Chapter 192 Black Ghost

Black Ghost

Lin Fu wasn't prepared for the possibility of Xue Bai magically appearing above him, so he hadn't seen Xue Bai send the sword slash at him, but instead only felt the same overwhelming pressure that the arrow gave him, flying at him.

Horrified, Lin Fu once again used his movement technique to try and dodge Xue Bai's Dao of Space sword slash, but he was too late.

Slice!

Lin Fu's left arm was severed at the shoulder. But thankfully, he managed to dodge the slash.

"Xue Bai! What the hell are you doing?! What the hell did I do to you?!" Lin Fu was enraged and scared out of his wits.

Dropping down from his elevated height, he hurriedly caught the severed arm.

Though it was severed, with enough pills and healing items, it was possible to reattach the arm.

Knowing this, Lin Fu placed the severed arm back in its original position and quickly swallowed a pill, trying to accomplish just that.

Xue Bai saw this and didn't stop the man. Though a grudge had been formed between the two, and they wanted each other dead, this wasn't the best place for Xue Bai to act on his anger.

While he had no authority figure over him, and Xue Bai could do what he wanted in the Empire, killing people willy-nilly would affect his reputation severely and make it harder for people to join his faction.

Anyway, they were all going to a secret realm soon, and Lin Fu wasn't going to live much longer. So the arm slicing was just a bit of interest.

Slowly floating back down from his high height, Xue Bai looked at the man coldly and didn't reply at all.

It was true that it was impossible for any cultivator below the Qi Sea realm to fly and float. But by using his Dao of Space, Xue Bai could replicate it to an extent.

However, the small mimic he could do had no tactical advantage and, if anything, was rather cosmetic.

Using it in a fight was a death wish.

But using it in this scenario would create the exact image he wanted.

'He can float?! Isn't he only in the Bone Strengthening realm?'

All the Black-Robed Students who saw this were stunned and felt like their world views were shaken.

Sadly, they couldn't ask Xue Bai what they were thinking. So albeit angrily, they all forcibly suppressed their curiosity.

"Are you angry?" Xue Bai sarcastically asked as he looked at the bloodshot eyes of Lin Fu.

While he was indeed angry at Xue Bai, the reason his eyes were bloodshot was because of the pain he was experiencing. Having an arm reattached wasn't painless, and Lin Fu felt like he was about to pass out from the pain.

But if he did pass out, the procedure would fail, and he would forever lose the limb unless he found a high-ranking pill like what Xue Bai found on Wu Tianyu back at the Soaring Sword Sect.

Xue Bai also knew this and was just making it hard on the man.

Sadly, before he could continue angering Lin Fu, an old voice sounded above them all.

"Prince Consort, while my disciple was arrogant and might've angered you, surely there was no need to take an arm of his?"

Looking up toward the aged voice, Xue Bai saw another old hunchbacked man that looked even closer to death than Head Instructor Li.

'Does this Academy only employ people on the verge of death?' Xue Bai was confused.

However, his thoughts stayed thoughts.

Shrugging his shoulders at the old man, Xue Bai didn't reply, but his answer was indirectly stated.

'So what if there was no reason? I wanted to, and I did. What can you do about it?'

The old man was livid at Xue Bai's silence, but he could feel a pair of eyes staring at his back from the Academy.

'The demonic beast can even sense me from there!'

Taking a deep breath and pushing down the anger he felt, the old man took a wide step and walked over to where Lin Fu knelt.

"Master! Avenge me!" Lin Fu cried out once he saw his Master appear in front of him.

Lin Fu's Master was named Fang Hui, and also the Vice Academy Head. And since his Master was a powerhouse at the peak of the Law Engraving realm, Lin Fu thought that his sacrifice could be avenged.

But against his disciple's wishes, Fang Hui didn't answer Lin Fu's question but instead forced a pill into the boy's mouth.

"Good disciple, eat this pill." Fang Hui dotingly said.

However, while he said these words, he also sent a voice transmission into Lin Fu's mind.

'Disciple, we can't do anything to Xue Bai just yet. You were only supposed to test him, not anger him, to the point of violence. Why must you be so arrogant!' Fang Hui angrily scolded.

