"Jiang Ying, can I borrow your brother for a while? I'll have Teacher Ma take you to handle your admission paperwork." Zhuang Yan smiled as he spoke to Jiang Ying.
"Please hurry up and borrow him, I don't want him with me anymore." Jiang Ying looked at her brother with open disdain.
With him around, how was she supposed to register?
"Hahaha, alright then. I'll help you get rid of this nuisance!" Zhuang Yan laughed, gave Teacher Ma a few quick instructions, and then pulled Jiang Kai out the door.
"Brother Zhuang Yan, you—you're doing what exactly?" Jiang Kai asked, confused.
Zhuang Yan didn't reply. He dragged Jiang Kai into his office, shut the door behind them, and switched on the projector.
As the screen was still booting up, Zhuang Yan's expression grew heavy.
"I heard that back then, seventeen War Gods gave you individual training sessions. You still remember that, right?"
Jiang Kai frowned. "Of course I remember… back then I thought my head was going to explode."
"They later participated in a mission to hunt a king-level beast god," Zhuang Yan said. "This is the final result."
Jiang Kai quickly turned to look at the screen.
On the screen, people were cleaning up a ruined battlefield. All around lay numerous corpses. Since this was internal footage, the gory parts weren't censored—everything was clearly visible.
The bodies were almost all mutilated beyond recognition, drenched in blood, their deaths miserable and horrifying.
"Our battle armor couldn't withstand the attacks of that Behemoth Beast. The higher-ups want me to study the battle data and design stronger defensive armor."
"The battle portion is classified, so I won't show you that. This is the scene afterward."
"Out of the seventeen sixth-tier War Gods at the time, seven fell in that battle. Two were permanently disabled. One… is completely paralyzed."
At that, Jiang Kai's heart gave a jolt.
In that moment, he felt something indescribable inside him.
Maybe they had already foreseen this outcome. That's why they were so eager to pass all their combat experience to him.
Perhaps Jiang Kai hadn't wanted it at the time—but he hadn't realized that they saw him as their hope.
Why had they wanted to see Jiang Kai challenge a king-level beast alone?
Maybe because their next mission was exactly that—to hunt a terrifying creature worthy of being called a Beast God!
"That… that Beast God?" Jiang Kai asked.
"It was heavily injured, but escaped," Zhuang Yan sighed. "The physiology of a Beast God is different from ours. They have extraordinary regenerative abilities. So this result… basically means the hunt failed."
Jiang Kai felt his throat clog, as though something were stuck there.
At that moment, he could almost imagine how unwilling, how bitter those instructors must have felt—watching the Beast God flee.
Zhuang Yan switched off the video and stepped closer to him.
"Jiang Kai, you're the most promising young man I've ever seen. I hope that one day, you and I can drive the Beast Gods back—and take back our homeland!"
Jiang Kai met Zhuang Yan's hopeful gaze. He stayed silent for a long time… then finally nodded.
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After staying in the capital for a few days, Jiang Kai made sure his sister was settled, then boarded a nearby military helicopter back to Jiangzhong City.
At home, he left a long letter—explaining his sister's situation and his own plans—then logged back into Heavenly Vocation.
After entering Ghost Star, Jiang Kai first returned to the Lord God Guild.
To his surprise, even though he had previously granted He Shishi and the others permission to leave, none of them had gone.
Not only that—they actually seemed to be managing the guild diligently.
Now, the Lord God Guild finally looked like a real guild. There were people coming and going everywhere.
"Hey, so you finally decided to log back in." He Shishi shot him an annoyed look. "Do you want the Lord God Guild to stay C-rank forever? We already have enough members. Once Hu Yan and the others help the newcomers level up a bit, I'm planning to raise the guild rank. When that happens, you must be here!"
"Raise the rank?"
"Of course! Without leveling up, how can we establish branch guilds in other main city zones?"
"Establish branch guilds?" Jiang Kai was dumbfounded by her enthusiasm. "Wait—you were planning to leave. Why are you expanding everything? How am I supposed to manage it later?"
"You—you said I can leave whenever I want. I never said I would leave right away."
"This…"
Jiang Kai was speechless. He hadn't expected his own words to become her excuse for staying.
Anyway, managing the guild just gave him a headache. He was always running around—when did he ever have time to handle guild affairs?
So he decided not to bother. Whatever He Shishi wanted to do, she could do.
"Hu Yan and the others haven't come back yet?"
"They're helping people level up."
Jiang Kai thought for a moment. Since he couldn't wait for them, he said, "When Lao Hu, Ruan Gui, Brother Ouyang, and Shen Yi return, tell them not to leave. I've got something important to discuss with them."
"Okay… Where are you going?"
"I'm going to Huaxia City first, then stopping by Area One."
He Shishi immediately gave him a knowing look. "Oh, I see. You're going to find Miss Siyáo, aren't you?"
"Why did you only hear the part about Area One?" Jiang Kai asked, startled.
She smiled faintly. "Go quickly. She's such a great girl—don't let someone else snatch her away. In these noble families, marriages are often used as bargaining chips. If you want a chance, you'll have to fight for it."
"But there's a problem. Outsiders can't just enter the Kunlun Guild. Tell you what, I'll write you a letter of introduction. I have a few friends there—look for someone named Zhu Hai. He can get you inside."
She returned to her office, and before long came back with an envelope, handing it to him. "Just say I sent you."
Jiang Kai took the envelope, looking dubious. "What kind of guild is this? So strict…"
"Don't open it! There's a code between us inside. He'll know if you break the seal."
"A code? You two aren't—"
"Just friends!" He Shishi cut him off sharply. "I remember what you asked me to do. Now hurry up and go."
Jiang Kai rolled his eyes at her. "I still have someone else to find!" he said, then walked toward the back courtyard.
"Little rascal… little guy… you little troublemaker!" Jiang Kai called softly along the garden's edge. "I'm back!"
Before long, a small head popped out from behind a rockery. It looked at him, then darted forward, leaping onto his shoulder.
"So you only come out when I call you a little troublemaker?" Jiang Kai chuckled, rubbing its head. He pulled out a bag of dried meat and handed it over. "Come on, we've got something to do."
Jiang Kai's first stop was Huaxia City.
As he passed by the Twin Dragon Rankings, he noticed that he was no longer first on either list.
But since his Transcendent transfer had come so suddenly—he'd originally planned to go mining, only to unexpectedly receive the chance at the Tianming Ancient Temple—he now couldn't challenge the Endless Abyss anymore.
He'd have to wait until others cleared the tenth floor before he could resume his challenge.
After that, Jiang Kai arrived at the headquarters of the War God Hall.
"Hello, I'd like to see General Hua."
The guards recognized him and sent word up. Soon, Hua Tianchen himself came out.
"Jiang Kai?! What brings you here?"
"General Hua, I'd like to ask a favor."
"What is it?"
"I'd like to borrow the Isolation Training Room in the Special Training Camp." Jiang Kai's voice was low, his eyes slightly red. "I still owe my teachers an answer sheet."
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