bookbashuk Chapter 122 Taking the initiative to attack and surround and kill Xin Yan!
Chapter 122 Taking the initiative to attack and surround and kill Xin Yan!
Chapter 122 Taking the initiative to attack and surround and kill Xin Yan!
"Looking for me?"
Lu Yu was taken aback upon hearing this, before he could even respond.
Suddenly, a ripple-like ripple spread through the surrounding space, and an old figure draped in a black robe appeared out of thin air before everyone.
"Elder!"
Upon recognizing the newcomer, everyone was startled and quickly clasped their hands in greeting, saying, "Greetings, Grand Elder!"
Su Qian casually waved his hand, his gaze immediately locking onto Lu Yu. A glint flashed in his eyes, and he exclaimed in surprise, "A Seven-Star Dou Huang?"
"Good! Good! Good!"
Su Qian said "Good!" three times, a relieved smile on his face. He stroked his beard and chuckled, "You've come back just in time, kid. Quickly, come with me to the inner courtyard!"
After saying that, Su Qian grabbed Lu Yu's wrist and was about to leave.
At this moment, Lu Yu gently pressed the old man's hand and said unhurriedly, "Elder, please wait. This time I have also brought back an assistant for the academy..."
As he spoke, his gaze turned to Cai Lin.
Then, Cai Lin, dressed in a colorful dress, stepped forward gracefully and nodded slightly, saying, "Cai Lin."
Su Qian was taken aback at first, but after sensing the faint aura of a Dou Zong on Cai Lin's body and glancing at Lu Yu, he burst into laughter, patted Lu Yu's shoulder heavily, and said, "Good lad, I knew I hadn't misjudged you..."
"Eating well is like living off a woman's money..."
"If I had your skills, I wouldn't be all alone now..."
After saying that, Su Qian suddenly raised an eyebrow, looked at Zi Yan with a somewhat surprised expression, and said, "Huh, little Zi Yan, how come you've gotten so big..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu waved his hand and said, "Elder, you should leave quickly..."
"Business is business. I think I know what you're going to say. Bring Ziyan and Cailin along and have them listen in..."
Upon hearing this, Su Qian said no more, then nodded and said, "Let's go back to the inner courtyard first."
Having said that, he waved his sleeve, and spatial power instantly enveloped everyone, causing them to disappear from the spot in the blink of an eye.
……
Soon after,
The inner courtyard of Canaan College.
A solemn atmosphere permeated the entire Elders' Council Hall.
Led by Hu Qian, a group of academy elders sat around a round, entirely black obsidian table. Each of them emanated powerful battle aura, and their heated debate echoed throughout the hall.
"In my opinion, we should evacuate the trainees first; their safety is the most important thing..."
"inappropriate!"
"We can evacuate some, but some of the top-ranked students should stay behind to assist..."
"Once the Fallen Heart Flame is freed, those people from the Black Corner Region probably won't be content with just that..."
"We'll be facing enemies on two fronts then, and we'll need even more support..."
Just as everyone was arguing, a spatial ripple suddenly appeared in the center of the hall.
With a slight ripple, Elder Su Qian appeared out of thin air in the council hall with Lu Yu and the other two.
"Elder!"
Upon seeing this, the elders present immediately stopped arguing and rose to bow.
Su Qian waved her hand, gesturing for everyone to sit down: "Please sit down, everyone."
He turned to look at Lu Yu and the others, pointing to the empty seats on one side of the round table and said, "Young friend Lu, please take your seats as well."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu and the others nodded and then found three adjacent empty seats to sit down.
Su Qian slowly walked to the head of the table, his black robes fluttering even without wind. His gaze swept over everyone present, finally settling on Hu Qian, and he asked, "Have you come up with a plan?"
Hu Qian shook his head and said, "The situation is more serious than we expected. After the impact of the previous two violent attacks, the seal of the Fallen Heart Flame has developed obvious cracks. I'm afraid... it can only last for two months at most."
He paused briefly, his fingers unconsciously tracing the rim of his teacup: "Although the summons has been issued, previous students are scattered throughout the Dou Qi Continent, making it difficult to gather them in a short time..."
Su Qian nodded slightly, and with a flick of his sleeve, an invisible spatial barrier instantly enveloped the entire council hall. His gaze was piercing, but his voice was unusually calm as he said, "In that case, I propose the following measures."
"First, immediately activate the Heaven-level defense plan and begin the orderly transfer of students below the Dou Ling level tomorrow."
Secondly,
Su Qian turned his gaze to Cai Lin and said solemnly, "I earnestly request Your Excellency Cai Lin to lend a helping hand in reinforcing the outer seal, so as to buy us at least ten days."
