"Long ago, I traveled with Principal Kiran, witnessed the evolution of countless galaxies, and encountered many novel, fascinating things. I considered myself well-traveled and knowledgeable, yet only after meeting the current Heavenly Base King did I realize just how shallow my learning truly was.
It was... truly unbelievable..."
Not long after leaving Angel City, He Xi was stopped by a robed man. Beneath the dazzling starlight, a handsome face lay within his hood. His eyes were as calm as a clear spring, yet they now flickered with an inexplicable gleam. The faint smile at the corners of his lips made her deeply uncomfortable.
He Xi recognized him. "Instructor Karl? Why are you blocking my path?" she asked, narrowing her eyes as she quietly went on guard.
He Xi had not had much contact with Karl, this god, so naturally she could not be said to know him well. The only thing she knew was that he and Principal Kiran had certain academic disagreements, holding different views regarding the Void. As a result, he had rarely participated in the development of the God River Power, the God-Making Project.
He never discussed academic knowledge with the other instructors at the academy. He always acted alone, and the academy's teachers and students unanimously described him as lifeless and gloomy.
Under normal circumstances, He Xi would not have cared much about him. He was merely a scholar—what was there to fear?
But things were different now. Her resurrection had left the energy within her body severely depleted, and she feared she could not even wield twenty or thirty percent of her strength. If this fellow had designs on her at a time like this...
Especially after he finished speaking, the crazed and burning look in his eyes was absolutely not the kind of heat