A Storm Is Brewing

Zhou Zixuan had originally planned to avenge his little pet and settle the score with the City Defense Bureau.

He had not expected this unexpected stroke of luck...

Firmament Academy was on the Beast God Cult's kill list.

However, a terrifying existence protected Firmament Academy, so they could not act recklessly.

But the students were different!

Poor Ye Chen still had no idea that two sides were already watching him.

One side was the City Defense Bureau, which planned to recruit him, while the other was the Beast God Cult, which wanted him dead.

But Ye Chen did not care about any of that. Right now, his mind was filled with only one word: points...

Ye Chen, who had reached the Awakening Fourth Realm, traveled incredibly fast.

His home was more than ten kilometers from the outskirts, but he took less than ten minutes to get there.

At first glance, it seemed as if he was traveling one kilometer per minute, which sounded incredibly impressive.

But in reality, this was nothing special. After all, this was a supernatural world.

Some experts said that ordinary people needed four to five minutes to run one kilometer.

I could only laugh. Ordinary people could not even run four hundred meters...

Only those who liked running or had a habit of running could reach that speed.

(Don't ask. If you ask, the answer is that the author is useless and gets tired after four hundred meters!)

Ye Chen's physical abilities naturally far surpassed theirs. Besides, there was a speed limit on running in the urban area...

What if he accidentally hit someone?

He vaguely remembered that, in the past, a girl with a wind-type talent had once charged into someone while carrying a ball.

The other party was also a rather powerful expert, but no one had expected...

that after being hit by the ball, he would black out, suffer a violent nosebleed, and nearly fail to be revived.

So in reality, the urban running speed limit really did exist for a reason!

Zanghai City was different from some other cities. It resembled an ancient city.

The city gates stood wide open, and this was one of the roads into the city.

Ye Chen glanced at the city gates and sighed with emotion.

"There really are such imposing city gates..."

For Ye Chen, this was the first time he had seen Zanghai City's city gates.

In the world he had originally lived in, Zanghai City had no gates like these, which made Ye Chen extremely curious.

After finishing his sigh, Ye Chen strode forward, only to be stopped by a soldier.

"Hello. You need to register before leaving the city."

The soldier looked Ye Chen straight in the eye and spoke indifferently.

Ye Chen nodded at his words, picked up the pen in front of the other man, and began filling out the form.

Name, age, talent, realm, phone number, and human identity verification.

Ye Chen was puzzled. They even needed his talent and realm? But he did not think much of it.

In reality, he did not know that internal conflict among humanity was severe.

However, when dealing with outsiders, no one was allowed to slaughter their own kind. Anyone discovered doing so...

would be executed without exception!

After signing the form, Ye Chen left directly.

The soldier glanced at the registration form, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He picked up the walkie-talkie at his waist and reported to his superior.

"Reporting, sir. An SSS-grade Talent freshman has left the city. Should we arrange someone to provide close protection?"

The person on the other end was clearly a little dumbfounded. A freshman? Leaving the city?

Bai Zhan asked in a low voice, "Didn't I say that no one below the Awakening Fourth Realm could leave the city? You let a freshman through the city gates? Is your brain fried?"

As he spoke, Bai Zhan gradually lost control of his temper.

The poor soldier felt terribly wronged. "Reporting, sir. He's already at the Fourth Realm..."

Bai Zhan sprang to his feet, sending the chair behind him crashing to the floor. "What?! The Awakening Ceremony was only three days ago! The Awakening Fourth Realm?! Are you sure you didn't get that wrong?! What's his name? Where does he live? Which school does he attend? What's his name?"

The soldier guarding the city gates went completely blank. Relying on his memory, he answered,

"He's at the Awakening Fourth Realm. His name is Ye Chen, and he attends Zanghai No. 1 High School. His talent is... wood-type..."

Bai Zhan froze when he heard that. "Wait?! Wood-type!"

"Yes, wood-type."

"Damn it! Don't guard the city gates tomorrow. Go to the front lines!" Bai Zhan roared angrily, his rage reaching its peak. "Don't you know that support-type users aren't allowed to leave the city alone? Hurry up and bring him back. If anything happens to him, you can go home and retire!"

The soldier's face went pale, and he hurriedly replied, "Yes, sir!"

After hanging up, Bai Zhan was still furious. He had nearly been angered to death by the soldier guarding the city gates.

If his superiors had not ordered that every unexpected situation involving people entering or leaving the city had to be reported to the army's highest commander,

he would have missed Ye Chen, this genius, today. If Ye Chen died outside the city... it would surely be a huge loss for humanity.

As he spoke, Bai Zhan picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.

"Hello? How come you have time to call me today?" Zhang Daosheng glanced at the caller ID, picked up, and said with a smile.

"Isn't it because I missed you, Teacher..." Bai Zhan said in a coquettish tone.

Fortunately, there was no one else around. Otherwise, Bai Zhan would probably have begun questioning his life choices.

"Would a busy man like you really miss me? Go on, what is it?"

Zhang Daosheng was helpless. After all, Bai Zhan was genuinely very busy.

"As expected of my teacher. You really understand me. I just wanted to ask if your school has a student named Ye Chen."

Bai Zhan straightened his tone and asked.

Zhang Daosheng fell silent for a moment before taking a deep breath. "What are you looking for him for?"

Bai Zhan heard that something was wrong in his tone. "He... left the city."

"What?!" Zhang Daosheng shot to his feet and slammed his hands on the desk.

"Bai, have you gone mad? You let someone with a wood-type talent leave the city?!" Zhang Daosheng bellowed furiously.

Bai Zhan felt somewhat awkward. Although he had not personally caused this, the problem had occurred under the command of his subordinates, so he could not completely absolve himself.

"I've already sent people to bring him back..." Bai Zhan said timidly.

Although he was already at the peak of the Sea-Overturning Realm and had graduated from Firmament Academy long ago, Zhang Daosheng was still his teacher, after all.

"Which gate?" Zhang Daosheng adjusted his mindset and asked solemnly.

Bai Zhan also sensed that something was wrong. If this was merely a talented student, Zhang Daosheng's concern would have been understandable, but he should not have been this anxious.

With that thought, Bai Zhan cautiously asked, "Could it be... the junior student?"

Zhang Daosheng had no intention of hiding it and admitted it decisively. "Yes."

He knew how difficult it was to get into Firmament Academy. Recruiting students was far too difficult. Even if Ye Chen was a support-type user...

he still had to be brought back to Zhang Daosheng and Firmament Academy completely unharmed!

Bai Zhan could no longer sit still. "I'll immediately send people out to conduct a large-scale search within ten kilometers of the outskirts!" He hung up and was about to give the order.

But he suddenly stopped, then shouted toward the door,

"Gongsun! Assemble everyone!"

"Yes, sir!"

Bai Zhan still felt that something was wrong. He had to go search personally!

Meanwhile, at the Beast God Cult, a storm was brewing.

"At a time like this, he left the city? And he's already at the Awakening Fourth Realm? Firmament Academy really did recruit a fine seedling~" Zhou Zixuan looked at the message on his phone with a sinister grin.

"Xu Shen, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Yes, Black-Robed Envoy."

Xu Shen respectfully bowed and was about to leave.

"Remember, if Ye Chen dies, you live..."

"If Ye Chen lives... you die."