Chapter 127: The Principal?!

“Roar!”

The Void Dragon Lizard seemed to sense something.

It howled to the sky, lifting its head to fixate intently on a certain point above.

Even the little eagle looked up toward the heavens.

There, a venerable elder dressed in flowing Han dynasty robes, with a long beard and an ethereal aura, gradually descended from the sky.

He trod on the air as if it were solid ground, stepping down steadily.

A faint smile graced the elder’s face.

He did not look at the Void Dragon Lizard but instead turned to Xu Han and nodded slightly. “Young one, you performed admirably.”

Xu Han studied the elder.

He sensed no ripple of energy from him.

Only two possibilities could explain this.

First, the elder might have no power at all.

Second, his power far surpassed Xu Han’s perception.

Clearly, this elder was the latter.

The crowd in the square erupted the moment they saw the elder.

“Damn! The principal! It’s the principal!”

“The principal has finally returned! That monster is doomed!”

“So cool! The principal is amazing!”

Meanwhile, Lei Hongguang, seated in his office, suddenly paled upon seeing the elder.

“Ye Yuanzheng?! How did that old bastard come back? And at such a critical moment!”

“Damn it!”

Setting aside Principal Ye Yuanzheng’s strength,

just knowing he was the master of the Beast Tower was enough to easily settle this matter.

Lei Hongguang’s face flushed with anger as he glared at Ye Yuanzheng.

He had never dreamed that his plans would be destroyed by Ye Yuanzheng’s sudden appearance.

Now, trouble was truly brewing.

He had guaranteed the acquisition of the Void Corrosion scroll.

With the plan failed, he was bound to face a terrifying punishment!

“It seems I’ll have to find another way to deal with Xu Han,” Lei Hongguang muttered gloomily.

…

Zheng Gang’s clenched fist slowly relaxed.

A smile appeared on his face as he exhaled deeply. “Thankfully, the principal returned in time.”

“This time, that monster won’t be able to stir up any trouble.”

Ye Die nodded slightly.

The Beast Tower was originally the principal’s legendary-level equipment.

Within the Beast Tower,

he was like a god.

Even the highest-level Void Demons would be swatted dead with a single palm.

Let alone a beast merely corrupted by the void’s corrosion?

The principal said with a smile, “I’ll talk with you properly later.”

“Now, I’ll deal with this brute.”

“Where is the spirit of the artifact?”

A majestic voice echoed inside the Beast Tower.

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The next moment,

a small boy, rubbing his sleepy eyes, appeared out of thin air before the elder.

“Old man, you’re back?”

The boy yawned and stretched lazily. “What do you want? I was just sleeping.”

Seeing this sudden appearance, Xu Han was stunned, then recalled something.

According to records,

legendary-level equipment possessed its own consciousness and thoughts.

At the mythic level,

an artifact spirit would be born.

Not only did this elevate the equipment’s combat power by a rank,

but it could also assist its master at critical moments,

effectively enhancing the master’s strength.

The elder gently tapped the boy’s head. “The tower has been invaded by void energy. Didn’t you sense it?”

“I just know how to sleep.”

The boy rubbed his head, looking innocent. “You know me.”

“When I’m asleep, I don’t care about anything.”

“Besides, if you hit my head again, I’m going on strike!”

The elder scolded jokingly, “Do you believe I’ll throw you into the furnace for some tempering?”

The boy’s face showed fear as he quickly waved his hands. “No, no!”

“I’ll get to work right away!”

He turned to the Void Dragon Lizard, frowning. “Hmph, what a disgusting thing.”

“Destroy it for me!”

He pointed a short finger at the beast.

“Roar!”

The Void Dragon Lizard let out a pained roar.

Then, as if melting like ice cream, it gradually dissolved, finally becoming a puddle of blood before vanishing.

Xu Han stared blankly at the disappearing creature.

The artifact spirit inside mythic-level equipment was simply invincible.

He hadn’t expected it to be so powerful!

With just one finger, it effortlessly reduced a fifth-rank Void Beast to a pool of blood.

Such power could not be matched by any skill.

Not even forbidden-level magic could achieve this, right?

Xu Han’s heart burned with excitement.

The boy pouted. “I’m done with my work; now I want to go back to sleep!”

Saying this, he turned to leave.

The elder called out, “Wait!”

The boy, visibly annoyed, asked, “What?”

The elder pointed downward at Xu Han. “This kid has suffered a lot. Give him some compensation.”

The boy protested angrily, “Why should I compensate him? It’s not like I—”

Before he could finish, the elder’s expression darkened.

He hurriedly changed his tone. “Alright, alright, just give it to him.”

Then he pointed at Xu Han.

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A milky white light entered Xu Han’s body.

He felt a warm current flowing within him.

His strength seemed to increase considerably.

Opening his attribute panel,

he discovered he had leveled up!

He had reached level 27,

with half the experience bar filled.

In other words, the boy had directly raised his level by one, not just filled his experience to level up.

This was a huge gain!

This single level would save him over half a month’s effort.

The boy pouted and said impatiently, “I leveled him up by one and also upgraded all his skills by one level.”

“Is this compensation enough?”

Only then did the elder nod in satisfaction, waving his hand casually. “That’s more like it.”

“Alright, you can go back to sleep now.”

“Bye, old man! Na na na…”

The boy stuck out his tongue, made a funny face at the elder, and then giggled as he vanished into a shadow.

The elder shook his head helplessly.

This immature artifact spirit—if you hit it, it goes on strike.

He was quite exasperated.

He came to Xu Han’s side, appraising him from head to toe with a very satisfied nod. “Unexpected.”

“A newcomer who can endure this long.”

“If it weren’t for the void energy causing the Black-scaled Dragon Lizard to mutate, you would have already cleared the second level.”

“Very impressive.”

“Come, I’ll take you out.”

With that, he waved his hand casually.

A swirling portal appeared before them.

He strode directly inside.

Xu Han recalled the little eagle and followed through the portal.

As they emerged,

they were at the very front of the square.

He immediately saw Zheng Gang and Ye Die.

Usually domineering Zheng Gang was respectfully standing before the elder, calling out, “Principal.”

Xu Han’s eyes widened in surprise.

This seemingly ordinary old man was actually the principal of Longguo University!

Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he would have mistaken this elder for a harmless ordinary man.

Ye Die, standing nearby, was not as respectful as Zheng Gang.

She stood casually without speaking.

The principal said mildly to Zheng Gang, “This matter is no small issue.”

“You go handle the aftermath first, then come to my office.”

A bead of sweat rolled down Zheng Gang’s forehead. He hurriedly nodded. “Yes!”