Day and night slowly alternated.
After the fall of a legend, countless people were devastated, but a new hope also quietly rose in the sparks of a prairie fire, waiting for the moment that belonged to him to arrive.
Li Xiang walked out of the First Lighthouse. The moment he left, this sacred building that had stood for hundreds of years and guided countless people and souls on their way home collapsed with a loud bang.
Looking at the collapse of the first lighthouse, the crowd in the distance silently mourned and bowed.
The Night King left in the floating ship one step ahead, as if he had expected this to happen. He did not leave any sad expression in front of the crowd.
The twelve masters of Polar night also gradually disappeared into the darkness with the crowd. They had heavy responsibilities. After the fall of the Polar night master, before a new leader rose, the heavy responsibility of the new Polar night organization fell on their shoulders.
The old Jeffrey and the others had not left yet. They looked at the destroyed First Lighthouse and the old site of the school that used to be full of people, unable to let go for a long time.
This was the place he had dedicated his life to.
Behind this group of seniors stood batches after batches of graduates from Polar Night who had come from afar. Some of them were working for large organizations, while some were teaching in higher education institutions. However, none of them had forgotten about Sir Polar Night's gift, as well as the magic crystal dust that had been activated before his death.
As the crowd faded away, Ming Xu and the others who were at the back were finally revealed.
Baimiya waved at him excitedly, and Ming Xu also smiled in response, which made Li Xiang very surprised. When did the two of them become so close?
Behind Ming Xu, Ji Yanqing looked gloomy and murderous, but she did not really turn hostile. She pulled Chen Fan's hand, and the latter looked awkward. Between Li Xiang and Ji Yanqing, he was the one who felt the most uncomfortable.
A few people moved over.
The atmosphere was a little strange.
After the School Championship Competition, major events happened one after another. The disintegration of Lighthouse Academy and the Polar night organization pushed Li Xiang to the edge of the cliff. The shocking revelation of his identity made everyone's jaws drop.
However, there was no way to refute the rumor. The White King even came out to support Li Xiang, almost confirming his shocking background.
The villainous leader White Lily and The Fool Lancelot were strangers to their generation. However, their seniors remembered them well and would never forget them.
The two of them had almost rewritten the history of mankind. Even though the tarot card organization had been torn apart, it still severely affected the order of the human camp.
In the previous few operations to search for Bai Lili's remains, they targeted the ancient martial arts clans, causing countless clans to suffer. The Ji Yanqing Clan was clearly one of the most tragic ones. Their entire clan was annihilated, causing Ji Yanqing Clan, who was still a child at that time, to bear a blood feud that would be difficult to resolve for the rest of her life.
However, fate played tricks on people.
Her best friend and the man she loved the most were both related to that organization.
Chen Fei's matter could not be kept under wraps. During the period when the matter was exposed, the two of them had a huge fight. Ji Yanqing Clan almost left Chen Fan, planning to marry a young master from a local aristocratic family far away in the Southern Land.
Fortunately, Chen Fan was not a coward at the critical moment. He immediately led the Army team to the wedding venue, snatched the bride and ran away without a care in the world. That aristocratic family had just been established not too long ago. How could they allow their family's important heir to be cuckolded? They immediately issued a kill order. They would hunt down Chen Fan to the ends of the earth!
When he heard this, Li Xiang was a little surprised. In his impression, although Chen Fan was a reckless person, he was definitely not an idiot.
If such a stupid thing were to be made public, he would immediately be expelled from school and brought to the Army court. The best outcome would be to be banished to the border and never to return. Moreover, this fellow was an important training target of the Army and had been trained by the Military Police.
There were many ways to snatch Ji Yanqing back, or to resolve the conflict, but this was the most irrational and most destructive way to do it.
However, he still did it.
"What happened after that?" Li Xiang could not help but ask. The few of them boarded the Floating Airship together and talked as they walked.
Ji Yanqing Clan's expression was very fierce, but there was no longer any killing intent. It was clear that the matter had been resolved in the end.
It was also unbelievable that she could temporarily let go of such a huge grudge. To Ji Yanqing, choosing between love and the hatred of having her family annihilated was definitely an extremely painful thing.
"After that, the two of us were hunted down. At first, at first … Wanqing still ignored me, and I almost died in the middle of the chase. Then, we mysteriously fell into a Secret Realm … "Chen Fan gave Li Xiang a look. The two of them were very familiar with this gesture, but the others did not understand it.
What he meant was that the plot that followed was a climax. If they wanted to see it, they would have to go through another channel … That would be strange!
