A World Worth Protecting

Du Min glared as her chest heaved from her fury. However, she had no means of retaliating as she knew that the Fatty had a despicable tongue; if she retaliated, he would definitely apologize and admit his mistakes, claiming that he was still young.

Seeing how a simple sentence could suppress Du Min, Wang Baole gloated gleefully.

“Daobin, how time has passed! You have grown much taller now. And look at you, Bunny, you’re Big Bunny now! As for Ziheng, you have matured. How time flies!”

Chen Ziheng stared intently while Bunny’s face reddened. Even Liu Daobin let out a bitter laugh. Wang Baole sighed once again, looking at the peculiar expressions of the people around him.

“As for me… I have also aged. I am now the Head Prefect of the Spirit Stones Hall, the Inscriptions Hall, and the Spirit Kernel Hall of the Dharmic Armament, or in short, the Head Prefect of the Three Halls. I am also known as the never before seen First Prefect, or as others call it, the only Ultimate Head Prefect in the history of the Dharmic Armament Faculty.”

Wang Baole appeared to be filled with emotion as he recalled the happenings in his life. As he repeated his title with great detail and without a single hint of annoyance, he ran his fingers through his hair, as if it was already peppered with silver strands.

Hearing Wang Baole’s words, the others surrounding him did not know whether to laugh or cry, as it was obvious that Wang Baole was trying hard to boast about his achievements. Liu Daobin and other the other inspectors were indifferent, but the rest, like Chen Ziheng and Du Min, were immensely irritated and scornful of him. They exchanged glances, thinking about how Wang Baole’s authority as Head Prefect only applied in school, during semester time. They were both contemplating whether to gang up and teach Wang Baole a good lesson outside school.

However, they gave up on that thought upon recognizing Wang Baole’s fighting capabilities.

Noticing how the others fell silent listening to him, Wang Baole blinked several times, turning his gaze toward Liu Daobin.

In a moment of genius, Liu Daobin started to applaud upon seeing Wang Baole looking at him.

“The Head Prefect is right! What he said was magnificent! How time flies… In the span of a year, we have all changed.”

Du Min, Chen Ziheng, and the students from the other faculties extended their disgust toward Liu Daobin for the words that he said. On the other hand, Wang Baole was ecstatic, and just as he was about to elaborate more, the red-faced Bunny who stood at a corner softly said, “What Brother Baole said was correct.”

Du Min lost her cool upon hearing Bunny’s words. She immediately held onto Bunny, preparing to inculcate the correct values into her best friend. Wang Baole’s face brightened up, beaming with pleasure.

“Xiaoya, come for a playdate at my place sometime! My mum is an excellent cook.”

Zhou Xiaoya blushed, her eyes bright and sparkly. As she opened her mouth to answer, Du Min caught a hold of her and dragged her out of the cabin. Despite this, Zhou Xiaoya rushed back and smiled shyly at Wang Baole, blinking and nodding at him.

This scene made Wang Baole even more elated. He felt that his charisma was off the charts; therefore, he began to clear his throat as he prepared to speak.

Right at his moment, someone exclaimed, “That must be the Pond Cloud Rainforest up ahead! Look! There is someone in the skies!”

Everyone in the cabin was shocked upon hearing those words. Including Wang Baole, they immediately rushed out, looking at the sky from the deck.

Among the clouds, there was a ferocious centipede-like creature with wings howling as it fled. Its scales were the size of a clenched fist, its body a purplish-black hue. Although it was bloodied from its injuries, it still carried a strong and suffocating air of menace, its sharp cries sufficient to pierce one’s eardrums.

“This is…”

Students on board who specialized in researching such creatures immediately exclaimed, “A ferocious monster from the True Breath Realm!”

Wang Baole took a deep breath as well. While everyone remained in a state of shock, the protective shield from the aircraft was deployed. An invisible, yet peaceful ray shot through the aircraft from its secret chamber, projecting toward the monster.

At the same time, Wang Baole and the others noticed that behind the ferocious monster, there were tens of rainbow trails pursuing it from afar. Each of the rainbow trails possessed a sword that let out a frightening vibe.

Leading the flying swords was a young chap dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt who was standing on a black ancient sword. He looked like a student, but his gaze was bright and sharp, capable of rivaling the Sword Sun.

