Chapter 594: A Lost Cause
Ye Guan walked away and no one attempted to stop him. It was clear to everyone present that the Divine Academy had abandoned him.
A wave of somber realization swept through the crowd. Initially, they all assumed that the Divine Academy would stand by Ye Guan, given his immense talent and the fact that the conflict was the Wang Clan's fault.
However, the academy had actually decided to abandon Ye Guan, and it made everyone feel a sense of disappointment and loss.
If the academy was willing to abandon Ye Guan, what about them?
Nonetheless, nobody stood up for Ye Guan. His tragedy didn't concern them at all.
On the sidelines, the Left Bishop and the Right Bishop wore uneasy expressions. They had expected the Academy Chief to support Ye Guan. However, it turned out that the Academy Chief had ties with the Wang Clan's God. There was no way he'd offend the Wang Clan for the sake of one student. Ye Guan was a monstrous talent, but he was no match for a god.
The Right Bishop sighed dejectedly. “What a pity.”
Ye Guan was outstanding, and he would definitely become a monstrous supreme elite given enough time. However, they had decided to abandon him, cutting off all opportunities to build ties with him in the future.
The Left Bishop shook his head and said, “We have tried our best. Anyway, we still have three outstanding students in the Divine Courtyard. Yang Xuan and Qing’er are much more talented than Ye Guan. It's fine—”
Suddenly, an elder in divine robes appeared. He delivered shocking news—Yang Xuan and Ye Qing'er had returned their identity plates and left.
“What?!”
The two bishops exclaimed in shock, and they streaked across the skies.
...
Yang Xuan and Ye Qing'er silently trailed behind Ye Guan.
Ye Guan remained oblivious to their presence.
Rumble!
The space ahead of them quivered, and the two bishops emerged from the spacetime rift.
Yang Xuan frowned deeply.
“Why did you leave?” asked the Left Bishop. His quavering voice made it clear that he was panicking. Ye Guan had decided to leave Divine Academy, and if these two were to depart as well, the Divine Academy would be left with just one student from the Divine Courtyard!
Just one!
Who would represent the Divine Academy in the upcoming Mortal Dao Contest? Who would fight for them against the five major clans and the Sin Continent's representatives?
Mo Yaoyao had already made it clear that she would represent the Mo Clan in the contest.
Yang Xuan swept his gaze across the two and asked, "What do you mean?"
The Left Bishop forced a smile, "Everything was going fine, so why did you decide to leave the Divine Academy? Did we do something to offend you?"
"Yes," Yang Xuan answered.
The Left Bishop and the Right Bishop had no idea what to say.
Ye Qing'er was silent.
The Left Bishop hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is it because of Ye Guan?"
After some hesitation, Yang Xuan said, "I understand. This matter has nothing to do with you two, and I have no ill will toward you two whatsoever. However, we no longer wish to stay in the Divine Academy. That's all there is to it."
With that, Yang Xuan pulled Ye Qing'er away to leave.
The Left Bishop hurriedly cried out, "Wait! Wait a moment."
Yang Xuan furrowed his brow, looking slightly displeased.
The intense duel between the siblings raged on.
Ye Guan's swordplay remained pure and precise, devoid of any bloodline power. Astonishingly, Ye An's spear arts were pure and precise as well and were also devoid of any bloodline power.
BOOM!
A thunderous boom echoed, and both siblings were forced to retreat thousands of meters away. After coming to a halt, Ye An steadied herself before launching her spear toward Ye Guan.
The air crackled as the spear sliced through space and made a beeline for Ye Guan.
Ye Guan remained calm and thrust his sword toward the oncoming spear. A barely visible sword light was at the tip of his sword.
Clang!
The sword pinned the spear to the ground, but Ye An vanished and reappeared above Ye Guan. Before Ye Guan could react, Ye An lashed out with a kick.
Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed, but he remained calm. Twisting his left hand, he conjured a sword from sword energy and swung it toward Ye An's foot, blocking the kick with ease.
Their clash shattered the fabric of spacetime around them.
Ye An swiftly grabbed her spear and swung it horizontally, forcing Ye Guan to block the blow with his sword.
Bang!
Ye Guan's sword light shattered, and he was forced to retreat at least a hundred meters away. Before he could steady himself, Ye An was already running toward him. Her spear sliced through the air, creating a myriad of spear lights that rained down on Ye Guan.
Left without any choices, Ye Guan swung his sword frantically to defend himself against the rain of spear lights, but he was being completely suppressed.
Yang Xuan's eyes widened in astonishment. "That girl's strength..."
Before he could finish his thought, a formidable sword intent erupted from Ye Guan, sending Ye An flying backward.
The Invincible Sword Intent had manifested!
Rumble!
Ye Guan turned the tables around and rushed forward, unleashing a relentless barrage of sword strikes enhanced by his Invincible Sword Intent.
Ye An couldn't do anything against the powerful sword lights and had no choice but to keep defending herself. The siblings battled fiercely, exchanging hundreds of moves in the blink of an eye. The cacophonous din from their duel had pervaded the starry sky, shattering its silence.
Yang Xuan stared at them with awe in his eyes. "How exceptional... I wonder who their parents are...”
The plain-skirt lady pursed her lips and smiled briefly.
BOOM!
A resounding explosion echoed as both siblings were forced away from each other.
Ye Guan glanced at his somewhat numb arm and chuckled. "How refreshing!"
They were evenly matched, so the fight felt amazing for him.
Ye An stared at Ye Guan without saying a word, but she was feeling the same emotions as the latter.
The siblings then chose to stop right there, as they'd have to go all out for their duel to have any meaning by then. In fact, it would no longer be a duel but a battle to the death.
Ye Guan took a deep breath. He opened his palm, and the Invincible Sword Intent enveloped his hand. Ye Guan's heart was filled with joy at the sight; he had just discovered that his Invincible Sword Intent had unexpectedly become much stronger after the duel.
Is it a sword intent that grows the more I fight? Ye Guan laughed heartily. It'd be great if that was the case.
Ye An glanced at the Invincible Sword Intent shrouding Ye Guan's hand. She was about to say something when the siblings both turned their heads in unison. The distant starry skies quivered, and a wave of powerful auras swept toward them.
The two siblings frowned.
Yang Xuan hiding in the shadows cast a cold gaze at the commotion.
