Chief Senior Sister

Lu Jianshen's death was very strange.

Of his entire body, only his throat had been precisely pierced and burst open. Every other part was completely intact, without a single wound.

"His astra had been condensed without the slightest leakage."

"Killed in a single strike. Lu Jianshen had practically no chance to resist before being slain. This was undoubtedly the work of a true master!"

Mo Chen crouched beside Lu Jianshen's corpse, examining it carefully.

His mind was also analyzing the situation at high speed.

"It seems Su Jinse received support from someone else at Martial Suppression Academy. This person's cultivation is extremely high, perhaps even beyond the Condensing Astra Realm and into the Five Elements Realm!"

Su Jinse's cultivation was not low. Her astra had formed armor, protecting her entire body.

Moreover, even after being repeatedly blasted away and badly wounded by Greenwood Venerable, she had still possessed the strength to rise and charge into battle. That was enough to show that her astra had already reached the level of inner astra.

Inner astra could protect one's internal organs with astra.

It was true Great Perfection of the Condensing Astra Realm.

Martial artists at this realm possessed greatly increased combat power. Their five organs were difficult to injure, and they could not be easily killed.

This was proven by Su Jinse's ability to withstand the attacks of a Five Elements Realm Yin Spirit. It showed just how powerful the physique of a Great Perfection Condensing Astra Realm martial artist was.

Yet now, even someone with Su Jinse's cultivation had failed to catch up to Lu Jianshen and kill him.

But someone had killed Lu Jianshen in one move.

If the attacker was not a Five Elements Realm master, even Mo Chen himself would not believe it.

Tap, tap!

Soft footsteps sounded behind him.

It was the sound of shoes stepping through water.

"Who?" Mo Chen's hairs stood on end as he abruptly turned around.

Behind him, ten meters away.

A cold, stern woman in a green dress stood there soundlessly, holding a long spear.

If she had not deliberately made a sound, Mo Chen would never have noticed her arrival.

"Are you from Great Mystic, or Great Qi?"

The woman looked calmly at Mo Chen and asked in an unquestionable tone.

Mo Chen's heart trembled as he looked at the heavenly beautiful woman before him. His throat bobbed instinctively as he swallowed. "I'm from Great Mystic!"

A master!

Fuck, he had run into a true master!

He had not sensed even the slightest movement when this woman appeared.

If she had attacked him just now, he would probably already be dead.

Besides.

A dazzling golden light shone from the spear in the woman's hand.

[Heavenly Mystic Dragon Scale Spear]

[Grade: Fifth Tier]

[Forged from extraterrestrial meteorite mixed with false dragon fish scales...]

[Requirements: Five Elements Realm, minor mastery of the Heavenly Mystic Unity Spear.]

[Attributes: Spear Mastery, major mastery of the Heavenly Mystic Unity Spear, Precision, Shieldbreaker, Strength Bonus: 300%, Speed Bonus: 300%, Special Bonus: Spear Talent]

A fifth-tier weapon!

Definitely fifth-tier!

Mo Chen was utterly stunned and sharply sucked in a breath.

Just who the fuck was this person?

Thinking of this, he inwardly smiled bitterly. If she wished him harm, he probably would not even be able to flee.

"Someone from Great Mystic?"

The woman's gaze held a trace of scrutiny. "But I can smell a faint scent of incense offerings on you..."

Mo Chen brought out the incense burner from behind his back with his right hand. "You mean this thing?"

The woman looked at the incense burner without speaking.

Mo Chen said innocently, "I happened to see a carriage earlier. That middle-aged man didn't look like a good person, so I cut off his head!"

The woman raised her head, and a ripple appeared in her eyes. "So you were the one who killed him..."

Mo Chen shrugged. "Seeing Miss Su in danger, I was too weak to help directly, so I did what I could."

The woman nodded. "Very good. I accept that reason."

After saying that, she suddenly removed the cloth bundle from her back and threw it to Mo Chen.

