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"What Master Thalion said is not wrong, chairman. There was a great turmoil among the students and even attacks by demon sect members at that time. They deeply regret Julius's reluctance to directly eliminate the person surnamed Hond. Despite having a great opportunity to vanquish the enemy who was already in a weakened state. However, his pretentious chivalrous attitude has sacrificed much of what is great about the Tower of the Gods Academy," added Master Rylan, reinforcing Master Thalion's words.

"You are not wrong in your opinion. But the child is not wrong either in upholding the principles that we teach in the Tower of the Gods Academy. If the person surnamed Hond hadn't given him multiple chances to try his techniques, we would have perished early on. Not just Masters Frostfire and Rennick, and the others. It doesn't seem fair to punish this child when he has already contributed greatly to the Academy and has followed the principles we teach here," the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy further emphasized.

The Masters fell silent, listening to the words of the Academy's chairman. What the chairman said was not wrong at all. However, what they considered was the turmoil that occurred among the students and Masters due to Julius's actions. Except for Master Lin Duano and the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy, no one approved of the actions taken by Julius when fighting Caspian Hond at that time.

Actually, Julius had heard their conversation as he was starting to regain consciousness. The young man didn't want to immediately reveal his condition because he wanted to listen to the Masters' conversation, who were nearby. The words of the Masters blaming him saddened him slightly. He admitted that if he had killed his opponent directly at that time, there wouldn't have been as many casualties, let alone killing two great Masters.

"Chairman, what we fear is that if we continue to defend this child, the Masters and students will cause conflict in the Tower of the Gods Academy. I fear they will treat you poorly, Chairman. Even worse, other students may leave the Academy. If that happens, it will be a great loss for us," Master Rylan interjected.

"My decision is final, Master Rylan. Whatever happens, we will keep Julius as a student of the Tower of the Gods Academy. Anyone who opposes this decision is opposing mine. Whatever happens, I am ready to bear the consequences," Master Magnus Raven asserted.

From their conversation, the decision of the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy remained to hold Julius as a student in their Academy. The Academy's chairman promised to take responsibility for everything if anything happened that caused imbalance in the Tower of the Gods Academy. The desert landscape in that place couldn't oppose the decision made by Master Magnus Raven, despite most of them opposing it, they had to obey what their leader had decided.

A few moments later, the Masters left the place except for Master Lin Duano, who intended to watch over Julius. After the great Masters left, Julius showed his condition, indicating that he was starting to regain consciousness. Slowly, the young man opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Where am I?" Julius pretended not to know where he was currently.

"Relax! Rest for a moment. You are in the Tower of the Gods Academy's Medical Hall," Master Lin Duano replied.

"Then where did those people from the demon sect go?"

"Don't worry about them anymore. They were killed by you after you pierced them with the sword of light. Do you happen to know the whereabouts of the light sword?"

Briefly, Master Lin Duano recounted the events and how Julius defeated the people and demons who attacked the Tower of the Gods Academy at that time, especially when he vanquished the right-wing commander of the demon sect. Master Lin Duano also inquired about the whereabouts of the light sword that suddenly disappeared after the young man fell to the ground.

What Master Lin Duano recounted was already known to Julius. Because at that time, he was still conscious during the fight. However, shortly after the appearance of the Black Phoenix Bird, his body was controlled more by living beings. He himself felt that his soul had merged with that creature.

"I don't know the whereabouts of the light sword, Master. Is it possible that it disappeared along with the legendary Black Phoenix?" Julius asked in return.

Indeed, Julius himself didn't know where the light sword was after the incident. Shortly after he successfully struck down the demon king, Julius lost consciousness. His extremely weak condition prevented him from sustaining the immense energy at that moment, causing him to faint again.

"I don't know, none of us Masters know. The Black Phoenix itself was rumored to have vanished tens of thousands of years ago along with the disappearance of the Emperor of the Light God. It is said that there was once a battle between the Black Phoenix and the Red Phoenix that caused chaos in the universe. No one was able to stop the fight, even though they were immortal beings, so it was impossible for any of them to lose, let alone die. Finally, the Emperor of the Light God decided to merge with both and perish to end the chaos," explained Master Lin Duano.

 Julius's face suddenly turned pale. From Master Lin's story, he concluded that the disappearance of his soul as the Light God had occurred for 10,000 years. It meant that his soul had been missing for that long, and suddenly he was alive again, inhabiting Julius's body.

"Julius, I know you were conscious during our conversation about you earlier. I hope you don't take offense at what the Masters said earlier. The chairman has assured everything. I hope you won't consider leaving the academy," said Master Lin Duano.

 Julius just smiled upon hearing Master Lin's words. He didn't utter a word. Shortly after, he asked for permission to return to the Earth Dragon Tower. Master Lin granted it with a long sigh.

Upon arriving at the Earth Dragon Tower, cynical faces of the students greeted him. Only Rylan Amara Gold and Dorian Star along with their two friends welcomed the young man warmly. Julius himself didn't mind it too much. From the conversation of the Masters earlier, he had already suspected he would receive such a reception.

"You still have the nerve to come to this tower after causing the death of Master Frostfire? Despite the fact that he has greatly contributed to you. I'm sure he's the one who taught you all the cultivation techniques and attacks from the Tower of the Gods Academy so you could learn most of his secret techniques. You repay him with his gruesome death," Kael Frostborn sneered, taunting Julius.