Countdown to School Opening

Su Ze concealed himself within the massive phenomenon, amidst flashing blades and swords, coordinating with the storm whirlwind stirred up by the giant eagle, causing the massive mysterious being to fall into decline.

As a mysterious being of the Lamp Realm, it certainly wouldn't be defeated so pathetically, and its counterattack was as fierce as a thunderstorm.

Su Ze's mirage was repeatedly shattered, and as it gradually adapted to Su Ze's ability, it could sometimes see through the illusions and detect Su Ze's movement patterns, slapping him to the ground with one blow!

"Cough, cough, cough!" Su Ze coughed violently.

After three hours of rapid flight.

When everyone returned to the shelter, Cang Yu felt like he was about to vomit bile; the danger level in the Land of the Living Dead far exceeded his expectations.

After more than ten hours of fighting, his depleted spiritual and mystical energy left him dizzy.

Among them, Gu Qingqing suffered the most severe depletion of spiritual and mystical energy, as her ability was extremely domineering and strange, but the consumption was also enormous.

"Did you do something when you stayed behind? Why did that mysterious being scream so loudly?" Meng Xingyao asked, covering the huge bloody hole in her left shoulder, looking at Shen Qingsheng who was the last to return.

"I launched a rain of needles, gave it a storm in its rear," Shen Qingsheng shrugged.

Meng Xingyao didn't understand but couldn't be bothered to ask more, entering the shelter to treat her wounds.

Xu Ziyin first thanked everyone individually, after all, it was because of her breakthrough attempt that led to this desperate situation, so she felt quite guilty.

"The Land of the Living Dead is naturally full of dangers; this isn't your fault," said Cang Yu, lying in the corner holding the sleeping Zhi Xu.

Meng Xingyao and Shen Qingsheng shook their heads indifferently.

In such a place, danger was commonplace, and it wasn't her fault.

Even if the danger was encountered for her breakthrough, it couldn't be considered her fault; it was just bad luck.

Besides, this situation was arranged by Su Ze; he was the real culprit.

...

Su Ze was sent flying hundreds of meters by a slap, and the giant mysterious being leaped a hundred meters, crashing down like a falling star!

Su Ze hurriedly rolled away from this terrifying strike, taking the opportunity to run towards the giant eagle.

He no longer intended to fight this mysterious being.

Just as he mounted the giant eagle to escape, the opponent unexpectedly leaped a thousand meters! With one slap, it knocked Su Ze and the giant eagle from the thousand-meter height to the ground, shattering a mountain!

The giant eagle convulsed, its legs twitching continuously.

Su Ze stood up dizzily, "I was going to let you off, but you don't know what's good for you."

Su Ze's gaze turned cold as he charged towards the giant mysterious being that was about to land from the sky!

Bending down, drawing his sword for a sudden strike! A huge arc of sword light crossed the horizon.

Vertical slash!

With a muffled boom, a spatial rift tore open where the giant mysterious being stood!

The giant mysterious being was split in two!

Su Ze's figure vanished, countless sword lights crisscrossed and tore apart the mysterious being's body, making blood rain pour from the sky.

Su Ze suddenly appeared at the mysterious being's neck, thrust his sword through it, and pulled downward!

Splat!

The mysterious being's body disintegrated into countless pieces, scattering on the ground.

Su Ze shook his wrist, flicking blood off his blade, and aimed his palm at the fragments, pressing down forcefully.

In an instant, powerful law force caused the hundred-meter area to collapse, soil flying, rocks shattering, fine spatial cracks appearing like a broken mirror.

Su Ze frowned, increasing the law force in his palm again.

Boom!

The hundred-meter area collapsed into a huge crater!

No matter how the fragments struggled, they couldn't escape the pressure brought by the law force, couldn't piece themselves back together.

Su Ze turned and jumped onto the back of the giant eagle, which had just gotten up from the ground. The eagle shook its head and took flight.

In a flash, they covered thousands of meters, disappearing without a trace.

