After Han Feng and the others had disappeared from sight, Vice Dean Hu Qian and Wu Tianlang, the leader of the enforcement team, slowly reappeared. They exchanged a glance, and Vice Dean Hu Qian spoke first.
"Old Wu, we should catch up quickly, lest those people from the Black Corner Region become so insane that they attack the students in the outer courtyard. That would be terrible!"
"That makes sense!"
Wu Tianlang replied without hesitation, his battle aura surging, and then his aura seemed to vanish completely. If Hu Qian hadn't seen him with his own eyes, he wouldn't have known he was there at all, relying solely on his senses.
"Old man Hu Qian, I'll go ahead!"
With that, Wu Tianlang's figure flashed and instantly disappeared from his spot. Seeing this, Hu Qian couldn't help but shake his head.
"That impatient fellow!"
After sighing, Vice Dean Hu Qian also released a surge of battle aura, completely concealing his own aura, and quickly followed.
Before long, Han Feng and his group arrived above the outer courtyard. Their grand procession flying through the sky naturally attracted the attention of many students and instructors.
"Look! What's that?"
A sharp-eyed student was the first to spot the figures in the sky, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
"That person looks like an elder from the Eight Doors, but he also presided over the Eight Doors' auctions," a worldly-wise student immediately replied. Then, this student's pupils constricted sharply, because the Eight Doors elder he recognized was positioned very far back in the group.
Most importantly, the four figures at the head of the group were flying in mid-air!
"All students, immediately disperse and take cover!!!"
Just then, a gentle yet somewhat serious voice rang out. Looking in the direction of the voice, it was Instructor Ruolin, the dream teacher of many male students, speaking. She gazed at the sky without turning her head. If any student were standing in front of her, they would have noticed her extremely solemn expression.
At Instructor Ruolin's prompting, the students quickly concealed themselves. Of course, this was nothing more than a joke in the eyes of the experts in the sky. However, this was the limit of what Instructor Ruolin could do.
Although Instructor Ruolin was now much stronger than in the original story, having taught Little Fairy Doctor and received elixirs from Lin Feng, reaching the four-star Dou Ling realm, even the weakest figures in the sky were Dou Wang powerhouses capable of growing Dou Qi wings!
"Instructor Ruolin, what should we do now?"
As the students hid, the instructors from various classes quickly gathered around Instructor Ruolin, clearly prioritizing her.
This was not only because of her highest realm, but also because everyone knew that she had taught many geniuses, one of whom was Little Fairy Doctor, who was also Elder Lin Feng's confidante.
"Hahaha, look at these Canaan Academy students! They're usually so arrogant, but now they're all cowering like ostriches."
The crowd in the sky noticed the Canaan Academy students' actions, and even Han Feng paused for a moment, seemingly amused, like a tiger toying with its prey.
When Instructor Ruolin spoke, and many instructors gathered around her, her voluptuous and gentle beauty was noticed by the many unruly individuals, who immediately began to tease her.
"Gentlemen, I, Old Hu, have my eye on this beauty. When I return after completing Master Han Feng's mission, I'll take her with me. Hahaha!"
A large-bellied, extremely pale-faced Dou Wang expert spoke up from the sky, his pale complexion belying his Dou Wang strength.
"You old ghost, you're already so weak, yet you still want such a voluptuous beauty? Aren't you afraid of dying on her belly?"
Beside the Void King, a tall, thin King who seemed quite familiar with him spoke with a flippant expression.
"Why don't I, Old Gao, do it for you? Hahahaha."
"Bamboo pole, are you trying to steal the beauty I, Old Gao, have my eye on?"
"Oh, if I say yes, then what do you want?" The tall, thin King immediately retorted sarcastically. "
Bamboo pole," the Void King's face darkened instantly, his pale complexion making him quite frightening, "Looks like you want to die by my hand today!"
"Come on, let's see who dies today!"
"..."
"Enough!"
Just then, Han Feng, who had been standing with his hands behind his back, watching the actions of the many Canaan Academy students below, shouted with an extremely gloomy expression.
"Whatever you two do, I won't interfere after the mission is complete. However, if you delay my acquisition of the treasure because of personal grudges, you'll have to taste the Sea Heart Flame first!"
