Everyone woke up early that day, including Xue Bufu, although he wasn’t going.

Chen Xing prepared breakfast for everyone early in the morning, and Su Su and Lin Yuexi also came over to join in.

“Chen Xing, don’t be reckless in the forbidden zone. It’s dangerous in there!” Xue Bufu was still a bit worried, and he had a bad premonition.

After feeding Zero a bite, Chen Xing nodded, “Don’t worry, with Zero by my side, I won’t put her in danger.”

Zero was happy to hear him say that.Under the table, her little hand sneakily reached out and playfully poked his thigh.

Xue Bufu nodded after hearing this, feeling that he might have worried too much.

“By the way, why aren’t you going?” Chen Xing was curious. Normally, Xue Bufu should lead the team since they were all his students.

Xue Bufu shook his head, a hint of desolation flashing in his eyes, “I won’t go.”

“Meow…” Gu Meow Meow saw his appearance and let out a soft meow, feeling a bit sorry for him. Yun Xinghai also pursed his lips and looked at him. Both of them knew what Old Xue had been through.

Seeing this, Chen Xing didn’t ask further and decided to ask Yun Xinghai about it later.

After finishing breakfast, everyone lined up in the street as usual, but this time they didn’t go to school. Instead, they headed straight to the entrance of the forbidden zone.

In this world, there were numerous forbidden zones, but each had a fixed entrance. The opening time and duration of each forbidden zone varied. The country had specialized machines to measure the energy levels, which calculated the opening time and duration of the forbidden zones. The A-level forbidden zone they were going to enter this time was called Minghua City: Opening time: around 10.00 today. Duration: 1 week.

Inside the forbidden zone, there were precious herbs, magic crystal cores from demonic beasts, exotic treasures, and treasures left behind by previous explorers. Some forbidden zones even contained various herbs and treasures that could enhance attributes.

Most importantly, inside the forbidden zone, there was something extremely rare, something that allowed Spirit Users to advance to a higher rank. For example, if a B-level 5-star Spirit User wanted to advance to A-level or an A-level 5-star wanted to advance to S-level, besides requiring a large amount of spirit points, they needed one thing: the core crystal of the forbidden zone’s origin beast.

In every forbidden zone, there was an origin beast hiding deep inside, in a location inaccessible to ordinary people. These origin beasts were incredibly powerful. Finding and defeating the origin beast would yield its core crystal, which could be sold for a large amount of spirit points. It was something that could make someone instantly wealthy and the dream of every person entering the forbidden zone.

The A-level forbidden zone, Minghua City, had the Hell Dragon Mouse as its origin beast, with a known combat power starting at 1.2 million. The energy contained within the Hell Dragon Mouse’s core crystal could at least help a B-level 5-star Spirit User advance to A-level.

The entrance to Minghua City was on top of a high-rise building. All the Spirit Masters intending to enter Minghua City gathered on the rooftop of this building. The rooftop was quite spacious and could accommodate over 6,000 people, with the Training Academy members comprising about a quarter of that number.

Over 6,000 people stood at the edge of the rooftop on the 390th floor of the tall building. The wind was strong, and there were no safety barriers around the edge. They stared at the city below, giving the scene an appearance as if they were collectively preparing to jump off.

On top of the building, there was a machine with the following information written on it:

【 Energy Level: A, Fluctuation Level: Normal, Forbidden Zone Type: Stable, Estimated Opening Time: 1 hour remaining, Estimated Duration: 1 week, Estimated Closing Time: July 7, 3 PM. 】

It’s worth mentioning that for stable-type forbidden zones, even after they closed, people could still stay inside. However, if they couldn’t make it out, they would have to wait for the next forbidden zone opening.

Inside Minghua City, there were already around 10,000 Spirit Masters who resided there permanently, all determined to find the Hell Dragon Mouse and become instantly wealthy.

Seeing them standing at the edge, Chen Xing didn’t know what they were looking at. He felt curious and wanted to go over to take a look. So, he said to Zero, “Zero, wait for me for a moment.”

“Huh?”

He then walked towards the edge of the building.

With Chen Xing’s slightly emaciated and decadent back view, along with his cold and aloof aura, he gave off an impression of someone who was about to jump off and warned others not to stop him.

“Huh?!” Zero was startled for a moment. Chen Xing’s demeanor scared her! She quickly ran over and held his hand. “Chen Xing…”

“Hmm?” Chen Xing looked down and noticed her worried expression. “What’s wrong, Zero?”

Zero pursed her lips. “Hmm… Don’t stand at the edge, you might fall! I’m scared…”

Hearing her, Chen Xing chuckled and picked her up, giving her a kiss. “Alright, I’ll listen to you.”

“Hmm… There are so many people… Put me down…”

“Muah~” Another kiss.

“Hmm…”

【 Ding~ Today’s public condemnation task has reached its limit. Reward: Spirit points: 750,000, Crystal Coins: 750,000 】

“Hmm…” Upon hearing the system notification, Zero blushed shyly and quickly nestled in Chen Xing’s arms.

At this moment, the members of the Training Academy and the nearby reserve team came over, wanting to have a chat with Chen Xing: “Master Chen, there’s something I don’t quite understand about that move you used yesterday…”

“Master Chen…”

“Master Chen…”

The members of the reserve team surrounded him.

The B-rank Spirit Masters who were watching felt confused. The leading team in the last match was the one led by Ning Xinyan, and many of them recognized Chen Xing. After all, they were beaten to a pulp by him, leaving a deep impression!

“Master Chen? Is he a teacher at the academy?” Ning Xinyan looked at Chen Xing and Zero with some surprise.

