Chapter 280

"Audacious!" Following the sharp rebuke of a Great Confucian, waves of bright, gentle radiance bloomed from Lake Heart Academy. At first, this light was not searingly white, paling in comparison to the beam spewing from the Mountain-Crushing Ape's maw. But as the brilliant white column of energy crashed toward the academy, the pavilions and towers in its path suddenly blurred, becoming like reflections on water, allowing the beam to pass straight through them. The column pierced through the academy and struck the vast expanse of Hong Lake. It erupted like a bolt of heavenly lightning, whipping up waves as high as city walls and creating a swirling, hollow vortex in the heart of the lake. Yet, once the water had absorbed the force of the blast, the massive waves collapsed into nothing more than a heavy curtain of rain, leaving Lake Heart Academy completely unscathed.