Chapter 365: Chapter 361: Killing Openly, the Vice Dean Flies into a Rage (2)

"This was a gift from you, wasn’t it? I subdued it with my own strength and made it acknowledge me as its master."

Tu Xiao’an said coldly, stroking the head of the Silver Moon Giant Wolf at his feet. Its silvery-white fur was soft and smooth.

"Snake Demon, what will it take for you to spare me? Just say the word. I’ll agree to anything I can possibly do."

Luo Zixiong was still stalling for time, screaming internally, ’Damn it, why haven’t people from the Ancient Academy burst in yet? What the hell is going on?’

’What kind of response time is this? Don’t they know saving a life is as urgent as putting out a fire?’

Outside the residence, a large crowd of students had gathered. They could all keenly feel the powerful Snake Race Qi spreading from inside.

"The Snake Demon is right inside! Why won’t you let us in to capture the Demon?"

A large group of self-righteous students, who were being blocked by a High Rank Instructor, began to protest.

The High Rank Instructor announced, "These are the Vice Headmaster’s orders. Anyone who defies them will be expelled from the Ancient Academy immediately!"

The moment the words "expelled from the Ancient Academy" were spoken, the crowd of students fell silent.

Not far away, the Vice Headmaster approached, his face dark and gloomy. He was clearly very displeased, in a foul mood.

"Vice Headmaster, as per your instructions, the residence has been completely sealed. Not a single person has stepped inside."

"However, it seems the Snake Demon is attacking someone inside. We can hear a student screaming horribly. Are you sure we shouldn’t go in and rescue them?" the High Rank Instructor asked with concern.

The Vice Headmaster replied with his rehearsed words, "This Snake Demon’s aura is immense, its power extraordinary. It is not an enemy you can face. To avoid needless casualties, I shall personally take action and eliminate this evil."

"What? We’re not allowed in? So it’s because the Vice Headmaster wants to take action personally!"

This bombshell of a revelation immediately sent the students held back at the perimeter into a flurry of whispers.

The strength of the Ancient Academy’s Vice Headmaster was said to be immeasurable. At this, many of the students’ eyes lit up.

"I am going in now. Remember, until I come out, no one is to take a single step into this residence."

The Vice Headmaster gave this final order and strode toward the residence.

"Haha... With the Vice Headmaster taking action, that Snake Demon inside is sure to be decapitated!"

"I heard the Vice Headmaster reached the Rank Three Creature Level long ago. He’s one of the absolute strongest experts in our Ancient Academy and hasn’t taken action in many years."

"Of course! The Ancient Academy is full of masters. Given the Vice Headmaster’s status, would he act so easily? It’s a pity we can’t witness the Vice Headmaster’s divine might as he vanquishes the demon."

"Even if we can’t see, we can still prick up our ears and listen to the commotion inside."

The students, filled with excitement, watched the Vice Headmaster walk inside until he disappeared from view.

Inside the residence, Tu Xiao’an pulled Luo Zixiong down from the wall and gave him another brutal beating. Finally, he straddled his battered and bruised body, holding a Flying Knife as thin as a cicada’s wing against his chest, right over his heart.

"Don’t kill me! I’m begging you, spare my life! I can’t die!" Luo Zixiong’s eyes were wide with terror. Sweat poured from him in his nervousness, and his heart pounded. THUMP-THUMP, THUMP-THUMP.

His heart could stop beating at any second.

"Azure Owl, feel better now?" Tu Xiao’an turned and glanced at the Immortal Spirit Peacock.

The Azure Owl was preening its feathers. Many spots were bare, causing its stunningly beautiful eyes to fill with Killing Intent. "Kill this ugly freak! Only then will I feel better. Hmph!"

"Alright, your master will listen to you." Tu Xiao’an gave a wicked grin and turned to Luo Zixiong. "You heard her. Now, go and rest in peace. In your next life, learn to pick your targets better."

"No! No!"

Luo Zixiong felt a sharp pain in his chest. The Flying Knife had easily pierced his skin and was advancing toward his heart.

Tu Xiao’an paused. "Oh, right. I forgot to ask—who sent you to mess with me?"

Luo Zixiong trembled all over and hurriedly said, "It was Evil Qiqi! She’s the one who said it! She said she’d go on a date with whoever captured your Peacock for her!"

