The woman was merely a maid.

Her actual age was likely far older than the students, even though her appearance remained youthful.

Her cultivation was at least at the Great Sovereign Realm.

From initial shock, her expression quickly turned into anger. Her face flushed red as she pointed at Victor with a trembling hand.

"Ho-how dare you destroy Lady’s door!" she shouted.

"Were you the one who locked it?" Victor asked indifferently.

"Yes. Why?"

"So your lady didn’t inform you that I was allowed in? Where is she?"

"How dare you act so arrogantly here?" The maid could hardly believe his attitude.

Before she could act on her anger, Victor finally noticed a beautiful white-haired woman—appearing around thirty—descending the stairs.

Her gaze landed on the broken door, her eyes cold.

"You are quite bold, boy," she said.

"Do you think I truly wouldn’t dare do anything to you?"

"Yes... that’s exactly what I think," Victor replied, instantly darkening her expression.

Even her loose robe fluttered slightly from her rising emotions.

"Even if you did something, I wouldn’t be afraid..."

"Lady, allow me to teach this brat a lesson," the maid said, unable to tolerate Victor’s attitude any longer.

But Lady Jade Sovereign gave no response.

Victor smirked at the maid before walking over to the guest table.

He sat down without being invited.

"What do you want, boy?" Lady Jade Sovereign asked.

"Your technique—Emotion Eater," Victor replied bluntly. "Just tell me how I can get you to give it to me."

"Oh?" She looked slightly surprised.

"You’re actually asking something from me?"

"Am I asking? I’m here to make a trade. Of course, if you want to give it for free, I won’t refuse," Victor said with a playful expression.

"You wouldn’t reject a deal, would you? I’m sure there’s something you want."

"A brat like you can’t fulfill my needs. Or do you plan to cry to your mother for help?"

"I’ll naturally rely on myself. That’s why I was sent here."

"Break off your engagement with Alexandra, and I’ll give you the technique. I’ll even guide your cultivation," she said calmly.

"You’re not joking, right?" Victor raised a brow.

"Of course not."

"Why are you so determined to end our engagement?"

"The impure should be kept away from the pure."

"Oh... but can I trust your words?"

"If you agree, we can announce it publicly. No—let’s do it now so everyone can see."

With a wave of her hand—

They appeared outside the gate.

The surrounding students, including Lancelot, were stunned.

Why had Lady Jade Sovereign and Victor suddenly appeared here?

"Well, boy? Announce it. End your engagement with Alexandra, and I’ll guide you personally—including giving you all my techniques," she said loudly.

Everyone heard it.

"Of course... I hereby declare that my engagement with Alexandra is over!" Victor replied indifferently.

Silence.

Everyone froze.

Even Lady Jade Sovereign didn’t expect this.

She had acted out of emotion—but hadn’t expected him to agree so easily.

"Boy... you actually did it?" she asked, still in disbelief.

Victor could be deceitful—but she valued her own word.

"Do my words sound like a joke? Once the Holy Light Sect hears this, it will be official," Victor said calmly.

He had already obtained what he wanted from Alexandra.

Why would he care about a mere engagement?

He already had her heart.

A relationship didn’t need a contract.

A woman like Lady Jade Sovereign—still untouched at such an age—wouldn’t understand that.

"You can’t take that back!" Lancelot shouted.

"Not for this," Victor replied coldly, his eyes still on Lady Jade Sovereign.

She stood frozen for a moment before regaining composure, her lips curling into a sneer.

"A person like you truly is a scoundrel. Alexandra should see this."

"Give me the technique now."

"Take it!"

She sent a beam of light into his forehead.

DING!

(You have obtained the Emotion Eater Technique—a Sky Class technique capable of absorbing emotions contained within blood!)

[Technique:]

Explosion of War Aura (Locked)

Fist of Wrath (Saint Class >100%)

True Dragon Transformation (Locked)

Emotion Eater (Sky Class >0%)

The System immediately registered it.

Victor smiled.

Sky Class.

With his boosted Will Power talent, mastering it wouldn’t be difficult.

Meanwhile, at Alexandra’s residence—

Lily rushed up to the second floor in panic.

"My Lady! Th-that bastard—he publicly ended his engagement with you! He did it for Lady Jade Sovereign’s technique!" Lily cried.

Alexandra trembled.

Her face turned pale, her breathing uneven.

Was she... less important than his cultivation path?

Even ruthless cultivators wouldn’t discard something valuable so easily.

So what was she to him?

Just a woman?

At first, perhaps she mattered.

But now... he had already taken everything from her.

Seen everything.

And now he discarded her—as if she were nothing more than something used once.

Tears fell silently from her eyes.

Lily froze in shock.

Her lady... was crying?

Only then did she realize—

Victor had truly deceived her.

Maybe the rumors were true.

Why had her lady fallen so easily?

Was it just for the engagement?

Or... had she been unable to resist him?

The entire academy erupted into chaos.

But beneath the shock—

There was excitement.

Alexandra was no longer bound to anyone.

Everyone now had a chance.

No one believed Victor had ever won her heart.

They thought she had only honored the engagement.

After all—

How could a Heavenly Woman fall for a man like him?

A man who began his cultivation by stealing others’ talents.

Meanwhile, while everyone else was still in shock, Victor stood calmly in front of the gate.

Lady Jade Sovereign had already returned to her residence, leaving behind an order that Victor was free to come and go as he pleased.

Victor, on the other hand, was deep in thought, contemplating the technique he had just obtained.

Naturally, fully comprehending it would still require serious meditation.

Even so, he had to admit Lady Jade Sovereign’s talent—being able to create such a technique, even if it was only at the Sky Class, was no simple feat.

After examining it in considerable detail, he finally left.

The previously overcast sky suddenly broke into a heavy downpour.

The academy placed no restrictions on the rain. It poured freely across the entire grounds, forcing students to seek shelter.

Then, without anyone expecting it—

Victor arrived at Alexandra’s residence.

Lily quickly appeared at the doorway.

"How dare you come here!" she shouted angrily.