Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Once they recovered from their panic, the eight elders immediately went to check the Dongyang Mirror and contacted the dean to find out what had happened.

The Dongyang Mirror shattered with unstoppable force. The eight elders examined the Dongyang Mirror thoroughly, but couldn't find any problems.

If it wasn't caused by external forces, then the problem must be inside the Dongyang Mirror.

Thinking of the students inside the Dongyang Mirror, the elders were worried about what might happen to them, and at the same time, they were afraid that they were the ones who caused the Dongyang Mirror to shatter.

In the midst of the chaos, the eight elders didn't wait for the dean to arrive. Instead, the Dongyang Mirror exploded with a bang, and the shards flew in all directions with the force of the explosion. The elders quickly erected a barrier to avoid the shards. Just then, a white light appeared, followed by several banging sounds, as if heavy objects had fallen to the ground.

Before the elders could go forward to check on the situation, the white light disappeared, revealing nine people lying on the ground.

Upon seeing them, the elder quickly stepped forward and helped them up from the ground: "What happened?"

"There are only nine people..." An elder noticed the discrepancy and quickly asked, "Where is the other person?"

Do you know why the Dongyang Mirror shattered?

The elders kept asking questions, but the nine people had just run out of the Dongyang Mirror and their minds were still buzzing, so they couldn't answer immediately. The more silent the nine people were, the more anxious the elders became.

Just then, the Imperial Dean, Vice Dean, and a group of teachers arrived.

Meanwhile, teachers from the other three empires and the Lingyang Kingdom were also on their way to the academy.

After the dean arrived, he first glanced at the shattered Dongyang Mirror, then told the elders not to surround the students and to give them space to recover.

The chaotic sounds subsided, and the nine people gradually regained their senses.

“Dean…” Dongfang Jibai shook his head, and after seeing the dean and confirming that it really was the dean, he called out.

The dean said, "Don't rush, take your time."

Dongfang Jibai nodded, then looked at Ling Yi.

Ling Yi wasn't affected much; he just kept quiet because he saw that the others hadn't recovered yet.

It took Dongfang Jibai and the others a while to calm down. Once they had all recovered, the dean began to ask questions.

Dongfang Jibai was the home student, and since the others remained silent, it was up to Dongfang Jibai to speak.

Dongfang Jibai told the dean what happened after they went inside. When they heard that they had encountered a three-headed python and that Li Yulin had been eaten by it, the dean and the elders' expressions changed.

When they learned that it was Ling Yi who withstood the three-headed python's attack and saved Lin Chengtian at the critical moment, the dean remained relatively calm, but the elders were filled with disbelief.

The experts sent out by the Dongyang Empire, even the Dean couldn't withstand the three-headed python's attack, yet Ling Yi actually did.

Upon hearing Dongfang Jibai say that Ling Yi killed the three-headed python, even the dean couldn't remain calm and looked at Ling Yi: "You killed the three-headed python?"

"Mm." Ling nodded in acknowledgment.

She wouldn't deny that she killed him, and as for the mismatch between her strength and the detected strength... that wasn't something Ling Yi was considering.

"Ling Yi went through a lot of trouble to kill the three-headed python," Lin Chengtian said. "She was seriously injured."

Upon hearing this, the dean and elders noticed that Ling Yi's face was extremely pale. At first, they all thought it was due to his coming out, since the others didn't look well either. But now that they knew Ling Yi was injured, upon closer inspection, they could see that Ling Yi's face looked much worse than the others.

"Ling Yi, you're amazing." The dean looked at Ling Yi and expressed his heartfelt gratitude: "If it weren't for you, everyone would have perished inside."

Ling Yi looked at the dean and said, "No need for words of thanks."

The implication is that we should get down to business.

The dean smiled and said, "That's for sure."

An elder standing nearby spoke up: "Dean, that's not the key issue; the Dongyang Mirror is destroyed."

The dean looked at the elder who had spoken: "When that young man handed the Dongyang Mirror to me, he said that the Dongyang Mirror would not exist forever. Twenty years is enough. If it breaks, it breaks."

"But……"

"Fortunately, it was when Ling Yi was there." The dean interrupted the elder: "Back in the secret realm, that young man told me that if we found the Dongyang Mirror was about to shatter, we must retreat immediately, because if the Dongyang Mirror shatters, the three-headed python will escape from it, and we cannot deal with the three-headed python."

"However, the boy also said that he would do his best to deal with the three-headed python and try to prevent it from coming out." After the dean finished speaking, he looked at Ling Yi: "Ling Yi, have you seen that boy?"

Ling Yi nodded upon hearing this: "I saw him. He left after the three-headed python died."

"He said before he left that Dongyang Mirror would disappear when he left, so we don't need to worry about it."

The dean looked at the elders: "Any more questions?"

None of the eight elders spoke. Among the ten students who went in, there were representatives from each of the empires. They wouldn't help Dongfang Jibai conceal the truth, which meant that what Dongfang Jibai said was true.

