Chapter 51

Wen Yan had always been very interested in the gray-clothed youth, but she never expected that the one who would deliver the final blow to her would be the one who seemed the least useful among the four intruders, the one who had to be carried and supported by the gray-clothed youth to escape.

The power of the Third Heaven of Force was perfectly controlled, and finally, the power of the Sixth Heaven of Essence attacked the central nervous system. Wen Yan was still conscious, but she could no longer control or coordinate her body, and she fell down.

"Subdue her!" Xi Fan did not feel triumphant. It was only because of Lu Ping's restraint and the opponent's complete neglect of him that he got this opportunity. Otherwise, if he had faced Wen Yan directly, he wouldn't have been able to see her fast punches and kicks, and he would have been beaten to a pulp. Although the blow was effective, Xi Fan was not sure how much damage it would do to this strong enemy, given that he couldn't see through Wen Yan's realm at all. Clearly, she was a Transcender, and the students of Tianzhao Academy were truly terrifying.

Lu Ping followed the order and approached. The damage Wen Yan had suffered was clearly more severe than Xi Fan had imagined, and he easily subdued her. When he looked up, the head that had been hanging from the ceiling was still there, initially grinning, but now full of surprise. Seeing Lu Ping look up, the head shuddered and quickly retreated.

"Senior Wen Yan, I'll go for reinforcements!"

A voice fell from the ceiling, and a figure shot past the transparent crystal window in front of them. The guy actually jumped out from the observation deck.

"Isn't that a bit much?" Lu Ping and Xi Fan were surprised and hurriedly moved closer to look. A hundred-meter tower, did this person have some special ability?

"He's not that impressive," Wen Yan, still held by Lu Ping, said.

Lu Ping and Xi Fan, who had leaned over the crystal window to look down, saw that the guy didn't fall all the way down or have any ability to fly. He was just using the edges of the transmission tower to climb down. This was impossible for an ordinary person, but for a cultivator, with enough courage and the power of Force, it wasn't difficult. Judging by how skilled he was, he must have done this many times before, which was faster than taking the stairs.

Seeing that this wasn't very interesting, Lu Ping and Xi Fan's attention quickly returned to the transmission room. Xi Fan looked around and saw a soft whip hanging on a hook on the wall.

"Try that," Xi Fan pointed to the soft whip on the hook. Wen Yan was strong, and the attack on her central nervous system with the power of Essence seemed to have worked, but he didn't know how long it would last. Keeping her restrained by Lu Ping might not be stable. However, for cultivators, ordinary ropes were not very useful if they had some realm in the power of Force. They needed something special. Lu Ping and Xi Fan didn't have anything, but fortunately, there was a soft whip hanging there, which wouldn't be just an ordinary rope.

"Good luck," Wen Yan muttered. Lu Ping put Xi Fan on a nearby chair, went over to take the soft whip, tried it, and nodded to Xi Fan: "It's very strong."

"Of course, it's made of Heavenly Silk Vine," Wen Yan said.

"Indeed, good luck," Xi Fan said. Heavenly Silk Vine was an extremely rare plant, flexible yet incredibly strong. Whether used for a bowstring, a soft whip, or anything else, the name Heavenly Silk Vine alone was enough to rate it as a third-level item.

Lu Ping didn't comment much, just quickly tied Wen Yan's hands and feet. As he did this, Xi Fan, who was less convincing, said, "Don't be nervous, we have no ill intentions."

Wen Yan smiled, clearly understanding that tying her up was out of caution, not malice.

"That's right, we're from the Wind Catching Academy in the Gorge Peak District. We came to Tianzhao Academy to find someone. Her name is Chu Min, and she might be a mentor or a former mentor. Do you know her?" Xi Fan said.

"No," Wen Yan said.

"Alright... Can you help us inform the academy here?" Xi Fan said.

"No," Wen Yan shook her head.

"Why?" Xi Fan was surprised.

"Because that would be boring," Wen Yan smiled.

"You... You're so confident?" Xi Fan said.

"Of course, what can you do to me?" Wen Yan said, even twisting her body to find a comfortable position, not feeling at all that being tied up was a predicament.

Lu Ping and Xi Fan looked at each other, because Wen Yan was right. They really couldn't do anything to her, since they had no ill intentions and were just looking for someone.

"How do you use this thing?" Lu Ping and Xi Fan had to figure out the transmission room themselves. The microphone that Wen Yan had hit was quickly discovered by the two.

"Hello!" Lu Ping picked up the microphone and said a few times, but the sound was only heard by Xi Fan and Wen Yan.

"Ha ha..." Wen Yan laughed.

"It's not that simple," Xi Fan, who had been paying attention to Wen Yan's expression, said. The girl was just smiling and seemed very interested in them. She didn't seem to care when Lu Ping picked up the microphone.

