“Crackling!”

A large amount of glass shards rained down from above, some even cutting nearby pedestrians and causing a burst of exclamations from the crowd.

“Demonic creature!”

William Carter's pupils contracted.

“It’s a demonic creature!? This is the first time I’ve seen a living demonic creature, let’s go take a look!”

Henry Cooper was extremely excited.

A thousand years ago, although the Fiend Star was defeated, it left behind a large number of pollution sources in the wilderness. Some beasts and plants mutated under the influence of these sources, becoming twisted into demonic creatures with a strong hostility toward the human race.

Over the years, although human cultivators and martial artists have cleared the pollution sources near cities, there are still many remaining in the wild. Moreover, pollution sources can self-replicate and attach themselves to demonic creatures to migrate, making it impossible for the Nine Sects and Twenty-Four Nations of humanity to completely eradicate the problem.

A hundred years ago, when cultivation was not yet widespread, it was almost an annual occurrence to hear of cities being breached and slaughtered by demonic creatures. Even now, demonic creatures still occasionally appear within a hundred kilometers of cities.

However, as soon as these demonic creatures show up, they are killed by the armies of cultivators and martial artists stationed in the cities, so they don’t disrupt the normal order of city life.

“Don’t go over there!”

William Carter immediately grabbed Henry Cooper, who wanted to go forward: “Just now, four or five grand cultivators who have mastered Qi Gang were dispatched at once. This demonic creature is at least level eleven, and it might be carrying a pollution source. If we get contaminated, we’ll be demonized too! Even if we take the suppressant immediately, we’ll still be quarantined for several months!”

Hearing this, a trace of fear flashed in Henry Cooper’s eyes.

“A level eleven demonic creature!”

With a slightly regretful tone, he was quickly pulled away by William Carter, distancing themselves from the demonic creature.

At this moment, a large number of Security Division personnel quickly drove away the pedestrians near the demonic creature: “Move aside, move aside, be careful, this creature might be carrying a pollution source!”

Soon after, two more cultivators arrived on flying swords, landing beside the demonic creature to stand guard.

“Sword cultivators!”

Henry Cooper’s eyes lit up: “The cultivation path is divided into six major realms: Qi Refining, Innate, Sword Flight, True Core, Primordial Spirit, and Void Refining. Only upon reaching the Sword Flight realm can one be called a true cultivator and be issued a cultivator’s certificate. Sword flight is the second stage of Sword Flight, which is the eighth level of the cultivation path... Tsk tsk, I wonder if I can reach this realm before I turn twenty-five.”

William Carter looked on, full of envy as well.

Sword flight!

This is a technique that martial cultivators in the early stages can only dream of.

“One day, I too will soar freely at the peak of the sky, slaying all these demonic creatures that threaten the safety of human cities.”

William Carter withdrew his gaze and began searching for their bicycles with Henry Cooper.

As the two searched for their bikes, a member of the Security Division brushed past them while talking on the phone.

He could vaguely hear the voice on the other end: “This is the 409th demonic creature attack on a human city in Yunzhou this year... There must be a medium-sized pollution source in the wilderness of Yunzhou... Haven’t the recruited cultivator teams been assembled yet...”

William Carter glanced at the officer.

The 409th demonic creature attack on a human city?

But he could only recall less than ten such incidents this year!

Did he mishear, or is something being covered up by the authorities? Are only the incidents that can’t be concealed being reported?

William Carter’s heart sank slightly.

“I need to master a life-saving technique as soon as possible!”

……

Ten minutes later, Minghua No. 1 High School appeared before William Carter.

After returning the bike, William Carter and Henry Cooper hurriedly ran into the school, which covered an area of 400,000 square meters.

The country of Xiyu implements twelve years of compulsory education.

After ninth grade, as students’ bodies mature and their bones develop, in addition to regular students and art exam students, there are also martial arts exam students and cultivation exam students.

Today is the day when the four types of students are assigned to their classes.

In the classroom, all 104 students who usually attend and self-study were present.

Henry Cooper sidled up to William Carter, nudged his shoulder, and gestured with his eyes toward a girl with a ponytail, wearing a white blouse, looking youthful and charming: “Lily Martinez is here too.”

“I know. She hasn’t been to school for a month, right? I heard she’s already sensed her Qi and is condensing her inner breath. I wonder if she’s succeeded.”

“It’s been a month since you last saw her. Aren’t you going to say hi?”

Henry Cooper whispered.

William Carter looked at Lily Martinez, who was surrounded by several people, and shook his head: “We’re just ordinary deskmates.”

“Tsk tsk, others might not know, but I do.”

At this moment, the teacher Grace Bennett came in from outside and posted the list of exam applicants.

“In our class, there are six students with special talents in arts and sports, nineteen martial arts exam students, four cultivation exam students, and the rest are regular exam students.”

Looking at the list posted, the classmates quickly began to discuss.

“There are only four applicants? Henry Cooper, David Bolton, Chloe Harris, Lily Martinez?”