Murphis had originally rushed over, covered in dust, to rescue them, only to find the battle had long since tilted—no, it was a complete one-sided stomp.
His arrival immediately made the situation on the field subtle.
Vivienne had already begun mobilizing the Chaos Authority, killing intent blazing in her eyes, but now her movements froze slightly, halting mid-air with visible effort.
Hermann and Elena’s expressions shifted dramatically, and the same thought surfaced in both their minds:
‘Damn… we missed the timing!’
Murphis—principal of Tianqiong Path Academy, Su Fu’s backer, one of the true interstellar ceilings—had arrived.
They had never expected Murphis to come so fast!
It was over. Truly over now.
The three of them wore uncertain expressions, but Murphis paid them no attention at all. He was staring in shock at the scattered heads of the Hereditary Houses lying on the ground.
The leaders of the Seven Great Clans—each one now with a withered aura, haggard and collapsed on the floor like ordinary old men you might see anywhere.
Not a trace of their divine-level majesty remained.
“Whoa! All turned into ordinary people?”
All crippled?
“Not bad!” Murphis’s eyes lit up, and he turned to Su Fu, giving her a thumbs-up. “Turned them all into ordinary people—the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation did this?”
“Even the heads of the Seven Great Clans got stripped this thoroughly. With that formation, you’ve really got claws now!”
The clan heads lying on the ground:
‘Are you polite? Praising the culprit right in front of the victims—are you polite?!’
Zhou Lian and the others glared with fury but had no strength to resist, feeling nothing but humiliation.
Su Fu rubbed her nose sheepishly and cleared her throat. “Principal, you flatter me. I was just defending myself.”
“But… I need to make this clear again.”
“It wasn’t me who threw the seven clan heads into the Yellow River Formation!”
She said with righteous indignation: “They jumped in on their own—all the principals present can testify. Let me state in advance, I have no idea why they did that!”
Clan heads: “???”
Su Fu was completely unashamed. Joking aside, she couldn’t let herself be framed.
Times were degenerate, people’s hearts were wicked—even divine-level strongmen had learned to fake accidents these days. She wasn’t taking the blame!
Murphis immediately caught on, nodding repeatedly with an expression of “I get it.” “Understood, understood!”
Clan heads: ‘What the hell do you understand?!’
Murphis turned to the people on the ground with a sympathetic look. “I really didn’t expect… I thought at least it would be a draw…”
“And it turns out to be a total stomp?”
Bad news: he was late.
Good news: the enemies were all on the ground.
Even better news: he wasn’t completely late—at least he caught the taunting part.
He shot Su Fu an appreciative glance. ‘Brutal! You’re truly brutal!’
Su Fu smiled faintly. This was all thanks to Fuzi!
With just a slight move, Fuzi had reached the peak of all-around support.
Not only maxing out the mana bar and clearing all enemy buffs, but also negating level suppression to level the playing field directly.
“The utmost person has no self; the divine person has no merit.”
“Heaven and earth are born together with me; all things and I are one.”
As expected of a concept from Chinese Taoism—when it makes a move, it hits the ceiling!
She would support Fuzi forever!
The clan heads lying on the ground:
‘Living without hope.’
‘Destroy it all. We’re tired.’
‘They’ve taken our cultivation, and now they humiliate us!’
‘Might as well finish us off!’
Murphis’s arrival instantly switched the battlefield from martial combat to verbal combat.
There was no choice—the combat ceiling had arrived. Why keep fighting? Time to negotiate.
Vivienne’s heart sank slightly, realizing this would be hard to wrap up.
Who didn’t know Su Fu had studied at Tianqiong Path before?
Who didn’t know Su Fu’s master, Tai Xuanzi, had a deep friendship with Murphis?
And now this principal had crossed star systems to come to her rescue—clearly he was her backer!
If it had been before that blue-robed Fuzi made his move, using the Chaos Authority, she might have tried…
But now?
Vivienne cast a wary glance at Fuzi, irritation boiling inside her.
Her own authority was completely locked down by “Qiwu”—she couldn’t channel her full power.
