While the Academy Tournament was still proceeding in an orderly manner.
Outside, in Canghai City.
Special Affairs Bureau Branch.
Many masked Special Affairs Bureau were already armed and ready to go.
Standing on a balcony, a man wearing a red mask is talking to a woman dressed in black armor.
The woman gazed at the orderly line below and asked, "Kuang Dui, is it possible that anyone will cause trouble during today's Academy Tournament?"
"With so many powerful figures gathered in Canghai City, I'd like to see who dares to cause trouble here."
"Even if it's Evil Cult, it couldn't be!"
The man standing to the side was the Kuang Dui; his expression was unreadable, only silent.
A few minutes later, the woman lost her patience, said something, and left.
The Kuang Dui stood on the balcony, gazing up at the sun hanging in the sky, and murmured...
"I also want to see the moment dawn rise!"
"But... sigh... this little girl."
He then shouted to the prepared troops below, "Attention, all! Give the order!"
"Canghai Pass, Canghai City, we will stand guard until the moment the pass falls."
"Today, you are not allowed to shoot at Evil Cults unless your personal safety is threatened; then you are permitted to protect yourself."
Mission codename "Dawn" is now operational!
"Yes!!"*00
A sound of rapid running footsteps rang out.
Kuang Dui gripped the stone railing on the balcony tightly, his eyes filled with worry, and he muttered to himself.
"Why did you shut it down? Why?!"
"No... the orders from above might all be a scheme, yes... yes..."
Located on the outskirts of Canghai City.
In a forest, two forces appear to be clashing.
On one side, a dense mass of people dressed in black cloaks stood upright.
On the other side, a group of people wearing red and white striped cloaks were also constantly watching the opposite side.
Standing at the very front were the members of the God-Binding Cult.
Ninth Seats, puffing on his Soul Smoke, narrowed his eyes and sneered, "I didn't expect your Godless Cult to dare to appear here."
"Do you really think we're just for show? Too afraid to make a move?"
He glanced at the Godless Cult members, completely ignoring them.
Because they were all wearing cloaks, their faces were completely obscured.
Godless Cult an elusive and mysterious Evil Cult.
No one knows how long ago their sect was founded.
However, its purpose seems to be to restrict the God-Binding Cult.
However, it seems that tensions are starting to rise.
Godless Cult spoke when they heard the Ninth Seat's words.
At that moment, a woman wearing a fairy mask emerged from the dark mass of cloaked figures.
Ninth Seat frowned.
This woman held the Sixth Seat, the only one to have achieved this position as a woman, and he dared not underestimate her formidable power.
The Sixth Seat, wearing a half-face demon mask, smiled alluringly and said, "The Godless Cult, you must send one of your followers to talk to us, right?"
"Otherwise, all of you believers would die here today."
"Do you really think that just because Canghai City is right next door, we'd be afraid of those Special Affairs Bureau?"
Her words went unanswered.
The Godless Cult seemed to be internally deliberating, and hesitated for a moment.
A figure descended from the sky.
She was a woman, very special. She had a pair of pure white, jade-like wings growing from her back, and her body was exceptionally perfect, as if she didn't seem like a human.
The Sixth Seat originally intended to take action to intimidate the Godless Cult and deter them from disrespecting her.
When I saw what was before me, I was immediately surprised.
"Oh? I didn't expect you to come."
"God-Deceiving Angels "
The woman, known as the Angel, spoke with unusual calmness, saying, "My Godless Cult has no intention of waging war against your God-Binding Cult today."
"We're all working towards the same goal; whoever is stronger wins."
"How?"
Ninth Seat exhaled a puff of Soul Smoke and said, "On what basis? How can your Godless Cult compare to us in terms of strength?"
"Just because of the influence of you Four Angels?"
The God-Deceiving Angels' eyes remained expressionless, but suddenly an extremely powerful pressure descended upon the Ninth Seats.
Despite the oppressive aura emanating from Ninth Seat, he spat out a mouthful of phlegm.
"This little bit of intimidation? Are you trying to play dumb with me?"
A faint gray energy appeared on his fingertip; war was imminent.
A detached voice rang out.
"Ninth Seats, please step down."
A purple shadow flashed by.
A figure stood before the angel, his mask adorned with six bloodshot eyes staring at the God-Deceiving Angel before him. He said, "We have a condition: if your Godless Cult Special Affairs Bureau, we will send you the Child of Destiny."
"But the premise is that I don't want your Godless Cult to run away at the last minute."
The God-Deceiving Angel seemed to be thinking, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he finally spoke.
"How long."
"3 hours."
"If your Godless Cult can help us hold off the Special Affairs Bureau for three hours, you'll help yourselves and us as well."
First Seat finger was slightly raised.
The God-Deceiving Angel looked up at the sky, as if his gaze was fixed on an invisible place.
After a moment of silence...
"Okay, three hours."
"If, in three hours, the Noniqi God-Binding Cult vie for the Child of Destiny, then judgment will surely come."
"Punish!"
With a whoosh.
The God-Deceiving Angel, who vanished as a white rainbow.
Meanwhile, the Godless Cult followers below also began to retreat.
First Seat stood still, gripping the twin swords at his waist, and remained silent for a few seconds.
"Ninth Seat, take the Soul Soldiers to monitor the Godless Cult."
"Sixth Seat, go check if Canghai City is now accessible."
"Yes" *2
As the two departed.
The figure vanished in First Seat instant.
Not far away, Godless Cult retreated, an extremely malicious gaze remained fixed on the location of the Ninth Seats.
The bone palm seemed to be squeezing too hard, constantly tightening its grip.
"Qualifications? I should now be qualified to fight you, the Ninth Seat holder."
"Being weak, pretending, and running away were all part of my past, but now I'm going to live for myself."
The figure beneath the red cloak gradually disappeared into the crowd of the Godless Cult.
It is located atop a white, misty mountain.
Yu Qingnian and Elder Gu were observing one mountain range after another.
Elder Gu seemed to be in worse condition than before; he spoke very slowly.
"So, do you understand my strategy now?"
A flash of lightning appeared in Yu Qingnian's eyes.
"Understood."
Elder Gu stroked his beard, coughed, and looked up at the clouds above, saying...
"The world is now in chaos."
"We have protected Human Race for over a decade. Now that this great responsibility is entrusted to you, I can finally rest easy."
An aura of time seemed to accelerate all life around it.
Elder Gu's aura grew increasingly powerful.
Yu Qingnian remained silent, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.
Elder Gu didn't mind, and instead laughed, "This old man will fight for the Human Race one last time."
"What's wrong with that?"
"The Human Race is neither less nor less important; one more of me will not make a difference."
"Life begins with birth and ends with decay."
"We have all lived magnificent lives. Why shouldn't we strive for a better future for Human Race?"
Yu Qingnian pursed his lips and remained silent, listening intently with a gaze that seemed to see through the void.