The atmosphere at the scene instantly froze.
Baili Pangpang, glowing all over like a giant lightbulb, scratched his head and hurriedly turned off Yaoguang. The golden light immediately vanished without a trace.
That forbidden item capable of suppressing Forbidden Ruins apparently only worked on the Forbidden Ruins within the human body. It had no effect on other special items like forbidden items.
He spoke awkwardly, "Um... Instructor Han, sorry, I forgot to turn off the automatic emergency mode..."
Instructor Han looked at the wooden sword in his hand, then at Baili Pangpang with an unfriendly gaze.
Baili Pangpang took off his necklace and put it back into his pocket, saying with an honest look, "Sorry, Instructor Han. How about we try again?"
Instructor Han took a deep breath, tossed aside the broken half of his wooden sword, and replaced it with a new one.
"Fine. Then we'll do it again."
Whoosh—!!
Sizzle—!
This time, the wooden sword was not blocked by some strange golden barrier. But just as it was about to touch Baili Pangpang, it suddenly caught fire on its own!
In only half a second, the wooden sword in Instructor Han's hand had burned down to nothing but its handle.
Instructor Han: ...
"Ah! I forgot to turn off the automatic firewall! Sorry, Instructor Han!!" Baili Pangpang suddenly realized, hurriedly removing a string of beads from his wrist.
"How about we try—"
"Get down."
"Sure thing!"
Instructor Han tossed aside the charred stick in his hand and rubbed the corner of his eyes, looking mentally exhausted...
After a while, he sighed. His gaze swept over the new recruits before he pointed at Lin Qiye beside Baili Pangpang.
"You, come up."
"Oh."
Lin Qiye easily vaulted onto the training platform, stood before him, and reached out to take the