Dong Shizhang, Who Was Angered into Spitting Blood

Dong Shizhang laughed, splitting a mass of water from the waves and transforming it into a long rope.

It bound Ye Chen and dragged him along behind.

Then he waved his small hand, and the waves receded.

"Until we meet again, old friends."

Dong Shizhang left with Ye Chen.

As they watched the waves recede, countless people in the city stood stunned.

It was Ye Chen!

He had used himself... to exchange for the safety of the entire city?

The entire city fell into a strange atmosphere.

One person...?

Had he used himself to protect the safety of this city?

Watching the waves gradually retreat from the sky, the people's hanging hearts relaxed somewhat.

Yet they could not forget that voice.

"I'll go with you. Spare Zanghai City..."

That childish voice had somehow become impossible to forget.

Dong Shizhang looked at Bai Zhan and the other two, then sneered.

"Don't even think about attacking me. If you can't kill me in one strike, I'll flood Zanghai City!"

Zhang Daosheng's arm hung limply. Earlier, he had spent a great deal of time freezing the opponent's Ninth Water Mirror with his strongest technique.

Freezing these several-hundred-meter waves? Easier said than done!

In the end, he was simply too weak.

"Ye, boy... this old man is useless... I couldn't protect you..."

Zhang Daosheng watched Ye Chen, bound by the water rope, slowly fly toward Dong Shizhang.

All he could do was silently wipe away his tears, unable to bear watching any longer.

His figure looked even more forlorn.

Watching Zhang Daosheng's lonely figure, Bai Zhan's heart trembled violently.

"Little Chen..." Bai Zhan murmured. He had witnessed Ye Chen's talent firsthand.

He was an outstanding junior, diligent and ambitious.

Even Lan Batian felt some admiration as he watched Ye Chen.

Sacrificing oneself for justice might be irresponsible toward one's family, and perhaps a rather foolish act.

But... he was worthy of admiration.

"Little Brother Ye, if you come back alive, I might consider letting you become my son-in-law!"

Ye Chen, suspended in midair, smiled and replied, "Better not. Your daughter's too cold."

Lan Batian gave a helpless, bitter smile. "This kid..."

Seeing that no one else was attacking, Dong Shizhang prepared to leave with Ye Chen.

"By the way, my name is Dong Shizhang. Come seek revenge whenever you like."

As someone in the Myriad Stars Realm, he indeed had the right to be arrogant.

With Dong Shizhang's departure, peace returned to Zanghai No. 1 High School.

However, the school, which had become a battlefield, was in quite a sorry state.

With a wave of Zhang Daosheng's hand, countless ice blocks shattered.

Lan Batian let out a long sigh. "Old Zhang, you..."

Lan Batian had just begun to offer words of comfort when he suddenly stopped, because he truly had no idea how to comfort him.

"I understand. About what happened today, thanks for your effort..." Zhang Daosheng said weakly.

Lan Batian fell silent as well. He glanced at Zhang Daosheng, then exchanged a look with Bai Zhan.

"Then I'll be going. The Lan Family's situation isn't optimistic either. I have to return and take charge."

Bai Zhan nodded. "Thank you."

Lan Batian shook his head without saying anything more, then flapped his wings and left.

"Teacher... Little Chen has always been lucky. He'll be fine." Bai Zhan walked over to Zhang Daosheng and spoke hesitantly.

Zhang Daosheng gave a bitter smile. "Don't comfort me... He's fallen into the hands of the Beast God Cult, and he's a reserve student of Firmament Academy..."

Bai Zhan was speechless as well. Yes...

It sounded simple...

Zhang Daosheng slowly closed his eyes. His mind was filled with Ye Chen's figure.

"Old Zhang, I'm out of money..."

"Old Zhang, you have to pay for this door..."

"Old Zhang, I want to become stronger..."

"I'll go with you. Spare Zanghai City..."

Zhang Daosheng, who had finally managed to calm himself, instantly lost control of his emotions. Two clear streams of tears slid down his face.

With trembling hands, he pulled a phone from his pocket...

"Qing'er, I'm begging you. Bring Ye Chen back..."

"Okay."

A simple, firm, clear voice rang out.

It was followed by the sound of the call ending.

For Zhang Bingqing, finding out what had happened to her father required only one phone call to investigate everything clearly.

Although most of Zanghai City was currently paralyzed, the city lord had already reported the situation to the higher-ups the moment Dong Shizhang arrived.

It was rather laughable. The city lord had no strength at all, yet possessed tremendous authority.

Meanwhile, Bai Zhan, who commanded the military district, was powerful but had no authority outside the military district.

He even had to follow the city lord's orders.

Bai Zhan watched Zhang Daosheng make that call and stood rooted to the spot.

"Teacher, you... called Qing?"

His eyes were full of disbelief, and he even swallowed nervously.

Zhang Daosheng forced an unpleasant smile. "Yes. Only Qing'er can save that boy Ye now..."

Bai Zhan still had not fully recovered. After all, Zhang Bingqing and their teacher had severed ties seven years ago.

Because of that incident... Zhang Bingqing had left Firmament Academy in a fit of anger and joined the military.

From then until now, seven whole years had passed without her saying another word to Zhang Daosheng.

Zhang Daosheng said nothing more and walked straight toward the school gate.

Watching Zhang Daosheng's departing figure, Bai Zhan felt as if he were witnessing a hero's twilight.

In truth, Zhang Daosheng's talent was fairly decent as well. It was just that the incident back then had left him with lasting problems, preventing him from entering the Myriad Stars Realm even now. Otherwise, he would never have willingly left Firmament Academy to become a principal in Zanghai City.

High above the outskirts of the Lianhai Mountains, Dong Shizhang flew with Ye Chen without saying a word.

"Hey, old man, where are you taking me?" Ye Chen began displaying his verbal artistry without the slightest courtesy.

Dong Shizhang said nothing.

"Why did you capture me?"

"You used that Sea God's Wrath technique. Your spiritual energy is running low, right?"

"You were just countered by Old Zhang's ice element, weren't you? Looks like even a higher cultivation level can't overcome elemental interactions."

"Speaking of which, when did you enter the Myriad Stars Realm? Can you fly after entering the Myriad Stars Realm?"

"Why did you join the Beast God Cult?"

"Say something! Why aren't you talking?"

The veins on Dong Shizhang's forehead slowly bulged.

"Why the hell do you have so many questions?! Are you the Ten Thousand Whys?!"

Ye Chen looked surprised. "Huh? How did you know I like reading Ten Thousand Whys?!"

Dong Shizhang was about to go insane. He immediately stopped flying.

He glared viciously at Ye Chen. "Say one more word and I'll rip out your tongue!"

Ye Chen looked innocent. "If you don't like listening, I can keep quiet. Why are you being so fierce..."

Dong Shizhang roared in frustration twice.

"Ahhh! Shut up!!!"

Finally, he waved his small hand, and a mass of water instantly appeared, binding Ye Chen's mouth shut.

"Mm!?" (This is fun!)

"Mm mm mm!" (It can even be used like this?!)

Dong Shizhang let out a sigh of relief. At last, it had become much quieter.

But in the next moment, Dong Shizhang spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Lan Batian's earlier attack had worked as well. Dong Shizhang had merely pretended that nothing was wrong.

Now that Ye Chen had provoked him just a little, this was what happened...