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

The land of cherry blossoms.

Amaterasu Academy.

The angry crowd completely blocked the school gate, shouting that Yamada Takeo should commit seppuku to atone for losing to Daxia and losing the precious heritage resources of the Sakura Kingdom.

Principal's Office.

Yamada Takeo knelt trembling before the eerie statue, sobbing uncontrollably, "Demon Emperor, what should I do?"

He confidently headed to Great Xia, challenging the Azure Dragon Academy in front of tens of millions of people in the Sakura Kingdom.

In the end, they suffered a complete defeat.

Now, the people of Japan want to tear him to pieces, and the education bureau has announced that he will be dismissed from his position as principal.

Fortunately, as a loyal henchman, Yamada Takeo knew many unknown inside stories.

Within the Sakura Kingdom, he was far from the only one who had submitted to the demon race.

The highest-ranking leaders of Kansai Province, and even the Sakura Kingdom, have long since become the minions of the demon race.

As long as that person was willing to save him, no one in Sakura dared to touch him.

"My Lord Demon Emperor, please, for the sake of my unwavering loyalty to you all these years, save me! I promise to offer you my utmost loyalty..."

"Useless." A cold voice came from the golem, devoid of any pity.

"Demon Emperor..." Yamada Takeo trembled upon hearing this, wanting to explain something.

Just then, a wisp of dark demonic energy suddenly surged out from the golem, entered his body through his mouth and nose.

Takeo Yamada's eyes widened suddenly, and his body began to convulse violently, knocking the surrounding tables and chairs over.

A few seconds later, Takeo Yamada's struggles suddenly stopped.

He slowly stood up from the ground, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes, including the whites of his eyes, had turned pure black.

"Azure Dragon Academy..."

Takeo Yamada raised one hand to cover his left eye, and through the gap between his fingers, a strange and excited light flickered in his dark pupil.

A wide, exaggerated grin slowly spread across his lips as he let out a low laugh: "No wonder he was able to kill that piece of trash, the Night Demon King. Hahaha, interesting, truly interesting!"

outside the office.

Arashi Kimura, Rei Onodera, and Takeru Satoh, who had just reached the door, stopped and exchanged strange glances.

After some discussion, the group decided to escort Yamada Takeo out of the school so that the principal could hide away and avoid trouble.

Until they witnessed this scene.

"Oh no, the principal seems to have gone mad."

"Or perhaps we should just send the principal to a mental hospital..."

……

Qinglong Academy.

Two days later, three S-level cultivation techniques were delivered.

Despite the deep reluctance in the hearts of the people of the Cherry Blossom Country, the contract signed between Qinglong Academy and Tianzhao Martial Arts School was endorsed by the officials of both countries and was bound by international law.

If Japan defaults, its international reputation will be severely damaged, with serious consequences.

Regarding the right to explore the ruins, Japan stated that a meeting is needed to discuss which ruin to choose, and a response will be given within a week if possible.

After receiving the three cultivation manuals, Su Chen activated his Demon God's Eye to confirm that the contents were correct before handing them over to the group.

The lightning-based cultivation technique was given to Lin Fan, and the fire-based cultivation technique was given to Xu Liyue.

All four of them could practice the body tempering technique, but for Kong Bowen, practicing the body tempering technique was far less useful than reading books.

Martial arts training ground.

Having memorized the entire manual, Lin Fan closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.

With a thought, his consciousness appeared in his mind.

It was still that boundless sea of ​​stars, with hundreds of millions of stars shining in the sky.

A few days ago, Lin Fan made an astonishing discovery.

As long as he is in this sea of ​​stars, his cultivation speed will increase more than tenfold!

However, the power of stars is extremely domineering.

With Lin Fan's current cultivation level, he can only stay in this sea of ​​stars for about half an hour at most.

However, half an hour is enough.

The S-rank cultivation technique sent by the Sakura Kingdom is called "Thunder Shadow Step," and it is a movement technique.

Lin Fan activated the incantation within his movement technique, channeling the power of thunder into his legs, and took a step forward.

At first, his steps were a bit clumsy, like a baby learning to walk, each step was difficult.

But soon, Lin Fan figured out the trick.

He wielded the power of thunder as freely as breathing, his steps becoming lighter and faster.

A few minutes later, his figure became indistinguishable, and only a blurry afterimage wrapped in purple electric arcs could be vaguely seen.

About five or six minutes later, as Lin Fan took another step, his figure transformed into a bolt of purple lightning, instantly appearing dozens of meters away.

Thunder Shadow Step, Minor Success!

Lin Fan stopped on a white star and let out a long breath.

Turning his head, he found an old figure standing beside him.

"Old Bai..."

Lin Fan finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been weighing on his mind for so long: "Elder Bai, do you know who my parents are?"

Lin Fan had never heard of anyone possessing such a sea of ​​hearts.

He had a vague idea that this vast sea of ​​stars might be related to his background.

"I'm sorry..." Old Bai sighed and shook his head. "After I woke up, I lost many memories. The only information I can remember is that your aura is very similar to that of an old friend of mine, and that she once told me to protect you for her sake."

Lin Fan nodded silently.

Mr. Bai's answer was exactly what he expected.

Although he didn't get any useful information, Lin Fan couldn't help but smile.

It should be noted that Elder Bai was a ninth-level Martial Saint in his lifetime.

It's astonishing that Elder Bai was willing to reside within the ring and protect him, all for the sake of a promise.

His mother seemed even more formidable than he had imagined!

Lin Fan raised his head and looked at the vast and beautiful starry sky before him.

Elder Bai was awakened after he awakened the Purple Thunder Spear and absorbed its power.

If he hadn't awakened his martial soul, he probably would never have known this secret in his lifetime.

"Thank you, teacher..."

He firmly believes that one day he will meet his mother again.

Perhaps by then, he and the Azure Dragon Academy had already left Blue Star and stepped into this vast sea of ​​stars...

……

Meanwhile, in the real world.

[Ding! Lin Fan has learned the S-rank movement technique – Thunder Shadow Step, and has received 5000 evolution points!]

Hearing the system notification, Su Chen looked at Lin Fan with satisfaction.

With this technique, Lin Fan was like a tiger with wings, and his strength reached a new level.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about that..."

Just then, Su Chen suddenly thought of something, and his golden vertical pupils looked down at Lin and the others, saying:

"Midterm exams have begun. You can go to the mission hall to select a mission."