While he was angry at Xue Bai for committing the act, he was also angry at Lin Fu for acting so stupidly. Did Lin Fu not listen to his previous lecture?

Fang Hui had told his disciple yesterday very clearly that he was under no circumstances to anger Xue Bai. Yet now, not even two days later, Lin Fu had done it!

Lin Fu instantly felt aggrieved.

'I didn't even anger him! When I knocked on his door, he was in the middle of a heated battle with his demonic beast guardian. Of course, any man would've been angered if they were disturbed during such a time!' Lin Fu replied back to his Master, stunning the man to the point where his wrinkled eyes opened to the size of saucers.

'Which battle are you talking about?' Fang Hui cautiously asked.

'Not the fighting one.' Lin Fu saw that his Master was hesitant to believe the obvious truth, so he clarified what he meant, much to the shock of the old man.

'He is in such a relationship with a Xiantian Great Realm demonic beast?!' Fang Hui felt a myriad of emotions after he heard Lin Fu tell him the truth.

Astonishment, envy, confusion, and a bit of disdain were some of the few emotions that Fang Hui was feeling right.

He felt astonishment at the fact that Xue Bai even managed to accomplish such a feat, envy for the same reason, confusion on how Xue Bai managed not to get sucked dry by a Xiantian Great Realm demonic beast, and disdain for Xue Bai sinking even further into his gigolo title.

But this wasn't the time for Fang Hui to feel these emotions, so after a quick thought, he quickly suppressed them and put on a serious face.

'Good disciple, this only further validates our previous suspicions! However, it also means that we will have to readjust our plans. Anyway, for now, don't even look in the boy's direction. And if he tries to talk to you, act humble and look at the ground. I don't believe he'll still hit you in such a scenario!'

Finished with his instructions, Fang Hui let go of the angry Lin Fu and turned to the Black-Robed Students and Xue Bai, who were still waiting for his statement.

"Students, a secret realm appeared on the border between our Empire and the Kun Empire. And since you all are the top prodigies of our Black-Robed Students, you have been allowed to come and explore it!"

Then waving his hand, Fang Hui pulled out an airship from a specially-made spatial ring he possessed.

A large matte black airship then appeared out of thin air several meters into the air. Hovering a few meters above everyone, not even looking up at it yet, everyone Black-Robed Student felt a chill go down their spine as they sensed the terrifying aura that the ship naturally emitted.

Built entirely from middle Yellow-grade wood and steel while also having more than a dozen cannons capable of firing high Yellow-grade ammunition, the airship that Fang Hui released was named the Black Ghost.

Black Ghost was one of the Academy's greatest tools as it not only could fly at a speed comparable to Domain Lord realm experts but also had the firing power to kill even Domain Lord realm cultivators and scare off half-step Xiantian Great Realm experts.

It was a powerful airship and was equally large as well.

At almost 600 meters long and 100 meters wide, the airship was even bigger than the Earth's titanic.

And while no one ever disliked the huge size of the Black Ghost, the Academy knew its size often became inconvenient.

Being over 600 meters long, the Black Ghost was far too large to be stored inside a normal spatial ring. Or at least any type of spatial ring that Fang Hui could afford to own.

The Academy knew this, so this made large and expansive spatial rings that were only allowed to carry an airship.

And as the leader of this expedition, Fang Hui was naturally allowed to carry this. After all, he needed to not only operate the airship but also watch over it.

But since he couldn't take it into cities with him without a spatial ring to store the airship in, Fang Hui would only be left with the stupid choice of leaving it outside of the city walls.

However, leaving it out in the world without any protection was worse than asking someone to steal it.

Of course, since the Black Ghost was one of Gen Empire Academy's signature weapons, there were few people who even dared to think about stealing it.

But of course, one couldn't be too careful. There were crazy people in the cultivation world who dared to do anything under the heavens.

Being a little cautious was never too bad.

However, in Fang Hui's mind, caution was out of the window, and he only wanted to show off.

Using the controller that Li Ming gave him earlier, Fang Hui controlled the airship and made it descend to the ground.

Then, following his statement, he lowered the airship close to the ground and opened the latch, allowing everyone to board.

"Students, get on! I will explain the specific details of the secret realm on the airship." Fang Hui said.

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