Chapter 143: Shock! Sect of Heavenly Fate! Space Lock!

"Two S-rankers, hello, I'm Dong Sheng from Jincheng."

Under the guidance of Supervisor Ma, Xu Jingming and the other three, including Teacher Hu Ping, walked together toward the center of the plantation.

On the way, Dong Sheng from Jincheng spoke up voluntarily.

He was a slender young man who immediately smiled warmly as he spoke.

"Hello."

Xu Jingming smiled back; beside him, Kiran nodded faintly, his face still pale.

"Your battle yesterday as S-rankers was truly spectacular—I was utterly awestruck."

"Unfortunately, compared to you two, my strength is nowhere near yours."

"Otherwise, I might have had the chance to experience your incredible power firsthand."

Dong Sheng sighed with genuine admiration.

As for yesterday's battle, Xu Jingming himself felt little impact.

He had merely sensed the combat intensity of other S-rankers at the same level.

With the help of the Deep Blue System, not just his ability, but all his attributes far surpassed those of ordinary S-rankers.

The outcome was hardly surprising to Xu Jingming—just slightly more troublesome than expected.

It was still an outright crushing victory.

He hadn't even had time to use his other S-rank technique, " Mingyuleikai."

Xu Jingming didn't care, but Kiran was different.

Yesterday's battle was his first time being utterly crushed by an S-ranker at his own level.

Hearing Dong Sheng bring it up, his already pale face darkened instantly.

You bastard, why bring up the one thing that hurts the most?

"By the way, I heard some religions have secret methods to boost power—enabling second-rankers to leap to fourth rank. Is that true?"

Dong Sheng mused: "If it's real, maybe I could even spar with you two."

Dong Sheng pondered: "If it's true, I might even get a chance to test my skills against the two of you."

Xu Jingming frowned slightly. "Better avoid contact with them."

In his past life, he had never held strong views on religion, but based on his two recent encounters with it...

The religions of Blue Star always gave him a sense of uncontrollable danger.

In reality, it was true:

In his past life, extreme religious fanatics posed limited individual threats.

Only when they formed large-scale organizations could they become seriously dangerous.

But on Blue Star, it's different.

A single fourth- or fifth-rank adept fanatic could cause massive societal disruption.

"What's wrong with religion?"

Kiran snorted coldly and immediately retorted: "Whether it's India's Induism in my homeland or Christianity I encountered during my studies abroad, both have profoundly positive effects on followers."

"It's precisely because of the support of the Brahmanic Lord that I've never lost a battle."

Kiran clasped his hands together in prayer.

Nearly all citizens of India were Induists—he was no exception.

"Oh? Never lost a battle? Then why didn't your Brahmanic Lord help you defeat me?"

Xu Jingming lifted his eyelids slightly.

In both his past and present life, he believed in no gods—only himself.

"You!"

Kiran glared furiously at Xu Jingming but had no reply.

"I think Kiran's right—some religions truly benefit people greatly."

"Jingming, once you personally feel the power of religion in a moment, you might change your mind."

A faint, mysterious, and fanatical smile crept onto Dong Sheng's friendly face.

Jingming, in a moment, when you personally feel the immense power of religion, you might change your mind."

Xu Jingming frowned, about to press further—when Supervisor Ma, walking at the front, suddenly halted.

"Teacher Hu, the three students—we've arrived."

Xu Jingming frowned, about to press further, when the lead supervisor Ma suddenly halted his steps:

Hu Ping frowned, scanning the surroundings: "Where are the S-rank rare flowers and herbs?"

They were now standing at the center of a C-rank sunflower field.

Under the midday sun, everything around them glowed golden.

Sunflowers—nothing but sunflowers. Where was any trace of an S-rank rare plant?

"Teacher Hu, look—here are the S-rank rare flowers and herbs."

Supervisor Ma pointed to a spot beside them with a smile—just as Hu Ping instinctively stepped closer.

His expression turned icy. His right hand shot out like lightning!!

Before Hu Ping could react—

A sharp *puch! —a grotesque, jet-black beast claw pierced through her left chest and emerged from her back.

On the blood-slicked claw, clutched a still-twitching heart.

A sharp *plop* echoed as a grotesque, jet-black beast claw pierced through her left chest and emerged on the other side.

In Xu Jingming and Kiran's horrified gazes, the heart was crushed violently by the claw.

For an ordinary human, a crushed heart meant certain death.

But Hu Ping, a sixth-rank peak adept with a Qianghuaxi A-rank ability, possessed extraordinary vitality.

A normal human, with their heart crushed, would be dead beyond any doubt.

Overwhelming pain and fury surged through her. As she realized what had happened, she instantly unleashed her A-rank ability: Black Shadow Spirit Cat!

ROAR!!!

The overwhelming aura of a sixth-rank adept exploded outward!

Hu Ping's skin turned jet-black; faint cat ears rose on her head; her eyes transformed into feline vertical pupils.

Simultaneously activating a movement technique, she instantly retreated dozens of meters!

Hu Ping's skin turned jet black; faint cat ears surfaced on her head, and her eyes shifted into vertical feline pupils.

Far away, Hu Ping clung to her last breath, her gaze icy as she demanded: "You're not Supervisor Ma—who are you?! Do you know what consequences this will trigger?!"

"Impressive. A sixth-rank peak from Mo University—your vitality truly differs from ordinary sixth-rankers."

Supervisor Ma's black claw flicked slightly, shaking off the blood and heart fragments.

Then the claw reverted to normal as he tore violently at his face.

He ripped off a human skin mask, revealing the face of a middle-aged man with an androgynous appearance!

His expression was mocking: "Since you're about to die, I'll tell you—we're the Sect of Heavenly Fate."

"As for consequences? Do you think we don't know?"

"Or rather—the worse the consequences, the more we enjoy them."

The androgynous man's face lit up with a sickening thrill.

At the same time, startled and furious cries erupted around the plantation, followed by intense combat sounds.

"Sect of Heavenly Fate?! Are you trying to sever the inheritance of this generation of Great Xia?!"

Hearing the surrounding battle noises, Hu Ping's shock and fury deepened: "I hope you don't regret what you've done!"

With that, she crushed the talisman tablet Vice Principal Lingshuang had given her in advance!

"Trying to call your space-system Grand Master? Too late!"

The Sect of Heavenly Fate's Grand Master sneered, then pulled out a pure white bone.

The furious blood qi of a seventh-rank Grand Master surged entirely into the bone:

"I hope you won't regret what you've done!"

Saying this, she crushed the talisman tablet Vice Principal Lingshuang had given her beforehand!

The white bone turned crimson from the blood qi, then suddenly blazed with light.

Immediately, strange spatial ripples swept from the bone, faintly enveloping the entire plantation.

The next instant—

The plantation seemed to have become isolated in another dimension—visible, yet utterly unreachable...

ZOOM~~~~~

The pure white bone was dyed bright red by qi, then suddenly erupted in light.

Immediately afterward, strange spatial ripples swept out from the bone, faintly enveloping the entire plantation!

The next moment,

the plantation seemed to exist independently in another dimension, visible but unreachable...