They had indeed triggered a climax, but it was not convenient for him to talk about it. Chen Fan made a 'you know what I mean' expression and then shut up. This was because Ji Yanqing had already pinched his waist and made a 360 degree turn, causing him to suck in a few breaths of cold air from the pain.
Of course, the process of the matter was not that simple. Everyone understood that the misunderstanding was resolved in that Secret Realm.
As for Ji Yanqing's deep hatred, the others knew very little about it, so they did not participate in the discussion.
Looking at the ferocious Ji Yanqing and the painful but happy Chen Fan, Li Xiang did not know whether to be envious or sympathetic. He secretly glanced at Ming Xu who was standing beside Baimiya. After not seeing her for a while, she seemed to have grown a little. It was as if she was just starting to develop. Her figure was more exquisite and curvaceous. She had grown from a petite lolita of about 1.5 meters. Her beauty that could topple cities was gradually revealed.
The original Ming Xu could not be considered a true beauty, but now, as she grew up, she slowly revealed this talent that would make countless girls envious. Especially when compared to these different beauties, her uniqueness was clearly set off at a glance.
'I hope she doesn't learn from Ji Yanqing's methods.' Li Xiang prayed in his heart.
"This is the list of people that I must kill. Take a look." Ji Yanqing took a step forward and came before Li Xiang. She took out a piece of parchment that was dyed red. "I must kill these people no matter where they are. If you know anyone on this list, I'm sorry."
Her tone was cold. No matter how much she tolerated it, it was difficult for her to have a good impression of Li Xiang's background. Without Bai Lili and Lancelot, her family would not have gone extinct. That was undeniable.
Li Xiang took the parchment and glanced at it. He then returned it to her. "These are the people from the Evil Leader Sect. They're still hiding somewhere in the seven continents. Some of them are indeed my acquaintances. However, they're also people that I must kill."
"If Bai Lili comes back to life, I will challenge her." Ji Yanqing looked at him deeply. She pulled Chen Fan to an empty seat and sat down.
She no longer suppressed her cultivation. In the year she had spent studying in the South, Ji Yanqing's level had increased rapidly. She was now the strongest person after Li Xiang, Ming Xu, and Baimiya. She would soon break through to become a Level-2 Magician.
Everyone had a small gathering. Yu Bai and Li Weilan came over to thank Li Xiang for the new origin substance weapon. Now, the weapons produced by Scarlet Heavy Industries were very popular in the seven continents, especially since Li Xiang could provide an unlimited amount of initial arrays. In addition, Old Devil and Old Devil had also rushed to Scarlet Heavy Industries to help. This new Third Heavy Industries quickly entered the magic weapon industry.
To be able to get a weapon made by Li Xiang was the dream of many people.
Li Weilan also reunited with her father, Ye Yu. Ye Yu went to work at Scarlet Heavy Industries at the beginning of the previous month. He was in charge of firearm research and development with Old Devil. The father and daughter no longer cared about the past. They officially started a new life.
In addition, Ai Yakumo and Atsushi Amakusa had taken full control of many of the Yakumo family's businesses. They had been ostracized by the main family and were on the verge of collapse. Because of their friendship with Li Xiang and Baimiya, the Yakumo family had received a lot of support from the Bai family. The Yakumo family was also in the business of machinery sales. Now, they had become one of the important downstream partners of Scarlet Heavy Industries.
The airship made a short stop in the subcontinent to resupply and dropped off the others. Then, it flew toward the first European zone. Their other destination was the place of drastic changes that Dong Ling and Lan had told them about. The three of them decided to check it out first.
After everyone had left, Ming Xu heaved a sigh of relief. She wasn't very good at dealing with situations like this. Although everyone had a good relationship, she was used to being alone. She could only completely relax when she was alone with Li Xiang.
"Sister Ming Xu, have you studied this area?" Baimiya sat down next to her. She raised her phone and tapped on the map. She ignored Li Xiang in a fit of pique and only stayed close to Ming Xu.
Ming Xu leaned toward Li Xiang. She wasn't used to Baimiya's excessive enthusiasm. She blinked and looked at the map in confusion. Then, she shook her head.
"No. This area is controlled by a branch family. I'm not involved."
"Is that so … Oh yeah, are you free this month …"
"Beep, beep, beep!!!"
Just as Bai Micha spoke, the communication devices on the three of them emitted a mournful sound at the same time. An email from the Goddess of Calamity was forcibly opened and ejected into the air.
