novelraw Chapter 372: Heaven and Earth's Rare Treasure
Chapter 372: Heaven and Earth's Rare Treasure
Chapter 372: Heaven and Earth's Rare Treasure
Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant
These fighter jets might be equipped with powerful spiritual energy weapons, enough to pose a threat to a Tide Realm cultivator.
But Su Zhan was at Calamity-level, first stage.
The attacks from these fighter jets were like tickling to him, utterly incapable of posing any substantial threat.
Su Zhan was also confident that he could use his absolute speed and prediction to tear them apart one by one before they even opened fire.
The pilots inside the fighter jets clearly understood this as well.
The orders they received were for escort and surveillance, absolutely not including attack.
Facing a Calamity-level powerhouse who insisted on changing course, aside from issuing stern warnings and following closely, they dared not take any substantial action to obstruct him.
They couldn't bear the consequences of angering him.
"The target insists on changing course, flying southeast! Intent unknown! Repeat, the target has deviated from the flight path!"
The lead aircraft pilot, while desperately maneuvering his jet to keep up with Su Zhan, anxiously reported to ground command.
"Maintain pursuit! Monitor closely! Absolutely do not open fire without orders! Repeat, do not open fire! We will immediately analyze the intent of his new course!"
The command center issued instructions, their voices equally tense.
Thus, a strange spectacle appeared in the high sky: a Calamity-level powerhouse in a dragon-man form with wings, holding a faintly glowing strange object in his arms, stubbornly flew southeast.
Six of Daxia's most advanced fighter jets became helpless followers, forced to desperately keep up, keeping him firmly locked within their surveillance range, but not daring to overstep the line.
Su Zhan didn't care at all about the "tails" behind him.
Most of his focus was on the Reforge Fruit in his arms and identifying the direction.
Confirming the direction was correct, he increased his speed again, shooting towards Vermilion Bird City like a dark red lightning bolt.
The lead aircraft pilot immediately reported to command: "Report! The target continues flying southeast at extreme speed! We are barely keeping up!"
Ground command was tense, quickly pulling up flight path maps for analysis.
"Southeast direction... the main city in that direction is... Vermilion Bird City! Is he heading to Vermilion Bird Academy?"
"Immediately contact Vermilion Bird Academy with a warning! Also notify all observation points along the route!"
Su Zhan dove down from high altitude, landing on the largest arena at the center of Vermilion Bird Academy.
The fierce gale stirred up by the flapping of his massive fleshy wings swept up countless dust from the ground. The powerful Calamity-level Pressure spread out without restraint, instantly triggering the academy's highest-level defense alarm.
"Woo——Woo——Woo——!"
The piercing alarm sound echoed throughout the entire academy.
All teachers and students were startled, nervously looking towards the direction of the arena.
The lead aircraft pilot reported again: "Confirmed the target has landed in the central area of Vermilion Bird Academy! Repeat, the target has landed at Vermilion Bird Academy!"
This time, the response from command was calm:
"Received. Since he's gone to Vermilion Bird Academy, there's no need for us to worry excessively. The academy has Ocean Realm powerhouses. If he's there to find someone, fine. If he dares to take action within the academy, that's seeking his own death. Your mission is complete, you may return to base."
The second Su Zhan landed.
Three overwhelmingly powerful auras shot up into the sky from three different directions within the academy.
They appeared around the arena, forming a triangular formation, surrounding Su Zhan in the center.
The person on the left wore a cyan robe, had an elegant, scholarly face, and was surrounded by faint starlight.
Vice-Headmaster Yun Chen.
The person on the right had fiery red hair, a burly build, and carried a giant sword wreathed in blazing flames on his back.
Vice-Headmaster Li Yanji.
Merely standing there, it was as if nine great suns' phantoms rose and fell around him. The scorching heat waves distorted the air, his killing intent palpable.
And facing Su Zhan head-on was a giant of a man nearly two and a half meters tall.
