Chapter 443: Return
In just a few seconds.
Under the effect of this massive teleportation array, Ling Zhan and his group left the Holy Light Empire, crossing thousands of nations through spatial tunnels carved out by the world's top powers, returning to the Dragon Kingdom's territory.
Since the world catastrophe, where games and reality merged, the global landmass had greatly expanded.
The distance between the Dragon Kingdom and the Holy Light Empire was now separated by numerous duchies, city-states, and even tribal forces.
Upon arriving at a space teleportation transit station on the Dragon Kingdom's border.
The teammates from various schools bid farewell to each other.
"We're off."
"Let's get together again next time we have a chance!"
"Make sure to invite Ling Shen!"
"Better not. After this, Ling Shen will probably be super busy with no time for meet-ups."
"That's true. Once he's back, Ling Shen will likely be summoned by those big shots from the frontline battlefields."
"..."
After the farewells.
They used the space teleportation transit station to return to their respective schools.
The Dragon Kingdom officials had also asked the team members if they wanted to stop at the capital, Feng Tian City's space teleportation station.
And perhaps release the news to let the Dragon Kingdom's audience and fans come and greet them.
After all, this time the Dragon Kingdom team won double championships, undoubtedly bringing glory to the nation.
People across the country felt immensely proud and thrilled because of this.
Naturally.
Many people had already started idolizing the members of the Dragon Kingdom team.
Among them, Ling Zhan was especially revered as a hero by his passionate fans.
The upper echelons of the Dragon Kingdom did not intend to engage in any form of showmanship.
But this national glory belonged to the entire Dragon Kingdom team, and it was a rightful and legitimate honor for them to enjoy.
Therefore, the officials asked if they wanted a grand 'welcome event.'
They wouldn't even need to hire fake fans to boost the scene.
If the Dragon Kingdom team landed at the Feng Tian City space teleportation station, thousands of fans would definitely come to greet them.
However, Ling Zhan had no hesitation in declining, choosing to land at a border space teleportation transit station and then return home individually.
Seeing that even Ling Zhan, the main contributor, declined, the other team members also refused.
What a joke!
If Ling Shen wasn't showing up, how could they, the ones who rode to victory, shamelessly bask in the fans' admiration?
Thus, Ling Zhan, Li Chaoge, and the others quietly returned to Tianyan Academy.
Even...
When they returned to the school's teleportation hall, only a few teachers were there to welcome the team's return.
Ling Zhan was more than happy about this.
He always preferred peace and quiet, and a bustling crowd would have been unwelcome upon his return.
"Ling Zhan, it's not that the students deliberately didn't come to welcome you; it's just that since you won the double championships, all the first- and second-year students have been striving to improve."
"They're probably all buried in the Secret Realm Hall or at outdoor training resource points right now."
"They all see you as their goal."
A teacher said with a smile.
All the teachers were glad to see such progress.
This double champion had set an excellent example in the academy.
After leaving the teleportation hall.
Ling Zhan's first move wasn't to return to his familiar luxury villa.
Instead, he took the three mythical beast girls to the Peach Garden Secret Realm.
As mentioned before.
The Peach Garden Secret Realm was a place specially developed by Tianyan Academy for raising various magical and spiritual beasts.
The beast breeding base was located within this secret realm.
Additionally.
This Peach Garden Secret Realm was also the temporary residence of Azure Dragon, Xinmao Jade Rabbit, Bi Fang, and Moon-Eating Wolf.
The three mythical beast girls were likely away from their parents for the first time, so upon returning, Ling Zhan naturally brought them back safe and sound to reunite with their parents.
As soon as they stepped into the Peach Garden Secret Realm.
Ling Zhan sensed the approach of three very familiar level-100 auras.
It was none other than the Azure Dragon Meng Zhang, Jade Rabbit Chang Xi, and Bi Fang Taiyin, the three beast parents.
"Daddy!"
Meng Shuang, still childlike at heart, called out sweetly and threw herself into Meng Zhang's arms.
Bang!!
A dull thud accompanied by rippling waves of force spread out.
Her two brothers beside her could only watch, their eyelids twitching!
Damn!
This girl had only been away for a month, yet her strength had grown terrifyingly!
Luckily, she crashed into their father; otherwise, if it were them, they would have been sent flying dozens of meters away!
Yun Man, in her fiery red feather dress, and Chang Yue, in her golden feather dress, also smiled as they approached their mothers, gently holding their arms.
But at this moment, the three level-100 divine beast' gazes were not on their children.
Instead, they were all fixed on the non-specialist before them.
The most direct impression these three level-100 beasts had was...
This young man had grown even stronger!!
And it was a strength almost visible to the naked eye!
Especially his Ten Thousand Demons bloodline, which seemed to have been awakened again; his eyes, dark as the deep night, even made them feel a slight shiver.
Though they had never directly faced the master of the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss.
They had sensed its aura before.
Each time a world-shaking battle erupted on the Forbidden Land frontline, every level-100 powerhouse could distinctly feel a supreme presence coldly overlooking the battlefield.
And now, the aura on Ling Zhan was so familiar it reminded them of that feeling.
After sending the three mythical beast girls back to their parents, Ling Zhan didn't have much to say to the three beast parents.
In truth, Ling Zhan's relationship with the beast parents had been strained since they first met.
So even though he had signed contracts with their children, he had little in common to chat about with them.
Watching Ling Zhan's lonely figure walk away, the three beast parents couldn't help but feel a tinge of emotion.
"By the way..."
Meng Shuang, who was still burying her head in her father's chest, suddenly remembered something.
She then took out two bottles from the blue brocade bag hanging at her waist.
Yun Man and Chang Yue, seeing this, also realized something and took out identical jade bottles from their storage artifacts.
"What's this?"
Taiyin asked.
"I don't know. Master gave them to us, saying that these pills would greatly benefit us. He gave them to us just before we came back." Yun Man replied.
"He also said that the three of us could take them and that we didn't need to rush to join him on the battlefield for now." Chang Yue added.
Yun Man and Chang Yue's words made the three level-100 beasts even more curious.
They each opened one of the bottles.
A calming medicinal fragrance slowly wafted out, soothing the hearts of all the beasts present.