The power that had once been clear and tangible now felt like it was hidden behind a thick fog, untouchable.
And Murphis was at his peak.
With this shift, the situation was extremely unfavorable for her.
She took a deep breath and decided to strike first, demanding directly:
“Murphis, what are you trying to do?”
“Su Fu violated the Interstellar Exam Safety Regulations. I must take the involved items into custody for review!”
“Are you openly defying the Supreme Council’s decree?!”
These words were grand and righteous, every phrase clinging to the high ground of justice.
Murphis laughed at her words.
He slowly adjusted his collar, not even lifting his eyelids:
“Someone bullies my student—what do you think I’m trying to do?”
Vivienne’s expression stiffened.
“Since the Central Star System can’t tolerate one student…” Murphis smiled warmly and said lightly, “Then I’ll take her away.”
“The Second Star Ring is big enough anyway. Why should she stay here and take your abuse?”
At these words, the entire scene fell silent.
Vivienne was stunned, her expression turning extremely ugly.
She had never expected Murphis to simply want to take Su Fu away!
No—it wasn’t just the person.
It meant that all the treasures and resources Su Fu had obtained would go with her.
Which meant everything would return to Tianqiong Path Academy—or become chips for the Ministry of Education.
What a brilliant move to pull the fire from under the pot.
If Murphis really took the person away, who would she judge?
Wouldn’t the entire expedition of the Five Gods Dawn become a joke?
She stared at Murphis with venomous eyes, her voice dangerous:
“Murphis, are you sure you want to oppose me?”
Before her words faded, the chaotic aura that had receded began to spread from her again—the authority of the Chaotic True God faintly stirring.
The threat was undisguised.
Storm clouds gathered.
But Principal Murphis wasn’t intimidated in the slightest.
He stood there, silver hair combed back flawlessly, hands behind his back, posture at ease.
In the past thousand years, no one had made him bow; in the next thousand, no one would.
He stared at Vivienne and asked lightly:
“What do you think—do I dare?”
The light sentence weighed a thousand tons.
Who would dare to bet?
Bet on the courage of an old man who had lived who knows how long?
Vivienne’s expression shifted drastically.
Murphis continued:
“I’m not part of your Central Star System, so don’t scare me with that nonsense.”
“Right now, I’m taking Su Fu away.”
“Can you stop me?”
How domineering and confident those words were!
Elena and Hermann’s scalps went numb. They exchanged glances, despair filling their eyes.
The worst-case scenario had indeed happened.
Murphis was determined to protect Su Fu, and they truly had no way out.
Vivienne’s face twisted to its limit. Her chest heaved violently as she forced out words between clenched teeth:
“Murphis! Don’t be too arrogant!”
Murphis just laughed at that and waved his hand. “Don’t threaten me. I know you have a True God backer behind you.”
“But so what?!”
He spread his hands, his tone even carrying some mockery:
“You can have your True God cross star systems and come find me in the Second Star Ring.”
“Of course—that’s assuming He dares to.”
These words were like dropping a bomb into everyone’s hearts.
‘Dares?’
Murphis had used the word “dares”!
‘Does the True God dare to leave… the Central Star System?’
Su Fu held her breath. The information in that sentence was too heavy.
What did it mean… Were True Gods generally not allowed to leave the Central Star System?
In other words, those lofty beings only dared to cower in the Central Star System?
Why?
She felt like she had touched some great secret, and her heart started pounding.
‘Could it be that True Gods aren’t invincible?’
‘Were they restricted by some rule or power from freely leaving their territory?’
‘Was the Central Star System like a “nest” or a “safe zone”?’
The more she thought, the more terrifying it became.
So that’s why the principal dared to make such a bold claim?
Because they simply didn’t dare to come to the Second Star Ring.
Wait—what about Genesis Academy?
It seemed True Gods couldn’t interfere freely within the school’s bounds either, right?
Otherwise, the True God behind Vivienne would have come down personally to back her up instead of letting her stall here.
At that moment, Vivienne was livid, her face purple with rage, on the verge of exploding.
