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As the lightning on his body dissipated, Lei Zun spoke respectfully to Yi Shuihan, clearly indicating that they were on the same side.
"Mad Saint, don't be fooled by him. Their goal is indeed to destroy the academy, but it's actually to wreak havoc on the Soul Beast Continent and turn it into a chaotic world. If they succeed, countless innocent people will lose their lives. I beg you, at least don't help them."
Tong Zun's childlike voice still sounded a bit awkward, but Yi Shuihan could completely understand what he meant.
"I have no intention of helping them, nor do I intend to help the college."
Tong Zun's face lit up with joy at the first half of the sentence, while Lei Zun's expression darkened. At the second half, Tong Zun's face stiffened, and Lei Zun smiled again.
Lei Zun could accept Yi Shuihan's neutral stance, but if Yi Shuihan showed any intention to help the academy, he would have no choice but to flee.
"You go!"
Yi Shuihan suddenly spoke to Lei Zun, causing the smile on Lei Zun's face to disappear, and he looked at Yi Shuihan in astonishment.
"What do you mean by this? Didn't you say you wouldn't take sides?"
"Indeed, neither side wanted to help; I was just helping him."
"Help him? He attacked you before!"
"So what? Do I need your approval to do what I want? Are you leaving or not? If you're not leaving, then stay."
Lei Zun's expression kept changing, but in the end he didn't have the guts to go against Yi Shuihan, so he turned around and left quickly.
"Ahem, thank you so much."
Tong Zun stood up and thanked Yi Shuihan with a complicated expression. He never expected that his momentary appreciation of talent would cost him his life.
"You should thank yourself. I didn't save you for no reason."
Yi Shuihan's language is very straightforward.
From Tong Zun's words, Yi Shuihan understood the reason for the outbreak of this war. It was all because of him. His strength made the academy wary, which eventually led to two factions. One faction advocated that Yi Shuihan must be killed, while the other faction argued that if the academy were to make a rash move against Yi Shuihan because of his strength, it would result in huge losses for the academy, and therefore they advocated that they should just go through the motions.
Unable to reach an agreement, the two sides decided to let the dean, who was in seclusion, make the decision. Unexpectedly, their interference caused the dean, who was at a critical moment in his cultivation, to suffer a backlash and be seriously injured. A Soul Saint suddenly launched a sneak attack, killed the dean, and then fled with serious injuries.
Without its dean, Caesar Academy no longer posed a sufficient threat to the dark forces of the Soul Beast Continent, which led to today's scene of the dark forces launching a joint attack on Caesar Academy.
In this world, there is white and there is black. The leading force attacking Caesar Academy was the Dark God Cult, a dark force that Caesar Academy had destroyed decades ago. It was once able to contend with Caesar Academy. Unexpectedly, they only destroyed a portion of it back then, while another portion survived and developed in secret until the Dean died, at which point it was exposed.
The reason Caesar Academy was able to avoid the Dark God Cult before was because of the presence of the Dean. Now that the Dean is gone, Caesar Academy has fallen behind in terms of high-end combat power. Even if it is not destroyed today, it will never regain its position as the number one in the Soul Beast Continent.
"This is too bizarre, the dean's death was too tragic and too hilarious."
After hearing Lei Zun's explanation, Yi Shuihan felt somewhat bewildered.
Chapter 1131, A Strength Beyond a Soul Master's Imagination
No matter how ridiculous the facts may be, since it has already happened, Yi Shuihan cannot change it, at least not for the time being. If he wanted to change it, he would probably need to possess the power of a Chaos Emperor.
Yi Shuihan had considered that this might be a conspiracy by the academy, but he didn't care whether it was a conspiracy or not. His current strength was enough to crush the entire Soul Beast Continent, and all conspiracies were useless in the face of absolute power.
Before his breakthrough, Yi Shuihan was already capable of fighting against Silver-ranked individuals. After his breakthrough, his strength increased a hundredfold, and he became fearless as long as he did not encounter anyone above Silver 7-star.
"Please, for the sake of all living beings on the Soul Beast Continent, don't let those guys from the Dark God Cult succeed."
Tong Zun knelt down directly in front of Yi Shuihan. The blood on his face made it impossible to see his features, but at this moment he exuded a radiant aura. Although he was kneeling, it was as if he was truly standing.
