Heroes Return

"Wait! Teacher, what are you doing?" Qige started backing away at this moment.

“Remember this: if you can’t control your own power, or even fear your own possessions, then you’re a coward!” Lin Jie said, raising the iron rod in his hand. A strong gust of wind swept past Qi Ge. The wind instantly tore the bandages on Qi Ge’s arm, revealing strange patterns radiating blue energy within. “I don’t want any cowards among my students. In the next week, I’m going to make you the master of these powers, not their slave.”

"But teacher! You have no idea what kind of power this is!" Qige was still trying to persuade Lin Jie: "If this power is used recklessly, there could be terrible consequences."

"Enough with the nonsense! Now, try using this power right now!" Lin Jie pointed the iron rod in his hand at Qi Ge's face.

“But teacher! That’s dangerous,” Qige said.

"Just use it when I tell you to! Stop with the nonsense!" Lin Jie said to Qi Ge, "If you really get controlled by this power, I'll be responsible for waking you up."

“No, although the teacher is very strong, I don’t think the teacher can do what you’re saying,” Qige said.

"Are you really not planning to use it?" Lin Jie asked.

“I would rather die than use it,” Chig said.

"It's not up to you anymore." Lin Jie said, pointing a finger at the pale blue energy symbol on Qi Ge's arm.

"Teacher, what exactly are you trying to do?" Qige stared at Lin Jie in shock, then he discovered that the seal on his arm had become extremely unstable under Lin Jie's finger. The power within his body also seemed to sense the shaking of the seal and began to move violently.

"Teacher! What you're doing is dangerous! Do you know what you're doing?" Qige said, looking at Lin Jie in shock.

"What you need to do now is try to control the strength in your arms," ​​Lin Jie said, picking his nose. "Go ahead and try, I'll be here watching you."

Qig was about to say something, but the energy within him began to erode his body. Before long, Qig's entire arm turned blue, and his eyes, which had originally glowed red, also turned blue under the influence of that power.

Seeing that Qige had completely lost the ability to speak, Lin Jie said from the side, "Looks like he's been controlled in an instant. What a mentally weak guy! But thinking about it carefully, it seems that this guy doesn't believe he can control the power within him at all."

Although Lin Jie knew that Qi Ge's power was starting to get out of control, he still had no intention of controlling Qi Ge.

Lin Jie simply watched Qi Ge's mutation quietly. In fact, he was also very curious about what Qi Ge would look like after the mutation, but he soon found out.

As his entire arm turned blue, two enormous blue wings sprouted from Qig's back, though from a distance they looked more like wings formed from energy.

Qige slowly raised his head, his blue eyes coldly fixed on Lin Jie. At the same time, his hair turned blue.

"Is this a winged version of Super Saiyan God Mode?" Lin Jie asked. Then Lin Jie saw Qigetai pointing at him.

As Qige raised his hand, a large number of blue energy crystals appeared in front of him.

The next moment, countless crystal rains bombarded Lin Jie.

"Is that all the attack you've got? That's no fun." Lin Jie swung his staff and knocked away the crystal that was about to fly towards him.

But the next moment, another anomaly occurred. The crystals instantly fused with the surrounding plants upon contact.

One after another, enormous blue monsters appeared around Lin Jie, while the crystals that hadn't failed the exam transformed into strange blue beetles.

Upon sensing Lin Jie's presence as a living person, these creatures swarmed around him as if they were smelling delicious food.

"Is this the kind of entity that creates monsters? If so, it's not that powerful at all?" Lin Jie sighed, and instantly swept the iron rod in his hand.

The blue creatures, which had originally looked incredibly powerful and bizarre, vanished into thin air with a sweep of the iron rod in Lin Jie's hand.

At this moment, Qige clearly noticed that the little minions he had just casually created were easily killed by this seemingly weak human.

"Hey! Are you still Qige? Can you talk?" Lin Jie asked Qige in front of him.

However, Qige, who was controlled by that strange power, clearly had no intention of speaking to Lin Jie at this moment. Of course, it was also possible that he simply couldn't speak at the moment.

At this moment, Qig seemed to be deep in thought, wondering why he hadn't killed this seemingly weak human.

"Looks like his entire personality has collapsed," Lin Jie said, scratching his head. "But does he really think he can destroy the world with this kind of energy? That's laughable."

Chapter 32

Watching Qige's entire body erupt with blue energy and grow stronger and stronger, Lin Jie stretched his neck.

