Chapter 683: The Academy's Upheaval

Shen Shen Jinxiao gazed at the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man who had walked across the lake surface to the shore, momentarily dazed, then sighed with some emotion, "You've finally come after all."

Shen Shen Jinxiao casually put away his fishing rod and stood up, his gaze sweeping over the peaceful academy scenery around him. Not far away, some youthful and pretty students walked past laughing and playing; those young figures radiated an infinitely beautiful aura that made one linger.

"What a pity." Shen Shen Jinxiao sighed inexplicably.

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, and said, "A crocodile's mercy is laughable. So I'll give you one chance to be a good man—are you willing to back out?"

Shen Shen Jinxiao also smiled faintly and said, "My lord, your mercy isn't the least bit credible either."

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man nodded and laughed, "That's what I like about you. Your ruthlessness is even worse than mine. You've stayed at the Holy Mystic Star Academy for so many years—any normal person would have grown attached to the people and things here, yet you don't seem to hesitate at all when selling them out."

Shen Shen Jinxiao neither agreed nor disagreed, saying, "Everyone has their own pursuits. For the sake of our pursuits, no matter how beautiful the scenery along the way, it's only something to pass through. Let them exist in memory—that's enough. There's no need to be shaken by them."

"What I yearn for is the pinnacle of power, the path to the King level. The Holy Mystic Star Academy can't give me these, so naturally I can only seek another path."

"Your principles actually suit me quite well."

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man smiled very satisfactorily.

"Rest assured, our scheme far exceeds your imagination. Once you join, you will surely achieve your heart's desire in the future."

Shen Shen Jinxiao nodded and added, "Jiang Jiang Qinge's Nine-Rank Bright Heart—please be sure to leave it for me."

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man said indifferently, "Once the scheme succeeds, no one will be able to stop us. That protective strange formation of the Luo Lan Mansion will also be useless. Without the shelter of the strange formation, won't those juniors of the Luo Lan Mansion be killed at will?"

"Let's go. After so many years of preparation, it's time to set things in motion."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shen Jinxiao turned and led the way ahead. The direction he headed was none other than the location of the Phase Force Tree.

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man followed beside Shen Shen Jinxiao, moving forward while casting curious glances around with great interest.

Along the way, they encountered some students who all bowed to Shen Shen Jinxiao, then cast curious glances at the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man. Although the latter's appearance was extremely unfamiliar and peculiar, out of reverence for Shen Shen Jinxiao, no one thought too much of it.

Under Shen Shen Jinxiao's lead, the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man arrived unimpeded at the academy's central plaza. There, the towering and magnificent Phase Force Tree stood quietly, its lush branches and leaves spreading out like a giant umbrella, sheltering the entire academy.

A high-grade Phase Force Tree is the foundation of a Holy Academy.

The entire academy is closely tied to it. According to the regulations of the Academy Alliance, once a Holy Academy loses its high-grade Phase Force Tree, the academy will be stripped of its Holy-grade qualification and become an ordinary academy, thereby losing the many resources granted by the Academy Alliance.

"The Academy Alliance does have some special methods. The cultivation of such Phase Force Trees is their greatest core technique, and cultivating a Phase Force Tree like this requires a massive amount of resources." Gazing up at the towering Phase Force Tree, the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man sighed.

Then he smiled, but the words he uttered were chillingly cold: "Such a treasure—it's a shame to destroy it."

When the two appeared beneath the Phase Force Tree, it drew some attention. A Purple-Glow Tutor guarding the Phase Force Tree descended from the sky and landed ahead. He frowned slightly at Shen Shen Jinxiao, then looked at the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man.

"Tutor Shen Shen Jinxiao, who is this?"

"This is an important area of the academy. According to regulations, outsiders cannot be brought here. Did you obtain the Vice Principal's permission to bring him?" the Purple-Glow Tutor asked in confusion.

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man revealed a gentle smile and said, "Vice Principal Suxin sent me here."

"Do you have the Vice Principal's token?" the Purple-Glow Tutor asked routinely.

"I do."

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man's smile grew even more affable. He extended his palm. The Purple-Glow Tutor looked, but saw a mysterious light sweep out from the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man's eyes. The mysterious light was peculiar, with ice and fire flowing within it simultaneously—extreme cold and extreme heat perfectly fused together, as if possessing some divine charm. Any matter falling into it would be assimilated and dissolved.

