After arranging his thoughts, Elder Ling looked at Vin again, his gaze had turned friendly like he was looking at a kin before turning to look at Suzanne with a frosty expression.
"Plotting to kill your fellow disciple, do you know your crime?!" he bellowed, he was truly angry this time, the idiot dared to plot against someone favored by old Bai, is she plainly stupid or just seeking death.
It was at that moment Suzanne came to her senses, she couldn't even deny it right now after her earlier outburst, so she could only do the next best thing, and that was to kill this bastard with her own hands.
"This junior is aware, I will accept his challenge Elder Ling" she said as she bowed.
Elder Ling looked at her in derision and clicked his tongue, this girl didn't know what was good for her, she didn't even beg for mercy, did she think she was a match for him.
"Very well" Elder Ling said before looking at Vin and giving his approval "You can initiate the life and death challenge with your token."
After that he turned his head away as he already knew the outcome of challenge, but the crowd who didn't know were hot with excitement, it seemed the former trash had inadvertently become the underdog.
And so they anticipated his battle with Suzanne after all she was ranked 110th on the Mortal Rankings. She was unlike those geniuses he defeated earlier.
That was probably what she thought when she decided to accept the challenge but all this didn't concern Vin, just like Elder Ling he also knew the outcome of challenge, as soon as he got the approval, he cut his fingers and dripped a drop of his blood on the token.
Since the token had already been bounded to him it was quite easy to do. The token glowed red and he pointed it at Suzanne who did the exact same thing.
Immediately two beams of red light met in mid air before turning into a study barrier that enveloped the two of them in it.
Looking at the barrier, it was quite strong and frankly Vin felt like it could withstand he full powered attack without breaking.
After assessing the barrier, he focused on his opponent but before he fought... "Elder Ling, I hope no one would interfere with the battle, in order to save someone" he asked.
"Don't worry about it and go on, with me here no one would dare interfere." Elder Ling said with utmost confidence.
"Is that so, and what if it's me who wants to interfere" a cold voice sounded at that moment and cranky old man appeared at that moment.
This person was called Lou Zhongzi and he was the outer court Diciplinary Hall Vice Hall master, he had always been coveting the Hall Master seat for a long time so naturally he was always dissatisfied with Ling Fengzi.
"You can go ahead and try" Elder Ling replied curtly not placing any attention to him, "Hmph" Lou Zhongzi scoffed before placing his attention on Vin "Brat, what gave you the guts to challenge my deciple in a life and death battle?" he asked as he glared at Vin.
"And what gave you the guts to interfere in my battle, old foggy" Vin replied in derision, there was no ounce of respect in his voice, with Elder Ling backing him up, he didn't need to fear a mere vice Hall master.
But this wasn't the reaction the rest of the crowd had, that was a vice Hall master for crying out loud, who would dare talk to him like that, probably only Vin would.
And besides everyone knew Lou Zhongzi easily got provoked at the slightest offense and as if to confirm it.
"Bang!!"
"You're courting death!" he shouted as he flared his aura at Vin, this was enough to cripple him at the very least but at that moment an equally ferocious aura intercepted and neutralized it.
"Lou Zhongzi, it seems you no longer have me in your eyes" A demanding voice sounded from Elder Ling. Lou Zhongzi harumphed and went to his seat.
After that he looked at Vin and sneered "Brat like you thinks you're a match for Suzanne, how delusional"
"Well won't you know if I was delusional if you just sat down and watched instead of attacking me, a junior, even with your post as vice Hall master you're quite a disappointment " Vin said.
"Besides someone like you who can't tell right from wrong is not worthy of commenting on my affairs, you're a disgrace to this sect if I must say" at this moment Vin had gained the utmost admiration from all the deciples.
He dared to insult the vice Hall Master of the Diciplinary Hall who had no choice but to swallow it. If this was not wordy of admiration nothing else was.
"You can begin!" Elder Ling said, even he felt that Lou Zhongzi was quite pitiful at that moment after all he was a dignified vice Hall master, it wouldn't be good to embarrass him too much.
Vin nodded and looked at Suzanne who had been oddly quiet the entire time, but frankly she didn't need to say anything after all her master was here, that was the real reason she had she had accepted the challenge.
Because she knew, no matter what happened her master would protect her. Besides she didn't think there was any need because Vin was determined to die here today, the protection she meant was from Elder Ling.
Since it seems like he favored Vin, he might decide to interfere in their battle.
"Are you prepared to die" she said as she smiled sinisterly "You should be more concerned about yourself, you can go ahead and attack" Vin replied.
"And besides I would advice you use your full power cause you only have one chance before you die." he added as an after thought.
He didn't think he was arrogant as he was quite confident in his strength, no one here was a match for him. Perhaps only those Mortal Lords could compete with him.
"Such arrogant words coming from a pathetic fool like you, I still remember how you screamed like a dog that day." at this moment she didn't even try to deny what she did but proclaimed it proudly, there was no need to since her master was here.
"You know I really wanted to give you a chance to live a few moments longer but it seems you're as detestable as always, in that case..." Vin said as he released his deep killing intent.
"KNEAL!!!"
He bellowed out, it was only a single word but it seemed like the end of the world for Suzanne, she had an illusion that the world was collapsing around her like fragments, even the other deciples were not spared from this feeling.
"What deep killing intents laced with such thick bestial aura" Even Elder Ling exclaimed in surprise, "This person must be an evil child, he should be eliminated immediately" Lou Zhongzi said but was ignored.
While all these were said, Suzanne tried her best to withstand the killing intent but it felt like her mind was being assaulted by a horde of beasts at the same time.
And after what fell like forever, she could no longer bear it and her legs caved in as she fell to her knees.
"Bang!!!"
Her knees landed heavily on the ground and her body kept trembling in fear of what she was seeing, Mountain of corpes and seas of blood clouded her vision, and the only thing she could her were bestial roars as they screamed in pain.
And not long after she too began screaming and begging as her will crumbled under that intense killing intents she felt like she would go crazy any moment.
"Is this your favorite deciple, how pathetic, and disappointing" Vin said as he shook his head in disappointment
He had expected more but she was just too useless, she had crumbled under his killing intent alone, and frankly he was quite disappointed.
"Brat enough, don't go too far." Lou Zhongzi stood up as he shouted in panic, that was his only deciple and he had invested so much in her, how coukd he watch her die.
"Oh now, I'm going too far, when she plotted against me and set dozens of beasts after me did anyone said she went too far huh, TELL ME!!!" Vin bellowed in anger at the end and as he did his killing intent increased against.
Naturally his precious deciple was the one who suffered the brunt of it and this the last straw as she collapsed on the ground "Save me, quick master save me!!!" she wailed in pain, it was too much for her to bear.
"Brat, if you dare kill my deciple, I'll make you suffer a fate worse than death." Lou Zhongzi threatened menacingly.
"Is that so¿!" Vin said, he hated being threatened by anyone, that was why he had worked so hard these past weeks, so as to avoid a situation like that from happening again.
"Touch me. I dare you!!!" he said as he raised his fingers and...
"SNAP"
With a snap of his fingers Suzanne was reduced to a puddle of blood, this was his first time killing someone but he didn't feel anything from it. It felt natural like he was killing a beast.
Well that was also what he thought of her at that moment, a pathetic beast, nothing more.
And Although he didn't feel anything from it, someone else did.
"DIE!!!!!"
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