These three Xisiya Empire assassins all believed they were trapped by a barrier-type item, thinking they just needed to hold out until the item's duration ended.
But they didn't expect that their own Mind Power was continuously decreasing.
This filled them with fear. Mind Power is the foundation of all skills and items. If it kept dropping, aside from so hand-to-hand combat techniques, all their other ans would beco unusable.
"Hurry, we need to break it open quickly!"
The three could no longer afford to conserve, and each used high-damage items, wanting to blast open what they perceived as a barrier. But all the attacks they launched vanished like clay oxen entering the sea, achieving no effect whatsoever.
They didn't know what was happening, but Guan Tong was very clear.
The Mind Power consud to create this Shadow Domain was asured in tens of thousands of points. Attacks with insufficient strength simply couldn't break through.
Moreover, during the actual operation, Guan Tong had also discovered a thod of "micro-control."
That was to temporarily strengthen the Mind Power in the specific area where the trapped people attacked. This way, unless the person trapped inside had more Mind Power than him, breaking out of the Shadow Domain was fundantally impossible.
Guan Tong watched the three n acting like headless flies, thinking, "The experint of absorbing the Mind Power of people within the Shadow Domain seems only half successful."
He could sense the Shadow Domain absorbing the Mind Power of these three, but the speed was extrely slow, barely one point per second. It was a far cry from the scenario he imagined of rapidly draining them dry.
This might an there was still room for improvent, or it might an that the act of the Shadow Domain absorbing others' Mind Power was inherently extrely difficult, and being able to absorb one point per second per person was already the limit.
Regardless, his experint had yielded results. As for these three Xisiya Empire assassins, he definitely wouldn't let them live.
But before taking action, he had one more question.
"Who is your contact inside the academy?"
Earlier, the three ntioned soone inside the school passing them ssages. This indicated that besides these assassins, they also had a mole planted within the academy.
Hearing Guan Tong's question, the three knew this was an opportunity.
"Will you let us go if we tell you?!"
"I don't know."
"...Then you lift this dark environnt first, and we'll tell you face to face! Otherwise, we won't say."
"That's not possible," Guan Tong said. "Forget it if you won't tell."
"Wait!" one of the three couldn't help but say. "I'll talk! Before the sester started, we spent Ascension Coins to bribe a student, having him monitor that teacher's situation!"
The three didn't know the one trapping them was "that teacher," and it never occurred to them that the latter had such an ability.
"The student's na is?"
"You release one of us first, then we'll tell you!"
"Actually, knowing it's a student is enough."
Guan Tong asked no more and actively controlled the Shadow Domain to contract.
In the eyes of the three, it appeared as if the darkness was rapidly closing in, swallowing the faint light they obtained from their illumination items.
Only when their skin felt a strange, cold, squeezing sensation did they suddenly realize this darkness was actually "substantial."
At this mont, they understood this wasn't so barrier item at all, but an ability manipulated by soone else.
"Crack... Ugh..."
The rapidly shrinking Shadow Domain pressed the three tightly into an extrely small space. It was still "custom-fitting" by shrinking locally, even depriving them of space to move their fingers.
The three were utterly unable to resist. In the end, they couldn't even move a muscle. They could only be stuck in the Shadow Domain, suffocating to death amidst a horrifying fear and pain.
The Shadow Domain dissipated. Guan Tong looked at the three corpses lying on the ground.
These three Xisiya Empire assassins ca to kill him, so him disposing of them was nothing improper.
Moreover, the origin of these three was obvious; they were sent by Yelanka's biological older brother. There was no real need for interrogation. As for who the student they bribed was, as long as that student continued to monitor him later, he should be able to discover it with so attention.
As for the person who gave the order, Yelanka's biological older brother, naturally couldn't be left out of this.
Even though Guan Tong was Yelanka's teacher, one thing had nothing to do with the other. He definitely wouldn't let her brother off. Just like how, to this day, he still hadn't planned to let off the Big Sister of the Qingi Society, or those in Sakura Prayer Country who ordered the bombing of him back then.
"Once Shi Jingyi returns to take over, I'll go settle these scores..."
With that thought, Guan Tong touched the Storage Ring on his finger and put the three corpses inside. Afterwards, he used Body Swap to move to the shelter at the bottom of the canyon, summoned several living dead, and had them throw the three corpses into the distant woods as a gift for the wildlife.
...
The next morning, Guan Tong attended class as usual, as if nothing had happened.
As the course progressed, his teaching thods had also changed.
Because of the experience gained from Yelanka, Guan Tong felt the practical combat training thod suited everyone. So now, his classes were completely focused on practical combat, with theory being secondary.
This was very different from Shi Jingyi's initial thod, which focused primarily on seated ditation and Circulating Qi. They were practically two extres, one static and one dynamic.
Guan Tong knew Shi Jingyi's thod was about learning to walk before running, a more steady approach. His thod was sowhat radical, combining walking and running, prioritizing efficiency.
