Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 2818: Chapter 2819: Shocking Change

Xue An couldn’t care less about what other people thought; anyway, he would never honestly climb this so-called Heaven’s Ladder like these scholars, let alone take pride in it.

To Xue An, these damn rules were merely a form of constraint and exploitation wielded by the strong over the weak.

The reason is simple: they bully you because you can’t resist.

But when you attain a certain level of strength, you can ignore these rules.

That’s why Xue An shattered this so-called Heaven’s Ladder with one stroke of his sword.

As he gazed at the pathway formed by the shattered ladder, Xue An smiled faintly.

"This looks much better!"

Saying this, Xue An stepped forward and marched through it.

The elite disciples from various academies stood there, looking at each other in dismay.

But in the next second, they rushed forward, scrambling to charge into the passage.

Although the Heaven’s Ladder was gone, entering earlier was still beneficial; perhaps it might give them a competitive edge.

Moreover, the quarter-hour mark was fast approaching. If they couldn’t enter the passage before the time limit, they’d be done for.

Driven by such interests, these academy disciples, usually so proud of their bearing, couldn’t care less about their appearance as they crazily rushed into the passage.

Tong Kexin from The Thunderous Academy was no exception.

But he wasn’t a fool, especially after witnessing Xue An’s sword cut the long whip just now, he was as clear-minded as a mirror.

This young man, rumored to have deceived people by plagiarizing poetry, was far from simple.

At the very least, he wasn’t someone he or The Thunderous Academy could afford to provoke.

This reminded Tan Kexin of when Xue An killed Kou Zhengfeng from the Golden Crane Academy in the street.

No wonder Golden Crane Academy not only refrained from retaliation but also tried hard to dissociate themselves afterward.

They must have known long ago that Xue An was no ordinary character.

Thinking of this, Tan Kexin felt a deep sense of regret.

But now wasn’t the time to regret; despite the twists and turns, the cultural gathering was the priority right now, so Tan Kexin mixed into the crowd and entered the passage.

Tan Kexin had participated in a cultural gathering before, so this wasn’t his first time in the Heaven’s Ladder passage.

Back then, the Heaven’s Ladder was still standing, and climbing to the summit required undergoing a trial.

Though after so many years, the trial had become superficial; almost no one failed, yet it was still a test.

And any test requires exerting energy.

Nothing like now, where entering the passage meant a clear path.

Tan Kexin was secretly delighted and continued walking deeper into the passage.

But after a few steps, he suddenly found that the originally noisy crowd ahead had vanished.

To maintain cover, Tan Kexin always stayed at the back of the group.

Although the distance wasn’t far, Tan Kexin could see their backs and even hear their chatter.

But now, the noise suddenly disappeared, replaced by a dense fog that seemed intractable.

Tan Kexin’s heart jumped.

What’s happening?

Could it be Xue An’s doing?

With this thought, Tan Kexin turned to look, and the result was the same; the path behind him was also shrouded in thick fog.

Furthermore, the fog was rapidly approaching Tan Kexin.

Unable to resist, Tan Kexin started trembling.

For the fog was too uncanny.

Just a moment ago, everything was fine, but in the blink of an eye, the fog isolated everything.

Despite this, Tan Kexin, trained as an elite by the Great Academy, quickly calmed down and took a deep breath, mobilizing his vital energy.

Boom!

A faint light screen appeared around him.

This was composed of the literary energy he had cultivated over the years; though thin, it was quite powerful.

Using it to block out the fog was definitely overkill.

At least, that’s what Tan Kexin thought.

Unexpectedly, the milky fog passed through the light screen without even a hint of obstruction.

Tan Kexin’s pupils shrank.

He didn’t feel anything amiss, as if the fog was just ordinary air, without triggering any alert.

Could the fog really be harmless?

This thought had barely formed in Tan Kexin’s mind before the milky fog enveloped him entirely.

Tan Kexin immediately held his breath, afraid of inhaling the fog and being poisoned.

Just then, footsteps sounded in the fog ahead.

Tan Kexin grew cautious, raising his eyes to look.

With the footsteps, a figure appeared amidst the fog.

Upon seeing the figure, Tan Kexin was shocked and couldn’t help but exclaim,

"Xue An!"

Indeed.

The fog gradually parted, and Xue An stepped closer to Tan Kexin and smiled.

"I didn’t expect you’d be bold enough to come in!"

Tan Kexin panicked inside, taking a few steps back, yet felt that seemed too cowardly and forced himself to speak up.

"Why... why can’t I come in?"

Xue An shook his head, "Of course, you can come in, but once you do, be prepared!"

"Prepared for what?"

Xue An sneered, "Prepared to die!"

With that, Xue An vanished.

Tan Kexin was shocked, sensing trouble.

Although he didn’t know why Xue An would skip the cultural gathering and instead target him.

Yet, given the situation, he could only brace himself to face it.

He shouted fiercely, "Don’t think I’m scared of you, Xue!"

With that, Tan Kexin crazily mobilized his vital energy, launching indiscriminate attacks around him.

He had no idea where Xue An was, so he could only resort to this stupid method to attack and defend.

Just as he was frantically attacking, a chill breeze brushed past his ear.

In an instant, Tan Kexin felt his body stiffening, ready to counter.

A cold, emotionless voice echoed by his ear.

"Die!"

Rip!

Tan Kexin felt something piercing into his back and protruding from his chest.

He lowered his head and saw a pitch-black, slightly curved object like an insect claw protruding from his chest.

Blood gushed from the claw.

Even now, he felt no pain, only a chilling cold in his chest as though all his strength was being absorbed by the claw.

He slowly closed his eyes, the last thought before falling into darkness was how Xue An possessed such a weapon.

Unbeknownst to him, as he closed his eyes and fell into darkness.

A commotion erupted outside.