Chapter 1685: Chapter 1686: Chaos

“They’re quite bold. Do they really not know Agunas is here?”

With a gesture, nine small shields fell to the ground and transformed into nine shadowy figures, each holding a different weapon, following Feng Yuan. A closer look reveals these dark figures were modeled after Feng Yuan, only about half his height. Glancing at his patrolling classmates, Feng Yuan hesitated and didn’t immediately replace anyone.

He believed the teacher would ensure they stayed out of danger. After speaking with Teacher Wu, Feng Yuan commanded the shadow squad to disperse. Noticing something unusual with Xiao Ji behind him, Feng Yuan turned and asked,

“What are you up to now?”

Xiao Ji glanced at Feng Yuan, flapped its wings, and chirped a few times. Observing its actions, Feng Yuan seemed to understand and amusingly said,

“You, your current energy control power is too weak to achieve this entity clone ultimate move.”

Just now, he saw Xiao Ji shaking its energy feathers and thought it was attempting something. As it turned out, it wanted to replicate his shadow squad’s ultimate move. However, despite the shadow squad’s power originating from Xiao Ji, controlling them with Xiao Ji’s current control force was quite difficult.

Veronia extended her right hand with a gentle wave, and golden dust condensed into a golden figure. Yet, unlike Feng Yuan’s shadow squad, both the fluidity of its formation and the number and flexibility of golden figures were far inferior to Feng Yuan.

Even as Veronia increased the power input, the golden figures only solidified somewhat, without other changes, and as power increased, it neared the limits of her control, feeling on the verge of collapse. Ultimately, Veronia could only control two golden figures to follow her, and control them to disperse like Feng Yuan? That she indeed couldn’t manage.

“A truly difficult skill. Wait, did you learn this move from the Little Crocodile?”

Sighing, Veronia recalled something and looked towards Agunas. If she remembered correctly, Agunas always utilized such entity clones, and to be strict, they were much stronger than Feng Yuan’s shadow squad.

“It might appear so, but my clones are realized through authority and special tools; his is different.”

Agunas said with a flick of its tail, helplessly. Feng Yuan simply used Xiao Ji’s power to form clones, whereas Agunas’s clones were constructed using authority time projection and the Golden Tome Page. It merely needed to split a part of its mind to control the clone.

These clones weren’t an ultimate move, nor did it need to control the energy within; conversely, Feng Yuan’s technique, even among Divine Beasts, was likely something few could accomplish.

Even though Feng Yuan had warned Xiao Ji, the latter didn’t believe him and continued to try. Feng Yuan was powerless in this regard.

Despite the stationed troops around Mingjing Lake, for some reason, illegal organizations repeatedly attempted to forcibly enter. Feng Yuan couldn’t fathom their objective, wondering if they thought they could take those things away?

However, their arrival only served to train Feng Yuan’s classmates in combat techniques. After all, with Agunas and Veronia summoned at Feng Yuan’s request, they certainly wouldn’t stand by and watch anyone get hurt.

As time reached three in the afternoon, everyone had no choice but to set off on the return journey. Old Wei emerged from the shadows, looking at the departing student group and quietly remarked,

“Interesting, such a fuss over a mere Sky Dome Stone. It seems they really can’t hold back anymore, but I wonder if the successor you’ve chosen can smoothly take over your great responsibility…”

Sighing, Old Wei glanced at the lurking culprits in hiding before retreating into the shadows. Yet, he paused for a moment and said,

“Why not help them? Ha, when did you change… Alas… Perhaps it’s from being around him too often. But, appearing here, do they think we’re on their side? Even if this place is destroyed, the Sky Dome Stone will never disappear…”

“Do you think it will affect him? Ha, you’re underestimating him. He wouldn’t mishandle such a trivial matter. If he’s unmoved, it might just be that the internal matters aren’t that simple. Don’t like it? Neither do I.”

With a slight smile, Old Wei faded into the shadows, disappearing into the woods.

“Sure enough, all those previous attempts were just testing, still, they are rather peculiar, is the Meteor Pavilion truly worth it?”

