Tian Du City.
The First Academy.
The Dean deleted Lu Ming’s message quietly and then blacklisted him. His dark world was suddenly filled with sunlight.
It was too scary!
When he received the message, he broke out in a cold sweat due to fear. Despite the summer weather, he only felt more comfortable after he switched his air-conditioner to the heater mode.
In fact, he did not hate Lu Ming. However, he understood him too well and would not let him in!
It was too dangerous!
Card testing…
Snort! Snort!
No way.
This guy tore down the island legacy site of the Lunar Shadow Legacy in the past. This incident was still fresh in his memory because, to date, they had not finished reconstructing it!
Research center…
The dean pondered deeply for a moment and suddenly thought of something. “Is the research center still operating?”
“Indeed.”
The assistant nodded slightly.
Due to high demand, the research center was still operating during the summer holidays.
“Let’s shut it down,” the dean said nonchalantly.
“Ah?!”
The assistant looked dumbstruck. “Dean, this doesn’t seem appropriate. Many abilities currently undergoing testing will be affected. This will result in a huge loss!”
“You’re right.”
The dean came back to his senses. They could not be penny-wise and pound-foolish!
There were many researchers working at the research center! Countless people were researching and testing abilities everyday. If they were to shut it down, the loss would certainly be quite huge.
“Let me think for a while…”
The dean was silent.
Ban Lu Ming from entering it?
This won’t do!
Do you think this guy won’t turn up after banning him?! He even dared to enter the World of Darkness and Shadows! Furthermore, his disciples are all from The First Academy!
And his sister!
However…
The dean thought of a solution very quickly.
“All students are not permitted to enter this place for the time being.
“Since it’s the summer holidays, we don’t need to open this place to them.
“In addition…
“Be more vigilant in checking the identification passes and ban unauthorized personnel from entering,” the dean said seriously.
“Okay…”
The assistant smiled bitterly.
He felt that the dean had seemingly been possessed by a demon recently.
He was being serious about it.
Lu Ming…
Does he need to be that fearful of him?
“So what if Lu Ming’s combat ability is comparable to that of Yan Suya? Seven-star seniors have done testing at the research center and nothing happened!
“Can Lu Ming demolish the school?”
“You don’t understand.”
The dean seemed to be implying something profound. “Some people, especially Lu Ming, can’t be treated in ordinary ways! Erring on the side of caution is the best strategy!”
…
Right then.
Lu Ming did not feel despair after the dean rejected him. Instead, he managed to get hold of an entry permit to the research center through Li Tiantian and his disciples!
Look, he could also get into the place without the dean’s help!
However…
Just as he rushed to the academy, he received shocking news — The research center had been shut down and it was likely that it would not be open during the summer holidays.
Lu Ming was speechless.
It seemed that the dean had a very deep misunderstanding of him…
→_→
There was no other choice.
He had to forgo the first way and think of other solutions.
In theory, he could choose to do the testing at another professional testing organization but these organizations did not have the conditions to withstand seven-star abilities!
To put it bluntly…
Most people were peak six-stars and it was the same situation for most of the associations. If that was the case, they could just do the testing at their own associations?
Therefore…
After pondering for a long time, Lu Ming decided to consult Senior Qiu Shuyi.
“Senior, where do you guys normally go to test abilities?”
Lu Ming asked.
After a long time…
The other side replied, “The endless sea.”
Endless sea?
Lu Ming was shocked. They could actually test at that kind of place?!
“The endless sea is a borderless ocean… We often test abilities over there. It’s safer and has a better shielding nature.
“Besides occasionally being hunted down by deep-sea gigantic beasts, there is no problem most of the time,” Qiu Shuyi replied.
The testing of abilities was a necessity for every cultivator.
It was very troublesome for seven-star and above cultivators to do testing as they could not always carry out the testing at the research center. As such, when they wanted to test the outcome of certain abilities and were not that particular with the technicalities, they would do it at the endless sea. That place was too huge and one could just find an isolated place for the testing!
The waves of the ocean…
The surging of the sea water…
The extents of the various reactions could test and verify the effect of the ability.
Of course.
This kind of behavior was termed as ‘Frying Fish’ by the industry.
“Endless sea…”
Lu Ming was filled with emotions.
It would be great if he could test it at the endless sea!
It was a pity…
That place was too far and dangerous. Furthermore, how was he going to test the demolition card series at the sea? Could herds of bulls run on the sea?
He switched off his communication device.
Lu Ming did not want to test it at sea. Tian Du City had a place that would withstand seven-star testing but it was not open!
What could he do about it?
He was having a headache.
…
Right then…
Sword Card Master Association.
Having heard about this situation from his senior brother, Zhao Yunshan went to The First Academy to discuss the donation of a building.
However…
Surprisingly, The First Academy declined him!
Yes.
