Chapter 1452

That day, Xu Que was arranged to enter the Grade A Institute.

Duan Qide was arranged in the Grade B Institute, living in a courtyard separated by one, and as a Grade B Institute disciple, he was not qualified to enter the Grade A Institute.

So all night long, apart from a few fellow disciples from the Grade A Institute who came to greet him and get acquainted since he was new, no one came to disturb him.

Xu Que stayed in his room alone, looking at the pitch-black night sky, filled with helplessness.

Even knowing that the Heavenly Continent was in chaos and not knowing the situation of Jiang Hongyan and the others, he was powerless to turn the tide, trapped in Xuan Yuan Wanrong's memory world, unable to return in time.

This damn Imperial Physician Heavenly Stone, this damn memory world!

"Given the current situation, falling in love with Xuan Yuan Wanrong is definitely out of the question. But to force the system to break the restriction, I still need to accumulate Acting Cool Points. However... fortunately, everything in the system mall is free, so I might as well play a big game. I expect to be able to do it in two or three days!"

Xu Que whispered to himself while operating the system interface, constantly redeeming items from the system mall.

Soon, the system package was stuffed full again, and only then did Xu Que reveal a satisfied smile and lie back down on the bed.

At the same time, in the Dean's study.

Several senior elders of the Heavenly Palace Academy, all learned old men specializing in divine text, were gathered around a large table with the Dean, flipping through various ancient books with solemn expressions.

Everyone was participating in translating the divine text on the Trial Dao Stone. Whenever there was progress, it was summarized for the Dean, who was responsible for directly translating it into text.

The results of this whole night gradually improved the Dean's tense expression.

"Everyone, our hard work has not been in vain. We have successfully translated one of the divine characters, and this character appears quite frequently among the divine texts on the Trial Dao Stone." The Dean broke the silence, simultaneously picking up a piece of paper and facing the crowd.

Only one character was written on the paper. After everyone looked at it, they were all astonished.

"Hand?"

"That's right!" The Dean nodded with a smile, put down the paper, and continued: "The divine character translated this time is the character 'Hand'. Do you all remember that we have discovered divine texts from many divine miracles in the past, and through their translation, we ultimately obtained incomplete divine abilities!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the old men in the room were shocked and began to get excited.

"Could it be..."

"Is it possible..."

"Is the divine text we obtained this time also a divine ability?"

Everyone asked in surprise.

The Dean nodded slightly: "Combining past experience, if I'm not mistaken, what we obtained this time is very likely a divine ability related to hand seals, and it is even very likely the legendary supreme divine ability—the Hand of God!"

"What?"

"The Hand of God!"

The elders present stood up one after another, their bodies trembling with excitement.

The Hand of God was a divine ability mentioned in a piece of divine text when they excavated a divine miracle. Although that piece of divine text was also incomplete, it recorded the divine might of the "Hand of God," rumored to be the life-bound divine ability of a great deity, capable of covering the sky with one hand and covering the earth with the other.

Once such a divine ability was obtained by the Heavenly Palace Academy, let alone completely ruling the entire Heavenly Continent, they would even have the strength to fight when they eventually reached the Divine Realm!

"Everyone, continue your efforts. Translate all of this divine text!" The Dean was in an excellent mood and encouraged everyone present.

"Yes!"

The elders present were also boiling with enthusiasm, responding excitedly, and continued to throw themselves into the translation work.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, a stream of light flashed by, darting directly toward the Dean. It was a secret order.

The Dean was startled, and his brows furrowed slightly.

This was a top-level secret order, and only he was qualified to read it.

But generally, this kind of secret order would not be issued easily unless something major had happened.

His expression became solemn. He took the secret order, opened his divine sense, and began to read the contents.

A few breaths later, the Dean's face changed, and he turned and left the study directly.

As soon as his figure stepped out of the study, it suddenly distorted, turning into a shadow. Whoosh, in just a few breaths, he appeared outside a huge pavilion.

At this time, countless elite disciples of the inner courtyard had already gathered outside the pavilion. They were the elites of the Discipline Hall, surrounding and sealing off the entire pavilion.

