Stop Monteria?
Monteria, who was controlling Yuanshi?
Monteria, who possessed Legendary Grade combat power?
A huge exclamation mark seemed to hang over Zheng Qing's little head, and he felt his slender neck could barely bear the weight—though he had never underestimated himself, he knew his own limits. Let alone a Legendary Grade being, even stopping an Archwizard would likely cost him dearly.
Vice Principal Ruo Yu's meaning was clear: Zheng Qing was to skip the "testing" stage and directly control Taiyi to deal with Professor Monteria's Yuanshi.
There were many problems with this.
For example, Old Man Ruo Yu, a genuine legend, was standing right in front of him. Why did he not act himself?
"—I need to stop someone else."
The old wizard turned and looked at the Full Moon overhead, where red and blue light intermingled. He sighed softly. "Your Professor Yao fell for a Black Snail's scheme and is now tied up by Nikolas... and that Black Snail will descend upon this world in less than half an hour. Half an hour is enough for me to grievously wound Monteria, but not enough to erase him. So I need you to delay him for as long as possible afterward. During these thirty minutes, I'll help you understand as many deeper concepts related to legends as I can. We... or rather, you, do not have much time left."
A sudden urgency rose in Zheng Qing's heart, and he wished he could stand at the center of Taiyi's altar the very next second. But he also understood that haste made waste.
"But Professor, isn't Taiyi still unfinished?"
He examined the colossal being seated amid the sea of clouds. Although it looked much the same as Yuanshi on the surface, Zheng Qing clearly remembered that earlier, in this same sea