Chapter 27: The Tragic Zhao Wuji!_1

"An earthquake!!!"

The entire town's people moved in unison!!

All of them jumped off their beds!

Some even ran out wrapped in a blanket.

It wasn't an earthquake!

But it was more terrifying than an earthquake!!

A mountain in the distance exploded.

It spewed thick smoke like a volcano eruption.

"What, what's going on??"

People from Canghui Academy were utterly bewildered.

Over at another location, people from Shrek Academy also stared at the fiery mountain in the distance.

What had happened???

Large and small powers were all baffled.

Why would a mountain suddenly explode?

People gathered and watched for several minutes, but the excitement soon faded.

There was no earthquake, no volcano, ensuring their safety for the day.

Exhausted from the day and safe for now, they had no inclination to concern themselves with it further—better to go back to sleep.

However, atop the distant mountain, the fervor surrounding a figure persisted.

His hair stood erect, his face was black as coal, and his clothes were nearly like those of a beggar, only the back half remaining after the blast.

This person was none other than Ye Feng.

He stared at a worm-like creature in his palm, which radiated the warmth of magma, his appearance utterly disheveled!

[System: "Second Martial Soul: Lìkōng Bào, blaze attribute God Rank soul beast, skill: Explosion, the higher the Soul Ring level, the greater the explosion range, sometimes may harm the host, please use with caution."]

A status bar appeared before Ye Feng.

It detailed the magma-colored worm-like creature in his palm.

"Lìkōng Bào?? What kind of ridiculous name is that, and what the heck, this thing is basically a bomb, isn't it??"

Ye Feng had been blown away, the massive shockwave nearly sent his teeth flying.

Not to mention what happened next, he was now idling.

After all, such a huge explosion.

Blew up the whole mountain.

Luckily, he had run fast.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be just idling, but outright game over!

At the mountain's bald summit reduced by half, Ye Feng changed into a new set of clothes.

He returned to his room around two or three in the morning.

Mainly to avoid being seen with his exploded hairstyle.

Coming back later and then styling it in the bathroom.

He should be able to return it to normal.

Thus, the night once shattered now calmed once again.

Gradually, the first light of dawn rose in the distance.

"Finally, finally back."

The shattered town, the disheveled figure, the bruised and battered head, the staggering steps.

Finally, Zhao Wuji returned.

He was now covered in rank sweat.

And added injuries atop his already injured body.

Who knew what he had encountered last night.

In any event, he almost had his 76th Level Soul Saint title undone.

Haotian Your Highness, I really won't dare next time!

Zhao Wuji staggered into the inn through the back door.

Nonsense, with his current state, if the students saw him, they would surely die of laughter.

He had already been laughed at once when he left the academy this time, and this time was worse, probably those little monsters would laugh their heads off.

"Zhao, Teacher Zhao??"

Just as Zhao Wuji entered through the back door, he suddenly heard someone calling him, the voice filled with incredulity.

"Is, is it really you, Teacher Zhao, what happened to you!? How did you end up like this!!"

That figure sprinted a hundred meters to Zhao Wuji's side, bearing a weird expression, even seemingly struggling to suppress a laugh.

"What's with that face of yours! Come on, I'll give you a proper lesson this morning and train some soul skills!"

Zhao Wuji eyed the figure in front of him, especially since the other was suppressing laughter, his face immediately turned green!

While he dared not lay a hand on Haotian Your Highness.

But as for Ma Hongjun, this lad, he could still specially train him with one hand.

"No, no, no, Teacher Zhao, I absolutely didn't mean to laugh at you, I was just yawning!"

Ma Hongjun hurriedly explained.

Joking, if he really got special training by Teacher Zhao today, would he even manage to leave the bed?

Boss Dai had to rest in bed for three days after being specially trained by Teacher Zhao.

His was even more needless to say.

"What's the matter with you, lad, not sleeping in the middle of the night and only coming back now?"

Zhao Wuji looked at Ma Hongjun.

This lad had just come from the back door, clearly indicating he wasn't at the inn last night.

"Teacher Zhao, it's not like you don't know, I was just blowing off some steam at night, but I didn't want to delay our departure this morning, so I came back early."

The fatty said.

He had paid a hefty price today.

Everyone else was still slumbering. He had risen early and rushed back to the inn.

In the past, he would have stretched every minute until the last possible moment.

Today was a great sacrifice indeed.

"You, don't tire yourself out too much, watch out for your health, also tell them we're not departing today, we'll rest for one day and leave the day after."

Zhao Wuji instructed.

He then covered his face, which resembled a pig's head, and went upstairs.

This was truly absurd!

How did he end up encountering these little monsters!

Especially Ma Hongjun.

That blabbering mouth of his, who knew what he'd blabber about him later on.

Sigh, his name as the Motionless Bright King was at stake!

Zhao Wuji sighed.

"Alright!!"

Hearing that, the fatty immediately perked up like he was injected with chicken blood.

After all, it wasn't time yet!!

At noon!!

It was just morning now.

There were still several hours.

He hastened upstairs to inform Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others.

And without wasting any time, he had Tang San and company inform Ning Rongrong and the other girls.

