The Defeat

The students bundled him and were set to return back to the academy after a successful capture.

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Meanwhile, students of the purple cloud wing were going about their mission to capture the ring leader of the whole plot.

Considering the information that were provided, that morning, they set out for the East end of the city.

Their plan was to lay wait in the tavern before the set time and strategically positioned themselves. Considering the fact that the ring leader may be quite dangerous and powerful, they went to the tavern before the planned time in case it was a trap.

In order to quickly spot the location of the ring leader, most of them sat upstairs in the tavern, while others laid wait in the first floor.

It wasn't going to be an easy task, but they were determined to give it their all. When they arrived at the tavern in the morning, they waited for several hours, but there was no sight of him.

For a while, they observed people who came in and went out of the tavern but didn't notice anyone with the personality of being the ring leader.

After some moment if waiting, they were already wearing out,  but they still persisted. Then suddenly, a man stepped into the tavern.

Behold, the leader of the poison sect. He was clothe with a black cloak and dressed odious. At the sight of the man, the students figured that he was the man they had waited for all along.

They were alert and waited for him to seat. Just then senior Chen Feng went towards the man's table and exchanged pleasantries.

The man wasn't too perturbed upon seeing Chen Feng but looked round for the person he came for. Just then Chen Feng began interrogating the man.

But to their surprise, the man made just one shocking statement;

"I'm aware that you're a student of Guiyi academy and from your outfit, you should be a senior student. But I advice you to leave my presence while you can or you'll pay with your life", the ring leader said.

But the man's statement didn't create an iota of fear in Chen Feng's heart. He knew that he had to do all he can to make sure the ring leader is captured.

"Old man! We don't plan on taking you by force, just surrender so as to prevent any anomaly", Chen Feng said.

Just then the ring leader laughed;

"Hahahaha... hahaha...take me by force, you must be joking", the ring leader mocked him.

Just then the rest students came closer and surrounded the man as planned. This action made the man laugh even harder.

"It doesn't matter how many you are, you're all weaklings before true power", he said.

"Nevertheless, I'll play a little with you guys and see who would leave here alive", he said.

"What a pity! I'm glad to inform you that the man who you came to seek has already been captured and locked up. Prepare yourself to be next", Hu Mei said as he immediately launched an attack.

But to their amazement, Hu Mei couldn't even get close, but ended up wounded as he spat blood.

"Dark skills! Everyone should be extra careful, he is making use of some dark techniques don't let your guard down", Chu Cao said.

This made the man laugh even more harder. The six of them decided to attack him at goal, but he repelled all of their attacks.

To their surprise instead, they were the ones hurt, it was as though any attack on him is reverted to the attacker.

The ring leader had a solidified martial arts skills, and was able to defeat all six of them. Not only did he defeat them, he was throbbing life out of them.

Just then Chu Cao had no choice but to launch the signal device for help. The signal went up, team Xiaowuyi on their way saw the signal and knew it no other team than the purple cloud wing.

"Seems the ring leader must be a strong opponent considering the fact that the purple cloud wing students were all defeated", Tang Tang said.

"You are right. Nevertheless let's not get distracted, principal Ming would go over to rescue them", Gui Shan said since they were already close to the academy.

The shopkeeper laughed as he listened to the conversation of the students.

"Ahhh... hahahaha...we can't be stopped", he said.

Just that moment, principal Ming and the other masters of the various wings saw the signal.

"That signal seems to be coming from the east end. Master Yang Jun, it seems your students met a strong opponent", principal Ming said.

Just then master Yang Jun decided to go for the rescue. He used the academy's secret art of teleporting and went to the tavern.

But master Yang Jun could arrive, the ring leader vanished into thin air and warned them in an intimidating tone.

"This is just a warning... I'll be back soon... hahahaha... hahahaha", he laughed as he vanished.

Just then master Yang Jun arrived at the tavern and saw his students lying on the floor helplessly and screeching in pains.

He felt pity on them. "I'll make the person who did this to you guys pay dearly", he said.

Just then, he helped them up and immediately used the secret art of teleporting to return back to the academy.

Master Yang Jun arrived at the a academy's main hall with his students who were utterly defeated.

Just the team 'Xiaowuyi' arrived. Everyone was amazed when they saw them coming in with a man who had been tied.

They got into the academy's main hall and saw students of the purple cloud wing looking utterly defeated.

Just then principal Ming spoke.

"I want to thank you all for your sacrifice and willingness to put your life at stake for the safety of the city", he said.

After that he began his conversation with the students. He began with the students of the purple cloud wing.

"How come all of you were so easily defeated by the ring leader", he asked.

"He possessed great martial art skills and also made use of dark techniques, so we couldn't stand a chance", Chen Feng said.

"Did you just say dark technique? It never occured to me that he survived the last battle", principal Ming said.

"Something is coming, the clouds are gathering, fate is about to unfold itself a second time. I smell blood and see battles coming ahead",

"My students you have to train harder and see that you surpass even us your masters", principal Ming said.

"It seems something inevitable is coming. But I believe with our new captive would provide with more leads", he said.

"Team Xiaowuyi, is this the shop keeper you were talking about?" Principal Ming asked.

"Yes sir, we acted as we planned and were able to capture him. Although he gave us a tough time", Gui Shan said.

"Good", principal Ming said.

Just then the shop keeper laughed loudly again. Tang Tang wanted to make him keep quiet but principal Ming told him to stop and allow the man to speak.

"Hahaha... hahahaha... hahahaha...you are too late now",

"Victory will surely be ours, with the power we possess now, we're unstoppable", he said.

"I think we should start forcing out some information from this man. Since he is a member of the poison tribe, I think we can get some classified information from him", master Huang Ju said.

Just then, principal Ming instructed the academy's wardens to take him to the academy prison and throw him in a prison different from the first captive.

"We'll get him interrogated later", principal Ming said.

After that he addressed the students and warned of what is coming ahead.

"My advice to you as students of Guiyi academy is that you stay strong, the path you've chosen is not an easy one",

"It's a price we must all pay to ensure the wellbeing ofour fellow humans. So I encourage to train harder, push yourself till you surpass even us your masters", he said.

After principal Ming's address, he told the students to return to their various manors to recuperate while they await further instructions.

The students of the purple cloud wing were to receive proper treatment from the academy's doctor considering the fact that they were beaten with dark techniques.

In the meantime, as the students returned to recuperate, principal Ming alongside the other masters went to the prison ward in order to interrogate the shopkeeper who has been locked up.

Meanwhile, in the prison ward where the shop keeper was kept, he sat in the floor unperturbed with both hands and legs chained.

Principal Ming and the other masters arrived at the academy's prison ward. They went straight on to the cell where the captured member of the poison sect was locked up.

The wardens opened the door of the cell for them to enter.

"Has he been showing any strange behavior lately?" Principal Ming asked the warden.

"No master, he has been calm quiet the whole time", the warden said.

After that, principal Ming walked straight to the prisoner, took his hair and raised his face up.

"I'm sorry you have to go through all this. But you can prevent your body further damage if you give us what we want", principal Ming said.

... continue reading from next chapter...