But this was the teaching thod he excelled at, able to accelerate student growth by leveraging his extensive combat experience. Moreover, feedback from most students was quite positive. Only a small portion of students, because they disliked conflict and hated practical sparring, were sowhat dissatisfied with Guan Tong.
(By the way, what was the substitute Lecturer for the Mind Power Flow course's background before? Why does he like making students fight so much?)
(Isn't that sparring-style training...)
(I really hate this teaching thod! I don't like fighting with people!)
(Exactly! I don't plan to roam the wilderness or beco so rcenary in the future. There's no need for this set. After graduation, working in an official departnt, where would I need to fight?)
(Right! If fighting is needed, there are soldiers for that. Besides, the authorities prohibit private fights between Ascendants!)
During the lunch break, within the Mind Network among the student group, many were complaining and grumbling about Guan Tong's teaching thods.
Fang Qian, staying in her dorm listening, thought no wonder this Mind Network didn't allow Lecturers to join. Otherwise, if a Lecturer heard so many students complaining about them, they'd probably be furious.
That's right, she, this counselor, had currently managed to infiltrate this year's student Mind Network.
The person who connected and added her was a junior female student she had received at the start of the sester. The latter, grateful that Fang Qian took her to the dorm and explained everything in detail about things to pay attention to at the academy, agreed to add her to the network imdiately after Fang Qian asked.
Fang Qian's task after entering this Mind Network was to listen, not to speak. Her job was to report to the Dean if she heard anything detrintal to the academy or illegal content.
But so complaints about Lecturers weren't necessary to report.
If the Lecturers found out, not only would they definitely be angry, but they might also ntion it in class. Then the students would know soone in the Mind Network was tattling.
After that, if there really was so major issue, the students definitely wouldn't talk about it inside. Or they might collectively leave the network and create a new, strictly vetted one. By then, it would probably be much harder for Fang Qian to infiltrate again.
So now, listening to the students' complaints about Guan Tong, although she felt sowhat indignant on his behalf, she was also very curious why he had changed so much in this past year or so.
Based on her impression of Guan Tong from high school, the latter was clearly soone who liked reading and quiet. No matter how she thought about it, he didn't fit the image of a battle maniac.
(Our Lecturer Guan, could he have been a rcenary before? Otherwise, how is his combat experience so rich?)
(Could he be from the official military?)
The students' guesses within the Mind Network varied.
Hearing this, Fang Qian thought Guan Tong definitely hadn't been a soldier. So, did he really go to the wilderness as a rcenary or sothing in this past year? Then how did he get to know Shi Jingyi? The latter was a Lecturer right from the academy's opening.
Fang Qian had many questions in her heart, but soon, a new discussion topic among the students made her expression tense.
The discussion originated from a suggestion initiated by a male student:
(Anyone want to go explore outside the city this Sunday? It just so happens managent isn't strict now, we can sneak out.)
(There's nothing outside the city, what's there to explore?)
(I did hear quite a few wilderness people have set up camp near Pinglu.)
(I saw that online before too! Those wilderness folks also ca here to save their lives because of the earthquake.)
(Then we might run into them if we go out. Count
in.)
(I'll go too. Let's agree on a eting place and ti!)
More and more voices chid in within the Mind Network. Fang Qian listened for a while and then stood up.
She definitely had to report this kind of news because the academy had strict regulations prohibiting students from going outside the city!
It was fine to wander around within the city during weekend holidays; there was no need to worry about personal danger. But outside the city was where wilderness survivors and so rceners accepting Commissions road.
Even though the authorities had previously concentrated forces to crack down on wilderness provider organizations, thug organizations, etc., it was foreseeable that after the earthquake disaster, the wilderness would definitely beco chaotic again.
In the current environnt, those who could survive in the wilderness were absolutely tough individuals. If students went outside the city and encountered these people, and sothing happened, the academy would absolutely be held responsible.
With this thought, Fang Qian imdiately left the dorm and went to the office building to find Dean Zhou Qinfeng.
Arriving at the Dean's office, she told him about the student discussions she heard in the Mind Network.
After listening, Zhou Qinfeng was also greatly shocked. "What?! These brats actually want to run outside the city? Don't they know there are many dangerous people outside the city?!"
Fang Qian nodded. "The students know, that's probably why they call it exploring..."
"Exploring? I've really been negligent..." Zhou Qinfeng paced back and forth. "These days, the authorities have been continuously transferring people to Pinglu, plus foreigners coming and going. Indeed, the managent of entering and exiting the city has been relaxed. If these students are determined, they really could take advantage and sneak out... This is serious."
Fang Qian asked, "Dean, how do you plan to handle this?"
Zhou Qinfeng pondered for a mont. "Alright, they're discussing going out on Sunday, right? You keep listening, find out the specific eting ti and place. I'll personally go block them then!"
"But... Dean, doing that would be equivalent to telling them soone leaked the secret, right?" Fang Qian showed hesitation.
"That's true too." Zhou Qinfeng paused. "Then how about this: I'll contact the departnt managing city entry and exit, tell them the ti the students plan to leave, and have their staff strictly check at that ti to intercept them."
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