Chapter 1558: Wang Ying Arrives

"The Master Teacher Pavilion ran away?"

Ren Qingyuan's body swayed. "What did you say?"

The others couldn't help but stare in shock. The Master Teacher Pavilion is a building, an inanimate object. How could it run? And at such a crucial moment? Even if it were a joke, this isn't how you tell one!

"I saw it with my own eyes. The Master Teacher Pavilion buildings ran incredibly fast, as if they were following orders..." Seeing the disbelief on everyone's faces, the Master Teacher quickly explained, "They all grew legs! If you don't believe me, look..."

With that, he pointed into the distance.

Everyone quickly turned their heads and saw a cloud of dust in the distance. Countless buildings were charging frantically towards them like an army of a thousand horses. Under their intense impact, the ground began to shake.

"What the... are those a bunch of houses?"

"A group of buildings, charging wildly towards us... What are they doing?"

"Could it be a house tide?"

"I've only heard of beast tides, never a house tide..."

The Nine-star Master Teachers were utterly dumbfounded. Even Zhang Wuhen, Luo Qingchen, and the others stared at each other, unconsciously pulling out handfuls of their beards. They had seen frightened sacred beasts run wild, and schools of fish and flocks of birds scatter, but never a group of houses running in such unified order... It completely defied their understanding.

"Someone must have awakened the spirits of these buildings..." Ren Qingyuan's eyebrows twitched incessantly as he forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his chest. While initially shocked, he now understood. Buildings don't usually move. For them to be jumping wildly, running haphazardly, and some even whistling like hooligans... they must have had their spirits awakened!

"No, wait, these aren't just ordinary houses, they're... Master Teacher Pavilions!"

"You're right! The Ice City Master Teacher Pavilion, the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion, the Thousand Leaves City Master Teacher Pavilion, the Purple Fragrance Master Teacher Pavilion... I've been to all of them before. I can't believe they've all come alive..."

"And that huge one, why does it look so familiar?"

"It's the Empire Alliance's city wall..."

As the houses drew closer, everyone clearly saw the buildings' appearance. Their eyebrows twitched even more wildly, and their mouths hung open, unable to close. It turned out to be all the Master Teacher Pavilions within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers! These were formerly places revered by all, the very core of each region, representing the highest authority. Now, they were all whistling and charging forward, some even swaying their "hips" with blatant swagger...

"It must be the Spirit Awakening Master Guild. What madness has possessed them?" Unable to restrain himself any longer, Ren Qingyuan's face turned green. To be able to awaken the spirits of Master Teacher Pavilions on such a massive scale and make them charge over so brazenly—absolutely no one else could do this besides the Spirit Awakening Master Guild! But hasn't the Spirit Awakening Master Guild always kept to themselves? Moreover, they are few in number; let alone opposing the Master Teacher Pavilion, they don't even dare provoke major powers. Why would they suddenly awaken so many Master Teacher Pavilions and send them here to cause trouble?

"The Master Teacher Pavilion buildings are relatively sturdy and protected by formations, forming a unified whole. Unlike other buildings that would shatter if they tried to run, these are easily activated once their spirits are awakened... But by doing this, isn't the Spirit Awakening Master Guild afraid of completely offending the Master Teacher Pavilion?"

"Yes, for what reason?"

"I heard the Spirit Awakening Master Guild just inaugurated a new Guild Leader, and she's very young!"

"I heard that too! Her name seems to be Wang Ying. We even sent congratulations before. Could it be that... this new Guild Leader intends to make a move against the Master Teacher Pavilion? That's far too audacious!"

The other Master Teachers came to their senses, all utterly bewildered. Although Spirit Awakening Masters can awaken the spirits of all things, their own combat strength isn't particularly strong. Awakened objects can move for a short time, but they will turn back into ruins if they lose control. Consequently, this profession has always avoided conflict and been very peaceful. How... could they dare to attack the Master Teacher Pavilion today?

Whoosh!

Amidst their shock, the first of the charging houses reached them, and a massive roof suddenly slammed into a Nine-star Master Teacher.

"You..." Seeing a house about to strike him, the Nine-star Master Teacher's face grew grim, and he forcefully pushed his palm forward.

Crash!

The massive palm print landed on it, shattering half the building, which collapsed. Yet, it didn't give up and slammed into him again, covering him in dust. Such houses, while perhaps capable of heavily injuring individuals at the Saint Realm Fourth or Fifth Layer by relying on their weight, were simply too weak against a Nine-star Master Teacher.

"Don't fight back... If we keep attacking, it'll be like we're personally demolishing all the Master Teacher Pavilions within tens of thousands of miles..." Seeing dust flying everywhere, Ren Qingyuan could no longer restrain himself and roared loudly. These buildings were all property of their Master Teacher Pavilion. Even if they demolished them, it would be humiliating! If anyone were to ask... it would be too embarrassing to explain.

"Don't fight, but they're attacking..." A Nine-star Master Teacher was struck by a whistling house and sent flying backward, landing headfirst in a pile of rubble, his face bruised and blackened. They could stop, but the houses wouldn't. Although limited in attack power and unable to defeat them for now, to be constantly batted around and kicked like a soccer ball by a group of houses... where was a Master Teacher's dignity in that?

"I know these houses must be controlled by someone. Otherwise, they couldn't have charged over. As long as we find the spirit awakener, or the person in charge of the Spirit Awakening Master Guild, we can resolve this!" Ren Qingyuan's gaze was like lightning as he constantly scanned his surroundings. Since these houses were awakened by someone, there had to be a Spirit Awakening Master nearby. As long as they found and restrained this person, the houses would no longer pose a threat, and the crisis would naturally be resolved.

"Over here..." Suddenly, having pinpointed the direction, Ren Qingyuan lunged with a grab through the air. Before his palm force could travel far, a house lunged at him, its massive roof slamming down.

"You..." His mouth twitched. He hurriedly raised both hands and unleashed his full power without reservation.

Rip!

The entire building instantly exploded, tearing into countless fragments that shot out in all directions.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Another seven or eight houses charged over in succession. Each one seemed as if it had seen its sworn enemy, with its door for a mouth and windows for eyes. They occasionally threw out sets of tables, chairs, and beds, and stones rolled down from their walls. Even with Ren Qingyuan's formidable strength, facing so many houses at once left him somewhat flustered.

"Spirit Awakening Master Guild, are you trying to rebel?" Unable to hold back any longer, he roared loudly, his voice echoing throughout the entire imperial capital.

"Master Teacher Pavilion, you value the inheritance of the teaching path, and you respect teachers and uphold their principles. Yet, someone slandered my teacher, and without distinguishing right from wrong, you sought to kill him and act against him... I came to save my teacher, upholding the ideals of a Master Teacher and inheriting the virtues left by Master Kong. How... does that make it a rebellion?"

A faint voice rang out, and then the Empire Alliance's city wall suddenly stood up. A young girl stood atop it, standing gracefully on the wind, her purple gown fluttering, like a fairy descending from the heavens.