Chapter Seventy

"WAIT!" Xillar quickly screamed out towards Kelnorin. The latter knitted his eyebrows before looking at Xillar with confusion and even some irritation.

"What is it? We need to finish this kid off and make sure that he doesn't become a threat. Are you planning on disobeying the orders of the principal?" Kelnorin asked with anger.

"N-no, that's not it. Inspect him once more. He is not at that high of a realm anymore, plus he is dying already. Do you think he is still a threat?" Xillar pointed towards the blood covered Arnin. He still felt heartache looking at his current state.

Kelnorin looked at Arnin and began to his own inspection. It was true that Arnin was dying, and that his cultivation was extremely low, plus it was continuing to decrease. "Even if he is already dying, then it shouldn't matter if I end him now, right? Either way, he will die. Move aside!" Kelnorin continued to walk over, and his aura slowly seeped out of his body. Although both Xillar and Kelnorin were considered Moth teachers, there was a large gap between them. Just a tiny bit of Kelnorin's aura suppressed Xillar.

He couldn't help but clench his teeth as he watched Kelnorin finally reach Arnin. The spiritual blade in his hand began to swiftly move towards Arnin's head, which made Xillar close his eyes in deep pain and regret.

SWISH

Suddenly, both Kelnorin and Xillar heard something rushing in the wind. Kelnorin's blade didn't stop making its way towards Arnin's head, however he looked at Xillar and screamed. "Block the blade. We have to kill him now!" Xillar looked at Kelnorin and the flying blade that was rushing towards the latter. He hesitated.

Kelnorin noticed this hesitation and his face darkened. "Xillar! Block the blade, or else I will make sure you pay for your betrayal!" Kelnorin threatened Xillar, which finally made the him act.

Xillar rushed towards the blade, and just as he was going to block the flying blade, a shadow flew passed him with ridiculous speed, shocking even Kelnorin. He stopped his blade and parried the incoming figure.

TIING

Two blades met one another. The shadow did a backflip, falling back, while Kelnorin had his blade ripped out of his hand by the shadow. His body also was pushed back a few steps.

"Who is it?!" Kelnorin couldn't see the figure's face, however he felt that it was someone familiar. "Fae? Is that you!" The figure landed on the ground and dropped the blade that was previously in Kelnorin's hand. Then, the figure lifted the hood that hid the face.

"Hehe. Master Kelnorin, you are still as evil as ever. You would even try and strike an injured student? Do you not have any shame?" Under the hood, the face of Fae appeared. Her face held the smile that Arnin despised, however this time there was some killing intent hidden in her eyes.

"You b*tch! You still dare to come here?" Kelnorin looked at the woman in front of him with anger and extreme hatred.

Fae put on a face that looked as if she was offended. "How could I not dare? I was previously a student here, was I not? Plus, weren't you my master back in the day?" Fae played with the blade in her hand while looking at Kelnorin with a smile.

"Don't you dare still try and call me your master. You are nothing more than a traitor that was willing to go to the other side!" Kelnorin crossed his hands over his chest.

"Master, why do you still call us the 'other side'? Aren't we all a part of the Academy Alliance?" Fae said with a pout, however this only caused Kelnorin to become even more infuriated.

"Academy Alliance? Does your side even consider itself an academy? You are nothing more than a slaughterhouse. All of your so-called students have their swords pointed towards one another. Murder is as common as grass in your dark academy!" Kelnorin said with deep hatred.

Fae couldn't help but shake her head and sigh. "Master, is your side any better? All of your students will eventually become puppets, only to be used by the academy until their deaths. Our academies may allow students to slaughter one another, however we also allow the to have their freedom."

"Shut up! You dare to still call me master? Do you even know what that word means?" Kelnorin spoke with his eyes turning savagely red. Fae was his first and only disciple in the past. He treated her like his own daughter, however, not only was he betrayed, but she also joined the other side that he completely loathed.

"Yes, I do know what it means, however I don't know if you do." Fae said with some anger.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Kelnorin's rampaging emotions were completely new to Xillar, who had only ever seen the calm Kelnorin.

"You know exactly what I mean. I called you master and treated you like a father, however you only nurtured me to create another puppet for the academy. You are extremely despicable!" This time, it was Fae who lost herself in anger.

Kelnorin quieted down. His face calmed down slightly when he saw his previous disciple become angry and lose herself. He couldn't help but sigh. He then looked at Arnin and pointed towards him.

"What are you guys planning on doing with this kid? Why are you trying to bring him to your side?"

"I do not need to answer your questions. You should already know the reason we want him, however I wonder, why do you wish to kill him?" Fae asked as she slowly moved forward. Xillar kept his guard up, however he didn't take a single step forward, rather he didn't dare to.

"You guys want his talent, and so do we, however if he becomes a threat, then he will be disposed of." Kelnorin spoke truthfully. He already knew that the other side knew the reason for the academy's actions.