Han Feng said, ignoring the expressions of the weak and tall Dou Wangs, and instead addressing the Golden and Silver Elders and the Eagle Mountain Elder beside him.
"Gentlemen, I've discovered that none of the Dou Wangs and above from Canaan Academy have appeared since our arrival. Given our undisguised release of our auras, Canaan Academy couldn't have missed us." As
Han Feng spoke, his soul power burst forth without reservation, frantically probing. Half an hour later, he opened his eyes with a grim expression and said,
"I haven't sensed any life energy from any Dou Wang or above!"
"Master Han Feng, this operation was initiated by you, so you should make the decisions!"
After Han Feng voiced his suspicions, the Eagle Mountain Elder also noticed something amiss, and a hint of hesitation appeared on his face as he awaited the results of Han Feng's investigation. After all, even if he wasn't afraid of Canaan Academy's pursuit, if they caught him like a turtle in a jar, he wouldn't be able to withstand the combined attack of several Dou Zong.
"Everyone," Han Feng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't resist the allure of the strange fire, turning to the crowd behind him.
"No matter what schemes Canaan Academy has, with our combined strength, even if we don't obtain the treasure this time, Canaan Academy can't do anything to us!"
"Master Han Feng is right, our alliance is strong, we will definitely not fear Canaan Academy!"
"Yes, yes, with Master Han Feng here, we have nothing to fear!"
The Void Dou King and the Tall, Thin Dou King exchanged a glance and spoke one after the other. These two had almost angered Han Feng just now, and now, no matter what Han Feng said, as long as it didn't cost them their lives, they would loudly agree, even if it meant eating excrement.
Han Feng glanced at the two Battle Kings with admiration, nodded slightly, and was about to say something more when the Sea Heart Flame within his body stirred slightly, as if sensing something. This caused his expression to change, and his face revealed a look of wild joy.
"Hehehaha!"
Han Feng suddenly burst into laughter a few times, then paused and addressed the crowd.
"Everyone, I've sensed the aura of that spiritual object. There's no time to lose; we must go immediately!"
"Yes!"
After everyone responded, Han Feng took the lead and flew towards the location he sensed. The Golden and Silver Elders exchanged a glance and quickly followed.
On the ground, Instructor Ruolin and the others watched Han Feng and his group's departing figures. Their stiff, tense bodies involuntarily relaxed, and they realized they were drenched in cold sweat. Instructor Ruolin's already voluptuous figure appeared even more alluring, but unfortunately, no one noticed, because the direction Han Feng and his group had ultimately taken led directly to the inner courtyard.
"This is bad!"
A Mediterranean-looking instructor looked in the direction Han Feng and his group had left, his expression grave.
"Han Feng and his group have come with such fanfare, yet no elders from the academy have come to investigate. Something must have happened."
"Everyone," Instructor Ruolin spoke slowly at this moment, "Our most important task now is to appease the academy, and then send people to find the elders and the dean. As for the people from the Black Corner Region, they are beyond our ability to deal with!"
"Yes!"
The instructors exchanged glances, also feeling that this was the only thing they could do at the moment.
"Hahaha, instructors, there's no need to panic!"
At this moment, Vice Dean Hu Qian slowly appeared in front of the instructors, stroking his beard with a smile, clearly satisfied with their composure under pressure.
"Vice Dean!"
"You all continue with the plan we just discussed, keeping the students hidden. The academy is playing a long game, but we can't rule out the possibility of some escaping. If even one Dou Wang-level expert manages to escape to the outer courtyard, with the strength of a Dou Wang, even if they are seriously injured, you will have no chance of stopping them."
"Yes!"
The instructors bowed again in agreement. When they stood up again, they found that Vice Dean Hu Qian, who had just been standing in front of them, had disappeared.
"Phew,"
one instructor breathed a sigh of relief and laughed.
"I knew it! The academy is so powerful, how could it allow these lawless people to break in at will? So the plan is to wipe them all out!"
"Yes, no wonder so many Dou Wang-level elders are nowhere to be seen, so that's why!"
