When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 251 Ursus's Daughter, the Secret Realm of Yingzhou is About to Open
A floating screen lit up in front of Bai Ze, displaying an image filled with light pollution.

[This is remote sensing imagery stolen from Ursus Federation satellites.]

It must have been a plain, surrounded by craters and ruined buildings.

Forty figures dressed in priestly robes stood in formation, raising their swords high. A dazzling golden light rose from the swords, gathered in mid-air, and was grasped by a hand with a metal hilt.

A silver-haired woman, dressed in a navy blue double-layered military uniform and wearing a cavalry hat, was bathed in light. She held the light of forty chorus members in her palm, which converged into a large golden hand, which she pressed forward.

As the light poured down, the flawless face was finally revealed, like a god, imposing judgment upon the earth.

Ram Desai was engulfed by the dazzling light; through the satellite, only a blurry figure could be seen being crushed by the golden hand.

“Luo Shu, I remember you said… Ram Desai is a seven-star warrior.” Bai Ze murmured as he watched this scene.

[To be precise, they are Seven-Star New Martial Artists. Created through twenty organ modification surgeries and gene implantation, these Seven-Stars surpass the Seven-Star Martial Artists of Dongxia in pure strength, but lack in spiritual intent.]

Although he can project his mental energy, he lacks the evolution of martial arts intent, and coupled with Ram Desai's pampered lifestyle, his overall combat strength is inferior to that of a seven-star martial artist in the Federation.

"But he was easily killed by this woman," Bai Ze said, looking at the video.

【Yes. 】

[Ekaterina, hailed as embodying all the beauty and strength accumulated by the land of Ursus, is the "daughter" of the Ursus Federation.]

[According to the investigation by Yujing Martial Arts University, the Ursus Federation extracted the radiance from the remains of the Holy Son and used genetic modification technology in the wasteland world to create her. She inherited the Holy Son's radiance and, in the Gospels of the Ursus Orthodox Church, is the Messiah of the New Century, the true Saintess.]

She is a born Awakener, possessing abilities approaching her innate divine power, and commanding the Choir at her disposal. Killing Ram Desai would not be difficult for her.

At the beginning of the century, an evil god from the spirit world disguised himself as a holy son of the orthodox church and descended upon the Ursus Federation.

The spirit world has no physical existence. If an evil god wants to descend to Earth, it needs a vessel, that is, a physical body.

At the beginning of the century, when martial arts had not yet flourished and ordinary people were everywhere, the pseudo-god, the Holy Son, could only descend into an ordinary body.

Moreover, the concentration of vital energy was far lower at that time than it is now.

This became His weakness.

The Ursus Federation deployed several army groups, disregarding sacrifices, and used saturation attacks to annihilate the Holy Son.

However, the remains of the Holy Son were preserved and enshrined as a sacred relic by the Ursus Federation.

Bai Ze originally thought this already demonstrated the Ursus Federation's hard-line style, but he had underestimated them.

They not only used the sacred remains to gather the power of faith, but also created a saintess, giving the saintess a younger sister.

'Good heavens, isn't this exactly Hong Tianwang's approach? The Ursus Federation is something else.' Bai Ze couldn't help but applaud the Ursus people's creativity.

The remaining value of the false god, the Holy Son, was completely exploited by the Ursus people, creating an overpowered Holy Maiden.

Indeed, in this world, you can't do without cheating.

Everyone's using cheats; if you don't, you'd be embarrassed to compete with them.

"Master, should we use the arms dealer's account to send a message to the other four?" Luo Shu asked again.

While the arms dealer was indeed one of the culprits behind Luo Tao's death, he was not Bai Ze's primary target.

Of the five people who bet on Huo Heng at the last minute, excluding the "Antique" from the Divine Luo Empire and the "Northern Lights" from Ursus, the remaining "Godlike One" and "Purple Cloud" are both from the Eastern Xia.

Among them, there is definitely one who is Bai Ze's main enemy now, either the Qu family or the Yun family, or even all of them.

After the arms dealer's death, Bai Ze's next targets are these two.

Considering that targeting just two people would be too petty, Bai Ze decided to eliminate the remaining four in one fell swoop.

The server coordinates of Wan Yi Zhi Ji can erase the arms dealer, and also attract the military strategist's firepower to find out the identities of the others.

What Luo Shu was referring to was using the arms dealer's account to send messages to the other four people, leveraging the power of military strategists and even the entire Wan Yi Group to work for Bai Ze.

"Need not."

Bai Ze shook his head and said, "The five of them joining forces is most likely due to someone acting as an intermediary, and this relationship exists in reality, not just within the Wanyi Collection. Connections within the Wanyi Collection alone are not enough to make them make such a big bet."

To get five people to place heavy bets on Huo Heng, an underdog, you have to make them believe that Huo Heng can win.

Of the five people, at least one has the prestige to endorse this news.

Therefore, besides Wan Yi Zhi Ji, that person had other channels to contact everyone.