Tong Zun is a person with a strong sense of self-respect and is definitely not the kind of person who would kneel down easily. Yi Shuihan could see this, and it was precisely because of this that he was so moved when he saw Tong Zun like this.
After a moment of silence, Yi Shuihan finally spoke, "Okay."
Upon hearing Yi Shuihan's reply, Tong Zun smiled, then his eyes widened, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Even in his unconscious state, his face remained full of smiles.
"You really trust me! My promises put you that much at ease?"
Tong Zun was speechless. Yi Shuihan had to admit that he was moved. He didn't dislike this guy who was full of justice.
With a thought, Yi Shuihan released the Earth Demon Bear from the Soul Beast Space.
"Is there something you need, Master?"
"You stay here and watch over him. Don't let anyone hurt him. If you encounter anyone you can't handle, let me know."
The Earth Demon Bear looked at Tong Zun and nodded in agreement.
There is a connection between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts, especially the higher the rank, the deeper the connection. The connection between the Earth Demon Bear and Yi Shuihan can even reach the entire Soul Beast Continent.
Yi Shuihan continued towards the battlefield of the Soul Saint. After he left, Lei Zun appeared, intending to kill Tong Zun. He had not gone far before, and when he saw Yi Shuihan advancing alone, he turned back. However, he did not expect the existence of the Earth Demon Bear, and his head was smashed by the Earth Demon Bear with a single punch.
When Yi Shuihan arrived at the battlefield where the Soul Saints were fighting, just as he was about to help the academy suppress the dark forces, he was suddenly stunned. He didn't know which side was the academy's, and the Soul Saints fighting were not wearing masks, so he couldn't tell who was who.
"It seems the only way to confirm this is through the simplest method."
Yi Shuihan took a deep breath and said loudly, "That person is from Caesar Academy, call out his name."
Originally, none of the Soul Saints who were fighting noticed Yi Shuihan, but when he shouted, everyone looked at him, and then both sides recognized Yi Shuihan's identity. After all, Yi Shuihan was powerful and was the fuse that ignited this great battle.
"Taiyi, you actually dare to come to the academy. As expected, you are a member of the Dark God Cult."
An old man's beard bristled with anger as he pointed at Yi Shuihan, his eyes blazing with fury, yet also revealing a hidden worry. Before Yi Shuihan appeared, they had only managed to hold off these dark forces and maintain a fragile balance thanks to the academy's advantageous location. If Yi Shuihan were added to the opposing side, their academy would undoubtedly lose.
"Mad Saint, I am the Vice Leader of the Dark God Cult. I now invite you to join the operation to destroy Caesar Academy. If you can hold off more than two Soul Saints until Caesar Academy is destroyed, you can obtain 10% of Caesar Academy's wealth."
A young man dressed in black, who looked like a drug addict, spoke to Yi Shuihan.
Yi Shuihan glanced at the so-called vice leader, then took a step and arrived in front of him in the next instant, throwing a punch under his astonished gaze.
"boom"
The vice-leader's body instantly transformed into a shower of blood, which rained down from the sky.
This scene stunned all the Soul Saints present. Whether they belonged to Caesar Academy or Dark Academy, they were all at a loss for what to do with Yi Shuihan's actions.
"Dead? How is that possible? How could the vice leader die so easily? He was a veteran, the second strongest in our sect after the leader!"
"Why would he attack the vice-leader? Wasn't he here to cause trouble for Caesar Academy? Caesar Academy is still after him."
"Could it be that they attacked the wrong person?"
These Soul Saints couldn't understand what Yi Shuihan was thinking, but after they realized it, the people from the academy breathed a sigh of relief. The dark forces had lost a veteran, which greatly reduced their pressure.
“The people of the academy should step forward themselves. If they don’t want to be wiped out by me, my target this time is not the academy.”
With just a casual remark, Yi Shuihan made it clear to all the Soul Saints that he was in a good position. At this moment, even those Soul Saints from the academy who were originally dissatisfied with Yi Shuihan developed some goodwill towards him.
"I'm from the academy, don't lay a hand on me."
A person dressed as an academy elder flew out of the battle circle and flew towards Yi Shuihan, seemingly wanting to get behind Yi Shuihan. However, just as he got close to Yi Shuihan, he suddenly launched a sneak attack.
"Be careful, he's not..."
