The words echoed through the Morning Meeting Square, leaving the entire crowd staring at her in shock.
All eyes froze on Zora.
Shock. Disbelief. Even a trace of awe.
No one had imagined that she would say something like that.
Leave the academy.
Those four words struck like thunder.
This was the prestigious academy countless cultivators dreamed of entering, a place people fought tooth and nail for, only to be turned away at the gates. And yet, Zora had casually placed it on the bargaining table, as if it were nothing more than a chess piece.
What arrogance.
What confidence.
And more than that, what absolute resolve.
If Cassian and the others truly had evidence to crush her, how could she dare to stake her future like this?
For a moment, the entire square was silent.
Even Morgana and her companions stared at Zora in a daze.
