Chapter 540: Chapter 500: One Year

Seeing Elder Ying hunched over, spitting blood and looking ghastly pale, Li Qian’s eyes filled with worry.

He glanced at the Dimensional Rift, which had now been completely sealed, and a lingering fear still gripped him.

Elder Ying, Principal Park, and Dean Pan. A team consisting of two Legendary Level Beast Masters and one at the Saint Spirit Level Peak had actually suffered such losses. In the end, they were even forced to seal the Dimensional Rift. It was a clear indication of just how dangerous the rift was.

After a heavy sigh, Elder Ying turned to Li Qian and forced a smile. "Don’t worry, Li Qian. I’m fine."

Li Qian wasn’t at all surprised that Elder Ying recognized him. He tilted his head to look at the elder, thought for a moment, and then said with a firm tone, "Elder Ying, rest assured, I will evolve a Legendary Pet Beast. When that time comes, I’ll definitely be able to make up for your loss."

Li Qian knew that losing a Legendary Pet Beast wasn’t just a loss of strength. It was also the loss of an emotional bond forged over a long companionship, from youth to maturity, from weak to strong. The latter was impossible to replace, so this was all he could say.

’When you’re struggling, look after yourself; when you’re successful, help the world.’ Li Qian felt that at his current stage, he was far from being able to help the world. But when it came to something within his power, especially for an admirable elder like Elder Ying, he would definitely give it his all.

He continued to console him, "You just need to rest well and recover from the damage to your Spiritual Power and Soul Contract."

Elder Ying looked at Li Qian’s determined gaze and felt his concern. He let out a long breath and smiled. "Alright. I believe you."

After a brief exchange with Elder Ying and a glance at their surroundings, Li Qian got to the point. "By the way, Elder Ying, what exactly happened here?"

Before Elder Ying could answer Li Qian’s question, Principal Park interjected, "Li Qian, this isn’t the right place to explain things. Let’s head back first."

At that moment, Dean Pan Bing also walked over. With a solemn expression, he reminded him, "Also, kid, if you ever run into this kind of situation again, stay as far away as you can."

He clapped Li Qian on the shoulder and continued to warn him, "This isn’t something someone at your level can get involved in."

"Let’s go!" Principal Park walked over to the other teachers nearby, gave a few instructions, then returned and gave the order.

Seeing that all three of them were injured, Li Qian spoke up and offered, "You can ride our Flame Dragon Carving!"

The three exchanged a look and didn’t refuse. A moment later, the group of five mounted the Flame Dragon Carving and began their journey back.

In mid-air, seeing the somber atmosphere, Dean Pan Bing started a conversation to break the silence. "This Flame Dragon Carving has excellent Potential. If you raise it well, it will become a great asset to you."

Without pausing, he continued, "Also, in the deeper Dimension Planes, I’ve seen the evolved form of the Flame Dragon Carving—the Heaven-Burning Dragon Carving. It’s a rare Pet Beast with the Potential to reach the Saint Spirit Level Peak."

"If you invest enough resources into it, reaching the Legendary Level isn’t out of the question."

Once he got started, Dean Pan Bing became quite talkative. "Especially for you of the Wing Race, the Flying Pet Beasts you form contracts with have a considerable chance of mutating."

Hearing Dean Pan Bing’s words, Wu You couldn’t help but mutter to herself, ’A Heaven-Burning Dragon Carving...’

The Flame Dragon Carving was her Pet Beast, after all; of course she was interested in information about its evolution.

Li Qian also made a mental note of the name. If he had the chance in the future, he would definitely help Wu You’s Flame Dragon Carving evolve. Right now, however, his focus wasn’t on that. He returned to the previous topic, asking, "Elder Ying, Principal Park, about what happened back at Heishi Town..."

Principal Park pondered for a moment before sighing and starting to explain, "Sigh... a Dimensional Rift appeared there. I imagine you’ve already heard about it?"

"Mhm!" Li Qian nodded. He had indeed already learned this news from Teacher Su.

Principal Park recalled for a moment, then continued, "That Dimensional Rift was not a simple one. It led directly to the Fifth-Layer Elemental Plane, and it was filled with all sorts of High Level Extraordinary Creatures."

He paused, his expression grave, and added, "There were even... Magical Beasts!"

"Magical Beasts!" Li Qian’s eyes widened in utter shock.

Principal Park elaborated on the topic, "Yes. In the deeper Dimension Planes, the Energy is too violent. The Extraordinary Creatures there have absorbed too much of this berserk Energy, which has affected their sanity. They’ve become chaotic and bloodthirsty, so they can no longer be considered ordinary Extraordinary Creatures."

Li Qian understood the implication and immediately pressed, "Principal Park, are you saying that..."

Of course, he was only asking for confirmation. In his heart, he already had the answer.

Principal Park’s next words confirmed what he was thinking. "Yes. There were Magical Beasts in that Dimensional Rift in Heishi Town, and quite a few of them. The lowest Level among them had reached the Emperor Level."

"To prevent these mindless Magical Beasts from charging out of the Dimensional Rift and causing devastation to the real world, Elder Ying went inside to suppress them."

A look of realization dawned on Li Qian’s face. He finally understood the whole story.

Elder Ying sighed again, his voice filled with regret and self-blame. "Sigh... It was my mistake. I was careless. In the preceding days, although the Magical Beasts were violent and constantly attacked the area I was guarding, no Legendary Level ones appeared. Who would have thought that five would show up all at once this time."

Hearing Elder Ying’s words, Li Qian was completely floored. He couldn’t help but blurt out, "Five Legendary Magical Beasts?!"

After a moment of silence to process his shock, Li Qian suddenly thought of something and pressed on, "Right, Elder Ying, Principal Park... that dangerous Dimensional Rift has been sealed. Is it a long-term solution, or...?"

Principal Park looked at Li Qian and shook his head, answering him directly in the negative. "How could it be? No seal of this kind is ever permanent."

He rubbed his forehead and hesitated for a moment before finally revealing the truth. "As the pressure from inside continues to build, I estimate the seal can only hold for about a year at most."

"Only a year!" Li Qian couldn’t help but repeat the timeframe Principal Park had given.

It wasn’t that he was overreacting; the timeframe was just much shorter than he had expected.

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