The shuttle in the second dimension

　"——With your current strength, you are not qualified~~~~Stella!"

　Looking at the girl in front of him, Lin Xuan said with a smile. As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, his left thumb slowly pushed the blade's handle, exposing the pitch-black blade to the air.

　next moment

　The pitch-black destructive power gushed out from the exposed blade crazily, wantonly destroying the surrounding existence. The scene was as if a group of evil spirits that had been sealed for tens of thousands of years suddenly broke free. In an instant, the area around Lin Xuan turned into a terrifying "ghost den".

　As Stella was the closest to Lin Xuan, she was immediately targeted by this "ghost den" and was bounced away almost at the moment of contact. At this time, Stella once again experienced the gap between her and Lin Xuan.

　Meanwhile, a flicker of satisfaction crossed Lin Xuan's eyes as he watched Stella being ejected. That strike had seemed like a casual release of his own power, a mere casual strike. But of course, Lin Xuan was most aware of his own attacks. That strike had been the first time he'd unleashed his power without reservation since removing his glasses. That strike wasn't just any ordinary release of power; it was the power Lin Xuan had suppressed for nearly two years. After such a long period, even a simple release of power would have produced a terrifying effect. That was why Lin Xuan felt satisfied with Stella being merely ejected.

　Although Stella was bounced away by the force released by Lin Xuan, she didn't fly far before falling to the ground. After landing, she stomped her right foot hard on the ground.

　boom! ! !

　At the moment the ground cracked, Stella slammed into Lin Xuan like a cannonball.

　Plop, plop

　Suddenly, a loud heartbeat shocked everyone present. It did not sound like a human heartbeat at all. Then, Stella, who appeared in front of Lin Xuan, began to release unimaginable high temperature. Then, Lin Xuan saw a sword wound with dazzling light appearing on Stella's chest.

　"Is the Dragon God possessing me?" When Lin Xuan heard the strange heartbeat coming from Stella's body, he already understood what Stella was doing.

　Stella's burst of speed might not be as terrifying as Lin Xuan's, but she arrived in front of Lin Xuan in the blink of an eye. The [Feilong Zui Sword] tore through the air and slashed towards Lin Xuan with a force that swept across thousands of troops.

　When the [Fei Long Sin Sword] was about to hit Lin Xuan, the energy shield composed of many black hexagons that had just blocked the [Fei Long Sin Sword] appeared again, but this time, the energy shield only lasted for less than a second before it was torn apart by the [Fei Long Sin Sword] swung by Stella and continued to slash towards Lin Xuan.

　Less than a second is a very short time, but this little time is enough for Lin Xuan to complete the action of drawing and swinging the sword.

　Just when Stella tore open the dark energy shield, Lin Xuan's right hand, which was resting on the hilt of the sword, tightly grasped the hilt, awakening the [Destruction] sleeping in the scabbard.

　The next moment, endless darkness bloomed from the awakened [Destruction], and it seemed like the final light that would destroy everything. That light made all those who were illuminated by it feel as if they saw themselves being destroyed, and they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.

　"——【Destroying Blade】" As Lin Xuan whispered, a blade of 【Destroying】, composed of the power of destruction, followed the trajectory of the blade and slashed towards Stella.

　The golden sword burning with flames collided fiercely with the blade emitting a dark light.

　Stella's slashes were incredibly powerful, and when in the [Dragon Possession] state, they were so powerful that anyone had to avoid them. But after facing the pitch-black blade released by Lin Xuan, Stella realized she wasn't strong enough and still had a long way to go.

　Why did Stella have such thoughts? Because, under the dark sword energy swung by Lin Xuan, Stella lost. When she came into contact with the sword energy, Stella felt a terrifying destructive force suddenly erupt and bombarded her sword.

　The destructive power released by [Destroying Blade] directly broke through Stella's defense and hit her, so without any surprise, Stella was knocked away by Lin Xuan again.

　This time the blow was different from the last time. Last time, Stella was merely bounced away. This time, the violent destructive force directly eroded Stella's body. Although she was not seriously injured, the injury was not insignificant either.

　boom--

　He fell to the ground awkwardly.

　"Cough-cough-"

　After coughing twice in pain, Stella stood up with some difficulty, leaning on the [Feilong Zui Sword] with a few cracks on it.

　Glancing at the [Feilong Zui Sword] that had begun to show cracks, even though she already knew that Lin Xuan was very powerful, Stella was still shocked.

　"Have you been hiding your magical power all this time?" Stella felt something was wrong when the magical power in Lin Xuan's body was boiling. And in the collision just now, she was more certain of her judgment. Lin Xuan's magical power was not at the D level that he showed in his daily life. It was at least at the A (HX) level.

　"It can't be said to be hidden. It's just a means I use for training. I told you, use less magic power to launch a stronger attack." Putting [HX] back into the scabbard, Lin Xuan walked to Alice's side and lifted him up.