Su Ze gazed into the distance, and only after confirming the giant mysterious being hadn't followed did he finally relax.

"Slow down, slow down." Su Ze patted the eagle's back.

The intense fighting over the past few days had left his head fuzzy, and the eagle's escape speed was so fast it nearly made him throw up.

The eagle slowed down, and Su Ze took out a cigarette to smoke, trying to relieve his fatigue.

...

"White hair, one arm, giant eagle, Er! Is that you, Er!" exclaimed Shen Qingsheng, who was sunbathing in front of the shelter, upon seeing Su Ze flying towards the shelter on the giant eagle.

"What Er?" Su Ze jumped down from the eagle, somewhat confused, looking at Cang Yu who was sleeping while holding Zhi Xu, "Where are Sister Xingyao and the others?"

"They're all inside. If you go in now, you'll definitely receive abundant happiness," Shen Qingsheng said with a smile.

"Speaking in riddles?" Su Ze was very confused, but as he prepared to walk closer, suddenly Xu Ziyin's light moan came from inside:

"Gentler..."

"Shut up!" Gu Qingqing said domineeringly, "Just lie there, don't move."

Su Ze's whole body felt numb. He silently recited the Diamond Sutra and lay down by the rock. He took out a cigarette and was about to put it in his mouth, but seeing Cang Yu and Zhi Xu resting, he quietly put it back in his pocket.

"When are you planning to go back?" Su Ze asked, "Seems like school starts in a couple of days."

"So soon?" During his time in the Land of the Living Dead, Shen Qingsheng had completely forgotten about school starting.

Su Ze had a plan.

The reason he came to the Land of the Living Dead for this gamble before school started was to gain more resources after school began, relying on his powerful strength.

"School's starting?" Meng Xingyao walked out from the cave entrance, "How's your preparation for the entrance exam?"

The entrance exam was for class placement.

The greater the ability, the more resources.

Huaxia University's educational resources couldn't be ignored, and they generally followed these eight characters in resource allocation.

Among the new generation, not many could reach the Lamp Realm. With Su Ze's breakthrough, needless to say, he would be among those receiving the most resources.

"Sister Xingyao, what did you see in there?" Shen Qingsheng changed this topic that was sad for him, but before he could finish, Meng Xingyao flicked his forehead.

"Dream on, I didn't see anything in there." Meng Xingyao rolled her eyes.

Looking at the majestic giant eagle standing on the rock, Meng Xingyao was curious, "How did you tame it?"

"Just like they say online, beat it into submission," Su Ze said.

This wasn't a secret; the reason why few people succeeded was that not many could defeat a mysterious being.

Su Ze did it, but the taming process took dozens of back-and-forth attempts.

Shen Qingsheng licked his dry lips, looking around at the scarred environment, feeling inexplicably sad, "I want to go home."

Speaking of home, Su Ze inexplicably thought of that cute little silly girl.

The time that little silly girl spent living at his home was a memory he cherished very much.

Looking back on his life, over ten years of miserable living, raising his brother by himself.

Though it was hard, he never complained. The only thing that made him angry was that Su Yu, that kid, had a rebellious streak!

Ever since Su Ze became an ability user and earned money, that kid changed from being shy and obedient to somewhat arrogant.

Using his money to have fun, then coming home with an attitude.

Su Ze certainly wouldn't spoil him; last time he locked him outside.

But Uesugi Akizuki, that little silly girl, was like a gentle sunrise suddenly appearing in his dim life.

Every moment spent with her was deeply etched in his memory, extremely comfortable.

Much better than Su Yu, that rebellious kid.

Wonder how she's doing, where she is now.

After leaving him, she must hate him a lot, right?

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Lying on her bed, Uesugi Akizuki sneezed twice in succession, suddenly feeling warmth in her heart. Her little feet swaying back and forth as she reviewed Su Ze's information in her hands, looking at his handsome crew-cut photo with a smile as gentle as water.