Vice-Headmaster Hong Shan.
He wore a simple tank top, the exposed skin covered in mysterious patterns. A primal, savage aura washed over them.
Three Ocean Realm powerhouses.
Among them, Li Yanji and Hong Shan were especially skilled in frontal combat.
Yun Chen looked at Su Zhan and spoke gravely, "Unfamiliar Calamity-level being, why do you intrude into our Vermilion Bird Academy without permission? State your identity and purpose!"
The flaming giant sword on Li Yanji's back was already half-drawn, its scorching sword intent locking onto Su Zhan: "No matter your origins, you've chosen the wrong place to cause trouble!"
Hong Shan clenched his fists slightly, the muscles all over his body bulging. The ground beneath his feet silently cracked.
The entire Vermilion Bird Academy was in an uproar.
In the corridors of the teaching building.
By the windows of the dormitories.
At the edges of the training grounds.
Countless students, alarmed by the piercing siren, rushed towards places where they could see the arena clearly.
"That... what kind of monster is that? It has wings and a tail!"
"It's an Aberrant! And... a Calamity-level one! Such a terrifying aura."
"Why would a Calamity-level Aberrant dare to barge into our academy alone? How dare he?"
"Look! It's Vice-Headmaster Yun Chen! Vice-Headmaster Li Yanji and Vice-Headmaster Hong Shan are out too!"
"All three vice-headmasters have been mobilized! Heavens, is a great battle about to break out?"
"What is he holding in his hands? It seems to be glowing?"
"What time is it to care about that! Can the three vice-headmasters stop him?"
"They should be able to... Dean Li's Nine Suns Sky-Burning Sword Formation is said to be capable of incinerating mountains and boiling seas. Dean Hong Shan's physical body can even withstand Calamity-level attacks..."
Su Zhan slowly retracted part of the Pressure surrounding him. He did not take action, nor did he show hostility.
Instead, he slightly displayed the Reforge Fruit he was carefully nurturing with Mist Energy in his arms:
"I'm looking for Wang Mingyuan, Teacher Wang."
The tense, standoffish atmosphere in the arena suddenly became strange.
The three vice-headmasters—Yun Chen, Li Yanji, Hong Shan—their gazes locked firmly onto that fruit.
With their experience, they instantly recognized what it was.
The Reforge Fruit!
In Daxia's clearly documented history of over three hundred years, the authorities had only obtained three of these Heaven and Earth's rare treasures.
The legendary item said to revive the dead, regenerate flesh and bone, repair all Dao injuries and hidden ailments, allowing the consumer to have their foundation remolded and their talent advanced further—a creation of miraculous fortune!
Its most heaven-defying aspect was that once this fruit was consumed, the body would henceforth possess an indestructible vitality. No matter how severe or bizarre the injuries suffered in the future, even if the foundation was completely destroyed and the meridians shattered, one could slowly recover relying on the residual medicinal efficacy.
There would no longer be any such thing as an incurable injury!
The value of this fruit simply could not be measured by ordinary wealth.
If one had to make a comparison, its value was enough to drive any faction mad. Exchanging it for more than ten ordinary cities of Daxia would be more than sufficient.
Furthermore, once this fruit left the Mist World, it would lose all its spiritual nature within three days. Therefore, each one had to be used within an extremely short time frame, making it even more precious.
It was precisely because of this that the expressions on the faces of the three vice-headmasters were filled with disbelief.
He... what did he mean by taking out the Reforge Fruit?
Of course they knew about Wang Mingyuan's situation.
That brilliant colleague of theirs, whose foundation was damaged years ago by the Frostgnawer's cold energy, causing his cultivation to stagnate, had become a great regret for the academy.
Could it be... that this Aberrant radiating a Calamity-level aura, taking out this Reforge Fruit that would drive any powerhouse mad, was for... giving it to Wang Mingyuan?
How was that possible!?