Chapter 152 (1/2): Joint Game, Filial Piety Overwhelms

Hermann shrank his neck, not daring to open his mouth.

Principal Parks cooperated charmingly, nodding elegantly:

“Of course not.”

“Genesis Academy has always been delighted to see outstanding students receive the protection they deserve.”

“And Su Fu is exactly that kind of outstanding student.”

Finally, Murphis turned to Vivienne and smiled:

“Of course, anyone with objections…”

“May raise them.”

Vivienne:

‘Raise them? And you’ll agree?’

‘You won’t agree even if I raise them!’

She was laughable with rage.

Su Fu watched Murphis and Parks coordinate seamlessly, and she understood.

These two principals definitely teamed up in advance.

This was a carefully designed joint game, targeting the entire Hereditary Houses.

She suddenly remembered that Fuzi had previously accepted an invitation to be a guest professor at Genesis Academy. That meant Principal Parks had even reached a consensus with Fuzi ahead of time.

No wonder Principal Parks had been so calm from start to finish. Everything was calculated.

Today’s conflict—Vivienne and the Seven Great Clans—were the main course laid out on the table.

She couldn’t help but sigh. These were truly old birds!

Back when she first enrolled at Tianqiong Path Academy, these old birds had cleared all obstacles for her entry into the Central Star System.

Now that she was in the Central Star System, they were playing an even bigger game.

They were clearly using this opportunity to strike directly at the root cause: the Seven Great Clans.

This boldness, this timing, this plan—it was definitely premeditated.

So the question was…

Su Fu looked curiously at the people before her. Now that the situation was settled, and the Houses were fish on the chopping block, how did they plan to “eat” this dish?

Eat what? Or rather, to what extent?

Meanwhile, Vivienne’s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. She was so angry she was practically deformed.

Did these two principals think she was blind? Were they putting on a double act here?

Finishing each other’s sentences right in front of her, clearly having teamed up long ago. Were they afraid she wouldn’t notice?

Her vision went dark, and she nearly fainted from rage.

She really wanted to explode, but her abilities were completely locked down by that damned “Qi Wu Lun.”

What exactly was that damned Fuzi’s ability? To even suppress her Chaos ability?

Concept-level suppression? Rule-level lockdown?

Absolutely ridiculous.

The situation was extremely unfavorable for her. Fuzi, the super support, had locked her abilities. Murphis, the top-tier attack output, was still at full strength.

But on her side, they were all useless. Dead, injured… how could she fight?

Let alone fight…

Vivienne’s heart sank as she suddenly realized something even more terrifying.

“Am I even going to get out of here today?”

She finally understood now. It had been a setup from beginning to end, and she had already fallen for it.

From the start, their goal was to lure her here.

Had she come to enforce the law? To back up the Houses?

No, this was clearly walking into a dragon’s den and a tiger’s cave.

If they didn’t get a satisfactory result today… would they let her leave?

Vivienne suppressed her mixed emotions of anger and fear, demanding:

“Stop beating around the bush.

“Just say it directly. What exactly do you want?”

The moment the words left her mouth, she regretted it. Her voice was a bit sharp from losing control. She had lost her composure, making her look like she was at a disadvantage.

Vivienne’s expression stiffened. She immediately raised her hand and waved, summoning a cloud of chaotic mist to block Su Fu and the others’ view.

How could she let them see her like this?

Su Fu: “…”

“Why did they go off mute?!”

She muttered regretfully. “They still care about saving face, huh.”

The negotiations should be getting into specific terms now, right? That was a game for the higher-ups.

Although Su Fu was curious, she understood that this was not something a little bird like her needed to know.

But judging by Principal Parks and Murphis’s confident expressions, they should already have a plan in place.

“The Houses are going to bleed a lot now, right?” she whispered to Fuzi.

Fuzi just smiled and said nothing.

Sure enough, not long after, the chaotic mist dispersed.

Vivienne walked out with a gloomy expression, sweeping her fierce gaze over everyone before finally throwing out a threat:

“Fine… just you wait!”

Murphis smiled and waved. “Take your time, no need to see you out~”

Parks bowed gracefully. “Give my regards to the Speaker.”

