Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

In the setting sun, a shadow of a human figure silently twisted and quietly merged into the shadows on the ground.

"Chu Yunfeng, that's him."

Qin Mo watched the boy's figure disappear outside the school gate, a cold smile playing on his lips.

He is a renowned professional assassin on the assassin's list, possessing the S-rank [Shadow] Martial Soul, which allows him to merge with the shadows and move instantly within them.

Over the years as an assassin, countless powerful individuals have died at Qin Mo's hands.

The employers who are willing to pay a high price to hire him often assassinate martial arts experts of the fourth or even fifth rank.

This was the first time he had ever received such a simple task.

"A student actually asked for five million? White Tiger Academy is really rich and powerful!"

"This time, I can finally relax."

Qin Mo had already obtained information about the Azure Dragon Academy.

After Principal Zheng Yuanshan's strength declined, he is now only a fifth-level martial artist.

If he wanted to, no one in the vast academy could stop him!

"It's time to make a move."

Seeing Chu Yunfeng leave the academy, Qin Mo smiled coldly and was about to set off.

Just then, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and up to the back of his head.

His intuition, honed through years of life on the edge, was giving him a frantic warning.

Qin Mo's pupils suddenly contracted, and he abruptly turned around.

In the shadows where the setting sun couldn't reach, a pair of golden, vertical pupils were coldly watching him.

That was a giant python!

The python was enormous beyond imagination, nearly fifty meters long, covered in jet-black scales, and exuding a powerful aura of a lord.

The most terrifying thing was those golden snake eyes, cold and majestic, as if looking down at a dying ant.

Qin Mo's breath caught in his throat.

This is impossible!

The intelligence report clearly stated that the Azure Dragon Academy's guardian beast was only at the danger level, and was just an ordinary black snake.

Qin Mo felt a chill run down his spine.

The intelligence was faulty!

Although he had killed countless lord-level ferocious beasts, his intuition told him that the strength of this giant python was far beyond that of ordinary lord-level beasts!

In just one second, Qin Mo made the right decision—run!

He immediately activated his martial spirit, his body instantly transforming into a dark shadow as he sprinted towards the outside of the school.

"Eternal Ice Coffin." Su Chen didn't move an inch, only uttering four words softly.

In an instant, countless pale blue ice roses bloomed from the ground.

The figure rushing towards the school gate suddenly slowed down and finally stopped in place.

Qin Mo stared wide-eyed in horror at his feet.

Several ice roses had somehow climbed up his ankles and spread upwards along his calves.

From his calves to his thighs, from his waist to his chest, it finally wrapped around his neck.

What kind of ability is this?

It actually managed to bind his [Shadow] Martial Soul!

"Who sent you?"

A deep voice came from Su Chen in the air.

Qin Mo's pupils contracted sharply, unable to believe his ears.

This giant python can actually talk?!

This was the first time he had ever seen a ferocious beast that could speak human language.

What kind of monster is this giant python?!

Qin Mo felt a chill run down his spine.

That old bastard from White Tiger Academy actually screwed over himself.

If he had known that such a monster existed at Azure Dragon Academy, he wouldn't have dared to come even if he had a hundred lives!

"I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Seeing that the frost had already spread to his neck, and that it could easily snap his neck with the slightest force, Qin Mo hurriedly shouted, "The White Tiger Academy sent me! The White Tiger Academy paid me five million to assassinate a student named Qin Chuyunfeng. I was just doing my job for the money. Please let me go. I promise to disappear from Ningchuan City forever and never set foot in Qinglong Academy again!"

Qin Mo pleaded with tears streaming down his face.

However, Su Chen's eyes were devoid of emotion.

The frost continued to spread upwards, and Qin Mo's terrified pleas for mercy echoed out, but soon fell silent, turning him into an ice sculpture with a distorted face.

At the same time, a crack appeared in the space, and Zheng Yuanshan walked out from it.

Sensing an unfamiliar and dangerous aura on campus, he rushed over immediately, only to find that Su Chen had already dealt with the other party first.

Upon seeing Qin Mo's body, he was startled: "Old Su, what happened?"

"He is an assassin sent by the White Tiger Academy, whose goal is to assassinate Chu Yunfeng," Su Chen said calmly.

"White Tiger Academy..." Zheng Yuanshan's face instantly darkened: "It seems that White Tiger Academy is determined to target us."

After the decline of Azure Dragon Academy, White Tiger Academy firmly took the top spot among the four academies.

Unlike Qinglong Academy, the leaders of Baihu Academy are extremely narrow-minded, and the entire school is filled with a bad atmosphere from top to bottom.

Whenever another academy threatens or approaches the White Tiger Academy's position, the White Tiger Academy will do everything in its power to suppress it.

This time, the White Tiger Academy has clearly set its sights on the Azure Dragon Academy, which took first place in the dungeon.

"The more this is the case, the less Azure Dragon Academy can yield; we must thoroughly humiliate these bastards!"

Zheng Yuanshan clenched his fists, his expression furious: "From today onwards, Qinglong Academy will designate Lin Fan, Xu Liyue, and Chu Yunfeng as key trainees and allocate martial arts resources to them to the greatest extent possible."

"The heavy responsibility of the martial arts tournament will probably fall on these children."

Su Chen narrowed his snake-like eyes, a hint of approval flashing within them.

It must be admitted that, as a principal, Zheng Yuanshan's vision and courage far surpass those of ordinary people.

Whether in his past life or this life, he would definitely be considered a good principal.

It was undoubtedly the right choice for me to agree to become the guardian beast of the Azure Dragon Academy.

Su Chen looked at Zheng Yuanshan and subconsciously activated the Demon God's Eye.

A panel quickly appeared before my eyes.

Zheng Yuanshan

Age: 46

[Realm Level: Fifth Order, Sixth Level]

[Martial Soul: Spatial Dagger (SSS Grade)]

[Qualification: Legendary (Orange)]

[Background: Principal of Azure Dragon Academy, formerly a sixth-tier, ninth-level martial artist. Ten years ago, he was severely injured in a battle against a city-destroying beast. Since then, he has been plagued by hidden ailments, causing his cultivation level to drop to the fifth tier and his strength to decline significantly. However, he has never given up his belief in revitalizing the academy.]

[Investment targets meeting the criteria have been detected]

[Investment Funds Disbursed – 100 Boxes of Qingxuan Nourishing Tea]

Please make an investment.

Su Chen was slightly taken aback.

It’s not a waste of time to break through the iron shoes.

He almost forgot that Zheng Yuanshan was also a man with a story.

"Old Zheng, take this and drink it."

With a thought, Su Chen took out a box of tea from his system space and tossed it to Zheng Yuanshan.

Zheng Yuanshan's hidden injuries have been there for over ten years and are not so easy to cure.

However, as long as one persists in drinking this Qingxuan Nourishing Tea, one's martial arts realm can gradually recover.

Even better than before the injury!