The tall young man from Wang Clan said, "Supervisor, I am an inner disciple of Cloud Sect and not a
participant in the Blooded Test.
"Inner disciple?" Joshua asked, "Which peak do you belong to?"
"I am from the Skytop Peak, examiner," responded the tall young man.
"Hmm, Master Xu of Skytop Peak is here too. Since you are an inner disciple, the punishment is that
one hundred points will be deducted from the peak!" declared Joshua.
There was a smile on the tall young man's face, and he looked relaxed. As everyone knew, one
hundred points was a lot to the helpless grassroots, but for the noble clan disciples, it was nothing.
Such a punishment was meaningless to him.
They might have lost a hundred points, but Zen would be kicked out of the Cloud Sect, which was
precisely what they wanted.
More than one thousand students stood there, looking angry about the unjust decision. This
punishment was close to no punishment at all. Joshua was helping the influential.
At that moment, all thirty-three peak masters in the Cloud Sect arrived on flying chariots.
After the students passed the Blooded Test, each master would pick students who met their
requirements. They would choose the right talents for their folds, based on the performances and
examination results of the students.
To have better development of their respective peaks, each master followed the principles of selecting
the best students for their peaks.
Of course, Zen understood how bad his situation was. Joshua was obviously on the side of the noble
clans. But, he continued to think that he didn't want to miss out on his life for something he had no
control over. He argued, "Examiner, I wasn't the one who started the fight. You have to believe me.
Everyone here saw it. I was forced into the fight. It's unfair to disqualify me from the competition
arbitrarily like this!"
"It's not fair? Now then, tell me, were you fighting?" Joshua had no expression as he asked.
"Yes," Zen responded honestly. He did fight, but, he was forced into it. If he hadn't, he would be dead
now.
"Okay then, we're all set! You don't need to say anymore. Just hand over your disciple card! And
afterward, leave the Cloud Sect!" stated Joshua as he extended his large hand for Zen to hand over his
disciple card.
Zen took two steps back and in a positive tone said, "Examiner, it is unfair to punish me like this. I
refuse to accept it, and I think there are more than one thousand students present who also refuse to
accept it!"
Joshua did not expect a humble temporary disciple would dare to speak to him like that, let alone
question him. Who did he think he was talking to? Joshua raged. "How dare you!"
Angered, he raised his hand to slap Zen.
Although Joshua didn't use any internal strength or skills on his hand, the force alone was enough to
severely hurt Zen because Joshua had been at the nature level for many years, and his strength had
surpassed the physical limit. One could imagine how destructive his hand was.
Facing the possible force of Joshua's hand frightened Zen, even if his body was a mysterious weapon,
and would offset some of the power from the examiner, he was not indestructible. The strength of
Joshua's hand was beyond what his body could bear. If he were hit, Zen would be seriously injured.
But just as Joshua was about to slap him, a clear voice was heard, "Joshua, what do you think you're
doing?"
Zen and Joshua turned in the direction of the voice and saw a beautiful woman wearing aqua blue
standing not far away, looking over at them.
Zen remembered her well. He met her after he passed the initial exam yesterday.
As angry as Joshua was, at the sight of her, he immediately calmed, and tried keeping an even tone as
he explained, "Nothing special, just punishing a disciple for his unruly behavior."
To Joshua, the woman in front of them was irritating, and once she caught wind of his failings, he would
be in trouble. So, he didn't want to discuss this matter in depth with her, and just hoped this matter
would be laid to rest here, silently.
The fact of it was though, that Master Su had been watching for a while, and understood the cause and
effect very well. She wouldn't care if it was another student Joshua toyed with. Even if she was
energetic, she could not go everywhere, minding others' business.
But she did care very much that Joshua was about to hit Zen. She would not let that happen.
Master Su chose Zen early. Because she already regarded Zen as the most prominent among the
disciples recruited this year. 'You dare to touch my student? You will go through me first!' thought
Master Su. Master Su would not allow Zen to be attacked.
"For his unruly behavior? Which rules did he break?" inquired Master Su.
"He fought with another disciple here, which is a violation of the Cloud Sect regulations," replied
Joshua in a quiet voice. He knew Master Su was here to save Zen and knock him around at the same
time.
"I didn't start a fight with anyone. They attacked me! It's not my fault that I was forced to defend
myself!" exclaimed Zen, as he seized the opportunity to defend himself.
In that instant, Joshua's facial expression changed, and he had the urge to hit Zen. However, Master
Su's cold voice from behind Joshua stilled his thoughts as she said, "Joshua, as an examiner, you
should distinguish between right and wrong. Why didn't you give this student a chance to argue his
side? What are you up to?"
The sharp twinge in Master Su's voice struck Joshua's heart, and it felt far from ideal. Hearing the
anger in her voice, Joshua realized he wasn't getting through this matter easily. Smiling complacently,
Joshua said, "Master Su, it's such a small matter, surely it's not worth getting angry about......"
"Well, if it's a small case, then let him clarify! You, tell all of us. What happened?" asked Master Su.
"They did it!" declared Zen as he pointed to Billy, Perrin, and their followers. "They came at me with no
reason. One of them rushed at me and hit me, forcing me to fight back!"
Joshua sneered. "Young man, you'd better think over what you are saying. Your accusations are one-
sided. Do you have anyone who can prove your tale?"
Everyone stopped talking at once, and the noisy crowd suddenly became deathly quiet. A light smile
spread across Billy's face, while Perrin gloated silently. They knew that the sons of the noble clans
would not offend Billy, and among the more than one thousand disciples from ordinary families, if they
were smart, none would stand up for Zen.
Just as expected, even though this happened in full view of all of them and they were outraged
moments ago, none of them dared step forward and speak out for Zen.
Anyone who would stand up for Zen would be a target of Billy's, and who would be stupid enough to
risk getting his ass beaten? It made no sense to offend Billy without strength to back it.
"I can prove it!"
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