However, Alex did not reveal any of those thoughts outwardly.

He neither mocked the formation nor reacted dismissively toward it. Instead, he simply remained standing calmly while allowing the academy experts to complete their examination.

For the first time since arriving, Seraphina’s cold expression shifted slightly.

Lucien’s eyes narrowed deeply as well.

The Heart Reflection Formation had been personally created by a rank ninety nine divine formation master centuries ago. Even titled douluo level experts could not easily resist or deceive its judgment.

Yet Alex remained entirely unaffected.

After nearly half a minute passed, Lucien finally lowered his hand and dispersed the formation.

The silver light vanished instantly, and the enormous runic patterns faded back into the ground. The surrounding pressure disappeared alongside them, allowing nearby teachers to relax slightly.

Lucien continued staring at Alex for several moments afterward before finally speaking.

"You truly possess no hostility toward the academy."

Alex looked mildly amused after hearing Lucien’s confirmation that the academy no longer considered him a threat.

"I already told you," he said calmly. "I only came here because I wished to meet capable people. In truth, I am far stronger than both of you. If necessary, I could even become one of this academy’s guardians myself. Of course, if that happens, I will require unrestricted access to your library and every major facility within the academy."

The moment those words left his mouth, the surrounding teachers nearly stopped breathing.

Several of them stared at Alex in complete disbelief. Even after witnessing his terrifying martial soul and overwhelming aura earlier, such words still sounded absurd beyond reason.

Academy guardians were not ordinary experts.

According to long standing legends, the hidden guardians protecting the academy were level one hundred existences or perhaps even true god level entities. Although nobody alive possessed proof confirming those rumors completely, the academy had survived countless wars, invasions, and disasters over thousands of years. That alone was enough to make most people believe the legends were at least partially true.

Naturally, many teachers assumed Alex simply did not understand what kind of beings the guardians truly were. He was monstrously talented, yes, but perhaps he believed the stories were exaggerated myths created by the academy itself.

Lucien, however, did not immediately dismiss his words.

The old headmaster merely stared at Alex quietly for a few moments before asking another question.

"What exactly do you seek from this academy?"

Alex answered without hesitation.

"Knowledge. Experience. Perhaps entertainment."

Several teachers immediately looked speechless after hearing that response.

Nobody had ever described the empire’s greatest academy as entertainment before. This place was the sacred land of cultivation within the empire. Countless geniuses devoted their entire lives merely for the chance to study here.

Yet Alex spoke as though he were visiting an interesting attraction.

Seraphina suddenly stepped forward again.

Unlike the others, her attention remained fixed on the martial soul Alex revealed earlier.

"Your martial soul," she said slowly.

Alex turned his gaze toward her calmly.

"What about it?"

Seraphina’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"What is its name?"

For the first time since arriving at the academy entrance, Alex paused briefly.

The surrounding teachers instinctively focused their attention entirely on him. Even Lucien’s gaze deepened slightly. A martial soul of that magnitude could not possibly possess an ordinary origin.

Then Alex answered softly.

"Angel of Creation."

He did not conceal the name.

There was no reason to hide it.

The moment those words entered everyone’s ears, Lucien and Seraphina visibly stiffened.

Albert’s expression changed instantly as well.

Creation.

That single word carried terrifying implications.

Even divine class martial souls rarely dared associate themselves with such authority. Throughout history, martial souls connected to concepts like destruction, slaughter, storms, flames, or heavenly beasts had appeared occasionally.

But creation itself represented an entirely different level of existence.

Lucien’s gaze became incomparably deep.

"You understand the meaning behind such a title?" he asked slowly.

Alex smiled faintly.

"More than you realize."

The old headmaster fell silent again after hearing that answer.

Before he could continue questioning Alex further, a sudden commotion erupted deeper within the academy grounds. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Several students rushed frantically toward the entrance plaza with pale expressions.

"Headmaster!"

"Something happened at the Heavenly Spirit Tower!"

Lucien frowned immediately.

"What happened?"

One of the students hurriedly answered while breathing heavily.

"The tower suddenly lost control. Spiritual energy throughout the upper levels is becoming unstable."

Seraphina’s expression changed instantly after hearing those words.

"The seal is weakening?"

The student nodded nervously.

"Yes."

Lucien’s face darkened immediately.

Without wasting another second, both he and Seraphina released powerful spiritual pressure simultaneously as they prepared to head toward the academy center.

Then Alex’s calm voice sounded behind them.

"Your spiritual vein beneath the academy is collapsing."

Both headmasters froze instantly.

Lucien slowly turned around with narrowed eyes.