Just as Vivienne was about to storm out, Su Fu had a sudden impulse. Her mouth moved faster than her brain:

“Fellow cultivator, please stay—”

Instantly, the entire room fell silent.

Vivienne’s movement abruptly froze. Her shoulders visibly trembled, as if she was restraining some impending explosion of rage.

She slowly turned back, staring daggers at Su Fu.

Everyone: “…”

You are seriously brave!

Fuzi and Murphis synchronously stepped forward half a pace, shielding Su Fu from left and right.

The message was clear: Try making a move?

Vivienne: “…”

She stared at the two for a few seconds, finally turned around, and slammed the door shut.

“Bang!”

Vivienne stormed off, leaving a trail of rampant chaotic energy. She was completely furious.

“…You really are brave,” Murphis said after a long silence.

That was a being in the Solo Corporeal Realm—one who could single-handedly suppress calamities. A god among humans!

Good grief, you just added that debuff out of nowhere?

Without even hesitating?

Su Fu remained calm.

Vivienne had been so arrogant toward her before. Adding a little “misfortune cling” debuff wasn’t too much, was it?

Besides, she wasn’t adding it randomly without reading the room. The situation was clear.

Fuzi had already locked Vivienne’s upper limit. She couldn’t explode even if she wanted to.

Principal Murphis was obviously protecting her. The situation was completely one-sided.

If not now, when?

She held grudges, after all.

Moreover, thinking deeper, Vivienne was one of the Five Gods Dawn.

At that level, every seat was crucial, related to the balance of power.

Now Vivienne was essentially half-crippled. Remember, Fuzi hadn’t undone the Qi Wu Lun: Tong Chen yet. In other words—

The original balance of power within the Divine Bureau had been directly broken.

The scales were now tipping toward the Ministry of Education.

The big shots had done so much for her. Giving them a little “help” by making Vivienne plagued with misfortune to make things go smoother… that was her way of repaying them.

It was completely feasible!

And indeed… the “Fellow cultivator, please stay” combined with her current Nuwa Authority was enough to have Vivienne plagued with misfortune for the next three months.

The only problem was…

Su Fu realized everyone was staring at her like she was a ghost.

Murphis affirmed: “Bold…”

Fuzi held his forehead: “Really bold…”

Parks coughed twice, forcibly breaking the silence.

He turned to look at the clan heads of the Houses, his expression gentle, his voice concerned:

“You’ve been hurt badly this time. You should take good care of yourselves from now on.”

Hm?

Su Fu suddenly paused. Wait…

Only Vivienne had left on her own? All these clan heads were left behind?

Looking at Principal Parks’s meaningful expression, Su Fu instantly understood.

Good grief!

After finishing the main course, they were switching to “appetizers.”

Of course, the so-called “appetizers” were only from Parks’s level.

For her… these Seven Great Clans were seven fat sheep.

Unfortunately, the clan heads were all on the verge of collapse.

It was understandable. Anyone suddenly reduced from a glorious Divine Summoner to an ordinary person who couldn’t carry anything or lift anything would have a mental breakdown.

Fortunately, Parks was “very kind.” He had thoughtfully summoned the heirs of these Houses in advance.

Soon, the door opened.

Verdanti, Shin Fujiwara, and the other young heirs of the Houses hurried in.

They had thought something good was happening. But when they saw the clan heads slumped on the ground, their auras as weak as a candle in the wind, their expressions instantly changed.

“Father!” Verdanti practically rushed over, her hands trembling as she supported her father. “This… what happened?!”

“An ordinary person?!”

“How could you… how could you become… an ordinary person?!”

“Nine-Bend Yellow River… it was Su Fu?!”

Everyone looked at Su Fu in horror, as if they were staring at a demon.

She had reduced all seven clan heads to ordinary people?

In other words, turned them all into cripples?!

Not only had she beaten the younger ones, she had also taken down the elders.

She had done it all.

Fear arose spontaneously.

However, the clan heads didn’t seem very appreciative of Parks’s kindness, nor were they happy. In fact, their expressions were extremely complicated.

