Chapter 508: Chapter 52: Lin Chen: Pulling the Rug Out from Under

Not just in Canglan Prefecture, this fierce battle has lasted for four two-hour periods. The East Sea Path should already know the news and send people to support us, and the martial artists from the nearest prefecture government offices should have arrived.

So did the Canglan Sea Race have help and intercepted the martial artists who came to support?

"Junior Brother Zhao, you lead the academy disciples to withdraw from the academy."

Hua Qianwu transmitted a message to a vice director. If the Canglan Sea Demons really have reinforcements this time, the martial academy might not be able to wait for support.

"Senior Brother Hua?"

"I and several other junior brothers will hold off the Canglan Sea Demons. The Canglan Martial Arts Academy can do without us, but it absolutely cannot do without its disciples."

Hua Qianwu transmitted the message again. The foundation for a martial arts academy to stand is its resources and strong individuals.

But as the Martial Arts Academy Director, he must protect the academy’s disciples. If something happens to the academy’s disciples, then there’s no need for the Canglan Martial Arts Academy to exist.

Even if they, the academy’s high-level members, die in battle, the imperial court will still send martial artists, but if the academy’s disciples perish, that is the academy’s shame, and from then on, no more disciples will join the Canglan Martial Arts Academy, effectively removing it from existence.

"Alright!"

Vice Director Zhao agreed, his form flashing as he headed towards the Martial Arts Arena.

Whoosh!

Hua Qianwu’s long sword crossed the sky, intercepting the sea demon opponent originally facing Vice Director Zhao.

At the same time, several other vice directors no longer held back, and the entire Canglan Mountain range erupted with thunderous booming sounds.

"Today, not a single disciple of Canglan Martial Arts Academy will escape!"

Above the sky, a powerful Canglan Sea Demon holding a trident, with an icy expression, since the establishment of Canglan Martial Arts Academy, their Sea Race has been confined to the Canglan Sea Region. This time, with human strongmen joining them, he wants to see Canglan Martial Arts Academy utterly destroyed.

Hua Qianwu and these old fossils can live, but the disciples of Canglan Martial Arts Academy must die. As long as all the disciples of Canglan Martial Arts Academy are wiped out this time, the academy will be finished.

"Slaughter all the disciples of Canglan Martial Arts Academy!"

An icy voice echoed, and several sea demons also abandoned their fights with the Canglan Martial Arts Academy instructors, heading straight for the Martial Arts Arena. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Beast, if you wish to harm the disciples of my Canglan Martial Arts Academy, you must get past me first."

Liu Ru watched as the sea demon he was originally fighting suddenly abandoned him and headed straight for the Martial Arts Arena. Liu Ru also roared angrily, a brilliant light suddenly shooting from his body, condensing into a giant axe in mid-air, slashing towards the sea demon with a whistling sound.

Splatter!

The sea demon was cleaved in two, and Liu Ru also trembled, staggering in place a few steps, but Liu Ru didn’t hesitate at all, once again swinging the giant axe in his hand at another sea demon.

As an instructor, he has the duty to protect the disciples.

This was the vow they made the moment they became instructors.

Just as the two sides began desperately fighting, a sharp conch horn sound suddenly came from behind the Canglan Mountain range, and hearing this sound, all the fighting Canglan Sea Demons froze.

This sound conveyed information that the humans couldn’t understand because it was in the language unique to their Canglan Sea Race.

Someone was attacking their stronghold, killing their young.

In an instant, all the sea demons’ expressions became anxious. They indeed hated Canglan Martial Arts Academy, but they couldn’t bear to see their descendants being slaughtered.

In the sky, the powerful member of the Demon Race wielding the trident, engaged in battle with Hua Qianwu, also had a drastic change in expression, especially as the conch sound rang out again.

Three consecutive times!

This meant something extremely urgent was happening back home, possibly even a threat of total annihilation.

"Clan Leader, we’ve been tricked."

Among the sea race strongmen, they exchanged messages: "Our attack on Canglan Martial Arts Academy was a sudden strike, and we’ve set up an array around the sea region, preventing anyone but upper-grade martial artists from entering."

All the upper-grade martial artists of Canglan Martial Arts Academy are here, so who could have entered their Canglan Sea Region?

