At this moment.
In the forest, the continuous roars of beasts echoed through the sky.
Upon receiving the message from his senior brother, Lin Yu dared not linger any longer and quickly flew towards the academy.
The flying skateboard left streaks in the sky, and Lin Yu's figure gradually disappeared above the vast mountain ranges.
Just as he arrived at the academy entrance, he saw his senior brother looking towards the direction of Guixu with a solemn expression.
Lin Yu asked, "Senior Brother!"
The senior brother nodded, pointed towards Guixu, and said, "Master just called. Something has happened in Guixu. The space is in turmoil, and a spatial channel has appeared. We need to prepare for defense."
Lin Yu heard this and looked in the direction of Guixu.
He saw that the clouds in the sky had turned seven-colored, and a black vortex could be vaguely seen floating in the air.
Just then, Lin Yu's ears were suddenly filled with a deafening roar. The sound was so loud that his heart began to tremble violently.
Lin Yu looked around blankly. His senior brother's mouth was open, shouting something, but Lin Yu could hear nothing.
Lin Yu felt completely numb. What was happening to him?
He could hear nothing!
Silence surrounded him; all sounds had vanished.
Suddenly, a giant claw stretched out from the black vortex. The claw was so enormous that it occupied half the sky.
The claw struggled forcefully. With each movement, the vortex expanded by a ring. In a short while, it had doubled in size, and the vortex was about to envelop the academy.
A chilling sword light, like a silver river, arrived from afar. The sword strike fell as if a cascade of a silver river was pouring down, magnificent and powerful.
*Crack!*
The sword light struck the beast's claw.
A sound like shattering glass reached Lin Yu's ears.
Immediately after, countless sounds flooded his ears. At this moment, his hearing returned, as if the appearance of the beast's claw had somehow suppressed sound.
The next moment, an enraged roar came from the beast's claw. It retracted unwillingly.
As the claw withdrew, basin-sized drops of blood-red rain fell from the sky, landing on the desolate ground below the academy.
Where the blood water fell, the ground was instantly dyed a deep crimson. The weeds on the ground were rapidly eroded, transforming their appearance.
At this point, the senior brother quickly pulled Lin Yu, and they walked towards the academy.
After returning to the academy, his pale complexion improved slightly.
"Senior Brother, what was that just now..." Lin Yu said, pointing at the giant vortex outside, his heart still pounding with fear.
He was far from calm. Such a colossal beast's claw, capable of tearing through space, suggested the existence of another world, though he was still unsure.
The senior brother's heart also pounded. Facing such an existence directly was incredibly dangerous and heart-stopping.
Not only him, but even the Lord of Nanjang City and others were currently stunned, their faces blank, too shocked to recover for a long time.
The senior brother said, "This is a new异界 (yì jiè - otherworld). That entity should be a deity!"
Deity?
Above the ninth tier was the realm of gods, considered the Godly Realm.
And Blue Star had no gods, nor could any gods from outside enter. That entity had attempted to forcefully tear open a spatial channel, only to be wounded by a sword light.
"That sword light was likely cast by Master. Master only has ninth-tier strength. To repel a divine-level expert, she must have paid a great price. From now on, we will have a lot to do."
He wore a bitter smile. Master was his reliance, and the reliance of the entire southern defense perimeter. Now that he didn't know how Master was, he felt extremely worried.
Lin Yu showed a shocked expression, "Senior Brother, Master he..."
"Master will be fine. I'll make a call to ask." Saying this, he began to dial.
However, before the call connected, a figure appeared before them.
Lin Yu was slightly startled when he saw the person, realizing it was Sword God.
The senior brother's face lit up with joy, and he quickly stepped forward, "Master!"
Sword God walked over. The Slaughter Sword at his waist was dripping blood. Lin Yu noticed that Sword God's complexion was somewhat pale.
He wanted to say something but didn't know where to begin.
Sword God glanced at Lin Yu, nodded, and said, "I am fine, just overused some vital energy. I will recover in a few days."
He looked back at the void channel and sighed.
He knew that the coming days would once again enter a period of turmoil.
In the past three hundred years, he had encountered many otherworlds, but worlds with deities were very rare. Most otherworlds were comparable to Blue Star, or even weaker.
And today, he had encountered a world with a deity.
It was conceivable that a fierce battle lay ahead.
Sword God said, "Rest assured, deities cannot enter. At most, it can only widen the spatial channel. Zhou Yang, go and activate the academy's formation. There will likely be invaders coming. You can deal with them just like you deal with beast tides. I need to go and discuss this matter with the elders of the cabinet."
After saying this, he floated away.
The senior brother hurried to make preparations, leaving Lin Yu alone.
After they left, Lin Yu felt a sense of unease. He was about to urge Lin Fan to hunt monsters.
Suddenly, system prompts continuously sounded in his ears.
They appeared at an extremely rapid pace. Lin Yu felt both surprise and joy.
Lin Fan was incredibly helpful at this critical moment.
Killing so many monsters at once, where had he been hunting them?
However, he soon discovered that each monster only yielded a small amount of upgrade points. The strongest monster was only at the third tier.
But, the sheer quantity made up for it. Before the sky darkened, Lin Yu found that his upgrade points had reached five million.
"I can finally upgrade my talent clone now!" Lin Yu murmured.
At this moment, his wristband chimed.
He clicked to answer and found that it was Lin Fan calling.
Lin Fan: "Main body, are you happy?"
Lin Yu: "Did you stumble into a beast's den?"
Lin Fan: "Hahaha, something like that. I took on a side job, slaughtering fierce beasts at a slaughterhouse. Let me tell you, why didn't I discover such a good place before? This slaughterhouse occupies three mountains, with a concentration of fierce beasts, and they aren't even that fierce."
Lin Yu smiled, like a proud parent seeing their child succeed. This guy was truly resourceful, saving him the trouble of hyping him up.
Lin Yu: "Yes, I am very happy. Keep up the good work. Something major happened in Guixu today; an otherworld has descended. The cabinet will likely take action. We must accelerate our cultivation!"
Lin Fan was also shocked. Every descent of an otherworld was an invasion and counter-invasion, but from Lin Yu's words, this was clearly an invasion.
Lin Fan: "Main body, I understand. I will be careful. You must also prioritize safety. Don't be reckless. Your life isn't just your own."
Lin Yu rolled his eyes. Who was more cautious than him?
They chatted for a while longer before hanging up.
Lin Yu quickly chanted, "System, upgrade talent clone!"
"Ding, sufficient upgrade points. Talent clone is being upgraded... Upgrade successful!"
"Ding, congratulations to the host's talent clone for being upgraded to S+ grade!"
"Talent clone can inherit 170% of the main body's combat power, and the number increases to 200!"
"System, was there no external avatar slot this time?"
"Yes, but upon upgrading to SS grade next time, the host will obtain a new clone form: Possession! Stay tuned!"