Chapter 32

Chen Changsheng did not quite understand what the man meant, so he moved closer to the little girl, trying his best to shield her from behind.

The man of the demon race had a sorrowful look on his face and continued, "Because of your appearance, I cannot kill her, so I can only activate the holy artifact. Therefore, I must also die with her. This is the will of the military advisor, which no one can resist."

Chen Changsheng felt a vague sense of unease and tightened his grip on the sword hilt.

The demon race man stood up and, looking at Chen Changsheng, said with a sigh, "Young man, I don't know who you are, but I think you will definitely become a great person in the future. Unfortunately, you will have to die with me tonight."

After saying this, he raised the iron artifact in his hand. As he did so, an extremely terrifying aura descended from the sky. Countless tiny iron pieces flew back from the night. The invisible barrier that separated the world disappeared completely.

A massive black net, like a mountain, fell towards the ground of the National Teaching Academy.

"Yan Luo?" Luoluo's face turned pale, and she murmured.

The nineteenth item on the Hundred Artifacts List, Yan Luo.

A holy artifact of the demon race.

It is said to be the hunting net used by the first demon king.

Once it is cast, the heavens and earth are trapped.

Nothing can break it.

Even the famous divine weapons and demon swords cannot break it.

In theory, such a powerful demon artifact should rank higher on the Hundred Artifacts List, at least not behind the Rainfall Whip. However, since the list was compiled by the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion of the human world, it was inevitably somewhat suppressed. The more important reason is that Yan Luo was once severely damaged.

It is said that in the distant past, Yan Luo's real name was Yan Luo, but it was severely injured by an incomparably powerful supreme expert, and no longer possessed the strength of the first demon king, so it was renamed Yan Luo.

If it were still in perfect condition, once it was cast, it could easily turn the people under the net into nothing. Now, the severely damaged Yan Luo can still isolate the heavens and earth, but if it is used for attack, the user must sacrifice their life essence and blood!

This is why the demon race man initially refused to use this artifact for attack. It was only after Chen Changsheng's words shocked the wind and rain, and he was severely injured, knowing that he could no longer kill Luoluo without damage, that he had to activate this artifact.

Being forced to face death, he naturally felt some sadness.

Looking at the black net falling to the ground, Luoluo was shocked, her face pale. She recognized what the net was and knew that even if Yan Luo no longer possessed the terrifying power of the distant past, it was not something an ordinary person could resist.

Her Rainfall Whip definitely could not block it.

The legendary Frosty Spear might be able to break it, but the spear was in the palace, and who could come to her aid?

She looked up at the black net in the night sky, and the Rainfall Whip in her hand shot out like lightning, accompanied by the sound of wind and rain.

A muffled sound was heard.

The Rainfall Whip, like a snake struck by lightning, shattered into countless pieces and fell back.

An unimaginably terrifying force traveled up the whip handle to her small body.

With a spurt of blood, she fell backward.

The intense battle of this night was indeed too exhausting for a fourteen-year-old girl. At this moment, she could no longer support herself, her vision blurred, and she was about to faint. The last thing she saw was the young man drawing his short sword and stabbing it into the black night sky.

The sword was very dull, very ordinary, and somewhat short.

The young man's hand was raised high, facing the massive black net that covered the entire sky.

His movements were somewhat clumsy, giving a sense of sadness.

Because the gap was too large, it felt like a futile effort, making one feel very hopeless.

It was like a mantis trying to stop a galloping carriage, like a bird's egg falling from the Gannu Platform and smashing onto the hard ground.

Luoluo felt very sad and apologetic. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have to die.

Then, she fainted.

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A tearing sound was heard.

The seemingly indestructible black net suddenly split open in the middle, and the night wind, which had been isolated for a long time, rushed into the center of the net. Real starlight, like a waterfall, poured down.

Deep in the starlight, a burning cloud suddenly appeared. The red cloud, which had appeared at some point, instantly landed in the center of the National Teaching Academy. The grass on the lawn turned slightly scorched, the tender leaves of the locust trees withered, and the temperature in the area continued to rise.

It was a Red Cloud Lin!

The front hooves of the Red Cloud Lin stomped heavily on the chest of the demon race strong man. A crisp sound was heard, and the demon race strong man's chest bones shattered, blood spurted, and his body sank heavily into the grass, but his right hand still clutched the artifact tightly.

Another sharp sound was heard!

A scorching blade of light illuminated the night sky of the National Teaching Academy.

The right arm of the demon race strong man, along with a spray of blood, flew high and fell into the lake far away.

The Red Cloud Lin was a middle-aged man, fully armored, with a deep red color. His expression was stern, and he stared down at the man from above.

A look of despair flashed in the demon race strong man's eyes, and he murmured, "So it's you. No wonder you could break through the Yan Luo..."