The Ice-Fire Mysterious Light came extremely suddenly. The Purple-Glow Tutor only managed to reflexively channel his own phase force to form a layer of protection, but this phase force barrier seemed to not exist at all against the Ice-Fire Mysterious Light. The mysterious light circled around the Purple-Glow Tutor once.

Horror surged into the Purple-Glow Tutor's eyes. He didn't even have time to scream before his entire body instantly dissolved at this moment, spreading across the ground as a puddle of blood.

Shen Shen Jinxiao watched this scene, his eyes narrowing slightly. This lord's strength was truly terrifying. Although this Purple-Glow Tutor was only at the First-Rank Marquis level and was caught off guard, being instantly killed without any ability to resist was still quite shocking.

After all, this was still a Marquis-level powerhouse. Placed anywhere else in the Great Xia, he would be enough to become a local overlord.

The pungent blood spread across the ground, and only now did the many students coming and going around the Phase Force Tree notice the disturbance. However, their expressions were somewhat blank, even though they had personally witnessed the entire process of a Purple-Glow Tutor being dissolved into blood.

But they still couldn't fully come to their senses for a moment. This wasn't because they were slow—it was simply because they had never imagined that anyone would dare come to the Holy Mystic Star Academy in the Great Xia to kill people, and moreover, kill a Purple-Glow Tutor!

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man looked at the students around him staring blankly at this place and said with a gentle smile, "Children, stop looking. Run quickly. From now on, the Holy Mystic Star Academy will be gone."

Ah! This time, someone finally came to their senses, and a terrified scream from a female student rang out.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The commotion here immediately drew the attention of the other Purple-Glow Tutors guarding the Phase Force Tree. Instantly, energy rippled through the heavens and earth. Several streams of light tore through the sky and arrived, hovering in mid-air, their gazes fixed on Shen Shen Jinxiao and the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man with uncertain expressions.

"Shen Shen Jinxiao, what are you doing?!"

A middle-aged woman with red hair shouted sternly. She was Jiang Jiang Qinge's tutor, Tutor Huo Xu.

"Tutor, Tutor, they killed Tutor Zhao!" a student cried out in terror, trembling.

Tutor Huo Xu glanced at the blood on the ground, and her face instantly turned ashen. Her eyes blazed with fury as she turned toward the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man and shouted, "What enormous audacity! You dare come to our Holy Mystic Star Academy to kill people! Since the academy's founding, we've never seen such a brazen villain!"

The gold-and-silver heterochromatic man said indifferently, "There wasn't one before, but isn't there one now?"

He tilted his head slightly, looked at Tutor Huo Xu, and said with a smile, "However, after today, the Great Xia may no longer have a Holy Mystic Star Academy."

"You madman!"

Tutor Huo Xu was so furious that her fiery red hair seemed to be burning. She had never in her life seen such a crazy madman who dared to spout nonsense about erasing the Holy Mystic Star Academy—it was utterly ridiculous.

"Capture him! If there's any resistance, kill on sight!" Tutor Huo Xu roared.

The Purple-Glow Tutors hovering in mid-air around them also closed in with unfriendly expressions. Powerful and overwhelming phase forces surged up, causing the void to tremble. At the same time, Marquis Platforms manifested behind them one after another.

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However, facing the siege of numerous Marquis-level powerhouses, the gold-and-silver heterochromatic man merely smiled faintly, showing not the slightest hint of wariness.

He pressed his palms together, his ten fingers forming a somewhat eerie hand seal.

Then his lips moved slightly, as if countless eerie whispers sounded, like some kind of demonic curse, rustling and murmuring.

The moment these eerie whispers rang out, the Purple-Glow Tutors who had come to attack suddenly stiffened. Then expressions of pain and distortion surged onto their faces. Immediately after, beneath the skin of their faces, it seemed as if something was burrowing out from the deepest depths of their flesh, and then began to writhe.

Flesh bulged, and then those things burrowed into their pupils.

The pupils of these Purple-Glow Tutors gradually began to turn pale. At the same time, a strange black fish radiating a cold, sinister aura appeared in their pupils, then slowly swam about.

When the black fish appeared, these Purple-Glow Tutors seemed as if their own intellect had been completely swallowed. Overwhelming phase force whistled up, and finally, under the horrified gazes of countless students, they launched merciless attacks against the other Purple-Glow Tutors beside them.

Boom!

The entire scene instantly descended into chaos.