Supreme Warrior in the City

Su Yang had seen the stone coffin on the Heavenly Road.

It appeared not large, but in reality, this stone coffin was extraordinarily heavy.

Back then, this boundary point was sent by Su Zhan to Qinghe Academy, even the dean didn’t have the power to move it. And the Divine Master had to enlist many Possessors to jointly move the stone coffin to Storm Valley.

”The stone coffin is fixed in Storm Valley. You just need to break the array set by the Divine Master, and the Storm Power will push the stone coffin out.” The dean said, ”I’ve already found the Martial God, who will guard the exit and personally carry the stone coffin back!”

With the dean’s assurance, Su Yang didn’t worry anymore. Returning to the Shen Family courtyard, he took out the World Melting Furnace and, like before, entered Storm Valley via the Spirit Liquid Lake.

This time, Su Yang still reluctantly searched around inside, hoping to find Jiang Zi’er. However, the outcome was the same as before, without the slightest clue. This situation left Su Yang nearly hopeless.

The stone coffin’s location was positioned further outside than the Investiture of the Gods. After all, getting the stone coffin into this place wasn’t an easy task in itself.

The Divine Master could delve deeper into Storm Valley, but those Possessors around him didn’t have such a capability. These people couldn’t venture deeply into Storm Valley and thus couldn’t assist the Divine Master in moving the stone coffin into the valley’s depths. So, the stone coffin’s position was actually outside.

After Su Yang broke the array outside the stone coffin, the storm in Storm Valley immediately swept it away. Su Yang followed closely and outside saw the Martial God who had already caught the stone coffin.

Seeing Su Yang emerge, the Martial God was a bit surprised. Because he had been guarding there all along, he hadn’t seen Su Yang enter Storm Valley; when did he manage to get in?

The Martial God didn’t know that Su Yang had entered Storm Valley through the World Melting Furnace. He didn’t ask about it, merely nodded at Su Yang then left carrying the stone coffin.

Su Yang followed closely, hurrying back to Qinghe Academy. The dean had been waiting here and upon seeing the two return, immediately led them to the basement.

At the entrance, the dean patted the wall and shouted loudly, ”Master Jie Ye, we’re back!”

After speaking, the dean thanked him before opening the basement entrance, allowing the Martial God to carry the stone coffin inside.

The dean did not know that Mahakaya had already been seriously injured by the Divine Master and taken away by the Martial Champion. Currently, no one was actually guarding the basement.

The Martial God placed the stone coffin back to its original position and then bade farewell.

The dean circled around inside with a somewhat puzzled expression. While he didn’t know exactly what occurred inside, it was clear there were traces of a battle.

”Master Jie Ye? Master Jie Ye?” The dean shouted twice without response, causing his anxiety to further climb. He circled around hoping to find Mahakaya but failed, his brows knitting tightly.

Su Yang had previously heard from Qi Zhishan about Mahakaya being the Guardian of the Boundary. Thus, he knew Mahakaya was supposed to be there, and now unable to find him, Su Yang too felt worried.

”What happened? Master Jie Ye isn’t here?” Su Yang hurriedly asked, ”Could he have known we returned so left ahead of us?”

”That shouldn’t be the case. If he was leaving, he would have let us know first!” The dean said in a serious tone, ”Moreover, there are signs of conflict here, what exactly happened?”

Su Yang furrowed his brows, pondering a while before speaking in a deep voice, ”Could it have been that the Divine Master acted?”

”The Divine Master?” The dean glanced at Su Yang, also speaking gravely, ”That’s possible. When you took the Investiture of the Gods, the Divine Master surely caught wind of it. Given his ambition and reckless tactics, there’s no telling what measures he might take. Perhaps, before we reach the Capital City, he intends to open several boundary points, causing absolute chaos in the Human World. Master Jie Ye would certainly not allow such actions, hence they fought here.”

Su Yang nodded, this was precisely what he had wanted to say. Furthermore, all sides are investigating the Divine Master’s stealthy exit.

With the Divine Master’s character, he certainly would escape, but surely not flee so dejectedly. Therefore, if he had visited the basement before fleeing, it is quite plausible.

”Master Jie Ye might have been... was he...” Su Yang spoke with some anxiety.

”Unlikely.” The dean shook his head firmly: ”Judging from the aura, he didn’t die in combat. Also, if Master Jie Ye were truly slain, at least one of these boundary points would have been opened by the Divine Master. Yet none are opened, indicating the Divine Master didn’t gain advantage here.”

”Master Jie Ye’s strength should be inferior to the Divine Master’s.” Su Yang murmured.

The dean nodded slowly, ”That’s why the situation is odd!”

Thinking for a while, the dean suddenly looked at Su Yang, ”Have you… challenged the Martial Champion?”

”Challenge the Martial Champion?” Su Yang was perplexed, ”Why would I challenge him? When I took the World Melting Furnace, the Zhang Family seemed to have helped me; otherwise, I couldn’t have escaped so easily.”

”I’m not referring to that incident!” The dean shook his head, ”I mean your current abilities should enable you to challenge the Martial Champion now.”

”Really?” Su Yang was surprised. ”My... my current abilities should be inferior to his, right?”

”It’s not about whether your skills can surpass his, but that you’ve reached this level, it would be best to challenge him.” The dean paused, ”Your father went, Qi Zhishan went, and you should also go.”

Su Yang remembered Qi Zhishan’s challenge to the Martial Champion; at the time, he didn’t know what Qi Zhishan was up to, thinking it a matter between the two. Now, hearing the dean mention it further piqued Su Yang’s curiosity.

Could it be that reaching this prowess means one should challenge the Martial Champion?

”The purpose of challenging the Martial Champion is not to defeat him. In fact, your current abilities couldn’t defeat him. The real goal is for you to understand your own situation and for the Martial Champion to assess your potential!” The dean said softly, ”Although we may not completely agree with some of the Martial Champion’s philosophies, I do acknowledge some of his views!”

Su Yang looked at the dean in astonishment, uncertain of what the dean was suggesting. Why should he let the Martial Champion assess his potential?

Furthermore, what exactly did the dean agree with about the Martial Champion’s philosophy?