The next day, at Pearl Academy.
Classes had just begun, and the students were buzzing with excitement. They couldn't wait to share every juicy rumor they heard.
That morning, a bombshell appeared on the school forum, drawing everyone's attention.
[Two bodies found at Jing'an Private Sanatorium—both Pearl Academy students!]
The shocking news flooded the campus forum as soon as it broke.
"What the hell happened? Why would two people suddenly die?"
"I haven't checked the forum in a few days, and I already feel out of the loop."
"I found out who they were. The two bodies at Jing'an Private Sanatorium were Fu Tianming and Jia Wenqing from our school!"
"Seriously? Why does that sound fake to me?"
"It's true. I have connections, so I looked into it. The security footage shows them going up to the roof on their own last night and jumping. The sanatorium's security guards found them this morning."
"Damn, that's creepy. They couldn't have jumped for no reason. It makes no magical sense!"
"Maybe a psychic Demon Beast or a Psychic Element expert targeted them. Would that make more magical sense?"
"What matters is the motive. Did Fu Tianming and Jia Wenqing offend anyone recently?"
"Word is, they tried to teach the Great Demon King a lesson at Pearl Academy last night. Instead, he beat them so badly they ended up in the sanatorium."
The revelation stunned everyone. They hadn't expected the deaths to be connected to that fight.
"The Great Demon King put Fu Tianming and Jia Wenqing in the hospital, and then they jumped off a building that same night. The more I think about it, the more chilling it gets."
"Hold on. The Great Demon King already beat them up. Why would he go after them again?"
"Who knows what kind of