‘This old bastard—how has he lived so long without dying?!’ She cursed wildly in her mind.
‘Go to the Second Star Ring? That’s basically going to his turf!’
She almost laughed. Fight him on his turf?
Did she look stupid?
If it had been a few minutes ago, hearing Murphis say this, she would have tried to test his depth no matter what.
But now, she couldn’t win a fight, and she couldn’t block him.
She could only watch helplessly as the situation slid into an irrecoverable abyss.
So mad! Infuriating!
She shot a vicious glare at Elena and Hermann—the killing intent in her eyes made them tremble all over.
‘All these useless wastes!’
‘And the Seven Great Clans—all damned useless!’
The clan heads shivered, not daring to breathe loudly. None of them lifted their heads.
They wished they could vanish on the spot.
Seeing this, Su Fu secretly gave Murphis a thumbs-up.
‘Principal… awesome!’
‘You’re the real beast.’
She was facing off against Vivienne, a member of the Five Gods Dawn, and he just went head-to-head with her.
This was real backing.
Those words were too domineering—look how angry Vivienne got.
Just as the two were at daggers drawn, a clear cough suddenly broke the tension.
“Apologies for interrupting.”
Principal Parks looked at Murphis with sincere expression. “Lord Murphis, there’s a situation you might not be aware of.”
“Su Fu has just been admitted to Genesis Academy. I’m afraid she can’t return to Tianqiong Path with you.”
Murphis raised an eyebrow:
“Oh?”
“Of course, I fully understand your concern,” Parks said with sincere tone.
“For a genius like Su Fu, we are eager to have her.”
“How about this—I give you my word as the principal of Genesis Academy.”
“I will protect her with all my strength, just like you, and will never let her suffer any unfair treatment.”
“What do you think?”
Murphis raised his brow, pretending to ponder: “Really?”
He couldn’t help adding worriedly: “Su Fu has peerless talent and a resilient heart. She will surely become a pillar of human civilization in the future.”
“But genius always draws envy. There are always narrow-minded people who use underhanded means to suppress the younger generation…”
Vivienne:
‘Who are you throwing shade at?’
Parks nodded repeatedly, making solemn promises. “Exactly! So rest assured—I give you my guarantee.”
“As long as Su Fu is at Genesis Academy, I will protect her with all my might every day.”
“Of course, if anyone is shameless enough to lay hands on a student…”
“As principal, I will punish them severely!”
The two sang in perfect unison, understanding each other without words.
Vivienne trembled with rage. ‘These two old immortals!’
‘In every word and implication, they curse me up and down—yet every sentence stands on moral high ground and never points at me directly, leaving me no room to argue!’
Elena caught that expression and her heart skipped a beat.
‘It’s over. I have to do something.’
Otherwise, when they got back, Vivienne would definitely hold her accountable.
She straightened her slightly disheveled collar, trying to look less pathetic.
Then she forced herself forward, jumped into the conversation with the big shots, and put on a tough front:
“Lord Murphis, Principal Parks, on behalf of the General Bureau, I must reiterate.”
“According to safety regulations, any item exceeding the standard must be handed over.”
“We bear no hostility toward Su Fu—we are merely concerned—”
She was about to repeat that timeworn rhetoric when Murphis interrupted: “Concerned about what?”
His gaze was sharp, a half-smile on his face:
“Concerned that a student’s spoils are too dazzling?”
“Or concerned that…”
He cast a meaningful glance at Vivienne: “Some people can no longer monopolize resources?”
Elena’s smile instantly froze on her face. She couldn’t admit to that.
“You misunderstand…” She gave a dry laugh. “The General Bureau has always respected—”
“Then respect it to the end,” Murphis said decisively. “Since Su Fu obtained them, she has full authority to handle them.”
Elena: “…..”
‘Heaven is falling.’
‘How did I end up handing him the cue?’
The people from the Seven Great Clans looked ashen, ugly beyond words, but they dared not utter a single word in rebuttal.
Murphis surveyed the surroundings with satisfaction and asked patiently: “Any other questions?”
Elena was numb.