The all-time successful strategy of donating a building had actually been rejected! He merely wanted to exchange it for a right to testing at the research center that could withstand seven-star testing!
Zhao Yunshan was speechless.
The First Academy had a very deep misunderstanding of Master…
…
“Sorry, Master.”
Zhao Yunshan felt somewhat ashamed.
“It’s okay.”
Lu Ming responded to his disciple and was prepared to leave.
Well…
If that did not work, he could only go to the suburbs.
The suburbs of Tian Du City were quite huge. It would be fine if he could find a deserted place there? But what if there was another beast tide…
Lu Ming sighed.
However…
At this moment.
Lu Ming was stunned all of a sudden.
He was looking at the students from The First Academy passing by and their shadows under the sunlight. He suddenly thought of something. He did not seem to have a shadow…
No.
He didn’t.
His shadow had been cultivating at home!
Oo…
Lu Ming squinted his eyes. The casting of the Will-O-Wisp Card required the use of the materialization technique. Even if he was not present, his shadow could cast it too?!
In that case…
“Li Mei!
“How’s your research on shadows going?!”
Lu Ming was excited.
“Fairly okay.”
Sitting on the wheelchair, Li Mei was controlling his shadow to do radio calisthenics. “I can already exercise basic control on my shadow. I reckon that I’ll soon be able control it perfectly until it moves like a human! When that time comes, the shadow will be able to achieve what humans do!”
One, two, three, four, two, two, three, four…
Lu Ming was astonished at the smooth and effortless movements of Li Mei’s shadow. Just one fruit could already achieve such a high standard. This was a super genius, indeed!
“President, look.”
Li Mei reported his recent progress, “With the help of the rabbit spirit, our research progress has already reached 90%. Basically, we can control most of the organs in a human body. It’s not only that. Because of the unique characteristics of a shadow, it can be better controlled than the human body! It’s faster, stronger and more sturdy!”
Lu Ming cast him a deep glance. What exactly have you and the rabbit spirit been researching?!
“Look.”
Li Mei displayed the latest ability. Since he had made a comeback, he had already mastered some basic operations of controlling the shadow. For example — Replacement of consciousness, integration with other people’s shadow, concealment and so on.
“This is the one.”
Lu Ming’s eyes lit up.
He tried the ability according to Li Mei’s research and could really control the shadow!
Well…
Not bad.
“Remember to report this matter to the association. This will be your contribution.”
Lu Ming patted him on the shoulder.
“Understood.”
Li Mei was thrilled.
Since he had the shadow, his hopes in life had been revived.. He could not wait to research the function of a certain organ of the shadow!
Lu Ming patted his shoulder. “Please take care of your health.”
Li Mei had an indescribable blush on his face. “The advantage of a shadow is that it doesn’t harm the body. So, it’s alright.”
“I’m telling you not to burn too much midnight oil.”
Lu Ming cast him an odd glance.
“Huh?”
Li Mei blushed and hurried to explain, “I’m saying that this… s-shadow… doesn’t need to rest for too long and won’t be overworked.”
“That’s good.”
Lu Ming left.
Li Mei’s research outcome was very useful!
Similar to Xiao-Xiaojian, his shadow was merely idling and cultivating at home everyday! With this, he would be able to truly control and make use of his shadow!
Xiao-Xiaojian was speechless.
You’re the laziest one, right?!
“Haha.”
Lu Ming tucked Xiao-Xiaojian into the card bag.
Anyway.
The issue of the shadow was resolved.
It was very late at night.
When the other researchers were entering the research center, a shadow quietly followed suit.
Shush!
The shadow appeared at a certain room in the testing area without a sound. Over there, almost all the facilities were operating and countless researchers were busy with their work.
Buzz—
The shadow materialized a brand new card.
Ding.
The shadow inserted the card into the machine.
—— Testing ——
—— Testing Completed ——
Card Rating: Five-star.
Card Prowess: Unknown
Card Category: Unknown
Card Effect: Unknown
Card Module: Unknown
——————
Yes.
Everything was unknown!
Besides the surprising five-star card rating, the rest were unknown! Obviously, this Will-O-Wisp Card was an unprecedented card!
Furthermore…
The system did not have any records of the lines on the back of the card!
“Come on!”
Lu Ming was thrilled.
Shush!
The shadow flung his hand.
A crystal clear card was thrown out!
Bang!
The card dissipated.
Shush!
The whole world was silent.
Lu Ming held his breath.
He listened to the movements in his surroundings quietly.
The ground… was not shaking.
After a few seconds, the surrounding was still very quiet, so quiet that Lu Ming felt very puzzled. After a few minutes, still, nothing happened in the testing area!
Lu Ming instinctively looked at the data monitoring panel.
Energy Flow: Zero
Energy Sustainability: Zero
Energy Perception: None
Yes.
There was nothing.