While he himself rushed to another secluded inn in the corner.

Then, from inside a room in that inn, where someone had just laid down to rest not long before, emerged pitiful, inhuman sounds.

Ever since Cuihua broke up with the fatty unable to stand him, everyone in the village knew just how pitiful the fatty was.

The morning light softly spread.

It was now one hour later at eight o'clock.

Canghui Academy members were eating in the dining hall.

"Liuli, Xiaoxing, has Brother Feng not come down yet?"

Ye Zhiqu asked Su Liuli and Pang Xing.

"Perhaps because of yesterday's battle, Brother is too tired and is resting now?"

Pang Xing replied.

"Should I go check on him?"

Su Liuli offered.

"Okay, go take a look, and call Xiaofeng down while you're at it, so we don't get delayed."

Ye Zhiqu told her.

So, Su Liuli went upstairs.

The others continued eating their breakfast.

At the same time, they were utterly shocked, guessing that probably only Brother Feng would receive such treatment.

Previously, they had heard that the Director of External Affairs, Teacher Ye Zhiqu, was famously fierce!

This time, coming out to search for Soul Rings, they were somewhat worried with her leading the expedition.

But the reality took a sharp turn.

Especially regarding Brother Feng.

It felt like Teacher Ye Zhiqu wasn't leading students, but rather leading officials!

If it were someone else, who hadn't come down for mealtime, she probably would have gone up, kicked down the door, and dragged them out.

They weren't exaggerating, there really had been such incidents.

"Knock, knock, knock, Brother Ye, are you awake?"

Su Liuli knocked on the door.

"I had some things to deal with just now and made everyone wait, sorry."

Ye Feng opened the door with a smile.

Of course, if one looked closely, they could see a hint of embarrassment hidden within his smile.

After a morning of fixing, his exploded hair finally looked somewhat normal.

His overall appearance had mostly recovered.

Otherwise, if these folks connected last night's huge explosion to him, who knew how much trouble that would cause.

"Brother Ye, what happened to your face?"

Su Liuli's beautiful eyes watched Ye Feng.

She curiously asked.

Indeed, a woman's sixth sense is terrifying.

Ye Feng's face had not only been affected by his hair, but it also fell victim to the blast from his second Martial Soul last night.

After a night of healing, it had mostly returned to normal.

If there were any difference, it was a faint red mark barely visible to the naked eye.

"Nothing much, I just accidentally pressed it while sleeping last night."

Ye Feng found an excuse to sidestep the inquiry.

"Hmm, this place really isn't the best for sleeping. Brother Ye, what do you want to eat? I'll go get it for you now."

Su Liuli cheerfully offered.

With other seniors it was different.

Being with Ye Feng, she just felt inexplicably comfortable and at ease.

"That's not necessary, I'm coming down now."

Ye Feng replied.

He was someone who never liked to put on airs.

Nor did he like looking down on others from a high position.

Thus, Ye Feng and Su Liuli went together to the downstairs dining hall.

"Hello, Brother Feng!"

Seeing Ye Feng come down, the Canghui Academy members all greeted him uniformly.

"There's no need to be so formal."

Ye Feng signaled everyone not to be so formal.

Although he indeed was a senior, he was about the same age as everyone.

In fact, many were even older than him.

"Xiaofeng, why did you oversleep today? We're only out here for a week this time and need to find soul rings for nine people, which is quite urgent."

Ye Zhiqu said to Ye Feng in a very gentle tone.

The others looked on in astonishment.

Indeed, on this continent, strength was revered.

Facing level 39 Brother Feng, even the Soul King level Director Ye Zhiqu had to be very polite.

"Director Ye, it looks like we might need to extend our time a bit this trip."

Ye Feng casually mentioned while serving himself food.

"Oh?"

Ye Zhiqu looked puzzled.

The others were also somewhat taken aback.

Why did Brother Feng say they needed to extend the time?

"Because last night I advanced to level 40, now we're not just looking for nine Soul Rings, but ten."

Ye Feng said with a smile.

"Pfft—"

Pang Xing spat out his food!!

"Clang!!"

Su Liuli's bowl fell to the floor!!

"Cough cough! Xiaofeng, you broke through to level 40?!"

Ye Zhiqu next to him nearly choked.

It took a gulp of water to calm himself down.

It was utterly inconceivable!!

It had only been a month?!

From level 39 to level 40 in one month!

What a freak!!

No wonder he had received such favoritism.

"Brother, you're such a freak, how are we supposed to survive!"

The other Canghui Academy members felt utterly crushed.

Both mentally and physically.

They had never seen such a freak before!!

"There is always someone better, I'm really nothing special."

Ye Feng commented while eating his breakfast.

Currently, Xue'er's strength had reached the Soul Sage level, and she was only a few years older than him!

At this current age, she had already reached the Soul King level.

Thinking of it, it was quite shameful that he, with his System advantage, was still not at her level.

Five more years, as the System's experience required increases, it was foreseeable that it would only get more challenging.

Whether he could advance to Soul Sage by the age of eighteen was still a big question.

The road ahead is lengthy; efforts must be made!