Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

"Principal Huang, don't be too pessimistic."

After a long silence, Shen Qingtong's voice rang out again, "Think about it, with so many demons outside the city, where are they all staring?"

Principal Huang did not answer, but his breathing became heavy.

"They're eyeing South China Sea City!" Shen Qingtong's speech quickened. "We're the biggest and most conspicuous target! They're the toughest nut to crack!"

"That kid Yang Xian is just a third-realm martial artist. He's not even a noticeable figure outside the city. Those high-level demons probably won't even notice him."

"This child is smart and has spatial movement techniques. If he's lucky enough to avoid the monster army, he might actually be able to find his way back on his own."

Principal Huang loosened his clenched fist slightly, but the gloom on his face did not dissipate in the slightest.

"Is this really... the only way?" His voice was hoarse.

Doesn't Shen Qingtong want to save Yang Xian?

Of course I want to!

Yang Xian is the hope for the future of the entire China and even all of humanity!

Sometimes, being anxious won't solve anything; doing your job well is the most important thing.

"Principal Huang, I completely understand how you feel," Shen Qingtong sighed heavily. "But South Sea City needs us now, it needs every single fighter above the seventh realm! Yang Xian's family, his friends, they're all still here!"

"That kid probably doesn't want to go through all that trouble to get home only to find that the entire South Sea City has fallen..."

These words finally swayed Principal Huang's stubbornness.

He let his arm fall limply and hung up the call.

Yes.

I can't walk by myself.

If I leave, what will happen to Chengwu University?

What will happen to those in the city who trust him...?

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Outside the city, in a desolate wilderness.

"We've walked for so long, let's rest for a bit." Yang Xian found a relatively clean rock and sat down. "That old fox Caesar probably won't be able to catch up."

He patted the seat next to him, gesturing for Elena to sit down as well.

"I've already contacted the people in South Sea City; they should be sending someone to pick us up soon."

Elena sat down as instructed, her golden hair swaying gently in the breeze.

"Contact?" Her deep blue eyes were filled with curiosity. "How did you manage to contact people in the city in this desolate wilderness with no signal?"

"Just a little trick." Yang Xian smiled mysteriously, without offering any further explanation.

Seeing that Yang Xian was unwilling to say more, Elena wisely refrained from pressing him for details.

She just felt that the man in front of her had endless tricks up his sleeve, as if he always had a trump card up his sleeve, making him increasingly unpredictable.

This sense of mystery is often what attracts women's attention the most.

In addition, Yang Xian is not only capable, but also... quite handsome.

"Okay, then I won't ask about that." Elena changed the subject, looking at Yang Xian seriously, "Mr. Yang Xian, are you really able to ignore the curse of 'the extinction of martial arts lineage' as the Glory Society claims?"

Since Caesar brought up Yang Xian's question in front of Elena, it was no longer a secret.

He simply nodded openly and generously:

"It's true."

"However, please keep this a secret for me."

"I don't want too many people to know about this, at least not right now."

One day, the whole world will know this secret.

But Yang Xian still hoped that day would come later.

Before he has enough strength to protect himself, this secret will not bring him glory, but only endless trouble.

He didn't want to be some kind of "hope for humanity".

I don't want to be a "piglet" that's at the mercy of others and locked up in a laboratory.

"So..." Elena suddenly realized, "that's why you're always surrounded by girls?"

She remembered clearly that whenever she saw Yang Xian at Chengwu University, he was always accompanied by one or more beautiful Chinese girls.

There was one in particular with a fierce look in his eyes!

Her name seems to be... Jiang Mengyun?

Looking back now, the reason she didn't let herself get close to Mr. Yang Xian was probably because she was jealous.

"Uh..." Yang Xian was taken aback by the question, somewhat confused as to why Elena's train of thought had jumped to this point. "It's not entirely for that reason..."

"I think it's more because of Mr. Yang Xian's personal charm that he was able to attract them, right?" Elena said sincerely.

A surge of inexplicable emotion welled up in Yang Xian's heart.

My family is in tears!

This is the first time in my life that a girl has so openly praised her own charm!

Foreigners are truly masters at giving compliments!

He scratched his head somewhat sheepishly and replied modestly, "You flatter me."

"Mr. Yang Xian is too modest." Elena raised the corners of her mouth, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Then... what do you think of me..."

She hadn't finished speaking.

The next moment, the once clear sky darkened without warning.

Yang Xian suddenly looked up, his whole body instantly freezing.

On the distant horizon, countless tiny spatial rifts appeared out of nowhere and were being forcibly torn apart and expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Immediately afterwards, countless black dots surged out from the cracks, blotting out the sky and converging into terrifying black torrents that swept towards the direction of South Sea City!

"A massive monster invasion...?"

Yang Xian's pupils suddenly contracted.

He immediately thought of the gray-clad man's terrified report—

"It's possible that the spatial rift activity near South Sea City is too intense, affecting the spatial stability here!"

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Is the intense activity of the so-called spatial rift a signal of a complete collapse of the defense line?

How ironic.

It was precisely because of the catastrophe that the teleportation channel became unstable, giving him a glimmer of hope and allowing him to escape from Caesar's clutches.

But it was also because of this catastrophe that countless monsters launched a massive invasion of Earth.

And the city of Nanhai, which will bear the brunt, will suffer utter destruction!

"Perhaps... no one will come to pick us up." Yang Xian slowly stood up, gazing at the apocalyptic scene in the distance. "From now on... we must prepare for the worst."

"The worst... plan?" Elena asked.

"Yes." Yang Xian looked up at the silhouette of the city surrounded by endless monsters in the distance.

Just then, a voice, tinged with sobs, echoed softly in Yang Xian's mind, transcending the vast distance.

"Da Yang, you must come back... Everyone is waiting for you..."

Just as expected...

After listening to Xiaobai's words, Yang Xian took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

He turned his head, looked at the bewildered blonde girl beside him, and said, word by word.

"We...have to walk back on our own!"