Chapter 536: Chapter 480: Ten Great Holy Lands (Major Chapter)_2

Classroom, on the elevated platform.

Dazzling spell lights burst forth, then extinguished.

The range remained confined within the small elevated platform.

As the duel progressed, the speed of casting spells by the two competitors increased, and the intensity of their spells surged even higher, far surpassing the “Fifth Tier Peak” as perceived by the students, yet the aura of both competitors remained stable.

Zhang Weilong became increasingly astonished.

He had not been holding back much, and as their spells collided and extinguished simultaneously, he somehow couldn’t gain the upper hand?

This immediately ignited his competitive spirit, with fire-related Source Power in his left hand and wood-related Source Power in his right, wood fueling fire, both united.

Suddenly,

Whoosh—

The orange-yellow flames violently danced, the two-meter-long Fire Snake swelled in an instant, stretching to eight or nine meters and growing much fatter, its momentum ferocious. The Awakeners seated in the front row felt the heat wave hitting their faces, and they also summoned their Source Power, concentrating and on guard.

—This Fire Snake possessed the power of a Seventh or Eighth Layer ability user at full strength, yet Zhang Weilong released it at merely the Fifth Tier Peak level, which was startling.

This was also his peak strike.

Pushing forth his hands, he sent the Fire Snake flying in a straight line—With the spiritual power of the Fifth Tier, he could no longer control the Fire Snake accurately!

The whole platform was illuminated red by the flames, leaving only the small figure of Bamboo Rat Li standing in front of the Fire Snake, looking like it could be devoured at any moment.

Zhang Weilong regretted his actions.

With an itch in his hands, he had revealed all his cards.

But now, he could no longer hold back.

Hiss—

A red light pierced through the Fire Snake, the tail of the snake incessantly flicking.

The red light trembled.

The power within the Fire Snake was much stronger. However, the next moment, the Fire Snake suddenly deflated like a leaky balloon, transforming from a fat snake to a thin one.

But the red light burst forth brilliantly, and with a flick of Bamboo Rat Li’s small hand, the Fire Snake shattered with a snap, sparks flying everywhere.

At the same time, the red light transformed into a long whip, striking Zhang Weilong with the swiftness of lightning, pia~pia~ hitting him all over.

It sent him flying out, and when Zhang Weilong stood up, his body was streaked with black marks.

Though not seriously injured.

With his full strength unleashed, Zhang Weilong was capable of evading.

However, he was too astonished.

Even though there was a vast difference in their magic levels, he still lost miserably, and couldn’t comprehend what he was lacking.

He saw the instructor, “Tang Xiaoli,” approaching.

With short little legs kicking, she lifted her small body with an outward release of spiritual power, reached out, and patted his shoulder:

“Young man, you are quite good but still too inexperienced. With another ten years of practice, maybe…

you won’t be left too far behind by me.”

Zhang Weilong: “…”

…

…

After the magic duel, Bamboo Rat Li, citing reasons such as “not exhilarating enough”, “unable to demonstrate your full capacity”, “Young man, giving you another chance to practice”, and “free experience, don’t miss out”, dragged him to Spirit Space.

Battle mode initiated.

Bamboo Rat Li VS Zhang Weilong.

This time, without any restrictions, they dueled in their strongest forms.

Then Zhang Weilong was baffled.

Who am I? Where am I? What happened?!

Before he could cast a single spell, he was pulled into the Illusion Space.

Time and again, he forcefully broke out only to fall into another layer of Illusion Space, seemingly endless.

Finally, having exhausted all his Source Power and sustaining mental damage, he was declared defeated and kicked out of the Battle Space… Zhang Weilong was still baffled, at one point thinking he was still trapped in an illusion.

In a daze, he thus agreed to join the Extreme Martial Arts Hall as a visiting instructor.

Currently only a level two instructor, teaching knowledge related to spells.

If he believes he has made progress, he can apply to test for a level one instructor; upon passing, the privileges and benefits increase significantly, even Zhang Weilong eyed them enviously.

Carefully thinking about it, apart from teaching, the martial arts instructor had quite a lot of free time. He had already decided to settle in Green Shadow; there was really no harm in it.

The formally established adventure group of five people did not conflict with his identity as a martial arts instructor.

On one hand, he earned merits and source power as an adventure group member by exchanging for rune equipment and spells while on the other hand, the salary of a Second Tier instructor was not unsubstantial—quite satisfying indeed.