Weren’t they just talking about new students? How did Chen Xing suddenly become a teacher?

The other Spirit Masters who didn’t belong to the Training Academy also looked at Chen Xing, sizing him up. They were quite older than him, and when they looked at Chen Xing, they couldn’t help but feel like they were looking at a child.

They thought, “So young? The students from the Training Academy call him ‘Master’? Are they mistaken?”

Someone sneered, “You’re calling such a little brat ‘Master’? Hilarious! The Training Academy is really pathetic.”

Another person chimed in, “No wonder they performed so poorly in the World Tournament. Turns out their teachers are just a bunch of kids!”

It’s worth mentioning that the Training Academy had won the tournament championship for nine consecutive years. However, in recent years, the rise of other countries had put pressure on them, and the Training Academy became the runner-up for two consecutive years. Last year, they didn’t even make it out of the group stage.

One of the reasons was that the previous generation of top players in the competition was already over 25 years old and couldn’t participate in the World Tournament anymore. The new generation lacked someone capable of carrying the torch.

However, this year, the Training Academy recruited many talented newcomers who emerged as stars.

Therefore, people said that this year was the most hopeful year for them, and they believed that Hua Country would regain its place at the top of the world. Nevertheless, it couldn’t stop many trolls from appearing in the country, who criticized everything and complained endlessly.

They criticized everything, even things that had nothing to do with them. They were experts at finding faults.

“When will the Training Academy be done for? Stop embarrassing yourselves and hogging the spots to enter the forbidden zone. Hilarious!”

Soon, the crowd around them joined in and started mocking the Training Academy.

“Where are those ‘talented newcomers’? Why aren’t they here? Oh right, they must be wasting S-grade resources. Such a pity.”

The former pride of Hua Country had become the laughingstock of everyone. As they listened to the mocking, the members of the Training Academy couldn’t help but feel their anger building up. They were about to burst.

“Hmm…” Zero, still in Chen Xing’s arms, felt the pressure of being the center of attention and the target of criticism. She felt scared.

Why is everyone starting to mock us? The members of the Training Academy are all good people…

Chen Xing looked coldly at the people mocking them, showing no emotion on his face. But for these kind of people, there is no need to say much.

“Do you want to fight? Huh?”

“Can’t accept it? Let’s have a fight and see who’s the loser, huh?”

Some of the Training Academy Spirit Masters were already in their twenties. Could they endure this with their little temper?

“I’m going to show you the power of my great sword today!” As he said this, Xiao Huazi stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves, ready to start a fight!

Many others followed suit, aggressively approaching them. Tempers flared! Can they tolerate it? No, they can’t!

“Shut up!” Suddenly, a mentor shouted loudly.

Everyone was scared into silence.

Xiao Huazi stood awkwardly in his place: “Mentor… Are we just going to let this go?”

The mentor didn’t answer him and shouted again, “Come back!”

Members of the Training Academy: “…”

Others saw the situation and burst into laughter immediately. “Are all of you so spineless? Even the teacher is like this? No wonder you’ve produced a bunch of losers! Hahaha…”

“You’re the real loser!”

Suddenly, someone yelled loudly!

In the next moment, a guy appeared in front of the mocker. A heavy punch was thrown!

“Bang!” The punch hit the mark, and the guy’s face was distorted as he fell into unconsciousness.

Everyone was surprised. Even Chen Xing was taken aback.

This young man was powerful. His overall strength even surpassed Xue Bufu!

Yu Sijin, with a smile in her eyes, looked at the young man before her. This was the reason she liked him—wild and satisfying!

Lin Weilai!

An A-list Spirit Master. Power level: 998,000. Ranking on the list: 46th on the A-list! Spirit User: Yu Sijin.

“Bro!”

“Bro! You finally showed up!”

The members of the Training Academy were delighted when they saw him. They called him “bro” because Lin Weilai was reliable. He was straightforward!

“Lin Weilai! What are you doing? Have you forgotten about the punishment from the academy? Get back here!” The mentor who spoke before shouted again.

“Oh.” Lin Weilai seemed indifferent and walked back to the team.

When he saw Yu Sijin, a smile appeared on his face again. He quickened his pace and wanted to be by her side immediately.

However, someone was still being stubborn. Of course, one had to be strong to be stubborn! He recognized Lin Weilai, and Lin Weilai’s ranking wasn’t higher than his. Seeing him acting so arrogantly, he felt annoyed.

He opened his mouth and taunted the whole group: “A group of people calling someone who holds a little girl a ‘Master.’ What else can you be if not losers?”

“I really don’t know what you people are learning every day.”

“Learning how to pick up girls from him? Haha, ridiculous!”

After hearing this, Lin Weilai halted his steps and turned to face him. Although he hadn’t been at the Training Academy recently, if you dared to insult the Training Academy, you were his enemy!

The others from the Training Academy also frowned. How dare someone insult Chen Xing, the Great Master? They were asking for trouble!

“Um… Chen Xing isn’t interested in little girls!”

Zero suddenly shouted, and everyone looked at her!

“Um…” Zero immediately felt scared…

But she had to finish her sentence. She couldn’t let them misunderstand Chen Xing!

A bit afraid but determined to speak, she murmured softly, “Chen Xing… He… is interested in Zero… He only likes me… Hmph…”

With that, she hugged Chen Xing tightly, asserting her ownership! Chen Xing is mine!

Everyone: ???

【 Di~ Sweetness value +1000! 】

Chen Xing smiled, holding her in his arms, and walked toward the person who was asking for trouble.