"Evil Qiqi?"

An image of a peerlessly beautiful woman appeared in Tu Xiao’an’s mind. He understood.

"You can go now. As for your Silver Wolf, I’ll take good care of it for you."

"No! No! Help! Help me! Damn it, why isn’t anyone here yet?!" Luo Zixiong felt the Flying Knife inching through his flesh, drawing ever closer to his heart.

He was panicking, terrified. The hand of the Death God had practically closed around him.

’Damn it, if he’s going to kill me, just kill me! Why not just stab it all the way in? Why does he have to push it in little by little?’

’This was the most torturous, cruel method imaginable.’

’It’s over. It’s all over. I was a genius Biological Controller with a limitless future. I even had a chance to become a Rank Three Creature, to transcend the mundane and live for three to five hundred years without a problem. But now... to be killed just like this.’

’I can’t accept this. I really can’t.’

Just then...

"Snake Spirit, stay your hand!"

An aged, hoarse voice suddenly rang out.

The Vice Headmaster had arrived. Seeing Tu Xiao’an slowly pushing the Flying Knife into Luo Zixiong’s heart, he immediately shouted for him to stop.

"Headmaster, save me! This is a Snake Demon, a vicious Snake Demon!" For Luo Zixiong, seeing the Vice Headmaster was like grabbing his last lifeline.

Tu Xiao’an said coldly, "Old man, don’t you try to stop me. You can’t stop me anyway. This man must die."

"Snake Spirit, don’t think that just because I asked for your help, you can be lawless in the Ancient Academy! If you kill someone in the Ancient Academy, even I won’t be able to protect you!"

A sharp glint flashed in Tu Xiao’an’s eyes. "Old man, I told you before: if others don’t bother me, I won’t bother them. But if they do, I will eat them. Right now, I’m giving you face by not eating him. Just killing him will be enough."

"What on earth did he do to offend you?" the Vice Headmaster asked, exasperated.

"Take a look over there."

The Vice Headmaster looked over and saw the ground covered in Nine Colored Feathers. He instantly recognized them as the precious feathers of an Immortal Spirit Peacock.

"If I had been a step slower, my Immortal Spirit Peacock wouldn’t have just been plucked bald—its very life would have been in danger! How can a Super level Creature be trampled on like that? How can a pet of mine, Tu Xiao’an, be bullied?"

Tu Xiao’an desperately tried to become stronger precisely because he didn’t want to live a life of meek subservience. He wanted to protect those he wished to protect and save those he could. He didn’t seek accolades, only to live freely and at ease.

Saving and slaughtering—the two were not in conflict at all. It all depended on one’s own heart.

’So that was why this Snake Spirit had acted so recklessly, madly unleashing its Snake Race Qi.’ The Vice Headmaster understood.

He grew angry internally. ’What was wrong with this Luo Zixiong? Why did he have to provoke this particular Snake Demon? Trying to capture a Super level Creature the moment he saw one—the boy didn’t know what was good for him.’

’This put him in a difficult position. After all, his own student was the one who had courted death and was in the wrong first. But as the dignified Vice Headmaster, he couldn’t just watch a student die, allowing the Snake Spirit to commit murder in the Ancient Academy.’

"Snake Spirit, listen to me. Demons are forbidden from killing within the Ancient Academy. It’s a taboo. How about this: you let him go for now. As long as it’s not within the Ancient Academy, I won’t interfere. Whether he lives or dies will have nothing to do with me." The Vice Headmaster was, in a way, lowering his own status and taking a step back.

Upon hearing this, Tu Xiao’an smiled. But his bewitching eyes were incomparably cold, and his Killing Intent flared. He tightened his grip on the Flying Knife and applied force.

Ghk...

Luo Zixiong’s eyes bulged in disbelief. The Flying Knife had pierced his heart. He could feel the profound coldness spreading from the blade as his life force vanished in an instant.

Within a few breaths, he was dead. His eyes remained open, unable to rest in peace.

"Snake Spirit, you dare! How dare you kill someone right in front of me?!"

The Vice Headmaster flew into a rage. A vast and astonishing Qi erupted from his body. Suddenly, the air seemed to boil, growing more and more intense. The entire residence began to shake as if it were about to collapse at any moment.