At the same time, the airship began to shake violently for no reason. Li Xiang grabbed the armrest as fast as lightning to stop himself from tilting.
In just a moment, the huge floating ship actually flipped in a circle. Ming Xu, who had no time to react, threw herself into Li Xiang's arms and hugged his waist. Her petite body snuggled up to him like a pillow.
Baimiya wasn't so lucky. She also staggered. She didn't react as quickly as Li Xiang and Ming Xu. She fell to the ground and cried out in pain.
"What's going on? Are the bastards driving the airship out of their minds? " Baimiya cursed. She cursed the eighteen generations of the airship pilot's ancestors in her heart. She glanced at the screen on the communicator and gasped.
[Emergency Trial Mission — Player Assessment, officially released.]
Below this was the location of the player assessment.
She rubbed her eyes and asked in a daze, "Did I not wake up and see wrongly?"
"You're right." Li Xiang frowned. Through the screen, he could see that the originally clear sky was now covered with dark clouds. It was like boiling water. An inexplicable and terrifying aura was gradually spreading.
This was the precursor to the arrival of a natural disaster.
The map on the screen showed that the player assessment location was centered on the map drawn by Dong Ling and Lan. It radiated outwards in an arc. The radius alone was close to tens of thousands of kilometers!
No wonder they were still so far away from Europe. They were actually affected by the natural disaster!
Moreover, the time of the turbulence in the stars had clearly been brought forward.
The sun and the moon were dark. Dark clouds pressed down on the fortress. The churning black waves distorted the entire sky.
Li Xiang, who had experienced a thunderstorm, was especially sensitive to natural disasters. He picked up Ming Xu and gently placed her on the ground. Then, he ran towards the pilot's cabin.
"You two stay where you are. I'll go take a look."
The airship was still shaking violently as if it would crash at any moment. They were still in the high altitude zone. Unless it was a player, anyone who fell from such a height would die without a trace!
Baimiya looked out of the window in horror. Spatial rifts formed by dark clouds and roaring air currents were everywhere. The entire space was torn apart. The airship could enter one of these rifts at any time and fly off to god knows where.
She had thought of countless ways she would die, but none of them were like dying in an airship.
Even the experienced pilots of the Bai family had never seen such a terrible natural disaster. Flying in such a situation was certain death.
"Motherf * cker, don't tell me I'm so unlucky that I'm going to die before the test even starts?" Baimiya cursed loudly to relieve the fear and pressure in her heart. She looked down and found Ming Xu's expressionless body curled up on the ground in the safest position possible.
There was not a single sound.
She could be so calm even at a time like this. Did she not have fear in her head?
Baimiya was amazed. She remembered Chief Instructor Kou Ruhai saying that Ming Xu was a little different from others. She seemed to be born without most of her emotions. It was only after spending more time with Li Xiang that she changed slightly.
She looked like a natural airhead, but she was actually pure white.
Probably noticing Baimiya's gaze, Ming Xu looked at her. After a while, she said, "Don't be afraid. Trust him."
Her tone was firm and full of trust. Only then did Baimiya remember that Li Xiang was one of the top machinists in the world. Maybe he knew how to operate an airship?
But he had been gone for so long. Why was there no news at all …
She looked at Ming Xu again. She suddenly envied the two of them.
It was like this when they first met. It was also like this when the Chief Instructor hosted a banquet for the graduates. It included the final trial, the School Championship, and so on. The tacit understanding and trust between them seemed to exist naturally.
They did not allow anyone to interfere.
She kind of understood Fei Yujing's feelings.
In the control room.
Li Xiang pushed away the pilot's corpse and tried to control the airship.
He was very unlucky. The airflow outside broke through the protective layer during the first wave. Then, his body was directly crushed and he died.
The terrifying cyclone formed by the turbulence in the stars destroyed the airship's windshield. The pilot's cultivation was not high enough. His life was cut off in an instant. However, he activated the backup defensive layer before he died and successfully stopped the cyclone from entering the airship. This gave the three of them a chance to escape.
If he did not activate the backup defensive layer, the cyclone alone would be enough to destroy all the instruments. Even if he came, he would not be able to control the airship that had gone out of control.
Mechanical Heart activated.
Golden gears appeared in Li Xiang's eyes. He steadily steered the airship to avoid one void crack after another.
He did not know what the players' assessment was like. He did not know where these void cracks led to, nor did he know what was inside. He definitely could not gamble with his life. The most important thing now was to find a suitable landing spot.
Li Xiang steered the airship while flying at a lower altitude. Finally, a messy land appeared in his vision.
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