"You guys are still the same. Well, I don't want this kid dead. You have two choices. Either you let him stay in the academy without trying to kill him, or I take him with me to my side." Fae said as she finally arrived in front of Arnin, however she was only a few steps away from Kelnorin.

"Why do you continue to give out pointless conditions? You should know me well enough. I will not let this kid live. As long as I live, he will be an enemy!" Kelnorin said as he completely released his aura. "Let me see how much stronger my dear disciple has gotten!"

Fae also completely released her aura, her eyes looking at Kelnorin with anger and some conflicting feelings, portraying the complicated emotions she was feeling. "Let's hope that you can still match up to me, or else this might be quite humiliating. Hehe!" Fae lifted her hand and put it over her rosy lips, laughing lighty.

Both of them rushed at each other, not showing any restraint. Xillar couldn't help but feel suffocated under the pressure that the two of them released.

Kelnorin's fist rushed towards Fae's left cheek, however the latter dodged it and countered with a kick. Although the kick landed on Kelnorin's stomach, it didn't do much damage.

Fae used the kick to push herself away from Kelnorin, who was also pushed back a couple of steps.

"You have become stronger, Fae!" Kelnorin smiled viciously as he lunged towards Fae.

"Master, it seems that you still have strength, even after living for so long." Kelnorin wasn't considered old, rather he was actually quite young. However, one could not tell the difference because for cultivators, age barely affected their appearance unless they were willing to look older.

Disciple and master, both of them held hatred for each other, saying that the other was the traitor. They attacked each other without mercy.

Xillar watched on. The room was small, and damage was being done to the walls in the surroundings. They were both very close to Arnin's bleeding body. This caused Xillar to panic slightly. Suddenly, both of the fighters stopped.

"Fae, you know as well as I do that if we continue fighting, it will attract the attention of others." Kelnorin was lightly panting, however he still looked like somewhat ready for a fight.

"Master, then why don't we stop for today? We should continue in the future. I will escort this little one, so don't try to stop me." Fae smiled lightly as her condition was much better than Kelnorin's. Although they looked fine on the surface, only people around the same level as Xillar could tell that Kelnorin had received many internal injuries, while Fae received almost none.

'Even Teacher Kelnorin isn't a match for Miss Fae.' Xillar found the situation to be very alarming. Kelnorin was one of the strongest fighters in Lepidoptera Academy, and while Fae was also one of the strongest on her side, it didn't seem like Kelnorin could get any advantage over her.

As both of them stopped, Fae went towards Arnin's body and lifted him up lightly. Kelnorin didn't stop Fae, and only watched on with a calm expression, however one could see that Kelnorin's body was trembling slightly.

Soon, Fae disappeared from the room. Right after she left, Kelnorin fell onto one knee and coughed up large amounts of blood. "S-she has grown much stronger. I am no match for her unless I make a breakthrough." Kelnorin clenched his teeth and pounded the ground with his right fist. Under all the anger and hatred, one could see that his eyes carried a hint of sadness and even some… pride.

Xillar stood by the side, not knowing as to what he should do. Suddenly, Kelnorin turned his head and looked at Xillar with a glare. "If you didn't hesitate, you know that we could have killed that child, right?" Kelnorin said with anger.

Xillar looked down and kept his silence. There was a high chance that Arnin could have been killed if he didn't initially obstruct Kelnorin, or if he didn't hesitate to block the speeding blade.

"Since you brought us another threat, you will enter the punishment grounds for a month!" When the words came out of Kelnorin's mouth, Xillar's body trembled greatly. He looked at Kelnorin with fear, however seeing that the latter was extremely angry, he held back his words and didn't say anything, silently accepting.

Far away from the Essence Tower, Fae carried Arnin on her shoulder. She had some blood falling down her mouth to her chin, however there wasn't much else. She looked at Arnin, who was lying on her shoulder, and couldn't help but shake her head. "It seems like you have become an enemy of the academy now. This is great!" Fae smiled and said, however Arnin, who continued to watch the amazing changes inside his body, didn't hear a thing.

Inside of his body, the purple light was gushing everywhere. All of the black and white lights were glowing brighter and brighter. Arnin could see that all the blood that was previously extremely chaotic was now calming down. Everything inside of his body was now calm, however his injuries were still present.

Suddenly, another strange light appeared along with the black and white lights. Arnin looked closer and found that the new brown light that had appeared in his body was actually from the octagonal marks all around his body. Each of them shined with the brown light, attracting the purple light towards them.

"T-this!" Arnin saw something that completely astonished him. When the purple light passed through the the brown light, a red drop would enter the symbols.

New things slowly occured. The previous shining white light became green and rushed towards the injuries, as if adding life to them. The black light, on the other hand, turned grey, and rushed out of Arnin's body, carrying something dark with it.

Arnin, who was still unconscious, was extremely surprised, and even Fae, who was carrying Arnin, could see a grey light coming out of him.

"W-what is going on with this kid!"