Chapter 356: The Depressed Saint Spear King, the Dominant Xuan King!

On the road.

Zhao Tianxing and Li Zhangsheng wore extremely solemn expressions.

Su Yu and the others clearly sensed their mood and remained silent without speaking.

At this moment, with Zhao Tianxing and Li Zhangsheng pushing full speed, it would take only half an hour to reach Qianlong Academy.

But everyone knew that a half‑hour battle could decide many things.

Not to mention, they faced the Ten Thousand Tribes army.

Each time the Ten Thousand Tribes army invaded the Human Race, it exceeded the defensive strength of the main city.

Now, Zhao Tianxing and Li Zhangsheng, both at the peak of their Marquis status, are not in Qianlong City because of the Academy's grand competition.

It would be easy for the Ten Thousand Tribes army to breach it.

Although Qianlong Academy has some trump cards, it is hard to say when facing the invasion of numerous King-Conferred Strong Ones.

Su Yu fell silent for a moment and looked toward Zhao Tianxing.

"Principal, relax. Qianlong City will be fine. Didn't the Martial King say he already placed Human Race King-Conferred Strong Ones in the twelve main cities? It seems Qianlong City also has strongmen arranged by the Martial King, so it might not fall."

Li Zhangsheng hesitated, but Zhao Tianxing sighed and said.

"What I'm worried about isn't Qianlong City; it's… Xuan Lao!"

"Xuan Lao?"

Su Yu was slightly surprised.

Xuan Lao is merely an elderly man who has lost all cultivation; logically, even if a great battle broke out, he would have evacuated immediately.

Nothing would happen.

Seeing Su Yu's surprised expression, Zhao Tianxing sighed and said slowly.

"If anything happens at Qianlong Academy, Xuan Lao's nature means he won't stand by."

"But Xuan Lao is just an ordinary person; what can he do?"

"Who told you Xuan Lao is ordinary?"

Zhao Tianxing glanced at Su Yu and said lightly.

Everyone was stunned.

Even Xiang Shaoyun, a disciple of Zhao Tianxing, was dumbfounded, clearly not knowing what Zhao Tianxing meant.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng, who had remained silent, spoke.

"Xuan Lao… is my Qianlong Academy Twelve Sequence!"

Instantly, Su Yu and the others' pupils narrowed sharply.

"Allow me to formally introduce the Qianlong Academy Twelve Sequence…"

"Xuan Mingzi, title… Xuan!"

As the words fell, a powerful surge instantly erupted from Xuan Lao's figure.

At once, the dragon‑head cane in Xuan Lao's hand suddenly halted.

He slammed it forcefully into the void.

Immediately, within that void, cracks burst open, and within those fissures—

A dragon‑head long sword, shimmering with golden light, appeared vivid.

The sword seemed to sense the summons and emitted a crisp sword tone.

The sword tone rang repeatedly.

In an instant, countless sword qi crisscrossed the heavens and earth.

The sharp sword qi effortlessly tore the very fabric of space.

"Xuan Lao… is the Qianlong Academy's Twelve Sequence?"

Wang Shi and the others were clearly bewildered.

Even though they are teachers at Qianlong Academy and Great Sun Grand Masters, they evidently did not know this.

Xuan Lao's status in Qianlong Academy is extremely lofty; although countless people respect him, in their eyes he is still just an elderly man who has lost all cultivation.

But they did not expect that today Xuan Lao would unleash such terrifying power.

Ghost King stared intently at the dragon‑head long sword in Xuan Lao's hand, a flicker of fear flashing in his narrow eyes.

"Dragon‑head Sword… you are Xuan King!"

Ghost King let out a startled cry, emitting a sharp sound.

"Impossible! Impossible, it cannot be!"

Ghost King shook his head in disbelief, as if he had seen something that should not exist in this world.

"Didn't you lose your cultivation in the battle with the Bear Emperor? How can you still unleash such terrifying power!"

Ghost King's expression turned extremely grim.

Inside Qianlong Academy, everyone knows Xuan Lao's loss of cultivation stems from fighting a King-Conferred Strong One.

But no one knows that the opponent was the previous generation's Bear Emperor.

A formidable Five-step King-Conferred Strong One.

In that battle, Xuan Lao killed the Bear Emperor, but in full view he received the Bear Emperor's death‑blow.

Although he did not die instantly.

But that blow completely ruined Xuan Lao's foundation.

It made Xuan Lao become an ordinary person from then on.

He has lived idly ever since.

And now, the aura emanating from Xuan Lao is exactly the same as that during his battle with the Bear Emperor!

Ghost King's pupils kept trembling.

Even, the Purgatory King's gaze couldn't help but look toward Xuan Lao, his eyes full of apprehension.

Holy Spear King laughed loudly.

"Qianlong King, it turns out Xuan King is your trick; I thought we would be utterly destroyed here this time."

"Xuan King, junior Holy Spear greets you!"

Holy Spear King repelled Tiger King with a spear thrust, then chuckled and clasped his hands toward Xuan King.

Xuan Lao gave a faint smile.

"Not bad, not bad; to achieve kingship at forty, my Daxia can count on successors!"

Holy Spear King hehe-laughed, scratched his head, being praised by a human senior like this; even though he was already over forty, he couldn't help feeling shy.

However, Xuan Lao's next words made Holy Spear King involuntarily spit blood.

"What a pity, none of Qianlong Academy's youngsters are as formidable."

"Speaking of which, that youngster is only eighteen and already at the late Half Moon stage."

Holy Spear King's mouth twitched slightly; good fellow, it seems the previous words were just laying groundwork for this line, right?

At the same time, Holy Spear King was also curious: who could reach the late Half Moon stage at eighteen?

You know, when Holy Spear King was eighteen, he was only at the Flying Heaven Realm.

"Xuan King, I don't know who that youngster is!"

Xuan Lao proudly puffed out his chest.

"Naturally, it's Su Yu of my Qianlong Academy!"

"Su Yu???"

Holy Spear King was stunned.

The name Su Yu is not unfamiliar to Holy Spear King.

Su Yu was the only person who made Holy Spear King consider taking on a disciple, but after being reprimanded by Slay Dragon King, that idea faded.

Besides, when Holy Spear King saw Su Yu become the top scholar in the college entrance exam, he felt some regret.

Nothing much, really.

But now, hearing from Xuan King that Su Yu had already reached the late Half Moon stage, his regret grew deeper.

At this moment, they still didn't know that Su Yu had now reached the Full Moon Realm.

After Xuan King finished speaking, his gaze fell on Ghost King, and he said lightly.

"Back then you bullied Xiao Zhao, I hadn't settled the score with you, and now you're invading my Qianlong City again?"

Xuan Lao took a step forward, his violent aura surging, instantly shaking heaven and earth.

"Is this bullying my Qianlong Academy for having no one?"