The attack came extremely suddenly, without any warning. It was a formation that, once activated, would instantly lock the space.
Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Mu Qingyun, and the others felt a divine light shine down, and runes trapped them, instantly immobilizing them.
At the very moment the light lit up in the void, Long Chen instinctively retreated rapidly, no longer able to warn anyone.
"Buzz"—
the giant net fell. It was a massive net woven from runes, enveloped by the net. The network wires immediately moved like monstrous snakes, tightly trapping everyone. Except for Long Chen, everyone else was trapped.
Long Chen was startled and suddenly sensed something was wrong. Normally, the place where the flying boat docked would be bustling with people, but today it was completely empty.
Long Chen had a sudden insight and suddenly understood: the forces behind Chu Kuang were so powerful, clearing out the idle people here and setting traps, preparing to trap them in a jar. Long Chen never expected that the Chu family members had become so brazen in the Divine Academy.
"Buzz!"
Long Chen had just escaped the cover of the giant net when suddenly a giant hand silently reached out to grab him. At that moment, the air swirled and space became frozen.
It was a terrifying powerhouse who made a move—likely a Four Extremes Realm expert. As soon as he struck, the space surged, covering all the spaces Long Chen could dodge.
Long Chen was both shocked and furious. The Chu family really was lawless, actually plotting against them here.
Facing a terrifying presence, Long Chen had nowhere to dodge—either surrender or fight desperately.
Since the other side dared to openly attack him, they likely planned to kill him here and then fabricate some charges to pin on him.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a flaming lotus appeared in Long Chen's palm. His entire palm was enveloped in flames, the space trembled, and the locking force instantly eased significantly. Long Chen temporarily regained his freedom.
Long Chen spun around and slammed his palm down behind him. In that instant, he saw an elderly man with a gloomy face, triangular eyes, and a face covered in pockmarks.
Seeing that Long Chen could still turn under his pressure, the old man was slightly surprised. At that moment, Long Chen's lotus-patterned hand met his.
With a loud explosion, flames shot skyward, and ripples spread across the void. The terrifying heat set the sky ablaze.
Long Chen felt as if his palm was hitting a steel plate, causing intense pain. At the same time, he twisted his wrist and dislocated it. A tremendous force sent him flying backward.
The pockmark-faced elder, suspended in midair, was knocked back three steps by the shock. His palm was struck by intense pain as the flames ignited him. A look of shock appeared on the old man's face.
"You old bastard, just you wait." The sleeve on Long Chen's arm burst open, his eyes filled with rage and murderous intent.
"Harming fellow disciples, defying superiors, refusing to submit to justice—you may die." The pockmarked-faced old man snorted coldly, murderous intent surging in his eyes as he stepped into the void and charged at Long Chen once again.
But just as he moved, Long Chen unleashed the power of thunder beneath his feet. Like a bolt of lightning, he leapt onto the flying vessel. The door of the vessel was not closed, because after the vessel was used, it required dedicated maintenance personnel, so the hatch was left open.
Long Chen boarded the flying boat, headed straight for the cockpit, and slapped a red button with his palm.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the flying boat trembled, and countless runes lit up.
"You dare..."
The old man's face changed drastically. Long Chen was so bold that he had unleashed all the power of the flying vessel to launch an attack. The attack wasn't aimed at him, but at a nearby teleportation array.
"Is there anything in this world that you, Long Sanye, wouldn't dare?" Amid Long Chen's cold laugh, a divine light shot out from the front of the flying vessel, heading straight for the teleportation array.
"Boom!"
The teleportation array was struck by divine light and shattered instantly. Countless stones and runes collided, and the entire array was destroyed.
There are thousands of such small teleportation arrays within Lingxiao Academy, mainly for disciples to travel back and forth to save time. They have little defense, so a single strike from the flying boat can destroy them.
"Rumble... The
moment the teleportation array was destroyed, the entire Lingxiao Academy trembled, and alarms sounded across the sky. As soon as the alarm sounded, the void twisted and countless figures appeared, almost instantly.
It turned out that the teleportation arrays of Lingxiao Academy were all connected to underground grand arrays. If the array was violently destroyed, an alarm would be triggered. Once the alarm sounded, a powerful figure would arrive immediately.
Those people appeared above the void, their terrifying pressure changing the color of heaven and earth. In front of them, these disciples felt as insignificant as ants, as if a single glance from them could kill them.
"Wow, the foundation of Lingxiao Academy is quite frightening." Long Chen himself was shocked; these people who appeared were all extremely terrifying beings, even surpassing the Four Extremes Realm experts.
Moreover, they all looked extremely young, in a middle-aged state, their vitality merging with heaven and earth, like kings gazing down upon the world.
Those powerful figures wore serious expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy. Their auras surged and they were ready for battle, but after scanning the area, they saw no formidable foes—only a group of trapped outer disciples.
"What on earth is going on?"
A man looked at the pockmarked-faced elder with a dark expression, his tone extremely hostile, clearly angry.
"Senior, is it this ...?" A look of terror appeared on the pockmarked old man's face as he pointed at Long Chen, hurriedly trying to distance himself.
"I broke the teleportation array and summoned the seniors of the War God Hall. I know you fought in the Demon Domain, your robes stained with blood. Those who can guard the academy are mostly on leave to recover.
I should not disturb your cultivation, but there are those who are despicable and shameless, disregarding the academy's rules, trying to cover up their crimes and execute me.
My cultivation is still shallow, and I can't stand this bastard. Unwilling to be killed like this, I have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure: to bring out the seniors, make a big scene, and let the higher-ups handle it to restore justice. Long Chen cupped his fists and spoke calmly and without arrogance.
The man leading the group was taken aback. He looked at Long Chen carefully and saw that Long Chen was wearing a tattered black robe, but with a mentor's nameplate hanging at his waist, which made him feel very strange.
The man leading the group suddenly smiled and nodded, saying, "Understood." "
Senior, please don't listen to his nonsense. He harms his fellow disciples and kills the innocent. I ..." The pockmarked-faced elder was shocked. He knew just how terrifying these people's identities were. If they believed Long Chen, they'd be doomed.
"Shut up."
From above in the void, another person shouted coldly, "Do you think we're like you—we've eaten too much Taiping rice and lost our sight?"
We know better than anyone what kind of person this kid is, because we're the same kind of people. Although
Mu Qingyun, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, and the others couldn't move,But seeing these powerful warriors descending like kings, each one was stunned.
And such a terrifying existence actually claims that Long Chen is the same kind of person as them? What's going on?
"Where is the head of the Discipline Institute? Come out and speak. After the man finished speaking, he let out a cold shout, his voice shaking the heavens and echoing far away.