"Besides using abilities, you also need to use a tool, right? So this tool must also require some power of Force to activate, right?" Xi Fan said, carefully observing Wen Yan's expression.

"You're right," Wen Yan admitted without hesitation.

"Of course, it's the power of Sound," Xi Fan said.

"Of course!" Wen Yan laughed even more happily. Xi Fan knew why she was happy, because it was obvious that he didn't have the power of Sound, and Lu Ping, in the eyes of most people, didn't have any power of Force at all.

But this time, Xi Fan finally laughed happily too.

"The power of Sound!" he said to Lu Ping.

"Huh?" Wen Yan's expression changed. She looked at Lu Ping in surprise. The youth's strength was mysterious, but it was clear that he didn't have any power of Force.

Lu Ping, however, confidently brought the microphone to his mouth again.

"Hello!"

Hello!

The word echoed loudly and clearly throughout the sky of Tianzhao Academy. But then...

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang... Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...

Continuous sounds echoed in the transmission room, from the microphone in Lu Ping's hand to many parts of the indoor transmission equipment, suddenly and chaotically. Fragments flew everywhere, forcing the three to crouch and cover their heads.

After a while, the transmission room gradually calmed down. The three looked around in a daze, and the entire room was in ruins. The microphone was just part of the transmission equipment, but now, not only the microphone in Lu Ping's hand, but the entire room's equipment seemed to have suffered a devastating blow.

Wen Yan was stunned for a long time, but in the end, she laughed again, laughing so hard she couldn't catch her breath.

"You guy..." she looked at Lu Ping.

"What happened?" Xi Fan was confused, and Lu Ping was also puzzled.

"The power of Sound! The material used for transmission can only conduct the power of Sound. What did you do?" Wen Yan said.

"Only the power of Sound?" Lu Ping scratched his head.

"Yes!"

"What did you do?" Xi Fan looked at Lu Ping.

"Uh... My power of Sound might not be pure enough," Lu Ping said.

It wasn't that he didn't want to be pure, but under the constraints of the Soul-Binding, stealing and continuously using the power of Force was already a miraculous feat. In this situation, pursuing purity was too difficult, and the current Lu Ping couldn't fully achieve it. So even though he wanted to activate the power of Sound, other powers of Force would also leak out during the process, resulting in a devastating blow to the special material that could only conduct the power of Sound.

"Now I can't help you even if I wanted to," Wen Yan laughed even more happily. Just hitting the microphone had made the third-year student feel heartbroken, and now the entire transmission room's equipment was destroyed, but Wen Yan didn't care at all. She just found it very amusing.

"What do we do now?" Xi Fan and Lu Ping looked at each other, originally thinking that they could explain everything to Tianzhao Academy once they reached the transmission room and conveniently post a missing person notice. But the woman they encountered was so uncooperative, and Lu Ping's move had destroyed their plan and expectations.

The two looked out the window, a bit lost, and Lu Ping's expression suddenly changed.

Wen Yan, tied up, couldn't move her hands or feet, but she hopped to the window. The damage to her central nervous system caused by Xi Fan had clearly been resolved, and being tied up didn't prevent her from using her abilities.

"Hey!" Using "Far Sight," she could see much more clearly than Xi Fan, who was only at the Third Heaven of Force.

"The straw hat boy has been caught. Who caught him? Can I see a front view...?" Wen Yan muttered.

"That girl is also in trouble!" Wen Yan said, looking in another direction. "Actually, I quite admire her. She's very brave, but she'll suffer more because of it!"

As she spoke, a figure suddenly shot down from the window in front of her.

"What the hell!" Wen Yan was startled and hurriedly leaned over the window to look down, seeing Lu Ping's figure, imitating the third-year student, rapidly climbing down. Turning around, she saw that the transmission room was now empty except for Xi Fan.

"Who is that girl to him?" Wen Yan asked Xi Fan.

"Probably someone he would die to protect," Xi Fan said.

"Oh, that makes it even more interesting!" Wen Yan looked out the window, excited, muttering "faster, faster" repeatedly.

"Slower isn't bad either!" a voice came from the stairs. Wen Yan turned around and saw Shen Chi slowly walking up.

"Why are you tied up like that?" Seeing Wen Yan's appearance, Shen Chi laughed.

"None of your business!" Wen Yan ignored him and continued looking out the window.

Shen Chi looked over and immediately saw Xi Fan.

"How is it you again..." Xi Fan smiled bitterly.

"Right, it's me again," Shen Chi was very happy. "Where's the other one?"

"He just left," Lu Ping said.

"Oh!" Shen Chi looked relieved and even happier. "So I was right, slower isn't bad!"

"Two points! Recaptured!" Shen Chi announced his victory.

"Great!" Wen Yan turned around and rolled her eyes at him.

(Should this chapter be considered late or early... I'm confused...)

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