Qin Xian looked at the bodies of the Jixia Academy students scattered on the ground, a faint smile on his lips. "These people are dead, Jixia Academy will surely go mad."
"Qiu Bo, order the Transportation Department to close all the transmission arrays in the Tianlu Province."
"Otherwise, people from Jixia Academy will be here soon making a fuss, which will be a bit troublesome."
"Everything will be dealt with after I clear the Shattered Heaven Kingdom dungeon."
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Empire, Jixia Academy.
Jixia Academy is located in Tianlu City, the capital of Tianlu Province in the Empire.
As one of the three great academies in the Empire, Jixia Academy naturally ranks among the top in the human world in every aspect. The academy covers an area of hundreds of thousands of acres and has ten colleges.
Each college is a leader in its respective field.
As the heart of Jixia Academy, its influence on Tianlu Province is extremely profound.
Many key officials in Tianlu Province are alumni of Jixia Academy.
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Inside Jixia Academy, an atmosphere of solemnity pervaded. Though the buildings were not particularly luxurious or grand, a sense of historical weight pressed down upon everyone.
Enough to inspire awe in the heart of any student.
"Who killed my students of Jixia Academy!"
A voice filled with rage, like thunder, shook the skies above Jixia Academy.
In the Academic Affairs Department headquarters, a middle-aged man with an ancient appearance was filled with anger.
His aura was extremely terrifying, he was clearly a level 59 powerhouse.
He was Mo Chong Shan, the Vice Dean of the Demon Hunter Academy, one of the ten colleges of Jixia Academy!
Just now, the Jixia Academy's academic affairs system suddenly showed that the files of over twenty students had turned grey – which meant that these twenty students were dead!
They had lost their vital signs, so they were marked as grey in the academic affairs system.
These twenty students were all top performers in the second and third year of Jixia Academy, and now they were gone!
Moreover, one of them, named Xiao Ming, was a freshman and Jixia Academy's most cherished prodigy.
They had planned to nurture him with all the resources of the academy.
But he had only been in Jixia Academy for a week, and now he was gone!
This was what enraged Mo Chong Shan the most. He had already decided that once Xiao Ming returned from the Shattered Heaven Kingdom dungeon, he would take him as his disciple!
But now...
The entire Jixia Academy was in an uproar. Obviously, this incident had shaken everyone in the academy!
The fall of over twenty talented students was a tragedy that had never happened in Jixia Academy's thousand-year history!
These students were exploring the Shattered Heaven Kingdom dungeon, and Jixia Academy had not sent any strong guardians with them.
This was a tradition of Jixia Academy, or rather, of all academies.
After all, how could the students be tempered if they were always being taken care of?
Otherwise, they would just be flowers in a greenhouse.
The consequence would be that, although their levels were not low, they would be flustered and confused once they entered a battle, unable to even utilize one-tenth of their fighting strength, making them essentially useless.
Furthermore, Jixia Academy was one of the three great academies of the Empire. Normally, no one would dare to attack the students of Jixia Academy.
The name Jixia Academy was a talisman!
Actually, it was not uncommon for students to perish.
Jixia Academy would not interfere too much with their students. Some students would go to dangerous places, and if they unfortunately perished, even if they were killed in a fight with others, it was nothing unusual.
After all, this world was not a utopia, but a place full of dangers.
Every year, a considerable number of Jixia Academy students would die outside.
But this time was different.
Over twenty Jixia Academy students were wiped out in the Hengjiang region... This was clearly a case of someone deliberately slaughtering Jixia Academy students!
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Suddenly, a wave of terrifying auras descended.
Mo Chong Shan's expression tightened, he knew that the upper echelons of the academy were arriving.
Stars twinkled, and majestic figures emerged.
Among them stood an old man with white hair and a weathered face. He had a serene gaze, as if he had seen through all the dust and grime of the world.
Upon seeing the old man appear, Mo Chong Shan's expression turned reverent, and he bowed respectfully. "Academy Master!"
This old man was Xia Qian Cheng, the Academy Master of Jixia Academy.
A level 79 powerhouse, only a step away from becoming a legendary figure!
Xia Qian Cheng's expression was calm, and he spoke softly. "What happened?"
Mo Chong Shan didn't hesitate and immediately told him about the deaths of the twenty students in the Hengjiang region.
Upon hearing this, the faces of several high-ranking members of the academy, including Elder Zhang, were filled with anger.
"They dare to kill my students of Jixia Academy, whoever they are, they must be brought to justice!"
"Indeed, otherwise, how can the prestige of Jixia Academy stand!"
Xia Qian Cheng's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He stood with his hands behind his back, then suddenly said, "Mo Dean, you will personally lead a team to the Hengjiang region, and you must find out the truth!"
"Yes!"
Mo Chong Shan immediately nodded, then turned and left with several elders, heading straight to the transmission array, preparing to go to the Hengjiang region.