A King Descends from the Heavens

A king descends from the heavens, wrathful and grim!

Bai Xiaodu stared coldly at the sky full of fire hurtling toward him.

He quickly channeled the Roaming Dragon Technique once more.

A massive amount of blue-white wind rapidly transformed into thousands of intricate, tiny wind-like scales, stacking layer upon layer.

Driven by Bai Xiaodu's will, they began to spin rapidly around him.

Swooshing sounds filled the air as if countless sharp blades were slicing through the wind.

The Black Hole represented devouring, while the White Hole represented eruption.

The physical density of what the Roaming Dragon Technique could manipulate had jumped by a massive margin.

“Go!”

At Bai Xiaodu's command, tens of thousands of wind scales howled outward, resembling a long scarf suddenly pulled straight.

A majestic river of wind blades surged forward, crashing head-on into the overwhelming torrent of fire.

Boom!

Bai Xiaodu watched calmly as the wind blades and fire collided, constantly flickering and extinguishing each other.

There was no need to make the fire disappear entirely; he only needed to intercept it and hold it at a safe distance.

After all, most of the crowd had already evacuated. Only Lott and a few others were still down below.

The river of wind blades acted like a massive wall. Bai Xiaodu did a quick calculation; a few more minutes should be enough.

If it were just Lott, it would have been easy to grab him and run, but there were still several other freshmen down there.

Oh well, he might as well let them owe him a favor.

Bai Xiaodu looked up in surprise. The fire was not being extinguished or cut apart by his wind blades. Instead, it was seeping into them, burning brighter and fiercer.

The sky above him turned a brilliant, blazing crimson, and a terrifying wave of thermal radiation blasted him in the face.

“Watch out, fox-kin brother! The fuel inside the volcano contains core powder from a Lava Stone Dragon!”

“It devours surrounding elements to keep burning, unleashing blinding red light and intense heat!”

Seeing this, the black-robed student on the eastern side clearly lost his composure as well.

This was an absolute embarrassment.

Compared to Bai Xiaodu, his physical stats were far weaker, and he was already drenched in sweat.

“We can get the freshmen below out first—look out!!!”

While inside the volcano, the fuel lacked sufficient oxygen and had been kept in a relatively stable state.

But once ejected into the open air, the sudden increase in oxygen caused them to combust violently.

At a speed that defied reaction, they ignited the blue-white wind blades, the intense heat warping the very air.

Then, they breached the barrier of wind blades and swept directly toward Bai Xiaodu.

Because only a single gap had been breached, all the combusting material eagerly funneled through it.

They coalesced into a spectacular, massive arrow of fire shaped like a roaring dragon.

It shot with unstoppable momentum toward the small, silver figure!

Seeing this, the black-robed student closed his eyes in agony, his heart hammering wildly.

It was too late. There was no time to save him at this speed.

Judging by the mana ripples from earlier, this fox-kin was likely a transcendent.

He didn't know if the youth's Origin was robust enough to withstand this attack.

If a tragic death of a transcendent occurred at the opening ceremony...

The consequences would be unthinkable!

The few of them would face extremely severe punishment, likely forced into decades of penal labor in a Secret Realm.

Boom!!!

The fire dragon roared, completely swallowing the silver figure.

Not far away, the slowest-moving shark-kin quietly approached Aurelia and whispered.

Despite her fierce and terrifying appearance, her voice was melodic and pleasant, clearly belonging to a female.

“My Lady, will you take action?”

Aurelia looked up, the blazing, roaring fire dragon reflected in her emerald eyes.

Her voice was incredibly beautiful, clear and melodious.

Yet, her answer was entirely unrelated to the question.

“What a cute fellow.”

...

Witnessing this scene, large tears rolled from Lott's eyes, quickly forming continuous streams. He sobbed uncontrollably, his small body trembling violently.

Lott would probably never forget this image for the rest of his life.

A genius friend whom he had only met once had sacrificed his life to save him.

“Brother Bai! I will always remember—”

“Cut the mourning, you idiot! I'm not dead!”

A massive hole suddenly burst open in the belly of the brilliant red fire dragon.

Bai Xiaodu stepped onto sharp wind blades and flew out of the opening at high speed.

For some reason, the moment Bai Xiaodu emerged, the entire fire dragon disintegrated in midair, turning into harmless, scattered embers that drifted down.

Since he had already started playing the hero, he might as well finish the job.

With a casual wave of his hand, a fierce gale whipped up, scattering the remaining flames. The venue finally returned to peace.

Landing back on the ground, Bai Xiaodu clenched the True Dragon Blood Orb, which had just feasted on the flames, and quietly stowed it back into his system inventory.

The reason the fire had been so fierce was due to the Lava Stone Dragon core powder. Once the True Dragon Blood Orb absorbed that element, the flames lost all their threat.

In his inventory, Kiru was kept in a separate space, completely isolated from the main world.

This was to prevent him from being noticed by Aurelia, the Domain Lord.

Actually, the True Dragon Blood Orb already had a masking function, but Bai Xiaodu was a bit worried about being searched.

The orb looked far too dazzling; anyone could tell it was extraordinary at a glance.

Despite getting some benefits, Bai Xiaodu's face remained grim.

No one would be in a good mood after running into such an unexpected disaster.

If he hadn't had the orb, he might have actually been forced to use his Origin to block it, which would have dropped his rank.

After becoming a transcendent, the Pingshan District government had indeed given him a Transcendent Network account, so Bai Xiaodu had learned quite a bit.

Transcendent ranks were determined by the amount of one's Origin.

The minimum requirement to forge a domain was three thousand strands, with a maximum limit of ten thousand strands.

Anyone with over three thousand strands could be considered at the peak of the transcendent realm.

After confirming Lott was unharmed, Bai Xiaodu turned around, bracing himself to return to the stands under the adoring gazes coming from all directions.

However, a clear, melodious voice interrupted him.

“Who are you? What is your name?”

Bai Xiaodu turned his head subconsciously.

Golden, silky hair draped forward as Aurelia appeared beside him out of nowhere.

Smelling the unique, rich fragrance in the air, Bai Xiaodu looked at her breathtakingly beautiful face, his heart betraying him by beating several times faster.

There was no intentional charm, just an incredibly high Charm attribute.

“Uh, yes, I'm...”

However, Aurelia's beautiful eyes drifted to the top of his head, showing a natural look of confusion.

Bai Xiaodu's expression instantly stiffened.

If he remembered correctly, the title above his head was...