Within a few days, Zhang Weilong was utterly captivated by the welfare and knowledge of Green Shadow.

During this time,

Tang Yu, using the Observation Crystal Ball in the castle and employing the “Insight Eye,” secretly observed Zhang Weilong several times—this was his latest discovery. He could deploy the “Insight Eye” from the comfort of his bedroom with the help of other tools and spells, but this no longer worked. He guessed it was due to the complementary nature of the Observation Crystal Ball and the territory.

He discovered that

Zhang Weilong indeed had exceptional talent; he possessed an S-grade aptitude!

It was unexpected yet within reason.

On Earth, Tung Yu had so far encountered two humans with S-grade aptitude, Zhang Weilong and the “Thunder God” Hansa.

Zhang Weilong obviously had poorer luck in terms of opportunities; he hadn’t managed to find good treasures from the Fourth Epoch’s Secret Realm, the lack of masters in his region always meant he remained number one, which also caused a lack of urgency in advancing his strength.

Should Zhang Weilong had stayed in Green Shadow for a month or two, although Xiaoli could still defeat him, it would not have been as effortless as before.

…

These days were calm.

Tang Yu heard that Meng Jingran and the others had returned to Beiting.

But they were quite exhausted.

Not physically, but mentally worn out.

Flying out of Australia, crossing over the Pacific Ocean, with their transcendent recovery abilities, the consumption of flying under a control field was negligible; even flying for ten days and nights wouldn’t be a problem.

However, the continuous flight, always maintaining vigilance, and facing the same unchanging scenery,

If it were another person, even if they had infinite stamina, running non-stop for five days and nights without physical tiredness, their heart would be exhausted.

Meng Jingran and the others didn’t dare to rest, nor slow down—the absence of a transcendent being in Beiting made it risky as alien races might also be in Australia; they couldn’t gamble and had to return to Beiting as fast as possible.

It is said that upon Meng Jingran’s return to Beiting, the first thing he did was to order a batch of flying puppets from Green Shadow, the latest model mount puppets, which also had decent straight-line speed and features like autopilot without needing control—making those who had experienced it once long for more.

They decided never again to rely on transcendent force fields for long-distance travel.

However, there were also bad news.

Holy Domain, Holy City—in the past few days, Tang Yu, Eileen, and a few others frequently entered and stumbled upon signs of alien activity.

Once they encountered two solitary alien transcendent beings, sneaking up behind to eliminate them, but afterward, the alien transcendent beings started moving in packs, making it impossible for him to take action.

The small area left inside the Holy City was turned upside down.

The Sky-reaching Tower was also breached by aliens, but he saw from a distance that they were loudly arguing, indicating their search inside the tower likely didn’t yield much.

In contrast, the outer space around the Holy Domain was free of alien traces.

Some courageous awakeners, using the Holy Domain, interact with people from other regions of Earth, exchanging intelligence and trading items.

Some made a fortune while others, less fortunate, were discovered by alien transcendent beings.

But undoubtedly, the existence of the Holy Domain provided a means for people to know that in every corner of Earth, many survivors were bravely fighting against the Demon Tide, giving people channels to learn about different parts of the world—although narrow channels, mere snippets of information, which might not even be accurate.

But it was still better than nothing.

Green Shadow had awakeners specializing in this field.

The number of people qualified to enter the Holy City was very few; as long as they could hold out, control their greed, and not stray too far from the entrance, these quick-witted individuals often made a killing.

Recently, a loose Intelligence Covenant was even formed.

Tang Yu had also placed his own people in it, though it wasn’t very useful, they directly liaised with top forces like Beiting and the Ancient Spirit Royal Family.

On this day,

“Extra! Extra! Earth’s Ten Great Holy Lands are out, ‘Holy City Covenant’ jointly issues with ‘Green Shadow Daily,’ reliable and true information, miss it and regret for life.”

A group of survivors carried freshly printed pamphlets, rushing toward every street.

The Ten Great Holy Lands were the top ten powers on Earth, not rated by the ‘Holy City Covenant’ as they didn’t have the guts; it was universally acknowledged, each Holy Land housed at least several transcendent beings.

Awakeners of the ‘Holy City Covenant’ gathered rough information about each top power and compiled it.

People on the streets were astonished and immediately bought a copy.

Opening the pamphlet, the first page read:

“Holy Land: Daxia·Green Shadow”

“…”