âOh?!â The bald-headed man looked content at the explanation. âSo youâre saying we should attack and destroy the heart of the barrier?! HmmâŠyes, thatâll do quite nicely! How should we go about it?â
âWe wait until nightfall. The barrier requires the essence of the sun in order to work. We can at least weaken its effects if we canât destroy it.â
âAh? That barrier of the Crafting School can do something like that?!â Several men commented, âHah! Then we can wait for the sun to set before weâŠâ
âBzzzâŠ.â
A wave of energy exploded outward at that moment, causing everyone to grow still. They watched as a crimson ball of light explode with an intensity equivalent to the sun appear in the world!
Stunned, they all watched as the faraway Mt. Crimson suddenly become enveloped by a giant dome of firey light!
âThatâsâŠâ The bald-headed man began to speak.
âThe barrier!â Dongfang Ming gasped.
âWhat?!â The bald-headed man cried, âTheyâve already activated it?! Did they know we were going to attack them?! Impossible!â
It was this time that Mo Ni finally spoke. âWe say impossible, butâŠthat is clearly not the case here.â
âDamn!!â The man cursed, âThen what do we do now? Wait until night time?â
Dongfang Ming shook his head. âAs I said, the barrier will continue to absorb the essence of the sun. If we wait until night then the barrier will be impregnable.â
âThenâŠwe are forced to attack now, are we not?â The shriveled elder asked.
âThat appears to be the case, thereâs no need to attack the northern peak anymore. Letâs go.â
âŠâŠ
âWhatâs going on? Whatâs happening?!â
âThatâsâŠour barrier! WhyâŠwhy would we suddenly activate it?!â
âBarrier? What barrier is that, senior? Donât tell meâŠdonât tell me weâre being attacked?!â
âAll students are to return to their dormitories at once! Any student of the Soul Exalt level or higher is to report to the main halls with me!â
ââŠâŠâ
Pandemonium erupted across the Crafting School as everyone began to scurry about. The activation of the barrier caused many to panic as they tried to do as they were told. Soul Kings flew across the skies toward the northern peaks while everyone else began to hide.
At the main peak of the Crafting School, Kou Changkong stood with Zhi Tian to watch as the sky above them began to shine with red light. Now that the barrier was activated, many Soul Kings from their school were beginning to fly over.
âWhatâs going on, Changkong? Why has the barrier activated?â
A Soul Emperor from the previous generation, Yang Yao appeared beside Kou Changkong at once.
âTeacher Yang.â Kou Changkong bowed, âThere is a great danger about to befall us. Intruders have to invade our school and are lying in wait right now. Master went to activate the barrier while I am here to gather the men.â
âPeople are here to invade us?!â Yang Yao thundered, âWho said that?â
Zhi Tian spoke up then, âI am Zhi Tian from the Soulbeast ForestâŠâ
ââŠâŠâ
Another two Soul Emperors appeared shortly afterward, Hu Yang and Yang Ying. Soon, over a dozen crafters were here and told the story.
âTheyâre here!â
It happened when several of the crafters were still in shock of what they had just heard. Yang Yao suddenly bellowed out to the others in warning!
Everyone turned to look up at onceâa wave of dark clouds was rapidly approaching the school!
They werenât wary of the dark clouds, but of the people that stood above the clouds!
They werenât hidden at all in the clouds anymore. In a short second, they flew down from the clouds to stop right in front of the barrier.
âThe Wind Lightning School!!â
Yang Yao declared the moment he felt the aura of the shriveled elder and bald-headed man.
âAnd the Soul Refining School!â
Kou Changkong was the next to speak once he saw the two men and multiple Soul Kings standing behind them.
The amount of killing intent raised by Kou Changkong was tremendous. âThe Wind Lightning School and Soul Refining SchoolâŠhow audacious! To dare attack our school from the front!â
âHuo Zhenting! Our school has no quarrel with yours. What is the meaning of this?!â Yang Yao demanded from the shriveled elder standing on the other side of the barrier.
Huo Zhenting gave Yang Yao a cold smile. âYang YaoâŠso you are already a Mid-stage Soul EmperorâŠpah. You dare say no quarrel? Your student, Bai Yunfei, has killed the avatar of our headmaster, then killed our Soul Kings and hundreds of our students. You dare say there is no quarrel?!â
âOur goal is very simpleâŠâ Huo Zhenting sneered, âDoes it even need to be said? We only wish to trample your school to the ground!â
âYou dare!â Hu Yang snarled, âYou think you two Soul Emperors would be enough to trample our school? What a joke!â
He glared at the group behind the Wind Lightning School, âWhere are your Soul Emperors? There is no way the Soul Refining School would only send their Soul Kings. Why donât you show yourselves?â
The bald-headed man beside Huo Zhenting interrupted him. âThe mighty Crafting School has only three Soul Emperors?! Haha! What a pitiful sight! You want to know why there arenât any others? Then come out and fight! What good will happen from you hiding in your tortoiseshell?â
âQi Ning,â Yang Yao gave the bald-headed man a close glare, âI didnât think youâd have the ability to become a Soul Emperor. Had I known about this, Iâd have killed you those years ago on Dragonâs Descent MountainâŠIf you came to trample our school, then come attack us yourself.â
âHmph!! Thereâs plenty you donât know!â Qi Ning shouted. The events from the time Yang Yao mentioned mustâve been a sore spot for him.
âYou think I canât destroy that pitiful barrier of yours?! Attack!!â
Sensing as though there was no point âquarrelingâ, Qi Ning decided to end the conversation there to signal the start of their attack!
âWhoosh whoosh whoosh whooshâŠâ
Multiple Soul Kings flew out from behind Huo Zhenting and Qi Ning to position themselves like chess pieces near the barrier. There had to be at least forty of them!
No one hesitated to attack the moment they moved into position. Altogether, the Soul Kings activated their auras ad began to pelt the barrier with all sorts of different elemental attacks!
âBoom boom boom boomâŠâ
Like fireballs, these attacks struck the barrier one after another, sending waves of energy across the earth like an earthquake!