"Looks like it's time to wake you up." With that, Lin Jie appeared in front of Qi Ge, and swung the iron rod in his hand at Qi Ge with great speed.

But something unexpected happened at that moment: Lin Jie's sudden strike missed Qi Ge.

As his blow missed, Lin Jie's iron rod instantly transformed into a blunt giant sword, which he slashed upwards at his own angle.

The bladeless greatsword was just in time to meet a beam of blue energy that was shooting towards it.

The blue energy exploded upon contact with Lin Jie, only to be annihilated by the bladeless greatsword in Lin Jie's hand.

At the same time, Qige's figure instantly appeared beside Lin Jie, wielding a blue longsword that slashed towards Lin Jie.

Immediately following, a clang of metal clashing rang out. As Qige's blue longsword was blocked by Lin Jie, his other arm, entirely blue, instantly grew larger and reached out to grab Lin Jie's body.

Lin Jie's expression remained unchanged despite the sudden grab.

Just as Qig's giant blue claws were about to grab Lin Jie's body, he felt a tremendous force transmitted from the longsword in his hand to him. Immediately afterward, Qig was sent flying by Lin Jie's sword.

Dragging a huge chasm, Qige was sent flying into the sea by Lin Jie's sword.

As it flew away, Qige left a huge trench in the sea. It took a full three minutes for Qige to fly over the sea again.

At this moment, the entire artificial island had disappeared from his sight. At the same time, Lin Jie reappeared beside him, and somehow, the bladeless greatsword in Lin Jie's hand had once again transformed into a three-foot-long bronze sword.

A sword slashed towards Qige.

As Qige saw Lin Jie's sword slashing towards him, his blue fist, imbued with terrifying power, met Lin Jie's sword head-on.

In a split second, a cold light flashed. Lin Jie's longsword actually severed Qi Ge's massive arm, which was enveloped in blue energy, with a single strike.

At this moment, behind Lin Jie, a large amount of seawater turned blue in response to Qi Ge's attack.

A massive explosion lit up the ocean, followed by a wave hundreds of meters high.

"Alright, let's not waste any more time." Lin Jie said, striking his three-foot-long sword with two fingers together. Powerful sword energy began to ripple through the sea. As the sword in Lin Jie's hand trembled slightly, the sounds of dragons roaring and tigers howling faintly echoed around him.

Qig seemed to sense the threat posed by the person before him, and with a roar, he charged towards Lin Jie. At the same time, countless blue crystals around him instantly coalesced into a suit of armor and a massive blue knight's lance.

In less than half a second, Qige rushed to within half a centimeter of Lin Jie's spear tip. At the same time, a sword gleam flashed in Lin Jie's eyes.

When Qige opened his eyes again, he was surprised to find himself lying on the beach, with Lin Jie sitting next to him drinking.

"What's wrong with me? Why do I feel sore all over?" Qige sat up and looked at the shocking ravine not far away. "Teacher! What's wrong with me?"

"Are you awake?" Lin Jie looked at Qi Ge: "You've been asleep for three hours. We can practice again before dinner."

Upon hearing Lin Jie mention the word "practice," Qi Ge gradually recalled his past before his demonic transformation.

"What exactly did I do? Did I cause any large number of casualties?" Qige asked Lin Jie in shock.

"You can tell that nothing serious has happened just by looking at me sitting here drinking, right?" Lin Jie said in a strange way. "I've already seen how you looked when you were controlled by that power. It's nothing serious."

"Teacher? You mean you just fought me?" Qige looked at Lin Jie in shock: "Teacher, you were actually able to defeat me when I was affected by the energy attack?"

“I didn’t defeat you.” Lin Jie thought for a moment. “To be precise, I beat you up. I even used the Dragon Abyss Sword to wake you up. I also used the stick to explode the flower more than ten times. Then I pinned you to the bottom of the sea and kept beating you. In the end, the power controlling you seemed to back down, and then you came back.”

"Wait! Teacher, what do you mean by 'exploding your chrysanthemum more than ten times'?" Qige couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry about these little things."

"How could I not care! This concerns my health!" Qige shouted at Lin Jie, but then he calmed down: "Teacher, are you saying that you used that violent method to forcibly interrupt my berserk state?"

"That's exactly it. Based on my years of experience, no matter how strong a force goes berserk, as long as you beat them up head-on, they'll basically behave themselves." Lin Jie took a sip of beer and said, "If you think about it carefully, it feels much better than beating Justin."

