Chapter 571

Su Ping moved forward with a murderous intent.

Maybe it was because the formation had been broken, but the mist over the Graveyard Forest was gone. Su Ping could see more clearly.

The Graveyard Forest was a low-lying basin. The deeper he went, the deeper the depression became. On the steep slope at the edge of the basin, there were many purple seals connected to each other. Those seals were only about ten square meters in size and most of them were empty. A few of them were occupied by young people; they must be students of the Valiant Academy.

Those seals were like terraced fields, layered on top of each other. Su Ping looked forward. The deeper he went, the fewer people he saw.

He saw a tiny figure sitting in the deepest part of the basin. The figure was cultivating at the moment, but it seemed to have sensed something. The figure broke free from his cultivation under Su Ping's gaze.

Su Ping remembered how Han Yuxiang and the others had reacted when they heard that he was on the 19th level. Su Ping fixed his gaze on the student sitting in the front. With a glint of coldness in his eyes, he took a step forward.

The demon roared and the wind was stirring up. The demon was trying to get closer to Su Ping, but it seemed to be afraid of something. The demon simply followed Su Ping like a shadow.

…

The 19th level of the Graveyard Forest.

Inside the seal.

Nan Fengtian opened his eyes slowly. He frowned. He felt that the attacks from the demon beasts had weakened. He could sense that the beasts were retreating. He was confused. He had never experienced such a thing while he was cultivating there.

Could it be that the artifact given to him by his family was working?

Nan Fengtian reached into his pocket and took out a piece of jade.

The jade was glistening and its shape was irregular. Apart from the glow it gave off, there was nothing special about it.

Still, Nan Fengtian knew that the artifact was precious. He had been given it by his family because of his outstanding performance in the academy.

That was an artifact left by his family's ancestor. The artifact could protect one's soul. With that artifact, one could even be immune to beast kings' deterrent skills!

Even legendary battle pet warriors would be jealous of such an artifact!

"If this artifact can disperse the demon beasts, then wearing it here would be pointless …" Nan Fengtian murmured to himself.

He was wearing the artifact to cultivate there because he had to protect his soul while being attacked by the demon beasts, so that his consciousness could be trained to the greatest extent.

If the artifact could weaken the demon beasts' attacks, then he would be better off cultivating on the 18th floor without the artifact.

Nan Fengtian shook his head. He was about to leave when all of a sudden, the seal began to tremble. The purple patterns that formed the seal trembled violently. The seal was no longer transparent.

Nan Fengtian was taken aback. He had never experienced something like this before.

Something was wrong. Had something happened to the Graveyard Forest?

He didn't dare to stay any longer. While he could cultivate there, it was a dangerous place. If something were to happen, he could easily get into trouble.

Just as Nan Fengtian was about to leave the seal, the seal in front of him cracked open. A man with a dark aura drifted in from outside.

Nan Fengtian's pupils contracted. He couldn't help but step back. His heart was pounding. "What, what are you?"

He felt that the Devil Qi emitted by the other party was even more terrifying than the figures manifested from the evil thoughts of the demonic beasts he had encountered in his consciousness.

Is he still cultivating?

Is this his consciousness?

"You're Nan Fengtian?" Su Ping looked down at him coldly.

Nan Fengtian was surprised. "You know me?"

"You know Su Lingyue, right? Where was the last time you saw her?" Su Ping asked coldly.

Nan Fengtian was surprised. "Su Lingyue?"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two people came. It was Yun Wanli and Han Yuxiang.

The demon beasts didn't dare to get close to Su Ping. Yun Wanli had caught up with Nan Fengtian. "Fate Challenger Su, let's talk outside." Yun Wanli said to Su Ping at once.

"Sir?"

Nan Fengtian was even more surprised to see Yun Wanli and Han Yuxiang. The more he thought about it, the more he thought about it. Otherwise, why would the elusive Principal show up there?

"Sure."

Su Ping darted a look at Nan Fengtian but said nothing.

Yun Wanli breathed in relief. He grabbed Nan Fengtian and flew back with Han Yuxiang.

Su Ping also flew out of the Graveyard Forest.

When Su Ping and Yun Wanli returned, Fei Tianyi and the others came back to their senses. They were surprised to see Nan Fengtian in Yun Wanli's hand. They didn't expect that they would be able to reach the 19th level of the Graveyard Forest in such a short time. For them, that was a place they could only dream of.

Many people turned to look at the young man. At the moment, Su Ping had retracted his killing intent. Still, that scene of a demon coming into being had shocked them. They would never forget it.

Yun Wanli put Nan Fengtian on the ground and said seriously, "Nan Fengtian, Fate Challenger Su wants to ask you something. Answer honestly. No lies!"

With that said, he darted a look at Su Ping.