The card dissipated quietly just like that.
Even though it had disappeared, Lu Ming did not discover the function of this card!
What was the outcome?
Lu Ming suddenly felt fearful.
Fortunately, he had tested it!
Xiao-Xiaojian was right in its words. If he were to throw out this card in times of danger and nothing happened, it would be very dangerous?
At that time…
If he were to die, Xiaobai, baby… Spat!
Anyway.
That five-star Will-O-Wisp Card was a special card with an unknown effect. It might have a certain special effect but could not be activated now!
At the very least, it was certainly not suitable for use as a trump card!
Of course.
Lu Ming pinned some last hopes and waited at the research center for a long time. It had not been easy for him to enter this place! This was a facility that could endure seven-star attacks!
But, look at the outcome!
Don’t you feel embarrassed that you can’t even come up with a bull?!
However…
Still, nothing happened.
Lu Ming had no choice and could only tell his shadow to come back.
After a long time…
After the shadow returned to the Sword Card Master Association, the research center was still very peaceful and quiet. Lu Ming then shelved the card.
What a garbage card! You wasted my youth!
Right then…
It was very late at night.
Many people in The First Academy had already fallen asleep.
The dean stretched himself and approved the last document in his hands. His assistant had arranged a feast for his supper so that the latter could replenish his energy.
When he opened the lid of the food.
Well…
A sumptuous black pepper roasted whole cow was in front of him.
“Life has been tough with you.”
The dean was very satisfied. He put away the food. Just as he was prepared to pick up his chopsticks and take a piece of beef, he realized that his chopsticks had been taken away.
“I don’t need you to help me pick up the beef. I can do it myself!” the dean said unhappily.
“This is really…
“Do you think I don’t know how to pick up a roasted whole beef with my chopsticks?”
However…
The assistant’s trembling voice could be heard from behind, “Dean, I… I didn’t.”
Eh?
The dean sensed that something was amiss.
Shush!
He looked up and was terrified to discover that the fully roasted whole cow on the plate had suddenly sat up and was glaring at him fiercely.
The dean was speechless.
“Bull… bull spirit?!”
Inexplicably, the assistant was terrified.
Theoretically…
Bull spirit bodies existed as bulls and were also living things. However, they had never heard of a fully roasted whole cow turning into a spirit body?!
Damn it! What is happening?!
Roasted bull spirit?
Right then…
Seeing that the two men in front of it did not move…
That roasted whole cow stretched its body. The assistant could clearly see the flow of golden and shiny oil on its body as it moved.
It was very odd and mysterious.
Shush!
There was dead silence in the office.
There were only the odd gazes of the dean and the assistant and… the aroma of beef.
…
Right then…
At the school canteen.
Clang!
Clang!
Loud sounds could be heard.
The staff members were jolted awake in the middle of the night. They thought that burglars had broken into the premises. After calling the police, a four-star guard rushed to the cold store hastily.
The noises seemed to be coming from there.
They rushed to the deepest part of the cold store and were shocked and terrified to discover that all the frozen beef had come alive!
The guard was stunned. Is it possible for spirit bodies to be born from beef?
“This is not a spirit body!
“There is a problem….”
The staff member pressed the alarm immediately.
Ooo—
Shrilling noises could be heard in The First Academy.
“Who dares to attack The First Academy?
“Prepare to fight!”
The teachers and students from The First Academy were awakened!
There were plenty of five-star and six-star cultivators here! Therefore, they were fearless!
Shush!
Countless powerful figures woke up at this moment. Just as they were prepared to go and rescue people, they saw their own fridge shaking and flying toward the windows.
The powerful figures were speechless.
Shush!
Shush!
Lights flashed.
They chased out of the room and saw beams of an uncanny aura gathering in the air.
“True enough, it’s an enemy attack!”
“Humph!
“They are courting death by coming to The First Academy. They’re never going back!”
“Catch them first and talk later!”
Countless beams of auras dashed toward the square.
Over there.
Those strange and mysterious auras paused at the spot where they stood.
When all those five-star and six-star cultivators rushed to the square, they were stunned. This was because the strange and mysterious aura floating in the air was in fact a bull!
No…
It seemed…
It was not a bull?!
Everyone took a closer look and was dumbstruck.
At this moment…
In the sky above The First Academy.
A fully roasted whole cow covered in golden shine was standing proudly in the air, and constantly emanating a powerful aura and rich beef aroma to its surroundings…
Beside him was another source of powerful aura. A plate of stir fry tripes!!!
It was guarded by braised beef on its left and brisket with potatoes on its right!
Behind it.
It was a massive army of enemies! Beef tendon with brown sauce, cumin beef, beef tenderloin with tomato sauce, black pepper steak, fried bull penis and so on. Each of them was exuding a powerful aura.
Everyone was dumbstruck. W-what kind of attack is this?!
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