"Hey, teacher, don't say things like that!" Qige glared angrily at Lin Jie: "You know that doing this hurts me too!"

"You really don't focus on the important things."

"That's the key point!" Qige shouted at Lin Jie, "And teacher, I simply don't believe that you were able to defeat me when I was unleashing my power!"

“The facts are right in front of you.” Lin Jie said, taking out a tablet computer: “Look, I was beating you up while I took a few pictures, just in case you didn’t believe me.”

Upon seeing the photo on the computer of Lin Jie stepping on his demonized self, Qi Ge was momentarily speechless.

"Speaking of which, your abilities back then were indeed dozens of times stronger, which scared me so much that I even had to use the Dragon Abyss Sword." Lin Jie said to Qi Ge, "But judging from your current strength, it would be difficult for you to destroy the world now."

"Although it's good news, why am I not happy at all?" Qige couldn't help but say, expressing his current feelings. He had always considered himself extraordinary, but he never imagined that the Great Demon King he had been resisting would be so easily beaten down by Lin Jie.

“I understand you. At this moment, do you feel like you’ve been a joke all along?” Lin Jie asked Qi Ge.

“Yes.” Chig nodded.

“Actually, I can understand your situation.” Lin Jie said to Qi Ge, “You were basically a typical case of severe chuunibyou, the kind of chuunibyou who deceives himself.”

"I'm not some kind of chuunibyou!" Qige roared at Lin Jie.

"Alright, you're not having chuunibyou anymore, okay?" Lin Jie said to Qi Ge, "Let's continue training. It turns out that your power isn't invincible. So now you should put your mind to controlling this power, right?"

"..." Qige remained silent for a long time before saying, "Teacher, who exactly are you? Why do you possess so many powerful weapons? Why are you completely unaffected by that power? You must know that power has the ability to erode all life in this world."

"Erosion? I did see that; a few trees turned into monsters before. But it wasn't as strong as I imagined. I thought you'd be at Lucifer's level after your transformation," Lin Jie said. "As for who I am? Would you believe me if I told you I'm actually Zero?"

“I believe you!” Qige nodded emphatically at this moment.

"What? You actually believed it without hesitation?" Lin Jie was taken aback by Qi Ge's reaction.

“If the teacher is zero, then the headmaster’s attitude towards you makes perfect sense.” Qige looked at Lin Jie and said, “Besides, teacher, your power is just too strong.”

"So you just believed me when I said I was Zero?" Lin Jie glanced at Qi Ge: "Then if I said I was actually a cultivator, would you believe me?"

"Cultivators?" Upon hearing Lin Jie's words, Qi Ge's eyes widened. "Do legendary life forms like cultivators really exist?"

"Your father is a demon! If there are demons, why can't there be cultivators?" Lin Jie retorted.

"Teacher, are you a cultivator?" Qige looked at Lin Jie with some surprise.

"I'd say half," Lin Jie replied. "Alright, now it's time for you to make up your mind to challenge the power within your body, right?"

Hearing Lin Jie's words, Qi Ge pondered for a moment before nodding: "I understand, teacher! I will try to control that power. I want to master this power without being affected by it at all!"

“In that case, we can begin.” Lin Jie said to Qi Ge, “You can rest assured and boldly challenge that power. No matter how many times you fail, as long as I’m by your side, I can wake you up at any time.”

"I understand, teacher!" Qige said to Lin Jie.

Then the two of them entered the same state again, but this time it was Qige who took the initiative to try to connect with the power within his body.

Not long after, the blue power shone from his arm once again.

"Looks like it's failed again." Lin Jie glanced at Qi Ge opposite him. Because the latter had actively contacted that power this time, the fusion with the power was more complete. It wasn't just one of his hands that turned blue. At this moment, both of Qi Ge's hands had turned into something that looked like blue energy.

It still had a pair of enormous wings, and numerous blue patterns began to appear on its body. Powerful blue energy spread outwards from its center.

"Oh dear, if we make a move this time, the entire artificial island will probably be destroyed." Lin Jie said, taking out two hammers: "One is Lei Zhenzi's keepsake, and the other is Tuo'er's keepsake. They'll come in handy."

As he spoke, Lin Jie appeared instantly in front of Qi Ge. At the same time, Qi Ge also saw the man who had just given him a good beating.

Just as he was preparing to deliver a stronger blow to Lin Jie, both hammers struck Qige on the head simultaneously.