141: A true artifact

"The Nightmare Lord truly lives up to its reputation. I didn't expect that even I would be pulled into a dream so easily by you. It's truly terrifying," the Dark Guard Captain General couldn't help but remark.

Lin Xi simply sighed and lamented, "In the end, I've been outdone by my student. He alone can beat the three of you like grandsons even while you hold divine artifacts, yet I can only pull you into a dream for a few seconds. I'm getting old after all..."

Indeed, while it felt like hours had passed in the dream and the battle had completely ended, in reality, only a few short seconds had gone by.

During those few seconds he controlled the opponent, he couldn't divert any power himself, so he could only let the students and teachers attack with all their might.

However, the opponent had already activated his beast taming armor, making the attacks of the vast majority of teachers and students completely ineffective.

Only the attacks from several principals caused significant damage; a deep wound that exposed bone on his chest was left by Xiao Xu.

Yet, it was still not fatal.

However, he did not begin a wanton slaughter like he had in the dream, because Lin Xi's presence made him wary. If he accidentally entered a dream again, he might not be so lucky.

"Your student's current situation isn't looking good. It won't be too late to deal with you after he's dead. You just stay here and watch how your student dies!"

Lin Xi didn't take the initiative to attack; he was still a level behind the other.

The three General Commanders of the Fusang Dark Guards all possessed strength surpassing level 90. Their contracted beasts were all dark-attribute lord-class demonic beasts. Although they couldn't break through the level 90 bottleneck, their strength was comparable to level 90 Diamond-rank Demonic Beasts, on par with the Nightmare Lord.

The Nightmare Lord was not adept at frontal combat and could only wait for a moment of laxity to pull the opponent into a dream.

At this moment, the wings behind William in the sky were only a hair's breadth away from being fully prepared.

The situation was quickly about to develop exactly as it had in the dream, which caused the Dark Guard Captain General to bite the tip of his tongue in caution. The sharp pain told him this was not a dream.

"The two great shadows looming over the hearts of the Fusang people shall completely dissipate today!"

...Meanwhile, after hearing Jiang Liu's words, Holy Sun, whose rage was fully ignited, also arrived at Imperial Capital Beast Taming University and headed straight for the Department of Botany where the Wutong Space had been opened.

Many teachers saw his expression as if he wanted to devour someone and followed nervously, but none dared to step forward and stop him.

Although Holy Sun rarely appeared in public, he did live in the Jiang Family estate in the Imperial Capital. Therefore, these teachers from the Four Great Families who were placed in the Beast Taming University more or less knew of his identity and temperament.

Upon reaching the place where the five principals had worked together to open the space, Holy Sun closed his eyes to sense it for a moment, and then a massive staff hundreds of meters long began to take shape in his hand.

"Lord... Lord Holy Sun, this is the site of the Beast Taming Grand Competition. Outsiders are not allowed to enter," someone said, gathering their courage.

Because the live broadcast inside the space had been completely cut off after Jiang Huairen parasitized the wutong tree, the outside world currently had no idea what was happening inside.

"Get lost, or I'll beat you along with it!" Holy Sun said sharply.

"Alright, I'm getting lost right now!" That person immediately slunk away to the side.

As the Dean of the Department of Botany, he had done his best to persuade Holy Sun, fulfilling his duty.

Afterward, even if Holy Sun tore down the entire Department of Botany, it wouldn't be his responsibility... right?

Holy Sun didn't care about those messy thoughts. The iron staff in his hand was already raised high, and then he slammed it down hard onto the seemingly empty air before him.

But with a violent "Boom" of impact, everyone else nearby painfully covered their ears.

The sound of this spatial vibration was even more bone-chilling than the sound of a sharp tool scraping against glass.

Moreover, as this shockwave spread, all the surrounding buildings suffered, shaking violently as if hit by an earthquake.

If the Dean hadn't promptly summoned his beast to stabilize the buildings by wrapping them in thick branches, they might have truly been demolished.

But even so, the Wutong Space remained unopened.

"Bastard! The Wutong Space has been closed from the inside... but this space exists because of the wutong tree. That is to say, only that immobile tree can control it. Could it be that old bastard has already succeeded?!" Holy Sun said, gritting his teeth with a frown.

The Wutong Space was a pocket of space propped up by the wutong tree, a product of pure chance. The unconscious wutong tree could not actively open or close it.

That was why the five principals could previously work together to easily open the Wutong Space.

But now it had been actively closed from the inside; trying to open it again would be more than ten times harder.

"If it doesn't work, I'll just give it another strike. I'll smash you open sooner or later!"

The Dean on the side was on the verge of tears.

If he kept smashing like this, the school would likely collapse entirely before the Wutong Space was even forced open.

Just then, an ancient and heavy sword with a majestic aura flew over from the headquarters of the Great Xia Spirit Guards.

One side of the blade was engraved with the sun, moon, and stars, while the other side was engraved with mountains, rivers, and flora. One side of the hilt bore writings on agriculture and animal husbandry, while the other side bore strategies for the unification of the four seas.

It was indeed the legendary First Divine Artifact, the xuanyuan yu sword!

"You've come too? Does it mean something major enough to shake the foundations of Great Xia is happening in this space?" Holy Sun said with a frown.

If it were merely Jiang Huairen parasitizing the giant wutong tree, it shouldn't have been enough to make this Sword of the Saintly Path appear on its own.

This sword, symbolizing the foundation of Great Xia, would only reveal itself at the most critical moments.

The rest of the time, it nurtured itself to prepare for future crises.

"Forget it, no matter what happened, since you're here, opening this damn place will be much easier."

Holy Sun grasped the xuanyuan yu sword. It vibrated slightly but did not resist.

Then he swung it down fiercely. It was as easy as slicing through a sheet of paper; the space before him was effortlessly cut open.

As he stepped inside, the space closed once again.

"Fusang Dark Guards... how did these guys get in here too?" But Holy Sun ignored the others and first went to Xiao Sheng's side in the air.

This startled William, who had been poised for victory and ready to launch his attack. He then looked at the two of them warily.

Against two people, even with a divine artifact in hand, he no longer felt certain.

"You've come at the right time. Let's deal with this guy together!" Xiao Sheng said with a sigh of relief.

But Holy Sun shook his head and said, "I have someone else to deal with. Leave this one to yourself."

"But he has a divine artifact, and I'm alone..." Before Xiao Sheng could finish, a sword was thrust into his hand, and he immediately shut his mouth.

"Any more questions?"

"Not anymore. I'm going to show this guy what a real divine artifact looks like!"