Chapter 144

Even someone as powerful as Han Li must bow his head before Jiang Yongguo.

"Han Li, you've come."

Jiang Yongguo blinked in surprise, then regained his composure—but when he saw the person behind Han Li, his expression subtly changed, and a faint smile curled at his lips.

"I never expected you two old fellows to show up too!"

"How could we not come, with the Jiangnan anomaly?" said a middle-aged man who looked handsome, yet his hair was entirely white; a subtle aura about him revealed he was far older than his appearance suggested.

He was the Viceroy of the Magic City.

Ma Qianyun.

Viceroy Ma.

The Magic City, as the nation's top-tier supercity.

Its security level was naturally extremely high, and its administrative rank equally elevated.

The Viceroy of such a city was naturally astonishingly powerful.

The other man remained silent.

He too came from the Magic City, and was the president of Zhen Dan University, the city's top university.

Guo Hongyu, President Guo.

In this spiritual energy world, Zhen Dan University taught, besides mathematics, physics, and chemistry, nothing but spiritual energy.

Precisely because of this unique worldview, the strongest in the spiritual energy world generally gather in two places.

One is the state apparatus.

Such as the military, police, and state security bureau.

The other... is the academy.

Even a captured leader of a terrifying demonic cult once said: he would rather attack a local government than a top-tier university.

Because the power held by top-tier universities sometimes far exceeds that of local governments.

"President Guo, Viceroy Ma! It seems the Jiangnan disaster is about to erupt soon."

Viceroy Jiang, with his hands behind his back, spoke with a trace of melancholy.

"We must stand our ground!"

Viceroy Ma spoke slowly, each word deliberate.

President Guo also spoke solemnly: "For the nation, for the people—what is one's life worth?"

Viceroy Jiang nodded slightly, then gazed wistfully into the distance: "It's true—what is one's life worth... but what I fear most is dying without meaning."

"If we die and still fail to stop the disaster, what then?"

Everyone fell silent, for this was precisely what they all feared.

Viceroy Jiang suddenly remembered something and turned to Han Li: "By the way, have you... found that hermit Grandmaster from Jianghai City?"

At this mention, not only Viceroy Jiang, but even President Guo and Viceroy Ma, their eyes glowed with a flicker of excitement.

A Grandmaster-level being—a true national pillar.

If such a titan arrived, not even a single cave outbreak would be cause for alarm.

Even if a cave tunnel, unextinguished for a hundred years, appeared, there would be no need to worry.

Without an equal force to restrain it, one Grandmaster could destroy a top-tier nation with billions of people.

"We haven't found him."

Han Li sighed and shook his head, "Perhaps that Grandmaster has already left, or perhaps he doesn't wish to meet us... But we must admit one thing: once one reaches the Master realm, he absolutely cannot ignore a cave outbreak... the disturbance is too great."

"If he truly wished to come and resolve it, he would come... if he doesn't, what use is finding him? Can we possibly force a Grandmaster?"

President Guo's gaze flickered slightly as he stared at the distant massive mountain, speaking cryptically: "The mountain that the previous Grandmaster shattered lies not far from here—I suspect this was his warning to us."

"But... since we have no record of him,"

"It suggests this... Grandmaster may have had a troubled past... or perhaps he simply walked the wild path."

Everyone let out a long sigh.

From this perspective, they could all understand why that Grandmaster had not come.

All present were Masters.

So they all knew: walking the wild path was excruciatingly difficult.

Without academy resources, it was nearly unimaginable to reach the Master realm—this was nothing short of a miracle... let alone achieving Grandmaster status through the wild path... they could even imagine how much suffering this... Grandmaster had endured since childhood.

And with such talent, yet no record of his rise, it was likely he had suffered injustice early in life.

Yet even so, this... Grandmaster never sought revenge on society—he chose to lie low in this remote little city. What kind of spirit was this? It was a spirit capable of moving the four Masters present.

All four Masters present were willing to call that... unknown Master "great."

From this perspective, merely because Su Han had shattered a mountain to warn them, they were already overwhelmed with gratitude.

If Su Han truly left and refused to fight, they would only consider it natural.

"Those damned educational institutions!"

Viceroy Ma spat out.

President Guo's face twitched twice, his expression darkening as he glared at Viceroy Ma.

Though President Guo knew Viceroy Ma was cursing the educational institutions for being inadequate—failing to properly train a Master in childhood, leaving him to rot in the wilderness—President Guo still felt displeased.

He always felt Viceroy Ma was indirectly accusing him.

But after much internal struggle, President Guo could only sigh: "There's nothing to be done."

The resources of educational institutions are ultimately limited; they can only cultivate a select few.

So those... late-blooming types inevitably suffer injustice in their early years..."

"Our educational institutions' leadership knows this well! But... after today, the upper echelons will surely face a massive earthquake."

Those who usually achieve greatness late may not yet have much influence, but this time, with a Yizunda Sect Master abandoned in the wilderness, not just Huaxia, but the entire world will tremble in response.

"Indeed..."

Jiang Viceroy nodded heavily, "A Yizunda Sect Master has the qualifications."

"After all, a Grandmaster-level supreme giant can alter the world's order with a single word."

Not to mention something like this has happened..."

Soon, the earth began to tremble slightly.

This trembling also caused the faces of the several Jiwei Sect Masters present to change.

"Enough! No more boasting—let's begin the battle."

"True, we truly should begin the battle!"

"Hahaha! For Huaxia! For the continuation of our human race! We must sacrifice our lives, shed our blood, and never regret it!"

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