81: Accident

Just as Xu Yan was still immersed in the joy of successfully advancing the bloodline level of the two Wind Flame Lion Kings to middle-grade Monarch Rank, a terrifying aura appeared on one of the Wind Flame Lion Kings.

Stimulated by that Wind Flame Lion King, a terrifying aura also rose from the other Wind Flame Lion King. Two auras surpassing the Commander Rank uncontrollably pressed out toward the surroundings of the Experimental Building.

Just as the auras were about to reach Xu Yan, a gentle breeze encircled him, directly blocking the two incoming auras.

However, Wuxiang and the instruments in the Experimental Building were not so lucky.

This kind of aura is not just a sensory feeling; it can genuinely cause harm to lower-level entities. The aura released by powerful Spirit Beasts is fully capable of severely injuring or even crushing those lower-level Spirit Beasts into a bloody mist.

Under the oppression of the two auras, Wuxiang was directly repelled from its state of residing in the instrument. Its body was timely protected by the other gentle breeze, preventing major losses.

As for the instruments in the Experimental Building, they were not so lucky. Many instruments were directly short-circuited, burned out, or even exploded under the pressure of the two auras. The warning lights of the Experimental Building began flashing madly, and the alarm sound spread directly throughout the entire floor, drawing many personnel who were conducting experiments to step out and watch curiously.

The next moment, Mo Yi's figure appeared before Xu Yan.

Looking at the two Spirit Beasts whose auras were surging, clearly breaking through to the Monarch Rank, a hint of shock appeared in Mo Yi's eyes.

Although Mo Yi always held great confidence in Xu Yan, believing that the research on the Wind Flame Lion King would not hold Xu Yan back for too long.

However, Xu Yan's progress greatly exceeded his expectations.

In less than three months total, Xu Yan had created such a huge commotion.

Regardless of how he achieved it, and regardless of whether Xu Yan's method could be replicated, the two Wind Flame Lion Kings currently breaking through to the Monarch Rank were genuine.

And Xu Yan, officially, was merely a First-year freshman in the Cultivation Department of the Third Academy, a General Rank Cultivator who had passed the assessment less than half a year ago.

General Rank strength, yet producing Monarch Rank results.

Even Mo Yi, who was also born a genius and had crushed his peers throughout his career, felt that Xu Yan might be a little too outrageous upon seeing this scene.

However, shock aside, what needed to be done had to be done. They couldn't possibly let these two Wind Flame Lion Kings complete their breakthrough inside this Experimental Building, could they?

Not to mention the various instruments in this Experimental Building and the potential damage to the surrounding Experimental Buildings, the spiritual energy concentration inside the Experimental Building itself was not particularly high due to the presence of various instruments.

If it were just minor stage breakthroughs within the General Rank or Commander Rank, it wouldn't be an issue. However, for a breakthrough from Commander Rank to Monarch Rank, the spiritual energy available in the Experimental Building was far from sufficient.

With a casual wave of his hand, the figures of the two people and three Spirit Beasts instantly vanished from the Experimental Building and appeared in an open space.

Afterward, two invisible vortexes began to form around the two Wind Flame Lion Kings, absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

Watching the two Wind Flame Lion Kings rapidly absorbing the spiritual energy, Mo Yi turned to Xu Yan and said approvingly, “You brat, you are truly a genius beyond my imagination, able to achieve such results in less than three months.

Even the me of the past seems somewhat mediocre compared to you.”

Hearing Mo Yi's praise, Xu Yan said somewhat sheepishly, “Thank you for the compliment, Teacher. I still have much to learn.

However, the instruments in the Experimental Building suffered great damage because of me. This is my fault, and I will compensate based on the cost.”

In response, Mo Yi shook his head and said, “No, this isn't your problem. Guo Rui and I underestimated you somewhat. We originally thought you wouldn't be involved in research at this level in the short term, so we didn't assign you an Experimental Building that was too high-grade.

Although we always said we trusted your Innate Talent, in some respects, we acted a bit arrogantly. This is our problem; you don't need to compensate us.

Besides, the instruments in your Experimental Building weren't worth much anyway; it's just medium-scale routine wear and tear.”

With that, Mo Yi changed the subject and asked Xu Yan, “Compared to the instruments and such, I'm more curious now: what stage is your research at? What exactly is the situation with those two Wind Flame Lion Kings?”

Just as his voice fell, another voice came from the side.

“Teacher, Junior Martial Brother, I'm actually quite curious about this too. Could you explain it to me as well?”

Xu Yan looked towards the sound and saw Guo Rui appear behind the two of them, watching the two Wind Flame Lion Kings absorbing large amounts of spiritual energy with an expression of interest.

As the most senior student still remaining by Mo Yi's side, whether due to his status as Senior Martial Brother or the connection of having assigned the Experimental Building to Xu Yan, Guo Rui naturally had to personally investigate the abnormal situation that occurred in Xu Yan's Experimental Building.

Almost simultaneously, just as Mo Yi teleported away with Xu Yan and the three Spirit Beasts, Guo Rui entered the Experimental Building.

Following the traces of the Spatial Transmission to find the two of them, he happened to overhear Mo Yi questioning Xu Yan.

Monarch-level Spirit Beasts, while relatively rare outside, are common within the Third Academy—not exactly ubiquitous, but basically every colleague who can remain on staff owns at least one.

However, Monarch Rank research is not as common.

Even in Mo Yi's Experimental Building, excluding Mo Yi's own higher-level research, there are typically only three to five achievements of this caliber each year.

Naturally, Guo Rui was extremely interested in this.

Facing his Junior Martial Brother and Teacher, Guo Rui naturally didn't need to worry too much about other things. If he was curious, he simply asked.

Facing the two men's questions, after taking a few deep breaths to calm his excited state of mind, Xu Yan waved his hand and summoned Wuxiang.

Looking at Wuxiang's body, which was slightly damaged by the aura burst of the two Wind Flame Lion Kings, Xu Yan retrieved several pieces of special metal used as spirit food from his Storage Device and let Wuxiang absorb them to repair its damaged body.

While absorbing the special metal for self-repair, the data from the previous detection instrument was projected by Wuxiang in front of the three men.

A Chair Professor and an Associate Professor—before Xu Yan could even begin to speak, the two men had already discerned quite a lot just by looking at the information displayed in Wuxiang's projection.