"If the academy succeeds in this battle, the Black Corner Region will probably have at least several decades of peace!"
"..."
The instructors chatted amongst themselves, their expressions quite relaxed, seemingly without any doubt that the academy could achieve victory.
"Quickly break the thousand-layer seal!"
Just as the outer court instructors relaxed, the situation in the inner court of Canaan Academy was rather dire. The Fallen Heart Flame, dormant for many years, seemed to sense the impending arrival of numerous strange flames and became restless. It
repeatedly attacked the seal left by the old dean, a seal that had remained intact for years. The academy had only maintained it superficially, never expecting that the Fallen Heart Flame, after years of accumulation, had already surpassed the imagination of ordinary people in terms of individual power.
Of course, it was also possible that they were powerless! After all, Su Qian, whose highest realm was only three or four-star Dou Zong, had no ability to strengthen or improve the seal left by the old dean. He could only delay as long as possible, which was why Su Qian so eagerly awaited the old dean's return.
At the same time, the fact that Su Qian so easily agreed to Yao Chen's plan was only a side benefit of receiving some compensation. More importantly, Elder Su Qian wanted to take this opportunity to significantly weaken the power of the Fallen Heart Flame.
Unfortunately, Su Qian had never personally wielded a different kind of flame, so he was unaware of the connections between them, let alone the irresistible attraction between them. Once they met, it was a fight to the death, until one was completely devoured.
Of course, Lin Feng, Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen were aware of this, but each of them, for their own reasons, did not remind Su Qian.
Lin Feng was naturally confident of victory. With his combined strength with Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, unless Han Feng brought in a Dou Zun-level expert, there was absolutely no way he could inflict any casualties on Canaan Academy in front of him. In fact, even if a Dou Zun were to intervene, he wouldn't mind using the energy of the Dragon Emperor's blood essence.
As for Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, even without saying it, Lin Feng knew that they, more or less, hoped that the situation would reach an irreversible point before they would take down the Fallen Heart Flame. Of course, Lin Feng felt this was understandable, as the strange fire was indeed too important for Xiao Yan, who had cultivated the Burning Technique. As long as they didn't act on it, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Su Qian, in the sky, was naturally unaware of their thoughts. At this moment, he was fully engaged in casting a sealing spell, trying to contain the Fallen Heart Flame magma that was constantly impacting the seal.
"Hahaha, Elder Su Qian, long time no see! How have you been?"
Just then, a strange sound wave rang in everyone's ears, as if some kind of barrier membrane had been torn apart. Immediately afterward, a hearty voice filled with excitement and joy rang in Su Qian and the others' ears.
Soon after, Han Feng and his group appeared before Su Qian and the others in a grand procession, arrogantly displaying their aura, completely without any fear of Canaan Academy.
In Han Feng's eyes, inside the black tower covered with layers of light, a giant flame-shaped python was constantly crashing against the crumbling seal.
However, the moment he arrived, it stopped abruptly, its serpentine eyes, burning with fierce flames, fixed on him with a greed so intense that even the Heart Flame on his body couldn't scorch it.
"Hmph! A beast is a beast. Once I capture you, let's see how arrogant you can be!" Being treated like prey, Han Feng was naturally displeased. He flicked his sleeve and said fiercely.
"Han Feng, what do you intend to do by leading the people of the Black Corner Region to my Canaan Academy? Retreat now, and for the sake of the Medicine Venerable, I can decide not to pursue your responsibility!"
Elder Su Qian quickly formed hand seals, expending a large amount of battle qi to briefly strengthen the seal, before flying to a distance directly in front of Han Feng and demanding an explanation.
"Hahahaha, Elder Su Qian, do I need to say anything more about imprisoning such naturally free spiritual beings as strange flames?"
Han Feng scoffed, then changed the subject and continued.
"However, Canaan Academy's approach is too hypocritical. If you ask me, it would be better to refine it directly to avoid future backlash."
Han Feng's gaze swept past Su Qian, then turned to the numerous elders behind him who were struggling to maintain the seal.
"Look at these burly elders! Elder Su Qian, I have a suggestion. I'll trouble you to solve this for me, and you can give me the strange fire as payment, hahaha."
(End of Chapter)