604: Chapter 604 This security guard is no good.

Inside the office, the seed disguised as a stone was greedily devouring everything around it.

Spiritual Qi, vitality, and even the fragments of Law floating in space.

The sound of a heartbeat became clearer and clearer.

"Thump... thump thump..."

The ley lines of the Kunlun Immortal Mountain rose and fell in sync, as if prostrating in worship to some supreme existence.

Below the main peak, the newly established Kunlun Security Department had fallen into a state of total paralysis.

The flames of the Burning Heaven Demon Lord were extinguished, leaving only a wisp of blue smoke.

The tentacles Kraken used for wiping the glass all stiffened, hanging down limply.

Tu Tan, King of Sand's movements in hauling the golden axe fragments came to a halt, his eyes beneath the mask filled with bloodshot veins.

The King of Deceit, the King of Eternal Night...

Nine Primordial Existences that had once stirred the winds and clouds of eternity now seemed as if all their bones had been removed, kneeling toward the office building in unison.

It wasn't fear; it was submission.

It was an irresistible, absolute hierarchy branded into their very Origin.

This feeling was a hundred times stronger than when they faced Li Heng.

Li Heng only made them feel powerless and despairing.

But the aura of this seed made them feel as if they were unworthy of even existing.

Li Heng sat in his chair, watching the restless "little pebble" on his desk with great interest.

The dark gold patterns on its surface grew brighter, and that single leaf unfurled, looking like a newborn baby stretching.

He lifted his eyelids and glanced out the window.

The nine new employees were kneeling neatly in a row, their trembling forms fully visible.

"Tsk."

Li Heng let out a soft sound of disdain.

"I spent so many prestige points to exchange for a security building and recruited nine Primordial Kings as guards, and this is all the backbone you have?"

"Kneeling in fear just from hearing a heartbeat—how can I count on you to guard the house in the future?"

His voice wasn't loud, yet it transmitted clearly into the minds of the nine Primordial Kings.

The nine massive beings shuddered, wanting to crawl up, but they found their bodies simply wouldn't obey.

The suppression originating from the depths of their Souls made it so they couldn't even lift their heads.

Li Heng shook his head, extremely disappointed in the performance of these new employees.

He withdrew his gaze and let it fall back onto the seed on the desk.

"Have you had enough?"

He extended a finger, a wisp of Chaos-colored light swirling at the tip, and lightly tapped that dark gold leaf.

This time, the seed did not shrink back.

The leaf suddenly curled, actually taking the initiative to meet him, attempting to wrap around Li Heng's finger.

Extremely fine serrations emerged on the edges of the leaf, shimmering with a luster capable of cutting through space.

"Heh, you actually want to bite me?"

Li Heng was amused.

The Chaos light at his fingertip vibrated slightly.

"Buzz—"

There was no world-shaking explosion, only a faint hum.

The dark gold leaf, along with the entire seed, was instantly frozen in mid-air.

The patterns flowing upon it, the vortex devouring Spiritual Qi, and even the heartbeat that seemed ready to leap out of a chest—all came to an abrupt halt at this moment.

Time seemed to have been paused.

The terrifying aura that had forced the nine Primordial Kings to their knees also vanished into thin air.

The nine security guards at the foot of the mountain finally felt the pressure ease, gasping for breath as they scrambled up from the ground.

They looked at each other, seeing the horror of a narrow escape in one another's eyes.

When they looked back toward the office on the main peak, their eyes held not only awe but also an incomprehensible confusion.

Just what kind of monster was the Dean keeping?

Inside the office.

Li Heng did not withdraw his finger.

He just quietly watched the frozen seed.

A few seconds later.

On that seed, the frozen dark gold patterns began to flow again in an extremely slow but incredibly resolute manner.

The heartbeat sounded once more; though weak, it was full of tenacious vitality.

It was resisting.

It was trying to break free from Li Heng's restraint.

"Interesting."

The curve of Li Heng's lips widened.

This was no longer a simple Heaven And Earth Treasure; this thing had its own will, and a very high-level one at that.

Instead of increasing his power, he withdrew the Chaos light.

The moment the restraint vanished, the seed immediately tried to repeat its trick.

But before it could even unfurl its leaf, Li Heng flicked his finger.

With a "snap."

The seed was accurately flicked away, hitting the office wall before falling to the floor and rolling into a corner.

The light on its surface dimmed rapidly, and it turned back into that unremarkable gray pebble, lying motionless as if playing dead.

Li Heng paid it no more mind.

He leaned back into his chair and picked up a document Zhang He had just delivered to look through.

It was a report regarding the field training of the second-term Disciples of Kunlun Academy.

Su Xiaoxiao was in Japan assisting Yanagawa Yoko, thwarting a conspiracy involving collusion between demons and local financial magnates.

Kim Soo-hyun had fought his way through the Kim family in South Korea, conveniently wiping out several Guixu Organization strongholds, and was now being worshipped as a god by the local special departments.

Adebayo was teaching Body Refining techniques on the African continent and had nearly unified half of the African tribes; people were kneeling every day begging him to be their chief.

...

Looking at these reports, Li Heng nodded with satisfaction.

It seemed the students were having a good time outside.

Just then, there was another knock on the office door.

This time, it was Xie Wangsheng who entered.

His expression was somewhat peculiar.

"Dean, the people from Mount Tai are here again."

"Hmm?" Li Heng didn't even look up. "Didn't they just scram?"

"It's not Xuan Zhenzi this time." Xie Wangsheng suppressed a laugh. "It's that Spirit Venerable whose axe you shattered with a slap and then wounded with an apple core."

"Oh?" Li Heng gained a bit of interest. "What's he here for? To deliver his head?"

"No." Xie Wangsheng handed over a Storage Pouch. "He's kneeling outside the mountain gate, saying... saying their Heavenly Court has undergone profound reflection and feels your conditions are very reasonable."

"They've already replaced the South Heaven Gate plaque overnight; it's now called 'South Heavenly Gate Scenic Area, Affiliated with Kunlun Academy'."

"This is the fifty percent of ley line revenue they've scraped together, along with a roster of all registered personnel. They're begging you... begging you to stamp the labor dispatch contract."

Li Heng took the Storage Pouch, and with a sweep of his Divine Thought, a playful expression appeared on his face.

These guys were actually quite sensible.

He casually tossed the Storage Pouch onto the desk and gestured with his chin toward the seed playing dead in the corner.

"Take it, it's a reward for you."

The little pebble in the corner twitched slightly.