The assessment ended, and the crowd gradually dispersed until the venue was empty. No one bothered with Dai Huabin, still trapped on the stage by the Golden Road. Almost everyone ignored him. The only person who might have cared about him had been injured by his own hand and taken away by a teacher.
Dai Huabin's consciousness emerged from the haze. He abruptly opened his eyes. The Golden Road's effect had ended, and he looked around in confusion.
He didn't see that nightmare of a figure, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
He didn't kill me? Xiao Yi, just you wait. Dai Huabin plotted viciously to himself. Then he got to his feet and walked out of the venue, without noticing anything amiss about his body.
He walked slowly into the dark passageway, but never came out again. All that remained was a handful of ashes, swept away by the wind.
Xiao Yi had ignited the Fallen Heart Flame inside Dai Huabin, grinding his soul and body to nothing until he vanished from the world.
After the freshman assessment, Dai Huabin simply disappeared. The Academy claimed he had withdrawn and left the school. In reality, he had long since vanished from the world without a trace.
A few days later, in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Yi and Jiang Nannan stood guard beside Tang Ya. The Dark Blue Silver Emperor in Tang Ya's hands was spreading its branches and leaves wildly, radiating a rich aura of life.
A gigantic plant lay nearby. A black Soul Ring above it drifted toward Tang Ya, drawn in and absorbed by the Dark Blue Silver Emperor.
Xiao Yi hadn't been idle lately. He had prepared pills made from Whale Rubber for both Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan, along