208: Chapter 208: The Leader of the Vanguard

Lin Yuan looked at the flashing blue Star Key and rubbed the space between his eyebrows.

An ominous premonition rose in the bottom of his heart.

He had long since figured out this homeroom teacher's style completely.

She would rather lie down than sit, and would never do anything herself if she could dump the trouble onto her students.

Usually, she even found holding classes annoying, so contacting him proactively now definitely meant nothing good.

Most likely, it was another ghost-damned mess she wanted to throw over.

Lin Yuan probed his Mental Energy into the Star Key to read the information inside.

There was only a dry, unceremonious sentence.

"Come over here."

Lin Yuan's mouth twitched twice; even this woman's text message exuded a perfunctory flavor.

No matter how unwilling he was, he definitely had to go.

Before setting off, Lin Yuan glanced at the surveillance screen.

Forty freshmen were currently plunged into fiery depths of suffering.

Area 3.

Bai Ye's [Undead Realm] had already spread out.

The grayish-white Death Qi obscured the sky, and the ground was covered in a dense sea of skeletons.

A freshman born to a prominent clan in a certain region was commanding his True Fire creatures to charge left and right.

This freshman's strength was not weak, and True Fire had a restraining effect on the undead. But he obviously underestimated Bai Ye's degree of shamelessness.

Bai Ye did not show his face at all, simply hiding in the shadows and continuously resurrecting the shattered skeletons.

Not only that, but he also directly transformed the freshman's fallen True Fire creatures into Soul-Fire Soldiers, turning them around to charge the Formation.

Bai Ye's voice echoed through the area via the loudspeaker: "Tsk tsk, crying already? Your psychological resilience is really not working out. Get up and keep fighting, I still have hundreds of millions of reserves that haven't entered the field yet."

Area 7.

Cheng E's [Curse-Killing Divine Domain] displayed the eerie nature of curses.

A freshman possessing Demonic Dragon dependents was running wildly across the wasteland with a large army.

Suddenly, the Demonic Dragon running at the very front tripped its left foot over its right foot and directly broke its neck.

The entire Demonic Dragon legion began to stage all sorts of bizarre deaths.

Choking to death on water, blowing oneself up with a misfire of dragon breath, and even having their foreheads smashed by meteorites falling from the sky.

The freshman stood in place, trembling all over; without even seeing where the enemy was, half of the dependents he summoned had died.

Area 12.

Lin Yuan finished reading the tragic conditions of these three areas and nodded in approval.

With them tossing things around here, the freshmen would surely spend a military training session they would never forget for a lifetime.

After confirming that the Small World was operating normally, Lin Yuan turned around and stepped into the teleportation array.

With a flash of light, he returned to the main campus of Starry Sky University.

Following the coordinate guidance provided by the Star Key, Lin Yuan walked all the way into the depths of the campus.

The surrounding buildings gradually became sparse, and an independent space suspended above the sea of clouds came into view.

Lin Yuan stopped in his tracks and looked up.

A floating island hung high in the air.

The island was surrounded by waterfalls condensed from pure astral power.

The water currents fell into the Void Realm below, stirring up dazzling halos of light.

The outer perimeter of the island was densely covered with countless defensive Formation runes.

The aura exuding from them alone caused the circulation of Divine Power within Lin Yuan's body to experience a momentary lag.

"Truly extravagant." Lin Yuan evaluated in his heart.

Even the headquarters of some financial conglomerates could not compare to this level of Formation and energy concentration.

Lin Yuan stepped onto the starlight-condensed stairs and mounted the floating island.

At the center of the island was a minimalist-style courtyard.

Instructor Wen Muxue was wearing casual home clothes, sitting cross-legged on a carpet made from the pelt of some Divine Beast.

She held a handheld game console in her hands, her fingers pressing on the buttons.

The electronic sound effects emitted by the game console echoed throughout the grand hall.

Lin Yuan stopped below the steps.

"Instructor Wen."

Instructor Wen Muxue did not look up, still staring at the screen.

"Wait a moment, this level is about to be cleared."

Lin Yuan stood in place, his eyes focused on his nose and his heart on his heart.