Before the Academy Soul Saint could finish his warning, the sneak attack had already begun. However, he stopped abruptly as he shouted. The sneak attack had succeeded, but it had also failed, because it had not caused any injury to Yi Shuihan.
"My move can even shatter mountains, how could you possibly be unharmed?"
The attacker said in disbelief.
His answer was a punch; a headless corpse appeared and fell in front of Yi Shuihan.
"Because I am much harder than the mountains."
"I killed the attacker," Yi Shuihan said in an extremely indifferent tone.
"So strong, he's so strong, how could he be this strong, and there's clearly no fluctuation of soul power, how did he do it?"
"Is this still a Soul Saint? Even if the Dean of Caesar Academy were alive, he wouldn't be this strong!"
Finally, a Soul Saint noticed Yi Shuihan's abnormality; he wasn't fighting using the methods of a Soul Master at all.
Chapter 1132, The Soul Saint Who Was Annihilated in an Instant
Fighting without the power of soul beasts! Is that even possible? Before today, none of them would have even entertained such an absurd idea. However, the facts revealed by Yi Shuihan at this moment forced them to waver.
As Soul Saints, the pinnacle of existence on this continent, each of them is a true prodigy, with unparalleled insight. If one person didn't see it, that's one thing, but if no one saw it, it can only mean that Yi Shuihan truly didn't use the power of a Soul Master.
That's a different system, completely different from Soul Masters. They could sense the powerful hidden strength of that system, comparable to, no, even stronger than, Soul Masters.
“Old man, you, point out the people from your college.”
Yi Shuihan spoke to the old Soul Saint from the academy who had spoken to him at the beginning.
The old man was slightly taken aback, but after realizing what was happening, he took action and pointed out the academy's forces as instructed by Yi Shuihan.
The old man was quite efficient; after all, he was a Soul Saint. He completed the task given to him by Yi Shuihan in just a few seconds.
"Mad Saint, I am also a member of the academy. He didn't point me out because he wanted to settle a personal score."
A Soul Saint said with a wronged expression, but Yi Shuihan appeared beside him in the next instant. The others did not even understand what had happened. They saw the Soul Saint fall straight backward and fall to the ground with a thud, never to get up again, with no breath left.
In fact, as soon as this person finished speaking, Yi Shuihan arrived in front of him at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, even faster than a Soul Saint. He didn't even have a proper palm strike, yet he shattered the other's internal organs from a distance. On the surface, he seemed to be unharmed, but inside he was in complete disarray.
"I don't care whether you're a real member of the academy or not. Since the old man said you're not, then you're not. If you really want to blame someone, blame that old man."
After uttering those words calmly, Yi Shuihan moved again.
One after another, Soul Saints fell down without warning. At this moment, they were no longer the powerful Soul Saints of the Soul Beast Continent; they were even less than ordinary people. Their powerful soul energy and their soul beasts could not guarantee their lifespan.
After a Soul Master dies, their Soul Beast does not perish, but is immediately transferred to another place on this continent. Yi Shuihan was once surprised by this, and in the end, he could only attribute it to the special laws of this world.
"Is this the end?"
The dozen or so Soul Saints from the academy's side stared blankly at the scene before them, their throats involuntarily swallowing, their shock beyond words.
Damn, these are more than a dozen Soul Saints! Any one of them could dominate the Soul Saint Continent, or even establish a powerful force, create a country, and control the lives of hundreds of millions of people. They are so powerful, yet they died in just a few seconds without any resistance. I'm afraid there has never been a Soul Saint who died so quickly and so pathetically in the history of the Soul Beast Continent!
"Fortunately, fortunately I'm not one of them."
"Luckily, that incident happened back then, otherwise we might have been provoking this guy right then and there. Wouldn't that have been suicide? Even if the dean were to come back to life, he would still be utterly defeated by him!"
"Elder Hao, it's not that I don't want to avenge you, it's just that the enemy is too terrifying, and I can barely protect myself!"
"What should we do? Our Zhang family has actually offended this devil. How can we get him to let us go?"
The many Soul Saints from the academy had different thoughts. As long as Yi Shuihan didn't speak, they didn't dare to move an inch, for fear of attracting Yi Shuihan's attention.
"What on earth are you here for?"