But... the elders still couldn't accept it just like that, the Dongyang Mirror, so useful, was gone.

Given the circumstances, the elders had no choice but to believe it, no matter how unwilling they were to.

"The Dongyang Mirror is destroyed. They went in and came out immediately, so their cultivation opportunity is gone. What should we do?" an elder asked.

"The disappearance of the Dongyang Mirror Society this time was unpredictable, and the academy can only offer compensation as much as possible." The dean looked at the students: "Spirit stones, ordinary-grade weapons, cultivation techniques, what do you think?"

The compensation was actually quite good, and the students had no objections.

After the students agreed, the dean asked the teachers to take them to rest and wait for their respective teachers to pick them up. After giving these instructions, the dean looked at Ling Yi and asked, "Ling Yi, would you like to have a chat with me?"

Twenty-one years ago, the Dean met the Mirror Spirit, so he might know something.

Thinking of this, Ling nodded: "Okay."

"Then come with me." After saying that, the dean turned and walked outside.

Ling Yi followed. Although Lin Chengtian was worried, the dean said that only Ling Yi was allowed to go, so he couldn't go with him and left with the others first.

After the dean led Ling Yi away from the Elders' Courtyard, they walked towards their residence. About fifteen minutes later, they arrived at their place.

After entering the courtyard, the dean closed the gate and set up a soundproof barrier. He then looked at Ling Yi and asked, "Ling Yi, you saw that boy. Did he show you anything?"

Ling Yi did not answer immediately.

The dean asked this... Could it be that you've also seen it?

"What does the dean mean?" Ling Yi asked instead of answering.

The dean met Ling Yi's dark eyes and said directly without beating around the bush, "After I was rescued by that young man, he temporarily placed me in his space."

"Later, the boy entered the space and asked me how someone with such cultivation could have entered such a dangerous place?"

"I told him about the situation outside, and after he learned about it, he said that we were destined to meet and that he was willing to help me predict a danger so that I could find a way to deal with it before it came."

"Such an opportunity is extremely rare, but I... refused." The dean sighed, "The empire sent its strongest cultivators to explore the mountains, but apart from me, everyone else perished in the mountains. This is a huge blow to the empire. I care more about the future of the empire than my own, so I asked him if I could instead predict the future of the empire?"

“He agreed,” the dean said. “Based on his predictions, I see the future of the empire.”

At this point, the dean's expression became extremely solemn: "The capital city has been destroyed."

“I can’t even see how the capital was destroyed.” Thinking of the scenes he had seen, the dean’s expression turned sad: “All I could see was the capital reduced to ruins, with bones scattered all over the ground.”

"I can't accept it..." the dean said, "I asked him why he did this?"

"He couldn't give me an answer either."

"He couldn't even tell me when the empire was destroyed?" the dean said. "It was too horrifying, so I never mentioned it again after I left that place."

"Later, I told His Majesty about this, and after hearing it, His Majesty asked me how to resolve it?"

"Should we find a reason to move the capital, or should we tell everyone and make them live in constant fear from now on?"

"If the capital is destroyed, the other cities in the empire will not escape the same fate. Relocating the capital is not a realistic option. Telling everyone before things happen and making everyone live in fear every day is the worst possible course of action."

"This matter cannot be known to the people of the empire, much less to the other three great empires. His Majesty's intention is very clear: keep this matter buried in your hearts." The Dean said, "Just pretend this never happened, and continue as usual. At least... before destruction comes, everyone can still live peacefully."

After the dean finished speaking, he looked at Ling Yi and asked, "Ling Yi, what did you see inside?"

"I saw my past," Ling Yi said indifferently. "As for my future, there are no images of it."

The dean was somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "How could this be?"

“That’s normal,” Ling Yi said. “It’s like he showed you the destruction of the capital, but you didn’t see how it was destroyed.”

"A blank slate is a good thing," Ling Yi said casually. "If you really foresee something bad happening in the future and try to avoid it in advance, who can be sure that something new won't happen after you've avoided it?"

“You’re not wrong…” the dean sighed, “but the destruction of the capital is something that can’t be changed by a single decision.”

"But that hasn't happened yet."

The dean understood Ling Yi's meaning and sighed, "You're right, a blank page isn't necessarily a bad thing."

"Let's not talk about that anymore." The dean looked at Ling Yi: "Besides this, there's something else."

"Dean, you say."

“Ling Yi, the teachers from the Imperial Academy have spoken with the teachers from Lingyang. With your current cultivation level, they can’t teach you anything if you stay at Lingyang. They want you to come to the Imperial Academy.” The dean said, “The Imperial Academy really wants you to come, but now…” The situation is not right.

Ling Yi was able to kill the three-headed python, so does he really need to be taught by the Imperial Academy?

Ling Yi knew why the dean hesitated, and said, "I was able to kill the three-headed python by risking my life, but I can't risk my life every time. I still need to cultivate."