Chapter 54: I Am His Guardian

"With God!"

Dozens of believers, solemn in expression, clenched their right fists and held them over their hearts, bowing their heads devoutly and murmuring softly.

Their eyes burned with an unshakeable fervor.

The young man nodded with equal excitement, but as soon as he turned around, his expression cooled once more.

"All the God-Envoy tasked us with was to stir up chaos in Mobei."

"Trying to make me cross Mo Pavilion and get myself killed... you're still too green."

Muttering to himself, the young man watched calmly as the students gradually left through the city gates, showing no reaction.

His phone kept buzzing with incoming messages.

"Idiot!"

"Why aren't you acting?"

"Are you defying my orders?"

"I swear, you will die!"

He chuckled lightly as he watched the flurry of texts on his phone, then casually threw the device to the ground and crushed it underfoot.

"Let me find... where are you?"

The young man licked his lips in excitement, holding a telescope and continuously scanning the area.

"To be able to see the city gate and me, and have time to send texts..."

"Hehe, there aren't many places to choose from."

"Given your foolish and arrogant nature, you would never hide in the shadows, so..."

"I've found you, my elusive God-Attendant."

Not far from the city gate, the owner of a bun shop, a middle-aged man, sat in a corner looking utterly bored with his phone, even ignoring the dirty dishes on some tables.

"Such an unprofessional disguise."

"Perhaps, you will die before me."

He put down the telescope and pointed towards the bun shop, his expression turning solemn. "When the action starts, take him out first."

"This is an enemy of God."

"To obstruct the spread of God's glory on earth is an unforgivable sin!"

As he spoke, his face was earnest.

"Unforgivable."

"Unforgivable!"

The murmurs rose around him, and the young man nodded in satisfaction, his smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

Mobei was in chaos, and it just so happened that a God-Attendant sacrificed for the Pantheon Sect, earning himself some credit, with predictable results.

Whether these people could defeat a God-Attendant was not his concern.

As long as the God-Attendant was exposed in the sunlight, survival was out of the question.

The only remaining doubt was about the other hidden followers of the Pantheon Sect in Mobei. If it were just them, stirring up a significant storm was impossible.

Finally.

The large group of students had completely left the city gates.

The young man took a deep breath, his blood boiling with excitement, and waved his hand: "The chance to prove oneself to God... has come!"

"Let the glory of the Pantheon Sect shine upon this land."

"God... be with you all!"

As the young man's passionate voice rang out, those followers, unable to contain their restless emotions any longer, turned and left, heading towards the city gate, the bun shop, and the middle-aged owner.

Let the glory of God descend here.

...

"Every year, the assessments at Mo Pavilion vary, but the core elements are always calmness, vigilance, and temperament," Liu Qingfeng said.

"These topics are cliché, so I won't elaborate further."

"And given your temperament, there shouldn't be a problem."

"What I wanted to say is... never mind, the college assessment is still a while away, we'll decide which school to apply to later."

"If possible, Mo Pavilion Academy has the most resources, but the mortality rate is too high... never mind, let's not daydream for now."

By the end, Liu Qingfeng couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.

Was he being overly confident?

Everyone who joins Mo Pavilion Academy is among the best of humanity, and even though Yu Sheng is the best in his eyes, talking about this now still seems foolish.

If one were to judge by expression alone, Liu Qingfeng seemed more like the one about to take the exam.

His nervousness was clearly visible.

Finally, they arrived at a location one mile east of the city.

In front of a few tables, several staff members were present.

"Name, grade, identification number."

"Parents' names."

"Accompanying person..."

Standard registration information.

Behind them stood a somewhat ethereal gate!

This gate continued to emit a faint energy as it expanded outward.

"This is the projection of an awakened item."

"It leads to a... um... illusory space."

"These were left behind by some deceased awakeners just before their death."

Liu Qingfeng thoroughly explained everything he knew to Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng looked at the gate and nodded.

Around them, parents were escorting their children into the gate, continuously offering words of encouragement.

Finally, it was Yu Sheng's turn.

"Name."

"Yu Sheng."

"Age."

"Eighteen."

"Is your accompanying parent your father?"

"My father... didn't come."

Yu Sheng paused, speaking quietly.

The staff furrowed their brows slightly, looked up at Yu Sheng, then cast a scrutinizing glance at Liu Qingfeng.

Some of the students in line also turned to look, curious.

"I am Yu Sheng's teacher!"

"And his elder!"

"Put down my name."

Liu Qingfeng's voice was not loud, but it was firm.

The staff didn't ask anything further; after all, such situations were not uncommon. They silently wrote 'Liu Qingfeng' in the accompanying person section.

For some reason, looking at the registration form, Liu Qingfeng felt a trace of pride, as if fulfilling a personal wish.

Suddenly...

A noise seemed to come from the distance.

Liu Qingfeng paused, his warrior instincts kicking in as he tensed up and quickly turned around to look.

Mobei!

A series of roars accompanied by energy fluctuations.

Parents and students looked confused and helpless, and the crowd became somewhat noisy.

"Everyone, please stay calm."

"The Cult is causing trouble, but Mo Pavilion has already dispatched people to handle it."

"Please remain calm and quietly wait here for the results of the test."

The staff member's expression was calm as he stood up and reassured everyone.

The crowd's emotions gradually stabilized.

But Liu Qingfeng's brows remained furrowed, his eyes filled with doubt.

As a warrior, his instincts and his assessment of the energy fluctuations suggested that this situation was... anything but simple.

Particularly concerning was the source of one energy distortion... it seemed not far from the school, and it might even be... inside the school itself.

"Yu Sheng!"

"You must come in first, I'll be waiting for you!"

After leaving these words behind, the sternness typical of a teacher gradually faded from his face.

What replaced it...

was a cold, steely resolve.

His eyes narrowed slightly, as if emanating a fierce aura crafted from battlefields strewn with corpses.

Yu Sheng stood in front of the somewhat ethereal gate, looking bewilderedly at his teacher, somewhat puzzled.