It was the same old Soul Saint who had spoken first. His face was solemn, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes as he looked at Yi Shuihan, yet he still faced Yi Shuihan directly, exuding an aura of unyielding spirit.
"Well, I originally came to borrow some things. I wanted to raise a soul beast to the 9th rank. Of course, in exchange, I could give you some pointers. I didn't expect to run into this situation, so at Lei Zun's request, I helped out. Let me make it clear first, Lei Zun promised that as long as I help the academy overcome its difficulties, the academy will grant me all my requests."
Yi Shuihan was talking nonsense with a straight face, but even if these people found out about it later, they wouldn't say it out loud. He was that confident because of his strength.
"So it was that kid Lei Zun. He might actually do that."
The relationship between Yi Shuihan and Lei Zun had already been investigated by these people. Although Yi Shuihan had injured Lei Zun before, they could all see that Yi Shuihan had held back. And given Lei Zun's personality, it was not impossible for him to ask Yi Shuihan for help.
"Agreeing to every request means we have to give you whatever you want? That's too much..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Yi Shuihan glanced at him and he froze, falling silent. The scene of Yi Shuihan's previous massacre was still vivid in his mind; how could he dare to provoke this demon?
"Therefore, my requirement is to provide everything you have and nurture it with all your might."
As he spoke, Yi Shuihan had already summoned A Wu, who was at the sixth level.
"This is... a Formless Soul Beast? There's no mistake, this aura..."
"It must be the reward he received during his entrance exam, or perhaps it's the soul beast egg we brought out to nurture his future. But how did it grow so fast? How is it possible to have a 6th-tier aura?"
"Tier 6! Even if it's fast, it can't be this outrageous! It's too exaggerated. However, in this case, it might really become Tier 9 under this man's influence."
The final result was that the Soul Saints of the academy submitted to Yi Shuihan's tyranny. Well, no, it was that the two sides reached a peace agreement to promote friendly and common development. The agreement stipulated that the academy would spare no expense to cultivate A Wu, while Yi Shuihan would not reveal the truth about this suppression of the dark forces, but would say to the outside world that the academy had suppressed this dark riot on its own.
The Soul Saints of the Dark Forces were all dead, but there were still some Soul Venerables who hadn't been dealt with. So these Soul Saints immediately began fighting the fire at the academy. It wasn't until an hour later that the academy was completely calmed down and began post-disaster recovery work.
Chapter 1133, Just One Step Away
Two months have passed since the Thirteen-Month Blood Transformation at Caesar Academy, and the entire continent is still buzzing with discussion about it.
The Soul Beast Continent is different from the worlds Yi Shuihan once lived in. It has fifteen months in a year, and the month when the dark forces attacked Caesar Academy was the thirteenth month. Therefore, it is called the Thirteenth Month Blood Change. Caesar Academy was not destroyed by the dark turmoil. In fact, it wiped out the invading forces, but it still suffered heavy losses. The casualty rate of the students reached nearly half. It can be said that blood flowed like a river.
"Indeed, Caesar Academy's foundation is indeed the best on the Soul Beast Continent, possessing more than one can imagine."
Looking at A Wu, who had advanced to the 7th rank soul beast in front of him, Yi Shuihan's face was full of smiles. There were only 2 more advancements needed to reach the 9th rank. At this rate, he could complete the mission and return to the main god space in less than a year.
"It's a pity that this world doesn't have any side quests. Otherwise, with more merit points, I might be able to unlock the gold-level item exchange privileges and get what I want."
While the mission went smoothly, Yi Shuihan couldn't help but feel a little melancholy when he thought about the ultimate goal of his clone. Fortunately, he was no novice and his will was as firm as iron. He quickly turned this melancholy into the motivation needed to complete the goal.
"What a miracle! It broke through so easily, as if there were no bottlenecks. Even a soul beast with the potential of a 9th rank would need to stay at the 6th rank for at least a year before it could continue to break through. It hasn't even been a year since it was born!"
The academy's Soul Saints, who had witnessed A Wu's breakthrough, were incredibly excited. Their eyes were filled with curiosity as they looked at A Wu. If Yi Shuihan hadn't been there, they might have captured A Wu for various studies.
"You should have something that can enhance the growth speed of a 7th-tier soul beast, right?"
Ignoring the pleading looks in the eyes of these old fogies, Yi Shuihan asked.