Departure, Heading to Heaven Dou

Jiang Yi sat in Lin Feng's office, waiting for his return.

"I hope things go smoothly. Otherwise, I may have to notify Teacher and ask him to come pick me up."

He had only displayed such powerful talent two days ago. If the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was unwilling to let him leave, things would become troublesome.

However, that possibility was very small. After all, this was an academy, not a sect.

The office door was suddenly pushed open, and Xu Qing and Lin Feng walked in one after the other.

Jiang Yi rose from his chair and called out, "Dean."

Xu Qing wore a gentle smile as he said, "No need for formalities. Sit down."

"Jiang Yi, I heard you joined the Body Sect and therefore wish to withdraw from the academy. Is that right?" Xu Qing asked.

Jiang Yi nodded. "That's right. I hope the dean can approve my withdrawal application."

Xu Qing's expression remained unchanged, and he continued smiling. "Jiang Yi, after joining the Body Sect, you would merely be an ordinary sect member. The resources you could obtain would be nowhere near what the academy can provide you."

"Why not remain at the academy and continue studying? The academy will give you the best treatment. Besides, the academy and a sect do not conflict with each other, do they?"

"Dean, my teacher is actually the Sect Master of the Body Sect," Jiang Yi said directly.

Upon hearing the words "Body Sect Master," Xu Qing's expression immediately changed. He asked tentatively, "What is your teacher's name?"

"Mu Ye."

That name brought a bitter smile to Xu Qing's face. Clearly, he had heard of it and had even met Mu Ye before.

However, their relationship was not good—not because of any conflict between the two of them personally, but because of the long-standing grudges between their two factions. It was simply impossible for them to have a good relationship.

Ah, I never expected this. Perhaps we shouldn't have made such a grand spectacle of it back then. That way, Jiang Yi wouldn't have been discovered by the Body Sect.

Xu Qing could not help sighing inwardly, because he knew there was no way Jiang Yi could be kept.

If Jiang Yi had wanted to stay, then he could have been persuaded to remain.

But now that Jiang Yi had personally requested to withdraw, if Xu Qing refused, Mu Ye would definitely come knocking.

"Since it's like this, I won't say anything more. Lin, go help him complete the withdrawal procedures."

After speaking, Xu Qing left Lin Feng's office directly without looking back.

Since Jiang Yi could not remain at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, there was naturally nothing more for him to say.

Given the historical ties between the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and the Body Sect, there would likely be no further dealings between them in the future.

Seeing this, Lin Feng promptly helped Jiang Yi complete the withdrawal procedures.

After receiving the paperwork, Jiang Yi bid Lin Feng farewell and then left the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy directly.

"The withdrawal matter has been settled. It's time to head to Heaven Dou City."

Jiang Yi went to the train station and bought a ticket to Heaven Dou City.

After arriving at his seat and sitting down, Jiang Yi closed his eyes and began cultivating.

At this moment, the other passengers gradually entered the carriage as well.

Soon, all the passengers had arrived, and the train was about to depart.

"Passengers in the carriage, please take your seats promptly and do not block the aisle."

"Remember to secure your luggage as well. Do not let it get damaged while the train is moving."

A female train conductor entered the carriage and reminded the passengers.

Not long after, the train began moving. Jiang Yi immersed himself in cultivation, shutting out all outside noise.

Mingdu was still quite a distance from Heaven Dou City, and the train would have to stop at many stations along the way.

Jiang Yi had boarded in the morning and cultivated in the carriage until nearly afternoon, yet they still had not reached Heaven Dou City.

Suddenly, the entire train jolted violently. With a bang, it seemed to have struck something.

Jiang Yi abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze instantly turning alert.

Under normal circumstances, the chance of a moving train stopping because of an obstacle was extremely small.

Since this had happened, it was very likely caused by something else.

"Mo Lan, come to Carriage Nine immediately, or I'll blow up the entire train."

A voice suddenly came through the train's broadcast system.

"Mo Lan, Carriage Nine." Jiang Yi immediately caught the key information.

He frowned. The name Mo Lan sounded familiar to him.

"I'll go take a look at Carriage Nine first." Jiang Yi was in Carriage Seven, not far from Carriage Nine.

Upon hearing the words "blow up," the passengers in the carriage had already panicked and surged toward the rear.

Although Jiang Yi could weave through the gaps, his advance was still extremely slow.

Before long, he rushed into Carriage Nine.

The moment he stepped inside, a powerful blood scent struck his nose.

More than a dozen corpses lay scattered throughout Carriage Nine. Most wore security uniforms, and not a single corpse was intact.

Jiang Yi's eyes immediately flashed with cold light at the sight.

Inside the carriage stood a gray-clothed man with a slight frame but incomparably thick arms.

Sharp bone spurs had grown from the gray-clothed man's fingers, piercing through the shoulder of a woman in a train conductor's uniform and holding her aloft.

"Speak. What was the background of that brat who saved you last time? Tell me his identity and contact information, and I'll spare your life," the gray-clothed man said coldly.

The train conductor gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Seeing this, the gray-clothed man prepared to kill her outright.

Just then, the gray-clothed man felt a fierce gust of wind by his ear.

A fist wrapped in cyan-gold life force shot toward his head.

The gray-clothed man raised his right hand like lightning, blocking the incoming fist.

Yet he had not expected the terrifying power contained within that fist.

Crack! The sound of shattering bone rang out as the gray-clothed man's body was violently forced backward.

"Ah!" He let out a scream in the process.

Jiang Yi pushed off with his feet and charged forward, throwing another punch.

This time, he directly shattered the bone spur embedded in the female train conductor.

Catching the train conductor in time, Jiang Yi held her in his arms and retreated, intending to avoid the man's edge.

After placing her in Carriage Eight, Jiang Yi said calmly, "Leave this place immediately."

"Little brother..." The female train conductor was just about to say something.

Before she could finish, Jiang Yi flashed forward and directly rushed back in.

At this moment, the gray-clothed man whom he had sent flying with a punch had recovered as well.

Seeing how young Jiang Yi was only made the gray-clothed man angrier, reminding him of that little brat from before.

"Brat, die!" the gray-clothed man roared furiously.

From the gray-clothed man's five fingers, sharp bone spurs shot out explosively toward Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi's expression remained unchanged as he continued charging forward.