"Thirdly," Su Qian's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his tone suddenly turned serious, "in a last resort... we can abandon the Fallen Heart Flame to prioritize the preservation of the academy!"
Upon hearing this, all the elders present fell silent, followed by murmurs of discussion.
"The Fallen Heart Flame is the very foundation of our inner courtyard; how can this be allowed..."
"If we lose the Strange Flame, how will the academy attract geniuses from all over the world in the future...?"
Listening to the crowd's discussion, Lu Yu pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke up: "Elder, I have something to say, but I don't know if I should."
The hall fell silent instantly, all eyes fixed on the young man. Many elders were astonished when they sensed the powerful aura of a Seven-Star Dou Huang emanating from him.
Su Qian stroked his beard and smiled, "Speak freely. The reason I invited you here today is to gather your ideas."
Lu Yu nodded slightly and calmly rose to his feet: "Elders, in my humble opinion, rather than passively defending, we should take the initiative!"
These words caused an uproar in the room.
Hu Qian frowned and said, "Little guy, do you know what you're saying?"
"I understand, of course."
Lu Yu said calmly, "Before leaving the academy, Elder Su Qian had entrusted me with finding a solution. At that time, the Elder said that the Fallen Heart Flame would be freed within six months at most. Now, it has been more than four months since I left the academy, so..."
He surveyed the crowd and said, word by word, "It's probably less than two months until the strange fire is broken free of its seal, isn't it?"
"Instead of waiting for the crisis to strike, it's better to take the initiative. I'm confident that, barring external interference, I can suppress the Fallen Heart Flame on my own!"
"Arrogant!"
An elder slammed his fist on the table and shouted sternly, "That's a high-level Dou Zong-level strange fire! Have you gone mad?"
Before Lu Yu could even respond, Zi Yan beside him was already flushed with anger.
"Old man, who are you calling a jerk?!"
She jumped to her feet, her purple hair moving without wind, and put her hands on her hips, saying, "So what if you're a high-level Dou Zong? I am one too!"
Before the words were finished, a vast and overwhelming pressure suddenly erupted, and the terrifying aura of a Seven Star Dou Zong instantly swept through the entire council hall.
The elders at the Dou Wang and Dou Huang levels present immediately turned red in the face, and could hardly breathe under this pressure.
Seeing this, Lu Yu frowned and said, "Zi Yan, stop fooling around."
Zi Yan reluctantly pouted, but still obediently withdrew her aura. Only then did the elders snap out of their daze.
"W-is this Ziyan? How did she suddenly grow so big?"
"I didn't even recognize him just now..."
"I felt she looked familiar, but I thought that mischievous girl couldn't possibly be here, so I didn't think of it that way..."
A hint of a smile flashed in Su Qian's eyes. He lightly tapped the table with his finger, and the council hall immediately fell silent.
"Now that our Canaan Academy also has its own high-level Dou Zong."
He looked around at everyone and said slowly, "Then Elder Lu's proposal is indeed worth considering."
"Elder Lu, please continue to explain your plan."
Lu Yu nodded slightly, and a ball of dark black flame suddenly rose from his palm, with twisted and eerie lightning faintly visible within it.
"Please look, everyone. This is the Netherworld Demon Flame that I subdued. It specializes in attacking the soul and can erode intelligence."
He controlled the flames as they swirled in his palm, continuing to explain, "Although the Fallen Heart Flame has developed sentience, it is ultimately a transformed form of a different kind of fire. The root of its riots lies in the fact that it has developed its own consciousness and knows how to break free from its constraints."
"If this fire can be used to obliterate its intelligence, restoring it to a state of ignorance, and then its origin can be split in two, causing its rank to drop to the Dou Huang level..."
"Finally, all we need to do is continuously implant soul imprints to prevent the birth of new intelligence, and the threat of riots can be completely eliminated..."
Lu Yu's explanation echoed throughout the council hall, with the elders sometimes nodding in agreement and sometimes discussing in hushed tones.
As the details of the plan were gradually refined, the originally somber atmosphere slowly turned into a warm and enthusiastic one.
Su Qian looked around and saw that the eyes of all the elders present were shining with excitement, and their previous worries had been completely swept away.
"If that's the case..."
Su Qian stroked his beard and smiled, "I propose we proceed according to Elder Lu's plan. Does anyone have any objections?"
The hall fell silent. Lu Yu had not only explained the plan in detail, but had also inadvertently revealed some of his true strength, leaving no room for rebuttal.
"Okay! It's settled then!"
Su Qian's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Ten days from now, we will launch a preemptive strike to encircle and annihilate the Fallen Heart Flame!"
……
(End of this chapter)