"What did you say?"

Alex pointed casually toward the distant center of the academy where the Heavenly Spirit Tower stood.

"The formation beneath your Heavenly Spirit Tower is incomplete. Someone forcefully merged three incompatible spiritual veins together centuries ago."

His eyes narrowed slightly afterward.

"It worked temporarily because the synergism remained stable during the initial integration phase. But after such a long period of time, the balance between the veins has gradually deteriorated."

Absolute silence descended upon the entrance plaza.

Albert’s pupils contracted violently.

Even Seraphina’s normally cold and controlled expression cracked visibly.

Because Alex was completely correct.

That secret was known only to the highest ranking figures within the academy. Even most elders did not possess access to such information.

Yet Alex identified the exact problem after remaining inside the academy grounds for less than fifteen minutes.

Lucien stared at him deeply.

"How do you know this?"

Alex smiled faintly.

"I can hear it."

The surrounding teachers looked confused immediately.

Hear it?

None of them understood what that meant.

But Lucien and Seraphina understood instantly.

He was referring to the spiritual veins themselves.

The so called spiritual veins beneath the academy were not ordinary underground rivers of energy. They were ancient living vines capable of continuously producing enormous amounts of spiritual power naturally. The academy’s ancient formation master had connected three separate spirit veins together through a massive formation in order to create powerful synergistic amplification.

For centuries, the system worked perfectly.

Now the balance between those spirit veins had finally broken.

A person capable of sensing the condition of underground spiritual arteries across the entire academy city merely through perception alone was completely monstrous.

Lucien inhaled slowly before speaking again.

"Can you fix it?"

His tone carried unmistakable respect.

The surrounding teachers became stunned once more.

A level ninety five headmaster was openly asking a young man for help in front of everyone present.

Yet strangely, nobody found the scene unreasonable anymore.

After everything they witnessed today, Alex no longer resembled an ordinary genius.

He resembled something far more terrifying.

Alex looked toward the distant Heavenly Spirit Tower quietly.

Golden light flickered faintly within his eyes for a brief moment.

Then he smiled.

"Perhaps."

Lucien immediately stepped forward.

"Please help us. If you resolve this matter, we will make an exception and appoint you as a teacher immediately."

Alex looked at him with mild interest.

"What about the formation master who originally created this system?"

Lucien’s expression became slightly complicated.

"He disappeared long ago after entering a secret divine domain. Some believe he died there."

A trace of regret appeared within the old headmaster’s voice.

"He never returned."

Alex nodded slowly.

"Is that so? Then let me take a look."

With those words, he calmly began walking toward the academy center with his hands behind his back.

Lucien, Seraphina, Albert, Rowan, and the other teachers hurriedly followed behind him almost instinctively.

The scene looked rather absurd.

Normally, these academy experts were figures respected throughout the empire. Yet now they followed behind a young man obediently like students accompanying their master.

Alex noticed this clearly.

And honestly, he found the situation somewhat enjoyable.

A faint smile remained on his face as he continued walking leisurely toward the Heavenly Spirit Tower.

Not long afterward, the group finally arrived before the enormous tower standing at the academy’s center.

The surrounding spiritual energy was already becoming unstable. Violent fluctuations spread intermittently through the air while several formation symbols around the tower flickered irregularly.

Alex merely glanced downward toward the underground beneath the tower.

Then he raised one hand casually.

At that instant, an invisible power spread silently outward.

The Dao of Balance activated.

Nobody present could understand what exactly happened. There were no explosions, no massive waves of energy, and no dramatic phenomenon.

Yet deep beneath the academy grounds, the broken synergism between the three spiritual veins instantly stabilized.

The imbalance vanished completely.

The incompatible flows that had struggled against each other for centuries suddenly entered perfect harmony.

Then Alex used the Law of Creation quietly.

The already stabilized formation transformed once again. Ancient flaws hidden deep within the structure corrected themselves automatically as though reality itself had rewritten the formation’s design.

Suddenly, the unstable fluctuations throughout the academy disappeared completely.

Not only that, the surrounding spiritual energy began increasing visibly.

The air itself became denser with spiritual power.

Countless students throughout the academy immediately sensed the change and looked around in shock.

Everyone near the Heavenly Spirit Tower widened their eyes in disbelief.

Alex had not performed complicated hand seals.

He had not chanted incantations.

He merely raised his hand once.

And the crisis that threatened the entire academy disappeared instantly.

Lucien and Seraphina swallowed hard unconsciously while staring at Alex.

At that moment, both of them reached the same terrifying conclusion.

This young man was most likely a direct descendant of a true god.