Watching Leon Huang leave with the three vice deans, most of the students wore expressions of envy and jealousy.
Only a few people looked especially grim.
Liamson Liang couldn’t even describe how he felt right now, because at the last moment, he realized that Leon Huang had actually condensed the legendary Five-Element Domain.
A Heaven-Rank Domain alone would make the academy’s leadership value him twice as much.
But to have both a Heaven-Rank Domain and a Five-Element Domain—unless Leon Huang did something utterly unforgivable like betraying the Human Race—even if he committed a huge crime, the academy’s top brass would still protect him.
After all, only those legendary figures could ever condense a Five-Element Domain.
With a Five-Element Domain, that kid Leon Huang’s future achievements would be something he could only look up to.
But he’d sent someone to assassinate Leon Huang. If Leon didn’t know who was behind it, fine. But if he did, and reported it to the academy’s leadership, then his own fate was definitely not going to be pretty.
At worst, he’d be executed outright; at best, his cultivation would be crippled and he’d be expelled from the academy—and his sect and clan might get dragged down with him.
Just thinking about it sent a chill down his spine. He decided to leave for a while under the pretext of training, and only come back if nothing happened. If trouble started, he’d run for it immediately.
Lynette Ji’s mood was the complete opposite of Liamson Liang’s—she was thrilled.
She was already thinking about how to win him over. Now that he’d condensed a Five-Element Domain, the academy’s leadership would definitely shower him with care—resources, techniques, even money, he wouldn’t lack any of it. So, if she wanted to recruit him, she’d have to do something truly special.
How do you make a man truly devoted to you?
On that front, the Fox-Demon Clan had plenty of experience.
Meanwhile—
Watching Leon Huang being led away by the three vice deans, Skyler Sikong’s expression grew complicated—part happy, part dejected.
He was happy because Leon Huang had condensed a Heaven-Rank Domain, giving the Pristine Way Sect hope for a comeback. He was dejected because, with talent like Leon’s, fighting him for the sect master’s position in the future would be a real challenge.
Even though his cultivation was two realms higher than Leon Huang’s, he was also more than ten years older. With Leon’s talent, he could easily surpass him in three to five years.
As for Ryan Li, right now he was practically going mad with jealousy. Inside, he was howling: "Why? Why is this happening? Back in the sect, Master already favored him—fine, but why do the top brass at Sanctum Martial Academy value him so much too?"
For a moment, he clenched his fists so tightly that his nails broke the skin of his palms—and he didn’t even notice.
Howard Gu watched this scene, a faint look of disdain in his eyes. Everyone knew Ryan Li was jealous of Leon Huang, they just never said it out loud. Now, seeing him nearly lose his mind with envy, their feelings were a mix of contempt—and a little pity.
And then there was Zoey Zhou. She didn’t feel the slightest bit jealous or resentful anymore.
Back when Leon Huang hadn’t broken through to Grandmaster, she could still suppress him. But now, Leon was a Grandmaster too—same realm as her, but he’d condensed a Heaven-Rank Domain.
If she kept treating Leon as an enemy, the only one who’d suffer would be her.
Thinking about it, she was filled with regret. If only she hadn’t made an enemy of Leon Huang.
But let’s set aside the students’ feelings for now.
Leon Huang followed behind the three vice deans, walking slowly for more than half an hour before they reached a small hill deep inside the academy grounds.
Below the hill, several acres of fertile farmland had been cultivated.
The fields were full of vegetables, and a middle-aged farmer—wearing a straw hat, rough short clothes, arms and legs bare—was weeding among the crops.
Two other middle-aged men stood at the edge of the field—one in black robes, one in red.