He was in control of the tens of flying swords surrounding him, and right now, it was as if a sword hurricane was brewing, its speed multiplying with the young chap’s hand seals. The swords morphed into a blur, directly charging toward the ferocious monster like a lightning bolt.

“Wretched monster, you have no escape!”

The ferocious monster let out a shrill cry, unable to struggle despite wanting to retaliate. In that very instant, every single sword pierced directly into its body, and bright red blood spurted out. With a loud slam, the ferocious monster’s body was pinned to the ground with the swords.

It was death for the monster!

The young chap in white arrived beside the monster’s body. With a touch on the body with his right hand, he collected the carcass. Following which, he turned to look at the aircraft, his eyes squinting.

“Is that Xu Lin from the Upper Academy’s Combat Faculty?”

“You’re right!” a voice replied coldly and calmly from the aircraft’s chamber, as soon as the young chap finished his sentence.

The young chap smiled. After cupping his fists slightly, he directed all the flying swords into the sky using hand seals, carrying him along. Eventually, he faded into the Pond Cloud Rainforest.

Everything happened too quickly. From beginning to end, it took nothing more than half a minute. Up until the disappearance of the young chap, no one on the aircraft had managed to recover from disbelief.

A while later, Wang Baole took a deep breath. The appearance and skills that the young chap had used to eliminate the ferocious monster left a deep impression on him. Even the Dharmic Armament Pavilion Elder did not create such a significant impact on Wang Baole back then. After all, compared to the Dharmic Armament Pavilion Elder’s elegance, the white-clothed chap had delivered a mortal blow!

Both the Pavilion Elder and the young chap were worlds apart!

Is this… a cultivator? Between breaths, Wang Baole looked at the aircraft with his head lowered. The cold voice from just now emanated from within the aircraft. Wang Baole knew that it had to be an expert who accompanied the cruiser to protect the students.

Upper Academy Island… Wang Baole’s eyes revealed a gaze of curiosity and desire as he thought of the island.

Not just Wang Baole, but everyone on board the aircraft, would definitely not be able to recover fully from the experience even several days later when the disembarked at Phoenix City.

It was evening when the aircraft from Ethereal Dao College landed. The Sword Sun in the sky gave off orange-reddish rays that lit up the land, as if engulfing the whole of Phoenix City in a thin veil.

Located southeast to the Federation, Phoenix City was a small city with a population of only a few million.

In the whole of the Federation, with the exception of the seventeen main cities like Ethereal City, small cities like Phoenix City were not exactly abundant but still numbered in the thousands.

Although it was a small city, it was not lacking in the necessary preventive measures against the ferocious monsters. Coupled with its proximity to Dong Lin Capital, Phoenix City, in its entire history since its establishment, had only experienced one Beast Tide thirty years ago.

To the residents of Phoenix City, as long as they did not leave the border of the city, their daily lives were safe and peaceful.

After the aircraft from Ethereal Dao College landed at Phoenix City’s aerial port, one could see seven to eight other aircrafts from other schools ferrying students home.

Every student from the various colleges who originated from Phoenix City was filled with excitement and homesickness as they disembarked the aircraft. They took in the surroundings and familiarity of the streets and their city as they quickened their footsteps to reunite with family members who were there to welcome them home.

Wang Baole reorganized his thoughts as well, pushing the image of the cultivator slaying the ferocious monster to the back of his mind. Then, excitedly, he waved farewell to Liu Daobin and the other students and ran out of the aerial port into the arrival hall. Immediately, he caught sight of his tall, slim father who was standing nearby, looking around to search for Wang Baole.

“Old Wang, I’m here!” Upon seeing his father, Wang Baole dashed over, a wide smile on his face.

However, his volume was too loud. The phrase ‘Old Wang ¹ ‘, which he exclaimed, caught the attention of other parents, who looked at Wang Baole weirdly.

Wang Baole’s father let out a bitter laugh as he looked on.

“You rascal! Showing off your mighty voice?” said Wang Baole’s father.

Wang Baole laughed sheepishly and immediately gave his father a tight hug. Sensing his son’s yearning for home, Wang Baole’s father let out a gentle gaze as he stroked his son’s head.

“Baole, you seem to have gained weight.”

“Old Wang, you lost weight!” Wang Baole replied indignantly, eliciting a cheerful reprimand from his father. The father and son duo then left the airport for home, their hearts filled with joy.