"An Outer God..."
Li Shun instantly realized what he had encountered.
Every hair on his body stood on end, and his heart pounded beyond his control.
He froze like a stone statue, not daring to move an inch.
Yet Wang Zheng of the Legalist School, standing beside him, fared somewhat better.
Though he, too, dared not act rashly, his expression was far calmer.
Above the Yin-Yang Daoist Grounds, the Outer God's passage suddenly stirred up a rapidly spinning vortex.
The Yin-Yang Qi, which should have remained in dynamic balance and harmony, turned on itself as though the two forces were mortal enemies, grappling and slaughtering each other.
As Yin and Yang fell into chaos, the Imperial Academy students in the Daoist Grounds, oblivious to what had happened, seemed to be affected as well.
"Witch, die!"
"You've brought chaos to the academy! Anyone has the right to kill you!"
The students gathered to denounce Shang Qingqiu had originally managed to keep their composure.
But once the Outer God's power stirred the Yin-Yang Qi into chaos, they lost all reason.
Eyes bloodshot, they glared at Shang Qingqiu standing amid the crowd as though she were their mortal enemy.
A moment later, dozens of spells and divine abilities erupted at once, hurtling toward her.
"Look at nothing improper, listen to nothing improper, speak nothing improper, do nothing improper!"
"Unfathomable as shadow, swift as a thunderclap!"
"All things arise together; I watch them return."
The air warped under the force of dozens of spells, yet Shang Qingqiu, their target, showed no sign of resisting.
She let the Imperial Academy students' spells crash against her.
Above her head, a Taiji Diagram of swiftly revolving Yin-Yang Qi appeared for no apparent reason.
But under the influence of the Outer God beyond the academy, the once