The enduring silence in the wake of the battle was tentatively broken by the chirping of crickets, and the forest gradually resumed its natural pace.

Li Luo stood perched on his tree top, a silent sentinel with both palms resting on his sword.

An aurora of colors flashed and danced in the valley behind him.

It was not enough to tempt the greed of any.

Although an anima cumulonimbus was a big prize, there was no realistic way they could obtain it, and it was just not worth sinking the entire school just for this.

The Astral Sage College had already played a powerful card, one on the level of the best in the game. Ordinary sage colleges could not compete.

Night deepened even further, covering the mountains in midnight blue.

In the darkness,...