Chapter 358: Bloody Retribution! Dead All?

"It's Lei Di! He's back!"

"Lei Di, it's been a long time."

"......"

Although the National University League had ended over two months ago.

Yet when Xu Jingming, restored to his original appearance, walked through Mo Da's campus, many still warmly greeted him.

Some even pulled out photos of him from the league and asked for autographs.

Xu Jingming refused none of them.

But because of this, it took him nearly half an hour to walk from the Combat Technique Library to the student dormitories.

When he returned to the villa, the first-floor living room was empty—Liu Wentao was still in class.

As for Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, Xu Jingming had received messages from them days earlier, while he was still in the relic space.

They said they were going to the Wild Zone and wouldn't return for several days.

"First, get some sleep. Then check the official website to see how to submit my early graduation application."

During the two months in the relic space, Xu Jingming had been constantly tense—even his sleep was shallow.

Now back at school, with his entire body relaxing, all his exhaustion surged up at once.

He didn't even bother to shower—just stripped off his blood-stained battle suit, entered the bedroom, and collapsed onto the bed...

Japan, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido.

It was past nine at night; the sky was utterly dark.

Only a full moon hung in the sky, pouring its bright light freely onto the earth.

The entire city of Asahikawa glowed brightly, thriving and bustling.

The Asahikawa branch of Ten御 Dojo was likewise crowded with people.

Most wore battle suits and carried weapons—psychics.

Swish—

Suddenly, a scarlet bloodlight shot rapidly from the horizon.

It transformed into a burly man, hovering midair before the Ten御 Dojo building.

"Walking on air! A Wu Sheng-level powerhouse!"

"Good heavens! Has Ten御 Dojo produced another Wu Sheng?"

The psychics on the ground gazed reverently at the burly figure, exclaiming in Japanese.

"Hmph!"

Yet at that moment, a cold snort rang out.

The man released only a trace of his aura—and everyone on the ground felt crushing pressure.

Under this pressure, most turned pale instantly.

Some weaker psychics collapsed to their knees with a thud!

"The Ninth-Rank Wu Sheng of Great Xia, 'Lord Xue Jian,' has entered our territory without permission.

Leave immediately, or we will summon our own Ninth-Rank powerhouse to expel you!

A Seventh-Rank Elemental Wind Master, wreathed in swirling winds, flew out from the building.

He regarded Lord Xue Jian with solemn expression and warned loudly in Chinese.

"Summon your Ninth-Rank? Fine—see if they can beat me!"

Lord Xue Jian's black hair whipped wildly behind him:

"But first, I must destroy this branch."

He drew a long alloy sword.

Then, thick blood aura coiled around it as he slashed downward toward the building before him!

"Blood Slash!"

Swish—

A scarlet blade of light, as if piercing heaven and earth, sliced diagonally through the entire building!

Boom—boom—boom!!

A clean, smooth cut appeared in the middle of the thirty- to forty-meter-tall building.

The entire upper half collapsed with a thunderous crash!

"Dasugete!"

"Save me! Save me!"

"......"

As the building crashed down, screams erupted all around the Ten御 Dojo.

"You destroyed my dojo! Lord Xue Jian! What do you want?!"

The Wind Master's face twisted in fury as he roared his question.

"What do I want? Ask what you've done!"

He snorted coldly—and unleashed his full Ninth-Rank Wu Sheng aura.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Those crushed or killed earlier had merely been ordinary people or First-Rank psychics.

Now, with his aura exploding, within a thousand-meter radius:

Every psychic or civilian below Fourth-Rank was crushed into bloody mist!

Instantly, the entire Ten御 Dojo became a slaughterhouse—blood flowed everywhere, thick with the stench of blood.

However, the Lord Xue Jian did not stop, swinging two more blades, and the entire building was razed to the ground!

"You! You! If you want revenge, come at our Heavenly Imperial Dojo. There were so many ordinary people around—how could you kill them all?!"

The Wind-System Grandmaster's eyes nearly split with rage, his gaze blood-red as he stared at the surrounding ruins.

"I don't like bullying the weak either, but dare to touch our Great Xia's SS-rank—this is the price!"

A look of utter indifference on the Lord Xue Jian's sharply angular face:

"You should be grateful that nothing happened to Xu Jingming. Otherwise, your entire Sakura Country would cease to exist..."

Having spoken, the Lord Xue Jian appeared before the seventh-rank Grandmaster as if by teleportation, and cut him down on the spot.

Afterward, he continued to fly at top speed toward another direction.

His spiritual force... had already locked onto Horii's position.

"It's almost been 23 hours already—can we leave yet?"

"Who knows? These two machines haven't said anything, so we don't dare leave."

Ruins Space,

a group of ability-users stared longingly at the two Liquid Gold Guards stationed at the Space Gate.

After another while, the Liquid Gold Guards finally announced: "Time's up, you may leave."

At those words, the ability-users who had waited at the Space Gate for nearly a whole day scrambled toward it in a frenzy.

Afraid that if they were a moment too slow, they'd be caught and dragged back.

"Inheritor, my mission is complete..."

The two Liquid Gold Guards murmured to themselves, the spark of intelligence vanishing from their eyes, before mechanically heading toward the direction of the main base.

"The Liquid Gold Guards didn't notice us—go!"

From the nearby jungle, Sakuragi Rin, who had been hiding here for quite a while, watched the Liquid Gold Guards leave.

He also led the remaining members of the Heavenly Imperial Dojo in a swift dash toward the Space Gate.

"Supervisor, there's only one final hour left before the Space Gate opens.

The Holy Maiden and the others... nothing bad has happened to them, has it?"

Outside the Space Gate,

an ability-user beside Horii asked cautiously.

"Wait a little longer—see if anyone else comes out."

At this point, Horii had also sensed something was wrong, but apart from continuing to wait, he had no other options.

After all, the Great Xia people had long since fled; even if he wanted to grab someone to question, there was no one to grab.

"Supervisor, look! The Space Gate is showing activity!"

At that moment, an ability-user cried out joyfully.

Horii looked over as well, and indeed saw ability-users after ability-users darting out from the Space Gate.

"None of you are to leave!"

Horii, who had already erred by letting the Great Xia people slip away, dared not be careless—his aura erupted, and a terrifying pressure swept across.

It instantly made the ability-users who had just stepped out of the Space Gate falter in their tracks, groaning inwardly.

Without the seventh-rank Liquid Gold Guards, now an eighth-rank Grandmaster shows up—who could withstand this?

"You, come here."

Horii casually pulled an ability-user over and asked with a dark expression:

"Tell me, what happened inside the Ruins Space? Where are our Heavenly Imperial Dojo people? Why haven't they come out yet?"

This mere fifth-rank ability-user, trembling under the pressure of the eighth-rank Grandmaster's aura, replied with great difficulty:

"Great Xia's SS-rank Xu Jingming appeared in the Ruins Space and obtained a legendary inheritance.

He also mobilized two seventh-rank Liquid Gold Guards to hunt down your people.

Everyone from your side who entered the Ruins Space should... should all be dead..."

"What?! All dead!"

Horii's pupils abruptly contracted to pinpoints.