Only one possibility explains this: they’ve been tricked, and the martial artist who found the Sea Race and cooperated with them didn’t truly aim to destroy Canglan Martial Arts Academy but to use this opportunity to attack their stronghold.

"Clan Leader, what do we do?"

The clan leader of the Canglan Sea Race, the one holding the trident, also had hesitation in his eyes. He didn’t believe the other side could be collaborating with Canglan Martial Arts Academy, but there was a possibility they were taking this chance to deliver a critical strike.

For an upper-grade martial artist, if given the time of a two-hour period, they could slaughter their descendants. At that point, even if they destroy Canglan Martial Arts Academy, it would take their Sea Race at least a hundred years to recover.

"Retreat!"

The clan leader of the Canglan Sea Race, with a face full of reluctance, ultimately gave the command to retreat.

Preserving the foundation of the Sea Race took precedence over destroying Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

More importantly, with the safety of their descendants in mind, sea race strongmen couldn’t give their all in fighting.

Screech!

To Hua Qianwu and the others, they only heard a sharp screech from the clan leader of the Sea Race. In the next moment, all the sea demons abandoned their opponents and turned towards the rear mountain.

Did the sea demons retreat?

About to fight to the death with the sea demons, Liu Ru, seeing the sea demon whose head he had cut in half covering its head and fleeing, was somewhat at a loss, even forgetting whether to chase.

He even doubted if this was a trap by the sea demons.

Boom!

In the sky, fighting with the clan leader of the Canglan Sea Demon Race, Hua Qianwu also saw the sea demons retreating below. Though unsure of what happened, he knew one thing: this was definitely not a trap.

Was it related to the earlier horn sound?

The Canglan Sea Demon Race must have experienced a significant change, only then did these sea demons choose to retreat.

Realizing this, Hua Qianwu’s eyes gleamed with insight, and he shouted angrily, his voice echoing throughout the mountain range below.

"All instructors and disciples of Canglan Martial Arts Academy, hear the order: pursue and kill the sea demons with all your might!"

Leaving may be allowed, but don’t think you can leave so easily!

"Hua Qianwu, do you wish to fight my Sea Race to the death?"

The clan leader of the Canglan Sea Race, hearing Hua Qianwu’s order to chase, looked incredibly displeased: "Don’t forget, my Sea Race still holds the advantage."

"Then let’s continue to fight!"

Hua Qianwu’s expression remained unchanged, interpreting the sea race clan leader’s words as a bluff, confirming that significant turmoil must have occurred within the Sea Race.

Seeing that his words failed to threaten Hua Qianwu, the sea race clan leader’s eyes contained endless fury, but in the end, he painfully suppressed it.

"Hua Qianwu, you wait and see, my Sea Race will surely settle this account."

Finally, the sea race strongmen left behind nearly a hundred corpses as they retreated from the Canglan Mountain range.

As for the sea race clan leader, Hua Qianwu couldn’t keep him, just as no one could stop Hua Qianwu from leaving if he wished.

Though neither were of the First Grade, they possessed near-First Grade strength.

At their realm, it’s nearly impossible to kill someone of the same realm.

"Director, why did the Canglan Sea Race suddenly retreat?"

Behind the mountain range, several vice directors watched the sea demons already entering the sea and asked in a deep voice.

"This seat doesn’t know for now."

Hua Qianwu shook his head, only able to guess that some significant occurrence forced the Canglan Sea Race to retreat at this time.

"Junior Brother Zhao, take some instructors and immediately leave the academy."

"Leave the academy?"

Vice Director Zhao was very puzzled. Even though the Canglan Sea Race had retreated, what if they return?

"Four two-hour periods, and not a single martial artist has come to support our Canglan Martial Arts Academy. What does this signify? You should know."

With Hua Qianwu’s words, the other vice directors instantly awoke to the realization that the reinforcements must have been blocked.

"Okay, I will go now."

Vice Director Zhao nodded and left quickly.

"Junior Brother Jiang, take care of the injured disciples and instructors. As for those who sacrificed..."

Hearing this, the few vice directors on-site had sorrowful expressions. Though they repelled the Canglan Sea Race, the academy did not come out unscathed.

Several instructors died in battle, and those entering the grade, disciples who also participated in the fight, likewise had casualties.

This battle left the Canglan Martial Arts Academy heavily damaged.

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