Chapter 442: The Fish Chi King

Regarding why Mentor Xi Chan was contaminated by an alien, Li Luo was indeed deeply concerned, so when the former spoke these words, he immediately adopted a listening posture.

"You should know that deep within the dark cave suppressed by our academy lies an extremely terrifying alien existence. Dean Pang has dared not leave the dark cave these years, personally stationed at the very deepest point; the most fundamental reason is to guard against this existence."

"That is an Alien King."

"You may call him the 'Fish Chi King'." When Mentor Xi Chan mentioned this name, gloom and fear surfaced in her eyes.

"The Fish Chi King?"

Li Luo murmured, an Alien King... that is a terrifying existence comparable to a King-level powerhouse. If such a level of Alien King were to appear in their world, the entire Great Xia would likely turn into a land of death; all the current prosperity and vitality would be shattered, that would be true suffering for all living beings.

"Back then, the Fish Chi King once attempted to break the dark cave and march toward Great Xia, and naturally the academy could not allow this calamity to be released, so both sides engaged in extremely fierce combat."

"Both sides had clashed many times, and later the academy organized a major encirclement and suppression campaign."

"That great encirclement and suppression not only involved all of the academy's Purple Radiance Mentors, but even specifically invited other Marquis-level powerhouses from Great Xia; among these were your father and mother." Mentor Xi Chan glanced at Li Luo.

Hearing this, shock instantly surfaced on Li Luo's face; he had not expected that even his father and mother had participated in that operation.

"However, that great encirclement and suppression ultimately ended in failure, and it was after that operation that the academy established a rule: unless it is truly a last resort, no longer invite outside powerhouses into the dark cave." Mentor Xi Chan said slowly.

"Why is that?" Li Luo was very confused; although the Holy Profound Star Academy has a solid foundation and superior strength, having helpers is generally a good thing, right?

"Because when targeting aliens, sometimes having more people is not necessarily a good thing; it can instead become a disaster." Mentor Xi Chan said calmly.

"Aliens are condensed from countless negative emotions; they can stir up negative emotions deep within people's hearts, especially Alien Kings... their contamination is too powerful. While outside powerhouses are indeed formidable, there are also many with dark hearts; these people are very likely to be silently infected during contact with an Alien King."

"Therefore, suppressing a dark cave is sometimes a task better suited for the young students within the academy than those outside who have experienced countless deceptions and intrigues... after all, one's nature must ultimately be a bit more pure."

"Back then, during that great encirclement and suppression, at the very end, those contaminated powerhouses turned their weapons against us, causing us immense losses."

"Amidst that chaos at the time, the 'Fish Chi King' nearly broke the dark cave, but fortunately was ultimately held back by Dean Pang. Of course, it must be said that your father and mother also provided great assistance; they were indeed very powerful, a point even Dean Pang personally acknowledged."

Li Luo's emotions surged; he never expected such an earth-shattering battle had erupted in the dark cave back then, and some of his doubts were resolved at this moment, such as why the academy had to pay a huge price every year in suppressing the dark cave, even sacrificing the lives of many students, yet they had never issued a request for aid to other forces in Great Xia.

It turned out they had been dragged down once before.

"And this 'Fish Demon Curse' on my face was left by the Alien King 'Fish Chi King' at that time."

Mentor Xi Chan took a deep breath and said: "At that time, the 'Fish Chi King' was blocked by Dean Pang and your parents together; it finally split into nine avatars and fled. Shen Shen Jinxiao and I were paired together, jointly chasing one avatar. The two of us had activated the Sealing Technique, attempting to suppress and seal this Fish Chi King avatar."

"But perhaps the other avatars of the Fish Chi King were also encountering resistance, so this avatar began to transform into its true form."

"Actually, at this time the 'Fish Chi King' was already injured; even with the true form descending, relying on the Sealing Technique, it could still be trapped for a while, and this time would likely be enough to wait for the Dean and others to arrive."