Xue Xingchuan, the Divine General of the Great Zhou Empire, with the Red Cloud Lin as his mount, wielding the Bloodlight Divine Blade!

He was deeply trusted by the Holy Empress and had been in charge of the Great Zhou Imperial Guard for many years.

One of the thirty-eight divine generals of the continent, ranked second!

"Yeshitanlu, you were indeed hiding in the capital."

Xue Xingchuan looked at the man, who was covered in blood under the hooves of his mount, and said expressionlessly, "Of course, you don't have the qualifications to make me search for you for so long, but I am very curious to know if you will still reveal the whereabouts of the Black Robe after being sent to the Qingli Department."

The demon race man was originally named Yeshitanlu. He was already in despair, but hearing this, he felt even more desperate, especially when he realized he couldn't even commit suicide.

What is a true strong person? Xue Xingchuan is a true strong person!

In front of him, you can't even die if you want to!

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, countless sounds of breaking air echoed in the National Teaching Academy, and in the night sky, several flying carriages could be seen approaching at high speed.

The place where this battle occurred was very close to the palace. When the Yan Luo was broken, it naturally alarmed many people.

Xue Xingchuan, a strong person, arrived first, followed by the rest of the imperial guards and the palace's experts.

In the night, countless figures leaped over the walls and appeared. They looked at the scene and were shocked, completely ignoring the demon race man restrained by Xue Xingchuan, and rushed to Luoluo, quickly taking her away.

Xue Xingchuan knew the identities of these people and did not stop them. Being able to find the Yeshi clan member, who was the most skilled at hiding among the demon race, and capture him alive, might bring them closer to the mysterious demon race military advisor, which made him very satisfied.

But the words Yeshitanlu said before he fainted...

Xue Xingchuan frowned slightly. He knew that when he arrived, the Yan Luo had already been broken.

Some of the imperial guards added restraints to the demon race man and dragged him into the night, where he would face a very tragic end.

The Red Cloud Lin slowly turned and looked at the young man not far away, asking expressionlessly, "Who are you?"

Chen Changsheng still tightly held the short sword, not quite understanding what had happened. Hearing this, he came to his senses, sheathed the sword, and said, "I am a student here."

Xue Xingchuan's expression changed slightly, not expecting this unremarkable young man to be the new student of the National Teaching Academy, as rumored.

He could see that the young man was just an ordinary person, and the sword was very ordinary. He knew that the young man had suffered a disaster by association this night, and he appreciated that the young man had dared to draw the short sword and stand in front of the demon race man.

But it was just appreciation.

No one wanted to pay attention to the National Teaching Academy, a place cursed.

He didn't want to pay attention either.

Someone came forward to verify Chen Changsheng's identity.

The Red Cloud Lin stepped on the ground and rode the clouds away, disappearing into the palace in no time.

Chen Changsheng watched this scene, feeling very amazed.

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The next morning, very early, Luoluo woke up. Her body was different from ordinary people, and last night she had mainly been exhausted, not truly injured, so her spirit had already fully recovered.

But she didn't get up immediately. She opened her big eyes and looked at the intricate embroidery on the bed canopy, thinking about what had happened last night, especially the last scene she saw before she fainted, and felt a bit dazed.

The massive black net had fallen, like the sky collapsing.

Just as she thought she would die in the next moment, she saw the young man stand in front of her, drawing his short sword to face it.

Her father used to say, "When the sky collapses, there will be tall people to hold it up," which made her very unhappy because she thought her father was mocking her for being too short. But at this moment, she suddenly felt very grateful for being so small.

The young man wasn't very tall, but he was taller than her.

So when the sky collapsed, he held it up for her.

Luoluo didn't know why, but she felt very happy and giggled.

Then she remembered something, jumped up in surprise, and shouted, "Where is he?"

More than ten clan members rushed in, their momentum like a raging fire.

She asked anxiously, "Is he okay?"

The clan members who could serve her closely, whether male or female, were all exceptionally intelligent. Hearing this, they knew who she was asking about. One of them reported, "Divine General Xue Xingchuan arrived in time last night, and the young man was not injured."

Luoluo patted her chest, feeling a bit scared.

"That's good."

She got out of bed and said, "I'm going to see him."

The clan members looked at each other and knelt down, some even with tears in their eyes.

Luoluo came to her senses and said apologetically, "Sorry, I won't do something like last night again."

The clan members felt relieved. Was the young princess finally growing up?

"But I really need to see him."

Luoluo looked at the clan members seriously and said, "He is very important to me."

After hearing this, the room fell silent.

Thinking about how the young princess had secretly left the Hundred Grass Garden last night and was found by the demon race because she wanted to meet the young man in the middle of the night...

The clan members felt very alarmed. Was the young princess finally growing up?