Xiang Shaoyun was gratified to see his companions supporting him, and he said, "Since everyone is of the same mind, let's make a plan. How should we rescue Lady Shura?'

He brought everyone to the main hall to discuss their rescue mission.

When everyone was seated, Xiang Shaoyun opened the topic, "All of you might not know this, but I am mortal enemies with the Di Alliance's Di Lin. He is most certainly aiming to kill me. It is likely that a large number of experts are hiding in ambush, including Soul Foundation Realm experts. That is one of the reasons I do not want you guys to participate. I wasn’t looking down on you."

The others were stunned when they heard the truth. They had believed that this was merely a minor conflict between the two factions, but surprisingly, there was much more at play.

"If Sovereigns are taking part as well, this will be a big incident. We are decently strong, but all of us are too young. And since we can't borrow the strength of external forces, the rescue mission will be hard to complete," said Zhuge Zhantian.

"But the Di Alliance members are also academy disciples like us. How had they obtained help from external forces, then?" Ma Qihao asked in confusion.

Xiang Shaoyun answered, "They have long been prepared. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered doing it far away from the academy. Brothers, since you wish to help me, then go and beat the Di Alliance members up. Beat them so badly they can no longer stand straight. Meanwhile, I will focus on the rescue mission."

But at this time, Shang Jifeng smiled. "Overlord, you don't know this, but the Nisha Range is actually not that far from my Shang Clan's territory."

"Is that so?" Xiang Shaoyun was overjoyed.

"Haha, I won't joke about things like this," said Shang Jifeng with a chortle. "We only have a few days left before the appointed time. If we rush over with a teleportation portal, we might be able to make it in time."

"Is your clan fine with this? This will have a far-ranging impact," asked Xiang Shaoyun, somewhat worried.

For a tier-7 organization, sending Sovereigns out on a mission was a big deal. Xiang Shaoyun could guess that a genius like Shang Jifeng definitely had a high status in his clan, but that did not guarantee help from his clan's Sovereigns.

"Don't worry. I still have some respect in the clan. Let's get going and not delay any further," said Shang Jifeng confidently.

Xiang Shaoyun replied gratefully, "Ok, I will remember this favor. Everyone, with Shang Jifeng's help, you guys don't have to come with me. Focus on growing stronger. A day will come when we eat up the entire Di Alliance!"

"Yes, Overlord. May you return in triumph," said the others.

Next, Xiang Shaoyun and Shang Jifeng went to the Missions Hall to accept a random mission. To leave the academy, they required a proper excuse, such as a mission. Based on Zhuge Zhantian's report, Lady Shura's mission was to kill the sin dragons at the Nisha Range for their bones.

The evil dragons were a species of demonic beast that had inherited a tiny bit of the evil dragons' bloodline. Like the flood dragons, they possessed incredible combat prowess, and their bones were excellent materials for weaponsmithing.

Despite their strength, the sin dragons did not generally stick together. Lady Shura's initial intention of accepting the mission was to complete it as her strength allowed. She had never expected to be targeted and kidnapped. Of course, nobody would expect something like that, so she wasn't to be blamed for it. Besides, the actual target in the scheme was Xiang Shaoyun, not her.

Xiang Shaoyun and Shang Jifeng first teleported to Dragon Phoenix City before teleporting directly to a city near the Nisha Range. There, the two split off. In fact, the moment they left the academy, they had been followed. Xiang Shaoyun noticed their tail, but he did not say anything about it and allowed the tail to continue following them.

The tail was merely a small fry of the Di Alliance, so dealing with him wouldn't mean anything. The real show would begin at the Nisha Range. As Xiang Shaoyun traveled, he thought, Di Lin and his men will definitely go all out to kill me this time. I wonder if there will be an inescapable trap waiting there. I really need to be careful this time.

He was no longer as confident. Since everyone knew about his puppet, they would definitely be prepared for it. At the very least, three Sovereigns would be involved in the plan, as they did not intend to let him leave.

But since Lady Shura was his woman, he had to save her. And to do that, he had to place his hopes on the help Shang Jifeng was seeking. Upon his arrival at the Nisha Range, Xiang Shaoyun vanished right before the eyes of his tail, causing the person tailing him to be flustered.

"How had he vanished right in front of my eyes? That is not possible!" muttered a shifty-eyed man indignantly.

He was a short man with an appearance that wasn't exactly pleasing, the kind of person whose company most people wouldn't enjoy. However, his scouting technique had caught Zhu Changchuang's eyes. Thus, he was accepted as a follower and was able to join the academy with that identity.

He was the person sent to monitor Xiang Shaoyun's whereabouts, yet he had failed at his task. His failure filled him with a sense of urgency. After all, they were currently in a spacious and flat land with few places to hide, yet Xiang Shaoyun had vanished into thin air. He had trouble believing his own eyes.

"Are you looking for me?" Xiang Shaoyun's ethereal voice rang out abruptly, frightening the person tailing him so much that the man started shaking.

The tail quickly scanned his surroundings and extended his senses, but still, he failed to locate Xiang Shaoyun. It filled him with confusion.

Is it an illusion? the man thought to himself.

Little did he know, Xiang Shaoyun was standing right in front of him. He was the one who couldn’t see Xiang Shaoyun at all.

"You had followed me here from the academy. You are quite a good tail, I must admit," said Xiang Shaoyun.

Once again, the tail jumped. He stepped back and said, "W-where are you?"

"I'm right in front of you. Can't you see me?" Xiang Shaoyun sneered.

"No, that's not possible! Stop with your tricks and show yourself," said the tail as he hastily retreated.

Since he had been discovered, he couldn't stay any longer. Unfortunately for him, Xiang Shaoyun wouldn't let him go. Dashing forward, Xiang Shaoyun wrapped his fingers around the tail's throat. The tail felt his entire body turn cold as he sensed Xiang Shaoyun's frosty killing intent.

Bang!

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiang Shaoyun slammed the tail on the ground, creating a cloud of dust. Before the man could get off the ground, numerous incorporeal symbols plunged into his brain.