Amid the clatter of weapons, the bundle landed in front of Mo Chen.

"These are your spoils of war!"

Holding her spear, she turned and walked away.

After taking three steps, she stopped again and said without turning back,

"My name is Tantai Xiasang. I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything, you may come find me at Martial Suppression Academy!"

She threw a dragon-shaped jade pendant to Mo Chen.

It represented the weight of those words.

Mo Chen caught it, his expression changing slightly. "You're Tantai Xiasang?"

The number one on the Martial World Heroes Ranking.

The once-in-a-millennium martial arts prodigy of the Martial Suppression Office.

The strongest among the younger generation of this era.

The chief Senior Sister of Martial Suppression Academy!

Beneath one dazzling title after another, the person herself was actually standing before him.

Mo Chen was extremely surprised.

The woman raised her brows and turned back. "You know me?"

Mo Chen shook his head. "I know you, but you don't know me. Number one on the Martial World Heroes Ranking, Martial Suppression Academy's Tantai Xiasang!"

The woman curled her lips and said indifferently, "Those are all empty titles."

"Wait!" Mo Chen hurriedly called out to her and took several steps after her.

"Since you're Martial Suppression Academy's Senior Sister, I have a question."

"How can one join Martial Suppression Academy, and what does its examination involve?"

Tantai Xiasang turned around, looking at Mo Chen strangely.

"Aren't these questions something any martial artist from the Martial Suppression Office would know?"

Mo Chen froze slightly. "All Martial Suppression Office martial artists know?"

Tantai Xiasang nodded.

Mo Chen was speechless.

He had never fucking interacted with any other martial artists before, all right?

And even if he had, he would have had no way to ask.

"If you want to join Martial Suppression Academy, I can give you a recommendation slot. You can arrive at the prefectural capital in half a month to take the martial examination."

Tantai Xiasang said, "But whether you can pass the examination will depend on your own martial arts talent."

As the chief Senior Sister, she still possessed a certain degree of privilege.

Mo Chen's eyes lit up, and he seized the chance to ask, "What if my martial arts talent is unparalleled in the world? Could I possibly be directly accepted as a true disciple?"

Tantai Xiasang frowned and looked at Mo Chen as though he were an idiot. "The path of martial arts requires steady, grounded steps. Don't entertain any unrealistic thoughts!"

The quality of one's martial arts talent depended on one's natural physique and comprehension.

Feeling good about oneself was completely useless.

Tantai Xiasang felt that she had said a little too much tonight.

It was time to return to Yunyi County and wrap things up.

"Hey! Wait, don't go yet..."

Seeing Tantai Xiasang about to leave, Mo Chen was still unsatisfied and asked again, "Does Martial Suppression Academy have peerless martial arts?"

"..." Tantai Xiasang said, "Yes!"

Mo Chen continued, gesturing curiously as he asked, "Then are there immortals in this world? The kind that can fly through the heavens and burrow through the earth, living forever without aging?"

"...I should go!"

Tantai Xiasang glanced back at Mo Chen without answering, then turned and left.

"Uh, wait for me!"

Mo Chen picked up the bundle on the ground and started running, quickly following after her.

However.

The moment Tantai Xiasang saw Mo Chen approaching, she immediately increased her speed. One step carried her thirty feet, and in the blink of an eye, she vanished a hundred meters away.

Mo Chen stopped and stared ahead, his face full of helplessness.

"Fuck! This woman... runs really fast!"

She was a Five Elements Realm master and also possessed lightness skill.

There was no way he could catch her.

"What a pity... I didn't have time to ask more questions about martial arts."

Mo Chen shook his head and sighed.

He had finally encountered a master with profound cultivation. In truth, he still had many questions he wanted to ask.

However, Tantai Xiasang did not seem very willing to talk with him.

Mo Chen had no way to force the matter.

"Forget it! Once I reach the prefectural capital in half a month, I'll naturally encounter more martial artists."

With that thought, Mo Chen's heart filled with anticipation.