Three minutes later.

A large "GAME OVER" popped up on the game console screen.

Instructor Wen Muxue irritably threw the game console aside.

She straightened her body, grabbed her messy hair, and her gaze fell upon Lin Yuan.

"The commotion you made just now was quite large."

Instructor Wen Muxue yawned casually.

Lin Yuan replied, "Doing things according to the school's rules, giving the freshmen a little pressure."

"The pressure was given well." Instructor Wen Muxue did not deny it, and said, "However, I called you here not for the matter of military training."

She fished out a physical document from beside the throne and casually threw it to Lin Yuan.

The document streaked through midair and landed steadily into Lin Yuan's hands.

Lin Yuan lowered his head to look.

Several hot-stamped gold characters were printed on the cover: [Blood Pact War of Ten Thousand Races · Human Race Vanguard Army Roster].

"Open it and take a look," Instructor Wen Muxue said.

Lin Yuan opened the document.

On the first page, at the very top position, his name was prominently written.

[Leader: Lin Yuan (Starry Sky University High-Risk Class 3)]

Below was a roster of other personnel, but specific names were not written out.

Lin Yuan raised his head, his gaze somewhat puzzled.

"Blood Pact War of Ten Thousand Races?"

He remembered Bai Ye saying that this thing required at least waiting for all freshmen to finish reporting and going through a school-wide selection tournament to determine the quotas.

Military training had just started, and the roster was already finalized?

Even the leader's position was directly pressed onto his head.

"Do you think it's too fast?" Instructor Wen Muxue saw right through Lin Yuan's thoughts at a glance.

Lin Yuan nodded.

"I heard that a selection tournament was still going to be held."

Instructor Wen Muxue sneered.

"A selection tournament? That's just a formality prepared for ordinary Geniuses. The upper echelons have long had their eyes on the true top talents."

She changed into a comfortable posture, leaning against the chair.

"The plan has changed. Some situations arose over at the frontline Star Domain, and in order to seize resource points, the time for the Blood Pact War of Ten Thousand Races has been drastically advanced."

"As for why you are the leader."

Instructor Wen Muxue pointed at Lin Yuan.

"Your learning progress in the various microscopic Small Worlds during this period of time, as well as your performance just now, have all been seen by those old fellows in the upper echelons."

"Demigod Rank 6, life and death Domain circular closed-loop. They feel you are qualified."

Lin Yuan was silent.

He knew that displaying his strength would attract attention, but he did not expect Starry Sky University's efficiency to be so high.

Directly skipping all procedures and smashing the most core position onto him.

Leader.

Sounding glorious, but in reality, it was just a living target.

Blood Pact War of Ten Thousand Races, where Prodigies of all races gather.

The leader of the Human Race was destined to be the target prioritized for focused fire by all alien races.

This job was thankless and unrewarding.

Lin Yuan closed the document.

"Can I refuse?"

"You can," Instructor Wen Muxue replied very crisply.

Lin Yuan had just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief.

Instructor Wen Muxue continued, "If you refuse, I will throw you into the Zerg Hive inside the Star Gate and let you play a one-month survival game with those newly hatched bugs."

Lin Yuan put the document away into the Star Key space.

"I obey the school's arrangements."

Instructor Wen Muxue revealed a smile.

"That's more like it. Young man, bear a little more responsibility."

She stood up, walked to the edge of the steps, and looked at Lin Yuan.

"There is one more thing."

"For this Blood Pact War of Ten Thousand Races, I am the team-leading instructor."

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment.

Team-leading instructor?

For this kind of Universe-level Prodigy battle, the team-leading instructor was usually served by respected and steady senior professors in the school.

A fellow like Instructor Wen Muxue, who flips tables at every turn and has a temper more violent than alien races, going to lead the team?

In Lin Yuan's mind, an image had already emerged of her finding things troublesome and slapping the participating contestants along with the alien races to death with a single palm.

"With Instructor Wen personally leading the team, this student feels deeply honored," Lin Yuan said against his conscience.

Instructor Wen Muxue waved her hand.

"Alright, stop flattering. Go back and prepare, you don't need to worry about the military training side anymore; just let Bai Ye and the others keep an eye on it."