"But... Shen Shen Jinxiao felt fear toward the Fish Chi King, causing the seal to break, and then he withdrew alone while I was fighting the Fish Chi King... With only me, I naturally could not be the Fish Chi King's match; if the Dean had not arrived at the critical moment, I might have already perished in the dark cave."

"Yet even though I ultimately preserved my life, I was implanted with the 'Fish Demon Curse' by the Fish Chi King; this is his most skilled technique. Even a Marquis-level powerhouse would be contaminated. If the Dean had not gone all out to help me seal it at that time, I would have been completely contaminated before long."

"From then on, I wore a veil, daring not to let anyone see the 'Fish Demon Curse' on my face."

Li Luo listened to Mentor Xi Chan recounting this past with a complex expression; although the mentor's voice was very calm, he could still sense the danger within, as well as the anger and despair after being contaminated.

"This Shen Shen Jinxiao is truly a dog!"

Li Luo gritted his teeth and cursed; obviously this was the origin of the grudge between Mentor Xi Chan and Shen Shen Jinxiao. No wonder Mentor Xi Chan had targeted Shen Shen Jinxiao so much; it turned out she had been set up by Shen Shen Jinxiao back then. This grudge was undeniably deep.

He imagined that if it were not for the academy's rules, Mentor Xi Chan would have already fought Shen Shen Jinxiao to the death.

"Afterwards, his excuse was that he had already sent a signal to retreat at that time, but I insisted on staying, which led to a disagreement between the two sides, failing to join hands against the enemy."

"Worse than a pig or a dog!"

Li Luo angrily rebuked; although his expression was a bit exaggerated, he indeed held considerable anger in his heart. This Shen Shen Jinxiao was truly a beast; having clearly set up Mentor Xi Chan, he still argued sophistically here, accusing Mentor Xi Chan of failing to retreat with him.

"The academy should expel this scum!" he said indignantly.

Mentor Xi Chan smiled faintly and said: "This matter is essentially a rotten account, very difficult to clarify; after all, only the two of us were there at the time... so even the academy did not know how to handle such a matter. After much discussion, they merely reprimanded Shen Shen Jinxiao."

"Too cheap for him! Dean Pang's old eyes are clouded!"

Mentor Xi Chan shook her head and said: "The academy has the academy's standpoint on this matter. However, I have also said that when the time comes in the future, I will resolve this grudge myself, and at that time I only hope the academy will not intervene."

Li Luo fell slightly silent and said sincerely: "Mentor, if there is such an opportunity in the future, you must include me. After hearing your story, my disgust and hatred toward Shen Shen Jinxiao have deepened again!"

"So eager to right wrongs?" Mentor Xi Chan chuckled lightly.

Li Luo shook his head and said angrily: "Mainly because this beast caused Mentor Xi Chan, with such a beautiful face, to wear a veil every day while teaching me; how much visual enjoyment have I lost?"

"......"

Mentor Xi Chan narrowed her beautiful eyes and stared at Li Luo: "Li Luo, your courage is truly great; you even dare to tease your mentor?"

Li Luo said with heartfelt pain: "These are all my student's heartfelt words. With Mentor being so beautiful, wearing a veil is truly a waste of good resources."

Regarding his exaggerated manner, some laughter also surfaced in Mentor Xi Chan's eyes; how could she not know that Li Luo was just trying to make her low spirits feel a bit better.

"Enough."

She reached out and rubbed Li Luo's hair.

"If you truly want to help me, bring back the strongest one-star academy student in this Holy Grail War, because this will count as my achievement; at that time I will be able to use this to apply for some things from the academy..."

"With those things, I might be able to find an opportunity to settle the score with Shen Shen Jinxiao."

"Is that okay?"

Gazing at the faint plea in Mentor Xi Chan's clear, water-like eyes, Li Luo also restrained his smile and then slowly nodded.

"But I also hope Mentor will promise me one thing."

"What?"

"Let me deliver the final stab."