Chapter 507 - 299: Spirit Academy Besieged
At this moment, Lin Chen sat on the little blue fish, heading up the mountain from the main entrance of the academy.
Going up the mountain from the main entrance is much faster than entering from the back, but since Lin Chen took a detour, he had no idea what the situation at the Spirit Academy was like.
As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he was stopped.
"Who goes there?" The person who stopped Lin Chen was a man around thirty-five years old.
Lin Chen stepped forward with clasped hands and said, "You must be senior brother, I am Lin Chen."
"You’re from the Spirit Academy?" The man was startled, looking Lin Chen up and down, but soon he remembered, looking at Lin Chen in disbelief, saying, "You say you’re Lin Chen?"
"Is there a problem?"
"The Lin Chen from the Beast Fighting Conference?"
"That’s right." Lin Chen didn’t hesitate, directly summoning the three spirit beasts, Xiaobai and others.
As soon as they appeared, the senior brother stopped doubting and smiled, saying, "I never expected to meet the real deal today."
"Is the Great Elder here?" Lin Chen inquired.
"Unfortunately, the Great Elder is out. They’ve discovered the Demon Beast lair and have gone to wage the battle." The senior brother replied.
"Just as I thought!"
Lin Chen’s expression turned grave, it seemed his suspicions were spot on.
The senior brother was about to say more, but Lin Chen recounted the situation comprehensively.
"Impossible, it’s impossible for them to attack us from the back of Ling Mountain." The senior brother laughed lightly.
"Let’s head inside and have a look. I hope I’m just overthinking." Lin Chen suggested.
The senior brother, considering Lin Chen’s identity, realized there was no need for deceit, thus sobering up a bit. He hurriedly led Lin Chen up the mountain. Not long after, they caught a whiff of blood.
"Bad timing!"
The senior brother’s face changed dramatically, quickly turning back to call up all brothers down the mountain.
As they prepared to approach the mountain gate, they discovered it was densely packed with Demon Beasts.
The senior brother wanted to rush in desperately but was pulled back by Lin Chen.
"What are we waiting for?" The senior brother was getting anxious, having seen the corpses of some students along the way.
Lin Chen asked, "Is the Tree Ancestor at the academy?"
"Yes." The senior brother replied, "The Tree Ancestor stayed behind to guard."
"Then there’s no need to worry," Lin Chen said. "The Tree Ancestor should be able to hold for a while. What we need to do now is gather as much information as possible and wait for the Great Elder’s reinforcements."
....
Meanwhile, the Great Elder and others were still trapped in an endless Illusion Realm, cast by a plant-type Demon Beast known as the Heart Flower Beast.
This Heart Flower Beast relies on pollen to create illusions. Once inhaled, one would continuously fall into illusions.
However, the illusion magic indeed has a downside; it consumes a lot and cannot harm those trapped within.
If they were harmed, they would awaken immediately.
At this moment, the Heart Flower Beast sat atop Jun County’s city wall, gleefully watching the trapped Great Elder and others below.
With this success, it would have made a great achievement upon returning.
Thinking this, the Heart Flower Beast suddenly felt a bit drowsy, but its spirit immediately jolted, eyes widening in terror, asking, "Who?!"
It was indeed terrified.
Because just a moment ago, it almost entered the Illusion Realm itself.
It looked up and saw a woman in green, plucking petals as she came.
The Heart Flower Beast warily scanned its surroundings, but found she didn’t have a Spirit Beast. It hastily released pollen to protect itself.
To its surprise, the pollen had no effect on the woman.
"Who exactly are you?" The Heart Flower Beast asked.
"Dispel their illusion, and I’ll spare your life." The woman was none other than Qin Shaoshao.
The Heart Flower Beast laughed loudly upon hearing that, asking, "Are you teaching me what to do?"
The Heart Flower Beast’s level was not as terrifying as the Great Elder imagined, only at Level 85.
So when it attempted an attack, Qin Shaoshao merely tossed a leaf, instantly subduing the Heart Flower Beast.
"I won’t release them. If I die, it’ll be even harder for them to escape." The Heart Flower Beast gritted its teeth, for it was indeed terrified.
The Dragon Scorpion King sent it here to buy time, so it didn’t want to risk its life.
But it knew if it returned to the Demon Race without completing the task, death awaited.
The Dragon Scorpion King would not let it go unpunished.
"I won’t repeat myself," Qin Shaoshao spoke coldly, wrapping her hand around its throat.
Just then, the Heart Flower Beast suddenly extended two barbs, piercing Qin Shaoshao’s skin, and soon blood flowed. The Heart Flower Beast laughed hysterically, saying, "Is your vision blurring?"
Qin Shaoshao frowned, looking at her wound.
The Heart Flower Beast continued laughing wildly, saying, "This is a unique skill of my race, even if you’re more powerful, once hit by this move, you’ll fall into an illusion, unexpected, isn’t it?"
Qin Shaoshao’s body swayed, then her eyelids could no longer stay open, and she fell into slumber.
Seeing this, the Heart Flower Beast swallowed nervously but dared not approach Qin Shaoshao.
If it startled Qin Shaoshao and she awoke, it would be doomed without a doubt.
....
Now, the Great Elder and others trapped in the Illusion Realm had exhausted all means to break it but to no avail.
Everyone knew the Spirit Academy was in grave danger, growing increasingly anxious.
At that moment, a blue figure suddenly descended from the sky.
"Who?!" The Great Elder roared, and everyone became instantly alert.
The figure in the air was Qin Shaoshao. Feeling her spiritual power, someone immediately said, "It should be her who trapped us here."
They were about to take action.
Qin Shaoshao coldly swept her gaze around, asking, "Who is Yu Xiu?"
The Great Elder was stunned but instinctively responded, "I am."
Qin Shaoshao looked at him, only whispering two words, "Lin Chen."
The Great Elder was taken aback again, scanning Qin Shaoshao up and down, finally realizing something, saying, "You’re... you’re the Celestial Spirit Body from Jiuxing City?"
Qin Shaoshao didn’t explain, instead saying, "You all should understand the situation. I’m here this time to help you leave."
"How will you help?" The Great Elder asked.
Qin Shaoshao didn’t speak further. She just stepped together and rose into the air; then, with a slight thought, thousands of leaves floated down, matching the number of people the Great Elder had brought.
"The Celestial Spirit Body truly is terrifying...."
The Great Elder, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but sweat nervously.
"Don’t resist, I won’t harm you."
As Qin Shaoshao spoke, the leaves danced, flying toward everyone’s heads.
Some wanted to resist, but hearing Qin Shaoshao’s voice, they quickly closed their eyes.
The Great Elder did the same, shortly feeling a sharp pain in his head. When he opened his eyes again, the illusion around him really vanished.
And in front of him, stood the Heart Flower Beast.
"How... how did you awaken?" The Heart Flower Beast’s eyes widened, looking at Qin Shaoshao beside it, suddenly realizing, asking, "You mean you went in on purpose?!"
The Heart Flower Beast was utterly terrified.
The Great Elder summoned a Spirit Beast, preparing to end its life, and squinted, saying, "It’s common knowledge, the Celestial Spirit Body fears no illusion...."
As he spoke, his Spirit Beast unleashed a mighty attack, lunging at the Heart Flower Beast.