Chapter 381: The Killing Intent of Beicang

Just like that, Xiao Han and the other spent a full half-year in the turbulent void.

Finally...

"Hum!"

Hearing only a faint sound, Xiao Han, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. A beam of sharp light shot out, piercing through a pillar in front of him.

"We're here?" Xiao Han looked at the Ice Emperor, whose eyes revealed a hint of excitement.

The latter nodded, "It seems we have touched the barrier of this plane. If my guess is correct, once we pass through here, we will arrive at that place."

"Then leave the rest to me." Xiao Han stood up and stretched his body slightly; the joints of his body, which had not moved for a long time, crackled.

"Wait a moment." At this time, the Ice Emperor suddenly called out to Xiao Han, and amidst his full face of confusion, took out a deep blue Ring.

"Put this on!"

"After this, I might only be able to stay inside this Ring."

As soon as the words fell, she immediately turned into a blue stream of light and dove into the Ring.

"Remember to pack up my Relic Space." The Ice Emperor's unwilling voice came from within the Ring.

Xiao Han naturally complied. The Relic Space was no ordinary item, especially this kind of portable space that the Ice Emperor had spent her origin energy to create; it was a treasure through and through. If he were to just abandon it, wouldn't he be a fool?

He flashed out of the space, looked at the shuttle-shaped object that was only the size of an ordinary secret room, and then stretched out his hands. As he formed obscure seals, crystal-blue light immediately submerged into the object.

"Whoosh!"

The space, which had originally been the size of a room, instantly shrank into a palm-sized shuttle-shaped Ice Crystal, and then quietly merged into Xiao Han's body.

"Next is this." Xiao Han turned around, his eyes reflecting brilliant colors. He gently reached out his palm, and then heard a soft "hum." A barrier appeared abruptly before his eyes, firmly blocking his palm from going any deeper.

"The defensive power is not bad!" Xiao Han commented subconsciously, then realized what he had said, shook his head, and chuckled.

"But it's still far from enough!"

"Alright, hurry up and do it, stop dawdling." The Ice Emperor's nagging voice came from the Ring again.

Xiao Han's expression suddenly turned cold, "Say that again?"

The Ice Emperor's voice paused for a moment, then...

"You continue... please continue!"

After half a year, the two were thoroughly familiar with each other, and this kind of daily routine had been repeated who knows how many times.

Xiao Han did not pursue the matter further. After a simple cold snort, he carefully examined the plane barrier and began to adjust his state.

Although breaking this wall was easy, he could not guarantee his safety afterward. Therefore, Xiao Han could only maximize his strength to increase the chances of developing steadily in this strange world.

Two hours later, Xiao Han felt his state had reached its peak. Immediately, an Ice Spear condensed in his palm, Dou Qi surged, and his Soul Power stood ready.

"Spear Settles, No Mountain!" A simple Dou Technique instantly blasted a hole in the invisible light shield in front of him, large enough for one person to pass through.

"Whoosh!"

With a slight flash, he entered before the space barrier could close.

And then...

"Damn it!"

The moment he entered, Xiao Han keenly sensed that the space beside him had become chaotic.

"Space storm..." Xiao Han only had time for these few words to surface in his mind before he was instantly engulfed by a powerful force and carried toward an unknown direction.

Beicang Continent, Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

As a well-known spiritual academy in the Da Qian World, one of the "Five Great Academies," and the hidden hegemon of the Beicang Continent, the transcendent status of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy in the Beicang Continent was evident.

However, as an academy, the true terror of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was not its formidable strength, but its network of resources that spanned the world. Having welcomed and sent off countless talented students, the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy shared a significant bond with countless experts.

It was precisely because of this that the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, a force whose hard power was not considered outstanding in the Da Qian World, possessed such great fame.

And as one of the highly renowned "Five Great Academies," combined with its strength, under normal circumstances, no one in the Beicang Continent dared to provoke the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

However, accidents always happen. Among a group of sensible forces, there would always be a few blind madmen. If these madmen also possessed not-so-weak strength, then it would be a very troublesome matter for the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

For instance, right now.

The Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, which used to be infinitely glorious and full of vitality, now appeared cold and stern. Students and instructors in the academy walked back and forth in a hurry; even when they met, they only exchanged simple greetings before rushing off to places like the cultivation rooms or the Task Hall.

From time to time, one could see small teams of young people returning from the outside, covered in wounds and exhausted.

Even worse, there were many people with sorrowful eyes and low spirits, carrying corpses in silence...

"Sigh!"

Inside a grand hall, dozens of aged figures sat cross-legged. Their bodies, which appeared decayed and frail, contained the power to destroy everything with a mere gesture. Clearly, those present were the high-level members of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

Among these dozens of figures, several old men were closing their eyes to rest, yet no one dared to have any complaints; even when other high-level members looked over, a hint of reverence flickered in their eyes.

Just at this moment...

The several old men who had been closing their eyes opened them instantly and stood up. Seeing this, the others also rose quickly, "Dean!"

As the uniform greeting fell, a middle-aged man in green robes had already appeared at the head of the hall. However, the endless sea of stars in his eyes indicated that he was also a super expert who had lived for who knows how many years.

Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, Dean, Taicang, a Fourth Grade Supreme expert.

"Everyone, sit." Dean Taicang's aged voice echoed in the hall, and the others sat down as instructed.

"Speak, what is the current situation?"

The others looked at each other, all wearing bitter expressions, and no one answered.

"Zhutian, you tell us!" Taicang, having no other choice, began to call names.

"Yes." Zhutian stood up helplessly. After gathering his thoughts, he said bitterly, "Dean, we have suffered heavy losses in this battle against the Dragon Demon Palace."

He set the tone as soon as he spoke.

Taicang frowned tightly and finally sighed, "Continue."

"Over this past month, we have had dozens of conflicts, large and small, with the Dragon Demon Palace, three of which were on a larger scale."

"In these wars, we have lost over three thousand students, including twenty students from the Heavenly Ranking, with the highest-ranked even reaching tenth place."

Pausing for a moment, gasps and sighs rose one after another in the great hall. The loss of students alone was enough to make one's heart ache; although each intake had hundreds of thousands of students, and the entire Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy had over a million, the number three thousand was not worth mentioning.

But this was merely the loss of a single month, and it was still the early stage of the war, with the Supreme Elders yet to enter the fray; if it continued like this, with a casualty rate of twenty to thirty percent, were they joking?

This was an academy, not a coliseum!

Students came here to learn, not to throw their lives away. Once too many students fell in battle, not only would the prestige of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy be greatly diminished, but the factions behind the students would not stand by and watch their own descendants die here; they would inevitably recall them.

Under such circumstances, it would undoubtedly be greatly disadvantageous to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

Not to mention those Heavenly Ranking students; each one was a treasure of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, a seedling of a future powerhouse. The top ten of the Heavenly Ranking had the potential to surpass them entirely, yet they had just been lost like that.

Zhutian continued, "Besides this, we have also lost eight instructors, and..."

His voice lowered, thinking of a certain figure who would never again appear in the great hall.

"Elder Lin Ying of the Punishment Hall has also fallen."

Hearing this, everyone could not help but fall silent. The fall of a colleague was a massive blow to the many Elders; thinking of a companion who had been laughing and joking just days ago, now turned into cold remains, who could remain indifferent?

In the end, it was Taicang, sitting at the head, who spoke, "I understand."

"Today, we..."

Before Taicang could finish, a series of urgent alarm sounds rang out. Everyone's expression changed drastically, followed immediately by monstrous rage, with only one thought in their hearts.

"The Dragon Demon Palace actually dares to launch an attack on us?"

"Let us see what skills that Dragon Demon Palace truly possesses!" The calmness in Taicang's eyes had vanished, replaced by cold killing intent.

Did they really think their Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was made of clay?

Led by Dean Taicang, the group of Elders followed behind, swiftly streaking toward the outside.