Boom! Boom! Boom!
Cha Huan was rocked by an invisible impact and sent flying out of the courtyard like a kite with its string cut. However, when he reached a certain distance, blood chains suddenly emerged from his body. Like a rope, they instantly yanked him back, sending him flying toward the black-robed figure in the sky!
"I'm glad you believe my strength can help you break free from the Blood Essence Stone's restraints, Principal, but..."
With a smile, he punched Cha Huan in the temple. His fist easily shattered the Light Armor covering Cha Huan's surface, then drove him straight into the ground below like a hammer weighing ten thousand jun, smashing the bluestone floor!
"I haven't approved your departure yet!"
Amid the dust and rubble, Cha Huan struggled to his feet. His luxurious, dazzling white robe with gold trim had been stained a filthy mixture of blood and dust. His neatly groomed silver hair and white beard had become dull and gray, while his aged face was smeared with blood and mud. He looked more disheveled, wretched, miserable, and more like a... weak old man than at any point in the past thirty years.
"You really can't refuse to admit you're old." Cha Huan spat, sending out a bloody tooth, then said with a bitter smile, "These old arms and legs of mine can't beat the young anymore! Looks like dealing with an enemy of Radiance like this will have to depend on you two young talents!"
"Principal, don't say that! You're still hale and hearty!" Yu Ke, who had been slammed into a wall, coughed twice. Using his two spears for support, he pushed himself upright. Several sections of his Heavenly Being Feather Armor, woven from iron feathers, had already shattered. "We're still children and need your