As soon as the Dean appeared, several figures immediately greeted him.

"Greetings, Dean!" Several old men bowed respectfully.

"What exactly happened? How could the perfectly fine Treasure Pavilion be robbed?" The Dean asked in a low voice with a gloomy face.

One of them looked helpless: "Dean, this matter is quite strange. It is information reported today by the person in charge of guarding the mountain gate, claiming that the Mighty King used a teleportation array to rob our academy's Treasure Pavilion. We rushed over quickly and found that the array restrictions of the Treasure Pavilion were not destroyed or abnormal, and the patrolling disciples did not discover any unusual situations, but..."

"Bastards, since it was a teleportation array used to enter the treasure pavilion, it must be a high-grade array capable of piercing through the pavilion's restrictions, and..." The Dean's gaze condensed: "Forget it, send people to capture the Mighty King immediately. All the stolen treasures must be recovered; not a single one can be missed, understand? Not a single one can be missed."

"Yes!" Several old men immediately took the order.

One of them added: "Please rest assured, Dean. Xuan Yuan Wanrong came out of seclusion today and happened to hear about this. She has already led a team of Listening Wind Hall disciples to track the Mighty King!"

"What?" Upon hearing this, the Dean's face suddenly changed, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Issue a secret order immediately to have Xuan Yuan Wanrong return. There is no need for her to interfere in the Mighty King's affair; I have another mission for her!"

Several old men were stunned, somewhat surprised by the Dean's intense reaction, but they dared not ask more, immediately responded, and hurried away.

The Dean also turned and left, very hurriedly.

He did not return to the study but rushed directly to the backyard. Standing in front of a rockery, he cast a hand seal. A mist instantly surged from the rockery, enveloping him, and he disappeared from the spot instantly.

A moment later, the Dean appeared in a sealed secret room.

In the secret room, four human statues were placed in order, occupying the east, west, north, and south positions. They were solemn, with their eyes closed, in a state of meditation.

However, after the Dean appeared, the four human statues suddenly opened their eyes with a whoosh.

"The situation is not good. The Treasure Pavilion was robbed today, and the thief took Xuan Yuan Wanrong's memory pearl!" The Dean said solemnly to the four statues.

"What?"

"The memory pearl was stolen?"

"Could it be that she still had suspicions and sent someone to do it?"

"That's not right. We clearly sealed her memory and took it out; how would she know?"

The four statues spoke simultaneously.

"It shouldn't be her sending someone to steal it. The thief is a repeat offender. You should have heard of him; it's a Qilin named the Mighty King. He is notorious and was once locked up by our academy for a period of time before escaping. Xuan Yuan Wanrong has been in seclusion for decades, so this matter has nothing to do with her!" The Dean shook his head.

The expressions of the four statues also turned gloomy.

"It's the Mighty King again!"

"This beast!"

"Years ago, before we went into seclusion, he robbed our Heavenly Palace Academy time and time again."

"When we come out of seclusion, we will definitely skin him!"

The four statues actually started cursing fiercely.

The Dean shook his head: "I'm afraid this matter requires the Shadow Squad to execute it. I came here this time to borrow the tiger tallies from the four of you!"

"..." The four statues fell into silence upon hearing this.

The Dean seemed to have expected this and continued: "I know the Shadow Squad is very important to you, but it's not as important as Xuan Yuan Wanrong. She is the Chosen One of the Imperial Physician Heavenly Stone. Whether we can go to the Divine Realm depends entirely on her."

"We naturally know this, but is it necessary to send out the Shadow Squad? Just let the elders in the academy take action against the mere Mighty King; there's no need to make such a big fuss and mobilize the Shadow Squad." One of the statues said indifferently.

"No need? Heh, Xuan Yuan Wanrong came out of seclusion today. When I received the news, she had already set off to pursue the Mighty King. Once she touches the memory pearl, the consequences will be unimaginable."

The Dean said expressionlessly, his gaze sweeping over the four statues, "Four of you, don't forget, you were also involved in what happened back then."

【Another wave of crazy editing... sigh, I'm tired. The incomplete chapters have all been edited. I expect them to be unblocked and released in the next few days!】