At the high-speed train station entrance, Feng Yuan suddenly muttered under his breath. Agunas, knowing what Feng Yuan had done, looked at him in astonishment and said,

“Is someone really targeting Mingjing Lake?”

“Yes, and quite a few of them. Tsk, there are really so many Legendary Level Beastmasters. They’re quite audacious, but is it truly necessary?”

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said confusedly. Meanwhile, by Mingjing Lake, the White Wolf Deity was growling and the shadow squad was forming an eerie formation with their weapons. The grass all around was covered by dark shadows, and shadow claws occasionally lashed out at the invading enemies.

The White Wolf Deity stomped with its left paw, causing a massive clock’s phantom to appear, twisting the surrounding environment. The archaeological team formed a defensive position with the help of the stationed troops to avoid accidental injuries; they had no means to intervene in this battle.

On one side were attackers with numerous Legendary Level Beastmasters, and on the other side was the Divine Beast White Wolf Deity along with the eerily powerful shadow squad left by Feng Yuan. Neither side was able to gain the upper hand for the time being,

but the stalemate was brief. An earth-shaking dragon roar broke out, and the massive figure of Yimu Qingling appeared above Mingjing Lake.

“Is Yimu Qingling here too? Is their target really Mingjing Lake?”

Rubbing his chin thoughtfully, Feng Yuan wondered aloud. If he hadn’t sensed something was off, he would have dealt with them long ago, but he couldn’t figure out what these illegal organizations aimed to achieve. Especially after the recent crackdown, they should’ve been hiding in their rat holes, too scared to come out.

“What’s going on?”

Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan questioningly. At the ticket inspection area, not seeing Feng Yuan, she couldn’t help but turn back to find him, discovering him standing at the entrance of the station. Glancing at the classmates who already entered the station after inspection, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

“Nothing, let’s go～”

Shooting Feng Yuan a suspicious glance, Dou Yanlan decided not to press further. That guy wouldn’t say anything if he didn’t want to. She just had a hunch that it wasn’t a minor issue, otherwise, Agunas wouldn’t have such an odd expression.

The chaotic battle didn’t end with Yimu Qingling’s arrival. In fact, after Yimu Qingling appeared, several attacks occurred inside Tianlan City, almost deliberately disrupting the city’s order.

But by then, everyone had already begun their return journey. Even though they could hear the furious roars of Yimu Qingling on the high-speed train, no one could assess what had transpired.

“I’ll go take a look!”

Agunas said, flashing away instantly. Veronia, in her original form, sat on the back of the seat and looked at Feng Yuan saying,

“Is such enormity really just for the Meteor Pavilion?”

“I don’t know, but this is a straightforward provocation to Great Xia. Who knows how they’ll deal with it.”

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan replied. He wasn’t aware of what was happening over there. However, unbeknownst to them, not only was Tianlan City under attack, but several cities in Great Xia also suffered illegal organization assaults, thoroughly angering the authorities. When they returned to Maomu City, they found the defense corps patrolling everywhere, and the city had entered a state of alert.

“What’s really happening?”

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan was puzzled. Dou Yanlan put away her phone and said,

“It seems someone’s causing widespread destruction, currently suspected to be Xingchan and other nations, but something doesn’t quite seem right to me.”

“Xingchan? Are they attacking Great Xia at this time? Have they gone mad? The energy circulation issue hasn’t even been resolved, and they’re creating trouble now. Do they fear other Divine Beasts won’t act against them?”

Momentarily stunned, Feng Yuan exclaimed in surprise. To say nothing of the energy circulation pollution incident that caused such severe consequences, it was enough to make other unaffected Divine Land Region’s Divine Beasts fixate on Xingchan and the like. Not to mention, Feng Yuan had helped restore the Earth Energy Circulation afterward.

Strictly speaking, he wasn’t affiliated with any country, yet for now, he was considered a citizen of Great Xia. Moreover, the previous events were unlikely orchestrated by Great Xia. This time, with Xingchan causing trouble, aren’t they afraid other Divine Beasts will act to uphold justice?