“What I can think of, military strategists can certainly think of too. He will investigate the other four further,” Bai Ze said. “Deliberately sending information would be tantamount to gilding the lily.”

【Yes. 】

Luo Shu responded and then switched the scene on the floating screen to a solemn hall.

The high-level meeting of Yujing Martial Arts University is about to begin.

The deans of each college had already appeared, along with five elderly men dressed in different styles, sitting on either side of a long table.

Shortly after the scene changed, an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a green robe, hurried in and sat in the main seat at the long table.

Bai Ze had met him before; he was Zhang Huayang, the vice principal of Yujing Martial Arts University, and one of the first martial artists of the early 20th century.

It is said that he was once a Taoist priest, but when various sects of Taoism were established, he did not join them. Instead, he returned to secular life and became the vice principal of Yujing Martial Arts University.

After Zhang Huayang took his seat, adhering to the Dongxia tradition of holding large meetings for minor matters and small meetings for major matters, he said directly: "Let me say a few words. The Martial Arts Association is currently investigating Mu Yaoguang, which is related to the Great Freedom Demonic Sect. Even if some of you believe that Mu Yaoguang is innocent, please do not speak out. Trust the Ministry of Justice and the Martial Arts Association."

"Today we're mainly talking about another matter, which is that Lao Yun's son and daughter-in-law are suspected of colluding with Qianmian and protecting him. Qianmian is also related to our Yujing Martial Arts University, and Yujing Martial Arts University has the right to hold Yun Jingming and his wife accountable."

When Zhang Huayang brought this up, he was obviously asking everyone present whether they wanted to hold Yun Jingming and his wife accountable.

As soon as he finished speaking, Di Zheng, the dean of the Military Strategy Department, immediately said, "There are still no clues about the real culprit who assassinated Huo Heng. We suspect that he is related to Qianmian, but this is just speculation. In addition, news has come from Fanzhu that Qianmian's employer has been wiped out by the Ursus Federation. I think this matter can be put to rest."

"I object."

Ye Weiyang said calmly, "Even if Qianmian's death is unrelated to Huo Heng's, it's a fact that he infiltrated the Martial Arts Association branch and awakened Luo Tao. It's also a fact that the person behind him tried to assassinate Bai Ze and interfere with the Yujing Martial Arts Tournament. Since when has our Yujing Martial Arts University's grand event had to depend on others' opinions?"

"Or is it that someone thinks dealing with the top student of our Yujing Martial Arts University is an insignificant matter?"

“Bai Ze wasn’t the chief back then, and he might still be involved with Mu Yaoguang!” Di Zheng retorted.

"Do you have any evidence?" Ye Weiyang said sternly. "Furthermore, Bai Ze is now the top student, so our Yujing Martial Arts University should stand behind him. If even the top student doesn't support him, what face will Yujing Martial Arts University have to call itself the number one martial arts university in Dongxia?"

Even Vice Principal Zhang Huayang couldn't help but cough and say, "Di Zheng, don't say things that are detrimental to unity."

The others were also discussing it.

"Mu Yaoguang is Mu Yaoguang, and Bai Ze is Bai Ze. Although they have a close relationship, they should not be confused," Ye Weiyang solemnly declared.

Let's separate Mu Yaoguang and Bai Ze, and handle each matter separately. Your Yun family attacked the Martial Arts Association to expose Mu Yaoguang's demonic possession. Fine, we won't judge this matter; let the Martial Arts Association make the decision.

However, since you, Yun Jingming and his wife, have attempted to interfere with the martial arts debate in Yujing and even committed such despicable acts, we have no choice but to intervene.

Ye Weiyang clearly defined the relationships, leaving no opportunity for certain people to muddy the waters.

During this period, rumors circulated at Yujing Martial Arts University that Yun Jingming and his wife had colluded with outsiders to plot against Bai Ze's friend, which also became a trend of public opinion.

In terms of public opinion campaigns, they are not weak either.

However, when it comes to making a decision, we still need to consider the opinions of everyone present; public opinion is only a factor to be taken into account.

"Everyone,"

Seeing that Ye Weiyang had the upper hand, Di Zheng raised his voice and said, "Dean Yun has worked hard for our Yujing for many years. Even if we don't care about the monk, we should at least consider the Buddha. I think it would be best to settle this privately if possible, so as to avoid hurting the harmony."

"Tsk, so amiable." Bai Ze clicked his tongue lightly.

He took a step forward, and the floating screen in front of him suddenly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, the scene changed, and Bai Ze arrived in the main hall where the meeting was being held.

However, neither the dean nor the vice principal present noticed Bai Ze's presence.

He was like a ghost, moving around slowly and deliberately.

With the Luo Shu present, even someone as powerful as Vice Principal Zhang Huayang would not be able to discover Bai Ze's existence in this Bai Yu Jing.

"Harmony?"

Ye Weiyang also spoke up sternly, saying, "Whose harmony? Does Bai Ze exist in your harmony?"

