Having been tempered by hardship, the group, led by Mu Ningwei, easily fought their way through the tunnel occupied by the Cave Demon Slaves and followed the route they had taken to reach the nearest city.
The mages guarding the edge of the safe zone saw this bedraggled group of young people and had initially intended to mock them a little, showing off their superior experience.
But when their eyes met those of Mu Ningxue and the others, they inexplicably felt that this group of young people was extraordinary.
They did not seem like weaklings who had gone on an outing in the wilderness after awakening magic, encountered demons, and fled back with their tails between their legs.
"We are students from Pearl Academy and Imperial Capital Academy on a joint training expedition. Please let us through."
Mu Ningwei said with a smile.
"Top students from the two great academies?"
The guard mages were surprised. They hurriedly opened the checkpoint while curiously studying the four huge dark cocoons in the sky.
"What are those?"
Mu Ningwei lowered his gaze. "Classmates who died during the training."
The guard mages hurriedly apologized. "I spoke out of turn. Please accept our condolences."
Mo Fan and the others wore strange expressions as they held back their laughter.
After entering the city, the group washed up first. Then, at Mu Ningwei's request, they contacted the forces behind them.
"Dad, Mom, our training is over. You have to stand up for me! That damned Song He..."
Mu Ningwei, meanwhile, called Leng Qing.
"Hello? What do you need?"
"Leng Qing, can you judge people connected to the military even if the military intervenes?"
The tone on the other end became more serious. "What happened? Did you provoke the military?"
"No, they provoked me first. Let the criminal explain the details to you."
Mu Ningwei looked at Jiang Yi and handed her the phone.
Jiang Yi's expression stiffened. She gave him a faint glance, accepted the phone, and said hoarsely:
"Hello, I am Jiang Yi, deputy officer to Lu Nian, the executor of the Demon Plan..."
Leng Qing fell silent for several seconds after listening. "I understand. Mu Ningwei, where are you now? I'll immediately notify the Chief Judge and your Mu Family Head, then fly over to find you."
"No need to find me. Go to the Imperial Capital. I'll bring them there."
"Alright."
Leng Qing paused slightly and said with emotion, "You really went and caused another major incident without making a sound."
Mu Ningwei chuckled. "I simply think some people do not deserve to remain in their positions. Don't you agree, Jiang Yi?"
Jiang Yi's face remained stiff, her lips trembling as she said hoarsely, "Everything you say is right."
Song He sat in the dean's office, drinking tea as he read through the sponsorship funds from various factions and calculated how to use the money over the next half year.
Bang!
The door was suddenly kicked open.
Leng Qing withdrew her long, shapely leg and swayed her hips as she walked into the room.
Mu Ningwei followed behind her.
Then came Mu Qingluan, Zhao Jing, and President Liao—three influential figures representing the Mu Clan, Zhao Clan, and Magic Association respectively.
Song He stared dumbfoundedly at the intruders. "What are you doing?"
Mu Ningwei said coldly, "Song He, your crimes have been exposed. Come with us."
Click.
Leng Qing tossed out a verdict document.
"This is a judgment issued by the upper ranks of our Judgment Association after the Noble Family Alliance, Magic Association, and Academy Alliance jointly reported your crimes to us."
"Come with us."
Song He's pupils contracted as he looked at the verdict's charges: "participating in prohibited human experiments," "harming innocent academy students," and "108 crimes proving he is unfit to be a dean." Cold sweat immediately poured down his back.
"There must be some misunderstanding here!"
Zhao Jing sighed somewhat. "Dean Song He, I never thought you would have a day like this. I advise you not to resist, or President Liao and I will not be polite."
Mu Qingluan stated, "I am here on behalf of the Mu Clan. I hope you know what is good for you. Your future may be over, but if you actively cooperate and confess, you should still be able to keep your life."
Leng Qing took out Magic-binding Handcuffs and cuffed Song He.
"Let's go. We are heading to the Judgment Association headquarters in the Imperial Capital. Everyone is already waiting for you."
The same thing was happening at the Lu Clan in Magic City.
Every member connected to Lu Nian, as well as the Lu Family Head, was taken away by the Judgment Association and boarded a special plane bound for the Imperial Capital.
The atmosphere in the Judgment Association's supreme court was solemn and grave.
Southern Commander Hua Zhanhong, Judgment Association Chief Instructor Feng Li, President Liao of the Magic Association, representatives of the Mu Clan, representatives of the Zhao Clan, and other higher-ups took their seats one after another.
On the judgment platform, Song He and the members of the Lu Clan looked at Jiang Yi, whose face was ashen.
