Chapter 370: The Sage Appears

"Boom, boom, boom—" The sounds of violent explosions rang out incessantly, and the harbor docks of Itogami Island had already plunged into a sea of flames.

In the harbor area, large quantities of steel and precious metals transported from off-island were stored, and these items were precisely what the metallic lifeform liked the most. Therefore, the Security Forces had set up heavy traps in this location, turning it into a snare meant to eliminate the Sage's spirit blood, but it appeared this trap had not succeeded. Tianzhong Gong suddenly appeared to disrupt the situation, forcibly awakening the slumbering Sage, and as a result, the so-called hunters were instead finished off by the prey in their eyes.

After detecting the explosions, Lingyun and Na Yue immediately arrived at this location via a Space Array. But they were a step too late; the harbor docks had been completely destroyed by the Heavy Metal Particle Cannon released by the Sage. The revived Sage possessed the ability to freely manipulate metal, making the use of a Charged Particle Laser Cannon as easy as turning a hand.

Facing such a weapon of mass destruction capable of decomposing anything it hit directly into atoms, the well-equipped Security Forces could only drink the cup of regret. Among everyone present, except for Yase Motoki, who was saved by Lingyun at the critical moment after being teleported over, all others were buried under this indiscriminate, all-encompassing bombardment.

"Tsk, truly miserable. I warned you all long ago that the Sage's spirit blood is not as easy to deal with as you imagined. How could you still take action before the two of us arrived?" Na Yue said with a frown, her tone already carrying a hint of reproach.

Among the Security Force members who died in the line of duty at the scene, quite a few had worked with her before. Now that they had all perished in a single operation, the anger in Na Yue's heart flared up instantly.

"There was no other way. The higher-ups issued an order, saying the Sage's spirit blood was too dangerous; every minute it stayed on Itogami Island added to the danger. Moreover, we already had the data on the Sage's spirit blood that you provided, and we had formulated a rigorous plan, so we assumed there wouldn't be any problems." Yase Motoki spat out a mouthful of blood, his tone full of bitterness. "I never expected that the alchemist Tianzhong Gong would show up to disrupt things, leading to this current situation."

"So that's how it is. I understand," Na Yue said in a low voice, a dark glint flashing in her eyes.

"Xiao Gucheng, why has he come over?" Lingyun looked into the distance; Xiao Gucheng and Aiba Asagi were rushing toward this direction.

"Teacher Lingyun?" Looking at Lingyun who had suddenly appeared before him, Xiao Gucheng's tone could not help but carry a hint of surprise.

"You are the Great Alchemist, Nina Adilade?" Lingyun's gaze fell upon Aiba Asagi.

"Teacher, how, how did you know she is Nina Adilade?" Xiao Gucheng asked with a face full of surprise.

"Some things depend on experience," Lingyun said to Xiao Gucheng with a smile. "You are still young now; you will understand in the future."

"Let's not talk about this for now. The Sage has already revived; if we don't stop it quickly, this world will be in danger. This guy will eliminate everything capable of evolution to prevent anything more perfect than itself from appearing," Nina said with an anxious face. "We who created the Sage back then discovered that the Sage could not be destroyed; we could only extract all of its spirit blood and then seal it away, with me responsible for monitoring it. Now that it has revived again, it will definitely continue its plan of destruction!"

"Then why did it attack classmate Yese Xiayin?" Xiao Gucheng asked.

"Five years ago, I was deceived by Tianzhong Gong, which caused the Sage's spirit blood to break free from my control and enter a berserk state, destroying the entire monastery. In that disaster, the person who stopped the spirit blood's rampage was that little girl, Yese Xiayin."

"So that's it. Is this to avoid being disturbed again in the future?" Xiao Gucheng's face revealed anger. "To protect its own existence, it doesn't hesitate to trample on all other life. I will absolutely not allow such a thing to exist."

"Where have the Sage and Tianzhong Gong gone now?" Nina asked.

"They should be chasing after the ferry that Xia Yin is on," Na Yue appeared by Lingyun's side.

