National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

Chu He and Xia Chengli leaped up and, without a moment’s hesitation, jumped into the Rainbow Welfare Institute.

This scene caught the many masters from the various Empires completely off guard.

One after another, they rose to their feet, staring at the Rainbow Welfare Institute from a distance.

They didn’t dare get any closer, yet they were curious why Chu He and Xia Chengli had suddenly gone in.

Especially since they had tossed Xiao Cangqing inside before following.

Furthermore, the sound coming from within the Rainbow Welfare Institute...

The BUBBLE BUBBLE of boiling water grew more intense, more rapid, and more frequent.

This left many of the masters eaten up with curiosity.

They were so curious they wanted to follow them in and take a look for themselves.

But faced with such a dangerous place, they ultimately suppressed their curiosity.

”You were too reckless this time.”

The old monk from the Great Western Heaven, Abbot Tonghua, gently rubbed the Buddha Beads in his hand.

He spoke as he looked at the young, white-robed monk beside him, Ming Chan.

”I don’t regret it.” Ming Chan shook his head and replied calmly, ”If I hadn’t acted, I’m afraid most of the masters present would have died at the hands of Qian Jia from the Human Race Supremacy Association.

The scriptures say saving a single life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. I just saved several lives.”

”You saved people, that’s true, but our Great Western Heaven’s foundation is still unstable.

If the Human Race Supremacy Association comes to hold a grudge against us,

and charges into the Great Western Heaven to slaughter us, what will happen to the common people we are sworn to protect?

What will happen to the young ones in our Great Leiyin Temple?

Will you be able to protect them all then?”

Abbot Tonghua asked again.

Unexpectedly, Ming Chan still shook his head. ”I don’t regret it.

We’ll deal with the future when it comes. At the very least, I did, in fact, save those people just now,

didn’t I?

The world is in chaos. Evil Spirits have invaded and are constantly slaughtering innocent, pitiful, ordinary people.

As for these masters from the various Empires, I don’t know if they are good or evil,

but they all share a common duty: to fight the Evil Spirits and protect the populace.

By saving them, I was also saving millions of innocent people.”

”This young monk isn’t wrong at all.”

Hearing this, Archbishop Guerrero of the Bright Holy See, who was sitting nearby, also opened his eyes.

His snow-white face had regained some color. He began to speak. ”You monks are always going on about compassion,

but you, old monk Abbot Tonghua, didn’t show a shred of it just now.

You’re a far cry from this young monk beside you.

I remember your name. It’s Ming Chan, right?”

Ming Chan didn’t answer directly. Instead, he pressed his palms together and gave a slight bow in response.

”Only by protecting yourself can you better protect others. This, too, is a form of compassion.”

Abbot Tonghua said calmly, showing no anger at Archbishop Guerrero’s words.

”That’s just called being selfish,” Archbishop Guerrero retorted bluntly.

”Then why didn’t you go and die with those members of your Bright Holy See just now?”

Abbot Tonghua said with a faint smile.

”You...” Archbishop Guerrero’s eyebrow twitched. Clearly, his composure was not on par with Abbot Tonghua’s.

”Alright, you two, stop arguing. The entire Black Continent Grassland is currently plagued by strange occurrences,

and it seems something ominous is happening inside the Rainbow Welfare Institute again.

We’ve also just survived a clash with that mysterious Human Race Supremacy Association that appeared out of nowhere,

and we’ve suffered considerable losses.

We should be uniting to face the crises that may lie ahead.”

A master from another Empire stood up to play the peacemaker, speaking with a smile.

At this, Archbishop Guerrero and Abbot Tonghua finally fell silent.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Bright Holy See and the Great Western Heaven were the top powers in their respective regions.

Continuing to bicker in front of other factions would only damage their prestige.

...

Chu He and Xia Chengli decisively passed through the mottled gate, officially stepping into the Rainbow Welfare Institute.

As the hinges turned, the CREAKING sound was particularly jarring in the still air.

In an instant, a chill rose from the soles of their feet and quickly spread throughout their bodies.

It was a bone-deep cold that surpassed physical temperature, seeping through all their defenses like a phantom and piercing them to the core.

Although Chu He had long been prepared, constantly on guard against any sudden assault,

the chill was still as elusive as a ghost.

This sudden cold was as fleeting as morning dew, vanishing before it could be properly felt, leaving only a lingering, uncanny feeling in their hearts.

Looking around, the scene before them was completely different from what they had expected.

The densely packed, ominously glowing red eyes they had glimpsed from outside the gate were nowhere to be seen, as if they had never existed.

The cacophony of laughter that had drifted through the cracks in the gate had also vanished without a trace, replaced by a suffocating silence that filled the air.

Only the faint, occasional rustle of wind through the distant treetops broke the dead equilibrium.

The front yard was exceptionally empty and desolate.

The grounds were overgrown with weeds, and the playground equipment that should have been there was mostly in ruins,

eroded by time into nothing but twisted metal frames and faded plastic shells.

”How do we search now?”

Xia Chengli looked all around but couldn’t find any clues.

He didn’t see a single one of the contestants who had entered the Rainbow Welfare Institute for the Martial Arts Academy’s ranking tournament.

There weren’t even any tracks left behind.

Even Xiao Cangqing, whom Chu He had thrown in earlier, had vanished.

It was as if everyone who entered the Rainbow Welfare Institute had simply disappeared.

”I have an idea,”

Chu He said. ”That master from the Human Race Supremacy Association could freely manipulate space, twisting it into all sorts of shapes and forms.

Rather than saying the Rainbow Welfare Institute is constantly changing,

because it’s affected by the Mysterious Power of the Black Continent Grassland,

it’s more likely that the space here is constantly shifting.

Perhaps this is what the Rainbow Welfare Institute is fundamentally like.”

”’This is what the Rainbow Welfare Institute is fundamentally like.’ What do you mean by that?” Xia Chengli didn’t understand.

”According to the intel I gathered on the Rainbow Welfare Institute, this place has existed for a very long time, but it’s impossible that it was never renovated.

So, over its long history, the Rainbow Welfare Institute has undoubtedly undergone many changes, both large and small.

Later, a Mysterious Power was born here.

The reason all these different changes are occurring,

is more likely that scenes from different points in time are being manifested in the present.”

Chu He’s left eye swiftly turned white and his right eye turned black. Then, he pushed both hands forward horizontally.

An indescribable, immense power surged forward like a rampaging torrent.

A circle, split perfectly into black and white, materialized behind Chu He.

The space here instantly buckled and began to rapidly collapse.

The BUBBLE BUBBLE sound was suddenly as if someone had cranked up the volume!