Jiang Yi glanced at Mu Ningwei, who was chatting quietly with Mu Nujiao in the spectator seats, then began confessing her crimes.
"Song He leaked the movements of the students from the two academies to Lu Nian..."
Song He's face instantly turned pale. He finally understood why he had been brought here.
Lu Nian was utterly poisonous!
"Lu Zhenghe provided us with signals..."
The Lu Family Head rolled his eyes in fury and nearly fainted dead away.
"That is the complete account of what happened. I admit every charge raised by the Judgment Association without reservation."
Jiang Yi said calmly.
"That bastard Lu Nian!"
Hua Zhanhong said furiously, "Jiang Yi, you aided evil. Under the Military Court, you should be sentenced to death!"
Feng Li said majestically, "The crimes of the others will be judged later. Song He, the Lu Clan, and the military must compensate the victims."
Hua Zhanhong's face darkened. "I have no objection."
As for Song He and the Lu Family Head, they would gladly offer massive compensation to calm the victims' anger and avoid sentencing.
Mu Zhanxing had also arrived in the Imperial Capital, bringing Mu Ningwei and Mu Nujiao to meet representatives from every faction.
Mu Ningwei had dealt with Lu Nian and the Giant Lizard Pseudo Dragon, protected Mu Ningxue and the others from death, and ruined Lu Nian's evil plan. The forces behind Mu Ningxue and the others all expressed their gratitude.
This round of socializing would bring enormous benefits to the Mu Clan, and Mu Ningwei did not refuse.
Once everything had settled, Mu Ningwei, Mu Nujiao, and Leng Qing boarded a plane back to Magic City.
Along the way, Leng Qing explained the outcome:
"Song He committed grave dereliction of duty. Under the impeachment of all sides, he has been removed from his post as dean and must compensate all of you."
"The Lu Clan decisively cut ties with Lu Nian and Lu Zhenghe, paying out a vast amount of resources and suffering serious losses. They will find it difficult to cultivate a Super Tier Mage for at least the next ten years. Lu Zhenghe was sentenced to life imprisonment."
"The military has also promised to compensate you."
Other than Mo Fan, who was a commoner and directly received a batch of resources as compensation,
the others all had backing, so the compensation went to the forces behind them, which naturally received even more.
When Mu Ningwei saw Mu Zhanxing smiling as brightly as a chrysanthemum, he knew that the Mu Clan had definitely made an enormous profit this time.
Leng Qing smiled gently. "Come to think of it, Mu Ningwei, I should thank you as well."
"Taking part in such a major trial will add greatly to my credentials. I will probably get promoted once I return."
Mu Ningwei clasped his hands. "Then congratulations in advance on becoming Vice Chief Judge. You must take good care of this old friend in the future."
Leng Qing smiled. "Consider it one favor I owe you. Including the Black Pepper Court purge last time, I already owe you two favors. If you ever need anything, just ask."
"I will."
After returning to Magic City,
Mu Ningwei accompanied Mu Nuxin to watch a movie, then headed to the Mu Clan with Mu Nujiao.
Mu Zhanxing was extremely excited. Especially after learning that Mu Ningwei intended to break through to the Super Tier, he happily grabbed his hand.
"Ningwei, I knew this day would come. I specifically requested a Heart Crystal dropped by a light-element monarch from the military's compensation. It can increase your chance of breaking through to the Super Tier by twenty percent and can be used together with the Star Sea Heavenly Veins."
"I just did not expect that you would be able to break through already."
"I'll take you to the clan's cultivation grounds immediately!"
Mu Ningwei sat cross-legged in the Mu Clan's cultivation grounds, holding the Star Sea Heavenly Veins with the light-element monarch's Heart Crystal resting on his thigh. Feeling the surging, pure energy within them, the corners of his lips rose slightly.
That was the benefit of choosing the light element as his primary cultivation.
As one of the most common Elemental Systems, what faction did not keep light-element resources in reserve?
The Mu Clan's three high-grade, top-tier light-element resources had helped Mu Ningwei complete his accumulation for full high-tier cultivation within a month.
With the light-element monarch Heart Crystal provided as military compensation working together with the Star Sea Heavenly Veins, the bottleneck to breaking through to the Super Tier was practically nonexistent!
Mu Ningwei refined the resources and activated Faith Divine Power. His consciousness flew into the Divine Plane, where he saw the holy and beautiful Mother of Heaven.
"Sister Athena, I'm about to break through to the Super Tier. Help me awaken an awesome Supernatural Power!"
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