　Looking at the somewhat embarrassed Stella, Lin Xuan slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said with a faint smile, "Stella, come on, you don't have the strength to break my bones and take me back now." After that, Lin Xuan turned his attention back to the people from [Akatsuki Academy] and said.

　"The rest is up to you. I will take him back to see Wallenstein first."

　"Ah - Lord Lin Xuan, won't you stay here to ensure this operation? Just leave things like bringing back the traitor to me~~~~ Master Wallenstein has instructed that there cannot be any mistakes in this mission~~~~" Still with that funny yet malicious voice, Ping He Lingquan chuckled.

　"Are you using Wallenstein to pressure me?" Lin Xuan said indifferently, looking at Ping He Lingquan coldly.

　"No, how dare I? I just want to make the situation more favorable for us. Do you think I'm right, Lord [Butcher]?" With his head lowered, Pinghe Lingquan said with malice.

Chapter 148

　"This, this, this..." Looking at Xian Guyong in front of her, Xue Cai didn't know what to say.

　Not only Xuecai, but also Na Yue and others were shocked.

　Before heading to the Cornerstone Gate, Xian Guyong came here first and snatched the Snow Wolf from Xue Cai, so everyone present had seen Xian Guyong's appearance. However, when they saw Xian Guyong in front of them, who seemed to have shrunk, everyone present was so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths.

　"I didn't expect that even Xian Guyong, the leader of the three saints of the [Lion King Mechanism], the [Silence Breaker], is not your opponent. Even if she has mastered the technique of activating the ability [Silence Breaker (Paper Noise)] while holding the Snow Wolf in her hand, she is still not your opponent?" Looking at the unharmed Lin Xuan, Na Yue shook her head and said with a complicated expression.

　In fact, what Na Yue said was not quite right. After all, Lin Xuan was not unscathed. If it were not for those deviations, he might have had to activate the power of resurrection. The reason why he was unscathed now was because before he came back, he used the power of [Master of Time] to permanently rewind his own time, allowing himself to recover to the state before the battle with Xian Guyong.

　However, this can be considered a different kind of unscathed, after all, the lost parts have grown back.

　"It seems that in the duel between [Creator] and [Lion King Agency], [Creator] seized the initiative and won the first round. So, I wonder what Lin Xuan plans to do next. His next target is that..." A trace of solemnity appeared in her cyan eyes, and La Fulia looked at Lin Xuan deeply.

　Compared to Na Yue and La Fulia, Xue Cai didn't think so much.

　"How could this be possible, Teacher Lin Xuan, what on earth did you do to the Three Saints?" Shaking her head, Xue Cai stared at Lin Xuan.

　Compared to Na Yue and La Fulia, who recovered from their shock after a while, Sayaka was not so easy to accept and still had an expression of "I don't believe it."

　Na Yue and La Fulia looked at Xian Guyong, who was only a ten-year-old girl at the moment, and when they thought of the Xian Guyong who had snatched the Xuexia Wolf from Xue Cai before, they both subconsciously raised the corners of their mouths, holding back and not wanting to make a sound.

　"What did you do?" He looked at Xian Guyong, whose face was furrowed with frown and veins bulging on her forehead. He ignored her angry expression, ruffled her hair, and said jokingly, "Of course, it was to prevent my captives from escaping~~~~~"

　"No, no, no, judging by your expression, you're just doing this for fun. You're definitely not trying to stop the captives from escaping!!!" Looking at Lin Xuan's playful grin, Xue Cai, Na Yue, and the others muttered silently in their hearts.

　?︴

　"By the way, let me give this back to you, Xuecai." As he spoke, the void beside Xuecai began to ripple, and the next moment, a dark red ripple appeared.

　laugh--

　A long silver spear emerged from the dark red ripples, and the spear blade, shining with a cold light, sank directly into the ground and stuck straight into the ground.

　"Snow Wolf!!!"

　Looking at the Xuexia Wolf stuck in the ground, Xuecai's eyes flashed with astonishment, "Why would the teacher give me such a threatening weapon? Isn't the teacher afraid..." Before she could finish her words, Xuecai was interrupted by Lin Xuan.

　"What's there to be afraid of? Don't act like you can threaten me with the Xuexia Wolf just because it's in your hands." Lin Xuan said indifferently with a curl of his lips.

　"What!!!" Just when Xuecai was about to lose her temper, Lin Xuan suddenly laughed and said, "Even if we don't talk about the difference in strength, I don't think you have the heart to attack me, Xuecai-chan." The corners of his mouth turned up to outline a playful smile, and Lin Xuan stared straight into Xuecai's eyes with an aggressive look, looking into her eyes.

　In the end, Xuecai couldn't stand Lin Xuan's aggressive look anymore, and she gave in. She turned her head away, avoiding Lin Xuan's sight and not looking at him.

