Wang Chong sat suspended above the sea outside Rhine Harbor, his huge black umbrella blocking the dawn light and shrouding the area beneath it in dark gloom.
This was the best lookout point Deep Sea had arranged for him.
Before him,
more than a dozen mental images flowed and reflected, available for his selection.
The entirety of Rhine City lay within his sight.
That black coffin sat in the courtyard of Chi Shou's residence. Though several layers of formation patterns enveloped it... Deep Sea's mental power still seeped inside. The images in the courtyard were merely somewhat blurred, but what was happening could still be seen clearly. Chi Shou sat facing the black coffin, evidently having entered a state of "meditation." Wang Chong's expression was complicated.
"This is not only your disciple's mission. It is yours as well."
The words the dean had spoken to him when he left Upper City echoed in his ears.
His heart had not been this turbulent in a very long time.
Ordered to come to Rhine, he had two missions. The first was to meet him.
A seventh-rank, minor-achievement Mental Affinity domain spread outward.
I gave up expanding the Heart World domain. Before absolute strength, all resistance was futile.
...With Teacher's strength, no matter how much he held back, I could not possibly be his opponent.
Yekaterina supported the heavily wounded, unconscious man and returned before He Yun.
He Yun gripped that blade, his emotions fluctuating. What he wanted to do was not kill Renault.
That figure showed no intention of retreating. Instead, it charged headlong into the blade aura. Wang Chong formed seals with both hands, and the Heart World became an immaculate barrier—
Buzz!
Gu Li fell silent.
This was precisely meant to draw Teacher's attention.
The coffin beside him slowly opened...