“I also think Dean Di is biased,” Lu Qiudi from the medical department shook her head and said, “This move will only alienate our school’s top student from the school administration. If Mu Yaoguang has really been baptized by the demon blood, then Bai Ze will be the one to carry the flag for our school.”

Whether it's to clear his name or to continue leading Yujing Martial Arts University to the top, Bai Ze's existence is crucial.

Many of those present agreed with Lu Qiudi's point of view.

However, we also need to try to take Dean Yun's side into consideration.

The Eastern Xia Federation has always valued personal relationships, and everyone present has a deep connection with Dean Yun. These personal relationships will be a key factor in the decision.

One elder even suggested that Bai Ze, as a student, should take a step back to show respect for Dean Yun.

Respect for teachers and their teachings was also placed on the scales, used as a weight.

Although Ye Weiyang disregarded this.

Dean Yun has already broken ties with Mu Yaoguang, and Bai Ze has never even attended Dean Yun's martial arts class, yet he has the nerve to ask Bai Ze to give way.

Unfortunately, Ye Weiyang's thoughts were one thing, while the others' thoughts were another.

The older members present all favored the younger generation taking a step back.

It has nothing to do with whether it makes sense or not, it's just because of respect for teachers and elders.

Unbeknownst to them, Bai Ze's concession was interpreted as a question of respect for elders, making the old men feel a sense of sympathy for their kind.

“If Bai Ze becomes disloyal, we still have Yun Shu to carry the torch,” Di Zheng said, seizing the opportunity. “Once Yun Shu recovers from his injuries, he can break through to the sixth star level, and he may very well graduate at the seventh star level in the future. He only lost once, but he can still become the second Mu Yaoguang.”

"Let me know when Yun Shu recovers from his injuries. The exploration of the Yuan Realm is already prepared, we're just waiting for him," a middle-aged man sneered.

This is the dean of the Department of Ordnance.

Each exploration of another world requires the Ordnance Department and the Logistics Department to make relevant preparations and provide the explorers with material and equipment support.

He was clearly on Bai Ze's side... or rather, Mu Yaoguang's side.

At this time, it's not appropriate to openly support Mu Yaoguang. Even those who genuinely support her must consider whether Mu Yaoguang has truly accepted the demon blood.

If Mu Yaoguang were to fall into demonic possession, even the old headmaster Lu Mingzhou would not be able to support her.

However, supporting Bai Ze is still fine.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that after Mu Yaoguang's incident, Bai Ze became the new hope for his supporters.

However, some people have changed their minds from supporting Mu Yaoguang to being hesitant now.

Being associated with the Great Freedom Demonic Sect is extremely dangerous.

Bai Ze walked around, stopping occasionally, and managed to roughly distinguish the positions of everyone present.

He finally walked slowly to Di Zheng's side, extended his finger, and lightly tapped it in front of Di Zheng.

Bai Ze opened Di Zheng's personal interface, and as Bai Ze tapped his private email with another finger, an email notification suddenly popped up.

Di Zheng then noticed the private message in his email. He glanced at it instinctively and immediately beamed with joy.

Then, Di Zheng clicked on the email and made it public.

"Gentlemen, we have just received news that a submarine from the Ursus Federation has been spotted in the East China Sea, and unusual ocean currents have been detected nearby."

Di Zheng shouted, "I request that the Luo Shu and the school's satellites be mobilized to investigate this sea area. The Yingzhou Secret Realm is very likely to appear in this sea area."

They're all old-timers; many of them have personally entered and exited the Yingzhou Secret Realm, so of course they know what the omens are before the Yingzhou Secret Realm appears.

"The Yingzhou Secret Realm originates from the Mountain and Sea Realm. If a Seven-Star Martial Artist were to make a move within it, it could very likely cause communication between the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Yingzhou Secret Realm, resulting in a global convergence."

"We need a six-star martial artist to lead our students in exploring the Yingzhou Secret Realm. We need Yun Shu."

The Jade Capital Martial Arts Academy is not lacking in six-star martial artists, but every time it opens, all sides send their best young talents to enter.

Because the Yingzhou Secret Realm contains the vast primordial energy originating from the realm of mountains and seas, as well as various rare and precious materials.

If you go in and take a walk, even if you do nothing but absorb the vital energy, you will make great progress.

Compared to the realm of mountains and seas, the environment on Earth is still far too poor.

Therefore, neighboring countries have always tacitly adhered to a rule: to send young people in as much as possible and to prohibit older six-star martial artists from entering, lest they pose a threat to their own geniuses.

This is an opportunity for Yun Shu.

Yun Shu, a six-star being, is clearly more capable of shouldering great responsibilities than Bai Ze, a four-star being.

Furthermore, if Yun Shu were to go to the Yuan Realm to explore, he might not even return until the end of his senior year.

However, if one enters the Yingzhou Secret Realm, not only can one return at any time, but one can also seize the opportunity to make another breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)