General Kieran

General Kieran folded his legs, raising one foot to rest on his knee while slightly leaning backward. His demeanor seemed disrespectful towards the esteemed senior masters of the academy, who were highly respected by the students. Several senior masters appeared to restrain their emotions by clenching their fists by their sides.

"What news do you bring, General Kieran?" asked the Head of the Sky God Academy, his voice noticeably loud due to impatience with the man's attitude.

"Bold, daring you speak loudly in front of General Kieran. Your lack of respect for General Kieran's arrival we can still tolerate. But you've dared to speak like that in front of him. Do you want to be sentenced to death?!" A soldier stepped forward, pointing his finger towards the head of the Sky God Academy, angry at what he perceived as the elder's disrespect towards General Kieran.

General Kieran raised his right hand to signal the soldier to be silent. The soldier then retreated behind General Kieran. General Kieran seemed unfazed by the attitudes of the senior masters, including the one shown by the Head of the Sky God Academy.

"I only want to inform you that a sect of demons has emerged, conducting attacks on several cities. They are targeting small cultivator academies and some families with cultivator knights. Many of them have been completely wiped out. They call themselves the Fiery Star Demon Sect," General Kieran began the conversation.

"Hmmm ... what does that have to do with us? I'm sure the families attacked are either royal or official families. We're not interested in knowing about that," replied the Head of the Sky God Academy bluntly.

"You ingrate! I came here with good intentions to warn you so that you don't suffer the same fate as the academies in other cities!"

General Kieran started to lose patience. He was also offended by the Head of the Sky God Academy's harsh words. The soldiers accompanying him immediately took up defensive positions, ready to attack. Meanwhile, General Kieran himself prepared his Sword Technique for attack.

"Intent of a King's Sword!" muttered the Head of the Sky God Academy, seeing the intent of the sword emanating from General Kieran's power.

Not to be outdone, the Head of the Sky God Academy exerted his own strength. He used the technique of summoning a spiritual animal seal. A white bear from the realm of semi-fairies of level nine appeared on the scene. It seemed that a fierce battle was about to unfold between them.

"Bear Attack Technique, Devil Devouring!"

The Head of the Sky God Academy initiated the attack first. He deliberately uttered the words "bear technique devours demons" to mock General Kieran. However, the technique he possessed was actually called Heaven Splitting Bear Claw. Of course, General Kieran knew this, further enraging him.

"Fearful-Cutting Sword Technique!"

General Kieran retorted. He changed the name of his technique, originally called Dragon Slayer Sword Technique, to Fearful -Cutting Sword Technique. Although they mocked each other like this, the attack techniques they prepared were truly meant to eliminate their opponent. The Meeting Hall trembled slightly from the emanating power of both, both of whom were in the eighth-level fairy realm.

Indeed, most academy heads and major sect heads were in the upper fairy realm. It could be said that only the head of the Tower of God Academy, known to many, was in the semi-god realm. Even then, only those within the Tower of God itself knew.

"Hiyaa!"

General Kieran and the Head of the Sky God Academy shouted almost simultaneously. They then launched their attacks towards each other. The intent of the sword, shaped like a red sword shadow belonging to General Kieran, shot towards the Head of the Sky God Academy. Meanwhile, on the side of the Head of the Sky God Academy, the Spiritual Beast White Bear darted towards his opponent.

"Why do you behave like children? Do you want to destroy my place?"

A shadow of a one-foot-tall golden pagoda floated towards the two powers attacking each other, accompanied by a reprimand from the Head of the Tower of God Academy. The golden pagoda immediately blocked the two attacks that were about to collide. Instantly, both attacks vanished. They returned to their respective owners.

"Semi-God Realm Level One!" General Kieran murmured, somewhat surprised.

Not only General Kieran was surprised by the display of power by the Head of the Tower of God Academy, almost everyone present was shocked, except those who were from the Tower of God Academy themselves. Some admired Magnus Raven's achievements, while others felt envious. Indeed, among the four major academies, the Tower of God Academy was the most prominent and had produced many great cultivators.

"Alright, I'll take my leave now. My purpose in coming here to warn you has been fulfilled. Now it's up to you what stance you want to take. If you want to join in eradicating the demon sect, then we're always open to having you join us," General Kieran said as he tossed a scroll of paper to Magnus Raven.

The Commander of the Wind Cloud Kingdom then waved his right sleeve as a signal to his accompanying soldiers to leave the place. Without any farewells, General Kieran and his entourage immediately departed from the Tower of God Academy.

After General Kieran left, Magnus Raven promptly opened the scroll of paper thrown by the royal general. He read the contents of the scroll, which turned out to be a list of names of families and academies that had been attacked by the Fiery Star Demon Sect as described by General Kieran earlier. There was a change in Magnus Raven's expression after reading the scroll.

"What's the matter, Grandmaster?" asked Master Kaelen Frostfire, curious.

Actually, the other academy heads were also curious about the change in Magnus Raven's expression. But they were somewhat reluctant to ask what was actually written on the scroll given by General Kieran earlier. They thought it might be a threat to them as cultivators. Some of the senior masters present seemed to be holding back their anger.

"This scroll contains the names of cities, families, and academies that have been attacked by the Fiery Star Demon Sect as General Kieran described earlier. Whether this record can be trusted or not, here are some of our relatives who are heroes who have been attacked. It also describes the situation of the families or sects when they were attacked," explained Magnus Raven.

The explanation from the Head of the Tower of God Academy was enough to greatly surprise those present. They each believed in their hearts that the news from the kingdom could not be taken lightly. Because it was unlikely that the kingdom would risk its reputation for empty news.