Ying Xiao and Xu Weifeng quickly caught up to Lu Ping, the four figures gradually disappeared into the snowstorm.
Ruan Qingzhu turned around and saw that Huo Ying was still staring at the exit he made, his soul power was flowing smoothly around his body, maintaining a state of preparation when a cultivator fights with others.
But no one appeared at the exit, Huo Ying gradually revealed a hopeful expression.
"He did not come." Huo Ying said.
"Who?" Ruan Qingzhu asked.
"Yan Ge." Huo Ying said.
"Since it is him, why would he come." Ruan Qingzhu sighed. This Green Peak's second prince was already the world's enemy, yet he was a disciple of Alioth Peak like Huo Ying in the North Style Academy. He was familiar with Huo Ying's methods, and knew that if the world's hatred towards him was divided into different levels, Alioth Peak's disciple would definitely be the top. This path of life laid by Huo Ying, to Yan Ge, would lead to a dead end. So he definitely would not leave.
"Maybe." It was not that Huo Ying did not think of this, but he did not want to give up even a trace of hope.
"I saw him inside, if not for Lu Chenfeng's meddling, I would have already finished him off." Ruan Qingzhu said.
"What a pity." Huo Ying expressed his deep regret, his obsession with personally taking revenge was not too deep.
While the two were talking, a figure suddenly jumped down from the icy peak of the Boundary River, accompanied by a cry of "Aiyo", the figure bared its fangs and brandished its claws in the air. Ruan Qingzhu and Huo Ying looked at each other, not sure if they should help, and just watched the figure fall into the snowy plains, smashing into the snowflakes like waves.
"What dog sh * t weather." A grumbling voice came from the snow pit, Chen Jiu quickly stood up, seemingly unharmed, the snow stuck to his body was also cleaned up with a wave of his hand.
"This customization is a bit powerful." His expression turned serious as he said to Ruan Qingzhu and Huo Ying.
"I escaped from inside." Ruan Qingzhu reminded him, regarding this customization, she had personally experienced it, so she had the right to speak.
"This large customization, maybe it was left for us." Chen Jiu said.
"Very likely." Huo Ying nodded.
The "us" here was not referring to the three of them, but the entire academy's allied forces. At the thought of this, the three top figures in the cultivation world all revealed expressions of joy. If they were to wait for the academy's allied forces to kill their way into the Boundary River before taking action, how many people would be able to escape in the end?
"Unknowingly, we might have avoided a huge trap," Ruan Qingzhu said.
"Is it because of that kid again?" Chen Jiu was in a trance.
During the battle at Seven Stars Valley, Lu Ping had saved the entire Big Dipper Academy. This time, he had gone even further. Had he saved all the academies in the world?
"Academician, please don't mention Lu Ping." Huo Ying quickly reminded Chen Jiu.
"Why?"
"He has his difficulties. He's afraid that the Xuan Jun Empire will harm their academy when he's not around. "Huo Ying said.
"No wonder he showed up here even though he rejected the invitation. You even disguised yourself. " Those who were able to become academicians of the North Style Academy were all first-rate intelligent people. They immediately understood the intention behind Lu Ping's actions.
"So," Huo Ying said.
Chen Jiu nodded his head and then looked forward. He saw that the academy's army was quickly approaching them. After noticing the strange situation at the Boundary River, they could clearly increase their speed. Not long later, the more elite cultivators from the various academies had already arrived in front of them. They had already copied their divine weapons and were ready to use their soul power. However, when they arrived in front of them, they saw Ruan Qingzhu, Huo Ying, and Chen Jiu's calm expressions. For a moment, they were a little confused about the situation.
"What's the situation?" Many people asked. However, even more people were looking at their surroundings. They were the vanguard army that was preparing to kill. However, the four deans who were overseeing the situation were not far behind them. In the time it took for them to speak, they had already arrived in front of them.
"What's the matter?" Ruan Qingzhu, Huo Ying, and Chen Jiu were all people from the North Style Academy. Naturally, it was most suitable for the North Style Academy's dean, Xu Mai, to ask them what was going on.
"They self-destructed." Chen Jiu said concisely.
Xu Mai did not look at him. His gaze only landed on Huo Ying. Chen Jiu was a lazy person, and Ruan Qingzhu was an expert in customization. Huo Ying had become the only person Xu Mai could rely on.
"Some kind of huge customization was set up in the Boundary River. Before I could completely understand it, it had already activated," Huo Ying answered.
"Were you the one who triggered its mechanism?" Xu Mai asked.
"Perhaps, but I'm not sure." Huo Ying said.
"How could such a powerful customization be activated at full power just because it was triggered?" Hai Yuesheng, the dean of the Que Yue Academy, said.
"You're right." Xu Mai nodded.
"Let's take a closer look." Hai Yuesheng said as he stepped forward. The experts of the Que Yue Academy followed closely behind. When the other academies saw this, they immediately sent people to investigate the situation at the top of the Boundary River's icy peak as if they were afraid that their academies would be at a disadvantage.
The members of the Big Dipper Academy were also waiting for Xu Mai's order. However, Xu Mai approached the three academicians from his academy. Narcispo controlled the situation and asked in a voice that only the three of them could hear, "Who are the ones who left?"
The three looked at Xu Mai in shock.
"You're already so old, yet your perception has improved!" Ruan Qingzhu exclaimed.
In the snowy plains, there were only a few of them. They weren't as dense as the academy's allied army. Unless they were a certain distance away, it was impossible to discover their existence. However, Xu Mai could sense Lu Ping's group of four leaving. This meant that he had sensed their situation from a distance. As Xu Mai's personal disciple, Ruan Qingzhu knew that her teacher's perception was powerful. However, she didn't know that it had already reached such a realm.
"It's Lu Ping?" Xu Mai deduced.
The three academicians had the same thought. If the dean hadn't asked, they wouldn't have said anything. However, since the dean had asked and guessed correctly, they didn't want to lie to Xu Mai. Hence, they tacitly agreed.
"Then it makes sense." Xu Mai nodded.
"If Lu Ping hadn't forced the other party to activate the customization ahead of time, we would've suffered another setback," Ruan Qingzhu said.
"That might not be the case. Since Huo Ying has already sensed that there's a customization hidden here, how can we advance rashly before we fully investigate it? "Xu Mai said.
"Well … that's true," Ruan Qingzhu said awkwardly, as she had entered without even investigating.
"What exactly happened?" Xu Mai asked.
As soon as this question was asked, quite a few of the people who had impatiently climbed up the icy peak to see what was going on fell back. With the Black Tortoise, Que Yue, and Southern Sky Academies' deans in the lead, they all gathered around and asked the same question, "What exactly happened?"
"It's as everyone can see," Huo Ying said.
Southern Sky's dean Zhou Xiao frowned. "It seems like the other party knows of our movements and is preparing to retreat. However … "As Zhou Xiao spoke, he raised his head and looked at the customization's momentum." Wouldn't it be better to wait until we enter the Boundary River before activating the customization? "
"There must be a compelling reason." Que Yue's dean Hai Yuesheng said.
"The customization hasn't been activated for too long. Their people shouldn't have escaped too far." Black Tortoise's dean Zhou Xiao's eyes gathered in his pupils. He swept his gaze around, as if he would explode with light at any moment.
"Then let's hurry!" The three deans acted swiftly and decisively. They immediately gathered their men and arranged for a chase.
Xu Mai glanced in the direction Lu Ping's group of four left, then turned to look at the members of Big Dipper. "Lixue, take some people with you and take a look as well."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