Su Ping's position in his mind had been elevated. He had thought that Su Ping was merely at the average legendary rank and that he would be able to defeat Su Ping in a fight.

However, after what happened, Yun Wanli immediately realized that the young man could most likely defeat a legendary battle pet warrior at the Void State. He could even compete with some of the older legendary battle pet warriors who had been at the Void State for many years!

That was a level that Yun Wanli couldn't reach at the moment. Besides, he was old. If everything went well, he would never reach the peak of the Ocean State.

"Sir?"

Nan Fengtian was surprised. "Am I in the real world?"

Yun Wanli was surprised. He called the middle-aged man over at once. "Light up the lamp and let him see."

The middle-aged man took the hint. He took out a lamp and poured astral powers into it. The lamp began to burn at once.

Nan Fengtian came back to his senses. He knew that he was in the real world.

The lamp was a sign to tell if something was real or not.

The lamp could not be drawn in the consciousness world. It was a piece of treasure. No one knew the specific effects of the lamp. All they knew was that no one could make the lamp appear in the consciousness world. They could only see it in the real world. Therefore, the lamp had become a tool for the "forest watchers" to help the students distinguish between reality and consciousness.

"Nice to meet you, Sir!"

Nan Fengtian bowed to Yun Wanli at once after he realized that he was in the real world.

Yun Wanli raised his hand. "Nan Fengtian, tell Fate Challenger Su everything you know about Su Lingyue."

"Fate Challenger Su?"

Nan Fengtian was surprised. Was that the Fate Challenger he knew, or was that Su Lingyue's real name?

Nan Fengtian didn't have the courage to ask. The image of the young man was still lingering in his mind. It was the young man's killing intent that made Nan Fengtian think that he was in the consciousness world.

Otherwise, with his cultivation experience in the Graveyard Forest, he would be able to tell reality from illusion even without the Magic Lamp.

"Sir, who are you talking about?" Nan Fengtian was confused.

"Stop playing dumb. I'm talking about the Su Lingyue who went missing because of you!" Su Ping shouted.

Nan Fengtian narrowed his eyes but soon calmed himself down. "I don't know what you're talking about. There are many students with the surname Su in the academy. How would I know if you don't tell me their names? As for the Su Lingyue who went missing because of me, that's not true. I've been cultivating all this time. I would never bully my classmates and I don't care to do that."

Su Ping squinted his eyes. "You're lying."

Nan Fengtian was angry. "What gives you the right to say that? I'm a descendant of a legendary battle pet warrior, a noble. Why would I lie? "

Yun Wanli remembered Ji Feng's miserable state. "Fate Challenger Su, please don't be impatient. Let Mr. Nan speak first." Yun Wanli said in a hurry.

Yun Wanli had changed the way he addressed Su Ping.

What happened had affected him. If it weren't for the fact that Nan Fengtian had a legendary battle pet warrior bloodline and was one of the most outstanding students of the academy in recent years, Yun Wanli wouldn't want to offend Su Ping over a student.

"Nan Fengtian, we're talking about Su Lingyue. Someone saw her with you and Ji Feng before she went missing. Do you know where she went?" Yun Wanli asked Nan Fengtian.

Nan Fengtian shook his head at once. "Sir, I really don't know. Su Lingyue is a new student and I have high hopes for her. I want to recruit her into our family but I've been cultivating these days. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that she went missing."

"I told you. You're lying."

Su Ping stared into Nan Fengtian's eyes. "I'll give you one more chance. I don't care what your bloodline is. I don't care if you have a legendary battle pet warrior in your family. I'll kill you as long as you're standing in front of me!"

Nan Fengtian was speechless. Su Ping was too arrogant!

The legendary battle pet warrior in his family had passed away a long time ago. Nan Fengtian was a descendant of a legendary battle pet warrior, an honor for all his family members.

"Do you know what you're doing by insulting a legendary battle pet warrior?!" Nan Fengtian shouted.

Yun Wanli and Han Yuxiang were startled. Yun Wanli shouted at once, "Shut up. Fate Challenger Su can kill a legendary battle pet warrior. How dare you talk to him like that?"

Nan Fengtian didn't know what to say. He was stunned by Wanli Yun's words.

He can kill a legendary battle pet warrior?

Could it be that this young man in front of him was also a legend?!

Nan Fengtian's heart was pounding. His blood was boiling and cold sweat was oozing out from his pores.

He knew that the Principal was a legendary battle pet warrior.

Why would a legendary battle pet warrior lie to him?

"I, I deserve to die …" Nan Fengtian came back to his senses and dropped to his knees.

Nan Fengtian was sweating as he remembered how Yun Wanli treated Su Ping. Even the Principal, a legendary battle pet warrior, was in awe of this young man. Nan Fengtian was courting death.