　"Hmph!!" x2

　Two cold snorts came from Na Yue and Sayaka respectively. Sayaka was upset because of Lin Xuan's undisguised teasing of Xue Cai, while Na Yue's was intriguing.

　"I still have some things to deal with. I'll go take care of them first. I'll leave her to you. I've sealed all her abilities and everything. Now, she's no different from an ordinary child, so there's nothing to worry about."

　"Bye-Bye--"

　As he spoke, Lin Xuan took a step back and stepped into the spatial crack that quietly appeared behind him. Only Na Yue and Xian Guyong were left staring at each other.

　-----

　As soon as Lin Xuan stepped out of the space crack, he heard a complaint.

　"Ah!! My brother was chatting with the Third True Ancestor under the moonlight, and he just left us here, not paying any attention to us. How could he do this? I want to protest!!!"

　"##" Lin Xuan pulled the corner of his mouth and looked at Feifei who was complaining on the sofa. He walked over and gave her a slap.

　"Ouch!! It's..." Feifei turned her head and was about to ask who it was when she saw Lin Xuan standing behind her with a frown on his face. She shrank back a little embarrassedly and said with a smile, "Brother, when did you get here? Feifei missed you so much."

　Lin Xuan put his finger on Feifei's forehead to prevent her from rushing towards him. He said helplessly, "Stop it. You are so old and still so frivolous~~~"

　"Hehe——" A slight blush appeared on her fair face. Feifei muttered, "How can I not be serious? I have always been serious, okay?"

　Shaking his head, Lin Xuan cleared his throat twice and said in a slightly serious tone, "Okay, stop messing around."

　As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, the playful expressions on the faces of everyone in the room faded away. As senior executives of the [Creator], they knew when to joke and when not to joke. But when Lin Xuan started to get serious, it was no longer the time to joke.

　"Feifei, what happened to those people?"

　Although Lin Xuan didn't specify which people they were, Shi Feifei knew exactly who they were referring to. "Thanks to Yaze Kenshige's help, December and I quickly took control of all of them."

　"Liana, how's the guidance and ideological work going on for the people of Genshin Island?"

　"It went pretty smoothly. Although there were some hiccups, overall it went smoothly without any major problems."

　"Qianxue, Kellhert..."

Chapter 149: Shizuku vs. Wallenstein

　! ! ! !

　The sudden pressure that seemed to crush him made Kurogane Ikki ignore the tires and brake suddenly.

　"Brother? What's wrong?" Zhu Shizuku couldn't help but exclaim at her brother's strange behavior.

　Listening to his sister's words, Ikki Kurogane knew that his sister had not yet felt the terrifying oppression.

　Forcefully suppressing the fear that kept rising in his heart, Kurogane Ikki thought to himself, 'Jade Shizuku didn't feel it because her martial arts attainments were not yet great, but that oppression was definitely released by a being beyond the ordinary. And that oppression wasn't coming from Lin Xuan, it was from someone else!!!'

　Forcing his violently beating heart to calm down, Ikki Kurogane summoned his spiritual outfit [Yin Iron] and looked up at the roof of the [Akatsuki Academy] building. There, a pure white light was shining, and in the light, was a woman holding two swords, like a legendary Valkyrie.

　"Enemy?" Following her brother's gaze, Zhu Shizuku also discovered the woman, and then she immediately summoned her spiritual outfit [Xiao Shiyu] and looked at the figure warily.

　However, the pure white figure did not react to Shizuku at all, and kept staring at Kurogane Ikki. Upon noticing this, Kurogane Ikki swallowed his saliva, as if he had made some decision.

　"Jade, Alice should be here. Go and save him quickly. Leave this to me."

　"No, there's no need for us to stick to a one-on-one fight now!! Let's deal with her together first!" Looking at her brother in confusion, Zhu Shizuku suggested.

　"Please, let's go quickly, Shushizuku. Besides, Alice's situation doesn't allow us to waste time here. You go first." While saying this firmly, Ikki Kurogane looked at the pure white figure with a serious expression.

　"elder brother?"

　"Go quickly. If we are blocked here and something happens to Alice, all our actions will be in vain!!!" Ikki Kurogane's attitude was very tough.

　After this question and answer, Zhu Shizuku understood the unspoken meaning behind her brother's words - if she stayed here, he would not be able to protect her.

　"I understand." Zhu Shizuku knew that if she continued to stay here, she would only be a burden to her brother.

　"Brother, I'll leave this to you." Leaving the battlefield here to her brother, Zhu Shizuku entered the building of Akatsuki Academy alone.

　However, the pure white figure did not stop Shizuku, but continued to stare at Kurogane Ikki who remained.

　On the other side, Lin Xuan, who took Alice away, came to the underground training ground where Wallenstein was.

　Looking at Alice lying on the ground, Wallenstein's face was filled with disappointment. "I never thought that the student I thought was the most loyal would actually betray me."