"Trying to leave? Not so easily. Since you came here, you'll stay forever!" Jekos's aged, imposing voice rang out from the crowd.
As one of the five great super-academies on the Bright Continent, Os Academy held a lofty status. And as its dean, Jekos was more than venerable—his standing here was so great that he could decide anything with a single word. He even outranked any one of the Three Alliances' individual councilors, since none of the Three Alliances was ruled by a single person.
If he let Bai Yang leave now, where would that leave Jekos's dignity?
As Jekos's words fell, a golden canopy appeared over the academy. Sturdy and solid, it resembled an enormous golden bowl turned upside down over Os Academy and the tens of thousands of miles of territory around it. At the same time, a layer of golden light covered everything in the academy grounds, from the buildings to the earth. Golden Formation patterns interwove within it, engraved into the world and fused with it!
Buzz...!
Bai Yang's figure shot skyward, only to be blocked. He slammed into the golden canopy, and ripples spread across the golden screen, nullifying his impact.
Standing beneath the screen, Bai Yang frowned slightly and looked toward Jekos in the crowd. "So this is what you're relying on? Honestly, activating the Formation to capture me inside it is a truly foolish act!"
"This Formation came from the legendary Divine Temple. Since the academy was founded, it has been activated only three times in all of history. The first was three thousand years ago, to repel an attack by thirty-eight Abyssal Devil Race King-level experts. The second was a thousand years ago, when the Sacred Dragon King led eighteen ninth-rank dragons here in an attempt to capture the Magnolia Empire's princess.