"One week later, gather at the Starry Sky Plaza and set off directly."

Lin Yuan nodded and turned around to prepare to leave.

"Wait."

Instructor Wen Muxue called out to stop him.

Lin Yuan stopped his steps and looked back.

Instructor Wen Muxue looked at him, her gaze no longer casual, carrying a hint of cold sharpness instead.

"After returning, if you encounter trouble you cannot resolve, or if someone plays dirty tricks with you, come directly to find me."

She split her mouth, revealing a smile filled with Killing Intent.

"I am a person who fears trouble, but I hate it even more when others cause trouble for me."

Lin Yuan's body shuddered.

From Instructor Wen Muxue's gaze, he saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

"Understood."

Lin Yuan quickened his pace, his figure disappearing onto the island.

The grand hall returned to tranquility once more.

Instructor Wen Muxue turned around and walked back to the chair.

She did not go to pick up that game console, instead raising her hand and snapping her fingers.

Ripples surfaced in the space at the center of the grand hall, and a holographic star map emerged.

On the star map, hundreds of red dots were marked.

Every single red dot represented the stronghold of an assassination organization, or a potential threat.

Instructor Wen Muxue looked at the star map, excitement flashing within her eyes.

"I can finally go out and loosen my muscles."

She stretched lazily, in a great mood.

Those stubborn old fogies in the upper echelons of Starry Sky University.

Usually enshrined her in the school like a nuclear weapon, fearing that she would go out and cause trouble, triggering racial diplomatic disputes.

This time, they actually proactively loosened their words and let her go as the team-leading instructor.

Instructor Wen Muxue knew very well what those old fellows were thinking.

The Blood Pact War of Ten Thousand Races was on the surface a contention of the younger generation.

Behind the scenes, the waters ran very deep.

Every time the Blood Pact War opened, there were always some unsanctified methods operating in secret.

Alien assassins would lurk along the shipping routes, willing to self-detonate just to drag the Human Race's Prodigy to perish together.

Those Star Spirits and Demonic Descendants would also set up traps in the shadows, attempting to wipe out the hope of the Human Race.

This was only the external threat.

Inside the Human Race, it was likewise unclean.

The financial conglomerates of major Star Domains, ancient clans, certain military radicals...

Secret alliances, benefit exchanges, and even hiring hitmen to commit murder.

These matters were common occurrences in past Blood Pact Wars.

A person like Lin Yuan.

In the eyes of those major forces, he was the greatest variable and also the most eyesore stumbling block.

If there wasn't someone capable of holding down the fort protecting him, Lin Yuan might not even be able to enter the doors of the battlefield before inexplicably dying in some "accident."

The upper echelons letting Instructor Wen Muxue lead the team was to make her go act as this Killing God who holds down the fort.

"A bunch of rats in the sewer."

Instructor Wen Muxue let out a cold snort.

Her fingertips condensed a wisp of golden Divine Power, gently swiping across the star map.

Several assassination organization strongholds marked as dangerous instantly turned to ashes on the star map.

She proactively accepted this mission, on one hand because she had been cooped up for too long and wanted to go to the front lines to kill a few alien gods to relieve boredom.

On the other hand, she indeed found Lin Yuan quite pleasing to the eye.

This kid was not like those thorn-heads she used to lead before.

Not arrogant, not causing trouble, usually looking like a saltfish who feared trouble.

But when it truly came time to take action, his hands were blacker than anyone else's, and his Heart-Nature was steadier than anyone else's.

This crisp and decisive style of action suited Instructor Wen Muxue's appetite very well.

"This kid is material for doing big things."

Instructor Wen Muxue touched her chin, talking to herself.

"Since he has become my student, then only I can bully him. If others want to touch him, they must first ask if my fists agree."

"I hope those old things of the alien races can personally enter the field this time, instead of always sending juniors out to throw away their lives. Otherwise, hacking them apart would be too boring."

The bloody light in the depths of her eyes converged, and she collapsed back into the chair, casually fishing the game console from the floor back over.

"Annoying to death, how on earth do you pass this damn level..."