Light Fortress Chapter 1919 - 11: Stranger_3

He silently wiped his cheek.

So...

After five years of separation, it’s not just the Upper City that feels unfamiliar.

Even the closest teacher has become a stranger.

He softly murmured, a sound so small it could be ignored.

Chi Shou silently walked out from the cover of the black umbrella, not looking back and not bidding farewell to the teacher. He pushed open the gates of Holy Cross Academy, advancing through the pouring rain, but didn’t walk for long. Several tall figures in cloaks were waiting for him in the empty campus.

"Dean."

Chi Shou looked up; the tallest figure before him was none other than the dean of Holy Cross Academy, also a prominent figure seated among the four council members of Upper City, Lie Renuo.

In terms of seniority,

Lie Renuo is an elder from the same era as East Continent’s Gu Qilin, having experienced many wars, his physique remains quite sturdy.

The older a Transcendent becomes, the denser their source power, the more calamities and ominousness they endure.

After surpassing their peak years, their power inevitably declines...

Five years ago, Chi Shou had encountered the dean several times at the academy.

He remembered clearly, even with concealed sealing items, the dean still emitted a noticeable aura of twilight.

His ability being [Heart Realm], he was extremely sensitive to such special auras.

Back then, he was quite worried about the dean’s health; the dean smiled, comforting him, saying these were medals granted by time...

But now these "medals" have all disappeared.

In the rainy night, Lie Renuo stood under his cloak with a straight back, his face’s wrinkles dissipated by eighty percent, appearing like a forty-year-old middle-aged man.

This indeed is the most powerful age for a Transcendent.

The dean emitted a powerful aura of oppression, an aura so strong that Chi Shou could barely look directly... though he wasn’t Titled, he could distinctly feel the potency that was beyond his ability to oppose.

Even his teacher, in their peak period, would find it hard to look straight at the dean now.

Is there truly a "Divine Miracle" such as this in the world that restores youth?

"Dean..."

Chi Shou clenched his teeth, slowly spoke.

"Chi Shou. I remember you."

Lie Renuo’s face showed little amusement, he looked at the young junior expressionlessly, having stood here for a while.

Actually, the conversation outside had been in his sight... though he couldn’t hear the actual dialog due to Wang Chong’s realm engulfing it.

Yet he understood well the events occurring in Rhein City.

Chi Shou had repeatedly defied orders, refusing to execute Ye Kaluo.

Today.

He did not intend to pursue the matter.

"Bang!"

Lie Renuo patted the tall black shadow standing by his side; it was only then that Chi Shou noticed the dean’s companion was not a person, but rather...

A coffin.

"Wang Chong should have told you about the task, right?"

Chi Shou’s expression became rigid.

Faced with the dean’s overpowering presence, his mind went blank.

He found even opening his mouth to respond difficult.

"Your ability is [Heart Realm]... there’s currently no one more suitable than you in the whole academy."

Lie Renuo placed his hand on the top of the huge coffin, slightly tilting it, presenting it to Chi Shou like a giant sword with its hilt offered.

"Within this coffin lies a Spirit Barrier, so complex to the extreme."

"Either unravel the barrier and bring out the person inside."

"Or... destroy the barrier, letting the person inside perish."

Lie Renuo calmly looked at Chi Shou, "Accomplishing either one will complete the task."

Chi Shou, under immense pressure, spoke in a daze: "...Spirit Barrier?"

"Yes."

Lie Renuo slowly said, "This barrier is named Dissolving Dream."