345: Hand coming out of thundercloud

A few people from Kunlun Academy were led by a well-dressed old woman wearing a monocle, with two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, standing beside her, and seven students wearing Kunlun Academy uniforms.

Unlike Shenwu Academy, Kunlun Academy's student uniforms were primarily cyan and white, embroidered with flowing cloud patterns.

"Vice Dean, do you know who the leading Teacher from Shenwu Academy is this time?"

The middle-aged man asked the leading old woman.

"Not sure."

The old woman named Yun Jiu Lan, Vice President shook her head and said,

"They seem to be deliberately hiding it. Perhaps they want to give us a surprise."

"Hmph, it's already a critical period, and they're still hiding it, making it so we don't even know who is leading the students abroad. How can we be at ease?"

The stern-faced middle-aged woman said coldly, displaying a very opinionated attitude.

"Saying it's confidential, in my opinion, is just them relying on the name of Great Xia's top academy, thinking highly of themselves, and feeling they don't need to say much to us."

"After all, they have a Demigod presiding, they certainly have the capital."

Yun Jiu Lan, Vice President said calmly, "But fortune flows, the only constant in the world is that everything is changing. Being Great Xia's top academy now doesn't mean they will be in the future."

"Currently, Shenwu Academy is closed, while our Kunlun Academy is growing stronger and more prosperous, with teacher and student resources reaching an unprecedented height. As long as another Great Xia King emerges, it's very likely that Shenwu Academy, which has been at the peak for two hundred years, will be pulled down from the position of the top academy."

"And this National War is a great opportunity to showcase the strength of our academy's prodigies to the world."

"Chen Xi, the opportunity to become famous throughout the world is today. Don't let down Kunlun Academy's full cultivation of you, do you understand?"

In the middle of the seven students.

A white-haired young man with restrained aura, ordinary appearance, and no obvious special features, nodded.

"Not just him. There's also Zhang Chu, Li Baishuang, Mo Ping, and Xia Qinghou, Qin Nansun, Tang Yi who are still freshmen... You all need to work hard too. Although you weren't selected this time, with your S-rank talent, as long as you are diligent and hardworking, there's still a chance for the next National War selection."

Hearing Yun Jiu Lan, Vice President's words.

Several students nodded in agreement.

Although some were still a bit unwilling, seeing the white-haired young man leading them, they couldn't help but sigh, and their clenched fists involuntarily relaxed.

The gap between people is immense.

Even though they were already regarded as unreachable prodigies in the eyes of the world, they still found it difficult to catch up to him.

The gap was too large.

This third-year student named Chen Xi, only twenty years old, was already a LV59 Half-step Prefecture Lord Martial Artist.

Not only was he the Dean's direct disciple, but also an SSS-rank Talent holder!

He mastered a Divine Ability method from Kunlun Academy that no one had learned for hundreds of years,

What was even more legendary was that he came from an ordinary background, an orphan who survived from the border. Before he even became a Martial Artist, he had already experienced countless life-and-death situations. He became a Martial Artist in a desperate battle with demonic creatures and was a peerless Genius who grew up from brutal slaughter!

"Currently, among the five National War members are Senior Brother Chen Xi and An Tianzong from Civilization University. He's a support class, so it's hard to compare. I heard the other three are all from Shenwu Academy and were personally selected by the leading Teacher. I wonder what kind of people they are..." a girl whispered, feeling a bit curious and expectant.

"Hmph, no matter who those guys are, in short, among people of the same age, it's impossible for anyone to be stronger than Senior Brother Chen Xi!"

Qin Nansun, who was carrying an iron sword and was now a fourth-tier Martial Artist, snorted coldly. His eyes, looking at Chen Xi's back, were filled with deep admiration and respect, clearly showing the attitude of a fanboy.

In his opinion.

Among Great Xia's twenty-year-old generation, it was simply impossible for anyone stronger than Senior Brother Chen Xi to exist!

He was invincible!

"Not necessarily?"

Although Xia Qinghou didn't blindly worship like his fellow townsman and classmate, he also acknowledged Chen Xi's strength.

"If that guy were alive, perhaps Senior Brother Chen Xi would also feel some pressure..."

Qin Nansun frowned upon hearing this. "That guy?"

"Have you forgotten? It's that guy who made a name for himself in the martial arts exam, suppressed you and me, and became the top scorer in the country..." Xia Qinghou said faintly.

Qin Nansun's pupils instantly contracted, and a pair of indifferent, chillingly calm black eyes appeared in his mind.

And...

Before South River City was on the verge of destruction, that slender figure, piloting a demon god-like mecha, descended and saved millions of citizens.

"He's already dead."

Qin Nansun said with a gloomy face.

"But there's news online saying he's still alive and has returned to Great Xia."

Xia Qinghou said lightly.

Qin Nansun couldn't help but clench his fists.

Of course, he had seen it too.

But he was unwilling to believe it, unwilling to admit it.

Deep down, his jealousy, fear, and awe towards that person far surpassed his admiration for Chen Xi.

"Rumble!!"

The middle-aged man noticed that the sky in the far distance had become covered in thunderclouds, with thunder rumbling.

Shriek—!

An extremely sharp and fierce sound tore through the sky, coming from a thousand miles away. The sound waves vibrated the void, carrying endless anger and brutality.

Everyone's expression changed in surprise.

"It's the Wind Thunder Sparrow King."

The middle-aged man said.

Qin Nansun and the other students showed expressions of astonishment. They knew this fierce beast was an overlord on the distant plains, an eighth-tier Lord-level demonic creature, and very few people would provoke it.

But at this moment, it seemed to have been provoked by something, displaying unprecedented rage.

"Crackle crackle!!"

Under the gaze of Qin Nansun and the others.

The distant sky was torn apart by countless dazzling and blinding golden-yellow lightning bolts.

But immediately after.

An enormous hand reached out from the thunderclouds, emitting terrifying vital energy and blood, dyeing the entire sky red.

Extremely terrifying vital energy and blood fluctuations spread out, sweeping across the distant plains, causing countless living beings to prostrate themselves in horror and fear, trembling.

Whether it was the middle-aged man or the middle-aged female teacher, or Yun Jiu Lan, Vice President, the Vice Dean of Kunlun Academy, all their expressions changed slightly.

Chen Xi was equally astonished, feeling a pressure that shook the heavens and the earth.

Shriek—!

The Wind Thunder Sparrow King's angry fierce sound turned into a mournful cry of horror and fear.

Its true body seemed to be bound by an invisible force, unable to escape. It was grasped by the giant hand of vital energy and blood that reached out from the thunderclouds and crushed with one squeeze.