"The ferry..." Xiao Gucheng's body stiffened instantly, and a sense of ominous foreboding rose in his heart.

"It's the regular ship that departed at seven this morning for Tokyo, carrying the Caihai Academy students on their study trip," Na Yue said, delivering words that brought despair to Xiao Gucheng.

"You're... lying, right? Nagisa and Himeragi are both still on that ship..." Xiao Gucheng said with difficulty. "Yuejiang, can you jump to that ship?"

"That's impossible; it's too far for me. The essence of Space Control is not a magic that reduces distance to zero, but one that reduces the time spent moving to zero. Space Jump can only move you instantly; the burden placed on the physical body is equivalent to walking the same distance on foot. The limit for a jump is only a few kilometers!" Na Yue shook her head.

"This..." A groan of frustration escaped Xiao Gucheng's lips. "Does that mean magic isn't omnipotent either?"

"Are you called Lingyun? Do you have a way? I felt a special fluctuation from you," Nina suddenly spoke to Lingyun. "This fluctuation seems to be related to space."

Lingyun closed his eyes, searching for the location of his Jade Pendant. He felt somewhat fortunate that he had left a backup; otherwise, with his current strength, it would not have been an easy task to reach Yese Xiayin's side in the first moment.

"At this distance... Xia Yin has my Teleportation Array by her side, so I can teleport myself over, but if I were to add another person, it would be beyond my reach!" Lingyun shrugged.

"This..." Xiao Gucheng's brows furrowed slightly.

Lingyun opened a Space Array beside him: "Gucheng, you will always find a way here; I'll go over there first to check the situation!"

As soon as Lingyun's voice fell, his figure disappeared into the Space Array.

"Th-this is true space magic; it really is an incredible thing!" Nina looked at the vanished Space Array with some surprise.

On the deck of the ferry, Yese Xiayin and Himeragi Yukina stood side by side, confronting Tianzhong Gong. As for the other students, they had already been led to a safer place under the secret guidance of their teacher, Sasasaki Misaki, who was a National Qualification Attack-Mage.

"To think that after only such a short time, you have actually obtained such powerful strength," Tianzhong Gong looked at Yese Xiayin, who had transformed into her Angel form, with a twisted expression.

Beside him were many clones. It seemed that because of the forced, continuous repetition of splitting and proliferation, not a single one of them could maintain a complete human form. However, Tianzhong Gong did not dare to rush up and engage Yese Xiayin in combat directly.

Just a moment ago, he had witnessed Yese Xiayin's strength; his clones were destroyed in an instant under the radiance of Yese Xiayin's Purification Light.

"Tianzhong Gong, you no longer have a chance; you'd better surrender obediently!" Himeragi Yukina said, gripping a small knife engraved with runes in her hand.

"Surrender? I think the ones who should surrender are you!" A slightly broken expression appeared on Tianzhong Gong's face. "The Sage has completely revived!"

"Click, click, click, click, click, click... World, become a part of the complete me!" A slightly stiff, strange voice emanated from beneath the sea.

A massive figure broke through the water, instantly piercing the hull of the ferry. It was a golden, humanoid-like monster, about six or seven meters tall. Although its shape resembled a human, its body had neither eyes nor ears. Its entire body, covered in smooth curves, was like a sketch model placed in an art studio. Coupled with a silhouette composed of the Golden Ratio, just that alone made one feel it was exceptionally beautiful. Spheres similar to Nina's "Alchemy Core" were embedded all over its body, moving like eyeballs, and at this moment, this monster was looking down at the two women on the deck.

Looking at this golden Giant, Yese Xiayin and Himeragi Yukina both felt deep pressure.

"Do you see? This is the Sage; this is the most perfect creation in this world!" Tianzhong Gong said with a loud laugh.

"What an overly confident guy. What makes you think this kind of monster is a so-called perfect lifeform!"

Beside Yese Xiayin, a Space Array suddenly appeared. Lingyun slowly stepped out from the array and looked at Tianzhong Gong with a cold voice.