting until the orientation period is over to fight me? From the way you were talking earlier, it felt as if you were going to teach me a lesson right now. Little did I know that someone who had been acting tough since the time he came here was in reality so afraid of the sect’s rules."
Yi Chen finished with a mocking sneer evident on his face.
"Y-You..." Huo Xun was about to argue, but thinking that, instead of helping, it would further make him lose face in front of his subordinates, he controlled his rage and instead answered back with a similar mocking expression.
"Teach you a lesson here? Do you think a rascal like you is worth having one of my people spend an entire week in the confinement chamber? For a nobody, you really overestimate yourself, isn’t that right, brothers?"
"Hahaha, Brother Huo Xun is right! A piece of trash really thinks we’ll take on a loss just because he provoked us a little."
"Yeah, right! If we break one of his arms today or a week later, does it really matter? What matters is the fact that it’s certain that we’ll be breaking his arm hahaha."
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The other subordinates chimed in, making a mockery of Yi Chen, which in turn made Huo Xun feel even better about himself the more he heard them.
When everyone had their turn making fun of Yi Chen, Huo Xun finally added while sending a warning gaze in Yi Chen’s direction.
"Also, a dog like you has no need to be around Junior Sister Mei’s presence and taint her surroundings. From today onwards, if I am to see you alongside her, then the results won’t be something you will like.
The more number of times I’ll catch you with her in this week, the more the number of duelling challenges you’ll be receiving next week, so the decision is up to you in the end... Anyways, with your average appearance, it’s not like anything can happen between you and Junior Sister Mei, right?"
Huo Xun chuckled mockingly and glanced towards Zhou Mei the next moment, "Isn’t that right, Junior Sister?"
Hearing him mock Yi Chen so blatantly, Zhou Mei was about to speak out for Yi Chen.
"Brother Chen is-"
However, she had only said a few words when Yi Chen cut her off to speak up about the insult that was directed at him.
"You’ve been rambling on and on for a while now, talking down to me as if you’re in some way superior to me. However, in the end, you’re just a bastard who doesn’t even have the guts to make a move against me, which makes your entire act childish."
A smirk formed on Yi Chen’s face as he continued.
"You say that I’m not worth breaking the rules for, but that’s just because you’re a spineless coward. What’s even worse is the fact that you think you have a choice here.
You don’t want to pick a fight with me today, huh? Too bad, for after hearing all your nonsense today, I have no intention of letting you all leave before teaching you a lesson."
"Teach us a lesson? By yourself? Hahaha!" Huo Xun couldn’t help but laugh out loud when he heard those words, and it was the same with all his subordinates, who were finding it too hard to contain their amusement after hearing Yi Chen’s words.
Meanwhile, Zhou Mei tightly grabbed Yi Chen’s arm and muttered, "Brother Chen...I know you are doing it for me, but there’s really no need... If you attack them first, then according to the sect’s rules, they have full right to defend themselves...then..."
"Then what?" Yi Chen asked with a smile, "Do you really think they stand a chance?"
Sensing the natural confidence laced in Yi Chen’s voice, Zhou Mei soon remembered the feats of the person she was worrying about at the moment.
’Yeah... if it’s him then...’
At that moment, she felt Yi Chen’s hand on her shoulder. "It’s alright, Little Mei. Go and stand outside their encirclement for now. I’ll drop you off at your quarters after I’m done with dealing with them all."
"Y-Yes..." Feeling Yi Chen’s firm hand on her shoulder, Zhou Mei couldn’t help but feel secure and soon moved out of the encirclement.
Seeing this, Huo Xun nodded at his subordinates, who then allowed her to pass through.
Huo Xun had clearly heard the exchange between Yi Chen and Zhou Mei a while ago and noted down the changes in Zhou Mei’s expression.
Looking in Yi Chen’s direction with a darkened expression, he thought for a moment.
’Yeah... It’s best to cut out weeds as early as possible.’
With that in mind, he provoked Yi Chen the very next moment, "You said you wanted to teach us a lesson, right, you brat? Sure then, go ahead. Show us what you got."
"Yeah, show it to us, you bastard."
"Are you scared now that we’ve agreed?"
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Understanding Huo Xun’s intentions, his subordinates also joined in on provoking Yi Chen to get him to attack them first.
Meanwhile, Yi Chen just let their words enter through one ear and leave through the other. He wasn’t really paying attention to them as he was looking at his status panel now. To be more precise, the amount of spiritual energy he currently had.
’Let’s see...’
[Spiritual Sea: 198.57 / 198.57 (Recovery: 8 hrs of Sleep)]
’I always wanted to try this out, but the enemies I was facing weren’t weak enough for it to be effective... However, that is no longer a problem at the moment.’
Yi Chen thought to himself with an expectant smile on his face.
"You want me to attack first, right?" he asked with a teasing expression evident on his face.
"What? Too afraid to attack us now? If you didn’t have the guts, you should have just stated so." Huo Xun talked down to Yi Chen, wanting him to take the bait and attack them first.
Clearing his mind, knowing that he was trying to provoke him, the smile on Yi Chen’s face only widened after hearing those words.
"As you wish then."
With those words, the air around Yi Chen suddenly thickened as he said the following words in his mind.
’Spirit Blast.’
ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
An intense shock wave containing all of Yi Chen’s spiritual energy shot out the very next moment, tossing all six of them in different directions.