Chapter 75

The explosive power of the Ice Butterfly was extremely violent, affecting a wide area. Even Rachel and Liu Weihua, who were caught off guard, were thrown back and almost buried by the falling stones from the ancient building.

"How is this possible?!" The two struggled to their feet, their eyes flashing with shock. The explosive power was too strong, not something a First Rank Martial Ancestor should possess!

"Chase!!" The two quickly regained their senses and pursued swiftly.

Ailinda sped through the academy like an arrow released from a bow. At this moment, a wave of shock surged in her heart. Rachel and Liu Weihua definitely had ill intentions; they dared to attack her, which must have been under the academy's orders. This wasn't just about expelling her from the academy; it was about... imprisoning her? Why!! She hadn't been back to the academy for months; it couldn't be that they wanted to imprison her, could it?

Could it be... Zhou Lingwang?! This almost forgotten name resurfaced in her mind!

Is it really Zhou Lingwang? Is he finally making his move? But why at the academy? And why Rachel and Liu Weihua, these two academy instructors? Could it be as Tang Yan predicted, that the Mammoth Academy might be connected to the Lingwang Manor?

"Ailinda! Stop! How dare you attack the academy instructors?!" Rachel's angry roar came from behind.

It was noon, the time when students finished their classes and were resting. The roads were crowded with people, who stopped to watch upon hearing the roar. Many curious onlookers rushed over.

"Heavens, it's Instructor Ailinda?"

"What's going on?"

"Why are they fighting?"

...

"Get out of the way!!" Ailinda shouted, flipping through the air and leaping from tree branches.

"Ailinda, by framing the empire's princess, you have angered the Lingwang Manor. Today, you won't escape from Mammoth City!" Rachel let out a fierce cry, and dense lightning spread out from her, instantly covering nearly a hundred meters.

A Third Rank Martial Ancestor, just one step away from becoming a Martial King, her enraged attack was terrifying.

Indeed!! It is Zhou Lingwang! Ailinda's heart sank. She didn't waste time arguing, but stopped abruptly, her figure halting. She swung her Ice Sword, and a brilliant blue sword beam shot towards the lightning.

Boom!! The sword beam, formed from hundreds of Ice Butterflies, exploded upon impact, forcibly blocking the spread of the lightning and pushing Rachel back.

"Instructor Ailinda, your performance today is truly shocking. Take my punch, the Way of Earth!" Liu Weihua's eyes flickered with surprise, but his attack was merciless. He punched out, and a wave of gray, dust-like energy surged towards Ailinda like a mountain.

"Ice Blades!! Sweep the Sky!!" Ailinda spun in the air, unleashing a fierce storm of ice blades.

Boom! The intense battle erupted, dust flying everywhere. The energy was purely composed of spiritual power, containing terrifying destructive force, but Ailinda's Ice Butterflies were even more powerful. They not only shattered the dust but also broke through the dust cloud, heading straight for Liu Weihua.

"How is this possible?" Liu Weihua's face changed drastically. He had absolute confidence in his strength, so how could this happen?

In a critical moment, he retreated and unleashed another 'Way of Water,' a surge of water vapor rushing up.

After the dust cloud, a dense fog of water enveloped the entire area.

"Hiss!!" The students watching from a distance drew in sharp breaths. Though they didn't know what was happening, the battle before their eyes was truly spectacular. This is a battle between Martial Ancestors? It's too magnificent, too powerful!

"He's a Third Rank Martial Ancestor!!" Rachel's voice was filled with shock from a distance.

"What? Third Rank?" The faces of Liu Weihua and the others, who had fallen to the ground, changed drastically. Ailinda had only been a Martial Ancestor for a year and a half; how could she become a Third Rank Martial Ancestor?

Ailinda's cold and beautiful face was tinged with a sharp light, her breath slightly disordered. Continuously using spiritual power was still a strain for her, who had just broken through to Third Rank Martial Ancestor.

"Ailinda, your growth is truly astonishing. In less than two years, you've advanced from a First Rank Martial Ancestor to a Third Rank Martial Ancestor. You might be written into the school's history. I suggest you stay; the dean might reconsider your punishment." Rachel put away her contempt, her right hand tensed, her index and middle fingers tightly together, and tiny lightning sparks formed a crystal-clear, jade-like knife!

Similar to an ordinary jade knife, it looked like a precious artwork but was formed from pure lightning power, containing terrifying piercing force. This was Rachel's ultimate skill, rumored to be able to threaten even a Martial King!

"Reconsider? How will you reconsider?" Ailinda was shocked by Rachel's lightning knife, but her face grew colder. She had always held hope for the academy, but now it seemed she had been too naive. Since the academy was connected to the Lingwang Manor, they would do everything to get rid of her!

"Whatever the reconsideration, it's better than you betraying the academy!"

"Betray? Who made the first move?" Ailinda's face grew colder, and the temperature around her rapidly dropped. Layers of frost formed on the vegetation, and her delicate hands turned a crystalline ice blue, almost merging with her Ice Sword. This was a new ice skill she had comprehended after advancing to Third Rank Martial Master, and she hadn't had the chance to try it out. Today, she didn't mind facing off against Rachel.

"In any case, you can't escape. The guards of the Lingwang Manor have already surrounded Mammoth City. Even the Tang Family has compromised; they announced this morning that Tang Yan has been expelled from the family!"

"What?" Ailinda's face changed.

"You, Tang Yan, and Du Yang are all on the Lingwang Manor's wanted list."

"Impossible! Tang Yanshan cherishes Tang Yan deeply; he would never let him die in front of him!"

"Tang Yanshan is the former head of the Tang Family and then Tang Yan's grandfather. In the face of the family's greater good, he can only choose to protect the family and abandon Tang Yan."

Ailinda felt a chill all over her body. The Tang Family had compromised? Then what about Tang Yan...?

"Tang Yan and Du Yang are doomed, but your situation is different. The dean might reconsider, and if you behave well, he might personally plead with the Lingwang Manor for you."

"Instructor Ailinda, give up. We can jointly plead with the dean to spare your life." Liu Weihua also approached, his left hand using the Way of Earth and his right hand the Way of Water, two surging energies creating a daunting aura.

Ailinda's heart struggled intensely. Stay or leave? What is Tang Yan's current situation? Though he has remarkable talent, he is still just a teenager, a First Rank Martial Ancestor. How can he resist this tragedy and escape the pursuit of the Lingwang Manor?

"Ailinda, final warning, give up resistance and come with us to the ancient building!" Rachel and Liu Weihua warned simultaneously. More and more students were gathering, and they didn't want the situation to get out of hand.

"Sorry! I can't comply!" Ailinda suddenly turned and sped towards the outside.

"Seeking death!" A hint of hesitation flashed in Rachel's eyes but quickly turned to determination. She shook her wrist, and the lightning knife flew out, as if piercing through space, heading straight for Ailinda.

The lightning knife, wrapped in fine lightning power, carried terrifying destructive force. The cold and chilling aura made one shiver from the soul, and the bone-chilling killing intent instantly enveloped