Because they suddenly realized that their own heirs… seemed… stronger than them.

Everyone collapsed instantly. Who would have thought? They had coveted Su Fu’s artifacts.

But instead, she had beaten them black and blue and turned them into cripples!

Regret? Fear?

No, it was heart-wrenching pain and anger.

The shame of falling from the clouds into the mud was more tormenting than death.

The Kalentes Clan Head grasped Verdanti’s hand and stood up with difficulty. Feeling his own weakness, he wished he could tear Su Fu limb from limb.

But now, he didn’t even have the courage to lift his head and look her in the eye.

“If I can recover… if I can make a comeback…”

“I will tear this bitch limb from limb!”

Seeing the clan heads being supported by their heirs, wobbling as they were about to leave the room.

“Oh, right.”

Parks suddenly spoke casually. “Forgot to mention.”

“The Ministry of Education recently issued a new regulation…”

“Everyone… can cooperate?”

The meeting room fell into dead silence.

All the House members froze in place, the color draining from their faces.

They were done.

They knew it couldn’t be that easy to walk out!

Reducing their cultivation wasn’t enough. They wanted to squeeze something out of them too.

But could they refuse?

The Kalentes Clan Head turned shakily to look at Verdanti beside him, only to see his daughter with her head down, her expression unreadable.

The other heirs also had flickering expressions.

The clan heads nearly choked on their anger.

These rebellious bastards!

The old clan heads were at their last gasp, while the heirs were strong and vigorous. This was damn dangerous!

If they really didn’t cooperate, they probably wouldn’t even make it out the door today. The heads of the Seven Great Clans would be replaced on the spot!

Parks, you dog!

He had even called the heirs here to threaten them.

Kalentes and the others turned around, forcing smiles uglier than tears:

“Whatever new regulations the Ministry of Education has… we will fully support them.”

“Of course… cooperate.”

The other clan heads also nodded with forced smiles, but their smiles were bitter no matter how you looked at them.

Humiliating, but they had no choice but to bow their heads.

Parks revealed a gratified smile. “Then let’s talk.”

He made a hospitable gesture for them to sit. “Once we’ve settled things, you can go back and rest early.”

Everyone immediately behaved.

They shrank their necks and sat down like quails, their hearts bleeding. This time they were definitely going to bleed heavily!

Su Fu watched coldly, finally understanding the key.

So this was also part of Vivienne’s bargaining chips?

Why could the Houses run rampant?

Wasn’t it because they monopolized divine resources and had the Five Gods Dawn backing them?

But now Vivienne couldn’t even protect herself. Trouble at the top would inevitably affect the bottom.

“You lose, so you pay the price.”

Hmm—well done!

Su Fu clicked her tongue inwardly. “This wave is going to ruin the Houses.”

Parks clearly had no intention of blocking the conversation like Vivienne had.

He said leisurely, right in front of everyone:

“Upon investigation, various Divine Pantheon Houses have long monopolized specific divine dungeons, causing severe imbalance in educational fairness…”

“This has produced many negative impacts on student development, hindered the free growth of talent, exacerbated class stratification, and is detrimental to the overall development of human civilization and the emergence of new talent…”

Ah.

“Therefore, by resolution of the Ministry of Education, henceforth the Ministry will uniformly allocate all dungeon resources…”

Su Fu stopped listening carefully after that, but the meaning was clear.

From now on, 99.9% of dungeon distribution rights would be placed under the Ministry of Education’s direct control.

This was a direct stab to the Houses’ hearts!

What were dungeons? Important channels for acquiring Divine Techniques, rare materials, and special Divine Artifacts.

With this move, the Ministry of Education had basically cut off the Houses’ lifeline.

Without dungeon resources, how could the Houses train their descendants? How could they maintain their transcendent status?

From now on, everyone’s cultivation progress would be firmly in the hands of the Ministry of Education.

A direct house raiding.

This was real bloodletting.

Parks was still going on about “fair competition,” “resource optimization,” but Su Fu noticed that the heirs were a little distracted.

Why were they starting to stealthily observe their own clan heads—their fathers and mothers?

Filial piety strikes hard.