Chapter 477

"It seems she'll only be back for the Freshman Competition."

"Learning to pilot the Silver Flower Prayer Tree."

"By the way, Shang Shang Yana went too."

"I heard that thing is very difficult to pilot, requiring at least two people to operate simultaneously."

"How is it?" Xue Xue Jiulan looked at Li Yao with a playful expression.

"Are you satisfied with my arrangement?"

The Silver Flower Prayer Tree is an abyssal vehicle.

It is an item Li Yao snatched back from the hands of the Titan race.

Learning to pilot it

means one will explore the abyss together with Li Yao.

Li Yao had once thought

that before his combat power reached its peak, it would be best to find some teammates to explore the abyss.

But definitely not those two girls, Shang Shang Yana and Xue Xue Jiuling.

"Teacher, can we change people now?" Li Yao asked.

Seeing that Li Yao did not seem to be joking, Xue Xue Jiulan immediately guessed what Li Yao was thinking.

"Changing them is impossible now."

"They were the ones who proactively applied to go."

"They have been learning for a month now, and the remaining energy of the Silver Flower Prayer Tree is almost exhausted, yet no method to replenish it has been found."

"This," Li Yao took out the energy source dropped by the raw beast from his storage ring, "Teacher, take this and try it to see how much it can replenish."

Xue Xue Jiulan's eyes lit up, "What pure energy!"

"This should really work!"

The Federation had tested countless spiritual items native to Blue Star, but none could replenish the Silver Flower Prayer Tree's energy.

It was speculated that the energy had to be found within the abyss.

And this fluorescent sphere that Li Yao took out

contained endless energy within it.

She only took one look, and she was eighty or ninety percent certain in her heart.

Xue Xue Jiulan carefully put it away:

"However, you will have to tell them about changing people yourself."

"Especially that girl, Shang Shang Yana."

"In order to secure a spot to learn how to pilot it, the Shang family sponsored quite a lot of research funding; I don't have the authority to have the higher-ups change the personnel."

Xue Xue Jiulan looked at Li Yao with a smile in her eyes.

Did she not know the mind of a young girl?

That girl, Shang Shang Yana, was practically showing her cards.

Since her strength couldn't keep up, she just wanted to find a way to stand by Li Yao's side.

As a daughter of the Shang family,

could she not know the dangers of the abyss?

It was not a momentary impulse,

but a sacrifice made after preparing for everything!

"I will make it clear to her," Li Yao said seriously.

"Oh?" Xue Xue Jiulan could not help but be somewhat surprised.

Li Yao said word by word:

"This is also what I came to discuss with Teacher."

"The abyss"

"might be even more dangerous than we imagine."

Xue Xue Jiulan realized that what Li Yao was about to say might be even more important than she had imagined.

Her expression became solemn; she set down her coffee, stood up, and said:

"Let's go, this is not the place to talk."

The two left the Dean's office

and arrived at the place where they usually trained.

It was a special training room exclusive to the Dean of the War Academy,

personally built by Xue Xue Jiulan herself.

It could be said to be absolutely concealed!

Li Yao went straight to the point

and told his teacher everything he had collected from the Abyssal Compendium.

After his voice fell,

the training room fell into silence.

As a General of the Nation, Xue Xue Jiulan had grown up in the military since she was a child.

Hunting demons was already a part of her life.

She knew better than anyone

how much pressure the three great demon races—the Titan race, the Demon Insect race, and the Demigod race—brought to human professionals!

But now, she learned from her own student

that these three great races were merely groups in the most remote, most desolate corners of the abyss, where even survival could not be guaranteed!

Xue Xue Jiulan's body trembled slightly.

For a moment, she could not accept it.

Li Yao did not speak to disturb her,

but just stayed quietly by her side,

Just staying quietly by the side like this.

Half an hour later,

Xue Xue Jiulan raised her head and looked at Li Yao: "What are your plans? Regarding the Demon race."

Li Yao smiled: "No plans. Soldiers come, block with generals; water comes, cover with earth!"

"As long as I keep getting stronger, what does the Demon race even count for?"

Xue Xue Jiulan was stunned.

Looking at the high-spirited young man before her, she was speechless for a moment.

He had indeed been doing exactly that—

constantly getting stronger.

After a long while,

a smile curled at the corners of Xue Xue Jiulan's mouth:

"You are right, soldiers come, block with generals; water comes, cover with earth!"

"In the beginning, our Dragon Nation didn't even have high-level professionals, and didn't we still survive in the hands of the Demon Insect race and the Titan race?"

"If the Demon race dares to come, we'll make them pay dearly!"

"Teacher is awesome!" Li Yao offered a word of encouragement.

"That's right!" Xue Xue Jiulan lifted her chin, then calmed down and said, "So you mean to say that our Dragon Nation should temporarily give up on exploring the abyss, right?"

Li Yao nodded, "That's right. At least until an Eighth-Turn professional appears, do not explore the abyss."

"The abyss is too vast, and there are countless powerhouses. Human professionals, when placed inside, don't even count as ants."

Just like that Flame-Seat Crab from the Endless Sea—

in front of it, a Seventh-Turn professional

is like a speck of dust; any random movement could bring about a devastating blow.

As if a speck of dust, where any casual movement could bring about a devastating blow.