A sudden change erupted within the sword array. Though War Emperor Tian Ye had already been defeated, a terrifying energy suddenly burst from within him, sweeping across the Heaven and Earth Great Dao.
War Emperor Tian Ye's strength surged. The sword array that had suppressed him moments ago was now shattered by a single punch. The powerful sword-array runes couldn't hold out for even an instant before crumbling, and the swords within the array scattered in all directions.
Yue Yunshang's expression changed. She stared intently at War Emperor Tian Ye. "You... the dean?"
She had seen through the truth.
Though War Emperor Tian Ye was indeed the one acting at that moment, the one controlling his body was not War Emperor Tian Ye himself, but another, somewhat unfamiliar soul.
That soul was incomplete, only a tiny fragment, yet even so, the power it displayed was unprecedentedly immense—far greater than War Emperor Tian Ye's strength had been before.
Only that mysterious dean of the main academy could possess such immense power and reside within War Emperor Tian Ye, Yue Yunshang thought. She could think of no one else.
Only a Hegemon Grade being could break through the sword array so effortlessly.
War Emperor Tian Ye didn't answer Yue Yunshang. Instead, he slowly shifted his gaze toward her.
Yue Yunshang's expression changed slightly. Before War Emperor Tian Ye could look directly at her, she retreated far away.
But she was still too slow.
For some reason, the empty space beside her suddenly erupted with Great Dao Power, like an invisible fist slamming viciously into Yue Yunshang's waist.
The attack came without warning, leaving no time to guard against it.
Fortunately, Yue Yunshang was no ordinary person. She had once been Imperial Empress Feng Ming and had witnessed Phoenix Emperor Venerate's Hegemon Grade