Soul Emperor Martial God

"Home?" Xiao Yi smiled faintly and shook his head.

"Alright, you've finished asking about me, you can continue your questions." Qing Lin said with a smile.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi frowned slightly.

Qing Lin chuckled playfully, "Even though I haven't known you for long."

"But my intuition tells me you're someone who doesn't like to speak."

"This proves that either you don't speak at all, or when you do, you definitely have your purpose."

Qing Lin spoke while looking playfully at Xiao Yi.

"Do you know what I want to ask?" Xiao Yi chuckled lightly.

Qing Lin nodded, "What you really want to ask is about the matters within the academy, right?"

"Heh." Xiao Yi smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

Qing Lin shook his head, "With a cold personality like yours, you wouldn't ask about others' business unless you were interested."

"To you, I'm merely someone with a slight connection within the academy."

"Simply put, you're asking about my grievances, but you actually have no interest; you're merely throwing a brick to attract jade."

"Then why are you telling me so much?" Xiao Yi asked with a smile.

This Qing Lin, truly a supreme monster.

Not only is his martial arts talent astonishing, but he also guessed Xiao Yi's true intentions.

"Very simple." Qing Lin shrugged, "Like you said before, you're bored, so you asked me."

"I'm also currently idle, just sitting to recuperate, so I answered you."

"Most importantly, you're a man. Two men, holed up in this cave, how do we pass the time without chatting about something?"

"If you were a beautiful woman, I would accompany you in silence."

"But you're not, hahahaha."

"Heh." Xiao Yi shook his head and smiled.

"Tell me, what do you want to ask?" Qing Lin said.

Xiao Yi nodded and frankly asked, "What's the relationship between Black Cloud Academy and the Ancient Eight Halls?"

Speaking of Xiao Yi's first impression of Black Cloud Academy.

Though it doesn't seem as transcendent as Heavenly Hidden Academy, bearing the title of the First Academy.

But it is definitely a significant force, at least comparable to some Overlord Forces.

Another point, the rules of the Ancient Eight Halls, he isn't familiar with the other seven halls, but he knows the Demon Hunting Hall well.

The previous few arrest warrants issued by the Vice Dean were all released under the name of various branches of the Demon Hunting Hall.

An arrest warrant issued in the name of a branch is quite representative.

Even the head of the branch above must adhere to the hall's rules when issuing it.

But those few arrest warrants from the Vice Dean were of a 'slash first, report later' nature, to first complete the task, kill the wanted person, and then the branch would supplement the arrest warrant.

This practice severely violates hall rules; even the head of a branch would not dare to do this.

Only someone with the authority of the Main Hall Master and above has the qualification to release them.

Thus, the relationship between Black Cloud Academy and the Ancient Halls is somewhat intriguing.

At this time, Qing Lin looked directly at Xiao Yi and said with a frown, "If I'm not mistaken, the reason you're asking this is because of the academy's tasks."

"That's correct." Xiao Yi nodded, "In the academy, almost all assignments given to disciples are some arrest tasks from various branches of the Eight Halls."

"Moreover, when I checked a few days ago for an assassination mission I took at the academy, the target was a traitor Chief Steward of the Wind Shattering Hall's Black Cloud Region Branch."

"I went to the Wind Shattering Hall to check, and there was no such task on the assignment board."

"I even checked the dossiers and records as Chief Steward, and there was no existence of this arrest warrant either."

"Simply put, in the academy, any task, any arrest warrant, is supplemented later."

"If I'm not mistaken, it must be after our task completion, upon returning to the academy to submit the task."

"The Deacons of the academy then go to the heads of the Wind Shattering Hall to supplement the arrest warrant."

"Is there a problem with that?" Qing Lin asked with a frown.

"Yes." Xiao Yi said firmly, "This does not comply with hall regulations."

"Moreover, the heads of various branches absolutely do not have the authority to do this."

"Absolutely? Authority?" Qing Lin squinted his eyes, his gaze suddenly cold.

"Who exactly are you?"

Xiao Yi frowned.

Qing Lin stared coldly at Xiao Yi, "I'll be blunt, this authority is above the Hall Master."

"But you, a mere Asura Hall Branch Hall Master, dare to use the word 'absolutely'?"

"This proves your extraordinary familiarity with the rules of the halls, even having knowledge of authority above the Hall Master."

"Heh, don't tell me a young man of merely twenty like you has worked with those above the Hall Master."

"Accurately speaking, you used to possess the authority of above a Main Hall Master in one of the eight halls."

"Otherwise, you couldn't speak so decisively."

Xiao Yi squinted his eyes, Qing Lin's insight is indeed astonishing.

He did possess such authority, but not in the Central Region, rather in the Eastern Domain.

The Demon Hunting Hall in the Eastern Domain, though fallen, its rules passed down from ancient times remain unchanged.

The various authorities, including the restrictions on releasing such arrest warrants, he naturally knows very well.

That's why he has always felt something off about Black Cloud Academy.

"I'm Xiao Yi, that's all." Xiao Yi replied indifferently.

"Furthermore, now I'm the one asking you."

"Of course, you may choose not to answer."

Having said this, Xiao Yi leaned randomly against the cave wall, closed his eyes, and began to ponder.

"Xiao Yi, that's all?" Qing Lin suddenly chuckled.

"In fact, it doesn't matter if I answer."

"After all, the longer you stay in the academy, you'll know it yourself."

Xiao Yi opened his eyes, waiting for an answer.

He feels curious, but it doesn't mean he urgently needs the answer.

If Qing Lin doesn't speak, he won't ask.

If Qing Lin is willing to speak, he will listen.

"As you've seen." Qing Lin pondered for a moment, then replied, "The reputation of Black Cloud Academy in everyone's eyes is extremely poor."

"That's because our academy doesn't care much about rules when admitting disciples."

"The old Vice Dean said that Black Cloud Academy is an academy, a place to educate people, without any discrimination."

"You must know how vast the Central Region is, filled with killings, and many martial artists bear deep grudges against each other."

"Coincidentally, our academy admitted a lot of such martial artists."

"For example, you, Qing Lin?" Xiao Yi asked with a frown.

"Correct." Qing Lin nodded, "You've seen how bad my reputation is."

"But in the academy, there are quite a few disciples like me."

"You might imagine how many in the academy are like me, acting bizarrely, even recklessly."

"Enemies of mine are everywhere, with many arrest warrants issued by Chief Stewards or even Sub Hall Masters in various branch halls."

"But have you ever thought about why nobody has been able to do anything to me, and why there have never been arrest warrants issued in the official name of any branch?"

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First chapter update.